Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-17

A motion that the city government
should reconsider its action of last
meeting when it voted to authorize Il
committee to Investigate and report
back on the matter of placing the
Augusta police force under civil SER
vice regulations, which was present.
ed at joint convention of the two
bodies Monday night at the regular
city government meeting, failed to
secure a second and so was not put
to vote. The motion was made by
Councilman Martin of Ward {. who
declared that he felt as did numer-
Gus others that the original provi-
sions of the bill had not been car
ried out.
The order of last meeting provided
that the committee should make in
NeStigation and that 1T should re
port form of bill, together with its
recommendations in connection
Herewith. to this city government not
later than its regular February
meeting The order further set
forth that lit is recommended that
the said committee request the may
or to call public meeting at the
City hall of the citizens of Augusta
to consider the bill before final action
by the city council"
In reporting the results of it's work
the special committee, consisting of
Melvin f. Sawtelle and Emery O.
Beane, appointed by the mayor, and
Willis E. Swift and Thomas C. In
graham appointed by the city coun-
Gil. declared that it had looked into
the matter and had drawn up a form
OF bill which had been presented TO
the Legislature. This action was en-
planned by the fact that the Legis-
lature had voted to refer all private
and special acts introduced after Feb.
Is to the next legislature. and in or
der to make it possible for thiss bill
10 come before the present legisla-
ture it was necessary to present it
at That time. The rights of the peo-
PIE OF Augusta are protected, how
ever, by fact that the bill provides
1t shall go to referendum before
becoming effective.
change in Section One of Chan
ter Three of the Revised Ordinances
was presented and referred to the
ordinance committee. This simply
provides that the sealer of weights
and measures, hitherto appointed bv
the mayor shall no longer be so ap-
pointed.
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change in the city ordinances
with regard to the rates which shall
be charged by taxi drivers was also
presented and referred to that COM
mittee. This provides for a fixed
rate as before but provides also for
higher rate during the winter
months instead of in deep snow" as
formerly.
The city is divided into the same
two zones as follows:
From any point On Water or Com
mercial streets or City Hail. to and
including. the following limits: JEFF
ferscn street entire length; Mt Yer
non avenue to brickyard; Bridge
street from. State street to Chestnut
street: Chestnut street, entire
length: Sewall street from Western
avenue to Capitol street: Capitol
street from Sewall street to Gage
street: Gage street, entire length;
Eastern avenue from Arsenal street
TO Stone street: stone street north
of Eastern avenue: Pearl street from
Cony street to Quimby street; Quinn
by street west of Pearl street: Ban
Gor street - North Belfast avenue;
Linden street. entire length; Maple
street to Cusnpoc Paper Mill.
Second zone, from any point on
Water or Commercial street or City
Hall, beyond first zone limits to and
including the following limits: State
street at Corner of Glenwood street:
Western avenue "a q point opposite
residence of w. II. Gannett: Sewall
street at corner of Glenwood street:
Winthrop street at corner OF Blaine
avenue; Mount Vernon avenue at
point opposite residence of J. A. Nc
Lean; Northern avenue ct corner OF
Townsend road: Bangor road at cor
per of Clark street; Belfast avenue
at point opposite the Brickyard:
School AMI Cony streets at junction
Of School and Belfast street: HoSpi
tai street at corner OF Thomaston