Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-15
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Important Business Transacted at a Meeting
Held Thursday Evening.

( Thfre was full attendance at the
| government held Thursday evening.
and much important business
| transacted.
! The following was introduced by the
alderman from ward >. and referred to
| the city solicitor:
Whereas in the lease from the Au-
gusta City Building Co to the city Of
Augusta dated Nov. -, 1895. the city
| covenanted and agreed as part OF the
rent of the City building to nay all
taxes and assessments of every kind
imposed or assessed by the State of
Maine, county Of Kennebec. city of Au-
eusta. or any school district therein
upon the stock of said company.
And. whereas the State of Maine has
assessed upon the capital stock in said
Building Co. owned by the Augusta
Savings Bank. a State tax of $625o for
the year 1886. which amount has been
paid by said bank,
Therefore. ordered: That the city
treasurer be and hereby is directed to
repay To said Augusta Savings Bank
said sum of $62.5 in accordance with
the terms of The lease above specified.
The alderman from ward / intro
duced the following. by request ard
moved it's passage:
BE it ordained b. the city council of the
city OF Augusta. follows:
CHAPTER Il.
Section 9-NO p1har af he city col1p-
ell. no subordinate city officer, and no
member of any board charged with eX-
penditure of any money appropriated by
the city council. shall be interested. di-
rectiy or indirectly. in any contract ell
tered into by or in behalf of the city Of
Augusta, and all contracts made in v!o-
is hereby expressly forbidden TO pay amy
money out of the city treasury on ac-
count of any such contract made after
the approval of this ordinance.
The ordinance was given its first
reading and referred to the next meet
ing.
The alderman from ward : intro
duced the following which was passed
ia concurrence:
Whereas. by the will of Mary T. Rob
iDson. late of Augusta. deceased. the sum
Of $lt0o was hequeathed TO the LithEow
library, and
Whereas the board of trustees OF said
library have voted to present said egacy
to The city OF Augusta to hold in trust,
as follows. viz: 70 safely invest il OF
hold it for municipal purposes only. pay
ing interest therefor at the rate of ) per
centum per annum. and III either case Il,
trust TO apply the income arising there
from to the use of the I.ithgow library
and reading room. in said city. and pay
the same annually to the trustees there
of to aid in maintaining the said library
and reading room.
Therefore. ordered. that said sum of
money be ard hereby is accepted upon
the trusts and conditions above specified.
And ordered. that a copy Of this order
certified by the city clerk. be forthwith
Fled with the trustees of said library.
An order for a street light to be
placed on Winthrop hill at point near
the residence Of Green F'lagg. was re-
ferred to the next city council on re-
port of the committee on lights.
The order Yves passed in concurrence
granting II. p. Bram permission to
erect a swinging sign On the Riverside
hotel projecting over Cony street.
An order was referred to the mayor
and city solicitor with power to act.
for payment of bill of $50 for rent of
Red Mems hail from July So to October
80. 1896. :