Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-06
Routine Business
Occupies Attention
CITY Government Meet

he fG5 Uidl iIlcelluS VI LIE CilS SoN-
crnment consisting of the council and
the aldermen was held at the Water
Vile City hall last evening. The meet
ing was called to order by the mayor.
Leon o. Tebbctts. The first thiAg that
vas taken up was the roll of accounts
for the past month. totalling $51,S93.64.
Administration, S732.10; City hail.
S119S.9G; protection of persons and
property. S143S.S0; fire department.
$l109.0S; armory and militia, $1I39;
health and sanitation. s196.SS; vital
$40; milk inspection, 1925; sewer de-
partment, S40.16; highways and
bridges. street department. $1506.14;
sprinkling. $970.65; bridges. 1925;
street lights, Sl301.GS; charities, sup
port of poor, s12S0.51; city physician,
S204; mothers aid, s77; education
Common schools, s11,41o.32; high
schools, $3O1O.45; libraries, $500; in
terests, coupons, 1915; aids and allow
| ances, $50; miscellaneous. $23G.o0; SOL
| diers' aid, s34; State pension. $12; dog
licenses, S311; new Junior High school.
$23 ,S79G2; library repairs. S27355. To-
tai, S51,S9S.64.
The following orders were passed and
disposed of: Order that the city treas
urer pay to the New England Land Co.
Of Boston, MISS, the sum of $3.50
| rs refund for taxes paid on property
| wrongly assessed.
That King street, running between
Prospect street and Boutelle avenue,
be changed to Jenness street on ac-
count of there now being two King
streets.
| That State-aid road construction in
the city of Waterville in the year of
1923. being from Kelsey street north
/ erly to the beginning of the work of
1920.
| That a committee composed of the
mayor and five members Of the city
council chosen by the mayor be ap-
pointed to investigate the condition of
the public schools from a standpoint
CT fire.
| Ordered that for the purpose Of de-
frayinG part Of the cost Of the ccn-
srruction of the new Waterville Junior
High school. the treasurer be author
lied and instructed to issue bonds
diiiOuhlih6 ~ SvVtVVV,VVu, Odleu OeCeIn-
Der Is. 1922, payable December IS.
1912, with interest at ~ per cent.
The original order Of the bond issue
was to bear interest at Il per cent,
but II Is advised by the local bankers
that in order to sci 18th ese bonds at
par II would De necessary to place q
higher amount Of interest on them.
Under these conditions it was voted to
rescind the Oldest and adopt the new
one.
| The facilities for fire escapes were
discussed and il was found that all Of
the public schools had fire drills, even
| in the one-story buildings, and that
/ by these drills every public school
| building in the city could be emptied
| in les5 than two minutes.
Other discussions were on the ac-
| ceptance of new streets by the city.
City Engineer Crawford, suggesting
that there should BE a list Of local ordi-
nances made up and passed which
woull give something for the aldermen
and counilcan to work upon when the
| above question was brought before
them. He stated that in several cities
acts had been passed whereby a new
street must he properly graded and
contain sewer pipes before the city
would accept AZ.