The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-10-11

A special meeting OF the city government
last evening. Prior to the Back Bay report the
following business was transacted:
An Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
All present except Alderman Kelsey.
The nomination of Charles j. Bond as policeman
was confirmed.
The petition of F. A. Libby for license to empty
vaults was granted.
The City Treasurer authorized to give deed of
land east side of Canton street to Matthias Mou-
ton. containing AIS square feet.
Under precept from Probate Court person was
declared by the Board to be insane.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF Jane Small and R. NJ. Underwood as vicualers.
OF FL. 2. Mccarthy to build a wooden house on
Eastern Promenade, corner of Turner street.
OF n. Blake True to build a wooden house on
Morning street.
OF E. B. Webber for license to sell fresh fish at
retail at 173 Congress street.
OF ID. Homans for compensation for alleged in
juries received Lincoln street, Referred to COM
mittee on injuries and claims.
or McCue & WalshIfor stationary steam engine on
Pleasant street.
on Back Bay Nuisance, presented the following re-
port:
MR. JoRDAN's REPORT
To the City Government
since tile formation of your committee it has held
nine meetings and given an earnest consideration to
the subject intrusted to it. 1t feels in no wise re-
sponslble for the delay in the report of the expert
whom you empowered it to employ. as your COM
mttee at once accepted his statement to the effect
that the work proved of greater magnitude than
was at first apparent, and one that he could not
consciennousiy report upon without protracted de-
At the meeting of October Sth, it was voted that
subcommittee be appointed to draft partial
report of this committee. Through "Hobson's
choice" that duty was assigned the Secretary E. c.
Jordan.
After very general consideration of the subject
of the Back Bay NUISANCE, Mr.. Hamblen of the com
felt assured would show that the COMMITTEES were
in perfect accord TO the necessities of sanitary
relief, and 1t was moved seconded and "votad un-
anlmousy, that we recommend an intercepting
sewer TO be built to provide Tor the necessities of
the North western section of our city'
Subsequent to the vote, very full discussion was
entertainer as to what specific plan of interceptng
sewer the committee would urge the city to build.
The mayor called for an individual expression OF
views; i've of the nine members present exuressed
themselves in favor of Intermediate Low level
sewer along the route suggested before the services
of an expert were obtained, assigning various rea-
sons, as that no other plan would satisfy the part
of the community along the immediate water front:
again, that no other plan would silence comnl ints
in the future; still again. that it was the method
popularly demanded, and that the cost of Mr.
Shedd's method had been underrated One member
stated he did not understand Mr. Shedd's plan
but believed in the other. Those of the committees
JdOoring MI Shedd's plan gave their reasons and
met the objection raised as follows;
1st That the gravity system or the HIGH lavel
sewer wonld take away 821a per cent of the
sewage now being deposited in Back Cove and
that very marked and immediate relief must in
evltaoly ensne; and secondly, that no matter how
OF that area would never have to be pumped It
was also held that Mr.. Shedd's plan allowed us to