Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
EXPECT DECISION ON NORTH
END PLAYGROUND AT SESSION
CITY Government this EVENING

across the brook which would be of
sufflcient width to support a bridge
for the use of the children in reach
ing the park and would grant them
all privileges of swimming, boating
and skating on the mill pond.
1t was said at the meeting that
the Edwards Manufacturing Com
pany stands ready to donate a large
tract of land on the hill on the west
side of Bond Brook which would
make fine park to be run in con
nection with the playground.
After being adjourned once or
|, twice to permit the members to
make themselves more familiar with
the proposition, it was put to vote
last Monday night. The board of
Aldermen voted by five yeas and one
nay in favor of condemning this
land but the Common Council voted
unanimously against it. 1t was
pointed out to them that it is neces-
sary to condemn the land first and
then hold hearing upon the mat
ter but several members expressed
their belief that q hearing would
be superfuous after the land had al
ready been condemned. The two
bodies then agreed to reconsider
lllGil WIZ NillCh was dlL tIlC
meeting was adjourned until the fol-
lowing Tuesday evening meeting to
give all members an opportunity to
view the proposed site. At the Tues
day evening meeting a quorum could
not be secured in the Board of AL
dermen and the meeting was ad-
journed until this Monday evening
to coincide with the regular meeting
of, the City Government.
An informal discussion was held
at that time at which one or two of
the members expressed their belief
that some other site might be Sc
cured which would obviate the
necessity of taking land which the
owner desired to retain.
A plot of land on Washington
street is among the places talked
over and there are members who
are in favor of a place near the ice
houses of the Augusta Ice Company,
situated on the banks of the Ken
nebec river north of the Edwards
Manufacturing Company's mill.
The list of names on the petitions
presented to the city government in
cluded tile following:
George e. Macomber, c. f. Bilo-
deau. Edwin S. Reid, II. ]. Tetrcault,
Howard MacFarlane, J. Ellery French,
l.. G. Purinton, r. Z, Turner, Henry
A. Briggs, Lewis s. Johnson, w. L.
Swift, II. p. Edwards. c. B. Paine, E.
z. Newbert, L. A. Burleigh, Jr., ".
Is. Getchell Blaine owen Edison Locke,
f. ]. Ham, E. 7. Noyes, Robert A.
Cony, A. W. Whitney, Charles f.
Flynt, J. f. Bilodeau. Fred l.. Rand,
Milton s. Kimball, Hiram L. Pishon,
l.. L. Cooper. A. r. Savage, Charles
S. Howard. w. f. Ryan, S. j. Hegarty,
Guy o. Vickery. Wilbert S. Wilson,
f. w. Church, n. Richmond, r. B.
soule, a, w. Soule. c. T. Marston,
Samuel L. Miller, d. w. Adams, w.
c. HAYES. NJ. c. Arnold, Ernest p.
Hewett, II. f. Bates, II. E. Goodrich,
John Coughlin, Edward F. Rice, Mat
thew Nicolson. Guy z. Longfellow, A.
A. Bittues, George w. Merrill, w. G.
Bunker, II. J. Turner, John f. Turner,
r. +. Beane, Ralph G. Weber, r. o.
Benn Arthur Douin, J. J. Tarrio. Z.
]: Vigueault Rene Cyr, A. S, Cyr,
Robert B. Williamson, Maurice A.
Priest George A. Coombs, T. l.. Web
Der, D S. Young, Simeon Jolicoeur.
Louis Bouget, Arthur Z. Tifin, Jo-
seph Kinner, Howard L. Weber,
Charles +. Sturtevant John S. Wad-
leigh, Chas. E. Downing. II. +. Ham
lin, Wallace Diplock, F. l.. Merrill,
Vallie 3. Williamson, Amos II. Hig-
gins, Robert Cole