Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-22

A tax rate of 43 mills on the dollar
was voter on Monday evening at the
regular meeting of the Augusta City
government which was held at City
Hall. This rate which is two mills
higher than that of 1925 includes a
special tax of one mill which was
voted at the May school meeting at
which time it was decided to remodel
the Cony High school building, and
the special tax is to be used for that
purpose alone.
Among the items listed on the or
der authorizing the tax rate of AZ
mills for the regular expenses of the
city are: General Highways $4,000,
Kennebec Bridge Especially $1,000.
| County taxes $19,174.16; Water SER
vice $500; General Charities $24,-
| 900: Debt redemption, bonds and
notes, S11,500, sinking fund $4,000;
| Fire Protection $4,000, Snow removal
$20,000 Interest on bonds $20,600 and
on temporary loans $4,000; street
lighting $4,000; Police $21,O00; State
! taxes $S1,SS1.40; Schools, general
| $137, 275.02; bond retirement and
sinking fund 5000. interest s1,410.
| Total $563,275.S6.
| Assessed Valuation
| The report of the board of asses
sors which was presented at this
meeting shows that the assessed val
uation of the city of Auguta is real
estate $S,034,556, personal property
| $3,51S. 1880. There are in addition
40SS polls at three dollars apiece.
An order was introduced and pass
ed authorizing the city solicitor to
| take necessary steps to secure for the
city the possession of and use of land
by the city owned or formerly owned
or necessary for public purposes on
the south side of Cony street from
the kennebec Bridge to Stone street
and to make a report of his progress
to the city council. A similar order
was introduced with regard to par
eel of land on the west side of Willow
street which is now occupied by a
projection of the building occupied
by ]. A. Folsom, which Ian dis be-
lieved to be owned by the city. These
orders are, it is thought, in anticipa-
ton of the building or betterment of
sidewalks.
The report of City Treasurer Grin
3. Frost, of City. Collector Grin b.
Frost, and of City Auditor Daniel W.
Cony were read and accepted at this
meeting.
Roll of accounts No. 6 in the sum
of S6S,96084 was read and passed.
1t calls for the sum of S12, 946.95 for
highways and S30,994.62 among other
items.
Permission was granted to the
State Trust Company of this city TO
erect on the side of it's building at
the corner of Water and Oak streets
a large electric chime clock. II feet
6 IL inches high by feet 10 1-2
inches wide and which shall project
over the street a distance of four
feet one and one-half inches. This
clock is to be installed at least II
feet above the sidewalk.
|. Permission was granted to the
Maine Theatre Company to erect an
addition to the easterly end Of the
Colonial Theatre building on Water
street, the addition to extend 80
feet more or less beyond the present
east end Of the building but not be-
yond the low water mark in the
kennebec river. This extension will
be constructed of brick, hollow tile,
and concrete.
The payment of the sum Of $412
to Mrs. Sarah l.. Beane who suffered
broken ankle when the sidewalk on
Bangor street crumpled as she was
walking there last November was
authorized by the city government.
Funds in Trust
| The city treasurer was authorized
to accept the following various sums
for the purposes stated:
From Violet Abbott the sum Of $50
as trust fund, the interest to be
applied for the perpetual care of a
lot in Mount Hope cemetery.
From the estate of Lena Dodson
the sum of $25 for the care Of a lot
in Ben Venue cemetery.
From Burleigh Jones the sum of
S15.26 In payment of taxes due on
property on the Togus road and
that a quit claim deed be issued by
the city treasurer for the taxes on
said property for 1923 and 1924.
From Paul Larrabee the sum of
$l1.92 in payment Of tax deeds for
1922 against his property. the quit
claim deed to be issued to Maud V.
Hill.
From Sadie L. Graves the sum of
1913 in payment of 1924 tax deeds
against her property and a quit claim
deed to be issued.
From Arthur Tiffin the sum of
1882 IN payment Of tax deeds on
property Of Archelas and Mary Bre-
ton for the years 1922 and 1923 the
quit claim deed to be issued to J. A.
LaLibertie.
From Burleigh Martin the sum of
S4221 for tax deeds for the year 1890
against the property of George f.
Fairfield, the quit claim deed to be
| issued to Burleigh Martin.
Routine Matters
Other orders presented and passed
were:
Ordered that permission be granite d
to Charles Shaw to erect a black
smith shop on Arsenal street, the
plans Of the building having been ap-
proved by the building inspector and
the chief engineer.
Ordered that the committee on
highways and sewers be authorized
and directed to investigate the con-
dit1on of Kennebec Bridge as indi-
Gated by the report of the city enei-
neer of recent date and to take what
ever steps and incur whatever ex-
pense seems necessary for the repair
thereof, the expense therefor not to
exceed $1,000.
Orders presented and referred to
various committees were:
Ordered that street light be In
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