Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-14

day evening. April %. be referred Il
the City building committee with tn,
recommendation that the request b'
| granted, provided the Cadets pay 70
the expense Of lighting ana heating tn,
| hall
That two additional telephones bt
| added Tor the use uf the mayor anC
the City building Offices.
An order was. introduced placing tho
Isolation hospital under the direction
~ the board Of health in the future
This was tabled until the next meet.
ing. The bylaws Of Hose -. NJ.
We're referred To- the committee on fire
department. Another order that tn,
chief engineer be required To test nj
hydrants ana report 10 the next meet
ing of I'll" city government. passed
both branches. when ON the sugges-
tion of Superintendent Williams of the
water company. il was taken up 10y
Alderman Edwards and the vote recon
sidered. 1t was then tabled until the
next meeting as the aldermen We're not
sure they had the right to pass any
thing of the sort. the hydrants being
under the care OF the water company
which owns them.
An order passed down from the last
city government for the purchase of n
new clock for the tower of the First
Baptist church was handled over sev.
eral times 1t was first taken from the
table and referred to the proper COM
mittee. Then Alderman Philbrook
took il from the committee and caused
an order to be passed by the upper
branch authorizing the purchase of a
new clock at a price not TO exceed
$40. This was tabled in the council
and another order was substituted
that was agreed to by the aldermen
that the committee on bells and clocks
make an investigation Of the condition
Of the present clock and the cost of
repairs: also the cost of a new clock.
An order was introduced and passed
by the council that every city officer in
purchasing goods should give an order
for the goods and receive in return an
itemiZed bill, and that the committee
on accounts shall approve no bill unless
accompanied by the order. This pass
ed also the aldermen, bn was later re-
considered by them and tabled for one
month.
Mayor Lane nominated DR.. G.. NJ.
Randall as health officer. and F. L.
harrington as a member of the board
of health for three years. Both We're
confirmed by the aldermen.
City Solicitor Thomas Leigh reported
that in the case of the claim of damages
by George G. Turner on account Of the
breach of contract in paving HaYmarket
square. it was his opinion the city is not
liable to damage.
In the case of the claim of the Bow
ditch heirs, he suggested that reference
be the best matter of settling the claim.
An order was passed giving the city
solicitor full power to settle with the
Bowditch heirs, subject TO the approval
Of the mayor, either by reference or
otherwise. for an amount not 10 exceed
the original claim, $500.
Both branches went into joint conven-
ton for the election Of the minor officers.
The following was their choice
President Murphy Of the lower
branch made the following appoint
ment to committees to act in conjunc-
ton with the members Of the board Of
aldermen:
Accounts-Fletcher, Hichborn and
Webster. ...4..
Highways, Bridges ana Sidewalks
Lynn, Cross ana Fletcher.
Finance-Hichborn keenc ana Mes
Ser.
Schools-FIetcher. Hichburn and
Cuuillard,
Knowles, Kimball ana Has
kell.
Fire Department-Hask .Keenc
ana Messer.
Printing-Groves, Kimball and Ma
son.
Street Lights-Cross. Webster and
Lynn.
Bells and Clocks-Nich0ls. Doe and
Knowles.
Burying Grounds-Webster. Groves
and Kimball .s'e
New :Streets-Messer, Knowles and
Doe. =. .a> e.
EnFolled Ordinance-Keene. Nichols
and Groves. .... O. .-u- Mo-
City Bnildings-Doe. Cross and Has
keH. -..- J.. s
Drains, and Sewers-Lynn, Mason and
Nichols, .. re- y
Poor observation-disclosures, Fletcher
and' Mason. ne
The same board of assistant assessors
was elected that was authorized by, the
board of aldermen three weeks ago to go
to work.
The following minor officers were
elected: t.-
| Pound Responsibilities C. Griffith
Truant officers-Charles +. Grover. vii
liam A. Ward Edward White. Frank T.
| Chase, Charles A. Miron, Judson G
Knight. Levi Whitcomb, J. A. Jones am
s. A. Thurston.
Fence viewers-G. A. Cony Wellmar
| Curtis. F. w. Ellis. A. d. Townsend. +
H. Chadwick. George W. Carleton. |; NJ
| Sherman W. F. Walker. Jesse Ballard
G. A. Robertson, Roscoe Penney.
Weighers of coal, hay and ICE. Stone
NJ. S. Campbell, A. NJ. Brown, n. b
Cony, Charles f. Purinton. F. B. Purin
ton, Charles B. Phlbrick, Ernest II
Burns, c. H. White, E. II. Jones. o. |
Stone William George, Albert c. Brown
Herbert C. Rideout, G. d. Haskell. F. A
Lincoln, Fred B. Hill, f. Whitman. Hen