Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-22
Sewer Assessments Oc-
.cupy Considerable Time,
Board Of Education Asks For
More Room in City Hall,
Lower Board Withdraws Objection
To Green Street Extension.

The principal business to come up
at the February meeting of the city
council. which was held Monday even
ing, was the confirmation of sewer as
sessments Some of them were lett
over for final action at special meet
ing to be held next Monday evening.
A number of minor matters were con-
sidered and one more cab driver was
added to the long list already licensed
by the city council.
Shortly after the opening of the
meeting City Solicitor Thomas Leigh
recommended to the board of alder
men the passage of an order in favor
of w. A. Williams for $27 for Is hens
killed by dogs, and also of an order for
$21.37 in favor Of the city of Water
vile for costs in an alien pauper case
lately decided against the city of Au-
gusta by the law court. City Solicitor
Leigh explained that the decision in
the case placed the burden of support
of alien paupers upon the State and
that the State would reimburse the
city for the costs incurred as well as
the bill for supplies furnished, which
Waterville refused to pay.
nv hSAe hitllSl ~ SoliC up was NV
case of Kate Conley. an inmate Of the
City farm alleged to be insane and af-
ter hearing testimony from DR.. Coombs
and DR.. Sanborn in regard to her con-
dition it was voted to commit the wo-
man to the Maine insane hospital. DR..
Coombs testified that the woman had
destructive tendencies and cut up her
clothing and bedding as well as that
belonging to other inmates.
Sewer assessments were next taken
up. The Wyman and South Chestnut
street sewer was the first to be con-
sidered. r. f. Newcombe, Dana w.
Lovejoy and William Pickett objected
to the assessment on the ground that
$50 was too high an assessment for a
small sewer on a back street. Alder
man HolWay explained that the city
would get back but $500 in return for
a sewer costing 1925 to construct. A
motion was carried abating the as
sessments on the lots of Jesse X.
Brown C. B. Murphy and Willis Swift
of $50 each. Owing to the absence of
the city engineer further consideration
OF the assessments on this sewer was
deferred to special meeting to be
iiSAu icAl hOiudy evening.
Union street sewer assessment was
confirmed with the abatement of the
assessment upon the vacant lot owned
by Afford B. Perkins. H. B. Sawyer
when the assessment upon the Howard
street sewer was reached asked that
the matter be laid over until next Mon
day evening in order that explanations
might be made in regard to connection
with other sewers. The sewer assess
ment upon the South Belfast avenue
sewer was confirmed after the abate-
ment of the amount of $50 upon an
unoccupied lot owned by w. S. Kit
tredge.
The assessment upon the Capitol and
Federal street sewer was confirmed
after the abatement of the assessment
against Frank Colby of $25 until such
time as he should enter the sewer The
assessment upon the Winthrop and
High street sewer was next taken up
E. w. Whitehouse appeared asking for
the abatement of the sewer assess
ment upon the lots owned by Annie NJ.
Powers until she could make arrange
ments to connect with the sewer. This
abatement was granted and abatement
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to F. O'Connor and upon three of the
five Seliger lots and the remainder of
the assessment was confirmed.
Alderman Holway of the joint stand
ing committee on highways and sew
ers reported that by arrangement with
the Electric Railroad Co. the company
pays the entire cost of removing snow
from Water street from Rines hill to
the bridge and also across the bridge
and to beyond the City hall.
A communication was received from
the school board asking for the use
permanently of the room now occupied
by the assessors as q private office
for the superintendent of schools in adj
dition to the office already provided in
the City building. Alderman William
son thought that the necessary quar-
ters for the board of education might
be found in the new High school build
ing. The communication was referred
to the committee on city buildings,
Passage was given in concurrence to
the order in favor of Carroll n. Per-
kins, city solicitor of Waterville, for
S21.37, the costs in the pauper case Of
city of Augusta VS.. city of Waterville.
ofuST was also passed III concurrence
in favor of w A. Williams to the
amount of $27 for IS hens killed by
dogs.
Order Introduced by Alderman Taber
was passed in concurrence giving Ar
thur McCausland, driver of Cushnoc
Hose No. /, leave of absence for four
months under full pay, the same to be
paid from such appropriation as the
mayor may direct. 1t was explained by
Alderman Taber before the passage OF
the order that Mr.. McCausland's health
was such that his only hope for recov-
cry lay in trip to Colorado for which
he did not have the necessary means.
Monthly Roll of Accounts No. 2 was
passed, carrying total Of s3S95.21. Pas
sage was given an order reported upon
favorably by the committee on high
ways and sewers ordering City Marshal
McFadden to have the peanut stand
now occupied by Joe Willett and
standing on the Augusta Trust Co. lot
at the corner of Water street and Mar
ket square, removed at once.
Order was passed authorizing the