The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-18
THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Grant the Petitions iof the Horse
Railroad Company.


The hearing on the petitions of the horse
railroad company to extend their Congress
street line from the present terminus near
Vaughan street to the Deering line was con-
tinued last evening by the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen, Mayor Deering presiding.
Absent: Alderman Russell
G. w. Allen was granted license for one
year as an auctioneer and the petition of Mel
len r. Hamilton to erect new wooden
building on Alder street was referred.
The Board then proceeded to the consider
alton of the petition. The plan of the pro-
posed track as drawn by City Civil Engineer
Goodwin was exhibited.
Mr.. Wood, in response to question by the
mayor stated that it was the intention of
the company to build as far as the Maine
Central railroad crossing this year, ultimate
lyextending their track to the Deering line.
On motion of Alderman Denison a recess
was taken subject to the call of the chair that
Alderman Noyes and City Clerk Burgess
might draw up an order authorizing the COM
pany to build their track in conformity to the
provision of the order and the plan.
The Board was called to order at the con-
clusion of the recess by the Mayor and the
following order was read by the city clerk:
Ordered, That the consent SO far as the Mayor
and Aldermen are authorized by law, be and is
hereby given to the Portland Railroad Company
to lay rails for horse railroad with track at
grade with the travelled way on Congress street
beginning at the present terminus of said road on
said Congress street near the easterly side of
Vaughan street, thence running westerly across
Vaughan street and down Congress street near
the centre of the street to point about six humid
IN of
Vaughan street; thence on curve to southwark,
about two hundred feet keeping the northerly
rail about forty three feet andtpne-haf from the
northerly line of the said Congress street: from
this point running westerly along said street, as
faras the crossing Of the Maine Centr8l railroad
company, keeping throughout within the above
named limits as set off from the northery line of
the said street From the present terminus of
said railroad track near the easterly side of
Vaughan street, the said extension shall be laid
for distance of six hundred feet with fiat rail
and with Trail as far as Gilman street and from
this point westerly with such form of rail as this
Board may hereafter direct.
And it is a condition of this permit, that said
Portland Railroad Company shall be subject to
the written orders and directions of the commit
tee on streets, sidewalks and bridges in locating
and constructing said horse railroad and shall at
all times hereafter keep the same in good order
and repair, and conform to all orders hereafter
from time to time.Emade by this board in refer
ence to the form of rail used by said Railroad
Company on said street. and to paving or chang
ing the grade or pavement about the same
Provided, nevertheless, that the board of mayor
and aldermenIshan hereafter at any and all times,
have the right to change or in any way modify the
consent hereby given.
The order was passed unanimously with
no one Directing to the proposed extension.
In regard to the petition for a turnout on
Portland street, the following order received
a unanimous passage:
ordered, That the Portland Railroad Company
be, and it is hereby authorized to construct q
turnout on Portland street, near the junction of
junction and extending about four hundred feet
easerly, said turnout to be constructed under the
direction and to the satisfaction in all respects
bridges.
The petition for turnout on Congress
street between Vaughan and State streets,
was not acted upon, and the board adj
iourned.