Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-22

therefore, ne Will leave FRIDAY morn
ing for Chatham, N. b. Various mat
ters Of Importance came before the
meeting, at which every alderman was
present.
It was moved, on recommendation OF
Street Commissioner b. +. Jose, that
the petition of F. +. Tabb that he be
permitted to install. n gasoline pump
at his property on the Brunswick road
be granted, with the provision that the
pump be placed at safe distance from
the highway so that there could be
no obstruction Of traffic. The matter
Of refunding l.. Golstien the amount
spent in digging a sewer over the
amount originally given was referred
to the street commissioner In re-
gard to a bill sent by the Western
Union Telegraph Co. for work in dig
ging up wires and taking care Of the
same. Mayor McNaughton reported he
had investigated the matter and found
that the city had had no arrangement
with the company and that 1t was not
customary for city to pay anything.
Mayor McNaughton reported the
substance of several communications
with the Androscoggin & Kennebec
Street Railway Co. to be that the COM
pany. was willing to pay 80 per cent. of
the cost of repaving their location on
Water street Investigation of this
showed that this was reasonable
amount. The mayor had examined sew
eral decisions of the Public Utilities
Commission and in his opinion this
amount was more than they could get
if the matter had to be referred to the
commission. It was voted to ratify the
action of the mayor in offering to set
tie with the A. & X. for 80 per cent.
The matter of the proposed new fire
alarm system was discussed at some
length and II was moved that the COM
mittee be instructed to take up the mat
ter with Fred n. Boston and assure
him that the committee is ready to CO.
operate with him in raising an amount
equal to that appropriated by the city
A communication was read from the
State Highway Commission asking that
the State aid roads for 1925 be des-
ignated. and the following committee
was appointed TO act with Street Com
missioner Jose on this matter: Alder
men Amesbury, Blaisdcll and Harris.
Mayor McNaughton stated that he
had received a letter and bill from
the Lehigh Co., the bill being for
$1,000 for repairs to the barge that
was damaged at the time of the acct
dent on the Gardiner Randolph
bridge. 1t was pointed out that IL the
city of Gardiner and the town OF
Randolph were not liable the Kenne-
bee Towage Co, would be. This mat
ter was talked over by the Council
and the details of the accident re-
viewed. 1t was decided that as this
was O matter that must be handled
very carefully a committee consist
ing OF Alderman Goedspeed. Street
Commissioner Jose, and the Bridge
committees from Gardiner and Ran
dolph should make the proper inves-
legations and report at the next reg
u,ar meeting.
Alderman Harris asked the Mayor
in behalf Of the residents of South
Gardiner what was going to be done
about the road between Gardiner and
South Gardiner. He said that the
held the City Government and that
they were entitled to a road before
fall. Mayor McNaughton answered
the South Gardiner alderman by say
ing that this was no new story to
him, as he heard 1t all the time about
different roads throughout the city.
He pointed out that lot of money
had been spent on roads and that a
lot of work had been done. It is
planned that just as soon as Water
Street is completed to begin work on
the South Gardiner road. It is i'm
possible for the city to put all the
roads in the condition that the people
would want them this year but the
City Government IL trying to do the
best for all OF the people.
Il was decided after considerable
discussion to leave the matter of the