The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-03

The amounts expended on individual streets are
as follows: Adams. $42.20; Alder, 4.25; Anderson,
24.oo; A, B and streets, 294.0o; Beckett, $50;
60; Carroll. 1879; Cssco 1885, Central.
3,l64.55; Congress, 2,57433; Cross, 64.5o; Cum
berland, ,s4S.50; Cushman, 2l0;5o; Danforth,
S66.5o; Deering POI 81; Dow, 1900; Elm, Gil;
$500; Fore, 2o95o; Forest, 14oo; Franklin,
1,5444;75; Free, 1882; Gilman, $500; Grant.
3,035.17; Grove, 299.10; Hammond. 61662;
Hanover 6925; g High, AZ A29o,25; Hill 81 1925; India,
SSo KsnnsdRsc 4s AZ Lnc
187.57; Marion, 500, Melbourne, 2l.50; Mellen,
11l.o7; Merrill, 1926. Middle. 411:19; MIX,
Joy, 1925; Neal, 1890; Newbury, 252o0;
North, 229.25; Oxford. 357 40; Oak. 45.s1; Park
iasS525 u5 Rsr5s goP Psn Essa9
Prospect 1000; Salem. 26.00; Sherbrooke, 14.5O;
Sherman, 1906, Sheridan, 1871; Silver.
22563; Spruce, 2o3.81; State, 921.25; St. John,
sss.7S; Union, ss.$S; Vaughan, 265;$4i VespsT.,
West 1850; Wimot, 1875; Winter, 1O6.eo;
York, 2o4.25; various streets. 2,413.72. Other
Peaks Island, 1912; Long Island, 26e crushing
stone, 71S.03; cleaning streets, 7,91137; clean
ing cHlyerts 1;34s.25 screening and carting sand,
snow, 1,42s.5o; fire department. haullng ap-
parstus), 5000.
Inc amounts expended on the Qltf0renC bridges
follows: Vaughan's, 672.49; Tukey's,
1.168.41; Stroudwater 32.45; Clark street. 1884,
3S. 1879 yards of pavement have been laid and
relaid; 6009 feet of curbstone set and resets 6S96
square yards of sidewalk laid and relaid the num-
Der of new bricks used being 253,6o0; number of
old bricks, 49, 800.
The commissioner recommends paving Chestnut
street with square granite blocks, there large
amount of heavy teaming on that street across the
city; also Congress street, from Dow to Grove
streets, it being almost impossible to keep it in
good order with gravel, and the replacing of the
wood pavement from High to State streets
with granite bocks,a it is in dangerous condition;
and the removing of the cobble stones CONNER
cial street to the cutters with replacing them
with granite blocks. The cutters on Grove street
hill also on Gilman and other new streets, should
be paved as soon as possible, it will save great
expense in preventing wsshouts State street from
Congress to Spring should be macadamzed, and
there should be more matchmaking and less gravel
on the principal travelled Streets and to do the
work thoroughly the city should have steam roller
and then it can be rolled solid, to stand ord
nary travel nearly as well as paving, with much
less noise to disturb the residents. ordinance
requiring water, gas drain and sewer pipes to be
should be under control of tine Sewer Department;
man employed to see that they are kept clear of
with pure water To cover the trap and prevent the
| bad odor that sometimes arises from them.
Inc panh & ~siks as isr as practlcaDle snoola %
| land street at Deering Park, which would improve
the appearance of the grounds and be a large saw
| ing to the city in repairs.
| The departmentshas purchased gravel bank in
the rear of Washington street for 81 25O contain
ing sand, gravel and stone sufficient to supply the
/ city for number of years, also two sanding ma
4 chimes to sand slippery walks.
| CITY MARsHAL's REPORT.
The following is an abstract of City Mar.
shal j. d. Decelle's report:
There are 80 men in the force, including officers
an increase of one man. Two officers resigned dur
ing the year. viz: Horace S. Pride and Charles j.
| Bond, and the vacancies filed by Charles j. Bond
in place OF Pride, who in turn gave way to Frederick
There were 43 daysJost by sickness this year, les;
than last year. The discipline of che force has been
! good with very few complaints.
The following arrests were made for violating
statute laws: Assaults, ia; atfray 20; adultery
2; breaking and entering, 2S suspicion of breaks
2; bastardy, q cruelty to animals. 9; committing
nuisance, /; common drunkards, 81: drunkenness
534; drunkenness and disturbance, S64; disturb
ance, 49, deserters, 3; evading fare Il forgery, 2;
fornication, 81 gambling, i; illegal transportation
of liquors, q indecent exposure, 81 insane, 10; did
mapping, 2; keeping house of ilfame, 2; larceny
110; suspicion of larceny, 49, larceny from person
| /; lettering at railroad stations, 3; murder, L
maintaining nuisance. 8; malicious mischief AS
night walking, II; obtaining goods by false pre-
tences Il obstructing horse railroad, l; open shoI
Sunday, 3; robbery receiving stolen goods; 3; re
fusing assistance to officer, l.; running from home
| 81 running from House of Correction, 1; search ant
seizure, 200 single sale liquor, suspicious persons