The Portland daily press., 1890-06-03

lnVltaLlOn IOr Lhe ofu ana 4tn Oh July. dens
Sherman's letter was also read and the fol-
lowing from the President:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, ID. O., May IA
Hon. H. S. MelcheT, Mayor Of Portland.
Str-I have this morning received the invitation
TO be the guest Of the city during the reunion Of
the Society Of the Army Of the Pot0 nae on the
tbs sSvSors H 81 tRs army nst awsvs be iu ~
interest," Tor they fought many Of the greatest bat
ties Ol the war for the Union; No honor that
reach their deserving. l would be glad to add by
my presence further evidence Of my afiectiOnate
eomradeship, but it will not be possible for to
VIII you therefore express to your associates In
the City Government my thanks and regrets.
BENJiMN HARRISON.
1T IS NOW RAILWAY SQUARE.
Upon recommendation Of the committee It
WIS voted that the vicinity Of the Union
Station be known as Railway Square.
EQUALIZATION OF REAL ESTATE vALUA-
TIoNs.
On motion Uf Alderman McClutchy 1t was
Ordered-That the 60 hmittee on assessors de-
partment be and Is authorized and directed TO
cause TO be made under the direction Of the City
Council by the assessors or such other board as
may be approved, an equalization OF the values OF
to the plans now in use In the assessors depart
ment or such m dfcati0n OF them as may be nee
eSSdry III order tndt II NAV DC available IOr Lne
That the committee $50 report names Of such a
board and amount of compensation.
NEW WOODEN BUILDINGS.
These petitions for permission to erect
new wooden buildings were granted: Geo.
II. Davis, Vaughan street; John Cavanagh.
50 Fore; E. G. Richards, ~ Beckett; E. Q.
Richards. Vesper and Congress-; @. w. Lit
tle6eld, Turner and Howard; Patrick Buck
ly, Monument.
REPORTS.
The committee on accounts report "eor
rect" as to the City Treasurer's and Audi.
tors reports.
The report of tue street department for the
past month was received. They also had
read and referred propositions from individ-
uals to sell gravel lots.
PETITIONS.
Petitions. were received and disposed Of
as follows:
Consolidated Electric Light Company for line
of fpoles on Vaughan street; referred.
Twitchell, Champhn & Co., TO store petroleum;
consolidated Electric Light Company to use
poles Of Commercial Union Telegraph Companyi
O. II. Adams, to move building on Washington
street; referred TO special committee consisting
Of Aldermen Thompson and McCann.
O. w. York, to erect a steam engine at "a Com
merclal street; granted.
Henry frefethen aud 80 others for way on
Citzens that Arch street be outlined and kept
Palmer & Anderson and Others against the dis
banding of the Peaks Island nre eompanyi re-
ferred.
cademZed from Spring 10 YORK; referred.
Citizens that UniOn street from Fore 10 Com
mereial be payedt referred, ,,, :, ,,.Y.r..
CitIzenS for sidewalk III vicinity OF McLellan
school; re erred.
TO KEEP THE PEACE AT THE ISLANDS.
The following were appointed special po-
lice at the islands for the summer months:
J. T. Woodbury.. N B. Chase ana Samuel Ailsx-
ander, Long Island; Luther A. Sterling and l.. Il,
SkillIgs, Peaks Island.
MISCELLANEOUS.
An invitation was received and accepted
from George p. Wescott, ESQ, for the conn-
ell to attend the water works banquet at the
Falmouth.
1t was voted that merchants using skids to
unload freight cars provide steps for pedss-
trians.
A communication was received from the
Boston & Maine that sewer emptying into
Smiths dock was filling the dock, and asked
TO have 1t remedied; referred.
An order was passed apprOpriating 5000
for the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary.
In Common Council.
Absent. Mr.. Hanlon.
The records Of the last regular meeting
were read and approved, and those OF the
STEPS TO sKIDs.
Councilman Gallagher offered an order
that the City Marshal be instructed to cause
all parties using skids on Commer'i 'ial street
to provide steps ON each side where the
skids are fourteen inches, or more above the
sidewalk. Passed and sent up.
NINE HOURS.
Councilman Gallagher offered an order
that nine hours be a days work for the oity
IahOrprr. Mr. .JOaaelVat u5kpu III the ldDOrarQ
as a body had asked for this change.
Mr. Gallagher said several of them had
spoken to him about it but not as body.
Mr. Josselyn moved TO lay the order on the
table. Tine amendment passed, 10 yeas. 6 nays
REPAIRING ENGINE HOUSE NO. 2.
Councilman Jordan offered an order that
engine house No. 2 be repaired by the com
mietee on public buildings, and that alter
alton be made to accommodate hook and
ladder truck No. at an expense not over
$1,000, the expense to be charged to the ap-
propriation for public buildings.
Mr.. Cousins moved to lay the order on the
table. Mr.. Jordan said the fire department
committee and board OF engineers last year
all recommended the matter. Mr.. Cousins
said he didn't believe In its being done this
year. The order was laid on the table, II
yeas, nays.
COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTS.
Councilman Conant offered an order that
the committee on accounts comply with sec
tiOn 10 Of rules and orders. Mr.. StrOut
moved to lay ON the table, but the amend
ment did not prevail. The order then had a
passage. The upper board non-concurred.
This board adhered and so the matter re-
mains unsettled.
STREET sPRINKLING COMPANY.
The report Of this committee on granting
the Street Sprlnkling Company number OF
locations for stand pipes was accepted In
concurrence. The accompanying order de-
fining the locations brought out considerable
discussion. Mr.. Conant thought valuable
privilege like the street sprinkllng should
give the city some benefits. Last
year the company agreed to sprinkle certain
pieces Of city property and provide hydrants
for fire protection. This year the order
Mr.. Strout thought the city granted valua-
BILE franchises to other private corporations
| like the horse railroad company and got
| nothing In return and he didn't see why the
| sprinkling company should be treated differ
| emily.
| see the company give in return what its pat
| rons pay for. The horses go at q trOt down
| hill. and the carts don't half water the
| street Further, the company charge double
| the price of last year for one-halt the SER
vice.
board to the committee on nre department.,
10 non. concurrence with the upper board.
The upper board adhered and asked com-
mittee Of conference. This board accepted
the proposition. The result OF the confer
ence was that this board reeeded and con-
cured with the upper board, the company
agreeing TO remove any stand-pipe where It
was Objectionable to any abuttOr. Before
final action was taken, Treasurer Wilson Of
the company appeared before the board and
explained that one reason why the critlcIsms
OF the board had been possible, was the lack
Of the stand-pipes to furnish the water hand
lily.
MISCELLANEOUS.
All other papers requiring concurrent ac-
ti0n, that came from the upper board were
passed or referred in concurrence. Among
them was the order fixing the name of Rail-
way Square for the square at Union Station
the invitation to attend the banquet of the
Water Company; the order OF the Clty
| Treasurer to pay $500 to the Eye and Ear IN
| hrmary.
In Joint Convention.
| IJohn Moran was elected weigher OF coal >
| uoward IA Johnson, city weigher OF ice ;
| Henry p. White, assistant assessor Waro
| Seven.
Press Club Sail.
,rbe arrange ments for the sail rendered to
| the Press Cub by General Manager Cooling
| of the CascO Bay Steamboat Company are
| completed, and the club will 60 on the steam
| er Cadet at u O'Clock, sharp, today, leaving
| fyusfnn, uousa wharf. Lunch will be served