Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-26
CITY GOVERNMENT MEETING.
Important Business Transacisd It Last Eve
ning's Meeting.

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ning's Meeting.
An adjourned special meeting Of the
city government was held, Thursday
evening, and, with a full attendance
| in both branches, with the exception
Of one member of the common council.
much important business was trans-
acted.
The following appointments Of reg
ular police officers made by City Mar
shall Henry T. Morse, were confirmed
by the mayor and board OF aldermen:
Charles e. Grover, Eugene f. RAN
dali, William A. Ward, William L..
Thompson, Robert G.. Shea, and
Charles Arthur Miron.
The following special police were APP
pointed: James A. Grover. for City
hall; Horace b. Cony, Insane Hospital;
Charles E. Haskell. NJ. c. r. r. pas
senger station: Elbridge Pedder, and
Jackson NJ. Libby; w. f. Spear. Au-
yusta, Hallowell & Gardiner Electric
R. r. Co.; Joseph Gilbert, and Fred
srick A. Brown, Edwards Mfg Co.:
lanes Smith. Bangs Bros mill: Will
lam S. Kittredge. Opera house; Alfred
3. Perkins. Masonic temple; Ethel H.
Jones' Court House; Henry Griffith
Salvation Army; Elbridge Lehr. A. G.
& II. r. r. Co.: Levi Whitcomb. Will
iams Grammar school: Amasa M. Ben
nett, Augusta Lumber Co.: specials
Lorenzo G. Haskell. Joseph Kicker
Frank w. Chadwick. John A. Nc
Donald. Charles w. Kicker. William H.
Rackliff, John L. Parker. Kervin r.
Hanks, and T. Frank Winter
The following nominations were also
confirmed; Committee on High schools.
Hon. j. II. Marley, Hon. Charles E.
Nash
Trustees of Lithgow Library: Hon.
J. Manchester Haynes. Hon. Lendall
ritcomb, Benjamin F. Parrot, and
lanes w. North: to fill vacancy in
place of G. w. Martin, deceased, Hon.
Thomas ]. Lynch.
Health officer, DIR. w. II. Harris.
Member of board of health. DR.. o.
w. Turner.
A request was received from c. H.
Hichborn, president of the Augusta
Beard of Trade. asking that the city
ourcil set apart suitably furnished
Dom for its use in the City building
1t was referred to the committee on the
city building.
A complaint of Margaret McChesley,
! resident of Childs street, that the
low of water from the sewer on Cap
tol street is turned upon and runs
'ver her land. and that the city should
properly repair. and put an end to the
rouble. was referred to the mayor and
city solicitor.
1t was ordered and passed in con-
,urrence that the name of Hospital
street, be discontinued from East
Chestnut street to Eastern avenue
hereby leaving it's northern terminus
1t Eastern avenue; and that the title
If Stone street be continued from East
Chestnut to Eastern avenue, so that its
southern terminus shall be at Eastern
avenue.
A committee of three. the mayor, the
president of the board of aldermen, and
he president of the city council, was
,reated, by petition of Hon. p. o.
Vickery and others, asking that it be
empowered to act at once regarding
the purchase of new city hearse.
A petition signed by Thomas Clark
and others, asking that a fire alarm
box be placed at or near the corner of
Scott and State streets, was referred to
The committee on the fire department
An order for. a concrete sidewalk on
he west side of Water street from the
Edwards Co.'S stable to the stone
bridge on Bond brook. was referred to
he committee on highways. Petitions
or concrete sidewalk on the west
side of State street from the State
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Thompson; and on the south side of
Church street: and a cross walk con-
1ecting with the same, across Flagg
street to the sidewalk on said Flagg
street, were received and referred to
the committee on highways.
The report of the city engineer, w. B.
Getchell, was received and referred to
the city auditor.
The bonds of $500 of Parker n Saw
age street commissioner for the East
arn district; Henry Il. Morse, city mar
shall; and William S. Knowles, and
Lorenzo d. Haskell, were presented
and approved.
Under the date of March 10, the res
ignation of Samuel Cony Manley, as q
member of the experimenting school
committee, was accepted in joint con-
vention. and Hon. Lendal Titcomb was
elected to fill the position left vacant.
by the following vote: Lendal Tit
comb. IL; Caroline S. Fogg, 4/and F..
w. Paisted, 8.
| Columbus Churchill was appointed
keeper Of the steam engine; and John
E. Church was appointed surveyor
of lumber, wood, stone and bark.
I A joint standing committee of ac-
counts was elected as follows: Alder
men Parkman and Hamblin, and Com
mon Councilmen Dudley, burlington
and Edwards.
The next meeting will be held
April 49,
The State street line of cars of the