Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-20
Ordinance Passed Forbids
Of Salt on Streets.
Middle Street School Property
Sale Order Is Rescinded.
Same Will Now Be Sold at the Best
Possible Price.

feature Of the monthly meeting
of the city council Monday evening
was the passage of an ordinance
drawn for the purpose of eliminating
the salt nuisance in the streets of the
city of Augusta, and particularly in
Water street. 1t not only forbids the
depositing or using of salt or any
saline solution or like substance on
any of the streets or ways of the city
between certain dates but also pro-
vides a penalty for violation thereof.
The ordinance, which was given two
readings and passed to be ordained,
reads as follows:
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Augusta, as follows:
Section 1. No salt, saline solution
or other like substance shall be de-
posted or used on any of the streets
or ways of the city between the first
day of November and the first day of
the succeeding May in each year ex-
cept by written consent Of the mu-
nicipaI officers in which the time,
place and purposes of such use shall
be specified.
Sec. 2. Whoever violates this ordi-
nance shall forfeit not less than five
nor more than $50 for each offence.
Another matter taken up was that
of the disposal of the Middle street
school property. 1t will be remembered
that the disposal of the property was
placed in the hands of the finance
committee, with instructions to sell
the same at auction at a price not
less than $1,000. Two auctions We're
held but no bids were received and
the committee decided to refer the
matter back to the city council for
further instructions. This was done
Monday night.
The committee reported that at two
auctions held Dec. 27, 1913 and jan 8,
they had been unable to sell the same,
and recommended that the condition fix
ing the minimum price at 100 be re-
moved and that the committee be en-
powered to sell the property at private
sale or otherwise at such price as may
be obtainable
The report was accepted and an order
was passed resembling the order passed
by the city council Dec Is, 1913, and au-
thorizing and directing the joint stand
ing committee on finance to sell the
ScnOOl property at private safe VI Oeici
wise for the highest possible price and
turn the proceeds in to the city treasurer.
The mayor and treasurer were author
lied and directed to execute on beha,-
of the city a deed for the conveyance OF
said real estate.
Other business transacted during the
session was as follows
Roll of accounts No. /. amounting In
the aggregate to s75gl.ss224 was approves
and ordered paid. r-r,o5
A petition was received from L. l.
Wellman asking permission to move the
building situated at the corner of Court
/ street, near the Maine Central Railroad
station, on the Elks' lot, up Court street
to Perham street and through that street
| to Winthrop street place, and hearing
/ on the petition was held before the mu
| nicipal officers Monday evening, the
prayer of the petitioner being granted.
The committee on street lights reported
/ favorably on an order for a series ligh
on Wyman street at a point about oppo
site the residence of Maurice Arnold anC
Robert Newcomb.
An order giving c.. F. Moorlen permits
sion to install a gasoline pump enclosed
in a locked steel cabinet on the curb IL
front of his garage was referred to tn
proper committee with power to act.
An order for a street light on Middl
street, nearfhe residence of Henry ]
Tetreault, was referred to the prope
| committee