Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-19
Petition Referred to Fire
Department Committee.
Bin for Burial Of George Dun
ham Is Ordered Paid.
Joint Convention Orders Report
upon Ward Line Revision.

was transacted at the January meet
Ing Of the city council, some of it of
an important nature. A number of pool
room and victuallers' licenses were
granted and in joint convention two
more cab drivers licenses were granted.
bringing the total number of licensed
cab drivers up to 60. The bill amount
ms to $35 for the burial Of George Dun
ham. the victim of the "Hayseed ave-,
nue. tragedy of last fall, was ordered
paid Petition for fire alarm box at
the corner OF Bridge and Water streets
was referred to the committee on fire
department with power to act and just
before adjournment an order was
passed in joint convention ordering the
appointment of a special committee to
report upon the matter of the revision
of the ward lines of the city.
The meeting was called to order In
both boards shortly after P. M. In
the absence of President Ward OF the
common council, Councilman Carl OF
Ward presided over the meeting ofthe
lower board. Roll of Accounts No l,
amounting to $44S5.35, was allowed and
passed in concurrence
Petition was received from James w.
White. commander of Seth WllllamS
Post, G. A. R., for the use of City hall
for four evenings for the production of
an operetta and upon this petition 1t
was ordered that the city allow the
Post the use of the han at the rate Of
SIS per night for the evenings of Feb
II, IS, 10 and 20, or on such nights as
the public buildings committee may
designate.
Petition of the New England Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co. for two poles
or Lombard court between Chapel
street and residence of F. ]. Ham was
tabled. e. Doe appeared in opposition
to the petition.
The bond of D. Frank Moore as con-
stable with Elmer E. Newbert and
George H. Fisher as sureties was ap-
proved.
The municipal officers granted pool
room licenses to c. L. Davis at Hotel
Winthrop and George E. Temple. Ii
censes to run boilers were granted G.
F.. Gardiner at the Augusta House and
Irving M. Stevens at the Weston
school. Victuallers' licenses were grant
ed Wilfred P. Perry and Fred M.
hayes. lHIlIlOlueIS 1ICciioc "o3 5h1t'SS
Charles L. Davis
The following order introduced by
Councilman Holway came up from the
lower board and was passed in concur
renee:
Ordered: That the laying out Of a
new street with the bounds and meas
urements of the same as set forth in
the annexed report of the committee on
highways and sewers is hereby accept
ed and allowed, and said street is here
by established as follows:
"Beginning at an iron bolt in the
westerly line of Mt. Vernon avenue,
nearly opposite the center of Bond
street, so-called. thence running west
erly at right angles with said Mt. YER
non avenue, a distance of 140 feet;
thence south 40 degrees and % minutes
west, 315 feet to an iron bolt in the
northerly line of the Royal Park prop
erty so-called, the above described
line being the northerly and westerly
line Of. said new street, which is to be
40 feet in width, lying on the south
erly side of the first described course
and distance, and on the easterly side
of the second described course and dis
tance."
And it is further ordered that no
damages for the laying out Of said
street be awarded to the Edwards Man
ufacturing Co. of Augusta, over whose
land the same runs.
Order came up introduced by Council
man Holway. referring to the committee
on highways and sewers, with power to
adjust the same, the claim of Hiram r.
Yeaton against the, city of Augusta for
damages of $500 caused by the raising
Of the grade of Bangor street near Whit
ney brook. This order was amended in
board of aldermen by adding the mayor
and city solicitor to the committee and
was then passed in concurrence.
Petition came up from the common
council signed by j. N. Bradbury and
81 others for fire alarm box at the cor
ner of Bridge and Water streets. Pc
tition was accompanied by order referr-
ing it to fire department with power to
act, and this order was passed in con-
currence.
Order introduced by Alderman Skehan
the city treasurer to give to Mrs. Fred A.
Day quit claim deed, in behalf of the
city of Augusta of all right. title and
quired in the real estate assessed to the
said Mrs. Fred A. Day, through tax deeds
or liens for unpaid taxes for the years
1899 to 1908 inclusive. upon the considera-
ton that the sum of s120.73 is paid into
the treasury. this sum being the amount
of the taxes, costs and interest at the
rate of per cent
Order introduced by Alderman Skehan
was passed in concurrence authorizing
the city treasurer to pay to the estate of
Lendall c. Titcomb on account of Will C.
Anderson the sum OF $50.49, the same to
be in reimbursement of the several
amounts paid by the late Lendall Tit
comb to the city of Augusta for taxes
on property of said Anderson for the
years 1899 to 1908 inclusive, in excess Of
fair valuation, viz. $3.50.
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