Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-12
CITY COVE RNMENT.
The Usual Amount Of Business Transacted a
Its Regular Monthly Mecting.

The city government held its regular
monthly meeting at City hall. last
evening. The mayor and a large ma
jority of the members of the board of
aldermen and of the city council were
present.
Alderman Hichborn brought in roll
OF accounts No. I. covering the past
month. This includes expenditures
amounting to $6sl6.34. 1t will be found
in another column in full. 1t was or
dered that the several amounts be paid
to the different persons mentioned.
The common council passd the order
which went through the board of al
dermen. June -. providing for hear
ing on the petition of Thomas Clark
and others for the laying out and &C
Cepting of Scott street so-callcd, lead
ing from State street to~Grove street
and for the construction of suitable
sidewalks on the same. The city
clerk will call the hearing In accord
ance with the statutes.
An order was passed instructing the
mayor to draw his warrant in favor of
the Augusta Water Company for SAB. 10
in payment of bills for repairing by
drants on Chapel and Spring streets.
This is for damages claimed to have
been done the hydrants while flushing
the sewers of the city.
| 1t was ordered that the joint stand
ing committee on accounts be directed
not to allow any bills. claims or &C
| counts against the city until said bills.
! claims or accounts have been approved
by the committee or the chairman of
| the committee having charge of the
appropriation to which the same is to
| be charged or supervision over the ex-
| penditures of the respective depart
| ments; or unless said expenditures
shall have been specifically ordered by
the citw council This order was in
| troduced by Alderman Fletcher
| An order allowing George E. Wash
burne. NJ. D.. the sum Of $31.5 for
three months services as city physi-
clan. extending from Jan. |, 1901 to
| April I. 1901. was passed. This covers
| the time while DIR. Washburne was
| acting as the successor Of the late DIR.
Andrews and before his own election
as city physician.
A communication from Samuel w.
Lane, president Of the 18th Maine
Regiment Association requesting the
free use Of City hall for the 30th re-
union of that regiment to be held IN
this city. August s and Z. An order in
troduced by Alderman HichbOrn. al
lowing this privilege was passed.
The sum of 800 was appropriated FOR
the use Of the assessors in assessing
supplementary personal taxes.
| int nv ('nnnCiIm1 n
Harrington was passed providing that
a Joint committee of three on the part
Of the board of aldermen and three
or the part of the common council De
appointed by the mayor. whose duty II
shall be to examine into the sanitary
condition Of any places where refuse
or waste matter has been deposited
! and report at the next meeting Of the
! city government whether or not some
action shall be taken to put sucn
I nlaccs in sanitary condition. together
with such recommendation as the com
mittee deem wise. t'.t
There was quite lively discussion
in the board of aldermen oyer an or
der coming up from the council. al
loving $40 10 each member of the city
council for stationery. Alderman HIGH
norm smoke against the order and
moved it's indefinite postponement. The
motion was lost. four to two. 1t was
1,tor M. sed. four to one, and one no,
voting. This order also repealed the or
der passed. June 10. That order provid-
cd for the sum of 500 for the whole
council.
An order originating in the common
council. cutting the salary of the cit!
auditor down from $500 to 1900 was Ia
bled in the board Of aldermen on mo-
lion of Admiral Hichborn. \
1t was ordered that the poles on th'