Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-06-14
CITY GOVERNMENT.
A Large Amount OF Routine Business ard
Special Orders Acted Upon.

There was Il large amount of busi-
ness acted ON at the meeting of the
city government. last evening. Among
the other business several rcvisions to
the city ordinances We're considered.
the monthly roll of accounts was pass
ed and many other orders went
through.
Alderman Hichborn presented roll of
accounts No. 6 amounting to A1l?.lJ.
with an order for its passage. 1t was
passed and the complete roll will be
found in another column.
AS the appropriation shown on the
city books of $4,000 for the Kcnnebcc Il
Franklin l.. II. Co has become for
feited through the lapse of time an
order was introduced by Alderman
Fletcher for the auditor to cancel it
and charge IL off on the books. Passed
The ordinance introduced April IL,
establishing the salary of the mayor
at $500 was returned by the joint
standing committee on conference with
, the report that it ought not to pass
| This report was accepted.
The ordinance providing that the
teams of the fire department and the
ambulance shall have the right Of way
over all other vehicles except the Unit
ed States mail was reported by the
committee as truly and strictly en-
rolled and was passed to be ordained.
| The ordinance relating to accounts
and expenditures which has been
/ brought up several times before was
reported by the committee as truly ana
strictly enrolled. 1t was sent down for
4 IL ,fl.Nf fs.t
| postponed in the common council.
| The committee on highways ana
| sewers reported that concrete walk
| should be built on the west side OF
! SewaIl street from Green street to Lin
| coin street, and the report was ac-
| ceptcd.
The ordinance to revise and harmo-
/ niZe various chapters and sections oil
the revised ordinances was reported
| by the committee on enrolled ordl-
nanccs to be truly and strictly en-
rolled. This ordinance is intended to
harnonizc all sections in the ordi-
nanccs which conflict in any way
| and to change the reading OF various
passages where a change would make
I the meaning clearer. 1t has been
carefully considered by the members
and last night was passed to be or
daincd.
The committee on highways and sew
ers TO whom the matter of further re-
ducinC the grade of Green street was
referred. reported unanimously that
public convenience would be served by
reducing the grade. in addition to the
amount shown on plan submitted in
fnnt
of the hill and a lowering of the side
walk and Of Green street place IL
conformity. and an order was passed
directing the committee on hish"dy'
and sewers to have this done in &C
cordancc with their report.
An order was introduced into th'
common council allowing Il. Fl. wal
kcr the use of q part of Crosby stree
in front of his new house until IT,
cor1plction. Passed.
An order was passed for the mayor
Ia draw his warrant in favor of W. Il
Decrow for $500 in payment for th'
new fire alarm system.
If was ordered that the poll taxes o
Henry S. Starbird for the years io'
and 1900 amounting to S5S: be refund
Cd to him, he not being resident
the city.
An order was sent UP from the com
; ,nop council authorizing the mayor t
r furnish the members of the city gov
ernment with 500 worth of stationer,
as has been the custom. Passed II
concurrence and as the vote wa
donbted by MFR. Hichborn yea am
( nav vote was taken. six voting for tn
order. one against it and one not vot
ing.
:, # was ordered that the street com
: missioner of Western district be au
thorized and instructed to construct
concrete si1ewal!. Cn Elm and Winte