The Portland daily press., 1871-11-07

into the treasury of the P. s. & P. road. He
ae1ied that they had any notice Of the order
Vi octoeer, III, 1870. empowering the + q y.
ad TO lay a track on Commercial street He
stated that a certain portion of the street was
Dullt by the At & ST. Law. Il. H. Co at an
expense of about $120 900, and it had perpet-
aal right of way.
Gen. Anderson stated, on the authority OF
his employees, that the z. q .. corporation
had paid 81 80 for each car to go down 10 Tue
steamers and unload, and 81 90 more lof tne
car to return loaded with freight for the couh-
try; and this in addition to what II cost 10 gee
by the Maine Central. LII we can make an ar
ranoemen with the Grand Trunk 1t IS when
we 90 with something in our hands Ii We go
empty -handed we are referred to some far OH,
unapproachabe authority. believe that Mr..
Bridges is disposed to treat all Portland inter
ests literally. We should be glad to arrange
with the p. S. g. P. They can without incon-
yenience, if they will .and relieve Commercial
street of the embarrassment of another track.
will they? L don't believe they will unless
we have the power to enforce 1t-unless we
make it for their interest to do so. We ask for
reasonable rights-not in fee-but the right of
way in and out of the city. If they will accord
to us these rights we shall be relieved of the
expense of the track and the city of ipconven-
fence. The jest of our offending is that we
cross the track of the Grand Trunk. 1 don't
believe Mr. Bridges will object. We don't
propose to interfere with them, but ask 1.-THE
of the rights which they claim to hold to the
exclusion of all other corporations. l believe
Mr.. Barrett speaks more 10 the interest of the
2. S. & p, in which be is director, and
which is owned and run by the Eastern road.
Mr.. Barrett admitted that he was a director
in that corporation but denied that it was
owned or run by the Eastern road; but after
wards modified his statement on being pressed
by Gen. Anderson and admitted the lease of
the p. S. & z. road. He claimed that Mr..
Bridges ought to have the opportunity of Oh
inpfinp N tho nr6ar IL ha ohoOSa
Mayor Kingshury explained the provisions
Of the order of October 10, 1870, to grant the
r. 81 o. the right to run through Commercial
street to the Grand Trunk depot, subject only
to the decision OF the Mayor and Aldermen as
to which side of the Grand Trunk track it
should run. All the P. & o. Corporation ask
is that their privileges may be extended to the
Boston and Maine road as far as Union street.
He went on at considerable length to present
the importance and value of the 2. q 0. road
to Portland.
Aid. Mccarthy did mt endorse Mayor Kings
burys logic, that the city owned the p. & o.
road. He was afraid that the road owned the
city, or would through soma subsequent COM
bnation. He thought delay should be grant
ed.
The order was passed by to 3, as follows:-
Yeas-Merrill, Simontou, Corey, Winshp.-
Nays-Seuter, Mccarthy, King.
Permission was given to w. I'll. Fessenden
to remove a wooden building from Market st.
~ I one oui iiel VI Oentet anu
also 10 the contractor on the Marginal way TO
cut through washington street, ana orldge IL
oV T ne 10 Oe responsIoie 10! an aocioents.
Tue report OF the COMMITTEES 70 wnom was
re!erreu the SUBJECT matter 0, tue cum eefIand
Ar roWer 20. was suonlISeu oy Alu. senior.
" gives 10 tne company an Eue rlghss oI tae
cley 10 the tidai way az IuAey orluge tor
enirty years, tne power 10 pe ussu oaay LOT
coin pressing ar, anu 10 pe opera.eu unueI Tue
couultlohs Oh .ne nasoor OoniliiSSioIess, W oe
entered on WITHIN nVe years, anu al pos.au
LIONS 10 the way 10 Dc remover "neh 'he pfVi-
ieg g, IS apanuoned. ~.
ING report Nv! was recommitteu WIN lns'Iu u
lions 10 .ne ,i1y oollcltot 10 ara" Tease oi 'he
premises LOT tnirty years.
r, Ine Commute on SIreets, on petitlohs tnaI
ore streea, pesween Iearl anu MALE 10
Ina' Rraoe pe escaniIsneG ior
peipw ore, anu ior siuewaih ~
ed .hat ,hasa ,ue .,
uaa .n". 'neS0 ie@Suies "eie ineApeuien' 'n'S
"a To - ,;.,,d. .os o.:..
- E1aso " ~ " was s'anleu on peItlon
u Aalanua y. nazelti Us ior counpensaeo1 lof
Ianases ny reason Oh tne cnange .. gIaoe OF
tu;n.uI eSieea sane Hn Pe.'iJn y, oou "c
l,1so or5 l h ncehss 10 Keep uance nan ID
y va M ioiu ~ p.CSA'
Inc loiio"ing resolution was UNANIMOUSLY
paSied
Resotued, That the thanks OF the City Coun-