Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-08
WATERVILLE.
CITY COUNCIL.
Important Building Matters
Disposed Of at Meeting.
Provisions Made for City Hall and
South Grammar School.
Rumors Arc Abroad thai Mayor B!aisdcli
May Veto 0ac.

The regular monthly meeting of the
city government for May, WAS he'll IN
the rooms, last evening. There was
an unusual interest in the meeting for
IL had been rumored far and wide That
the matter of II nov Grammar school
building and new city hall had been
successfully engineered ana wouli
come up for final action at this meet
ing There WAS therefore Il large at
tendance OF the citizens and feeling
of suppressed excitement, while tho
routine of opening WAS going on.
After a little preliminary work. The
aldermen plunged into the south
Grammar ~ huol busincSa. IN order
was introduced calling for the con-
atruction 81 the South Grammar SCHOOL
building, this year, on the SUMMER
street lot ana that so. 900 be raised for
this purpose. and that tn" cnmmiitc"
be authorized 20 sell such school build
ing as IA deemed adyisab" and a. DE-
vote the proceeds 10 the new building.
This order was passed by the aldermen
without any great show Of opposition
ana sent down to the lower board Tor
concurrence The lower board. after
tfflNf'lft dffIt- ftlt' ltHFt'fi iAA'A iit-f
ter on The table. TIE aldermen mon
while. passed on a. other business.
Later IN the meeting. after The city
hall matter had been disposed ~ III"
council took thu Grammar school build
ing from the table and amended IL 50
that 1t read as follow:
Ordered. That South Grammar
school building be built. this year. en-
The summer street lot Al q cost not
exceeding SIS Vp0. Tho order came
back To ,hc aldermen With this amend
nent. The al!cTmcn. after more u3S-
cussion. and several votes passed the
order as am, nde, by the council.
The city hall order Jared better and
did not have 50 rough = road To- travel.
Thu order as introduced was aSfollows:
Ordered. That the oi;y begin the con-
Struction of a city hall this year. N"
Sup"rstTiCturc To- H. constructed and
FOOTED H. by or before Jan. 81 ie02. at
a cost rot 10 exceed $2n.u1o $4,000 Of
said so eon to he raised by taxation
ana appropriation that the mayor and
treasurer be ard hereby are authorized
and Instructed to rats" by loan IN an
tIcinp tion Of sail taxation and apprn-
priation such sum ~ sums as may ~
necessary from tim" ~ Time. To carry
out the provisions Of this order. Also
by IL further ordered. that III. after
taking legal advice. II is found lawful
SO to do. the $500 raised toy taxation
and appropriation for assistance in the
construction OF the Watorvlle & Wis
case: Railway. now in tue treasury.
be AMI Is hereby transferred To the
city hall account. also all materials.
stock etc. bought b. the city of NJ.
& Foster & Son for construction Of
said hall be made available 50 far rs
may be for the above purpose and that
an amount equal To these two items
II they are to be deducted from the
S2ooon or whatever amount is neCcs-
sIry To complete the su1crstruCture.
and balance only t. lao raised 10y tax
alton and appropriation instead ot
$4,000 as first mentioned in this or
der: that for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions Of this order COM
miitee Of five of which the mayor. OK
onicio shall servo rs chairman. two
aldermen ard two councilmen shall
- appointed 10y tho mayor
to serve as city hall committee. Said
committee shall employ g. e.. Adams OF
Lawrence. Mas. or some other arChitCr-
IL rcvisc old plans now property Of tn"
city. 50 that the building when completed
shall cost not over $iH.W1. incIudin, =
plumbing. heating and lighting: that sail
committee as snoa as p-ar. icablc shall
advertise Tor bids from contractors to
construct surcr@trua ;urc ana close it III
by or before Jan. 81. iar3
This order was quickly passed IN the
aldermen and sent down to the common
council tor conc mr.. nee. The council at
ter considerable discussion ana some TX 4
tlc trouble with the voting. also passed
the order. Now. then. tie building situl-
ton il about this: These two orders
Gaining Tor the two most desired bu IN j
incs. have passed both branches But
they must still 20 before The mayor FOR
MS approval and II hls been rimor VI
mat he Will cut ono ~ them out by u
veto.
The question now Il. therefore. which
order Will survive. ana whether either one
"a, san again work II, way through both
or IL certainly places Mayor III lis,lel III
about he ticht"st place the MAJOR Of
Natcrvillc ever found himself in
This disposed Of the building question
and the following is the routine business
that was sandwiched iii between :hc moro
important matters. Alderman Perkins
chairman of tn" committee on puhIi :
lie buildings which had been referred 70
the committee. He stated that the com
mittee after considering the claims uf an
Parties thought il best to recommend
that the sum al $i5no he expended on tie
Western avenue and High school build
inGs. This report WAS accented hu; no
further action taken.
The street commissioner was authorizes !
to build concrete sidewalk on Water
street rom The house Of joan Cardiff 20
kenncbec street. An order to reconsider
the vote on salary of clerk of the con-
mon council was not passed. Another or
der referring to the same matter was laid
on the table.
A. Jacobson applied for n license to run
pawn shop and ii was referred to the
committee on licenses. The usual batch
OF applications for POOL and billiard IL
censeS was received and referred to tho
committee on licenses. This committee
after brief consultation recommended
that licenses he Granted to MesSrs Gar
veau. Haley. Miller. Simpson. for pool
rooms: and to Miller and Ruzzcll for Il
night lunch cart. They rccommcn led