Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-01
CITY AFFAIRS.
Rats of Business at SATURDAY.
Evenings Special Meeting.
The Ordinance Relating to Duties Of
Chief Engineer Amended.
The Strengthening OF Lower Water Street As
SUBTITLE Otter Business.

ing of paying the damages to be in
CURED in Strengthening of Water street
at that point. the city government went
through with remarkably large
amount Of business. Saturday evening.
All Of the aldermen but Mr.. Manley
were present. while in the lower branch
IL of the councilmen were present.
There were several very important
matters disnosed Of and others sent
upon their way.
The committee on fire department re-
ported on the petition for a change in
the location that the petitioners should
have leave to withdraw. The report
was accepted and an order to that eff
feet was adopted. The bylaws of
Hose No. >. were adopted. The same
committee reported that in pursuance
with the instruction Of the city gov
eminent. they had renewed the con-
tract with l.. c. Haskell for hauling
Atlantic Hose team, No. ,, for one year,
from April p, 1899.
The same committee, which in con-
nectiOn with the mayor was asked to
investigate the fire alarm system of the
city, reported that ii had held two
meetings and begged leave to report
in an amendment to the city ordinances
relating to the duties of the chief engi-
neer of the fire department. This
amendment was given its first reading
and was passed to be enrolled. The
amendment reads as follows:
1T shall be the duty Of the chief en-
gineers Of the fire department in addi-
ton to the duties imposed upon him
III, Of I,.. a
ordinances of the city of Augusta. to
clean. oil and wind the fire apparatus
connected with the steam fire whistle
to wind the striking apparatus of ali
the fire alarm bells. to see that the bat
teries OF the fire alarm are constantly
supplied with water. to test ana to oil
all fire hydrants in the city twice each
| month. under the supervision of the
| Augusta Water Co, to promptly report
any damage to the hydrants or fire
| alarm, and to see that they are kept in
| perfect order. to Immediately inVeSti-
| gate the cause. circumstance and ORR
gin of each and every fire in the city
and especially to examine whether it
was the result Of carelessness or of Dc
sign, said investigation to be complet-
ed within 10 days after the occurrence
of the fire and his report to be imme-
diatcly made to the mayor.
The committee on highways reported
that il had located the four poles of the
New England Telegraph & Telephone
| CO., that were necessary To be erected
| to conduct the wires To SeWall street
| from the exchange.
The same committee to which was
= 4 H., Inf Of u
| the owners of the Kennebec journal
| building for the purpose of straight
ening Water street, reported as fol
| lows: The owners of the Kennebec
! Journal building offer to cut off the
front of the building to conform with
! the lines of the Masonic Temple and
| the PurintOn block and to erect new
| front wall from the Masonic Temple to
| the Purinton block, also to build a
sidewalk of steel or some other proper
material. eight and one half feet wide,
| for the use of the city and travelling
| public across the front Of the building
! now standing there, for and in conSld-
| Grafton that the city shall pay to them
| as damages and compensation, in full
| therefor, the sum Of $500.
The report was accepted and the fol
! lowing order passed:
| Ordered. that the mayor be authorl-
zad and empowered to draw his war
\, rant in favor of Edwin {. Burleigh IN
| the sum of S2500. on the compliance OF
| the said Edwin c. Burleigh with the
conditions of the agreement embodied
i'm the report of the committee APP
nointed to confer with the owners OF
The Kennebec Journal building, reia-
tive to the Strengthening the easterly
line of Water street.
The highway committee reported
that on the petition Of the people living
south Of the State House, that some
thing be done for the Improvement OF
the sidewalk on the west side OF Stat1
street from the State House steps t'
i Scott street they have investigated the
matter and recommend that tile
drain be placed along the inner slde 10
drain off the water that almost inc
wear around flows over the sldeWalh
IN order was passed authorizing tht
street commissioner to construct ~
drain of tile the entire distance pro-
vided that the city engineer hfst pre-
sants to the board of aldermen an eS'l'
mate of the cost. before the eNecutlo'
of the order. c
The claim of Mrs. Cynthia Allen lo'
damages incurred by falling on sup
merry sidewalk in March, 1897. was re
farred 70 the city solicitor. Inc com
,nunication from Manley II. Pike can
ING the attention of the government
to tha fact that the sewer That crosses
his land on Green street is sadly II
J need of attention, was referred to TN
con,nittae on sewers for investigation
The claim Of Mrs. c. b. NJ. Baliar'
for damages incurred to her fence ol
SowaT street by the breaking out
: the pickets by the snow ploW Una
cleared the sidewalks Of snow was Re
farred 70 the city solicitor. Later u
2 Tho evening the following order pre-
snnted bv Alderman Sewali, was give
: massage: ordered, that IN
-.raat commissioners shall inVestigai
E in cases of damages to fences cause
/. NV the sidewalk snow ploWs' 'i''tt al
+ DIV, may hold responsible the person
2 ,.as,oneibIe for the damage.
/ ,a+ition from the residents
,ot,.ar eawaII street and those on rag
u Crnya and Jackson streets was rea
$ nraving that hydrants De p'a'eu
" = 80. tba nearest one to tnel