Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-07

necessary repairs OF, the Hose house.
An order for two lights on Water
street below the store of Fred POoic;'
was passed by the aldermen bu: re-
! fcrrc,. to tn" committee an lights by
the council ana the aldermen con-
Cured
| The aldermen cOnCurrcd in and or
der from Tie council, rel, FRED TO tie
| committee o;i STREE t., for the grading
|N the sidewalk on the south sire Of
spring street and putting it In rcati-
ness for concrete, next spring. An or
der for :, catch basin on Ecdin.,ton
street. referred to the committees on
streets by tn" council, was tabled by
the aldermen.
| Then came til" new city building or
ger which haS already been given.
! From the estimates made by NJ. Pur-
| iat"n i is thought that tn" work can u"
dome =, Il thorough manner. including
plumbing auh heating. for the S"5.c5J
fixed rs III" liuit &c til" loans or even
for Jess than this sum. The or,le.
passed without opposition. the feeling
larparcntiy being that there should 10
n" turning back after the hand had
.h.. building viii bc ready for the cen
t"rnial.
\ petition from thc residents of Nudh
field for :: cr"sa walk was referred &"
| I'll" ..rnmitt,'" on streets by the COIN
III anl IT," ;,ld.ru,"i c"rmurrrd.
IN order authorizing. til. street com
n"snu.r to gravel Trout street from
T,mr." to '!rilc" was passed by tn"
| .olIn.i and the Hlj"im"n corcurr.;l
'IniS ;ir'', j. used Il great deal by
heavy t.'nr,s and especially by tn.
lockwood -. and is in pretty bad
slGsrr u * ih"nc.' that , coat ~
gravel viii nelly things out con. idrrabl-
anI AZ . small cost.
| 4 r"ti,i"r frcm the residents or King
street f.r pait* On the sidewalk on
ls'np w: referred to the committc" on
streets.
\ communication was received from q
X B"utcllr ~ ~" Wa,"r,ll" 4 Fairfield
| Railway a Light &c.. in regard To- III.
in"audr:c' ~ lights used by tho CITY
| " hen tn" contract was AWARDED 80 IL,
| M"Ss,l"n kc., -. f"r thu stree, lighting
thor" Mas som" bitch in regard {" tn.
! connection for III" 'n"and.S"cmt lights
According ~ ~" contract III. city was
10 make this connection. This has not
l,.."'! done. ~ th., power t"r ~" lir;itS
has been furnished h> IA" old '-vmpaut
| At pr'ri"IS meeting III" OIL cunipan 81
made IN Offer for these lights on the
! lasts OF three cars contract ~ inar
tim" MIR Eaton asked that 'hr matter
b" held uad"r consideration for a tire
ns his company was willing 10 do III"
work. H. Tia" contract All IN" STIR" I;
lights Gu - H.. N"~stl"u%k"r - An! y y
hut thor" arr q good uuml'r ot lIrn's
used by tie city III itS "i"c., ANA pm ID
, rooms thnt arc not covered ~ tn" col
tract. A. already stated. thor, 4, lit"t,
in making thu connection f"r tn :tr'r
lights. " I'll" COMPANY. is ready TO iIrp.sh
power for thv~n. and for III. inside lighI /,
also II thu necessary connections ar
nude. Mr.. Eaton stated at thc m..tin--.
Tuesday rvci,ing. that If the city did net
make III" competition Tor tho street Hight 5
his company would d. it,
| Mr. Bout.llc'S communication stan. a
tina, his COMPANY wished to Withdraw It
| Offer for NOR. lover iorF tn" lights IN
III" thrr"-y"ar cuAiract basis and that in
charged
, No d,finit" action WAS taken but il Wa
Understood that III" tnnnittc" on li-hi :
should hay" Il CuDf"rruc" with Mr.. "
man OF ihc M"$sllnu-k"c ~. Ia sec What
could he done in regard to III" lights.
4 motto" waS rcccil al from III" clukt Y
x Libby 90. that aft.r oct. ID" r'''t
for i;aysr hal which is uS"u for IT,
armory would b.. 81 per month. Thi, IT
about .iouhlr what The cit, has l,,"I; ~ e.
ing and in"rc Was ~ disposition 70 ra'
1t. II vas thought that the old C;iy hall
could hr easily fitted ~ fur III" use az
60. II and this will probably be dom.
D,cr:c.r uf the I'o"r Enaun ihrn pr
4cItnd Il ill wl,ch lac had received fIun,
: the town Or Scion a.1iny, III" city for
tn" ear. Of Joseph Russell when nc ",
injured in that town. Mr.. Russell wa
III in Scion f"r L; da,.' aud the bills Tor
his ear" amount to fl,;. rh",c have al
been paid Is fllr town ~ ioi"n aud &,
j. now looking to- Waicry'ilc tor rcim-
bIraemcnt. Eui thc bills 81" r"nsijcr.
unrca$"nahl" aaI Mr.. knauT would not
Approve them. II" ana Mr.. Eiais,lcll BAY u
been NJ to So"Ii To- 50" what could L.,
done about th"m hut no satisfactory SC, :
ticm"nt could be effected. 1t was then
decided 70 hriu:, them b"tur- the boar,
to see what could bc done.
After con5id"rabl" discussion it was d. .
cii"d to IrIr" the matter to Mr. knau.'
for settlement