Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-20
TRAFFIC ORDINANCES AND
OFFICERS SALARIES take
attention CITY Fathers

Representation of the reports of
the special traffic committee on re-
VISION OF the trafflc ordinances and
PUBIC carriage ordinances an. Of the
committee on salaries ana fees fixing
the salaries OF city officials were the
outstanding features Of the city gov
eminent meeting held last evening,
The reports together with ordinances
drawn by City Solicitor Herbert Z.
Locke were referred to a special COM
mittee consisting of the traffic and
ordinance committees for report at
the next meeting. An ordinance es-
tablishing the office Of inspector of
electrical wiring and defining the
duties Of the inspector also was re-
ferred to the committee on ordinan-
ces, Chief Engineer Roy Small speak
ing of the laxity of the enforcement
OF the present ordinances Of that sub
ject. The committee on fire depart
ment was authorized to investigate
the ACCESSIBILITY of buying a new
motor driven hook and ladder truck.
tn ecOsts and makes OF the best cars
and report at the next meeting.
DIR. Turner. chairman of tho spec
ial traffic committee read the. report
Of the committee and the ordinances
covering the regulation of traffic on
the street. The report was accepted
and the ordinance was referred to the
committee. Following is report. the
ordinance covering the same points:
The special traffic committee sub
mits the following recommends
tions regarding regulation of traf-
fic:
1-(a) Electric cars at waiting
room on Water street be so brought
to stop. that the rears of both north
and south bound cars be in line wit h
center of Oak street: (b). electric
cars on East track going north from
waiting room for purpose of trans
ferring to west track for trip south.
not to so beyond south line of
Bridge street; (c) electric cars not
to stand on Water street south OF
overhead railroad bridge for a time
longer than required for loading and
unloading; (d), electric cars make
nc stop OH Water street south of
regular stop at post office and opera
house.
Parking or ranking of any
vehicle be prohibited within Is feet
of both sides of all hydrants and
suitable signs of warning be prop
erly placed to indicate this.
3-No parking be allowed: (a),
on Dickman street; (b), in front of
entrance to theatres and hotels; (c),
on west side Of Water street from
Oak street south to distance of Ia
feet beyond the front of the longest
electric car waiting for southbound
passengers: (d). on east side of Wa
ter street from a point 10 feet south
of center line of Oak street north
to a distance of Is feet beyond the
front of longest electric car waiting
for northbound passengers. Proper
signs be placed indicating these
barred zones.
4-Time limit Of 80 minutes be al
lowed for parking on Water street
south of overhead bridge between
hours of $50 n. m. and q p. M, on
week days. except Saturdays and
between $50 a. m. and . p. m. on
Saturdays. Signs indicating above
to be placed on both sides OF Water
street at proper intervals.
5-Public cars parking on Water
street be separated by a distance OF
at least so feet.
6-The following be made zone
way" streets: (a), Oak street from
Water to Commercial, no traffic to
east co.. Winthrop street from
Winthrop Court to Dickman street
no traffic to east: (c) Green street
from Rines' Hill to State street. no
traffic to east. Proper signs he placed
indicating these "one way" streets
7-Parking spaces, reserved for
exclusive use of physicians in gen
eral practice. be established in fol-
lowing locations: (a). on East side
of Commercial street from Win
thorp street north. spaces for eight
autos; CD. on west side of Com
mcrcial street from Bridge street
south. spaces for four autos: co.
on east side of Commercial street
between Oak and Bridge streets
space for one auto. Proper mark
ings and signs for above be placed
Sat all street and road inter-
sections. traffic entering or crossing
from left have right of way
9-License fee for cab drivers be
fixed at So.
The report OF the committee or
salaries and fees said that as the Or
dinances allow the consolidation OF
the offices of city clerk and city audi
tor. that when the offices are held
jointly that the salary be fixed al
$4,000.
They recommended that the salary
Of the city tax collector be reduced
from seven eighths of one per cent
to -eighths of one per cent. Last
year the collector received s4,515.3I
as his percentage of all taxes col
lected and under the present valua :
ton of the city and tax rate. that he
would receive over $4,000 under the
present percentage that the collector
would still receive an adequate sal
airy.
They would fix the salary of the
assistant janitor at $1,050. The sal
airy of the assistant janitor is not
fixed by the ordinances at present
but he has been receiving $1,000
The keeper of city clocks would re-
ceive 5000 instead of $3.50 as at pres
ent and the overseer of the poor
would receive $1,000 instead of $500
The foregoing changes were made
on y basis of salaries given by the
city auditors books. Salary changes
had been made by previous city gov
eminent without authority of city
ordinances. The committee recon-
mended that the entire section OF
the ordinances regarding the fixing
of salaries be revised and brought
IN to conform to this report which
was accepted.
The report of City Engineer Roy
Small showed that the department
had responded to 1873 alarms last
wear. 80 box alarms and 1913 tele-
phone calls. This report which gave
a detailed list of the work of the
department an dthe equipment was
accepted and sent down for concur
rance.
The report of the joint standing
committee on accounts approving
roll 3 colling for $2s.553.S3 was &C
cepted and passed.
On motion Of Alderman Turner,
an order authorizing the acceptance
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