Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-12
CITY COUNCIL
Holds Special MEETING,
Monday Evening.
Votes to Buy Stone Crusher
for Sits.
Docs Some Business and Hangs Some
Up, Including Cab Drivers License
Matter-Powder House to be Moved
to Land of Water District.

The city council held Il special meet
ing, last evening. for the purpose of dis
posing Of several matters which had
been hanging fire for some time, and
which were ripe enough 80 be disposed
of by final action. But it was not to be.
III fact. it WAS IL case where the last
shall be first, for While some of the
more recent matters in the bunch went
through, and were approved by the two
boards. others which had been side
tracked for many moons, came up only
to find the switch which would take
them un the main line, closed, and were
left hanging us before.
Prominent among these, from its adj
vanced age, WAS the question of refund
ing to the cab drivers the money which
they had paid in for licenses. Several
attempts have heretofore been made
to have this question settled to the sat
isfaCtion Of all concerned, but each time
for some reason or another, the at
tempt has proved futile, and the out
come has continued to be 4 matter Of
conjecture. Last night, however, Il
meeting of the committee and the cab
drivers WAS appointed for Friday night,
when it is hoped that Il tangible con-
clusion will be forthcoming.
Another question of equally ancient
birth was that of closing the fruit stores
on the sabbath. There was u lingering
memory of more or less distinctneSS on
the part of several members, that the
matter had been disposd of, earlier III
the year. by leaving it i'll the hands Of
the city marshal, but still it was given
some attention.
Alderman Harrington took the mat
ter up, and read from the old blue
law which provides a $40 fine for any
man. woman or child who does any
! thing on the Sabbath, excepting to sit
under his OWN fig tree, and think over
his past life. Mr.. Harrington told Of
the far reaching possibilities which
would accompany the enforcement of
the law, and how if it We're applied to
the fruit stores, it might also be APP
llicd to the drug stores, the news
stands, to the electric car lines. the
livery men, the steam cars, steamboats,,
ana even to Il mans own team, for the
law forbids rnything of such a nature
being carried on, unless it be Of ncccS-
sity. Or done in the cause Of charity.
And the speaker closed by quoting re-
suits which were brought about at
one time by an attempted enforcement
uf the law in the city of Portland.
Thus. the matter of closing the fruit
stores on Sundays was left unsettled,
to become food for thought for some
future discussion.
And still another matter for which
the special meeting WAS called. was
left hanging in the mir. as it were and
that WAS to consider the question IF
tho occupation of rooms in the city
building for othri' than city purposes.
, This mnttcr WAS laid by for discussion
ut some future meeting.
Tie business that was transacted
WAS as follows:
1t WAS ordered that the city powder
hors. be removed from its present To-
cation to land of the Augusta Water
District. at Il cost not to exceed SD.
and that the amount be- taken from
the contingent fund.
The mayor and the committee on
highways ana sewers were authorized
ia purchase Il portable stone crushcr,
elevator and bins at q cost not to cX-
coed SIT.
1t was nrd.rc that Il committee Of
two on the part of the aldermen. and
three on the part Of the common coln-
oil. be appointed To inquire into tn"
necessity nf providing suitable rooms
for the ovcrs"er Of the poor, and to re-