Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-20

cost and other recommendations as
they see fit,
That the committee on street lights
and highways and sewers togther
shall investigate conditions of side
walks and lighting On Grove and
state streets from the Maine Central
railroad station to the state house
and that they shall make such re-
concentrations as they see fit.
Reports Presented
The reports of the heads of the
several city departments were read
and accepted.
The repor. of William Young, SUI
perintendsnt of burials shows that
all cemeteries are in fine shape.
Contained in the report of City
Solicitor Herbert E. Locke was a
recommendation that the collection
OF sewer assessments should lie
made according to the law and not
he abated until entry was made as
has been the custom. He also re-
commended that the traffic ordin-
ances should be revised so that that
Fart OF the ordinance dealing witt,
the charges to be made by taxi
drivers for carrying passengers in
deep snow" should be stricken out
'. and instead a certain price should
be fixed for the perio1 between April
/ and December 1. and a higher
Price for tie period between Deem
Der l and April 1. He stated that
the exact definition Of deep snow
must rest upon the judgement OF
some one and that this is not salts
factory.
The city solicitor also renewed his
recommendation of year ago that
in cases of delinquent tax payers
who are able to pay and who ap-
parently Lave no fear of tax deeds.
debt actions for recovery OF the taxes
be brought. in place of the CUSTOM
ary sale and taking of tax deeds.
The report of Fire Chief Roy
Small told IN detail of the work of
the department for the year. The
total number Of alarr.s for the " ar
was 212, which were divided up as
follows: Box alarms 40, telephone
alarms 40. sprinkler alarms ..
Henry +. Hill, inspector of the
kennebec bridge reported that ex-
: cept for the condition of the plank
irg of the walks the bridge is in
good condition.
Sewer and Sidewalk Construction
Mr.. Hill rs city engineer reported
tho. work which has been done in
this city in the past year. Among
the larger projects undertaken were
the installation of 4,230 feet Of con-
crete sidewalk on various streets in
the city. the installation of wo
| sewers totalling Cos feet on Federal
street and in the gully west Of West
Crescent street. and the work on
Commercial street which has result
ed in q clear space for parking and
traffic 1S7 feet long and s. feet
VIDE. In his report Mr.. Hill express
cd his belief az had Mayor Mclean
that the cost of oiling streets be
borne by the city entirely and that
portion of 1t should not be assess
ed against the abutting owners as
has been tho case. He stated that
rot only does this process lay the
aust nut 1t serves to increase the life
or the Surfacing on the street.
Recommends Full Time Health Off.
Ger
DR.. George A. Coombs, City Health
Ofhcer. In his report told of SO cases
OF contagious diseases of various
sorts reported In this city Turing the
Hast year. He declared that there is
little doubt that there were a num-
Der of mild cases which were not
recognized and so were not reported.
He recommends that the city Sc
cure the services of full time
health officer, that some action be
taken with reference to garbage dis
posal and that something be done
about an isolation building for con-
tagious cases which shall be main
tanned in connection with the CITY
Hospital.
Mayor Mclean at the conclusion
of the reading OF this report ex-
pressed his wish that these matters
ne presented to the city government
within a short time SO that investi-
cations might be conducted and
some action taken if deemed advis-
able.
Tax Collectors Report
The report of Tax Collector Grin B.
Frost for the year ending December
Sl' 1924, was as follows:
TAXES FOR 1921
balance Jan. I. 1g24 On 95o ca