Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-01
City Fathers Wind Up
Business Of the Year.
Program for Thursday Evenings
Board Of Trade Banquet.
Notice Of Sessions This Week Of
Board Of Registration.

Although It was the last meeting OF
the year for this government the mem
nors were late III arriving and it was
O'Clock before the two boards con-
v"ncG Nearly all the members of the
common council We're present and all
the aldermen except Lawrence We're
present
Thu first business of the aldermen af-
t"r the reading of the report of the last
meeting was the further consideration
of the settlement with f. y. Barker
II appears that there was a slight er-
ror in his commitment but that he is to
settle for the balance.
The report of Collector of Taxes RI.
D. Wells for 1909 was submitted show
ing an unccllected balance of $219470.
The report was accepted.
rhc report of City Solicitor G. \.
Knight was read and accepted. He re-
ported that nothing of unusual charac-
ter had TRANSFERRED in the legal depart
ment There are no cases pending in
regard to pauper settlement. There
are two cases pending for injuries and
will be contested. Two actions have
= been settled without trial.
The report Of Chief, Engineer J. l..
Kendall was received and accepted. 1t
showed there had been % alarms in all.
Is whistle alarms and seven still.
The property endangered valued at
sl1l6o0 with n damage of $l5,600, with
an insurance Of $4,000
Building Inspector Charles II. Berry
reported that the alnlshouse construct
ed this year was equipped with reason
able safeguards and sanitary. Fire
escapes have been placed on the High,
Grammar and intermediate school
buildings. All the buildings erected
shis year have been built in accordance
with the city ordinance.
An order lnstructing the overseers of
the poor to pay $50 on account OF the
EXPENSES OF Addie Plummer at Hebron,
Maine.
An order was received from the com
mon council authorizing the securing
a temporary loan of $4,000 until taxes
are collected. This was passed. Roll
of Accounts No. II, amounting to
ssS34.57, was read, passed and sent
down
Permission was given the Nannah
Hardware Co to store 200 pounds Of
their store about so feet from Water
street.
An order was passed whereby all
ovcr!ays be transferred to the contln-
cent fund, all ovcrdrafts be paid from
the contingent fund. The report OF the
Gardiner Water district was received,
showing that the company had gained
about $4,000 the past year.
An order was read authorizing that
- contract be drawn with the owners
of the watering trough at South Car
diner for il period of five years at $40
4 year to furnish water.
The special committee appointed TO
make a plan. reported that the plan
had been made. The report was &C
copied.
Alderman Potter reported on the
claim of VIM. Williams for Sc for hens
killed be paid Also bill of c. w. Grow
or for one sheep, s.? be paid. Both were
passed.
THE claim of Michael Burns for
SlJ.1J for Il hens killed was taken up.
IT vas stated that the bill was not
presented within 10 days, the legal
time. Alderman Kelly thought no line
should be drawn. 1t was finally voted
to pay him 80. 1t was also voted 10
pay $3.50 to II. F. Twombly for Ii
chickens killed.
The council voted to concur with the
aldermen regarding the watering
trough nj South Gardiner,
Aldermen Donncll and Potter and
Councilmen Peaslee, Hodgkins and
White were named as II conference
committee. After II discussion Of near
w half an hour the committee report
ed favorably and the council con-
CURED in the passage of the order.
An order for $50 for Tax Collector
IT,. D. Wells for care fare to Ward 6
and clek hire for 1909 was road by AL
dcrmap Kelley. The order failed OF
passage.
Adjourned to Monday evening.
March Z. when meeting Will be heio
to tahulate the election returns.