Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-26
CITY GOVERNMENT.
The Minor Officers Elected at the
Special Meeting.
Session that Ended With a Iona Fire
Inquest.

| Inc city government held special
meeting, Monday evening, according to
adjournment at the last meeting. Tine
greater part of the evening was passed
IN the investigation by the municipal Off
GERS OF the dye house fire that occurred
on the evening of March I. This investi-
cation was held behind closed doors.
Al the meeting of the city government.
an order was presented whereby they
voted to refund to w. G. Boothbv the
tax on his two dogs, which was paid after
the dogs were dead though Mr.. Boothby
was not at the time aware of the fact
1t was ordered that the marshal be in
stfucted to have a closet constructed in
the committee room, in which the sta
tlonery should be kept while the CITY gov
eminent is not in session
1t was ordered that ii drain he lajd NJ,
the northerly side of Rines hill, also that
blind drain be placed in the middle of
the street; that the sidewalk be lowered
and better constructed. and that the
street be covered by two inches of
crushed gravel
me mayor made 4 few remarks relative
to the petition presented at the last meet
ing for the better enforcement of the pro
hlbltory law, and also the complaints that
have been male to him that the law is
not properly enforced. An order was pre-
scented, that the city marshal be directed
to investigate the Violations and if he
finds them true, to prosecute the often
ders.
In the matter of the petitions for abate-
mcnt of the poll tax of the members of
Hose , and ), which was referred at the
last meeting. Alderman Chandler report-
ed that the assessors stated that they
had not the power to abate the tax unlpr
such circumstances. therefore he recon-
mended that an order be passed that the
poll tax of those members who had served
one year be abated. The order was tabled
by Alderman Parkman.
1t was ordered that the committee on
fire department and the chief engineer be
instructed and authorized to contract for
The hauling Of the hose wagon No. 3 for
4 sum not TO exceed $ll00. the contractor
to furnish two horses. harness and all
necessary equipment.
In joint convention. the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
Fence viewers-G. a. Cony Welman
Curtis. F. w. Ellis. A. D. Townsend. F.
II. Chadwick George w. Carleton. |, NJ
sherman. W. +. Walker Jesse Ballard
q. \. Robertson and Roscoe Penney
Weighers of ice Fred B. Hin. f. Whit
man. Henry Hayes NJ. S. Campbell. O. o.
Stetson and II. h. Cony.
Surveyors of lumhcr-J. b. shaw j. W
GliGden. +. II. Jones. {. T.. morrill,. Sum-
ner Barton. j. G. Webher, &. A. Knowles
q. w Hanks. w. H. Pierce Abner
Coombs. A II. Lyon. j. a. Jones, O. f.
Cummings. +. d. Colburn r. w Ellis
Abram Coombs, W. II. Bruce Smith S
Randall, William W. Jackson George A.
Colburn. Arthur Iishness. |. III. Randall
Freeman Barker. Charles +. Purnton. T.
l.. Purinton Harry f. Gilman. Henry
Lyon. John f. Church and d. H. Foster
Surveyors of wood bark ana stonc-B
Gardiner, Henry Lyon, w, 6. Fifeld. Cy-
$. Il. Cross S e. Worthley W. F. Pcrci-
val. c. a. Knowles. ". w. jackson. 4.
" goldman. j. r. Shaw. g. w Hanks G.
y. Perry. W. II. Erucc. T. +. Bartlett. C.
X. Hal. NJ. s, Campbell. ]. II. Randall
T.. II. Jones. Sumner Barton, w. y.
Hanks Daniel Foster, a. p. Sabon II. Il.
Cony, r. g. Purinton. q. 4. Purinton. J.
L. Church. u. 5. Young. Il. II. Weston,
T. Il. Smith, Henry 7. Clarke, r. T..
Packard and George NJ. Became.
Sealers of Ieather-George +. Halves.
Fred l.. Hersey. sumner Pullen, Fred W.
Chase Henry S. Haskell.
Wcghcrs of hay ana coal-E. Stone. NJ.
$ Campbell. A.: NJ. Brown II. r. cony.
charles f, Purinton. +. +. Purinton,
Charles +. rhlbrick, Ernest II. Burns, c.
II. White, +. II. Jones, O. l.. stone. c.
Brown and Herbert 6. Hidcout,
Pound kccpcr-Frank T. iiuntlcN.
Tythin- men, r. Bean. II. T. Morse.
Wcllinan Curtis, G. ~ tpnY. {. II. White,
$ w Lane, q. a. Robertson. George NJ.
lean Stephen Folsom, t. l.. Harrington.
CANTON AUGUSTA. NO. 9.