Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-06


During the construction season Of
1924 there has been moved approx
mately $500 tons of road building
material. To illustrate the volume of
this material it nigh be said that 1t
had it been transported in freight
cars with an average capacity of -
tens it would have required % trains
of so cars each.
In Gardiner alone we have over 500
automobiles. so 1t makes 1t an entire
ly different proposition 10 keep up
our streets to what it was formerly.
The city government put through n
new ordinance in July. effective Aug.
I. to control the disturbing of the
surfaces of the streets for the pur-
pose of digging trenches such as
opening the street for gas, sewer or
water, and so far the revenue re-
ceived has been s117.67. We can
readily see that If this had been col
lected in years past and placed to the
credit of the department, the repay
ing of Water street this summer
would not have cost the taxpayers of
Gardiner a dollar and we would still
have money left in the treasury.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Our fire department has done very
good work this year, so far it has
responded to 96 calls with total loss
OF approximately S20,W0.W. The
morale of the men is fine. they have
raised by subscriptions and other
ways a large amount for our new
apparatus, doing a lot of the work
themselves in repainting and liking
up.their quarters.
We have added to the Department
this year two Dodge trucks. one for
hn NJ IInSn 10 and for the
department at South Gardiner:
play pipes, one cellar nossle: 100 feet
- L. inch hose: three sirens: &
smoke masks: hand fire eXtinguish-
ers: starter and lights for chemical
truck: . hose wagon covers Chem
ical Proof"
Charging 40 gal. chemical 80. $500
Charging 2 IL gal. chemical. 20
Pumper equipped with the Alemite
oil system.
Ford chemical over hauled, repaint-
ed.
Chemical tank lowered. for the pur-
pose of having acid eating the
jacket of hose
Approximate ccst of pumper go
ing one mile ........... 500
Approximate cost OF pumping
one hour ..,......... -O.UO
Whole department being called
out ............ ........ JUN
Alert Hose Company
Central Station.
Fire Fly>House<
Fire Fly Engine.
Fire Fly Pung have all been re-
paired and painted this year. Very
largely by the men themselves.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
49, 10 ~ n a u a hnnn
furnished with new revolvers, hand
cuffs and flashlights. and three sill
ent policemen have been donated by
a friend of the Department.
Up to December first they found
% doors open: 81 times they found
goods left out and had to be cared
for. There has been $50 warrants
issued: IS people arrested for drunk
ness. search and seizure -. and 1aO
people have applied for lodging and
been cared for.
SEWER
We have expended over 5000 this
year in sewer work, practically all
in connection with the catch basins
and sewer in Water street. Next year
we hope to put In new sewers on
Spring street. Clinton and Deane
streets, also Lincoln avenue.
LIBRARY
Our Library is universai penent
to every one and Is doing a "onoer
full work You all have reason TO reel
nroud of the work carried on by the
Library. 1t is fast becoming the eve
ming school for the public. Our
librarian is endeavoring to guide
people into better reading ana the
making OF better citizenship. Inere
are 700 children enrolled TINS year
in the Juvenile Department, no neen
they graduate from school with the
hanlrs ~ the iihrarv available treat