Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-05
CITY GOVERNMENT
Dr. A. II. Sturtevant and G. c, Shell
don Appointed on Board Of Health.
remainder Of the Evening Consumed in Clear
ing Up Unfinished Business.

| board of aldermen to order and in the
council in the absence of President
Manley. Clerk of the Council Fred w.
| Lee called the body to order after
which Councilman Harrington was
elected president pro TEN.
! The business was largely that per-
tanning to matters which had been in
the hands of the highway committee
ana the clearing up of the same. The
,, bradbury and Scott street matters
were not considered.
The mayor nominated A. II. Sturte-
want, NJ. d.. to be a member of the
Board of Health in place of George K.
Campbell resigned He also nominated
George {. Sheldon, Esq. to be a mem
Der of the same board in place of Ker-
vim Il. Hanks. resigned. Both these
nominations We're confirmed by the
| board of aldermen.
The committee on highways and sew
Tsrs, to which an order relating to lay
fmg Il pipe across Mt Vernon avenue
WAS referred. reported that the order
ought to pass in a new draft This re-
port was accepted in both branches
tand the revised order was passed. The
order read as follows
Ordered. That Peter Guernier be and
tAs hereby authorized to lay water
fspipe across Mt. Vernon avenue. to a
connection with a spring on the east
SIDE of said avenue, the street to be
left in as good condition as il now is.
report was received from the COM
mittee on highways and sewers in re-
lation to the widening of the junction
of Grove and Chapel streets The or
der in relation to this passed the city
government April II. authorizing and
directing the street commissioner for
the western district under the direction
OF the mayor and the joint standing
committee on highways and sewers to
perform the work. The report of the
committed last evening. was that the
work had been performed according to
the order. The report was accepted.
The same committee reported favor
ably upon an order relating to the eX-
tension of Northern avenue. This re-
port was accepted and the order was
passed. 1t Wa as follows:
ordered. That, the sewer on Northern
avenue be extended about 800 feet
/ the same to be built by contract under
/ the supervision of the committee on
on highways and sewers.
The committee on highways AMI
! sewers. to which was referred the mat
| ter of a sewer from Willow street to
| Bangor street, reported an order in re-
lation to the same which was passed.
| 1t was as follows:
ordered. That the committee on
highways and sewers be authorized TO
construct sewer from Willow to Ban
Gor street.
| The committee recommended the pas
sage Of the order relating to the sew
| GRACE on Grove street and their report
vas accepted and adopted. The order
was as follows:
order ed. That the sewer which is
Icing constructed on Scott street be eN-
! tended on Grove street from the june
! ton with Scott street some 40 feet.
! the same to be done under the direc-
! ton of the committee on highways ana
! sewers.
Thee common council concurred with
the aldermen in adopting the recon-
menda ton Of the highways and sewers
committee. that Emma &. Jones have
leave to Withdraw her petition asking
for the abatement of sewer assess
rlent.
| The common council cOncurred with
| tie board of aldermen in their rec
Concentration that the order relating to
the gravel side walk on the south side
81 child street should pass. The order
was as follows:
Ordered. That the street commission
or be authorized and directed to con
struct gravel sidewalk on the south
sid" of Child street between Gage street
and the Gully" 50 called.
The common council concurred in
adopting the report of the highway
and sewer committee in relation to the
| erection of watering trough on the
river road and adopted the order. The
order authorizes ManIey Saunders to
erect the same. near his place. The
| trough is to he constructed so as to
he If convenient use in watering hoI
and where public travel will not he en-
danSered by the stipulations Of the
| order the expense is not to be more
| than So per year.
At the meeting of the city government
held April II. Howard owen and Nellie
NJ Stevens petitioned the city for dam
ages caused to the fence in front Of their
house at No. - South Chestnut street by
the employees Of the city during IA snow
storm WHICH look DldttN just pi'>''HF> W
time the petition was presented The
matter was referred to the committee on
highways and sewers at the time and.
last evening, they recommended that the
sum of s. be paid the petitioners tor the
damage The recommendation OF tn,
committee was accepted and the order APP
propriating the sum from any aNailabio
funds of the city was also adopted IN
both branches.
The following order introduced AT the
meeting of the city government hc!d
April II has remained in the hands OF the
committee on highways and sewers since
that time:
Ordered That the street commissioners
for the Western district be. and he is
hereby authorized to construct a cross
walk across Green street to the west sue
Z of Dayton street. the same to De con-
! structed of a granite tagging or corcfet1
, as in his Judgment he may decide fpr the
. best interests of the city.
Z. The committee reported. last evening
that the order should be passed and that
: the work should be done by the street
commissioner under the direction of the