Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-06
RsgpIal Mgllihly Meeting
of Our ely Fathers,
1 House and Shed Burnett III
RsntbIph.- Loss $500.
J. !. ellison Brings Home . RacinK
Cup from Portland.

Mayor bTdy pteSiu'HH. ,4-, ...I ..-
The first matter considered by the
aldermen was the petition. of ths
Postal Telegraph Co. to locate poles
and wires on several streets in the vi
cinity of Highland avenue and over t.
North street. The petition was granted
rhe matter IF the building of the
continuation. of the State road was
taken up. Mayor, Gray thought it bet
ter toF advertise for bids for the con-
tract The town of Farmingdale is to
have work done and it was thought
that come. contractor would take both
icbs. 1t is proposed to build the new
road from Green street to Walnut
street, A distance of about a quarter
Of a mile, and practically no grading
will have to be done. While the new
asphalt maeadam was considered 1T
was thought best to keep ON this yea,
with the same style of road.
The motion Of Alderman Donnetl
that a, proposal be, sent to the State
highway commissioner to hav. the
road built from Green street to Walnut
street under contract according to the
estimates and specifications furnished
BY Engineer Danforth and the State
highway, co4missioner r.. ...
WiBia,a,.sA,, Lawrence presented a
bill against the CITY, for $50 for q. horse
which had 70, be, killed after slipping
Oh a rock on Brunswick road and
breaking a leg. The matter was re-
ferred to a committee CONSISTING OF
Alderman D0nncll and Councilmen
Wa,lswerth and Lamb. 81. .s-
.corpla,nt regarding the drainage on
some houses, between brunswick ave-
rue and Church street has hecn mace
Engineer DanfOrth thought II better
10 continue the sewer up Church street
from where it now ends. he th"ugh'
II would cost about $3.50 to buiid up
IN Pleasant street 1t was thought thdt
there might be enough lett over ifotl'
tho Water street sewer job to 60 ttlS
o...r ono The matter was lett over
,,,ti, tho Water street job is com
pleted. ,n,;,p to
RON of Bills, No. 4. amouii'ihs ~
e.aas was read and passed. 80
An order was passed by both noarus
,..Iar;yina that 800. if needed, De eh-
: ,,anaed on the Improvement "a, vi"
Highland avenue bursihs s com.
The following report OF otree' W.,
missioner Jones up u 'o'o
road and accepted:
Gardiner. Me, July 5. l9iS j
/, I'm the Honorable Mayor anu wy
C -" herewith give yo you
,,ort of the work done, money tho high
and the general cohui'' ....l .....'
ways y anu took control of this departm,esrrs,
WIZ snrine I found that the co a;.;ny,
roads as a whole were IN ."aats in the
as wen as a number OF tme on Central
AZ proper The ne p1snN West. Upper Wa
.as Smr,,ce Neal and Willow streH ni;,o ~
Dol, as Highland avenue ir ,! was ir
s,rnaf tn the West Gardner hle' "th;nu
a., dilapidated condati1E;s str,ct and a mum.
aoU ~, ether streets in the city llIii I'LL,
aiso fonnd 30 feet of WEARING on ha re.
street had fallen down ana nau ~ pr,dee
placed. The paving at tne emu az Rrunswick
Hotel where the old hay scales useu 80 =.
COT had settled and was unsaie' 49,
ciailv that at the end or .ne Ia ~,
AhoiIt lO,feet Of the paving at ene " 70.
tho bridge. was taken up, q cohcre,e -
tanning wall put in and paving reIa ~. ~
Rv direction of His Honor the Mayor 't IN
hr;cl, walk from Decker q Days sloie :.
that Of the Armour Co. was takeh W
the curbing reset and tme WaH ~ from,
Also a new concrete walk buiit IN i,oii
NJ the Kennebec Heat & Light GO s.
plant on Water street. ... q,
: since the watering trough was set a.
the foot, of Winter street there mau
WAYS been a mudhole around 1t. inns nas
been payed with cobblestones a oistauce
of six feet around The trough; "a new
plank. sidewalk ba'fdxeshas been pun. ovus
the brook that CROSSES Lincoln aVe Tue
near the residence , 81 =, ~ ,e a1' has beeu
removed and gravel walk put IN; -, a
piece Of old plank walk past the nign-
laDd Avenue cemetery mas, ais0 oeeM ',
placed with gravel Walk. Inc p,am 'ss
walk on Highland avenue from Wes'
street to the West Gardiner line has oeei
rebuilt and isa.as good as new walk.
and ! am now putting In a permanent
walk ON Central avenue to Cherry street
Besides this; of course. has been the gen.
eral repairing of walks and culNerts to
keep them in a safe condition. New cross
walks have been put in the entire length
OF: Central street from Brunswick ave
nue. to the. residence of Samuel Basford
Several on. Brunswick avenue. Spring
street, Willow and Neal street.
The first highway job was Giffords hill
This hill was blasted down from IT, to
& feet In depth and Is tn 10 feet wide and
The cost of this was $467. The next job
mat turned to was the graveitng OF
= harrison avenue. This street has been
gEaxeled from. Highland avenue to Har-
d N..h Stteet III u thorough ndi1IldN,dt n 'CsSt
OF $500 Highland avenue from Adams
street. to the line has been graded and
uitched with felH new -culverts put in to
taKe care of the water g,,sttc f-"
brunswick avenue from Heselton street
~ the permanent road has been graded,
'u,tchedaa and Strengthened as we'll as grav-
eiea nearly this distance. New Gulverts
ann drains under driveways had to be
rlt IN the whole distance Iron Mine hill
rum the City: Farm to Brunswick street
ias also been graded and ditcheda in a
say That 1T will take care of itself for
some time m.
IL! The country roads around South Gar.
o,si navel been graded and repaired ac-
3tSptable TO the residents of this ward,
~ ~; One large stone culvert Ia Ward
a da0 tetbes rebuilt. requiring the use OF
/ rs ss.stFiak erews. Also two large log cu,.
ANS AM nave been dugsiup, and rebuilt in
ali ais war. ward This. think. covers nearly
ran. Ile work done outside of the general
rs" that comes up ALI the time.
nartt, expenditures from the several de-
Canents I'D to, June Is are as follows:
;- Renain.., IlgnWays. $27s9. s.
ppAars on sidewalks. "a :;
rysLsManent sidewalks al .,
ShnE Esa}if iH. 48I. O1
Street srn;,,, 13a.ll
SALARY pi'"kilhg. 1400(
bf4 1856
Res ~si,.s.,.v.a,s>- x4S53 &
~ espectfully submitted,s