Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-12
SEWER ASSESSMENTS
objected to at Meeting Of the
City Government.
Collector Relieved Of Collecting the Taxes on
the Horace Williams Estate.

evening. was the listening to the re-
monstrances of several prominent cit
izens against paying their sewer as
sessments. which they claim they
should, not pay.
The first hearing was that in which
Howard Owen. Postmaster Stinson. G.
c. Hunt, Mrs. Ballard and Charles
| Milliken objected to the sewer assess
ments that have been made agains,
them. for the use of sewer that runs
along Chestnut street down Lincoln.
These parties showed that they used
a sewer that they built in 1856 and
that the sewer for which they are as
sessed is of no use to them. as they are
lower than it is.
Ira Randall objected to an assess
ment made against him for sewer
that is of no use to him. He
showed that he, a few years ago.
constructed. at the expense of 1925. a
stone sewer that runs from his build
HISS anu grounds To a sewer that
crosses the Lambard property, and
| empties into the river. A year or more
later the city proposed that they use
| his sewer as a part of one to be CON
structed above his house. and he did
| not object. Another sewerwas laid later
from the houses of Hon j. II. Man
ley and Lendall Titcomb that emptied
into the same sewer below where his
e1npties. Later sewer was construc-
ted that leads down East Chestnut
street to point near Mr.. Ranlalls
house. and it is for this that they wish
to assess Mr.. Randall
Bartlett Folsom objected to his as
sessment to the same sewer, as his
house is lower than the sewer and he
has to use private drain.
+. l.. Weber objected to the assess
ment on the Bangs house, as it already
had n sewer and the city sewer was
not run down East Chestnut street for
any other purpose than as an accom-
mediation.
All were referred to the committee
on sewers.
Resolutions We're passed accepting
the Cutler bequest to the Lithgow
| library.
| A short discussion was held concern
ing the band stand at the Monument
park. and some seemed to lock upon ii
as a nuisance. 1t was referred to the
| committee on highways, who will con
| fer with the mayor in regard to the
matter.
4 special committee, appointed at
the last meeting. to decide upon a price
| for free vaccination to be paid to the
| physicians who performed the duty
reported that they could not agree.
| and the matter was dropped.
The salary of the superintendent Of
schools for the year of 1898, was fixed
at 500.
The chief engineer was directed ~
|
at the disposal of the board of health
to I've used in flushing out the sewers
| The resignation Of George c. Shell
| don as ballot clerk in Ward ., was
accepted
+ The street commissioner of the East
| ern district was directed to cut down
| the willows and other trees on the
city property on the so-called town
| landing near the Johnson estate. DR..
| Randall, secretary of the board OF
health, who was present, explained
| that this will be done as the trees
keep the sun from the banks. when all
sorts of old garbage is dumped and
that ii is conducive t. i'll health. The
owners of the property which is near
the place. have nearly all agreed to
have their trees removed.
A petition was presented asking that
the old hurying ground in this city on
the road to Chelsea and Windsor be
put in better condition. This was re-
ferred to the committee on burying
grounds.
A petition for cross walk on Arse
nal Street, in front of the Trotter ana
Lyon residences, was referred. with
| power to act. to the committee on
| highways.
G. A. Coburn was given permission
to erect hitchng post in front OF MS
residence on Cedar street.
The matter of the building of the re-
tanning wall on Water street, from the
Edwards stables to the Bond brook
bridge which was settled at the last
meeting, was again taken up ana re-
ferred to the committee on highways
and the city solicitor
The following order was passed:
Whereas, judgement has been rem
dered hv the Supreme Judicial court OF
the State, against the city in the action
of CITY VS.. Kimball and another. tfus-
tees off the estate of Horace Williams,
brought to enforce payment or taxes
o.saccad against the said estate for the