The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-07

A large and enthusiastic meeting of the citi-
zens of Peaks Island was held Monday even
ing, to consider the Inconvenience 10 which
they have been subjected by the neglect of
the city government to provide proper accom-
modations for schools and suitable highways
for public travel. Ofthe seventy-five or eighty
families on the island, nearly every one was
represented. After considerable discussion, a
committee, consisting of Messrs Robert Skill
ings, Charles Z. Tlefethen and William T.
Jones, was appointed to draft resolutions and
report at subsequent meetings.
Tuesday evening the committee presented
the following report on School accommodate
tons:
Whereas, The city government has been Pc
toned and repeatedly urged, and has often
promised the residents of this school district
new school house; and
Whereas, the city authorities have acknowl-
edged the business of said request, and have
appropriated a sum not exceeding five thou
sand dollars for the purpose OF erecting
house on the following condition, viz: that the
inhabitants of the district shall give the city
Quit-claim deed of the land now oceu-
pied by the old school house, which condition
cannot be performed, inasmuch as the district
does not own said land, but the city does hold
it, forever, without compensation, as long as it
Sudil De uScu .1Or SCHOOLS, reIglOuS meetings,
or other public purposes; and,
Whereas, This action deprves said district
of all practical benefits of said appropriation;
therefore, .-
ResolUed, That we are as much as ever con-
WINGED OF the business of OUR request, and that
our future prosperity imperiously demands
new school house during the ensuing spring.
Resolyed That the district would like TO be
publicly informed why an appropriation of
five thousand dollars was made with condi-
ton?
ResolUed That we win not abandon our en-
terprise but will continue to importune the
city to grant us our rights.
RESOLVED, That the foregoing and resolutions
be published in the daily papers of the city.
After discussion these resolutions were
unanimously adopted.
On Wednesday evening the same committee
repeated as follows:
Whereas, We have no public street on
Peaks Island, and cannot go to or from school
or church, except by permission of private cit
liens ov. + whose land we must cross; and
Whereas, There are more than seyenty-five
families thus without the right of way, a con-
dition of things without a parallel in this
State; and
Whereas, The paths which are commonly
used by the inhabitants of the island as well
as by the great number of visitors during the
summer months, are in wretched condition,
inasmuch as they have never been materially
repaired and
Whereas, The city has been petitioned for
nearly score of years to make street
on said island; and
Whereas, The city did in the year 1866 cause
street to be located on said Peaks Island,
thereby acknowledging that the public good
requires such a street, therefore, ~
ResolUed, That we insist that the city shall
grade and finish said street as soon as possible.
Some discussion arose upon the use of the
word SHALL" in this resolution, but it was ex-
planned as indicating a determination to APP
peal, If necessary, to the County Commission
ers, or, in the last resort, to the Legislature,
and the resolution was adopted without
change by unanimous consent.
Copies of the resolutions have been sent to
the school committee and city council, where
we trust they win receive the attention which
they deserve. "