Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-07
City Government
Is Clearing Up
Years Business

Very little business characterized the
meeting Of the city government Tues
day evening as 1t, is nearing the end
of the fiscal year and general cleaning
up Of tho business is the order Of the
dav.
The roll Of accounts. amounting to
$5S.7s1.7. was passed. An order was
passed that the city auditor be author
lied to transfer the unexpenued bal
ance in highway patrol and naintc-
nance to the street department for the
amounts received for the use Of motor
truck and road material furnished by
the city for the State aid highway and
for the private streets; also that ny.
drant be ploced on Center street near
the junction Of Center Place. the loca-
ton to be left to the fire department
The Joint standing committee Of the
city council on the fire department re-
ported on orders 6. n, Is and 70 and
voted to recommend their passage and
this was done. These orders were for
q hydrant at the corner Of Hazelwood
avenue and College avenue, one on Bou-
telle avenue near FIilcrest street and
ore on Western avenue at the corner
Of Crummett street. and fire alarm
box on Boutelle avenue.
The committee on new streets reported
that the county commissioners met at
g and relocated Main street from Post
Office square to the Fairfield line. This
was done as the monuments had been
lost sight of and they have now been
reestablished.
Immediately after the opening OF
the meeting, q joint session was or"
dered and Judge A. A. Matthew ap.
peared before tho meeting and pre-
scented the matter Of the need Of more
room for the school children of the
CITY,. He explained that at tho South
Grammar school four rooms were
overcrowded and too many children
in them for q teacher to properly in
struct. Three rooms in the North
Grammar are in the same condition.
At Western avenue IS pupils attend
school half a day at time. He
stated that, tho school board had
talked the matter over and decided
that a good solution Of the problem
is to adopt the 6-3-3 plan which
means six years OF elementary work
three years Of junior high school and
three years Of senior high school.
That the situation had been gone
over also with ]. w. Taylor. the State
superintendent Of high schools and it
seemed imperative that moro school
room should be furnished. Judge
Matthew then presented resolutions
asking for q new junior high school
building. These were fled with the
city government for further action.
An invitation was read from the
Chamber Of Commerce inviting tho
members of the City government to a
supper at the next membership meet
ing to be held January IA at Elk's
hall.
J The resignation OF Lloyd Rebeck
from Hose company was approved
and the election Of Arthur Osborne
to dll the vacancy was confirmed.
The election Of Arthur Wirth to the
same company which occurred last
June was also confirmed.
The election OF Francis NJ. .Bushy
as a member Of Hook and Ladder
company No. to take the place Of
Peter LaPrice, resigned, was con-
firmed. The resignation Of Harry l..
Stanhope. because OF injuries was ac-
copied and the election Of George D.
Meservey to I'LL the vacancy in Hook
and Ladder Co. No. was approved.
A communication was received
from Hose Co. No. 2. stating that a
meeting held on January. I. 1920. with
eight members present. 1t was voted
unanimously that Roscoe w. Hanson
be discharged from the company and
the city government was asked to
discharge him. AS the method of ac-
ton In the matter was not quite
plain to the City fathers. the matter
was left till further knowledge could
be obtained.
A communication was received
from tho State Board Of Charities
and Corrections asking, that II the
board Of Mothers Aid ana Children's
Guardians be composed wholly Of
men. that q woman be appointed
assistant to tho agent and in re.
Spouse to suggestion. Mrs. Maude
oiroux was appointed assistant to
the clerk Of the overseers Of tia moor.
Josepk 0iSou1s.