Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-21
Holds Regular Monthly
Meeting Monday Night.
Trolley Service May Be Re-
Sumed to Edwards Mills.
Various Other Matters Taken Up
And Acted Upon.

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council was held Monday evening and
business transacted as follows:
| Roll of accounts amounting to
$77S1.52 was approved and ordered paid.
| a bill from Ira H. Randall for d I'M
ages caused by the raising of the grade
| of Arsenal street, amounting to $3.50,
was referred to the committee on high
| ways and sewers with power to act.
| 1t was ordered that the sidewalk on
the east side of Bangor street from
| Pettengilrs Corner to Whitney brook
be repaired and concreted, was pas sed
| in concurrence.
An order was passed for a concrete
| passable sidewalk on the north side
of Capitol street from Sewall street
| to Federal street.
An order was passed for a pacsa
BILE sidewalk on the north SIDE
Of Winthrop court.
An order was passed under which
4 telephone will be installed at the
'esidenceE of the superintendent OF
burials, I'd be paid for by the city.
An order was passed for street to
be laid out from State street to Grove
street south of the Augusta House
The mayor was authorized to draw
lis warrant in favor of w. H. Fisher,
I~rttorney for Francis E. Howard, fol
s,he sum of S1-5 for>the full settlem ent
81 Mr.. Towards claim against the city
III account of injuries which resulted
n the death of his horse April IA, 1903.
1t was ordered that the claim of J.
H. Shedd for services during the I'D
wards tax case be referred to the may
" and city solicitor with power to ad
Just the same if they deem advisable
A petition for an incandescent liSh'
At the corner of Child and Cente,
streets was referred to the committee
On street lights with power to act
An order was passed that the Maine
CENTRAL Railroad be requested to move
heir freight station to location soutf
If Rines hill and that g committee OF
six consisting of the mayor, two al
lermen and three councilmen be APP
,Cilltcd to confer with the company
n regard to the same.
An order granting the churches o.
Augusta the use of City hall for an
avangelstic campaign from Jan. S t.
Ian. %, 1910, was referred to the prop
r committee.
An order for concrete sidewalk on
he south side of Willow street be-
ween Bangor and Maple streets was
deferred to the proper committee.
The n. E. Tel. IL Tel. Co. was granted
permission to erect and maintain poles
md wires on Bangor street from Cony
10 Quimby street, on Stone street from
'roos street to Eastern avenue and or
Cony street from Arsenal street, to
cover the rebuilding and relocating of
the existing lines between the above
points, said lines to be jointly used by
the n. f. Tel & Tel. Co. and the Ken
ucbec Light and Heat Co.
An order for concrete walk from.
Quimby street to Pettengills CORE,
was referred to the committee on high
ways with power to act.
The Lewiston, Augusta & Waterviiie
Street Railway was granted permission
to locate siding on Bangor street,
near Riverside cemetery.
An order for a cross walk on Child
street opposite the residence Of H. H.
Homer was referred to the proper COM
mittee.
The mayor and city solicitor were
authorized to make such arrangements
with the Lewiston, Augusta & Water
vile Street Railway for resumption of
railroa1 service from Bridge street to
the Edwards Mills as in their judg-
nent they deem wise and best for The.
interests of all concerned, the City &c
begin no way at any expense for tbs
resumption of said service.
Ehe Maine Insane hospital was
granted permission to extend its wharf
fusther into the Kcnnebec river
An order authorizing Kennebec
County to locate it's scales for public
use on Perham street. near the court
house, was referred to the proper com
mittee.
An order for a concrete% sidewalk
from the corner Of Western avenue
and Chapel street on the easterly
side of Chapel street to Grove street
extension, if it is deemed necessary,
was referred to the proper committee.
The claim of FRANCHISE Poulin for
damage to clothing through a defect
i've sidewalk on Mt Vernon avenue,
was referred to the city solicitor with
power to adjust the same.
1t was ordered that the Maine Cen
trail Railroad be requested to install
an automatic signal on Bridge street
indicating the approach of teams and
that the special committee appointed
to confer with said company as to the
removal of the freight station take
the matter in charge.
In board of aldermen W. S. Kit
tredge was appointed inspector of
buildings
In joint convention a cab drivers
license was granted to w. T. Spear.