Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-02
A SPECIAL MEETING.
City Government Votes to Widen
Grove Street.


land owned by H. e. BOwditch on
Grove and State streets as mater Of
public convenience. The petition of
the residents OF State street asking
that the car tracks DE placed in the
center of the street and the one pro-
testing against the moving OF the
tracks over near the properties on the
east side of State street were referred
to the committee on highways. The
Maine State Spiritual Association was
granted the free use of City hall for
their annual convention.
The meeting was called specially TO
to determine whether or not the city
government would take from H. E.
BOwditch strip of land and
move the car tracks over about
four feet at the corner of State
and Grove streets. AS the track used
to be, the State street car would block
the entire street while 1t was waiting for
the car on the main line. BY moving
the track over, the frog will be moved
some Is feet further south and the
State street car will go down far
enough to be entirely out of the way
of teams going down Grove stree.
from Western avenue.
The opposite corner of Grove street
is to be made very beautiful by plac-
ing a handsome fountain, the design
for which is being drawn by Stevens,
the Portland architect. 1t will be the
gift of Hon. G. L. Macomber in men,
Org of his brother, Harry, who died
a short time since. When the fountain
is placed it will be so much farther
back from the site of the present foun-
tain that team can stand at it and
will not project into the street as far
as the edge of the present fountain.
Both branches of the city govern
ment were in joint convention while
Mayor Haynes explained the situation
and plan of the proposed improve
mentst were shown the members.
After the joint convention they went
to their respective chambers and de-
bated on the subject. CITY Engineer
Cetchell estimated the cost Of the con-
struction of retaining wall and the
terracing of the plot.
City Of Augusta, In Board of Alder;
men. September l, 1898.
Whereas, public convenience requires
that the sidewalk at the junction of
State and Grove streets upon the
easterly side thereof should be widened
by adding thereto the following parcel
OF land bounded and described as fol-
lows to wit: On the northerly side by
Grove street; on the weserly side by
State street; on the easterly side by a
circular line with a radius of 1071a feet,
starting from point on the southeast
ly line Of Grove street 43 feet north
easterly from the junction of the
easterly line of State street 401s feet
southerly from said junction.
Ordered, the common council con-
curing, that sidewalk is hereby laid
out and established over the foregoing
described parcel of land without the
limits and by the sides of the said
State and Grove streets of the width
indicated by the foregoing description
of said piece of land, to be used eX-
clusively for sidewalks, and the dam
ages arising from said laying out shall
be appraised for the said easement of
said sidewalk in the manner provided
nv 10 81, ri of ,1a of for ;e.
ing damages on roads laid out in said
city.
Ordered, the common council concur
ring, that a meeting of the city coun-
Gil be held on September Is, 1898, at 7.3O
O'Clock of the afternoon for the pur-
pose of hearing all parties interested
in the appraisal of the damages aris-
ing from laying out the foregoing side
walk, and the city clerk is hereby or
dered to cause an attested copy of the
foregoing preamble and of these or
dcrs to be served upon the owner Of
the foregoing property, and to be pub
lished in the Daily Kennebec Journal
at least seven days prior to the time
of said hearing that all persons in
terested therein may then and there
appear and be heard in the matter of
said appraisal.
The following petition signed by
George A. Philbook and % others was
referred to the committee on high
ways:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
of Augustus
We, the undersigned, citizens and tax
payers of Augusta, respectfully repre-
sent that the convenience and safety
of the travelling public require the
tracks of the Electric Railroad on
State street between Western avenue
and the State House should be placed
in the center of said street.
We further represent that it is un-
just and detrimental to the abuting
property owners to have the tracks on
either side of the street.
We further represent that the road
cannot be properly macadamized ami
rendered attractive with the railroad
tracks in any other location but the
center of the way.
We further represent that your hon
orable body take such legal steps as
may be necessary to locate said tracks
in the center of the street.
The following petition signed by