Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-11
Hold Their Regular Janu-
airy Monthly Meeting.
Refunding of $4,000 Debt and
Temporary $25, 600 Loan.
Discussion Of the Petition Of New Eng
land Telephone Go.

Tht roll of accounts amounting 10
$40, l3.9j WAS read and passed.
1t WAS ordered that for the purpose
of reiuniing the Indebtedness of $10,-
900 due Feb. l of the present year. the
city treasurer be authorized to issue
bonds in the amount of $4,000 due FED.
l. 1S2, at l. per cent. the bonds to be
coupon bonds as registered as the pur-
chaser may desire.
An order was presented by Alder
man Barton authorizing the mayor to
negotiate Il loan of $4,000 to meet loans
due Feb. and Feb. II, respectively,
the loan to be for SIX months and paid
out of the taxes of the present munich
pal year. The order was passed.
A petition was presented by Il. Fred
Terry and - others for the use of Silver
street between Webbers residence ana
TIE junction of Elm street, as speed
way.
Alderman Jones raised the question
OF the right of the city government to
grant such Il right.
Alderman Barton wanted to know
whether by passing an ordnance in ac-
cordancc with the petition. the city
assumed inc lldDllIts ioi .'NNiuNiieo 'iA''
might occur.
Mayor Davis believed that the srhtl-
mpnt of the residents OF the locallty
WAS favorable, as the names on the
petition showed. His honor believed
that il is Il general custom throughout
New England fur some street or streets
to be set apart as a speedway.
An order introduced by Alderman
Jones was passed, authorizing the leaN-
ing to arbitration Of the claims Oh +. II.
Thomas and A. E. Emery.
The order. laid on the table at tn"
previous meeting. which provided that
the New England Telephone GO. be al
lowed rights Tor line from the Fair
field line TO Brook street. and that the
company furnish the city free tele-
phone. with the service thereof, for
every thousand of its population.
c. II. Adams of Pc: tland. represent
ing the New England 60. addressed the
aldermen. He referred to the agreement
already existing between tn company
and tn city. He CalleI thu attention of
the board to the fact that the company
is obliged to deal with cities uniformly.
Ii is not a matter. h SAID. of one. or
two or three telephones. but of a larger
expenditure all over New England.
do YOU think Mr.. Adams that one
telephone for CAch thousand is a fair
compensation for the rights you Ilave?
asked the MAJOR
II would not like to say" said Mr..
Exams: Il; is an open question. Perhaps
the city should receive some compenSa-
tiun But | am not prepared to discuss
that phase of The question. He instance
ed where tbs. company had been refus-
ed location but once. and the agree
ment in force in the lily Of Waterville
is the same that is in fore. in Water
Vile ~ aSSul., YOU. Mr.. Mayor, and
erntlomen. that it is III" purpose of the
company to treat the city fairly: but 4
change of poll Y would make a great
expense over a ,argc area" He dcclar-
ed that the company had not been Civ
On as much Of a franchise in Watervillc
as in some other cities.
Have we eyer refused any of your
petitions" uu-rind Alderman Alden.
Il think you have" answered Mr..
Evans.
Alderman Alden recalled that the
charges rcr hitch had been collected
with difficulty in 1900. but of this Mr..
Evans had no Knowledge. I darcsay we
are paying now t. the Postal for the
u>e Of bitches an amo'Int that will eat
a big hole in the net procee DIS"
Aide rman Alden declared that records
were wanting that payment for recent
bitches" had been p4id at all, by the
company.
,,,
bitches than $40 in rant Its the prin-
ciple we are standing for said Mr..
Adams. Alderman Alden said. in ans
wcr To 4 question by the mayor that
there are between 800 or 100 bitches in
the city for which annual payments
are made
II shouldn't wonder than we had
struck some revenue" said Alderman
Jones.
II should hone shat the city will enter
into some sort Of arrangements With us
to grant us some rights in Waterville"
said Nj. Adams
Alderman Alden did not see any rea-
son why the city should not receive
sorle compensation, ana that it would
be IS well fGr the city to receive com
pCmsation in payment for bitches as
in free telephones.
Mr.. Adams GnnounCrd in reply to 4
question by Alderman Barton, that a
plan il already being drawn ny for the
putting und aground of lrany of the
wires in Wat"rylle.
We anticipate spending a large
amount of money in Waterville." he
said.
The matter had taken on such 4
phase that the board aid not feel like
taking action and the petition of the
company AMI the or1rr ccompanyinS
it We're referred to the committee on
street lights to report at February
meeting.
The matter Of the Waterville and
Fairfield turnout on college avenue op-
pOsite Colby college. considered at the
December meeting. was again taken UP.
revised plan was presented and the
petition was granted. The board then
adjourned