Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-22
CITY GOVERN MENT.
Appropriation Bill, Calling for $50,
1854, Passed Monday evening.


The postponed meeting of the city
government, Monday evening, was one
Of considerable importance, as the APP
preparation bill was on the docket and
other important business to be tran
eacted. The records Of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
The bond. Of Henry S. Webster Of 800
as treasurer Of the Public Library was
accepted, rs was the bond of Charles
A. Knight of $70O as collector of the
taxes of 1900.
The matter of changing the fire tele-
phone from the house OF C. NJ. Drake,
10 the house. of Chief Engineer John
Kendall, Middle street, was laid on the
table.
Alderman weymouth presented a
petition from C. c. Wentworth and six
others for sewer to be constructed
from the lot of A. Il. Weymouth to Jo-
seph Glazier's, connecting with the
Central street sewer, which was re-
ferred to a joint special committee oi
three.
The loan of the use of the city teams
and crew was granted the management
Of Quimby field for two days, subject
to the approval and convenience of the
street commissioner.
An order to have the buildings on
Ash street numbered, the cost to be
taken from the contingent fund, was
passed.
An order instructing the street COM
missioner to change the sidewalk on
Cobbossee avenue from the New Mills
bridge to the residence of George w.
Banks, from the south side of the
street to the north side, was referred
10 the joint standing committee on
highways, bridges and sidewalks.
The report of the committee on pur-
| chasing the lot of land adjoining the
town farm was accepted.
The appropriation bill was then taken
up and it was voted to transfer 5000
from the general expenses to the street
commissioners salary, which makes
the street commissioners salary $500.
This was done on condition that he
work on team of his own in the en-
ploy of the city. The total of the ap-
preparation remains the same, S11 900.
The following items were taken up:
Gardiner and Randolph bridge, $1,000;
sewers. $500: Grammar and Primary
| schools, S94G0; High school, s5350; poor
and insane. $1,000; fire department,
| $42S0; police department, $2460: board
Of health. $3.50; street lights, $500; cleo
tons and registration, $780, interest,
$4,000; water rent, S2695; public library,
$1,000; contingent fund, s21e0; City
building and vault, $500: taxes, s13,-
| 55194; public parks. $3.50; salaries,
$26i0
These items We're all passed and sent
| down from the board of aldermen for
| concurrence, as amended. Here they
ran up against a snag and after ex-
| tended discussion a COMMITTEES of con-
| ference was chosen, consisting of AL
dermen Cole and Turner, Councilmen
| Daley and Thurlow, and after their
report the bill was passed as amended,
amounting to s62, 1864.
Then an order that the joint stand
ing committee on highways, bridges
and sidewalks be instructed to receive
| bids for the sprinkling of the streets,
| to be given to the lowest bidder and the
work to be under the supervision OF
the street commissioner, was passed by
both boards.
| The two boards then went into Joint
convention. The matter of the issuing
of bonds was discussed and after an
explanation made by Mayor Danforth
the matter was delayed until the mayor
| had opportunity to look into the mat
| ter more thoroughly. The convention
then dissolved and the two boards ad-
| Journed to the first Monday in May