Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-08
THE CITY Fathers
Transact Considerable Business Of I'm
portance Monday Evening.


Considerable business OF Importance
vas considered at the November meet
ing Of the city council held last eve
ming. Mayor Gray presided, with Alder
men Hodskins, Stephenson. Peaslee
and Donnell present. There was also
a quorum present in the common coun-
Gil and both branches convened shortly
after s O'Clock.
After reading the records of the Oc-
tober meeting Mayor Gray called the
attention of the board to the abatement
Of the sewer assessment of $50 of.
Mary f.. Robinson and it was voted to
abatc the assessment. .
Aldermen Donnell reported about a
drain on Mr.. Commits place on Ores
den avenue. stating that with a little
expense a covered drain could be built
and cover put ever a pool now form
ed there. AS it is something which the
city viii have to look after IN order
was introduced appropriating Il sum
not over S25 to cover the expense of
taxing care of the place. 1t was passed
by the aldermen and later by the
common council in concurrence.
The following report of the special
committee to confer With tn" trustees
Of the Water District in regard to a
reduction in rates or change to wa
ter meters, was read:
1.-The trustees Of the Water District
report that they do not consider it
would be advisable to lower the revenue
prnvcments are made, such as INSTALL
i've. ,,i,, in, tI,n
streets. putting in Il new service pipe
to reservoir and q new main from res
ervOir across to Harrison avenue to
Junction of Winter street and High
land avenue. Trustees report that the
Installation of meters would cost about
$4,000 and that they will make further
investigation in regard to water meters
and advise the city council as soon as
the matter is fully considered"
The trustees believe that at the end
Of five years n MARTIAL reduction may
be made in the water rates.
The report was signed by Mayor
Gray. Aldermen II. E. Donnell, J. +.
Hodgkins and COuncilmen j. d. Genth-
ner, II. NJ. Lawton and +. f. Brown.
The aldermen voted to concur with the
common council in their non-concurrence
of the order instructing the joint COM
mittee on sewers to construct Il sewer
from LinDoln avenue near the residence
of Mr.. Sabn to connect with the Ores
den street sewer at an estimated cost of
not more than 5000.
Tax Collector W. p. Wells submitted
the following report to date:
DIR.
BY Warrant, June :, 1910 ....... $9l. $40. %
Supplementary tax ................ l49&
Interest Observation-Disclosures. 1854
sol. 80 IS
Deposited with City Treasurer. $40, l23 90
Attachments by Assessors. Sl.:as'
Attachments by City Gov't......... 12SO0
Cash on hand. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 19l2
$1l.41SO5
Uncollected Balance. ................S $40, 3lS 81
The boards met in joint convention for
the consideration OF Auditor Danforth's
report up to and including the roll of
bills to he presented at the meeting. The
department there would probably be but
a few departments which would show
overdrafts, and they but by small
amounts unless something unforeseen oc-
ours. There was but little discussion on
the report and it was accepted and placed
on file after which the convention dis
solved.
Roll of bills No. s. amounting to $751; A.
was read and passed by the board Of al
dermen. The order was passed in con
currence by the common council with no
debate.
Alderman Peaslee brought up the ques-
ton of repairing or rebuilding the culvert
on the Trotting Park road in South Gar
diner. Street Commissioner Jones report
ed that something ought to be done.
There is no doubt but that it would last
thinS winter and probably next spring,
but may go out next spring.
The aldermen will meet this evening to
consider two petitions.