Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-14
least be equipped with automatic

least be equipped with automatic
sprinklers.
The aldermen would doubtless have
insisted on having the sprinklers In
the present building also, but this was
beyond their power, so they contented
themselves with requesting that they
be put in the addition. From the
trend of the discussion 1t may be in
ferred that automatic sprinklers will
be much more popular with the al
dermen In the future and 1t can per-
haps be assumed that they will de-
mand that they be put into every
wooden building where a permit for
building or remodeling is granted in
the future.
1t Is believed that much more ad-
vantageous rate can be secured from
the insurance companies by means of
the sprinklers and that a good share
of the expense Of installing them can
be saved in insurance. 1t is also be-
lieved that it will be greatly to the
advantage of the city to have as many
systems installed on the main street
in the business section as possible.
There was considerable reluctance in
making the start with the Anterior
Co, as the proposed plans will be of
great benefit to the city Of themselves,
but it was considered a favorable OPP
portunity and it was improved, the
company making no very strenuous OBJ
lection.
The management of the parks was
taken up by the aldermen, the COM
mittee recommending in its report that
this be assigned to the street commits
CT nj hot hn To
be beautified with flower beds and
designs. The idea is to turn the City
hall and Monument parks over to the
care of the street commissioner, Civ
ing him the appropriation, and it is
thought that they can be cared for
more economically in this way.
1t was the intention of the committee
to have one or more flower beds laid
out in the City hall park. An order
is now on the way for leasing the
Burleigh lot north of the Armory for
81 hitching place, and another to re-
move the rail on Common street. 1t
IS the intention to repair Common
street and to make the immediate sur
roundings of the City building as at
tractive as possible. The park order
did not go down to the council at this
meeting.
Order 81, relating to the hitching
place, which had been passed by the
aldermen at the regular meeting and
referred to the committee on streets
by the council, was again taken up
by the aldermen at this meeting and /
they concurred with the council ini
its action. The order relating to thsi
rail on Common street is on the table |
in the council.
A petition for a sewer on Drummond
avenue was referred to the committee |
on streets by the aldermen. CorneHRs |
B. Keller, who will be chief usherIat |
the City Opera house. was appointed |
a special policeman so that he may |
have necessary authority in an emeT 1
gency, and Charles Butler, the janttt
of the City building, was also ap-
pointed for the same reason.
At the request of the Maine Cenfral,
Paul Murray was appointed special of
ficer at the station here. Mr.. Murrayi
is employed nights, and it has beenat
the custom to appoint the man havingJ7
this job a special officer. George n.
Simpson was also appointed a special
officer. Both boards adjourned after
being in session nearly three hours.