Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-07

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win NJ. Foster spoke briefly concern
ing the gift of a parcel of land to the
| city by Harvey u. Eaton, which will
be made if the city makes arrange
| ments for the sale of certain lots
| OF land. This land Is situated in the
| northern part of the city and when
properly drained will make a fine
play ground. 1t Is about II acres in
extent.
A number of orders were passed
at the meeting and several matters
of Importance taken up.
Mrs. Alice NJ. Vigue was appoint
ed by the Mayor as assistant to the
clerk of municipal board and chill
dren's guardian and mothers aid
and the appointment was approved
by the municipal officers.
An order appropriating tho sum
of $3.50 for the use of w. S. Heath
Post, G. A. r.. and $50 for the
Spanish War Veterans to be used
in the observance of Memorial day
was passed.
An order asking that Washington
and Lincoln streets, located in the
western part of the city be accepted
was referred to the committee on
new streets.
An order that Hebert Court be
the committee on new streets.
Washington and Lincoln streets
and G.. A. Il. A petition signed by 81
people living in the immediate vici-
nifty of PostofIice Square asking that
auto drivers be allowed to park their
cars along tho east side of Main
street, between Allen road and the
Hussey house at the corner of Main
and Union streets not longer than
10 minutes, was referred to the city
marshal with the recommendation
that the parking be enforced.
An ordinance passed that the fol-
lowing streets be sprinkled and the
tax assessed as appears below:
Streets sprinkled. with tarvia, as
phalt or calcium chloride-Alden
street, from Ticonic to Toward
street; Appleton street. *Burleigh
street, Bridge street, Chaplin
street. from Main street to r. r.
crossing, College Avenue, from Z. O.
Square to Highwood street: +Com-
mon street. *Elm street, *Getchell
street, Gilman street, from Pleasant
street, to Messalonskee Bridge, Lock-
wood street from Main street to
Bridge street, Main street. from p.
o. Square to North street. Main
street, from X. X. crossing to resi-
dence of late NJ. Bartlett, maple
street, Morrill, Avenue, from West
street. 400 feet west of Burleigh
street. North street. from Main to
Pleasant street, Nudd street, from
West Winter to Dalton street, *Oak
street, spark street, Pleasant street,
from North street to Western ave-
nue., Sherwin street from Silver
tstreet to Summer street, "Silver
street, Summer street, from Sherwin
street to Gold street, Spring street.
*School street, Temple street. from
Elm street to Charles street, *Ticon-
ic street. *Union street, "Winter
street, *West Winter street, +West
| street. Western Avenue from Silver
street to Burleigh street, Water
street from Main street to Grove
street.
Entire length.
Streets sprinkled with water: Front
street from Lockwood street to Apple
ton street; Center street, entire length:
Main street from North street to rail-
road crossing; Temple street from
| CHARLES street to Front street: Main
street from Bay View to Post Office
Square.
Water street from Main to Grove
street, lac per foot; the abutters on
each side to pay &c and the railroad
company to do their own sprinkling
or to pay the city n charge of &c per
| foot.
Main street to and including Water
vile Motor Co, n minimum rate of SIS
for 20 feet: 20 to 80 feet. 375c: 80 to
40 feet. 33sc: 40 to so feet, 3Oc per
FOOT; railroad company to pay 10c per
foot.
Main street from College avenue to
residence of late NJ. Bartlett 20c per
foot, the abutters on each side to pay
10c allowing 100 feet for IS and &c per
erty on residential section to pay more
than IS except Upper Main street,
meaning from College avenue to rail-
road crossing. This does not include
| the Elmwood Hotel.
Silver street from Charles street to
| Emerson bridge. the abutters on each
side to pay 10c.
Common street from Main street to
Front street. same as Main street.
Temple street from Front street to
Elm street, same as Main street. rail-
road company for their share to pay sc
per foot: the Eagles Club to pay SIS.
College avenue to upper railroad
crossing 24c per linear foot, the abut-
ters on each side to pay 10c and the
railroad company &c.
College avenue from upper crossing
, to Highwood street 20c per foot, the
abutters on each side to pay 10c and
the railroad company to do their own
sprinkling, or, If done by the city,
| charge of &c per foot, same exceptions
as for Main street from railroad cross
ing up.
| Lockwood street entire length at zoe:
| the abutters on each side to pay 10c
and the railroad company to do their
| own sprinkling, or, IL done by the city,
charge to be 10c per additional foot.
| Bridge street, minimum rate of So
per 20 feet: zoe per foot for each ad-
tiitional foot.
! Front street from Lockwood street
to Appleton street 20c; abutters to pay
| Toe.
| Elm street from Silver street to Main
streets coo: the abutters on each SIDE
10 nav 1ec and the railroad company
TO nav an additional sc from Temple
street to Western avenue.
| pleasant street from North street
| to Western avenue zoe, the abutters on
| each side to pay loc'
Summer street. From Sherwin
street to Gold street, zoe. the aoul-
| ters on each side to pay 10c.
Spring street. From Silver street
to Elm street the abutters on each
| side to pay Zoe.
cetchell street. 2oc per foot. the
| abutters on each side to pay loc.
rsbanIin street. To crossing zoe,
| the ohutters on each side to pay loc.
| Also the following streets at 2oc
/ ner foot. the abutters on each sue
| to nav lOc; no single piece OF proper
ty TO pay more than $500: SherW.n
| street from Silver to Summer stree.:
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