Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-07
ROUTINE BUSINESS
CARED FOR MEETING
CITY GOVERNMENT

| Considerable routine business was
| transacted at the July meeting of the
| city government held Monday evening
at the City building with Mayor Nc
Naughton in the chair and Aldermen
| Amesbury, Blaisdell, Boston, Chase
| and Trafton present. The minutes of
| the previous meeting were read by the
city clerk and approved by the coun-
Gil. after which followed the reports
of various standing committees. AL
derman Chase reported that E s.
Cowan, c. L. Cushman and C. c.. Smell
We're to serve on a board of assess
| ment review from his ward, and Alder
| man Blaisdell reported that in his
ward the board would be comprised of
L. M. Hartman, r. P. Hazard and H.
Il. Twombley. The aldermen from
wards four and five reported that the
same committee as last year would
serve.
The dance hall ordinance was read
and approved. The committee on the
demolition Of the McCausland build
ing reported that the work would be
completed this week.
Bertrand H. Wentworth, secretary
of the committee to select a site and
recommend design for the soldiers
memorial, gave a very comprehensive
report wherein he explained to the
council the design of the model which
was submitted by Henry Richards
The committee reported favorably on
the design as represented by the
model submitted by Mr.. Richards and
this model with drawings was dis
played last night. Mr.. Wentworth
took this opportunity of telling the
council of the amount of work which
Mr.. Richards has put into the pro-
| ject and explained that by his submit
ting the model hundreds of dollars
were saved. There was considerab BILE
discussion on this all important mat
| ter, several members Of the audience
| taking part. and finally the council de-
cided that the matter deserved their
further consideration, and therefore
the report of the committee was ac-
copied with the reservation that the
| council have further time for DELHI
GRAFTON. 1t was also voted that the
| committee be thanked for their splen-
| did work in this matter, and apprecia-
| ton of this was expressed by the
council with especial thanks to Mr..
| Richards, to whom the highest trib-
! ute was paid.
William S. Sargent was granted a
|
| residents of Harrison avenue for a
street lights on the extension of that
| street in front of the residence of
Ernest Rankins. and petition of resi-
dents of Highland avenue for a street
| light in front of the j. D. Stephenson
! store, were referred to Street Com
missioner sJose for investigation, he
to report at the next meeting. 1t was
| voted to grant Freeman Rowe of South
Gardiner a license to drive a public
car on the approval Of the police de-
partment. A petition intended to pre-
| vent peddlers Of merchandise from
vehicles within the city limits was
kdiscussed at some length, and finally
referred to a committee consisting of
| the city solicitor, Aldermen Trafton
and Blaisdell.
The petition Of the assessors that
that officesbe closed on Saturday after
noon also invoked discussion, it being
decided that as Saturday closing was
an inconvenience to factory workers
| who had no other time to meet the as
| SCISSORS, that Wednesday afternoon be
named as the afternoon upon which
this office was to be closed during
July and August. 1t was moved that
the city government cooperate with
the DodIu OIL trdue III regard TO pro-
| curing better train service to South
Gardiner. MaIoney and Kelley, con-
tractors, were granite permission to
occupy the sidewalk on Bridge street
during construction work in front OF
the w. NJ. Spear garage.
The proposition of w. E. Maxcy to
have cement sidewalk placed in
front of his frontage on Elm street
the cost to be born one half by the
city and one half by Mr.. Maxcy was
referred to the street commissioner
and Finance Committee