Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-07

Street Lights. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6s6s7
Support Of Poor. 1,lS5. Is
Total. .........................s ST., SS5 IL
The boards went into Joint. session for
the election of city electrician. On mo-
ton of Alderman Davian the city clerk
cast one ballot for Eugene w. Crawford
as city electrician and he was declared
elected ,whereupon the joint session was
dissolved.
4 petition for the location of a gasso-
line tank and pump at the edge OF the
sidewalk in front Of the Waterville Motor
Co. was referred to the comittee on
streets and the city engineer, with power
to act.
1t was ordered that the free use of the
Waterville Opera house be granted for
the High school play, April 16.
The sum of $3.50 was granted Joseph
Micue for the current year, on account
Of injuries received at the city gravel
pit.
The sum of 500 was granted Mrs.
George Proctor.
The usual order appropriating $3.50
for State aid road under Sections IL
and 20 of the State Road Act was pass
ed.
A petition for grading of Gilman and
Burleigh street was referred to the
committee on streets, to report at the
next meeting, the petition not stat
ing the extent of the work contemplate
ed.
A petition for the paving Of Sec
ton of street from Lockwood to Main
street was referred to the committee
on streets.
An order changing the 32-candle
power light on Winter street near st.
Francis de Sales church be changed
to q $50 candle power light was re-
f,rred to the committee on street
street lights, as was also a similar
order for 25o-candle power light
near Keene's garage on Burleigh street.
An order for a catch basin on Gray
street near the land of Napoleon Lou
bier was referred to the committee on
streets and sewers.
An order for a gravel sidewalk on
Eurleish street from Western avenue
to the residence of <. ]. Hoxie was
referred TO the committee on side
walks.
An order was passed for $4,000 IN pay
ment for the new fire truck, contracted
fer by the last city government, with
the understanding that the warrant be
not drawn until release be received
on the horse drawn truck now in the
possession of the city.
An order introduced in the common
council by Councilman Lewis that a
survey be made of Western avenue
near the pumping station with view
to making the street at that point safe
for travel, was passed by the aldermen
in concurrence with the council.
A similar council order was that the
city engineer survey the lower end OF
Silver street in consultation with the
county commissioners, the bounds hav-
ing been lost and the same being county
road. Passed in concurrence.
A council order that the city engineer
and chief of the fire department confer
and report at next meeting on the num-
Der of new hydrants needed.
An order that a concrete sidewalk be
built on the western side of Pleasant
place. referred to the committee on side
walks by the common council, was tabled
by the aldermen and an order for the &C
ceptance of Pleasant place as a street
was referred to the committee on new
streets.
A council order for concrete sidewalk
on a section of upper College avenue was
referred to the committee on new side
walks to report at next meeting.
%1,1 hon ~l foy q
granolithic crosswalk on Temple street
to Elm was referred to the committee on
new sidewalks and the aldermen concurr-
ed
An order for crosswalks on Center
street to Main at the head of Center, and
also to Elm street, was similarly referred
in concurrence.
An order for a street light near the
western end of Pleasant place was referr-
ed to the committee on street lights, to
report at next meeting.
The following list of salaries was adopt
ed: Mayor. $500 per year: city clerk, $500
treasurer. $50; collector of taxes, l per
cent; city auditor. 800; street commits
sioner, $500: city physician, $780, board of
health, acting clerk, $50, other two SIS
each; city marshal, all fees to be turned
in to city treasury. $500; deputy marshal.
without fees, So day; patrolmen. $3.50 a
day; special police, 81 a day: board Of as
SCISSORS. including clerk hire, $1,000: as
sistant assessors. So day; clerk to over
seers of poor. 5000; Suut of almshouse,
$50: clerk of common council, SIS; clerk
to mayor, not exceeding $35 a month; city
hall janitors, s2.25 per day: city engineer
and city electrician combined, $12O0; cap
tains of fire companies. SIS a year: lieu
tenants. ST year; clerks, SIS a year;
regular line firemen. $12 a year; regular
line firemen fighting line, 60 cents an
hour.
Frank B. Philbrick appeared before
the aldermen in behalf of the Ticonic
Aqueduct Co. asking settlement for
147 square feet Of land on Front
street, now a part Of city hall park.
the amount asked being $3.50. This
was the matter which fell between the
aldermen and common council in the
last city government. A plan of the
lot was explained by City Engineer.
Eugene w. Crawford. The date Of the
deed was 1853, Front street being laid
out in 1905. The plot formerly was
the location Of a water tank for filling
the street sprinkler.
j An order for the purchase Of the
land tor $3.50, providing S431nEActUgY