Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-10
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II -HS was uetU III tue City OuIlOlnS
last evening. with a full board present
Inere were a number Of impOrtan
matters to come up and 1t was quit,
late before the business was finished
end adjournment made. Miss Heller
Iinckley was appointed lady visitor
J y the poor farm
City Marshal Morse brought up the
matter of setting apart some street il
Tie city where people can show Their
iorses to prospective purchasers. The
GARD found there was no street with.
u the limits of the cfty which was
Practicable for such a purpose SO the
ordinance which prohibits fast driving
within the city limits will be enforced
The matter Of appointing n guardian
ior Peter COncanon was again before
ne board OF aldermen. A lot of testi-
'lony was introduced by both sides
and the arguments of the attorneys
We're made. L. w. Whitehouse appear
iag for Mr. Concannon and A. NJ. Cod
card for the petitioners. Later, in
'iecutive session. the board voted to
request Mr.. Concannon to name some
/ erson as a suitable trustee for his
] "operty.
| inc city clerk was empowered to
execute contracts on behalf of the city
with Messrs. Pike and Staples relative
| To the construction of sewers across
lots belonging to them and making
certain adjustments of their sewer as
'ssments in consideration of allowing
The sewers To cross their land.
The recommendation of the highway
committee on the order regulating the
speed Of teams crossing the foo, bridge
10 n walk, except during the winter
months, was Indefinitely postponed.
1t was voted to approve the change
in.the location of the tracks of the Au-
susta, Hallowcll 4 Gardiner Electric
railroad Cos. tracks which were or
Gered when the improvements We're
made on State street, last summer and
fall.
The bill of l.. L. Wellman for the
raising of the buildings of Messrs
Chisam and Church and material used
IN SO raising the buildings in all
amounting to $500, was referred to the
city solicitor.
A letter was read from the +. How
ard Watch and Clock Co. in relation
t, the cost of repairing the clock in
the steeple Of the Baptist church which
was damaged. few weeks ago. The
letter did not give any definite es.i-
mate of the amount which which it
would cost burt said that from the de-
seNptiOn of the damages which were
reported by Guy o. Vickery, keeper of
city clocks. they judged that the entire
striking pari of the clock would prob
ably have to be rebuilt. The cost
would be nearly as great as the cost
of an new clock and would not be near
~ as satisfactory.
The city government voted to have
Mr.. Vickery furnish the chairman of
the committee of public clocks with an
estimate of the cost of a new clock and
also the cost of repairs on the present
clock and that the chairman report the
same at the next meeting.
The following orders were passed |
the most important being the order for |
Il renewal of the contract with the
kennebec Light 4 Heat Co. for the fur |
nishing of the city lights:
Ordered. That the mayor be ana |
hereby is authorized and directed TO
renew the contract with the kennebec |
Light L. Heat Company which expired |
January LIST, 1899.
Ordered. That Hose Company No. , |
be granted the use of City hall for the
afternoon and evening of April 3rd for |
Il Firemans bah to be given by the |
me mbers of said company. they to pay /
the cost of heating and lighting the
hall.
Ordered. That the fee for public vac
cinaiion be established ut % cents and
that the city in addition pay for ma
terial used
Ordered. That the Methodist church |
be and is hereby granted the use of
City hall on the evening of March 9.
1899, for the purpose of an Illustrated
lecture to be given by +. II. Robertson
on Manila and the Philippines for the
sum Of $l2.30 or one-half the regular
price of said hall for the purpose |
named.
Ordered, That the mayor be author
lied and empowered to pay the Bow
ditch heirs the sum of $500 for good
and sufficient deed to the city of the
easement therein for all purposes ofpub-
lie travel in the land taken by the city
for public purposes at the junction of
Grove and State streets.
Ordered. That the report of the do
ings and recomme ndatiors of the board
of health be published in a separate
pamphlet form and that the same re-
port be bound with the annual city re-
port.
The following rolls of accounts was |
passed: mE Il
City rooms and buildings ......... $5.9.3l
Contingent 52.07 |