Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-11
II IS CITY HALL.
Mayor BlaisdeII Has Decided
to Sign This Order.
He Thinks Grammar School Order
Was too Hastily, Conceived.
Believes Growing Sentiment Demands Immc.
diate Constr Of City Building.

'clty barn Will no longer by the Iauph
ing STOCK OF the city for it WILSON he
covered by the SuperstructUre Mayor
Blalsdel has been doing some pretty
nara thinking during the past few
Guys ana, yesterday, made up his mind
TO aiilX his signature to the City hall
order and allow the schoolhouse order
to go by. Waterville is to have a Citv
building worthy of her reputation at
last. Nhnop. OF course that school
building viii come later but as ex-
Mayor Philbrook once pointed out it
must be one thing at time and the
sooner the one thing comes the sooner
the others will follow
The City hall matter was agitated
for the first time more than five years
ago. IT has been simmering ever since.
DoWncd in the courts OF the State il
has bobbed up TO plague every city
council since it originated. 1t has
caused more talk and more discussion
ana disSentions than any plan ever pro-
posed IN the city. 1t has been made
poiit!cal capital and then been allowed
To rest spell. When the present mix
cd government took its seat one of the
chief questions being asked by the
citizens was: viii they dare 20 ahead
with the City half" 1t now seems that
they 90 dare ana that they viii soon
have the work we'll underway.
one of the first things done when the
matter w,.s preached was To hold a
mess meeting. Wateryilie seems 10
haze fondncss for mass meetings any
way. There was no doubt about how
the people felt in the matter for the
meeting heartily endorsed the plans
linen il went to the city council ana
both branches passed the order 50 far
it had all been clear sailing. The or
der was promptly approved by MI
Webb. who was then mayor. Tho Old
bail W2s moved of the lot on Common
street and the actual work of laying
tho foundation commenced in 1886.
Thee who had been pushing the
scheme slept the sleep If the just Of u
night ana dreamed pretty dreams IN
which tie beautiful public building
stood out corspicuously. The trouble
was it was to ba altogether too beau
tiful II might have done for Eo-
man patriciIn. but it was q little too
ornate FOR ccmaon c..a-y day Yankees.
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M .lo t1xpnycrs. fut tho contract
had boon ltt. al TIE plans ana sp.ciii-
N'',''..N -"''ae 'l' '-'e "o'A ""a 5''i''S
i'iertiiS oh.
Then the strong arm Of III" law
stepped an and stopped everything. Tie
cert limit was dang ruuSiE mar. so
near in l2ct that 1T could tie seen
plainly BY near sighted man or at
least II could haze been after the hall
had hccn paid fo" Then the work on
the around WaS suspend q ana trans
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y u contract WIS hh,Ht 'hd ne
mum ~ inulStiN WAS hc+rd ABOUT tEc
propose ca site ne foundation had gust
h''H C"tllplet't wren u" ~" again
St 'lEci II ana cH"k-d H. S'fipI!n@
'i-'l Ie was iNi"! 10 Keep fu'"'. me
';t'"F was dragged ihrouSh the courts
iof many weary DAY ana When ~
emerged IN" injunction sun cluhE ana
the work mad to cease. tut the cause
stuck III the peoples heart IKE a re-
btllion ana was ever cropping out.
ne TWO ldctio'is rtStcu Oh thtiI tdsc
ana watched tach cticf. oilc nag call-
"d the law 10 It's ASSISTANCE ana hau
hech N!'toIiouS' bui tHt otllei ldttl
Ead regular irish sfN ~ IL iilahe
up ana IL Woui"h aulht that II hdu
pecn defeated. ii was ohiS lhc otner
DAY tEat me last case IN court was
seit!"d ana against t1c cIty.
After the injunction proved binding
the founda ton was cleaned up ana left
to itself. The weeds have been growing
amongst the stones and the lot has
been used as 4 lumber yard. Strangers
nave listened to the story and gone
away laughing. Sull the foundation
stood enc served TO encourage the
faithful. About q NcGr ago one more
'f!0rt was made to get something on
TOP OF those granite hiocES. IheTe We're
then several schemes but none OF them
succeeded. Again the matter dropped
and was hc1rd no more in the land
Then came the miXup in politics ana
the city hall people began to cheer up
again. They were as strong Is ever
and perhaps stronger. Inc last 1iSht
was a not one ana pushed TO the limit
but it failed.
once more they set themselves to the