Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-17

4 bond issue amounting to SPA
900 was authorized Monday evening
at the regular meeting of the Au-
gusta City Government, to be used
to take up an old loan of $4,000
which is the usual temporary loan
that Is necessary to carry the city
along until the payment of taxes in
the fall. and to replace trust funds Of
$4,000 which have been used. The
finance committee and the mayor
was authorized to create such a bond
issue at a rate of interest not to ex-
coed four per cent and to make
such other arrangements with re-
gard to the issue as might be need
ed. This action was taken after a
favorable report by the committee on
which an order was referred last
month.
The city treasurer was authorized
to purchase by drawing the neces-
sary amount from the cash sinking
fund on deposit in the Augusta Trust
Improvement 4 per cent bonds at 90
and interest to date of delivery.
Increase Salary Street Commission
An amendment to the ordinances
was presented which would provide
commissioner. making the salary
$500 instead of $4,000 as it is a pre- .
sent. This order passed upon the
first reading but did not receive its
second reading at the meeting. Ii
will probably come up at the next
regular meeting.
The sum of s1,4S1 was appropriate
ed for the purchase of TordsoD
tractor and grader attachment for
the use of the city street department.
1t was voted that hereafter all
calls for he services of the Augusta
Fire Department in other towns OF
cities shall be charged at minimum
rate of $50 and that money received
from calls of this kind shall be paid
to the Fire Department account. as
shall money received from services
rendered at the State Hospital in
this city. 1t was explained that the
rate shall be $50 an hour and that at
least one hour shall be charged in
all cases. Inasmuch as 1t is an addi.
tional expense to the department to
go outside of the town and this con-
sequently diminishes the amount of
money actually allowed for work in
this city. 1t was felt that 1t would
only be just to turn in the money re-
ceived for outside work. toward their
account.
City To Pay Cost Street oiIing
The city government voted at this
meeting that the expense Of oilins
and sprinkling the streets shall be
paid by the city instead Of partially
by the abutting owners as has been
the custom in the past.
An order providing that all prop
erty owners on both sides of Water
street, on the north side of Cony
street to Bangor and on Bangor
street to the north line Of the Hus-
sey Hardware Company shall be re-
quired to keep their sidewalks free
from snow or ice, which was present
ed at the last meeting, was passed at
this time.
The report of the city solicitor
upon an order that the city paw to
Mrs: d. n. Stafford the sum of 500
for injuries alleged to have been
caused by slipping upon an icy side
WallS was read and accepted. The
city solicitor recommended that this
sum should not be paid as the city
is not liable by law for accidents OF
this kind.
Much Routine Business
The committee on highways and
SS"SA' ASPOi'Co OuSII 10 pass on
an order granting permission to the
Arsenal Street Garage to place a
gasoline filing station in front of the
garage. This report was accepted.
The committee on ordinances re-
ported Ought to pass on an order
providing that city ordinance be
changed by striking out the word
"a sealer Of weights and measures"
IN clause naming certain officers
who shall be appointed by the may
or. The report was accepted.
The committee on fire department
reported that hydrant should be
placed opposite the house of G.. W.
Cummings on Northern avenue. This
report was accepted.
The committee on street lights to
whom was reported an order pro-
viding for the installation Of two
lights on Canal street. reported back
that one light should be installed
near the electric freight shed at the
entrance to the Edwards Manufac-
turing Co. plant.
An order providing for the install
lation of a street light at the inter-
section of Northern avenue and the
Townsend road was referred to the
committee on street lights.
An order providing for the install