Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16

electric car service on State street and
| the rorth end of Water street These
orders Were tabled for public heai-
| ing, Friday evening. Jan. 49,
The meeting was called to order at
SIS P NJ. Alderman Beck, at the open
ing Of the meeting. presented the order
for the payment of the monthly roll
of accounts, amounting in the aggse-
gate to $4994S4, which was passed.
The municipal officers then took up
the matter of the resumption of cleo
trio car service on State street. The
l., A. K w st. Ry. was represented
at the meeting by General Manager
Harry b. Ivers of Lewiston and Her
bert NJ. Heath, counsel for the road.
Alderman Beck introduced the fol-
| lowing order:
Whereas the street car service on
State street. north of Grove street,
has recently been discontinued. to the
; discomfort and inconvenience OF resi-
dents in large and populous section
of the city and the public generally,
Ordered. That the L.. 4. & W. ST.
Ry. be and hereby is directed to re-
sumo service in said location, forth
with.
Alderman Lemieux introduced the
following order, similarly worded, but
covering the location at the north end
of Water street;
Whereas, the street car service on
the north end of Water street. from
Bridge street to the Edwards Manu-
featuring Co. mills, has been discon-
tinued to the discomfort and inconven-
IN, Iar nd
ulous section of the city and the pub
lie generally,
Ordered, That the L.. A. & w. st.
Ry be and hereby is directed TO re-
sumo service in said location, forth
with
Mayor Moves stated that he had
taken up the matter with the railroad
company and that they desired a pub
lie hearing upon the matter. After
some discussion with Mr.. Heath, the
counsel for the electric road, the date
of Friday, Jan. 49, at 7.30 P, NJ, was
fixed upon for a hearing.
order was passed, introduced by
Alderman CARL. permitting the Ed
wards Manufacturing Co. TO erect a
three story flat-roofed building on the
east side of Water streetaon the site
of the building of the Augusta Tai
low Co. recently damaged by fire.
Alderman CARL, before the passage of
the order, explained that the order
was introduced as a substitute for the
one presented at the last meeting,
which provided for a two-story build
ing with a hip roof. He also explain
ed that the roof of the building would
be covered with iron. ve4
The municipal officers also %assed
an order introduced by Alderman Beck,
permitting the Carpenters Social and
Benevolent Society to erect a two
story frame building ON oak street on
what is known as the Blaisdell lot. fer
q hall.
William Pickett, wire chief of the
New England Telephone e. Telegraph
Co. was present and spoke in behalf
OF the petition of the company for the
location of pole on Oak street 100
fleet west from Dickman street. The
petition was granted.
Hearing was ordered for Monday,
Feb. 19, upon the petition of-the New
England Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
for pole rights on Scott street, from
State street to Grove street, and Grove
street from Scott to Capital street.
Bernard Veilleux was, in joint con-
vention, licensed as cab driver.
A petition for the laying out of a
new street, off Gage street, to be
known as Gage Street place was taken
up by the committee on streets, but
as quorum of the committee was not
present, the hearing was set forward
to the next regular meeting.