Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-02
CITY GOVERNMENT VOTES At
ANNUAL MEETING TO APPROPRIATE
$4,000 FOR BUILDING MEMORIAL BRIDGE

The Waterville city government at
the regular monthly meeting held
last evening in City hall voted unani-
mously to pass the order appropriate
Ing $4,000 as the city's share in the
cost of constructing $4,000 con-
crete memorial bridge across the
Messalonskee river at the lower end
Of Silver street. Mayor Tebbetts adj
dressed the members in joint session
explaining details about the bridge
which will be a concrete structure
with 30 foot roadway for vehicles
and a five foot sidewalk for pedes-
TRANS.
Although much business was tran
sacted at this meeting everything
moved very smoothly and all the
other matters disposed of in less
than an hour.
The following orders were passed:
To construct a sewer on Lower
Silver street from tn Emerson bridge
| along the street northerly referred
to committe on sewers.
To build a tar sidewalk on the west
side of Summer street from the resi-
dence of James Cronin to Grove
! street referred to committee on new
, sidewalks.
To construct bridge over the NJ.
,
county road so-called so that it will
be wide enough for vehicles and for
q sidewalk. the width of the bridge
as reconstructed to be determined
by the City Engineer.
To extend a portion Of King street
| in Waterville running west from
| Water street in the direction Of Sum-
! mer street.
! To place a fire alarm box on Oak
land street. the location to be deter
mined by the City Engineer and Fire
Chief. The petition for this order
was headed by Frank Grant.
! To place a catch basin at the cor
ner of Brook street and Hillside
avenue.
To appropriate the sum of $4,000
for the purpose of constructing a
concrete memorial bridge to replace
the Emerson bridge so called, over
the Messalonskee river on Lower Sill
yer street. said bridge to be con-
structed according to plans and
specifications approved by the State
Highway Commission. the cost of
construction of said bridge to be
borne jointly by the city Of Water
Vile. the county of Kennebec and
the State of Maine.
i To construct a new street from
the over head bridge. This order
| was referred to the committee on
f, new streets, hearing to be held
Friday evening, April Is at 8 o'clock.
To authorize the city treasurer to
pay the sum of $3.50 to the New
| England Land Co., 50 refund on
taxes paid on land for which taxes
! had been paid by Mrs. Vede Willette.
DR.. +. G. Thayer was appointed
as a trustee of the kennebec Water
district.
The following special police were
appointed: Joseph Rancourt, Arthur
i Roulette, Charles A. Butler, Alex
Burke. Newell T.. Moore, Henry Wash
on. George Mahen, Vital Gagnon.
Rock Nadeau, c. w. Rancourt, JOS
eph Carey Jr., William Reed, Albert
Mahen Victor Bourgoin, Paul Dutille,
Eddie f.. Carey.
| Salaries for the municipal employ
as follows. Mayor $500 per yr.; city
clerk, Gncludirg primaries and cleo
tions) $500 per year: treasurer mot
including premium on surety ponu)
$3.50 per year: collector of taxes. on
amount collected, .00725Gc: city aud
, itor. 5000 per year; city solicitor, PAW
per year; street commissioner, IN
Guiding team and supervision or slde-
! walks, sewers, SpTlHhliIlS anu oio"A
! tail moth work, $500 per year; street
! commissioner, for clerk hire. $20O per
wear: health officer, S1125 per year;
city marshal all fees to be turned IN
to city treasury, $4,000 per year; dep
, uty marshal, all fees to be turned IN
/ to city treasury. $5.25 per day; day
deputy, all fees to be turned into city
! treasury, $3.50 per day; patrolman'
: all fees to be turned into city treas
ury, $3.50 per day; special police
1915 per day; board of assessors, IN
Guiding clerk hire. $500 per year:
assistant assessors, S. per day; clerk'
. to the overseers Of poor. $500 per
year; mothers aid, $500 per year;
! supt. of almshouse, 5000 per year:
clerk to common council, SO per
wear: building inspector. 5000 per
year: plumbing inspector. $500 ter
year: clerk to Mayor. $500 per year:
city hall janitors. 81 per day; street
laborers, 9 hours day. not TO en-
coed 1915 per day; single teams
hours a day, not to exceed S5.2o per
day; double teams. hours day, not
to exceed 81 per day: city engineer q
, city electrician including auto hire,