Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-26
aldermen will Inspect House on Cour. Stree,
An Alleged Nuisance.

c'NNi last evening, making
tain charges against him.
The matter was not taken up public
~ to any extent. The board Withdrew
to the mayors room where the matter
was discussed and the parties interest
ed were heard. After a secret session
lasting an hour. the board returned to
the aldermen's room and the vote was
taken resulting in the non-con.irma
ton.
Another matter that was discussed
at some length was communication
from Frank II. Partridge asking for the
abatement of nuisance, the alleged
nuisance being the old house on the
north side of Court street. Just vest
or state street. owned by Mrs. Georgi-
ana 5. Davis. FreemOnt j. c. Little.
Esq. appeared in behalf of Mrs. Davis.
Witnesses We're heard and the board
decided to visit the building ana TAX.
action. Saturday afternoon.
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Titcomb. the following alder
men being present: Nichols Fletcher
Hichborn. Cross. Rurns. Keene, Has
kell. Dudley.
vi tIlt ttltii MA tltn Oh lnA
nomination of Judson G. Knight post
poned from the last meeting. was
taken up.
Permission was given to any person
present to address the meeting with re-
gard TO the matter pending.
In response to an inquiry T.. y.
TraSk said there was no one in par
ticular whom he knew wanted to
speak. He didn't want to call on any
one ii they did not want to speak of
their own accord.
James $. Hayes said that his case
had nothing to do with anyone but
himself. If anyone else had n griev-
ance he could make it known. He had
no axe to grind with anybody. He had
made his complaint. He said he would
like to hear from Alderman Fletcher.
The mayor informed Mr.. Hayes that
the matter was, at present, before the
citizens. No one showed an inclination
to speak.
Alderman Fletcher moved that the
board take recess of Is minutes un-
less someone desired to address the
board. The vote was carried and the
beard withdrew to the seclusion of the
mayors room.
Mr. Knight and Attorney A. NJ. God
daid We're summoned into the mayors
room and. later. +. y. Trask was
called The deliberations behind closed
doors continued for some time and then
Messrs. Knight, Trask and Goddard
re-appeared. The board was in eXecu-
tive session.
Having been absent exactly one hour,
the board returned to the aldermen's
room.
Alderman Hichborn moved that a
yea and nay vote be taken on the con-
firmation. The vote resulted as fol-
lows:
Yea-Hichborn. Keene.
Nay-Nichols, Fletcher. Cross, Burns.
Haskell, Dudley.
The confirmation of Judson G..
Knight was lost.
A communication. signed by Frank
r. Partridge. was taken from the table.
asking for the removal of the old house
on the north side of Court street, near
state, just back of the old Concert hall.
so called, on the grounds that it is in
an unsanitary condition, rendezvous
for tramps and menace in the way OF
being q fire trap.
Frank r. Partridge spoke to the
board saying that the stencil from the
old house made it necessary to close
I'D the side of his residence facing II.
He said that the grand jury had unani-
mously indicted the old house as nui-
sance and considered it a disgrace 10
the city.
Freemont j. c. Little. Esq. appeared
as attorney for Mrs. GeOrgiana ).
Davis. the owner of the house. ana
asked that he be PERMITTED to cross
examine speakers. He asked Mr..
Partridge how he knew how the grani
Jury voted and the answer was that
two members of the jury said -.
Mr.. Little asked if the strench came
from the building or the sewer. Mr..
Partridge said that it comes from TIE
building and it's surroundings. He did
not know of there being an open sewer
thereabOuts.
Mr.. Little asked if the stencil came
from fire was Mr.. Partridge said the
fact that tramps go in and drink in
the vacant building was enough. Mr.
Partridge said he had never said any
thing to Mrs. Davis but said that the
neighbors had. He had brought the
matter before the city government as
, he would in any nuisance.
Alderman Fletcher said he under
etood the matter before the board was
whether or not the house was nui-
e,nce. and he moved that both sides
ba herd without cross-examination.
| A. NJ Goddard. Esq. said that Z. ..
, w kerry had property in the vicinity
He had been unable to attend the meet
! ing and asked him to come and repre-
cent his interests.
1 George searles said that he had
| borne the nuisance as long as he wish
| cd and he agreed with Mr.. Partridge's s
Il line of talk. He did not think the
4, ho,,qe worth repairing.
CITY Marshal Breen said he had been
| He'd to the house by complaints. The
house YVES in filthy state. 1t was a
rendezvous for tramps and drunken
men.
! charles Mclaughlin corroboTated
avorythjng that had been said. The
! ;nsurance on the building next to 1t
had been raised on account OF the nui-
sancc