Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-30
Council Will
Consider Acquisition
Winter st. Property

At a public meeting of the city
Council held Monday evening at
which time the seizure Of the strip
of land at the junction Of Winter and
Water streets by eminent domain
was further discussed. Alderman
Norman H. Trafton Of Ward Five In
troduced the following resolution
with move to its adoption:-"Be 1t
resolved and voted that the City
Council having been duly petitioned
therefor by a number Of reputable
citizens, having received favorable
report therefor from the Superinten-
dent Of Streets and Highways. hav-
ing given all interested a chance to
appear and be heard and deeming
that public necessity and common
convenience require 1t, shall and
hereby does lay out as a part OF the
public city highway known as Winter
street q strip Of fAnd ninety feet In
length on the easterly side of said
Winter street at its southerly' end,
being ten feet in width at the Cob
bosseecontee Stream: and laying out
in effect widening of said Winter
street at its sOutherly end, ten feet
on the easterly side of its junction
with Water street and Ave feet on
the easterly side on the bank of the
Cobbosseecontee Stream so that the
new easterly line Of Winter street
shall start at point ten sect east Of
the present line Of Water street at
its junction with Water street anr
run in straight line 80 IA feet to a
point five feet east Of the east line
of Winter street at its junction with
Cobbosseecontee Stream; as per plan
of said Winter street and proposed
widening made by the City Engineer
and on file with the City Clerk for
public inspection and to be included
as a part Of this motion; 1t further
appearing that the owner Of said line
refuses to sell the same as above
designated and described to the
City" This was passed by the City
CvLncil.
Alderman Amesbury then intro.
duced the following motion, BE it
further resolved and voted that the
owner Of the land taken in the pre-
vious motion for the purpose of Wild
ening Winter street. having been
duly notified to appear and be heard
on the question of damages, and
having been So heard, and having
expressed himself as unwilling to sell
the same to the City, and it further
appearing that due notice of the APP
preparation Of the necessary funds
has been published in accordance
with the City Charter. be allowed as
damages for the land so taken the
sum of FIVE hundred dollars, which
said sum the City does hereby ac-
knowledge as the fair value of the
land so taken" This motion was
passed by the Council.
Attorney B. F. Maher, counsel for
Max L. Goldberg, the owner of the
land declared that the Council had
precluded the matter by fixing the
amount of damages prior to the TAX
ing and therefore no statement from
his client would be necessary. Mayor
Price announced that merely the
amount not to be exceeded had been
set forth. and that the matter was
open to discussion.
A formal report Of the proceedings
Of widening Winter street was in.
troduced and upon beign read by the
city clerk was ordered accepted as
read and filed with the City Clerk.
Attorney Mahar preached the sub
ject Of flowage rights. but the matter
was not discussed at that time.