Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-13

shall be annually appropriated and
expended, in caring for such lot under
the direction of the mayor and super
intendent of burying grounds.
And interest shall not be allowed or
paid by the city of Augusta on any
trust funds hereafter received AZ a rate
of more than three per cent. per an
mum.
The change in this part of the city
| ordinances, cutting the rate OF interest
down from to per cent, was in ac-
cord with the recommendation of the
mayor in his last annual address.
The claim of II. o. Mcguire for dam
ages to his property. caused by the
widening of Grove street and the
raising of Scott street was referred
to the committee on highways and
sewers.
An order was passed in the board Of
aldermen providing that all taxes as
sessed for the current year shall be due
and payable to the collector on the
first day of August, provided that the
collector may require payment of all
poll and personal taxes Immediately
after the day Of commitment; and an
abatement or discount of per cent
tarily paid to the collector on or before
August l. and interest at per cent
per annum shall be added to all taxes
remaining unpaid Oct l, and from that
date. When sent down to the common
council that body refused it passage
and it came back to the board with
that endorsement upon the document
The refusal was on account of the dis
| ole In hn
and nays were called, the vote standing
2 to $. Councilman harrington and Hall
voting in the affirmative ana Council
men Nichols, Sheldon, Clark. Theberge.
Button, Savage Dennis ana Foster III
the negative. Subsequently the council
took the matter up second time and
it was passed in concurrence by a
vote of to 8. The yeas and nays
being called this time. Councilmen
Harrington, Nichols. Hall, Dutton.
Chadwick, Savage, Dennis and Foster
voted in the affirmative and Council
men Sheldon, Clark and Theberge in
the negative.
Upon petition of the Augusta, Win
throp & Gardiner Railway, the follow
ing order was referred to the mayor
and municipal officers:
Ordered: That the Augusta, Win
throp & Gardiner Railway be granted
an extension of its turnout on Water
street. Said turnout commencing on
the north side of the 'cross-walk leading
to the main entrance of the United
States post office and running northerly
two hundred and eighty-five (2S5) feet
to the switch at the northerly end. The
tangent part of said turnout to be
ten Q0) feet easterly from the center OF
the main track to the center of the
turnout, being substantially as prayed
for.
An order was introduced by Council
man Sheldon relating to the street
lights was passed. 1t provided that the
committee on street lights be authorized
to investigate the present system of
street. lighting and inspect the lights
and report later whether or not it is
feasible and possible by consolidation,
change or otherwise, to reduce the cost
of the present lighting of the city and
to what extent.
The city marshal was directed to
cause the owners to remove all rubbish,
unsightly or unhealthy matter from the
property along the east side of Water
river and upon their failure shall cause
such removal to be made at the expense
of the property owners.
The order relative to concrete side
walk on Bond street, tabled at the
meeting of the board of aldermen, May
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