Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-04
CITY FATHERS 0. K, ACTIVITIES
OF AMERICAN LEGION POST =
BUSY SESSION WITH BIG CRIS1

The meeting of the city government
Tuesday evening was rather busy
one, several matters of Importance
being acted on. The body put itself
on record as giving its full support to
all activities of the George y. Bour-
que Post, American Legion, this be-
ing brought up in the matter of
concert which the Legion is soon to
give.
The treasurer was authorized to re-
fund the sum of $50 to Mrs. Laura
Dolloff as an abatement of tax and
charge to the miscellaneous account.
Also to refund the sum of $40 to
James Vigue as he overpad his taxes.
Also to refund So to G. b. Kelleher
for 1921 taxes Wrongfully assessed
and the same sum to Dennis Sweeney
for the same purpose.
a communication was received
from Harry Pomerleau in regard to
the building which he started on the
Bonney lot on Main street and which
was stopped by order Of the city gov
crnment Mr.. Pomerleau set forth
the facts that the Bonnie lot was a
life estate, that the trustees cannot
sell it but they can lease it. There
fore no one would put a permanent
building there and he felt that he
would put n building there and re-
licvc the shortage of business places
and still receive some income from
it, He stated that be contracted for
the lot at $50 a month during the life
Of the present owner and upon the
consent of the building inspector to
erect the building he went to an ex-
pense of at least $500 besides his liza
bility on the lease. He therefore held
the city government morally re-
sponsible for damages and made a
claim for the same. The matter was
referred to the committee on claims.
A committee consisting of Herbert
L. Emery, Hon. Ora a. Meader and
Augustus Carey appeared in behalf
of the kennebec Housing Corporation
asking for an abatement of taxes for
this year which amounts to $15SS.
Mr.. Emery said that the corpora
ton had spent $4,000 in building 10
houses. Eight of these have been
sold and 10 still in their hands. In
view of creating that amount of
property he said he hoped the city
government would feel that the taxes
could be abated for. this year. He
said that the men who put their
money in We're liable 10 lose n good
share of it and more with it.
1t was pointed out that the city had
spent about $500 on streets. side
walks and sewers. Also Mr.. Emery
said that the assessors were very
favorable towards abating the tax
7 and had made Il very low valuation.
Several questions were asked in
| regard to the business. Alderman
Getchell asked what was the plan
at first and Mr.. Emery stated that it
was not expected that anyone would
get over six per cont Mr.. Getchell
asked if it were not a business propo-
sitiOn to make money and Mr.. Emery
stated that it was more from Il patri-
otto standpoint and sort of a wei
fare proposition.
1T seems to me-" said Mr. Gctchell,
that business men like you would
not put 100000 into proposition
without expecting some return" mo,
nv tNaSiN tiitii, H'tlNA 4NIl i-liiNi y
and then What are YOU fcller's in
here for anyway" TO do the city's
business as we'll as we can said Mr.
GetchelI.
THAT was the way with u.s." said
Mr. Emery.
Il can't think that business men
would spend 100000 for anyone he
knows nothing about, just for the
sake of helping him out
Mr.. Getchell then said that he did
not believe it was right to vote away
$3.50. That the city had spent lot
of money to put the streets in up
there.
Mr.. Emery pointed out that taxes
had been abated, for the same pur-
pose. in other places. Mr. Getchcll
said that he did not think it right.
that it would come out of other peo-
pie, who had already bought houses
Alderman Bine tie expressed the same
opinion as Mr.. Gctchell and Alder
man Marshall also c0ncurrcd
Mr.. Emery freely stated that il the
members of the city government did
not feel to do it ne did not want them
to do so.
Finally an order was prepared re-
QuestinE the abatement of taxes on
the property of the kcnnebec Hous-
ing Corporation for 1921 but no one
was found willing to sign the same
and Mr. Emery withdrew the re
quest of the committee That this be
done.
1t was voted to buy a Murray auto
matte boiler feed for use at City hall.