Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-13
CITY GOVERN MENT.
curiew Law Passed by the City Fathers,
Last Event ,g.

Last evening, the Gardiner city
fathers passed an order authorizing
the city marshal and other policemen
to clear the streets of all persons,
under Is years of age, after the 8
o'clock bell has rung.
The order was originated in the low
err board and brought forth warm
discussion. In the upper board it went
through without a hitch. The city
fathers said that although Gardiner
was not bad in this respect, the order
would have a tendency to cause par
ents to keep their chillre at home
evenings and this will later have q
good effect upon the citizenship of the
city. The curfew law has been sue
cessful in other cities and they look
for it to be Il success in Gardiner.
A communication from Arthur Berry
was read. He stated that during the
election freshet'' of 90 he sold to the
city a boat for SIS for which he never
received pay. The communication
was referred to the committee on ac-
counts and claims.
Merrill, Livingstone & Burgess put
in a petition for a license to run a
bowling alley in the George Johnson
store on Water street. They claimed
that they would run first-ela place
and that they would never allow nui-
sances in their place of business. 4
license was granted.
Roll of bills No. was presented and
the mayor was authorized to draw his
warrant and pay the same The bills
were divided as follows: Highway
department, $432.33: contingent fund.
$4,000; poor and insane. s2i3.94; fire de-
partnent. S55.79.
Alderman Wells introduced an order
asking that the pay of Simon Nelson,
city workman, be extended one more
month. Four months ago Nelson
broke his leg while working in the
city gravel pit. AT the next meeting
after the accident the city voted to
allow him to draw pay for the next
four months. Last evening COM
munication from DR.. Strout said that
the break had not mended as quickly
as had been anticipated The order
was passed.
A revised list of jurors was presented
by each alderman and accepted
Alderman Atkins stated that when Asa
Woodward died he left $1,000, the interest
to be used by the Methodist church. pro-
vided, however, they did not at amy time
have church festivals in their vestry. 1t
seems as though the Methodist society
voted not to accept this present. The
will stated that in case they did not ac-
cept 1t that it should be placed in a Gar
diner bank, the interest to be used in
comforting the poor and needy of Gar
diner, the interest to be dealt out to such
persons, at such periods and in such
quantities as the city government should
see fit. An order authorizing the mayor
to accept this gift was passed.
Alderman Atkins then stated that dur
ing the lifetime of Mr.. Woodward. when
no one thought that he had means, his
nearest relative was one Rebekah Wood
ward. She presided over him during his
last Illness, which was long and tedious
NOW she is in circumstances far from
and Mr.. Atkins thought that
the Gardiner city government could do
nothing more fitting than to allow her
the interest on this money during her
lifetime. Alderman Plaisted from Ward
2, said that he knew of the condition of
Mrs. Woodward and that he thought Mr.
Atkins had proposed most excellent
idea. An order to this effect was then
passed.