Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-31
LOCAL MATTERS.
HIGHWAYS AND SEWERS.
Important improvements Decided Upon
by the City Government.

At the city government meeting, sat
nrday evening, large number OF mat
4ers were reported from the committee
IN HIGHWAYS and sewers with recon-
,aendations of Ought to pass The
hoard of aldermen and the common
council acted favorably upon them,
and the mayor took them under con-
sidera ton. Mayor Robertson went over
them carefully with the assistance of
CITY Engineer William B. Getchell
and found himself convinced that all
were needed for public convenience.
The list of them is given herewith.
To extend trunk line sewer from
Gannett street to Pearl street, up
Pearl street and along Cony street to
Pine street and across Pine.
To extend Western avenue sewer to
Sewall street.
To build a sewer ON Prospect street.
To extend sewer on Gannett street
from School street to Patterson street
to connect with trunk line from river.
To construct sewer on Child street
from each side of hill to trunk line in
the valley.
To construct sewer along Laurel
street from State street to Water
street.
To construct about $50 feet Of sewer
on Pearl street northerly to Murray
street.
To extend Cony street, Bridge street,
Winthrop street and Court street sew
ers to quick water in the river, ana
put the outlets in sanitary condition.
To construct sewer on Quimby street
from Pearl street to Bangor street.
and construct a drain to carry on the
stagnant water in the rear of the Will
liams schoolhouse. This is especially
to provide for the health of the chill
dren in the school.
That the committee on highways and
sewers be instructed to contract with
the lowest responsible bidder for re-
planking Kennebec bridge.
To lower Cony square watering
trough to correspond with the street
grade.
To build concrete walk on north side
of Capitol street from State street to
Gage street. L
To build concrete sidewalk on east
side of Washington street from French,
church to Franklin street.
To build concrete sidewalk on west
side of State street from State House
to lane leading TO Glenwood spring.
To build concrete walk on north side
of jefferson street.
To macadamize Cony street from
Cony square to Gannett street at a
cost not exceeding $500.
In accordance with the contract of
the city and the Wedge heirs, to grade
Wedge hill and macadamize Bangor
street from there to Whitney brook.
To macadamize Melville street at
cost not exceeding 1925.
To grade and macadmize the south
end of State street beginning at Capt.
toll street at a cost not exceeding $500.
That Mt. Vernon avenue from Bond
street to PARROTS mill be properly
drained, graded and covered with
gravel.
To finish matchmaking north end of
Stone street.
To grade and macadamize Arsenal
street from Cony street to East Chest
nut street at cost not exceeding $500.
The committee on highways and
sewers was also ordered to make ar
rangements for expanding an appro-
priation of 5000 on "State road in the
city, as per the act Of Legislature OF
1901, and the county commissioners
were pcttioned to designate such road
as provided by law.
The city engineer was instructed to
make a survey and report the result
with an estimate of expense for the
building Of a plank sidewalk on Town
send road from Northern avenue to
new French cemetery.