The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-14

A special meeting Of the City Council was
held last evening. tAEa '@4 @ni .ss
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
An order was passed authorizing the City
Treasurer to make deed to Thomas Barker
of the lot Of land ON Newbury street recently
purchased by him. more
John G. Roberts was appointed special po-
liceman without pay.
Report of Committee ON Cemeteries and
Public Grounds, of expenditures on Lincoln
Park, was made, and recommitted to the same
com nittee for fuller report.
Communication from j. L. Farmer, respect
ing Improvements in the harbor, was read
and laid upon the table.
sr04a THE WATER QUESTION:
Alderman Deeripg, from the Joint Special
Committee GU the introduction OF pure water
into the city, presenteda report, which will be
found on the first page of to-day's paper.
u Accompanying the report was an elaborate
report OF DR.. George L. Goodale, who made an
analysis of the water at Seba 20 Lake and at
Presumpscot Falls. Also letters from Gen.
Shepley and f. o. j. Smith in relation to sup
plying the city with water, the former from
Sebago Lake and the latte from Pnesum oscot
Fails.
This report is signed by Alderman Deering
and Councllmen Chase Gould, Robinson and
Mari. ~
The report was laid on the table, and Alder
man Bailey submit tied minority report
x The minority report is signed by Alderman
Bailey and Councilman Burgess While
agreeing with the majority on several points
the minority were unable to come to the same
conclusions. After examining the four sew
eral plans for supplying the city wi h water,
the minority cam to the con Illus on that the
cheapest, best and most feasible project is to
accept the proposition of the Portland Water
Company. provided sad Company comply
with the wishes of the City Council as to the
size of reservoirs, pipes ani the price to be
charged the citizens for water, SC; or the city
wish to have it under their control that the pro-
position of Mr. Smith to furnish water by a
fumein the canal from Lake Sebago be accept
ed. Accompanying this report was an or Ter
instrnctng the Committee to confer with the
Portland Water Company with view of ascel-
tanning whether said Company will furnish an
adequate supply Of pure water upon conf
tions satisfactory to the City Council, and re-
port thereon in ono week from this date. NJ.
Both reports were accepted, and the order
offered by the minority was then taken up.
Aid. Deering opposed the passage of the order
and Aid. Bailey supported it. Aid. Rice was
opposed to taking water from 'Presump cot
river, and thought the only plan was to treat
with the Portland Water Company. He sug-
gested that the ordinance now lying on the ia
BILE providing for a supply OF water by the
Portland Water Company be taken from the
table and referred to the Water Committee,
who could take legal advice and amend the Or
dinance so as to nett the views of the City
Council. q. --a. -. .4s. ~
Finally, Aid. Rice moved that the report of
the minority be adopted. This was opposed by
Ala Deerins on account of the increased ex-
pense the city would be at in supplying citi-
zens with water as it would cost 81 $50 900,
while the proposition of the majority would
cost but S65OO0O. rH
Aid. Bailey supported the motion on the
ground that in supplying the city with water,
the purest that could be had should be select
ed, and it should be distributed by its own
gravitation and not by the force of pumps.
He contended that it would not cost the city
any more in the end to bring the water from
Sebago than it would from Presumpscot.
Alderman Lynch said he had been in favor
of the majority report, though he did not sign
it. But he had since altered his mind, and had
come to the opinion that the Presumpscot
water was not pure enough for our citizens,
and, therefore, he should favor the minority re-
port.
1t was now II o'clock, and a message was re-
.ceived from the other Board proposing an adj
Aldermen coacrryedAin- the, proposition, aud