Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-17
CITY COUNCIL
Passes K e n n e b e c
Bridge Ordinance
At Its December Meeting Held on
Monday Evenins-Other Important
Matters Passed Upon at the SEES
sion

The Augusta city council held its
December meeting Monday evening
at City hall. One Of the important
matters before the session was the
'kennebec bridge ordinance which
had been reported by the committee
or ordinances as ought to pass and
had previously been given it's first
reading. The proposed ordinance was
given its second reading and was
passed in concurrence last evening TO
be ordained. 1t reads as follows:
BE it ordained by the city coun-
Gil Of the city of Augusta as follows:
Section Of Chapter TX Of the Re-
,ised Ordinances is hereby amended
by striking out said entire section
and enacting in place thereof the fol-
lowing:
Section I. II any person shall ride.
drive or cause to be ridden or driv-
en-, any horse or team Of any desc-ip-
ton on the kennebec bridge faster
than Il walk, or shall drive across
said bridge more than rs horses or
cattle at one time. or shall drive any
automobile on said bridge faster than
10 miles per hour. he shall forfeit
FIVE dollars for each offense.
Order was passed in concurrence
that the mayor and committee on
highways and sewers be authorized
, to have painted and placed on each
end OF the bridge a sign stating the
speed limit.
Order vas passed in concurrence
That the sum Of s4i.64 be paid Az
thur McCausland, the same being
the difference in salary between city
marshal and deputy marshal. he hay
ing performed the duties Of city mar
shal since the death OF City Marshal
TYLER. order was passed in concur
renee that the sum Of SIS be paid or
toer William p. Fox as acting deputy
marshal, the same being the differ
cnce H. salary between the deputy
marshal and parolman.
The following order was given ITS
SECOND reading and was finally pass
ed in concurrence to be ordained:
"Whereas. the State OF Maine has
appropriated the sum of $4,000 for the
purpose Of establishing 10 dispeasa-
ries in 10 cities and towns OF the
State for the purpose OF comparing
venereal diseases, the same to be oS-
tablished in such cities and towns IS
will contribute a like sum for s'icn
purpose. and, whereas the city coun-
Gil believes that such a dispensary
equipped for such purpose and also
for the purpose OF furnishing ana III
tuberculosis cases. is VltailE neces-
sarv for the health and we'll beths
OF this community, ordered: lhat i
snecial committee be appointed win
authority to expend not to exceed
! $500 to procure, equip and pay the
rental OF q room for such purposes
for the ensuing year"
Rol, Of accounts No. l. amounting
70 s74.90794 was passed in concur
renee.
The report Of the committee on
stree. lights that the order for 2oo
c. D. light on Gage street ought 10
mass. was accepted in concurrence.
The report of that same committee
that the order for street light on
Kennedy street ought not TO pass
was accepted in concurrence,
The jo,7t standing committee on
moor. to whom was referred the mat
ter Of purchasing team OF horses
for the city farm and disposlns OF
Tho old team, reported that n new
team had been purchased and the Old
team had been disposed Of. The re-
mort of the committee was accepted
in concurrence.
, Al the meeting Of the Municipal
officers it was voted to commit VII
lard p. Morrill, of Augusta TO the Au-
.-,,.,a Stofa hOSpitaf.
An inn-holder's license was grant
cd to Harriet j. Sturdy, subject 70
the approval of the board OF health.
The application Of Henry Radsky
to change the location OF his pool
room on Water street. was dismissed.
Licenses to operate steam plants
, WE'RE granted to Charles Murphy ana