Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-04
CITY GOVERNMENT.
No Night Lunch Cart and No Special Officer.
This Year.

government, Monday evening. much
important business was transacted.
and the greatest harmony prevailed
among the members of both boards, all
the orders introduced being passed in
concurrence. Nearly all the members
of the council We're present and after
the reading of the minutes, both
branches settled down to business.
ton Of Arl Wolman for license for
a night lunch cart was taken from
the table. 1t was unanimously voted
not to grant the license and the city
marshal was ordered to notify Mr..
Wolman to remove his lunch cart from
the square.
A petition from w. +. Lawrence and
IS others. for Il new street at South
Gardiner from the junction OF Cunard
street west. 500 feet. was referred 10
the joint standing committee on laying
out new streets.
The committee appointed to look up
a suitable place for rifle range for
co. A made verbal report. They
were unable to definitely secure a
place but an order was introduced that
al SltCial toItiiIlltltt DF IHpolIttt III
secure range at once and not to eX-
coed $500 in cost. The committee Is
composed of Aldermen Russell and
Milton and Councilmen Haley. Cole
and Harrington.
The amount Of Is loads Of gravel
We're given To st. Joseph cemetery for
use on the walks. the cemetery Ia
pay the expense OF hauling.
y report OF the joint standing com
mittee on street lights reported favor
ably for an electric light at the juno
ton Of Deanc street and Lincoln
avenue: also an incandeSccnt lamp at
the head OF the stairs on Prospect
street. The report was excepted and
recommendation adopted.
Roll Of bills No. 3. amounting to
Sl521l including highway department.
si03sl0, contingent. $500 and poor
and insane. s335.N0. was ordered paid
The committee on highways. bridges
and sidewalks reported on the perma-
nent road as ordered by the council.
IL decided on the part OF Brunswick
avenue between the residence al
Amasa s. Ring and the foot OF Iron
Mine hill. The report was accepted
and an order passed that the mayor
and committee on highways, bridges
and sidewalks proceed with the work
at once. the cost not TO exceed $4,000
The bill Of Dingley Eros. contracted
in 1893 for coal amounting to $69.13 ana
interest 10 the sum of s292C was pre-
scented. Ii was voted To pay the origi-
nal bill but not the interest.
The joint standing committee on
highways. bridges ana sidewalks was
authorized to investigate the laying
out of a new sidewalk to the residence
OF John \ Bradstreet. in answer to q
petition asking for the same.
The committee on fire department
We're authorized 10 secure hos,
wagon for Highland avenue. the sum
not to exceed 5000. this being appro-
priated by the government.
1t was voted to appropriate the sum
of $3.50 for Old Home Week If private
subscription to the same amount be
raised.
report that the bill of Decker &
Day for supplies for the common be
paid, that the bill of John a. Hunter
be referred TO the city solicitor: FL
bridge Bros bill for painting the
school room at South Gardiner be
paid; and the bills of Richardson X
Flanders be not paid was accepted.
The bond of T.. g. Harwood as 4
common victualer was accepted
The matter of water for the fountain
on the common was settled for one
month by ordering the water not
turned on except when to comply with
the agreements for the same This
will be settled for the remainder of the
season after ii has been more thor
oughly looked into.
The Hollingsworth & Whitney
Paper Co. was granted permission to
run its steam boilers at its plants
The special police list was then read.
but motion to adjourn was made and
carried and this matter will not again
be presented. Gardiner will depend
for the rest Of the year on its city
marshal and constables. there being
no specials except the night watch
Adjourned to the first Monday in
July.