Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-19
CITY COUNCIL
Holds Its Regular Monthly
Meeting, Monday Evening.
Eliminates Cab License Ordinance
from the Books
And Votes to Pay Cab Drivers Money
Back.

the HrSt regular meeting OF the CITY
council was held at the city rooms. last
evening. and the following concurrent
business was transacted:
Roll of accounts No. 4, amounting
to s6792.45, was approved and ordered
paid
An order was passed directing that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
| relating to the licensing of public car
riagas be repealed.
The following ordinance, relative to d
park commission was referred to the
committee on enrolled ordinances:
Be it ordained by the city council Of
the city of Augusta as follows:
Section 1.-The care and control of
Monument park and Of any and all
other public grounds, SO called, now
or hereafter owned or controlled by the
city of Augusta, shall be, and hereby
are vested in 4 body to be known as the
park commission. The city council
shall choose by ballot park commits
sioners to hold office one, two and
three years. respectively. from the first
day of April. 1904, and thereafter shall
| by ballot choose annually a commits
sioner for three years in place of the
sioner shall direct the expenditures of
all monies appropriated for the i'm
provements of said parks and grounds.
1t shall elect it's own executive officers
and shall be paid in full for it's SER
vices the sum of $50 per year. to be de-
voted as said commissioners may elect.
Said commissioners shall make and
have authority to enforce such rules
concerning the use and preservation of
said parks and grounds. under the gen.
eral direction of the city council. 1t
shall make report of its doings to the
city council as required by section of
chapter II of the revised ordinances.
Section :. All ordinances and parts
of ordinances inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
Section B. This ordinance shall take
effect upon its passage.
The committee on fire department
were authorized to purchase 1000 feet
of new fire hose. also two Sway de-
luge sets, the cost of the latter not to
exceed 1890.
The appointment of five special police
officers by City Marshal Breen was APP
proved. as follows: Frank Halves. No
Augusta grange hall; c. Il. Fassett.
electric cars: Daniel McDavid city:
SEM. r. Niles. shoe factory: VIM. II .
I;ackiff. city.
Two claims of Annie +. Ellis and
Addie Wood. for land damages. were
referred to the committee on highways
and sewers. and the city solicitor.
Other claims for land damages was
that of Geo. T., f5rickett, which was
referred to the committee on highways
and sewers. with instruction to report
at the next meeting of the council. and
one from Elwood H. Junkins. which
WAS referred to the same committed
and the city solicitor.
a petition for widening and grading
Patterson street, and another for MR.
caddmizing the same street from BAN
cor street to the foot of the hill above
Pearl street. were referred to the COM
mittce on highways and sewers.
beouest of 500 for the care of lots
49G and 497 in Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
from Julia Fl. Pillsbury. and like BE-
invest for the care of lot Is in the
same cemetery. from the will of the late
Harriet stevens. were accepted in ac-
cordanCe with the conditions stated.
A petition for sewer on Green street
from Sewall street to the residence OF
John f. Hill. was referred to the prope.
committee
It was ordered that notice be given
n AUDITORS to the sewer on Laurel
street. of public meeting. to De held
| on May rs.
An invitation from Seth Williams
| post. G. A. r.. to participate in the
| exercises of Memorial day, was accept
ed.