Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-06
In!essCh0iastic lea;uc.
CITY GOVERN MENT.
Matters Regarding Location OF The Togus Road
Considered and Settled.

There was meeting Of the mayor
and board of aldermen. Saturday even
ing. Most of the business that came
up related To the location of the Togus
extension of the A.. II. K G.. 4. Il. The
mayor and two Of the aldermen ar
rived on the appointed hour, and after
a wait of perhaps an hour they thought
they would adjourn until next Tuesday
evening. but just after this was done
it was found that the marshal had sue
ceeded in finding three more of the al
dermcn. who came later. ana at last
the meeting was called to order at
go Joseph Williamson. Esq. was APP
pointed clerk pro tempore.
An order was passed that the Au
gusta, Hallowell & Gardiner Railroad
co. be permitted to erect poles and
run wires substantially as prayed for
in petition dated April Is. 1901. 1t
was provided that the poles should be
of q length. size and material. and the
wires thereon should be at a height and
placed in manner satisfactory To the
mayor and board of aldermen. The
following are the streets and highways
referred to in the petition: South end
of water street. near foot Of RineS hill
across the railroad track. Front street;
Conv street. from the bridge to stone
street: Stone steet: Hospital street:
Thomaston road: Spring road. and to
run its wires over the kennebcC
bridge.
An order was passed giving the New
England Telephone ana Telegraph co.
new location for its poles on tn" west
side of Stone street. the new location
OF. the poles to be eight feet and one
half the thickness of the pole from the
west line of said Stone street. y no
tice to the New England Telegraph
aud Telephone Co. of the change in the
location of their poles on stone street
was embodied in the order.
It was ordered that the Augusta.
Hallowcn & Gardiner Railroad Go. be
granted a new location on Cony street.
This new location begins at point u
feet. G inches from the curb stone at
the corner of Cony and Bowman
streets. running eastcrly to a point J
feet. G inches from the curb at tn"
corner of Cony and Stone streets.
thence BY curve of 80 feet center
radius about 10 feet to point feet.
6 inches eastelly from the curb on
Stone street.
A petition from the Augusta Halo
well e. Gardiner Railroad Co asking
for a location of it's poles and wires
from its track on State street over
Capitol street TO the Kcnnebec river
was received and IN order for the ad-
vertisement found in another column
was passed.
A petition from the Postal Telegraph
Co. was received asking for a location
for its poles and wires along thc
eoutherly side of Locke street, pc
tween the Maine Central Raliroao
tracks and Bangor street. was receiNe"
and the order for its advertisements III
| today's Journal passed. 1t VIII De
| found in another column.
An order presented by Alderman!
Nichols that Mrs. Lizzie Boyes ne
| granted a license to conduct an lnteih-
yerce office was tabled until the next
meeting upon the motion of Alderman
| Fletcher. on the ground that II was i''t
| Good policy to act at n special meetiils
on business which was not speclfled III
| the call.
! The petition of Arl Wohlman Tor Il
license to maintain night lunch cart
| in such a location as might De oesiF
mated by the city marshal for one He'' !.
upon the payment of s25. was referreu
to the committee on police. Adjourheu'