Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-26
COMMON COUNCIL EFFECTUALLy
KILLS ORDER FOR TAKING BOND
BROOK SITE FOR PLAYGROUND

years. The board OF aldermen had
voted six yea" and one may" on
the order. which upon going to the
common council was. voted down by
a vote of eight may" and four yea"
The board of aldermen then voted
to adhere to their first vote, but no
further action being taken the mat
ter died at that point.
Further Action Uncertain
1t is generally understood that the
ordex which was presented would, If
passed. have guaranteed to the City
Of Augusta playground, costing
probably from $4,000 to $4,000 to
build and equip and which would
have been endowed with a like
amount, the money thus used COM
ing from some fund which wass left
in care of trustees by some citizen,
now deceased. Who this citizen was,
the trustees, Norman L. Bassett,
Hiram l.. Pishon and Lewis A. Bur-
leigh, have thus far not revealed. Az
ter looking the situation over they
learned that Mr.. Shaw would not
sell and they then asked that the
city take the land in order that the
playground might be built.
Just what the status of that fund
now is. is something that only the
trustees know. Whether the matter
was left to their discretion and the
preferred amount may be with
drawn, If they SO wish, or whether
the terms Of the bequest were such
as to make the building of a play
ground on some other lot obligatory,
is yet to be learned. In view of the
report of the Mayors special COM
mittee that the Shaw property was
the only feasible site, future action
is q matter of conjecture.
The vote of the municipal govern
ment had been held over for a week
after a series of meetings at which
it was discussed and in which an ac-
ton quite similar, except for the
number OF votes cast, had taken
place, only to be reconsidered and
the order placed upon the table. A
special committee consisting of Alder
man Edward Ripley, chairman, AL
derman Irl E. Withee, Councilmen
Horace Tngraham, 3. J. 'Arbour and
Edison L. Worthing, was appointed by
the mayor acting upon an order of
of Monday, Oct. is, to look into this
matter and to make it's report last
evening This committee reported as
follows: ..-
THE special committee appointed in
accordance with the order of the city
government, October is, 1926. to whom
was referred the matter of a public
park and. playground, with instruc-
lions to Investigate the location of a
public park and playground and re-
port their recommendation at a spe-
cial meeting to be held tonight, hav-
ing considered the matter herein, beg
leave to report
THAT they consider the location pro-
posed in petition now pending before
the city government and in Order
dated October IL. 1926, the only feas-
ible location for the purpose indicated
by the petition.
THAT they recommend that the city
council direct the municipal officers
to condemn said lq4ld, and that said
Order of October IL. 1926. be passed.
"ThaS the municipal officers be and
hereby ARE requested to make provi-
sion for Joseph A. Shaw to possess
the dam and water rights and fiowage
rights connected with said, property,
if and whenever agreement can be
| made therefor without prejudice to
said condemnation.
"(Signed)
EDISON l.. WORTHING,
"IRL +. WITHEE,
HORACE INGRAHAM,