Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-13
CITY COUNCIL.
Large Amount Of Business at
Regular Meeting.
Aid for Disabled Fireman. Fire
Whistle for City Hall.
Reports on Work on Streets, Walks
and Sewers.

The regular monthly meeting of the
city council was held at the city rooms,
Thursday evening. Owing to the slight
illness of Mayor Titcomb, the board of
aldermen was presided over by the
chairman, c. S. Hichborn. City Clerk
Burleigh was also absent being out of
town, and City Auditor E. E. Parkman
officiate1 in his stead. Concurrent
business was transacted as follows:
Roll Of bills No. u, amounting to
$4763.25, was approved and ardered
paid.
1t was ordered that the committee
On fire department be authorized and
directed to make such arrangements
as may be necessary to transfer the
fire alarm whistle from the mill of the
Augusta Lumber Co. to the city build
ing. together with the necessary ap-
paratus for operating the same.
A petition was received from the
New England Tel. and Tel. Co, asking
permission to build an underground
conduit for their wires, from a point
on the north side of Capital street, near
the Blaine mansion, across said street
to the State grounds, and an order was
passed granting the company a hear
ing, the same to be held at the alder
mems room, Monday evening, Dec. 90,
at 100 o'clock.
The Cony High School Fair Assoc
citation was granted the use of City hall
for their fair, to be held in January.
Upon an order introduced by Alder
man Manley, the mayor was authorized
to draw his warrant in the sum of
5000. in favor Of Geo. Z. Kicker, who
was seriously injured at the fire of
Oct. 2, while on duty in his capacity as
member of the fire department. The
sum is to be given him in recognition
Of his services, and as a testimonial
of the sympathy of the city govern
ment.
The city marshal was ordered to is
sue a license to John Hersom. to drive
public carriage until April 1, 1903
A communication was received from
the local branch of the Salvation
Army. asking for the use Of City hall,
for the purpose of giving a dinner to
the poor on Christmas day. and upon
an order intro iuced by Alderman RAN
dali. it was voted to give the Army
the free use Of the hall.
The joint standing committee on
highways and sewers reported on the
following orders and petitions. The
report was accepted, and the matters
We're referred 20 the next city govern
ment: Hallowell road. Sewall street.
Eastern avenue sidewalk, Arsenal
street. South Belfast road sidewalk,
Prospect street sewer, Child street
sewer South Chestnut street sidewalk
Prospect street. Green street sidewalk,
Child street sidewalk. Perham street.
In accordance with the report of the
same committee. uron the matter of
covering Melville street with crushed
rock, it was deemed inexpedient to do
the work. OH account of relaying the
gas pipes. 1t was also decided to take
no action at present toward building
a cross walk on Winthrop street.
The same committee were ordered to
have erected proper street signs on the
different streets and private ways of
the city, in accordance with the plans
submitted by the city engineer.
Orders relating to the Pearl street
sidewalk, upper Bangor street, Cony
street watering trough. and Western
avenue watering trough. were referred
to the next city government, with the
recommendation that the work be done
early, next spring.
On the order for a concrete walk on
the east side of South Chestnut street,
from Lincoln street to Western avenue,
it was voted that no action be taken at
present.
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certain and report upon the property
lines of Court avenue. between Win
throp and Court streets. This action was
consequent upon a petition asking that
Court avenue he accepted by the city
as a public highway.
The mayor was authorized to draw
his warrant in the sum of $40. in favor
of c. A. Thomas, and charge the same
TO highways, Eastern district, for work
done on the Getchell road, the amount
to be applied on taxes.
The mayor was authorized to draw
his warrant in the sum of $50, in favor
of ~ S. Young. in payment for bridge
constructed on the Church Hill road
the same to be charged to highways
Eastern district.
The bill to amend the city charter
relative to the appointment of the city
| marshal and other police officers, which
was passed by the last Legislature, was
taken up accompanied by an order thai
the city petition the Legislature for ar
enactment of the bill, with such modi-
| fications and changes as may be agreed
upon, for the purpose of amending tht
city charter. The matter was referred
to a joint special committee to be ap'
pointed by the mayor, which will holt
! a public meeting, Jan. l, 1908.
| The committee on highways ant
sewers reported the following "orl
| completed: Green street catch basin
| Pine and Cony street sidewalks, Soutf
Chestnut street gutter. Washington
| street sidewalk, lower State street side
| walk, School street sidewalk, Capita