Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-18
CITY COUNCIL HAS
VERY BUSY SESSION e
ON MONDAY EVENING
Usual Flood of Petitions Which
Always Mark the April Meet
ing Is in Evidence, Besides
Much Other Business-Move-
ment Started Which May Re-
suit in Purchase Of Motor
Truck for Fire Department

The city council held its regular
monthly meeting Monday evening and
as is always the case with the April
meeting there was a flood Of petitions
for sidewalks, sewers, street lights.
catch basins, ETC., that the people never
fail to want as soon as new city
council takes up the reins Of govern
ment. OF course these matters were re-
ferred, but they with other matters
which came before the meeting kept
the council busy until a late hour.
The business sof the evening opened
with a joint convention during which
several important matters were dis
cussed. Frank Alden of Waterville of
the Southern kennebec Board of Fire
Underwriters, addressed the conven-
ton on the subject Of base rates Of in
surance and spoke of the possibilities
of lowering the same. He recommend
ed especially five more paid men in the
fire department, a motor truck and civ
il service.
Other matters discussed during the
/ sewer and the sewer on North Belfast
avenue.
The following licenses were grant
ed: Cab driver-George Emile Lavalee
NJ. A. Barrett, ]. H. Roy, w. C. Jack
son, f. o. Trask, Fred NJ Chapman
Charles Dostie, Frank Spear, E. P
Buber, Dannie j. Hennessy, Frank s.
Violette, Sumner B. Ward, ]. S. Nc
Kenney, c. H. Bickford, J. p. Bick-
ford and Charles Chisam. Public auto
licenses-Del Buber, w. E. Buber. John
B. Gagnon and William E. Walker
Auctioneer's license-H. H. Lee.
Concurrent Business
Concurrent business transacted was
as follows: <
Roll Of Accounts, No. 4, amounting
to $10,407.24. was approved and ordered
paid.
The annual reports of the heads OF
several departments were received ant
accepted.
4 Gilman street was accepted.
The bonds of the city treasurer, city
marshal and city constable were &C.
cepted.
The sum of 1915 was appropriated
for the use Of Seth Williams Post, G
A. R., and $40 for the use of the FIRE
men on Memorial day
The committee on fire department wa
ordered to investigate the matter of
, motor truck and report at the next reg
ular meeting of the city council
I The street commissioner was authorizes
to execute a. contract with Cyr Bros. TO
crushed rock.
The following ordinance was passed un
der suspension of the rules:
BE it ordained by the. city council O
the City of Augusta as follows:
Sec. 1. The city treasurer and his sue
cessor in Office for the time being, ma
act as treasurer of the Augusta Cit
Building Company. at the sole expense Q
said city and without charge to sal
company.
> Sec. 2 This ordinance shall take effec
from and after January a. A. D. 1916"
The committee on fire department re
. ported favorably on an order for a hy
} drant near the junction Of Hospital stree
and Kennedy road.
1t was ordered that the city of August
accept the sum of 500 as a trust FUND
l from Fred Harmon for the perpetual car
of Lot No. Is. Ben Venue cemetery.
The following minor officials were ar
pointed:
Fence Viewers: William E. Barrows
, w. B. Getchell, D. F. Moore, James
, Woodbury.. G. Mckay, w F. Walker an
Manley NJ. Saunders
Surveyors of Lumber: George H
Bangs, John E. Church, Abner Coomb,
Abram Coombs, Lester j. Delano. d. T
Foster. Harry T. Gilman. j. w. Glider
c. A. Knowles. Fred e. Merrill, C. F
Morrill,, Joseph E. Nicholas, Charles E
Philbrick. Charles E. Purinton, F. E
Purinton, Ira H. Randall, Smith S. Ran
dali, Joseph A. Shaw. William F. STRAIT
ten. j. c. Weber. J. II. Chandler, Georg
M. Bean. DR.. Fred Mosher. Frank A
Phelan, w. B. Getchell, W. w. Jackson
. Joseph Laliberte, Arthur r. Katon, N
A. Barrett, c. C. Metcalf, o. l. Ston
? and Robert L. Hayden.
Surveyors Of Wood, Stone and Bark
: George H. Bangs, George M. Bean, Jr
Henry L. Bean. A. NJ. Brown, Albert J
, Burns, NJ. s. Campbell, J. E. Church
Henry T. Clark. Joseph E. Clark, JOSEF
A. Folsom, Daniel e. Foster. Charles
Gay, F. o. Getchell, c. r. Hall, G. "
Hanks, w. A. Hanks, c. A. Knowles
, Henry Lyon. Joseph E. Nicholas. Josa
, A. Norton. G. F. Perry, c. E. 'Purintor
F. B. Purinton, 1. H. Randall. j. /,
Shaw, F. B. Smith, John H. Ward, Smit
Randall. Arthur A. Katon, Harry T. Gil
man, Scott Hewins. S. B. Worthley,
S. Young, G. L. Smith. 7. H. Chandler
Charles E. Pratt, O.. L. Choate;; w F
Getchel1, Frank L. Page, J. S. Mcken
ney. E. H. Weston, ]. F. Young, B. {
Shaw, H. P. Humphrey. c. w. Stone
Wallace, Purinton and NJ. A. Barrett
Sealers Of Leather: Fred L. Herse,
Sumner H. Pullen. Harry Hersey and J
F. Bilodeau.
Weighers Of Hay and Ice: Ralp
Brown. A. NJ. Brown. NJ. S. Campbell, G
D. Haskell. Fred B. Hill, Charles E. Pur
linton. F. B. Purinton. Wallace Purintor
Herbert C.. Rideout O. o. stetson, Cha,
A. Wentworth, c. H. White, e. Whitman
c. B. Pettingill, F. A. Brann, Everett
Stone. B. c. Shaw. Q. R. wellmar
Charles O'Connor, Charles o. Tibbett,
Joseph Hodgkins. Charles b. Philbrich
s. Sewah Webster. L. Z. Cooper an
Joseph Laliberte
Weighers Of Coal: c. e. Purinton, F
B. Purinton. NJ. S. Campbell, L. 7
Williams. A. NJ. Brown, A. c. Brown
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