Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-17

truck for the fire department of this
city was guaranteed by the action
Monday evening of the city govern
ment at the regular meeting, when
the mayor and the fire department
committee were authorized to buy a
truck at cost not to exceed $4,000,
! $4,000 of this to be paid down, $4,000
in one year and the remainder at
the end of the next year. If interest
is charged on the unpaid part of this
amount it shall not be paid at rate
to exceed four percent.
An order that certain streets be
oiled at the expense of the AUDITORS
and that a meeting be held on this
matter on April so was approved.
! The streets in question are State,
Sewall, Melville, Chapel, Elm, Win
throp, Cushman, Summer, Grove.
! Capitol, Western avenue, Northern
avenue. Cony, Stone, Bangor street
from Cony to Quimby street, Willow.
! Williams, Bowman, Weston, Court,
Green, Union, Lincoln, Bridge, Oak,
| Dickman and Arsenal
! The roll of accounts for the month
| was approved, the amount due being
S34,266.12. Three amendments to the
city ordinances were reported by the
committees to which they had been
referred and were passed. They were:
! An ordinance relating to a revision
of the salaries and fees of the vari-
GUS city officials; an ordinance re-
lating to the licensing of public car
{, riases; and an ordinance relating to
/ traffic regula tons on Water street
and the streets adjacent thereto.
! The committee on street lights re-
! ported ought not to pass on orders
calling for street lights on East
Crescent street, on Eastern avenue,
on East Chestnut, on Mount Vernon
avenue and Oh Laurel street, and
/ their report was accepted They re-
( ported ought to pass on an order for
a light at Franklin street between
oxford street and Northern avenue.
This order received a passage.
! The committee on fire department
! asked for an extension of time to
consider the question of needed re-
pairs on the hose house on Cony
! street. This committee reported
! ought to pass" on an order for a
hydrant at Royal Park and this or
/ der was passed.
New orders introduced at this
meeting were:
Ordered that a protecting fence
! be placed on the culvcrt on Stone
street between the residence of DR..
Lathebury and :. c. Manley Re-
T, ferred to the committee on highways
and sewers.
Ordered that permit be issued
to ernest Cote to install a gasoline
pumping station in front of his gar
| age on Mount Vernon Avenue Re-
( ferrcd to the committee on highways
! and sewers.
Ordered that street light be
placed on Hillcrest street near West
ern avenue. Referred to committee
on street lights with power to act.
Ordered that granolthic walk
be laid on Sewall street and on
Western avenue in front of the
house of Mrs. Caroline Martin, one
half of the expense Of this walk to
be borne by the abuttor and the
other half by the city. Referred to
the committee on highways and
sewers.
Ordered that catch basin be in
stalled at the corner of Glenwood
Avenue and Manley street Referred
to the committee on highways and
sewers.
Ordered that the east end of
Rivcrton street be sravelled for a
distance of 100 feet. Referred to
the committee on highways and
sewers.
Ordered that Cl3nwood street
from Grove street west be graded
and gravelled. Referred to the com.
mittee on highways and sewers.
Ordered that permission be given
o. B. Frost to erect scaffold on
Cony street for the purpose of re-
pairing the City Hall.
Ordered that the sidewalk on Win
throo street from the house of Ed
ward E. Gay west to Granite street
and on High street shall be repaired
and placed in condition. Referred
to the committee on highways and
sewers
Ordered that permission be granted
to John S. Wadleigh to place a sigr
near the electric waiting room a,
the corner of Western Avenue ant
State street. Referred to the com.
mittee on highways and sewers.
Ordered that permission be giver
to c. f. HoXic to occupy one fourth
-of Water street in front of The
premises for the purpose of repair.
ing the Parrot block.
Ordered that all payments hereto
fore paid by the city treasurer on the
payroll of the board of education fol
April and all which may come due un
" '''C itSui"i 1'a! iiiectilS, ana ina
the roll of accounts now in the hands
of the city treasurer be paid.
Ordered that street light be placed
on Bangor street at the corner oil
Prince street.
Ordered that street light be placed
on North Belfast avenue at the inter
section of Pearl street. Referred tc
the Committee on street lights.
Orders originating in the common
council and passed by the board of al
dermen in concurrence.
Ordered that street light be placed
on Court avenue behind the house o.
A. G. Titus. Referred to the commit
t.tee on street lights.
Ordered that the city treasurer nc
tcept fro!l Harry G. Topper the sum q
$40 the income from which sum Is Il
be sod fcr lao