Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-08
Regular August Meeting
Of The City Fathers.
Important Business The Liquor
Question Is Tabled.
The Chensy-Delaware Keddlug..A
Temperance Appeal.

Passed by the board of aldermen. thu
.foiloyyfnp order was laid on the table
IN, The common council at the August
meeting Of the city council held Mon
day evening:
Ordered. the common council con
curing. that the city marshal proceed
according to the authority vested in
him by the State of Maine and the
city of Gardiner. Maine. against any
person or persons who are or shall be
Keeping or selling intoxicating liquors
Within the limits of the city of Gardi-
rler Maine, to arrest or cause to be
arrested and brought to trial all such
person or persons. and further ordered
that after three DAYS from the date
hereof the city marshal indict or cause
to be indicted and brought to trial the
owner of every house. store or other
building within the limits of the city
of Gardiner Maine. in which intexicat-
Ing liquors shall be kept or sold; and
further ordered that the city marshal
employ the police power and authority
at his command to enforce these sew
'eral orders
This order was dated Aug. and
was Introduced BY Alderman Colby of
Ward 2. While it was not necessary
that the common council should take
any action in the matter the aldermen
Thought best to let them have a say in
the matter showing that both boards
of the city council sustained the mar
shall in whatever actions he should
take in the matter. However, the
comon council by a vote of five TO
four. President Chase not voting. vot
ed to lay the order on the table. Those
voting to lay on the table were Wood
Wight. Mlliken. Totman and Will
liams. Gonncilmen JOY. Reed. Wyman
and Totman voted to pass in concur
renee
Aldermen Hedgkins Lawton. Wads-
worth Ballard, Colby and Blair were
present when Mayor Lamb called the
meeting to order.
The petition for the special election
on the second Tuesday of September
signed by 3h6 legal voters of the city
was received. Alderman Ballard moved
that steps be taken to call the election
aud the motion was carried.
The bonds of Tax Collector H D.
Wells of $4,000 and of City Treasurer
Henry Harrington for $4,000 were ac-
eepted
The application of Ray Shepard 10
run bowling alley was received and
license granted
An order introduced by Alderman
Blair that s. be deducted from the taxes
of Joseph Johnson South Gardiner
was passed This was done to paw Mr.
johnson for work done on the road
As several people who have received
Licensees have GtaA a..
Alderman Ballard moved that the city
marshal be ordered to notify the per-
sons to return their bonds or close
The committee appointed to rent the
Training School building reported that
they had rented it to Mrs. Burke for
SIS year. she TO make monthly pay
ments to Supt Turner.
The report from the committee APP
pointed to inquire into the free tele-
phones for the city was made, to the
effect that the company is already fur
nisning two phones and giving a dis
count on five Others. The committee
reported that the phone on the bridge
be removed to the mayors office, Ine
report was accepted.
The petition of residents of Ash
street and vicinity for 500 feet of hose
and hand reel was referred to the
committee on fire department
An order was passed that the teIe-
phone on the Gardiner and Randolph
bridge be changed to the office of the
mayor.
Roll of bills No. amounting to
s4ooo.ol was read and passed. In ad
often to this the committee held up
the oills of DR. c. T.. Pickering.
amounting in all to $11.50 for various
veterinarian service and. asked that II
pc iaia on the table for one month.
considerable discussion was held in
the upper board concerning the re
: tanning wall on Brunswick avenue on
the property of A. L. Perry. This
matter has been brought I'M for sew
erai years and it is well known that
the wall needs to be rebuilt. MIR. Per
ry stated that he was willing to n, =
one half for the contract If !, VOL ~
concrete or rock be built Ti,,o,h,
Kelley has estimated the price for ths
JOB at about 5000. The aldermen ,,ot "a
to appropriate about one-half ,ha,
amount and the council after some
discussion passed the order.
An order was received from ~,
common council approprfating s1s ~,
the care of the cemetery AZ So,,.t
Gardiner The order was passed II
the aldermen by amending IT so t,,a
Councilman Totman from Ward g =.
pend the money.
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