Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-22

| lights. Order was passed in concur
renee for the grading and concreting
of the sidewalk on Myrtle street. Order
was passed in concurrence for the
erection of an arc light near the corner
or South Belfast avenue and Murray
street, the location to be determined
| by the committee on street lights.
1t was ordered by the municipal Of
ficers that at the request of the Lewis
| ton Augusta a. Waterville st. sRy. Co,
it's location approved June be amend
ed So as to lessen the number of tracks
| in the square at the intersection of
Bridge and Water streets.
Three petitions We're received and
| acted upon in concurrence signed by
large number Of the citizens requesting
| that the electric car service on Water
| street be resumed to the end of the
track at the Edwards Manufacturing
Co plant. The petition of the Lewis
ton, Augusta & Waterville, st. Ry. Co.
presented by Alderman Holway asking
| for the lowering of Water street under
the Maine Central bridge so that the
Electric Road might be able to resume
service to the Edwards Mills when it
| first went down to the common coun-
| ell referred to the committee on high
ways was without discussion refused
concurrent by a vote of to 8, and then
| tabled for action at the next regular
meeting Later the. councilmen voted
to reconsider the previous vote and
| concur with the upper board in It's
action upon the petition.
Order was passed i'm concurrence per
hitting the LaLiberte Bros. Coal &
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North's wharf not to exceed 16 feet at
the highest point. order was passed in
concurrence for a sidewalk on Lin
coin street. Order was passed in con-
currence for concrete sidewalk on the
north side of Western avenue from
| Melville street to Cushman street, also
a catch basin at the corner of Chestnut
street and Western avenue. Order was
passed in concurrence for a concrete
sidewalk on the north side of Waldo
street from Washington street easterly
100 feet, the cost not to exceed $40. 1t
was voted in concurrence to accept the
trust fund bequeathed by the Will~of
the late Asa d. Townsend for the per
pctual care of lots in the Townsend
and Mt Pleasant cemeteries. Order
was passed in concurrence accepting
the proposition to sell to the city of
Augusta the Leonard farm, SO called,
to be used as a burial ground and for
other uses.
Order was passed in concurrence
abating the tax for 1909 upon the Trot-
ting Park property and that thereafter
the tax be placed at 81 per annum as
long as the said property is devoted to
public use. 1t was ordered in concur
renee that the sidewalk on the south
side of Cedar street from Middle to
Arsenal street be regarded and laid in
concrete and that the bitches on the
same street be paved and put in good
condition.
After the presentation of verbal re-
port of the case by City Solicitor Leigh
it was ordered in concurrence that the
mayor be authorized to draw his war
rant in favor of Bertha e. Lynn of
!. Augusta to damage to sheep by dogs
to the amount of 500. A blanket order
was passed in concurrence permitting
. dealers in fireworks to sell the same
:. during Fourth Of July week subject to
such restrictions as the city marshal
may impose. Order was passed in
concurrence for concrete sidewalk
upon the east side of Summer street.
The municipal officers granted milk
dealers licenses to the following per-
sons: S. o. Mclean, Casavant & Clou-
tie1 Co., Charles z. Hanks, Charles S.
Woodward. r. w. Dutton, d. j. Neale,
C. E. Knowles, w. B. JOY.
: In Joint convention Fred r. Merrill
, was granted a cab drivers license, and
at 1915 both boards adjourned.