Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-22
CITY GOVERNMENT INCREASES ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION BILL TOTAL OF S16,O62

Due to an increased estimate of
| the appropriation needed for general
highways, sidewalks. oiling of
streets, assessors attachments and re-
! duction of temporary loans over the
I total appropriation order of May
10Th, amounting to $516. 400 90, in
| troduced by Alderman Chase, was
passed at the regular meeting of the
Augusta City Government held last
evening in City Hall, calling for
| total appropriation of $532, 49,. 90, an
increase of SIC. 062.O0.
The roll of accounts. No. Z,
amounting to $42, 1O0.76. the largest
item being that of 100000 for re-
| passed. Total receipts for the month
| of June aggregated $41. 501.99.
| In joint session the City Govern
ment adopted resolution on the
passing of Lynn T. Dutton, former
| police officer, common councilman
and deputy sheriff. expressing
through the Municipal Government
the sorrow of the City of Augusta in
the loss of the deceased.
| A grist of routine matters claimed
the attention of the city law makers,
| including reports of committees on
referred orders and new orders, the
greater part of which had to do
with highways and sewers.
[ Under unfinished business the
| following orders, referred to various
| committees, were passed Epon:
| Order that a street light he placed
| on the corner of Bangor and Willow
street, not passed.
| An order that the tomb In Mount
| Pleasant Cemetery be enlarged and
an iron grating be placed inside the
walls. not passed.
Permission was refused c, r.
Shaw to install a gas tank on Bow
| man street.
gravel sidewalk on the north side of
| Monroe street, from Washington
street to the last house on the street.
| Passage was approved of an order
| calling for the construction of a
sewer through Pearl street extension
! to North Belfast avenue, the amount
| to be expended not to exceed the I'M
expended balance after sewers now
! or ordered under construction are
built.
An order was passed for cement
| sidewalk to be built in front of
Casavant & Cloutier's store, the
AUDITORS to pay one half the cost.
| Likewise a granolithic sidewalk to
be constructed on Melville street,
AUDITORS to pay one half cost.
Committee reported that sidewalk
on north side of Cedar street should
be repaired. Passed.
| An order for an asphalt or tar
sidewalk on west side of Mt. Vernon
avenue from Mill street to opposite
the place where old ice house stood,
not passed.
! An order for the construction of
q gravel sidewalk on west side of
Northern avenue was passed on con-
dition that it's cost will not exceed
500.
It was ordered that High street
from the home of Carl Morton to
the north end Of the street be widen
ed.
| Passage was approved of an order
calling for granolithic sidewalk on
Bangor street from Hussey'S store
to Myrtle street.
Permission was refused Ernest
Cote to install a gas tank on Water
street.
An order calling for the extension
of sewer crossing the. Town Landing
on Howard street was not passed.
A granolithic sidewalk in front of
residence of J. B. Farrell, w. Cres-
cent street is to be constructed, the
order constituting revocation of a
former order with reference to re-
pair of same. e." 71G2s
Gage and King was refused per-
mission to install sas filling station
on the east side of Commercial
street.
The following new orders were in
troduced:
That gravel sidewalk be built on
the east side of Lower State street,
at or near Coughlin street to the
house owned by Charles Brooks. Re-
ferred to committee on Highway and
Sewers with power to act.
That the sewer on or near Clark