Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-02

terville city government Tuesday eve
ming plans were made for tho laying
OF the cornerstone Of the new Junior
high school building on Wednesday,
August is. and a committee was ap-
pointed TO make arrangements for the
ceremony. This included Aldermen
Edgar +. p. BInnette, Thomas Delaney,
Thomas n. kervin and George D. Heg-
arty. and Councilmen II. T Drew, A.
w Bushcy, Drew r. Harthorn. Walter
Austin and AdoIph j. Poulin. Mayor
Leon o. Tebbetts expressed a desire
| that formal invitation be extended
TO all local civic and social bodies,
lodges and churches to participate in
the ceremonies. good speaker Will
be secured and about an hours pro-
gram enjoyed. The committee held its
FIRST meeting at the conclusion of the
city government meeting and def
nlie program Will be announced with
IN a few days
4 matter that has been unsettled
for many years was brought to COM
pletion Tuesday evening in the ac-
Meeting Main street with the acceptd
portion Of Oak street Mayor Teb-
belts had held a conference with Mrs.
c. +. Chamberlain, owner Of a piece
OF land over which part of the street
rad been laid out. and had agreed on
terms. The matter was settled by the
passage of two orders. The first order
| ga authority for the purchase of the
| and az Mrs. Chamberlain for an
amount not to exceed 500 and the
second order vas for the acceptance
! Of the street as laid out.
An order fer the acceptance of Will
hams street was referred to the com
mittee on new streets.
"Nhn has the naming Of the
| Streets" asked Alderman Binette. Il
am Of the opinion that the city gov
crnmcn' ought to have something to
say about u. According to a piece in
| tho paper lately there is quite a mixup
! IN the names II was then stated by
others that there are already two King
! s'rec's ard King Court. 1t was vot-
| a to refer tho naming of the new
e,rect 10 tho same committee with
power to act.
Another item which aroused consid~
| cradle discussion in tho common coun-
Cl vas brought UP on petition from
| H4rNev r.. Eaton for permission to
| WIDEN the street at the junction of the
| Tlrs' E4ngeNav with the state road
| near the central Maine Fair grounds
| ,g'v Engineer Eugene w. Crawford
| SAID that the petition had been sub
' ul.t'ei 70 the CITY goNernment by Mr.
! I.a'on a. h : suggestion. and that tho
change vas fov tre purpose Of making
n better main entrance to the Central
' Name Far. MIR. Crawford stated that
there vas a'ready an order passed by
| tho last city G0Ncrnment for re-locat-
ing tho RargewaT and this could be
, done all at one time il the present or
dor Was passed 1t was stated that a
/ piece of private land had been ac-
! qurod FOR this purpose and that there
would he NJ land damage or other eS-
! p.nse 70 the city.
An order for catch basin on Pine
street which originated in the COM
mon council, was referred to a COM
mlttoe on streets and sewers BY that
hody. and the aldermen concured in
TINS acton.
An order for a catch basin on Au-
! tumn street was referred to the com
mlttcc on streets and sewers. This
order also originating IN the common
council
An order was introduced for a
gIanolthic sidewalk in front of the
Advent Christian church. the city to
nay half tho expense for the same
II was understood that the total cost
would Nc about $500. This orr or was
passed
An order for necessary repairs on
the roof Of the Hose House No. 4
was referred TO the committee on fire
department,
\ petition for a sidewalk and cleo
trc light on Falrmont street and
North street Was referred TO the com
mittoes on now sidewalks and street
lights.
Tho New England Telephone Co
has submitted petition for pole and
rahlc locations on which necessary
hearing had been held and the To-
Icattous approved by the Mayor and
aldermen. II was voted that the pet
itIon be accepted and the necessary
permit granted
An order for catch basin on the
westerly side Of GRAY avenue was
deferred - the committee on streets
and sewers
Tho roll of accounts was adopted
amounting 10 s24.2O5s4
In 'he absence 81 Harry T. Drew,
President Of the common counsel. D.
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