The Portland daily press., 1891-08-05
CITY OF wEsrBRook.
Something About the Recent Fail.
ures- Other Local News.


village. Hawkes. creditors have agreed To
- I'e on basis of 80 cents in go days. Then
cane George d. Raymond, who runs three
piaces OF business. foundry, grain store,
e'c. Ills liabilities are not made public, the
cumberland Bank of Portland, being prip.
cipal creditor. Next came j. F. Moultop,
manufacturer Of boxes, who employs or
hands, His liabilities are said to be held
largely by lumber dealers along the line of
the railroad. Then came the failure of Nc
Lellan d Lane, whose insolvency has just
been reported. They are dealers in hard
ware and groceries, the firm consisting of G.
j. Mcclellan and George III. Raymond. the
latter having previously gone into insolvency
on his own account. Finally comes the in.
solvency Of A. M. Quimby. farmer and milk
dealer. who has endorsed for Raymond. In
TACT all these failures are connected, and
when the Hawkes. failure started the trouble
the rest followed like bricks falling In row
They had endorsed for one another, and
were so connected in business that they
could not stand the shock. Probably the
cause Of the trouble was insufficient capital
for the business which was going on. The
business disturbance has created quite
sensation. but 1t is thought that the interests
OF the village will not be injured perma-
nently.
THE wEsTRRooK COMPANY.
The Westbrook Manufacturing Company
which has lately voted large Increase of
about 100000 In its capital stock, will prob
ably use the additional capital In improve
ments In their machinery, ETC., and In carry
ing on their extensive business, for which
considerable capital is required. The mill is
a very busy place these days, employing
about $50 hands. principally upon ginghams,
In the manufacture Of which the company
have long held leading place. They have
also been large manufacturers of sail duck.
but 1t is probable that they will work out of
this. AT present about one-fourth of the
plant Is fitted up for the making of duck.
But the days of duck making in New Eng
land seem numbered. For forty years 1t has
been made In this mill. But ducl making is
coarse form OF cotton manufacture, which
the mills OF the South, having material and
help cheap and handy, have been able to
carry on successfully. Their competition Is
compelling northern manufacturers to turn
to finer work. Moreover the local demand
for duck Is not good at present. Last years
Maine Ice crop made freights good, ard there
was better sale for duck. This year
freights are lower, with less demand for sail
cloth. The old Portland Manufacturing
Company completed the first mill OF this
plant In 1888, and ran it on sheetings and
blue drills. In 1910 the managers began on
sail duck In 1881 they introduced ging-
hams. and now thres-fourths OF the West
brook Manufacturing Company's large plant
is devoted to that branch of manufacture.
1t is probable that the ginghams will now
supersede the duck entirely.
THE VILLAGE BANK.
In the past year Saccarappa has enjoyed
excellent banking facilities through the en-
terprise Of the Westbrook Banking & Trust
Company. of which Hon. Leander Valen-
tine is president and Russell B. Woodmap.
ESQ.,, cashier. They are doing large bank
Ing business. and afford great conveniences
to business men.
A.
THE SCHOOLS,
All the vacancies of teachers, positions in
the city schools have been filed.
The school terms for the coming year have
been arranged In such manner as to give
longer vacation In the summer than In years
past; to do this, all the other intervals be-
between terms have been shortened 10 two
weeks each.
CITY COUNCIL.
AT a meeting Of the city council on Mon
day evening, an order was passed directing
the committee on fire department to pur-
chase three dozen oilcloth suits and two
wagon covers for the use of the department;
also to have printed for posting in the hose
houses number of copies of the rules and
regulations for the government of the fire
companies.
committee of three, consisting of Alder
men Warren, Webb and Grant, was appoint
ed to confer with the school committee In re-
gard to repairs on school buildings.
An order was passed, instructing the COM
mttee on public grounds and cemeteries to
inquire into the expediency of acquiring
control of the Beaver Pond by securing quit
claim deeds from AUDITORS when this could
be done without expense or at nominal
cost to the city.
The council went into committee Of the
whole to consider section % Of the city char
ter relating to any member of the board as
Stunning contracts or furnishing supplies for
the city. The chairman of the committee re-
ported as follows: That the committee on
public buildings be authorized to purchase
labor or material from any member of the
city council when deemed expedIent.
A communication was received from the
auditor relating to attachments, upon which
an order was passed to its first reading, ar
$4,000 for attachments.
An ordinance was passed to its third read
ing relating to the issue of notes and bonds
1t was ordained.
communication was received from P.
Killian and others, residents OF Valentine
street. comforting all rights and titles pos
sessed by them to said street to the city, pro-
vided the city would repair 1t within this
year. Referred to the committee on streets.
The council adjourned to Tuesday evening
August 11tb.