Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-14
CITY COVE RNMENT.
General Location for Railway
to Winthrop Granted.
Board Of Health Will Issue Proclama-
ton Advising Vaccination.
F.e. Garlani's Claim Against City. Matters
Of Minor importance.

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IN. absence OF the mayor, Alderman
George r. Keen presided in the board
af aldermen and Councilman Samuel
I, Manley. president Of the common
council not being present. Councilman
charles r. Hall was elected president
pro tenn.
, communication was received from
IN. Augusta Board of Health relative
ro free vaccination. This was accom-
nanied hy a letter addressed to the To-
cal board from Dr. \. G.. Young, secrt-
tarv OF the state Board, advising TIE
city To adopt this precaution against
The spread Of smallpox. The locai
board OF health have the power I" IL
stirute free vaccination once a %ehr
Without consulting anyone. but i =
M. opirion OF the lnsvor that th''
hard should not except in eXtrem"
cas,.s. spend large sums of money With
out consulting the municipal Officers
This vas tbs. reason which called fort.
this communication.
Georgo {. sheldon, Or. w. III. HaTrt'
and DR.. 4. Il. SturtcVant ot The board.
were present and the former wv"
smoke. Both favored the idea Or ire
>I,co;ration Alderman Hichboru
thought thai if the board should caN
attention to the danger Of spread g.
the disease and announce their heslt"
rat all should be yaccinated the re"-
,la would respond. He closed by
making a motion that the matter ~
ajsposai of in this manner. This mo-
lion passed ana the Board of Heal'
win nlak,. a proclamation to this effe'
which they will cause 10 be posted III
nj u-i1
in both French and English.
Thomas ]. Lynch. attorney Tor tn
lewiston. Winthrop X Augusta stree;
Railway, was present and presented q
patition from that company for tn an
proval OF location as I" streets, roa"'
and vays for the part of that railway
10 be located in this city. The lofa-
ion is to start al the junction Of West
,.rn avenue and state street. up West
,I.n avenue and on to Manchester AMI
Winthrop, as previously announced.
This LOCATION Is made in a general
way. the specific location of the track
in the streets being determined By tn
railroad commissioners. The petition
was granted by means Of an order in
trOduced by Alderman Hichborr an"
passed by 4 unanimous vote.
Two p1tltlollS, tN.itt uHI'IlCdAeFI " -
received from Fred f. Garland. ON
vas introduced i'll the common "ounct!
and the other was addressed tn tn
municipal officers. This was done as IL
precaution against making any mis-
take as to the party 10 whom IN" Pc
tition should he presented. me pe'!-
ton represented that Mr. Garland WaS
the owner of a lot and buildings on
cage street and that the street com
missioner, acting under the authority
nf the city government. during the last
summer, raised the street about ~ in
hes. thereby causing great damage"
10 the premises. He now asks for in
iemnifica ton. The petition sent 10 the
municipal officers was referred 10 til"
highway and sewer committee ana the
city solicitor. The other petition was
similarly disposed o. by the council
and upon being sent up the dldermei
roncurred.
The esuperintendnG school commit
Tee was authorized to sell the dilapida-
ted school house on the Hospital dis
,rict lot and clear up the premises that
IL may be in condition for the erection
Of another schoolhouse. This was done
in order to hold the lot. as it was
decided to the city on condition that il
should be used only for school pur
poses. BY passing this order the city
declared its intent to use it for thai
purpose and will thus hold the land
The use of City hall was granted 70
the pupils OF the Conv High school on
Thursday and Friday, Jan. 9 and 10,
1902, for the purpose of holding their
annual fair.
The city treasurer was authorized I"
give Walter A. Newcosnb Il quit claim
deed of the right, title and interest OF
he city in the real estate of the heirs
Of Jane Cunningham upon the payment
Of slI3.22, tie amount due for tax
deeds, interest and costs for the years
1SaS-UO and the tax of, 1901.
An order was introduced in the board
Of aldermen authorizing the city
treasurer to annul all proceedings for
the collection of sewer assessment
against +. w. Cole on his lot on Wash
ington street until such time az II"
shall enter the city sewer Mr. Cole
has built Il private sewer to the river
and is not. using the advantages fur
nished by the city The order. was
passed in both branches
An order providing for an are light
70 be located at the corner If Cow
man and Willow streets to be KEPT
burning until l. o'clock was referred
10 the committee liz highways and
sewers with power TO act
me mayor was authorized TO draw
his warrant for sl79.Si in favor of the
Maine Farmer Publishing co. i'm pay
ment of bill for printing the city re
ports
The committee on highways and
sewers reported on order instructinc
the city clerk to announce q n1eeri.I.r
ot the committee at the aldcrm.n'S
rooms TT the city building. Monday.
pee. 23r TO hear parties Interested in
the petition of William H. Reid. John
r. Hill and others for the establish
mept OF the north lire Of Cantor
street
Roil OF accounts No. l. and order for
the payment of the same was accented
ma the, order passed. This carries n
total OF N.31a.43 and will be found in
company with the remainder of the
anditors report in another column of
the Journal
arthur HuntOOn WAS locEa1 ~,