Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-01
THE CITY FATHERS
Grant Permit to Erect Telephone Pole.
on Certain Streets.

A special meeting of the mayor and
board of aldermen. sitting as the NUM-
Cipal officers, was held, last evening. in
the City building. The meeting was
called to consider the petition of the
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.. which
prayed for the locatian of poles and
wires on certain streets and highways
in this city. The company was repre-
sented by Messrs. Kilday of Portland
and O'BriCn of Augusta.
The meeting was on the order of Il
public hearing and two written remon-
strances We're received, and there We're
two property holders who were also
present to present grievances. They
were F. A Shepard and Frank Ham
len. The company sought to gain per-
mission to erect new poles on Bruins
wick avenue. extending to the Rich
mond town line, and on the entire
length of Central avenue and Cobbos-
see avenue The rerlonstrants protest.
ed principally against the quality of
the poles furnished by the company
and the manner liz which they were
erected.
1t appears that the company sent q
crew of men to this city some weeks
ago for the purpose of erecting poles,
and the work was begun without the
permission usually granted by the city,
This, it was explained, last evening,
by Mr.. kilday, was an error, as the
company believed that it had already
procured the necessary permission to
erect the poles on the streets named.
Upon being notified by Mayor Knight.
To ctpr work ,,ntbiDo mora 1yas 1opo
and the company petitioned for the
permission, as above stated.
After some discussion the original petit
ton was amended and the municipal Off
GERS granted the company Il conditional
permit for the erection of poles. The
highways upon which poles may be erect
ed are on Brunswick avenue. from the
residence of Miss Alice Foster to the
| Richmond town line, and on Cobbossee
iaVenue, entire length. Central street was
company did not intend to erect poles on
that highway for some time, and it was
allowed that when it became necessary
| for the poles to be installed it would then
be time enough to apply for q permit 1t
| is also stipulated in the permit that the
company shall use none but POLES of good
| quality. smoothly shaver and devoid OF
bark and knots. All work of construction
| of poles and stringnG of wires shall be
| done under the personal supervision of the
| mayor, and at no time shall any repairs
| or alterations be made on these poles
or wires without the consent of the then
acting mayor and other municipal officers
| Where poles now exist, whether used as
| telephone. telegraph or electric light wire
| supporters, no other poles can be erect
| ed. The permit further allows that the
company shall reserve one cross bra cke t
| on each pole for the Striuging of telc-
phone. fire alarm or other wires for tn.
| exclusive Use of the city, ana that for the
support of wires for the exclusive use OF
the city no charge shall be made.
| 1t was explained. last evening, by the
representatives of the company that these
poles will aid greatly in the extension of
| the farmers lines" there being now
| contracts Oh hand from prospective sub
| scriberS to support three lines, and the
| wires for these lines will be strung over
the poles which the company now has per-
mission to erect.
| The only other business to be transact
| ed, last evening, was the acceptance of
| the bond of Henry A. Farrington city
| treasurer. The bond is in the sum of &c.
90 and the surety is furnished by the
| Fidelity * Deposit Co. of MARYLAND,
| through its vice president, John A. Nye
| 1t is the same bond that City Treasurer
| harrington has furnished for 1903 and 1901
| The next meeting of the municipal Off
| GERS will b" held, Monday evening next,
| when the regular meeting OF the full city
government will be held.