Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-18

government. Ills DELL WHICH ElS
been privately owned is needed to go
with the large clock now situated in
the steeple and as the owner desired
bell. he was willing to transfer this
one to the city of Augusta il the city
would provide another or the funds
for one. By SO dolne the cost of
placing a new bell will be avoided.
Reports oe committees were ac-
cepted as follows:
The report of the committee on
street lights that q light should be
placed on Grove street at the top
of Rines hill near Swan street.
The report of the same committee
that the location of street light
situated on the Easterly end of
Capital street should be changed to
brinfi the light nearer Gage street.
The report of the same commit
tee that the location of the street
light at the easterly end Of Quimby
street should be changed.
The report of the same committee
that street light ought not to be
installed near the junction Of Bridge
and State streets.
The report of the committee that
a street light should be installed on
High street.
The report Of the same committee
that a street light should be install
led at the junction of Bridge and
Spring streets.
The following orders were consider
ed:
Ordered that the city treasurer be
authorized to accept the sum Of
$50.73 in settlement of taxes as
sessed against Clyde o. Perham for
property on Bangor street for the
year 1901 and that a quit claim deed
be issued to the present owners.
Passed.
Ordered that the city treasurer lie
authorized to accept. the sum of
$26l.73 from Lena nj. Dearborn for
taxes assessed against property at
60 Chapel street for the years 1915.
1921, 1922, 1928 and that quit claim
deed be issued to her. Passed.
Ordered that permission be grant
ed to Henry Springer to install q
gasoline pumping station in front
of his store on Bangor street. Re-
fered to the committee on Highways
and Sewers.
Ordered that a new hydrant be in
stalled on the south side of Bridge
street between Water street and
Front street and that the present
hydrant situated in front of the
Coughlin drug store be left there for
| emergencies and that automobiles be
given permission to stop beside it.
Passed.
Ordered that Hubert Bilodeau be
given permission to construct a
foundation wall on his property on
Northern Avenue with the advise Of
the city engineer. Passed.
Ordered that the committee on
street lights be given authority to
install an additional light or to
change the location of lights now
placed on Bridge street between Wa
ter and State streets If they think
it advisable to better light the street.
Passed.
Ordered that a hydrant be installed
between the main house and the barn
at the city farm. Passed.
Ordered that the sum of $62S1 be
paved to Benjamin H. Tracy for the
loss of four sheep which were killed
by dogs. Passed.
Ordered that the amount of $42,-
396.47 be appropriated to meet the
amounts due various persons as set
forth in roll of accounts No. -.
Passed.
Ordered that a street light be
placed on Eastern avenue near the
junction of the Cony road and near
to the committee on street lights.
Ordered that Thomas Thibodeau
be given permission to occupy part
of the sidewalk on the north side of
making repairs upon the building at
Bridge street for the purpose of
the corner of Bridge and Water
streets.
Upon a petition of the New Eng
land Telephone and Telegraph Co.
to locate poles and wires on the
Leavitt road from the Thomaston
road to the South Belfast road and
upon the Blair road from Bangor
street to the Church Hill road, a
public hearing was ordered for Jan
uary 81. 1924 at 40 o'clock.
| IT. was announced that meeting
for the purpose of making a sewer
assessment would be held Friday
evening December 81 at 7.30 o'clock.
No one appearing either for or
against the granting of cab drivers
licenses to the following persons,
this matter was placed in the hands
of the traffic committee to report at
the next meeting: Harry Pullen,
Clyde Reynolds, f. P. Bubbar, J. A.
Doyon, Odelle Bubar. William z.
Walker, Mitchell Lambert, Ernest
Cote, William II. Austin, Alder Bou-
cher, Everett Merrill. Frank Best,
Edward j. Vignault, Jonas Halo
well, John Damren, Charles w.
Richards, Lee Richards, StilIman
Blaisdell, w. c. Jackson, William
E. Bubar. Lionel c. Bryant, Ralph
Turner, Percy Marston, Newcomb
w. Brown, George A. Bryant, John
H. Roi, Lezea J. Guy. Thomas Plan
tie. Scott w. Fisher, Wilbur Nickless
Jesse Lewis, Leon Cote, Walter Mill
iken, Oneine Maderlle.
Resolutions on the death of Ruel
T, w. Noyes were presented and &C.
cepted at this meeting. They were
drawn up by a special committee
consisting of Alderman Roland
Scribner and J. Arthur Carey and
| Councilman Robert Williamson
which was appointed at the last
meeting of the city government. The
resolutions are as follows:
! Whereas in the passing of Reue
]. Noyes, a citizen of Augusta fol
many years and its mayor in 1911
and 1912 this city has lost a. either
who served his city ably and unself-
ishly.
BE IT RESOLVED, therefore
that the Mayor be requested to send