Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-03
City Government Meeting.

Considerable business of importance
was transacted at the May meeting of
the City Council, Monday evening Roll
of Bill No. 2, amounting to s5,432.6S
was reported and ordered paid.
An invitation was received from
Heath Post, G. A. r.. to join with them
in observing Memorial day. 1t was
accepted and committee consisting of
Aldermen LaWton and Colby and
Couneilmen Baker and Beane was APP
pointed to make arrangements.
Alderman Lawton had the order,
tabled last fall, removed and then on
his motion the street commissioner
was directed to recover the drain
running across the land of ]. II.
Wight.
A joint special committee consisting
of aldermen Hodgkins and Ballard and
Councilmen Wight. Williams and Ward
vas appointed To confer with a COM
mittee from Gardiner Grange in regard
to the sale of the armory building TO
the Grange for hall.
A petition from Norman Cannon
and other residents of Ash street and
vicinity for steamer hydrant on Ash
street was received and an order pass
ed to have it placed. the expense TO be
charged To the fire department ae-
count.
An order for a granolithic sidewalk
from Harrington's coal office ON Maine
avenue. around Beane's Corner and
down Water street as far as an APP
preparation of $500 will permit was in
tfodueed in the Common Council by
Became and referred by both branches
to the committee on highways.
\ petition from the residents of
Chestnut street for a sewer on that
street was referred to the committee
on sewers.
Licenses We're granted the following
cab drivers: Henry King. c. NJ. Shor-
ey, Samuel G. Haskell, Charles F.
Merrill. L. A. Peacock, Winnifred Fills
ter and w. L. ToZier.
An order from the common council
requiring the board of fire engineers
to examine all fire escapes in the city
was laid on the table by the upper
board as the statute laws require the
engineers to do this work annually
without notification
The aldermen as the licensing board
granted licenses as follows:
Common Vietualers - Frank H.
Goodrich. William Footer, Joseph Z.
Mclean and William G.. Buker The
applications of Joseph Woldman, E.
L. jerks and Johnson & Buker for
victualers' licenses We're laid on the
table indefinitely.
Billiard and Pool Rooms-Fred Fl.
Ring and Charles H. Turner Appli-
cations for licenses We're also received
from w. o. Foye and George Thomas
but We're laid ON the table. Mr. Foye
appeared before the board and on his
request his license was extended one
week. The night watch were sum-
moned before the Board to tell what
they knew of conditions about the pool
rooms. They told how all the places
kept open until about l. o'clock each
night and that in several of the places
young boys We're allowed to play. The
Board instructed the city marshal to
see that the regulations governing the
places We're complied with and that
the places closed up at 10 o'clock.
To SNll F,ireworks-Frank NJ
Mooers.
The Gardiner Water District was
given permission to lay its pipes
through Harrison avenue, Ash Har-
den, Winter street to Highland avenue,
Highland avenue to Mt. Vernon street
and to close such streets if necessary.
Frank l.. Boston appeared support
ing his petition asking that all scales
on Maine and Water streets be re-
moved as they constituted nuisance
and were menace to travel. A hear
ing was appointed for Monday eve
ming, May Sth. and the city clerk was
instructed to notify all interested par
ties to appear il they desire.
The mayor was directed To order the
city marshal to see that all the oceu-
pants of the stores on Water street
remove the rubbish and inflammable
material In the rear of their places of
business.