Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-23

AUGUSTA LOCALS.
CITY GOVERNMENT,
Last Evenings Business Was Largely
Of Minor Importance.
"'oermcn Vote That Garbage on Water S re, I
Be Collected Before Am.

COMMON council was held at CIV hall
i2st evening. In the absence of Moyor
iitromo Alderman Keene 4 nraSi5an,
N The board. took the chair and Coun
'iiihar Han was elected president n,o
'c'i. pS ire common council in place
OF President Manley, who was moi
p-'sri'' me business transacted was
largely Of minor importance.
IN" Following reports Of the commit
l." ON highways and sewers were read
ana accepted in the board OF aldermen:
lhat in regard to the petition of En-
ma I. Jones for abatement of sewer
assessment the petitioner have leave
TO withdraw.
ihat in regard to the order relating
20 Il gravel sidewalk on the south side.
or Child street. the committee ,cp,rt
the within order and that i, have n
passage. The order referred To is as fol-
lows:
ordered. That the street commits
SOBER be authorized and directed to
etaMtruct gravel sidewalk on IN.
snutn side of Child street between
Gage street and the Gully" so-caued
me committee on highways and sew
ers also recommended that in regard To
the ordef relating to the erection of n
watering trough on the West River.
road that thc following order ought To
pass:
Ordered, That Manlcy Saunders is
hereby authorized to erect Watering
rough on the West River road
near his place The same to be so
constructed as t. he of CONVEX ient use
watnrinp
travel will not be endangered: the ey
pens" OF It's erection and maintenance
snail not be greater than 50 per annum
TIE two orders We're later passed as
recommended. The board also passed
the following order:
That the committee on highways and
sewers take such action as may be nee
tssary to have the garbage removed
frcm Water street Lcfo.e s o'clock
\. NJ.
The following reports az the commit
zoe on highways and sew. IS We're read
;tHt Sccepted:
In regard 10 TIE order It'lting 10 the
repairs Of the sidewalk ~ Nickery &
Hills Publishing house that the work
has been done under the head of gen
cr&l repairs OF sidewalks and hence no
action OF tn city council is necessary.
In regard to the order relating to a
sidewalk on Jefferson street and
Northern avenue that the work having
been under the head OF general repairs
no action of the city council is reces-
sary.
In regard TO the order relating TO
moving telephone and electric light
4
Green streets that the erection and
change of electric light and telephone
poles is in the control of the municipal
officers and the committee has no pow
CT to act.
In regard to the orirr relating To the
lncation of poles on Bangor and School
streets that the erection of poles upon
the streets is under ana by the au
thority OF the municipal officers of the
city.
In regard to the order relating to
crossing on Washington street 10
Franklin street that the crossing was
made in the work of street repairs ana
hence no action of the city council Is
needed.
IN regard to the order relating 20
the reuair of the sidewalk on the north
side of Franklin street that the repairs
of sail walk were made under the
head of general repairs and hence no
action of the city councll Is necessary
The following orders were read ana re-
fcrrcd to committee on highways ah-
sewers:
That the committee on highways ah'
sewers be directed TO inquire as l" tl'
necessity and eXpediency OF CONSTRUCTING
a sewer extending about =" iett III
northerly direction across the lahu OF >
4. Norton. o. r. Wcliman ana others
fron, the Wade sewer SO-calied. Saiu pr"'
,oc.d sewer 10 enter said Wade sewer al
. min, near the catch basin in sal,
se,,ar in the private way leading from
Sewall street to Grove street. an" s'''
committee is hereby directed 10 repot'
me result Of its finding with such recon-
mendations as il may deem necessary y
the next regular meeting or the CITY
council.
That Peter Gurnier be and he Is hereoN
ne,mitted to law Il water pipe across MI
Vernon avenue the same to connect VIII
| , snrinc on the east side Of said avenue
That the sidewalk on the west siut o
| Page street be concreted.
| That n sewer be constructed on iaurt
street from state street to water street
/ The following order was read ana re
ferrcd to the committee on street hSh's
That the arc light at the corner o
Hospital street and the head OF the ian'
at the Hospital grounds be accepted h'
Z the city.
! The following order was read ana re
ferred to the committee on fire depart
mcnt:
That a hydrant be put in for the pette
protection against fire, at the lower en-
of Sewall street near the residence
Henry NJ. Breen.
Adjourned.
Lawrence. Newhall & Page co. com