Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-03
No Word on Snow
Removal for This
CITY and Augusta

The November meeting of the C1tF
Council held last evening at the City
Tuildine consisted mainly of the Civ
ing of reports of standing commit
tees, Tho reports of the previous
meetings as read by the CITY clerk
proved unusually lengthy, these were
declared approved, after which the
chairman of the various committees
were called upon. Alderman Bos-
ton reported that the committee on
snow removal between Gardiner and
Augusta had been unable to secure
the necessary information from the
Highway Department, and could not
2 port until this was secured.
The fee for the licensing of dance
halls was fixed at five dollars. AL
derman Chase reported progress on
the matter of the disposal of the
old hearse house at the Highland
Avenue Cemetery to John Tren-
holme in return for his services as
caretaker for the period of three
years,
The question of granting permits
sion to Guy S. Holt to establish a
clothes cleaning plant in the rear Of
his present store in Depot Square
was discussed at some length. 1t
was estimated by a local insurance
uldIl lfldl LuSTe WOulu DS dfl lICTGdSS
in rate of from SIS to s. per thousand
on adjacent property if such a plant
was installed. For this reason, and
also in order in justice to FIR. Holt
it was decided that a more detailed
report was necessary, and this will
be called for at the next meeting.
The petition of residents of Lin
coin avenue for street light be-
tween School street and Liberty
street was tabled pending the con-
siderati3n of the Finance Commit
tee. Commissioner Jose was in
structed by the Council to see IL ad-
Justment could not be made on the
street light at the junction of Deane
street and Lincoln avenue in order
that better service might be obtain
ed. Permission was granted the
New England Tel. and Tel. Co. to
lay and maintain underground con-
duit and manholes with wires and
cables to be, placed therein from
Depot Square to Bridge street, u
distance of approximately 400 feet.
No report was given on the matter
of the Frank Peacock place and the
Oak street dump. No report was
see about having proper Municipalities
placed upon the pictures of the
Mayors in the Council rooms. Major
Berry reported that the latter mat
ter would be attended to before
Christmas. The City Auditor was
authorized to close the accounts in
and out of the contingent fund
Street Commissioner Jose was in
structed to take up with the Central
Maine Power Co. the matter of hav-
ing the pole at the corner of Bridge
street and Main avenue removed.
The bond of Glidden and Curtis
for a common victualer's license was
granted. The bond of the Gardiner
Shrine Club to operate dance hail
was granted. A petition was read
from merchants who have occasion
to use Mechanic. street calling the
attention of the Council to the fac.
that after a rain the street was al
most a quagmire, and asking that
conditions be remedied. Commits
sioner Jose was instructed to make
this street passable. Leo Atkins was
appointed a weigher of coal. hay and
grain. 1t was moved that the taxes
of Il. w. Douglas for the year 1872
be abated. Mayor McNaughton ex-
planned that Mr.. Douglas had been
taxed for building which had burned
down the year before.
The school committee has ap-
proved the names of George Nc
Causland, Arthur Peaslee, William
Peaslee, and George Tibbetts as ap-
orators of boilers in the public
schools, and these names were also
approved by the council.
Adjournment was voted following
the order of payment of bills a.
mounting to S5.0474 40 upon the ap-
prevail of the Finance committee.