Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-03
Routine Business
Transacted Monthly
Meet City Council

Transacted Monthly
Meet City Council
Routine business occupied the
principal part Of the evening at the
regular monthly meeting OF the City
Council held Monday night. with
Aldermen Amesbury. Chase. Good
speed, Harris and Traitor present.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read by Alderman Traitor and
were approved. Alderman Traitor
named Eugene F. Russell as the third
member Of the board of assess
ments review from Ward 8. while AL
derman Chase named the following
from Ward /, c. II. Beane. c. H.
Berry and H. C: Coombs.
A petition requesting that q by
drant be placed at the junction of
West street and Brunswick avenue
was read. This was signed by
Charles E. Hale and others. Mr.. Hale
appeared before the meeting and
spoke Of the necessity of the bydrant,
saying that the residents in that 10
cality all felt as he did. that they
needed the protection. He estimated
that IL would provide protection for
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cover $4,000 worth of property. Mr..
Shepard, who lives in the immediate
vicinity, also appeared in favor Of
the measure, pointing out that there
was O large grove there that without
the hydrant was a fire menace. There
was considerable discussion on this
matter, and the mayor was given
power to appoint a committee to act
with Chief Dunn in investigating the
location Of the hydrants nearby, and
to recommend what should be done.
Tabled petitions in regard to street
lights at the corner of School street
and Brunswick avenue, the junction
Of Central street and Pine street,
and in Depot square were brought
up. All Of these had been investi-
gated by Street Commissioner B. J.
Jose, and 1t was voted that the pres
ent light in Depot square be moved
at q point approximately the center
of the square. and that a more pow
erful light be installed. It was point
ed out by Alderman Trafton that q
light was needed at the junction of
School street and Brunswick avenue
on account Of the heavy traffic on
the Brunswick road and the danger
Of accidents. The recommendation
In these two cases that q light 30
installed was accepted.
Mayor McNaughton read a COM
munication from Street Commission
er 3. r. Jose saying that 1t would
be impossible to give a report on the
necessity of sewers on Spring, Gin
ton and Deane streets and Lincoln
avenue. as it was impossible for the
city engineer, L. M. Barnard, to make
the survey at this time. 1t was voted
construct the commissioner to have
the survey made at the earliest pos
sible date.
Alderman Harris asked the mayor
what had been done in regard to q
petition asking that q hydrant be
placed on johnson street in South
Gardiner. The mayor answered that
Mr.. Jose had recommended that the
hydrant be installed when the two
inch main that was there had been
changed to a six-inch main.
The matter of the old church
building on the Brunswick road.
near the residence of Richard Hill
dreth being q resort for tramps and
q fire menace was referred to the
city solicitor. Health Officer DR.. w.
O. Cobb appeared before the council
and gave an earnest and Eloquent
plea in regard to the necessity Of in
creased sewerage systems in the
city. He declared that the health of
the city had been jeopardized for the
past Is to &c years by the lack of
sewers. Mayor McNaughton ans
wered the doctor by saying that
while every member of the city coun-
Gil was interested in the health Of the
city, they could only promise to do
the best they could because he al
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on the amount Of the appropriations.
f. S. Fish. resident Of Lincoln av-
enue. spoke in regard to the deplor-
able conditions existing in certain
parts Of that locality.
Miss Letitia Moore was appointed
ward clerk from Ward and Mrs
Jessie Wing White from Ward 4. On
recommendation OF Chief Dunn,
Harold Cook was appointed special
motorcycle police for the city of
Gardiner. Chief Dunn was officially
appointed fire marshal. in which ca :
pacity he has been acting, with pow
er to take care Of fire hazards, etc,
about the city.
1t was voted to fix the sum Of $50
as the minimum charge for the SER
vices of the pumper when called to
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the men and the pumper. as this
courtesy returned in time of need.
1t was voted to instruct Chief Dunn
to place silent policeman at the
corner Of the park and Brunswick
avenue, and also to instruct the city
solicitor to take UP with r. H. Gard
liner the question Of taking off a few
feet Of the corner Of the park to
make additional road at this dan.
gerous point. Chief Dunn spoke
in regard to complaint he had re-
ceived about persons using the street
for repairing and painting automo-
biles. 1t was voted to insert in the
city ordinance the clause that no
one shall repair or wash cars on the
street. The chief was instructed to
take this matter up with the city
solicitor.
Six residents Of Gardiner were an
pointed special police to act on the
day when the Ku Klux Khan is to
hold a field day and these are z. B.
Philbyook. and @. D. Croker OF
South Gardiner and Isaac Wilson.
George Pushard. II. p. Kimbali and
q. p. Matthews, four more to DO
named later. Mayor McNaughton
stated that he had tried to get IN
communication with Mr.. Clark 10
ascertain the date Of this field day.
but was unable to reach him. The
pay roll Of 10 vouchers was read and
approved. and the meeting ad-