Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-13
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Three New Streets Accepted by
the City Government.
4 Meeting, Thursday Evening. Where Reports
Of Committees Predeminaied.

Alderman Parlaman. as president of
the board. presided over that body,
thursday evening. in the absence of the
mayor. who is in Boston. The meeting
was not long one no very important
matters coming up to take the time
of the two branches.
The Concannon case which was ad-
Journed over from the last meeting,
was postponed to the next meeting on
account of the absence Of some of the
members of the board. All the parties
interested in the matter were presen,
and all agreed it would be best to
postpone.
The trustees of the St. Marks Home
proposed to the city that they take a
fund Of $4,000 to be held in trust, the in
terest at per cent. being paid to the
Home. This fund is to be known as the
Clara Patten Goodwin fund. The trust
was accepted by the two branches.
Alderman Edwards reported for the
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been referred the petitions for the lay
ing out of new streets, that the prop
| err hearings had been held, and that
Federal Columbia and Grant streets
have been laid out by the city The
committee recommended they be APP
proved by the city government on the
condition that there was to be no land
damages claimed. The report of the
committee was approved and the
streets accepted.
The committee to whom was referred
the petition Of the citizens for a rail-
ing to be placed along the south side
of Haymarket square, reported that
they deemed such a railing an incon-
venience to the travel there, and did
not approve the rail-. However. they
advised that suitable rails be erected
along the sides of certain other back
streets for the accommodation OF those
who wish to use them and directed the
committee on highways and the street
commissioner to locate them.
The committee TO whom was referred
the claim of Harvey Chsam for dam
ages incurred to his property by the
raising of Bangor street, reported that
it should be heard before the
full board of aldermen, and it
was assigned for the next meeting |
The committee to whom was referred
the matter of seeing what could be
Hnno tn ba d,U Claw orr
across Kennebec bridge. suggested that |
the city solicitor be instructed to draw |
up an ordinance that would prohibit |
the driving faster than walk in the
summer, and all times when there was
no snow on the bridge. The report
was laid on the table until the next
meeting. F. w. Spencer was given
permission to erect a stable in the |
place where the one was situated that |
was burned. this week. The list OF |
jurors as made up by the board of re-
vision was approved.
The mayor was authorized to draw
his warrant in favor of Miss Helen |
Hnckley for 500 in payment for her |
services as lady visitor to the aims |
house.
The city marshal said that COM
plants had come to him from the peo-
pie in the vicinity that the old house
in the rear of Concert hall. situated |
on Court street, was in bad repair and |
was a menace to the safety to the |
other buildings. Lendall Titcomb.
Esq, appeared for the owner. saying
the building had become this way |
through the agency of the small boys |
who would break out all the glass and
that some one had several times brok-
en- into the place. The last tenant |
moved out as the boys threw stones |
through the windows. 1t was the IN
tention to repair the place. however.
and he asked that nothing be done at
present. The matter was laid on the |
table. A bill amounting to $40 was
presented by Gen. w. S. Choate for |
Mrs NJ. +. WEIGH, as her walk had |
been damaged by the city requiring |
the above amount of work necessary |
to place it in repair. 1t was referred |
to the city solicitor.
William H. Williams. manager OF
the Kennebec Light and Heat Co. and |
Manager Charles OBren of the local
exchange of the New England Telc- |
phone Co., appeared to see about a |
matter that bothered them. last week. |
1t seems that a building was moved by
l.. L. Wellman from Winthrop to Cap
ital street. The two managers say they
were not properly notified and further
more Mr.. Wellman did not use neces- |
saly precaution, the result being that
scores of wires were broken on the
way, and some of the patrons of the
companies were until the next day in
convenienced. Furthermore, they say.
there were these live electric light
wires, some of which contained 2ooo
volts, laying around all night. and to
have come in contact with one would
have been death. No action was tax
en-.
The following roll of accounts was
passed:
CITY rooms and building .......... 1852
Contingent OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 234.6D
Irira department ................. I.67
Highways. eastern district ........ l2o3
tsict ' '...................... 901O7
Highways, western district l3tlO
;tThtino streets ............. 590.25
poiioe observation-disclosures. 12.45
cawars observation-disclosures. $3.50
| So l;Ilc acteru ..... 19.4S