Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17

The city council held. Monday eye
ming. its regular monthly meeting and
transacted business as follows:
Roll of bills No i, amounting in the
aggregate to $532i2S, was approved
and ordered paid
Ordered that two police signal lights
be installed on Water street, one at
the north end and one at the south
end
Ordered that Cony hill be repair
ed and put in good condition for
travel, the work 10 be done under the
direction of the mayor and commit
tee of highways and sewers.
4 report from the joint standing
committee on fire department. recon-
mending the purchase of 1000 feet OF
fire hose on competitive bids, was ac-
copied.
ordered that the taxes of 1919 shall
lie due and PAYABLE, on Aug. ], 1918.
land interest at the rate of . per cent.
per year from that date shall be
charged on all taxes remaining un-
paid on Sept l. 1913
An order for a gravel sidewalk on
fine Townsend road. from point
where the said road branches off the
River road. and running thence to the
st Augustines cemetery, was referred
Ia the proper committee
\ petition from Samuel Titeomb
and others, asking the acceptance oil
the following way as street, WAS re-
ferred to the proper committee.
thinning at the intersection OF the eas'
line of Pearl street with the hofth
|northerly at right angles 10 Dummy
a. F.
street 156.11 feet. with a UNIFORM
width of &C feet, being an extension I'll
Pearl street as now laid out; thehcei
|lunning easterly nj right angles a DIS
lance of 6299 feet with UNIFORM
width of 40 feet; thence running
northerly at right angles at a UNI
form width of 81 feet to North BEL
fast avenue Also beginning at n point
in the east line of the above street III
The northwest corner of land owned
bv f.. l.. Gedney, thence running east
erlv at right angles to the above con-
temnlated street 400 feet, with uni
form width of 80 feet. Also begin
Ming at n point in the east line OF
said street 44997 feet from SAID
Quimby street; thence running east
erly at right angles AGO feet at UNI
form width of 30 feet. -,
An order for street light at the foot
of Court street. near the new steps being
built by the Maine Central Railroad, waS
referred. also an order for repairing the
sidewalk on Cedar street, between Middle
and Stone streets.
The city engineer was ordered to pre-
pare a map of Water street, showing tie
proposed location of light standards Tor
the new system, i'm order that all lights
placed by AUDITORS or the city may De
done Systematically.
An order for placing Water street, from
a point I'm front of the North END CLOTH
ing store and running northerly TO the
Edwards Manufacturing Co, in hrst
class condition for travel, was referred.
Bills for treatment and supplies Tor
Mrs. Cora Hardy, amounting TO sf9o.a4,
were approved and ordered paid.
An order for a street light at the head
of the stairs on Court street. near the
Maine Central station. was passed.
1t was ordered that Bangor street. be
re-surfaced from Cony square to the
new surface laid down in 1872
An order for frame building near the
Capitol street gravel bank for the pnr-
pose of storing city machinery, was re-
ferred.
It was ordered that regular dealers in
fireworks, etc, be given permission to sell
the same from June 20 to July 4, sio
both dates inclusive, under supervision of
the city marshal.
1t was ordered that so much OF the
stone paving on Water street south Oh
the macadam pavement be relaid as may
be required to leave that portion of wa
ter street in a good condition for travel.
the work to be done under the direction
of the mayor and committee on highways
and sewers
A petition was received from the New
England Tel & Tel Co. asking for a To-
cation of poles and wires thefeohs Oh
Capitol street from Sewal street west
to the residence of Sherbufne Young.
was received. and q hearing thereon or
dered to be held at 7.30 +. NJ, July Il, at
the aldermen's room.
Ordered, that the sum OF $40 be appro-
priated for the use of the baseball ground
at Pettingilrs Corner. A bill from the
Titcomb Real Estate Association LOT sis
| for use of ball field at Pettingilfs Corner
tbeing the same amount as paid III i9i2)
| was ordered paid.
| The joint standing committee on H.
nances reported the appropriations ioi
| the year, amounting to s22i, 1925, and II
i was ordered that the same be raised es
| taxation The bill in detail follows;
| aba,amants Sc, 500 U
| t t.i.l''t -, t.sni,st 500. N
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2 ,,,t,' 49,. aa,a.,ae g. 5O0.U
I city rooms and buildings, 4 "no " y
! co,,ntw 80 1874. e
E;ra ,a,,,,. sa9fs %
Iire d apa,,,..e,,t' ,cnaciab l. 7O00
iJigb,ua,'a 't I,., district $4,000
j;shways' Iynstsrn aistrirt. $500