Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-02
CITY Government Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting of the
city government was held. last even
ing, and though but little business was
tra nsa cted il was of Importance. \
greater part of the time was occupied
with discu ssion of the report of the
street commissioner but this was
passed.
Roll of bills No. g. amounting to
s1499. IS. S9lS.O3 for the highway de-
rartment. sprinkling streets. 500. and
poor and insane. $iS1.53. was ordered
paid. The report of Dog Officer Taylor
was read and accepted. and his bill of
SOC. 60 was ordered paid from the con-
tingent fund. He reported the licensing
Of 226 dogs. killed Is and found Is that
were returned by the assessors as in
correct. The bill of II. D. Robinson for
supplies for George Mcclellan. who
was injured in the freight yard, hiring
of Foye stol for three times. and Ber-
tina Hinkley for attendance of Roland
Kelly while under quarantine. were re-
fe-red back to the committee on ac-
counts and claims.
The reports of the several heads or
departments of the city We're read and
accepted That of the street commls-
sioner occasioned considerable discus
sion. Alderman Weeks claimed that the
bill was not as an order introduced at
the April meeting read. That there
was no way from his report of telling
the cost of the work done a the sew
araI places about the city. Others ar
gued that such report would require
the assistance of boOkkeeper and
that his salary would not allow OF
such an exDense. The report was ac-
Cep'ed
The petition of J. w. Lash and others
for o sewer on Central street, was tax
en- from the table in the aldermen
room and ordered referred to special
Joint committee consisting of Alder
men Russell and Andrews and Coun-
cilmen Turner Eldridge and Farfng-
ton,
An order was passed that the heads
| of the several departments of the CITY
return to the mayor the amount OF
coal burned during the winter. That
he advertise for bids for furnishing
| this, and tn lowest bidder be awarded
the contract for the furnishing of the
| cityS coal.
| A license was granted to the Socka-
lexis Concert Co for weeks stand IN
the city the sum of Sc to be paid, they
/ to pay FOR the police protection they
| ask for.
The aldermen ordered the assessu's,
| according to the law. to notify Abbie r.
| Allen. Mechanic street that she mas
! no license to keep boarders or lodeers.
and that as she was found guilty Oh
keeping a disorderly house. II TINS Is
not cbeyed. the city marshal VIII en-
force the law to the fullest extent.
Both boards then met in JOINT con
I vention for the election Of third as
SCISSOR to fill the vacancy for the re-
mainder of the year. made vacant os
the death of Dorville J. Libby Sever
teen votes were cast Of which w. u
Haley had and ]. II. Lawrence. .. Mr.
Haley was declared elected Z" the OF
flee.
An invitation from the A.. H. & e.. G
r. r. Co. was read asking the men. n,
bers of the eity(government. win tneA
wives to take ride over the road u
Togus, Tuesday afternoon. This wa
accepted. A letter from Father Rea,,
don of st. Joseph's Catholic cnurc.,
thanking the government for the =
loads of gravel for the cemetery wa
read and accepted.
Adjourned for one month.