Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-06
Over S399,000
Appropriated for
Needs of CITY


government, held in City hall Tuesday
evening the chief matter of interest
was the list of appropriations for the
ensuing year. which totalled three num-
dred and nlnety-nine thousand and
some odd dollars. OF this sum $4,000
will be expended in the common
schools and $4,000 in the high school.
Fire prevention draws $4,000 support
Of the poor $4,000, health $3.50.
mothers aid $1,000. Fairgrounds s4o0,
streets $4,000 and a new sprinkler
truck s6212.5o The public library APP
preparation is 5000, and that for po-
lice is $4,000.
The roll OF accounts for the past
month is a large one, as it includes
$50. 600 in payment of notes. The IT,
tai is 1925, 06l .65.
A petition from the regular ponce
asking that for extra work one-half
days pay be allowed for less than
five hours and that regular police be
given the preference in the assigning
of this extra work. was referred to
the committee on police. Alderman
Nose spoke concerning the condition
of Elm street between Temple and the
pos toffice, saying that since traffic on
that stree had more than doubled
lately, with the incoming of the sum
rner tourists. the street was tOD dusty,
as there are no houses on tine park side
of 1t. The library, the postotiice, the
park, Hanson hall, arc places where
there are no people in the summer to
do any sprinkling, and 50 the dust in
the summer becomes unbearaple. He
ad>'oca ted an application uf TarN ia
City Engineer Crawford said that such
application was entirely feasible,
since the street is in comparatively
good condition The matter was Ia
, bled for further consideration, In
Joint session it was voted to approve
the appointment of John Mulholland
as driver of Hose Co. No. ;. 1t was
/ voted, on motion of Alderman Bnette
that the city engineer be instructed
, to direct the Gulf Refining TO. to re-
move the gasoline tank and pump To-
| Gated near 1G Silver street.
The committee on streets and sew
ers reported favorably on the follow
ing motions, which were passed and
, sent down for concurrence. That
j Cool street be grayelled and repaired
TO the judgment of the street com
missioner That Colonial street from
, Boutclle avenue to the south end of
the street he sravelled. That a sewer
be built on Columbia road from Col
icge avenue to u point to be deter
minted hy the city engineer. but TO
! take in all the houses possible. That
sewer be installed on Broad street
so as to drain E.lmhurst and Edge
wood streets. That a sewer be built
on Summer street from a point near
the house of Gilbert Burgoin to Grove
street. That a catch basin be in
, stalled at the intersection of Main
streets and A new street near the
Boutelle farm, to be located by the
street commissioner. 1t was also
voted and sent down for concurrence
that the hose couplings be tested by
the IRE companies at least once a
month. 1t was voted that the city
engineer be instructed to confer with
the proper authorities concerning the
trimming of a hedge on the Colby
college campus Which interferes with
the sight of auto passengers on Front
street up the line of the Fairfield
acr tracks, in violation Of the State
law. An order that Sanger avenue
be repaired and ditched on the lower
side. and that sidewalk be built on
tne south side of this street vas re-
ferred to the committee on streets
and sewers.
1t was ordered that the city engi-
neer relocate the first rangewaN so
that the rangeway should be three
rods wide from Gilman street to
, Western avenue, three and one half
rods wide from Western avenue to
Oakland street. and four rods wide
from Oakland street to the Oakland
road. So-called
The tax rate for the current year
was set at so mills on the dollar and
It was voted that all real and per-
sonal taxes be payable when sub
mitted, This rate is the same as that
, for the past year.