Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-14
CITY COUNCIL.
Routine Business Transacted at Lightly At
tended Meeting.

the regular meeting of the city coun-
ell, Thursday evening. Considerable
business was transacted, however,
though chiefly of a routine nature.
Provision was made for the occu-
pancy of the City hall by the Maine
State Grange, for it's annual meeting,
Dec. IA to 10.
A committee of three, consisting of
the mayor, Alderman Webber and
Councilman Colburn, was appointed
for the purpose of letting and caring
for City hall until otherwise ordered.
William Dickson was given author
ity to establish a hitching post in
front of his residence on Capitol street
The directors of the Village school
district were granted permission to
use gravel from the city bank for grad
ing purposes.
a petition was received asking that
license be granted r. F. Egan of
Lewiston, to drive first-class public
carriage during muster week for the
accommodation of officers of the Lew
iston company and invited guests. AS
there was a distinct understandings
with the public carriage owners in
this city at the recent hearing on the
subject of granting licenses that
licenses should not be granted to out
of-town parties during muster week.
the city council decided that it could
not grant the request of the Lewiston
petitioners.
A communication was received from
the trustees of the Lithgow library.
agreeable to the following vote taken
at recent meeting of that body:
Voted, that the trustees having re-
ceved request from the city govern
ment, dated July 3, 1896. with reference
to the rules for the management of the
library and providing a printed cata-
logue for the same, that the city gov
eminent be requested to appoint q
committee to confer with the trustees
of the library concerning the rules and
regulations and the matters referred
to in said request" Aldermen Dudley
and Lane and Councilman Allen were
appointed that committee
The petition of John p Wyman for
the discontinuance of private way
leading from the northerly side OF
Bridge street, was referred to the COM
mittee9 on highways. There was also
referred to this committee an order
for plank sidewalk on Winthrop
court from Winthrop street to the
house occupied by Miss Lottie Stafford.
Frank e. Chase and Robert Grady
were made members of Volunteer Hose
Co, from Aug. |.
The following communication was
received and the accompanying order
was passed:
TO the Honorable Mayor ana Members OF
the City Council:
Allow me to say that the total amount
of tax committed to me as collector for
the year 1894 was Sl35.S1%.62.
of this tax there has been settled by
cash collections, tax deeds and abate-
m fao1 + Si5''''s.91' leaving bai3nce OF
Believing that it is for the Mutual in
tcreSt OF the city and the collector to Sett 10
the account at this time | submit tho
following proposition:
| VIII pay into the city treasury the sum
of 500 in settlement upon condition that
the city shall transfer me its interest in
the unsettled balance of the tax of 1891
viz. $301 Is, and shall discharge the bona
given by me for the faithful performance
of my duties as treasurer and collector
for the year 1884.
Respectfully
J. X. TOW NSEND
Treasurer and Collector.
Ordered that the proposition of j.
+. Townsend collector of 1894, be re
ferred to the auditor with instructions
to report thereon at the next regular
meeting of the city council.
Permission to occupy d portion of
the street for building purposes was
granted to j. Manchester Haynes and
A. T. Fuller.
The summary of roll of accounts il
as follows