Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-05
:' CITY FATHERS
Big .Grist Of Business
At May Meeting
Slight Wrangle Over Granting
Of Various Licenses.
Charles {. Wentworth Appointed
City Liquor Agent.

A big grist of business was turned
OFT by the Gardiner city fathers at
the meeting Monday. eNealGn g., There
was d slight Wrangle over the granting
oil additional victuaflers. licenses by
the licensing board and a new deal
was made in the matter of liquor
agent and his salary fixed at $780,
The board of aldermen came to or
| der at 1855 as a licensing board and
granted the following licenses:
VictHallcrs-Silas Hamilton, Daniel
McGillicuddy. Timothy Donovan
Isaac Butler, Frank H. Goodrich and
Il. l.. jerks.
| Ring, Alfred +. Crcssman, Michael
| Mcdonald.
Bowling alleys-Michael Mcdonald
| Charles F. Norton. South Gardiner.
i ]Auctioneers-M. a. Haraden. Will
liam G. Preble, Frank E. Reed, Oliver
| H. small.
When it came to the matter OF
granting additional victuailers licens-
es the applications OF Harry GOLDBERG
and .JaineSx Wollnan, were refused
The question of granting q license tC
| L. - dill developed a lively argument
| between Treasurer Harrington, who Is
| Il member Of the licensing board, and
Alderman Harmon Treasurer Far
ringtol. "a rgued for the granting of d
| license to Mr. Dill on the ground that
he was an American citizen The vote
was taken ny ballot and stood four and
| four Mayor Atkins then cast the de-
Gliding vote granting a license to T.. p
| Dill.
| In board of aldermen, Aldermen
| Harmon presented the petition Of the
kennebec Light & Heat Co. for the
relocation Of certain poles on Water
street, Washington street and Dres-
den avenue. Voted that notice of hear
/ ing be waived and the matter was
referred to the joint standing com
| mttee on street lights.
Petition presented by Alderman
Eastman from 60 residents of South
| Gardiner for an additional electric
light in that section was referred to
| the committee on street lights.
Petition from residents of Ward !
| asking for the raising of 400 feet OF
concrete walk on Mount Vernon street
| was presented by Alderman Kelley and
referred to the highway committee.
| Alderman Eldridge of the committee
on sewers reported favorably upon the
sewer on Elm street retiticned for by
E. c. Smith and others.
Alderman Kelley said that before
any other sewers were built the one at
New Mills asked for last year should
be considered. order was passed intro
duced by Alderman Eldridge for the
construction of the Elm street sewer
and q sewer on West and Water
streets draining into Cobbossee
stream.
Petition was received from the Cob
| bossee Steamer Co. asking that ar
| rangements be made with the S. d.
| Warren Co. to blow the mill whistle in
| connection with the regular fire alarm.
This petition together with one for
| q hydrant on Highland avenue at the
corner of Pope street was referred to
| the committee on fire department.
Mayor Atkins read a communication
from Heath Post, G. A r., inviting
the city government to take part in the
| exercises on Memorial day. The mayor
appointed Aldermen Harmon and
Keene as committee of arrangements.
Tho monthly roll of accounts was
| passed carrying the following sums: