Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-08
CITY GOVERNMENT
Holds Its Regular Monthly Meeting,
Thursday Night.

In the absence of Mayor Pattangall
Alderman Meservy presided. Thursday
evening, al the August meeting of the
city government. which was postpon-
ed from Tuesday on account of not
having quorum. The sum total of ac-
counts for the preceding month show
ed ret of $17.57S.41. A permit was
granted to A. J. Ponsont to move H-
story building from 81 Water street to
Redington street. 1t was voted to re-
pair the sidewalk on the north side of
Pine street with gravel.
A request that the members of the
committee on streets and sewers CON-
fer with the owners of the steam
| laundry with reference to the city bear
| log a portion of the expense of the So
| called retaining wall to be erected on
| the new laundry site, was granted. An
| other request coming from the Mary
| Ludlow estate. asking that the city
| government view her land at 24s Main
street with the view of reimbursing
her for damages sustained by grading
the street in 1912. was referred to the
committee on claims.
The bill asking that electric lights
be installed in the almshouse was re-
|, buildings with the power to act 1t was
voted to construct a street to be
knewn as E,dgemont avenue from the
termination of North street to the
new billiard factory. but the one to
place hydrant on the street short
distance east of the factory, was re-
feri ed to the fire department with pow
er to act A bill asking that not more
.. -, a
system for the vault in the city clerks
office received a passage as did also
bill for new granolithic walk on the
south side of Common street park 10
the sign, city Opera House A Dill
asking for a street light for Bartlett
street was referred to the committee
on street lights with the power to act.
It was voted to likewise have street
sign made for the same street
One of the most important bills OF
the. session was that voting an expen-
dture IF ST. 900 for 4-room, l-story
brick S, hoolhouse at the corner Of Main
and Walnut streets. the lot to be pur
chased and the work to commence
without delay. The bill presented Tor
the. installation of munlcipal SWIM
ming pool was referred to the COM
mittee on fire department 1t was Not-
ed to float n loan of $1,000 payaoie III
1 per cent. semi annual payable bonds
to be put out, Sept l, 1915. with the
old Colony Trust co. of Boston,
The bill asking that the city bear nan
the cost of the laying of pavement III
front of Freeman's jewelry store on Ma
ME street received passage. The matter
of sprinklng College avenue with OH
and other streets that had previously
been sprinkled with water received pas
sage. II seems that orders given bearing
on the sprinkIing of certain streets nave
not been carried out A bill was passed.
Thursday evening, asking that the order
, ne repeated The bill for repairing West
street at a cost of $3.50 received passage
A Joint convention of both boards was
called to hear the plea of Andrew kice
asking for the abatement of accumulated
tax interest on the farm formerly owned
and now occupied by the aged Henry
Sturtevant After much useless discus
sion it was voted to refer the matter Ia
the committee on claims.
One of the most interesting features OF
the meeting was a hot debate that aross
over the right of the Gamewell Co, M
stailing the new fire alarm, to open
streets at will and place boxes wherever
they wished Street Commissioner onon-.
nell Councimen Stewart and Butter.
and Aldermen Finnemore and Cyr mads
things hum for while. 1t got SO hot
In fact that an adjournment of the Joint
convention was called. A bill asking Tor
an inspector for the Hayden brook sew
er was referred to the COMMITTEES on
streets and sewers.