Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-08
AUGUST MEETING
WaterviIIe Counsiis Transact Much
Business Quickly

The August meeting of the city gov
eminent was late in starting owing
to the lack of quorum in the Com
mon Council but after it did get go
ing much business was quickly dispos-
ed Of A number OF new sidewalks
| were ordered and several other matt
ers were disposed of the most i'm
portant being an order for a set of
Municipal Scales of not less than 10
tons capacity. The session was one of
the busiest August meetings for a
number of years.
The meeting was called to order
shortly after o'clock with all the
members of the Board of Aldermen be-
ing present. Roll of Accounts No. 401
and passed.
Roll Of Accounts
Armory. $500; Associated Charities,
100000; Beard of Health, $500; Bonds.
19.557.S0; Bridges, 47.42; City Hall,
! 427.4O; Coupons, 1.495.00: Common
schools, 400.17; Current Expense. L.
122.1.; Fire Department, 174.S9; Hay
den Brook Sewer .4.446.39: High
| School, 5000 Interest. 1920; Mis-
Cellaneous, $500: New Sidewalks, 7.25;
Tolice Department, 2.1s0.54: Public
Library, 10000: Sewer Department,
1865; Sprinklins, 2,9so.s2; State Aid
| Highway. $500: Street Lights, $500:
Street Department. 3,57e.95: Support
! of Poor, 1,O16.74. Total of Roll $40
! c47.16.
A report Of the committee on new side
walks was that new sidewalk be built
on Park street and it was ordered.
. A report from the same committee for
a sidewalk on Silver street was received
and so ordered
! A report from the committee on sewers
that sewer on Russell street be built
was accepted and it was ordered built.
| 1t was voted to pay for moving play
for maintenance.
/ 1t was voted to build a catch basin on
Dalton street and to repair the watering
trough on College avenue and buy a set
| of platform scales.
On motion of Alderman Clement it was
voted to require bond of $1,000 from ev-
eryone who maintains a gasoline filling
station in the street.
! It was voted to build a concrete side
! walk on the south side of Temple street
from Main to the foot bridge; also to
build crosswalk on Water street oppo-
site Gedeon Pichers store and to extend
the sewer on Kimball street.
On motion of Alderman Collins It was
voted to leave to the committee on streets
and sewers the question OF extending the
Hayden brook sewer to High street. AL
derman Collins and City Engineer Craw-
. e. h1t ;,of a1 af he ,,1a
Voted that the city engineer be author
lied to call for bids for a retaining wall
! on Gilman street.
| It was voted to build crosswalk on
Water street opposite Gray street, and
another at King street.
Mayor Meader appointed Odlin Butler
VIM. Roux and Fred Hall as special Off
GERS and they were confirmed.
Petition for a street light on Edwards
street was referred to committee on street
lights.
On motion Of Alderman Darviau the
city engineer and the committee on A.
nance were authorized to purchase the
municipal scales and to see about locat-
ing the same.
! It was voted that a street light on High
street be referred to committee on street
| lights.
MunicinaI Officers
! In session as municipal officers the
mayor and aldermen granted a license to
Theodore Griffin and to Geo. Perry to
run public automobiles if they are resi-
dents of Waterville. The same action
was taken in case Of Arthur J. Parents
and John Barrault.
It was voted that the waterville. Fair
field & Oakland Street Railway Co be
ordered to install culverts along it's tracks
from the upper College avenue crossing
to Preble street.