Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-08
City Government Meeting.

AL the regular monthly meeting VI
the city government, last evening,
there was considerable business tran
sacted and for nearly two hours there
was string Of orders passing through
Everything was harmonious ana with
the exception of one order. which was
laid on the table all were given pas
sages.
In the board Of aldermen, the first
matter to come up was the granting
OF licenses for the ensuing year COM
mon victualers' licenses were granted
to F. II. Goodrich. Silas Hamilton, Ed
ward Harwood and Sanford Lewis. Arl
Wolman was granted a license to run
night lunch cart in Depot square and
for the privilege the sum of SO was
to be paid. a. w. Morang was given
permission to run a billiard and pool
room, NJ. A. Harraden and w. G..
Preble, auctioneers, r. NJ. White and
b. f. Dunlap, intelligence officers.
Permit was granted to Cross Il Rob
inson, c. II. Beane, Dingley & Decker
and William w. Livermore to keep and
sell gun powder.
Communications were read from ]. J.
Marston and w. w Rollins asking for
the appointment Of liquor agent and
J. j. Marston was unanimously elected
The matter of having the location Of
the city liquor agency changed from
the present location To some place on
the street was considered and the mat
ter left in the hands Of Alderman
Church 70 investigate. 1t is claimed
that more business can bc done by this
change and more profit come to the
city.
Ar Wolman was given permit to use
part Of the street ana sidewalk while
his new building is being constructed
in Depot square.
The report of the city marshal for
the street lights FIR the past month
was read and accepted ana it was or
dcrcd fled away with the remainder Of
the reports 10 be used when settlement
is made with The Electric Light 90.
Roll Of bills NJ. ; was read ana or
| dcrcd paid. il amounting IL $lo6l 50:
! highway department. $3fY.3h. poor ANA
| insane, $i9l.Ga: and contingent. sac
y bill originated in both boards ask
| ms that the city forbid the Us" of the
| gravel of the city from being used for
any other purpose than for the high
way department. and the use on thu
| public places. This was considered in
! the aldcrmens room for some time and
| both were Laid On the table. and
| Aldermen Haley Hnd Plaist"d were APP
| pointed Il committee Ia Investigate the
matter before action should bc taken.
| The street light on cherry street was
ordered changed at a recent meeting
ana the matter of the change was re-
fcrrcd To the joint standing committee
on street lights.
\ report from the joint standing
committee on new streets was read and
! they all reported favorably in changing
| the name of the street now known A.
| Hyde park to Dcanc street This was
ordered passed by both boards.
The sum Of 5000 was ordered drawn
from the contingent fund ana paid f1l
the three gravel lots that We're pur-
| chased, last year, on the River an
| These lots have proved of extra value
| ana the purchase Of the same is con
sidered one of the best moves that thu
city has made for a long time
The sewer that has been running in
| the rear Of the lot Of John Milton ha
become greatly out Of repair ana it il
| dShtu IlldI lnlS De attended To. n
! special joint committee Of Councilmaa
Atkins. Wood and Russell and Alder
men Harrington and Haley were APP
| pointed to look into the matter. A pc
| tition from the residents and tax pay
ers along Danforth street. asking fo1
the construction of a sewer along thar
street was also referred to the sam
committee for their investigation.
A petition signed by 80 of the resi-
| dents near the junction of West and
| Highland avenue. asking that the old
| and unused tomb in the Highland Ave
nue. burying ground be destroyed. was
| referred to the joint standing commit
| tee for report at the next meeting.
! a street light was asked for for the
| junction of Hyde Park and Lincoln
street. This was referred to the joint
| standing committee ON street lights.
John Dunphy asked that Duan,
street be extended to take in the west
ern line Of the James Whalen lot, run
ming in a southwesterly direction. This
| mittee on laying out new streets.
| II was voted to appropriate from the
contingent fund. the sum Of 800 for The
! be held in the city, Aug. | and 9
! With this amount and that that can
be raised along the street. it will give
the frcmen a chance to have one such
as never was held before. 1t is ex-
pected that it will be the event Of the
year in firemcn's circles and thousands
will be present
Aldermen Milton and Wakefield ana
Councilman Andrews. Harlow and At
tee to look into the matter of purchas-
ing the estate known as the Berry eS-
tate on West street. adjoining the aims
house. 1t is considered that this plac
of property is much needed to 20 WITH
the present property and the report
will be made at the next meeting of
the city government.
An order was passed for the street
commissioner to change the sidewalk
on West street from the present side
of the road to the opposite side This
will do away with the snow drifts in
winter and as the residents will repair
it, it was considered a good move
Contracts will be asked for by the
joint standing committee on highways.
bridges and sidewalks, for bids for
sprnkling the streets, and they were
authorized to let this to the lowest re-
l. Il l., II L