Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-19
Hold Regular Meeting and
Consider Routine Matters
Together With Monthly Roll Of
Accounts Of $324O.93.
Telephone Matter Is Resurrected But No
Decision is Reached.

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was transacted, and the long session.
nearly four hours in duration, was Of
considerable interest, i'll both the upper
and lower branches.
| The greater portion of the evening
was consumed in the discussion Of
two matters; the question of the
feasibility of placing All arc electric
light on Front street. a private way,
and the matter of the contract between
the city and the New England Tel &
Tel Co.
At the regular monthly meeting of
the council in April of this year. Alder
| man Skchan submitted an order, pro-
viding for the maintainancc of two
electric arc lights on Front street. The
order was referred to til" proper com
mttec. and when 1t came UP for ac-
| ton in The lower branch, at tho regular
meeting i'll July. it was indefinitely
| postponed, on motion of Councilman
| Mahcr of Ward 3 The order made
! its temperance last evening and
| Councilman Maher bitterly opposed it's
passage, contcudinc that as Front
street is not a public highway. ii would
| he 4 misuse of the public moneys to
maintain electric lights on the thor
! oughfarc. After considerable discus
| sion. Il committee was appointed con-
| SiSting of three members of each
| branch. and after Il 20-minutc con-
| ference, il announced that no agree
mcnt could be reached The commit
tee was discharged, ana the matter
laid on the table until the next rrgu-
| lar meeting.
The committee of conference. APP
| pointed at the special meeting Of the
city council, Dec. =, regarding the con-
| tract between the city and the New
| England Tel & Tel. Co. for certain 10
cations of an extension of the COM
panys system. reported last evening
that the mayor be authorized on be-
half of the city, to execute the pending
contract between the city and tn" New
England Tel & Tel. 60. ana an order
to this effect. was submitted. and re-
ceived passage i'll both branches.
After this order had received passage
in concurrence i'll the common council,
Councilman Maher of Ward :; offered
the following order:
'Ordered, that the city solicitor be di
r,cteG to render an opinion in writing
as to the legal effect Of said contract,
to Wit, the New England Tel. q Tel
Co. to this body at the next regular or
special meeting before the mayor shall
sign same"
This order received passage in the
conlnon council but was defeated in
the upper branch. The common council
insisted Oh a committee conference and
Il committee was appointed with three
members of each branch as members.
committee returned and recommended
that the order be passed as passed i'll
the common council, by the board of AL
ncrmcn in concurrence, and the pre-
ViouS action taken rescindcd. Mayor
Iiichborn took occasion to say that
Will, the order called for an opinion Of
the city solicitor before the next meet
ing. authorizing the mayor to sign the
contract now pending, although. His
honor said: "'The mayor would probably
hesitate to sign the instrument II TN"
city solicitor reported it to J." illegal ~
any way"
CITY Solicitor W. ii. Fisher report
cd that he had Investigated tine clam
oe Miss Alice f.. Itodirk, who claimed
that she ruined silk skirt by coming
in contact with Il bucket OF tar san
accident alleged to he due TO the leEll-
rcnrc of servants of the city. Mr.. FISH
cr reported that upon investigation nc
found that Miss Eodick had no legal
claim against the city and her request
for damages in tho sum of $50 was
pass. d over accordingly.
Orders proyiding for new lire alarm
boxes. one TO be located at the cor
ncr Of Arsenal and East chestnut
streets. and one on Bangor street, near
w opposite the Williams SchooIh"usc'
received passage and in concurrence III
beinC referred to the committee on ilre
department.
Alderman Skehan presented an or
der providing that the munIcirhl on
Gers be authorized to employ add''l"'ih'
| counsel in the matter OF the f'nWd'"H
Manufacturing Go. ease and that lhcy
cmpIoy the firm Of Williamson 4 h"'
leigh in that capacity. The ORDER WIS
| laid uron the table.
II was ordered that the mayor DC ="
| thuized to draw his warrant Ill i1N"r v.
| the committee on pensions TOT inc "H"'
| amount for services and expenses
An order granting permission !" ~
| ianitor of the city building to Far''''o'i
| of nine feet from the rear enc ~ ~,
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court room. for a room for his personal
usc in his duties as janitor. was referred
IN the committee on city buildings VIII"
power to act.
| Alderman Eoothby introduced an "f"ci
| nrovi:ing that there be transferred from
| time to time from incorporated approprid-
tions. such amounts as in the Judgment
of the mayor and city auditor the various
da,artmcnts may require to meet the pay
ments authorized by the city council, IN
order received a passage and III concur
II renee.
H Alderman Keere introduced an order
Il nrovidins that the mayor and commute
Il on fire department be directed 10 CON-
With the management Of the NJ G. r. X
With referenc9-to maintaining an ali
night gateman at the Bridge street cross
ing. The order was passed and the COM
i mon council concurred.
Several important orders found orlsH
in the common council, majority :"
the hands Of Councilman B. f. Manner 2
ward 3. 1t was ordered that a commit
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