Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-04
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free library. $500: high school, 5000;
interest $500; abatement of taxes.
$4,000; Maine Water Co.. $3.50; new
streets, $500; bridges. $1,000; new con-
crete walks. $1,000: police and signal
system. $500; printing, $3.50: parks,
$3.50; sewers, $1,000; streets. 10000;
street sweeper $35665; poor $500;
street lights. $1,000; State tax. $l2,33625.
Reports of committee on school
houses read and accepted. The street
commissioner was authorized to grade
Seavey street to the river
Edward Halde was authorized to put
up a stand pipe on Front street.
An order authorizing the mayor to
purchase Of John Ware, ESQ.,. suit
able lot on Hazelwood avenue on
which to build a schoolhouse was re-
ferred to the finance committee. The
mayor then read the order referring to
the City hall which was as follows:
In board Of aldermen, June 3, 1896:
Whereas. a petition from men and wo-
men, representing the largest tax
payers Of this city, has been presented
to the city council, requesting that
there be immediate action taken, re-
garding the building of new city
building this year: and, whereas. a re-
solve was passed by the city council
expressing a favorable opinion of such
petition, and referring said petition,
with other papers connected Herewith
to the committee on public buildings
requesting such committee TO report at
once. and. whereas, petition having
been presented 10 the municipal Off
of the citizens be called to hear the
petitioners in favor of said city build
ing, also the rcmonstrants; said meet
ing having been called on May IS 1896
and all having been granted a hearing
said meeting being a large majority of
the tax payers of this city, who. by
almost n unanimous vote, passed and
adopted the following resolutions.
Voted. that the city council be and
hereby Is instructed. by the voters as
scmbled In mass meeting. to commence
as soon as possible, after due delibera-
ton. the construction Of city build
ing; said building To contain rooms
and apartments for all city officers
vaults for the city records, rooms for a
public library. an assembly hall. and
AN armory for the militia the ways
and means to be determined ~ the
city council. this building not To cost
| over SIS 0o0
1t was voted that 1t Is the sense Of
the meeting that the city shall So ar
| range to build city building, and To
provide for the paying Of 1t In such
manner. and under such contracts and
conditions, that the city shall own IT,
l1S t.. t,.uI n
ering the financial condition of the city
and the cost of said city building.
1t was voted TO instruct sihc city
| council that it is the sense OF the meet
| ing that a raised floor be in the city
| hall or audience room.
Now be IL ordered. that a special
committee or commission OF liNe pe
made. to be known as the New CltE
Hall Building Commission. TO consist
of the mayor. Alderman William NJ
Lincoln, H. II. Dunham,' a member OF
the common council. Charles r. John-
son and DIR. +. G. Thayer. whose duty
il shall be to advertise for plans Tor
new city building. visis such cities as
they deem necessary. and examine the
CITY buildings and hairs of said other
cities. and said building committee
shall consider all propositions. plans,
methods and ways for the building OF
a new city building. and said commit
tee shall report to the city council on
June Il. 1896. the several plans sub
mitted to them. with their recommend
atoms thereon. That all votes Of the
city council heretofore passed, refer
ring to the matter embraced III inns
order, are hereby rescinded.
Be it further ordered. that all such
necessary expenses as may be incurred
by the new city building committee In
carrying out this order. shall be borne
by this city. and the mayor. by this
order. shall be authorized to draw his
warrant for such expenses, the same
| to be charged TO the city hall account.
Alderman Lang moved passage of
the order and it passed by unanimous
vote and sent down for concurrence.
Several reports relating to fire alarm
boxes and other matters of much I'M
portance were accepted and orders re-
latinc to them were passed or referred
TO respective committee. The commit
tee on sidewalks reported as inexpedi-
emf To build a concrete walk on Sher-
win street
The overseers of the poor were au-
thoriZed to build woodshed on Red
ington street The committee on
streets were authorized to build shed
at the gravel pit not to cost more than
$l00
Reports for liquor agent. Clerk
Knauff of the overseers of the poor
and others. For the month of May.
liquor agent. s237.13, Knauff collected
from various towns. $140,95: from city,
500 Reports were referred to the city
treasurer.
Report of joint sommittee on side
walks reported as inexpedient to build
concrete walk on Silver street to
Nash. accepted and an order to gravel
said walk was passed. The city clerk
was directed to collect all Maine re-
ports and acts and resolves designed
for the use of the city. Officers and
place them in the mayors office in
Peavy block.
The order relating to building a con-
crete sidewalk from Maine to Frost
street came back from the common
council with amendment cutting the
walk off at Leighton court The alder
men receded and accepted the amend
mpnt