The Portland daily press., 1889-03-02
MUNICIPAL REPORTS.
CITY ENGINEER. .

CITY ENGINEER.
From the report of the City Engineer, Mr..
Goodwin, these facts are gathered. During
the past year street has been laid out on
Long Island from Fowler's Beach to Beac Ii
avenue at Fern Park, thence to the westerly
side of Harbor Grace, a distance of 1882 feet
thence to land of D. r. Wallace thence to
station 794-1S, at Long Island avenue, dis
lance of about one and seven-eighths miles.
A petition has been received for new
street, between Congress street, near the
Union Station, and Portland street. No ac-
tion has been taken. The name of o. street
has been changed to Crescent street. Nc
change of street line or grade has been made
during the year. Lines for building and
street construction have been given in SO in.
stances and grades in 11S.
Surveys and plans have been made of city
lots at 80 Gilman street, and SO and 1903 b
street; to determine lines of the O'Brion lo
on North street; of parts of Evergreen Gem
etery; of proposed street from ST. Johr
street to works Of the Portland Cement Pipe
| Company; Portland and Carter to st. John
Portland and Weymouth to st. John; Brack
EFT, between York and Commercial; engin,
house lot and city lot on Bracket street
City Ea-.. nrnposed loeation--vr eAsonSiol
Portland 81 Rochester railroad; bulk head
| Marginal Way; Public Library lot and Art
| Society lot school lot and property on Cas-
| co street powder house lot; lands on West
erp Promenade, and others, besides profiles
for sewers and other purposes in many OF
the streets The Engineer also states where
street monuments have been placed. The
city has acquired title to the lands of the
Clark and Chaplin Ice Company on the east
erly side of Forest City Cemetery, to the
land encroached upon by the Casco engine
house, the O'Brion lot and the deeds to and
from Falmouth have been recopied. The
Peaks Island title deeds have been bound In
three volumes and an index made, and also
plan.
the northerly gully OF the Oaks, aud its con-
struction laid out and superintendent. The
original plan shows two waterfalls in the
gully with pool above each dam, fountain
at the head affording the requisite water. Ii
the foot Of MelleD street, could be removed
to this site, the water would reach the pond
over these falls, adding feature of liveli-
ness to the quiet beauty Of the landscape.
Section r. Of Evergreen Cemetery has been
surveyed and plans made for laying out the
graded for the Longfellow statue and the
Soldiers and Sailors monument in Longfel-
low and Market squares. The decennial
boundary line between Portland and Deer
ing win be perambulated the coming year.
The boundary line between Portland and
Cumberland has been changed SO as to take
in the whole of Crotch Island.
A table of new sewers constructed during
the year is appended to the report. Their
aggregate length is 1926 feet and cost
u A or af ire nf nd of
new manholes and culverts is given with
this expense: Sewer repairs, $656.53; man
holes, $500 81 new culverts, $156405; cul-
verts rebuilt, Sl154.76; culverts re-
paired s27s.s4' dock Isd dredging, $3.50 %
Cove have been kept clear of offensive de-
posits, and the deposits around the shore
burned, from the middle of May to the last
of October for S23550; a total expense of
S13,6S1.8l. The $4,000 appropriation, with
by the close Of the fiscal year, is expected to
cover all expenditures. Inspections have
been made of all connections of house drains
with sewers, and plotted in the sewer plan
book. A separate book shows, date of entry,
owners name with street and house number,
name Of mason, by whom inspected, etc.
The sewer from the almsh0use valley drain
to the mill pond sewer should be built at
once, and sewer laid through Myrtle street
below Cumberland, to discharge at the Pearl
Lincoln street to Somerset street, being of
plank and defective.
The Marginal Way contract has been pro-
secuted with all possible sdispatch. The
weather was very unfayorabie for the pur-
pose, and the time for completing the con-
tract has been extended to the close of next
season. There have been put in the work
and estimated to the contractors 964 piles,
III M. B. M. plank, and 10000 cubic yards of
earth filling at an expense of $14,473.80, leav-
ing a balance of $10, So. 20 for the completion
of the work.
The assistants, :Messrs. w. E. Edwards,
Geo. N. Fernald and e. r. Foster are highly
complmented for their work.
STREET COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
The following is summary of the report
of the Street Commissioner presented to the
municipal officers yesterday:
Total amount of appropriation for
Street Department. .................. $73, 10000
Amount received and paid the City
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