Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-17
CITY COUNCIL
Postpone Action on the
Roads Matter

Evening at City Hall-l'cense rec
for Gasoline Stations Is Suggested
Routine Business
Relative to the proposition which
has been made to the City Council
for the permanent improvement Of
certain trunk highways leading TO
Augusta. the Council at its regular
session held Monday evening at City
hall passed in concurrence the follow
ing order, presented by Alderman
Danforth L. Nash:
Whereas a proposition has been
presented to the City Council for the
permanent improvement of the trunk
highways leading TO Augusta, and
whereas such proposition will neces-
state the borrowing of large sums of
money and will necessarily continue
for several years.
"Resolver, That it is the sense Of
the City Council in view of the fact
that the present administration will
expire in a LITTLE more than four
months. that any action relating to
until the orga nization of the new City
Government in January. 1921"
The matter of licensing gasoline
stations in the city was brought 10 the
attention of the Municipal officers on
the petitions for such stations pre-
sented by the Wesserunsett Garage
Co, George r. Weber and Perley NJ.
Lawrence. Mr. Weber petitioned for
a gasoline station on Commercial
street between Hotel North and the
Neever restaurant, and upon motion
OF Alderman Nash his petition was
granted. The petitions of the Wes-
serunsett Garage Co, and Perley NJ.
! Lawrence. both OF whom asked for To-
cations on Water street, were laid
upon the table until next meeting.
The petition presented by the Wes-
serunsett Garage Co. was endorsed
among others by Secretary George c.
Clarke Of the Augusta Chamber of
Commerce. and a letter from his ac-
companied the petition Mr.. Clarke
. called attention to the need OF more
gasoline stations to accommodate the
turists coming TO Augusta, and also
II Ms communication pointed out that
by putting license fee on all gas
oit2e filing stations in Augusta, the
city might derive revenue from a new
source.
The fact was brought out at the
session that petitions for gasoline
stations on Water street had pre-
viously been presented to the Munich
pal officers by N. P. Wight, P. II.
Lawrence and the Brooks Hardware
7 Co, and they had not been granted.
+. Alderman Nash explained that as
far as petitions for such stations or
! the streets other than Water street
! were concerned. ne saw 40 objection.
but in view of the congested condition
on Water street ii mad been the policy
OF the city council for the past five
years not to grant petitions for more
stations on Water street locations.
That the fee for gasoline stations
be made on the basis OF each gallon
SOLO perhaps half cent gallon, was
suggested BY Mr.. Weber. Mr.. Rid
ION Of the Standard Oil concern
thought that fat rate for each gas:
oIine salesman would work out better
because of the confusion which might
4 result IN keeping a record Of the
amount of gasoline sold by each sales
man. he also spoke Of the need FOR
more hling stations on Water stree.
president Milton O. Dean Of the
chamber of Commerce and " NJ
'iough Of the Wesserunsett Garage
'" also spoke upon the matter.
IhS matter of possible license fee
LOT gasoline filling stations was de.
l'fred Ter further discussion and nc
ton.
fern:sslon was granted the New
england Tel. Tel. Co. to lay condu,4s
lor wires on Chapel street, from Court
70 winthrop streets and on Wfnthron
street from Chapel to beyond Pros
pert street, with permission also "a
erect distributing poles at intersec,,ns
streets
JOINT standing committee on sew
eis' 10 wnom was referred the pe,..
t'oh Tor sewer on Cumberland strs.t
'epoftea that same ought 20 pass. and
q" oiuer that sewer be built on Cum.
per'ahd street extending $50 feet rror,
"ashhgton street. was passed.
Opoh motion of Alderman 1,-o,.,.
va" voted to grant permission "a
augusta Real Estate Assocts,,on
- use portion Of Water s+rsa, q.
front OF the Cony House. and a nort,on
= commercial street in the rear -
r 9paIrhs and rebuilding the Corv
lnouse' Permission was granted -
Iharles E. Hox:e to use pornon ~ =.
.he street in front Of the 1Ias,s,,
,ns on The corner of Cony stree,
building. eparlng the
hoIl Of accounts No. S. anoun,,nu
renee '"'o IN concur
order that Bond street be res,-,..
from water street to Mt. verron 49,.
n was referred to the commtt,as eve, -
act WIN power to
other matters Of routine n..
were taken UP at the city rovs,nma ae
,eSsion' which was presided ovan a
Mayor Burleigh Martin over 0S
Asa j. Cole Of the Townsend r.S
returned SUNDAY ayar;~-