Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-18
BOND ISSUE
Proposed to Finance
New Fire Station

o. Fso}eE IL He9ssE
City Fathers - Hartferc Square
Favereo rs Slte-Sala-y Increases
Granted
The mater Of AEsuslz' EeE aFe
station vas on. OF the principal items
before the regular meeting O The
City Council on Mon6ay evening a.
City hall Fail discussion 1As g1Ten
20 the subject and preliminary pans
thai had been drawn 5y william @.
/. Bunker. architect were submitted
for consideration The following or
der. introduced By Albert z Folsom
was pass@d IN concurrence
Ordered. Tha. for the purpose d.
procuring rhc necessary none viii
which 70 build new ere station ne
MAYOR and city treasurer % and EaeF
arg herehy authorized ard directed
10 sell bonds Of the CITY o. Augusta
n the aggregate principal amount Of
SO saa. dated Jl3y Ist- 1929. paEan9e
$500 on July Isl 1921 and ss-@f On
July LIST Of each year Of he years
1921 and 1870 Inclusive. bearing an
yeyes. a. rate roz exceeding I've
De- cent ger en-Jru- raTa he senl-
annually said b311s shah . pa :
able % bearer. shall Dc signed BY Ehs
mayor and coE1Ls-s5gre9 hy me
treasurer. and shall hear he city seal
The covoors annexed shah bear the
facs mile Signature q he treasure
None OF said bonds shall ce oO33za-
tor without ne certificate o. t5@
FIRST National Bank q Boston Mass
signed thereon ~! other particulars
as 10 the form Insurance and 81 e
% aid bonds shall BE- determined by
1he city measure.
Chief Engineer For Sr-z- q The
IRE department. and Alderman
Charles 4. Brooks spoke o. heir visit
10 -Massz thusetIs where they had
viewed Sons OF -he best @Q1EpI=1
hre houses CT that state ard studied
their a-rsn-er1ents Th= pans sEb-
-1!1teS las evening fo- consideration
call for TWO story building msas2r-
ing 50 feet BY - teet- with 4 -s-tcsE
tower The building viii be Cp--a-
date IN every way and VIII house the
fire alarm apparatus in 1Te2-oo.
cu;I3ing N accordance VIII tie New
ENGLAND Underwriters scifcs-So,s-
The stable is TO be IN the same bG.i6-
! in- where the teams are kept o1t
viii &c partitioned of T1ere viii b
four doors for the IRE tezmS- Or TIE
second floor OF the building there VIII
De ample accou1oda.icns <o- the men
with z separate room for each man
shower basaS and all modern cc-Ve1-
fences Tht cffce % The chef sEsin =
ser Will also be in this building &C
covd;ng 20 the plans submitted
In MS statement 70 me MAJOR and
City Council. CHEZ Engineer Small
S-e-ed -ha- Ene members OF lhs spec
,al committee ware II favor q The
location q the -oP Of El1=s Hi
where tre Hartford house Is nov &C.
Gated He had racEived word from
the New England J2derSEite-s tha-
i the pans nov contemplated s--=
carried out Ihs city would oe pazce1
n Class 3. class hlsher lesa i y
~ present There are only two othe<
cities in the State in that class Tie
estimate OF Architect Bunker to- the
building. made of brlck and II CON
tormznce with he proposed p.a-s
was sis,-l-.ia. The estimate q -Ae
Necessary fr~ alarm changes was
placed a. ss4Sa- and probably 81 l.as
with me entire alarm system
changed
Alderman Brooks stated -1a. n MS
opinion thsse figures were anP,e,
. With regard 20 the properly a, The
stated that Z tentative cfs- had
been made 20 he owner. Ii. Hart
I ford who resides in New York but ~
reply had been received by him
Traffic Ordinance Passes
The work o. the special conn.Lss
ths: had been appointed 20 invest.-
sa-e traffic conditions OF Water
stree, vas brought 70 the attention
az me meeting and the following Or
C!nancs introduced By Alderman
Charles 4. Brooks. vas passed =
concuTreace
Be il ordained by the City Coua-
/ c3l q Inc City ef AUgcsl2 as fellow;
AF-acsI o. Chapter q the Revised
Ordinances IS hereby amended b.
adding at he end theraof.s Few 80
ton 10 te deGorinz,sd section IL As
follows: Sec i4-Rs1wesa the hours
! OF 70 o clock in the forenoon and :
9 clock IN the afternoon between The
nTst days % May and Nov-nee- N
each year no public or private vsEic,e
shall remain standing a. the curb on
Water street between the Maine Cen
! tral Railroad Co station and Bridge
street for . period in excess sot one
hour a. any one time This se.,.:oc
shan moi Apply - Physicians whose
. cars may be parked IN front OF thar
respective Offices
GIVE Federation Recommendation.
Cersiaere5
A. the Joint meeting OF ,he COM
mon council and the board o. alder
men DR. r L Mckay. chairman Of
I 'heo GARD OF health ana Charles
. Iaoer. secretary. spoke Of the survev
o. the city Of Augusta that has re-
Gently been made through the Civic
Federation and Of the recommsrSs-
tons made. The first of these reg
commentators was concerrtns the
collection Of garbage IN the city. Al
special meeting Of The board q.
health recently il was voted 10 ask
thee lily government 10 consider
plans fer the collection OF garbage.
The second Recommendation rela,-
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