Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-21


Hest of the year and was character
lied by the passage of number OF
orders that were imperative in their
nature and provided for the immedi-
ate carrying out of their requirements.
The Lewiston. Waterville Augusta
Street Railway came in for its share
of attention, as did the Postal Tele-
graph Gable Co, the action of the
city being taken with view of bring
ing to completion as soon as possible
the improvements now in progress and
contemplated. Other matters of varl-
Gus natures were also taken up and
passed upon.
In board of municipal officers a pc
tition was received asking that the
track of the Lewiston, Augusta &
Waterville Street Railway on State
street from the south line of Winthrop
street to the north line of Bridge
street be changed TO the middle of the
street, and an order was passed that
a hearing on the above petition be
held at 7.30 Monday evening and that
the city clerk cause an attested copy
of the order and petition to be served
upon the Lewiston, Augusta Wat
erville Street Railway by registered
mail; also that an attested copy of
the order and petition be published
in the Daily Kennebec Journal once
each week for two successive weeks
iefore the time of the hearing.
An order that three combination
street trolley and lamp poles be es-
tablished at the junction of State and
Winthrop streets, at the northwest,
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exact location to be fixed by the mayor
and chairman of committee on street
lights was referred to the committee
on street lights. The order was later
passed.
Concurrent business was transacted
as follows:
An order for a cluster light with or
n2nfental iron pole after the style OF
the lights he placed at the Junction OF
Green end Grove streets, the exact To-
cation to be decided by the mayor and
chairman of the committee on street
lights was referred TO that committee
The order was later passed.
Mrs. Stanley Patten was authorized
TO place a carriage block at the end of
her walk on Elm street for the protec-
ton of the sidewalk
An order for a series light on Bridge
hill at the junction of Crosby street,
the exact location to be fixed by the
mayor and the chairman of the COM
mittee on street lights was referred to
that committee.
An order for new lights on Bowman
and Williams streets, provided the
present ones are found insufficient, was
referred to the proper committee.
Roll of Accounts No. I, amounting to
S12059.65, was approved and ordered
paid.
An order was passed that the Lew
iston, Waterville & Augusta Street
Railway proceed forthwith to make
such alterations and improvements on
it's tracks on Water street, north of
the south line of Bridge street as may
be deemed necessary in connection
with the proposed permanent street
Improvement in that part of Water
street, said alterations and improve
nteuts to be made subject to the ap
prevail of the mayor and committee on
highways and sewers.
The above company was also ordered
to remove its wooden poles on Rines
hill within Is days from the date of
the passage of the order; to hitch its
trolley supports to the ornamental iron
light poles on the hill. Authority was
also given the mayor and chairman of
the committee on street lights to eX-
ecute a contract with the railway COM
pany providing for the consideration to
be paid by said company for the use
of said poles and other details of such
agreement as may be arrived at be-
tween said company and the city.
An ordinance relating to the establish
!ncnt of street lines and one relating to
the numbering of building and lots were
given their first reading and laid on the
ta5le until the next regular meeting of
the city council for their second read
ing.
An order that the school building on
tho Ward road be sold to j. C. McCurdy
for SIS and the mayor and city treasurer
be authorized to make the conveyance,
was referred to the proper committee.
An order for an arc light on Monroe
street near the residence of Dona Bosse
was referred to the proper committee
A bill of Knowlton & Hewins for bur
ial of James Hickey was approved and
ordered paid.
The Postal Gable Telegraph Co. was or
dered to remove within 10 days of the
passage of the order its wires and cables
from the four wooden poles on Rines hill
and to attach the cables and wires to the
ornamental light poles.
An ordinance was passed to be ordain-
cd which so amended Section l of Chap
ter of the Revised Ordinances of the
city. of Augusta that the salary of the
city marshal shall be $1200, all fees to go
10 the city; the salary of the deputy mar
hal shall be $3.50 per day; driver of
Hook & Ladder Co. No. $50 per month;
driver of City Team No. $50 per month;
driver of City Team No. 2 $50 per month;
police officers each day or night $3.50;
street commissioner Western district
sl10o. including current year; street COM
missioner Eastern district 5000, including
current year
- An order for macadamizing South Bel
East road from Cony street to the top of
Srown hill was referred to the proper