Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-07

mon council. SIS per yr.: building
| inspector. $500 per yr.; plumbing in
spector, $500 per W.; clerk to the
mayor, $500 per yr.; City hall jani-
tors. $per day: street laborers, 3
hrs. day, not to exceed $3.75 per
to exceed $5.25 per day: double
teams, 8 hrs. day. not to exceed
81 per day: city engineer and city
electrician, including auto hire. 1928
per yr.: milk inspector, including all
| expenses. $3.50 per yr,: chief engi-
| neer, fire department, 81 per day:
first assistant, $175 per yr.: second
assistant. $125 per yr.; drivers of
hook and ladder No. 1 and hose No.
/ : and auto combination and chem
ical, 81 per day; drivers of hose No.
| : and No. and spare, 81 per day:
| (All two weeks vacation with pay
all drivers one night of II hrs. each
week during year off duty with pay
and .one Sunday each month";; cap
tains of companies draw salary OF
$50 per W.; lieutenants of companies
draw salary of SIT per W.: clerks of
companies draw salary of $50 per
W.: regular line fireiaen, $12 per yr.;
regular line firemen, fighting time,
| soc per hour: two drivers of the city
teams, 81 per day; district nurse,
including all expenses. $50 per wk;
! city physician. $500 per yr.'; clerk to
street commission, $500 per VI.
There was a large amount of rou-
| tine business and the meeting was
considerably longer than is usually
| the case.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Napoleon Bison were
elected as superintendent of the city
almshouse.
The resignation of Alex vashon as
| special policeman was accepted.
A petition signed by 81 citizens for
| a new surface ON the sidewalk on the
north side of Lawrence street was
read, as was another asking for new
| sewer on Ayyleton street. These We're
referred to the committee on streets
| and sewers.
| An order that the city engineer be
| instructed to draw up plans for street
| construction on College avenue and
Lockwood streets so that they may be
| submitted to the State highway COM
mission for bids. was passed.
An order for new street light on
| Pine street, near Halde street, was re-
| ferred to the committee on new lights.
A request of the Central Maine
Power Co. for the right to lay gas
pipes along a number of the citys
| streets was referred to the city engi-
neer with power to act.
Meddie King. William Harding
| James Pooler. Clyde Charles, J. A.
| Hall and Forrest Barnes were ap-
pointed special policemen.
1t was voted to secure the services
| OF a public accountant to ascertain
| the financial condition Of the city so
+, that a fair rate of taxation may be de-
| termined upon.
The committee on public buildings
was instructed to look into the desir-
ability of refnishing the city build
| ings, exclusive of the CitA Opera
| House.
An order that the committee on A.
nance be privileged to ask for bids for
| the collection was passed It was also
voted that any bid could be rejected
| If, in the minds of the committee. the
| finances of the city did not warrant
its acceptance.
1t was voted to permit the street
! commissioner clerk hire not to exceed
| $500 for the year.
1t was voted that bids on coal for
the various public buildings be re-
ferred to the committee on public
buildings to act in cooperation with
| the board of education.
| A petition signed by number of
| citizens of Bartlett street asking for
| tarvfa treatment on the street surface.
| was referred to the committee on
| streets.
b The committee on licenses was IN
structed to make thorough investiea-
| ton of the taxi situation in Waterville
| and to list the men who at the pres
ent time have city licenses.
| A petition requesting the installa-
| ton of a fire alarm box at North and
! Middle streets was referred to the fire
| committee
Members of the committee on finance
were instructed to confer with mem
her Of the Watervilie board Of regis
| tration to discuss the desirability of
| installing a card catalogue of all the
voters of the city.
The city engineer was instructed to
| purchase sufficient wire and other ma
| terial to put the police signal system
| in working order.
An order that motorcycle he pur-
| chased for the police department II
| in the minds of the police committee
! the conditions make it necessary. In
| connection with this. Alderman Cowan
pointed out that school children We're
daily being endangered on College ave-
nue. by motorists and he urged the ac-
uuisition of the motorcycle.
IT was voted that the committee on
streets and sewers confer with the
street commission to determine what
sort of building should be built on
the citys land to house the city's
property.
An order for a new sewer at Main
street and Hillside avenue was re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
sewers.
1t was voted that the committee on
streets and sewers obtain bids for
the construction of a cement pave
ment on Water street between King
and Gray streets.
An order that a tar sidewalk be
constructed on the west side of sum-
mer street was referred to the COM
mittee on new sidewalks.
Roll Of accounts Number sos was
read and accepted as follows:
Administrative department 3255.o2
City Hall .............. 6SS.0t
Police department ..... 2175.43
Fire department ..... 1855
Rental of hydrants ....... 100000
Armory and Militia ....... ,51.SS
Health department ...... 1479S