The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-12
OUR PAVEMENTS AND HIGH SCHOOL.
Some Things In Regard to Each the
Council Wants TO Do
To which the Aldermen Have Not
Given Their Assent.
These and other Matters consIdered
by the City Fathers.

| These and Other Matters Considereo
by the City Fathers.
An adjourned meeting Of the City Council
was held last evening to consider the apPro-
| priation bill and such other business as
| might come before it. The salary bill was
| hung up.
In Board Of Mayor and Aldermen.
The full board was present at 7.S3 when
| Mayor True called the meeting to order.
BUILDING PERMITS.
| Building permits were granted Mrs. Ellen
| c. Libby, dwelling house. SO Gray street
| Cornelius Collins, enlarge dwelling, 70 Pleas
ant street; James Curran, dwelling, 80 An.
/ derson street John Trefethen, addition 17s
| Franklin street.
THE MCCLELLAN SCHOOL LOT.
The Joint standing committee on public
| buildings, to whom was referred PROPOSE
| tion from the Williston church to acquire
| from the city a lot OF land lying between
| said church and the Mcclellan school, being
| fifty feet on Carol street and one hundred
| feet In depth reported. recommending to the
CITY cOuuCli tLdt IL dubuOhiZ0 kuO CohF OJ ohCO
to said Williston church Of said lot upon Its
conveyance to the city Of deed Of lot of
land hav wing twenty feet on Neal street and
an average depth of one hundred and thirty
six feet.
The Mayor explained that 1t was an ex-
change of property with the church society.
for the purpose of making two yards OF
equal size Instead Of one large one on one
side only as at present. and that the exchange
would result In considerable pecuniary gain
to the city.
An order in conformity to the recommoda-
tion above was introduced and passed. The
order authorizes the city treasurer to give
the Williston church deed OF the above
described part Of the Mcclellan school yard,
5000 square feet at forty cents per foot In ex-
change for the lot adjoining the Mcclellan
yard on the south, 2721.8 square feet at forty
cents per square foot and the payment OF
S9l1.28.
APPOINTING A POLICE MATRoN.
An order was introduced appointing Miss
Ellen Mayberry police matron for one year,
and fixing her compensation at SIT per
month, to be paid from the police contingent
Aldermen Conant, Stephenson and Lewis
voted yes, and Aldermen Birnie, Gallagher,
Clark and McClutchy no. The order was
lost.
Alderman Clark introduced an order ap-
pointing Mrs. George l.. Perry as police
matron. Alderman Conant raised the point
OF order that such an order should be intro
such an Introduction was in order.
Alderman Lewis moved that the matter be
laid over until next meeting. 1t was lost
4to 8.
The order was then adopted by the same
vote, Aldermen Birnie, Gallagher, Clark and
Ma(llutahu V0ttnO and AllermaQ To-
nant, Stephenson and Lewis voting no.
SPECIAL POLICEMEN APPOINTED.
The following special policemen for SER
vice during the summer months were ap-
pointed:
w. R. Garland, Western Promenade; Benjamin
Gribben, Diamond Island; N. b. Chase, Samuel
Alexander, James McVeigh, Long Island; John
McAndrew, Eastern Promenade; Luther Z. Skill
llngs Luther A. Sterling, Joseph I. Trott, Clin-
fSn Sam bsernss SeTsas oafs FrsnH s%sR Lincoln
Park.
The appointments were all confirmed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Alderman McClutchy presented a petition
for paving Preble street, from Portland
street to Kennebec. Referred.
James b. o'Reilley was appointed special
An order was passed instructing the city
clerk to ask ex-Mayor Melcher for his por-
trait to add to the collection in the mayors
room.
License was granted to L. G: Sweet to
keep billiard hall at the City Hotel. and to
Mrs. Margaret O'Brieu to keep an employ
ment Office at 5761 Congress street.
The petition of j. l.. Winchenbach, claim
ing damages for overflow Of street drain, was
referred to committee on judiciary proceed
ingS and claims.
An order was passed deciding the old
School street school house and lot to Henry
j. Fowler for $1526.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The appropriation bill. which came back
from the common council with amendments,
was read. Alderman McClutchy asked for
committee Of conference. Messrs. Nc
Clutchy, Stephenson and Lewis were named
as the committee. After conference the
committee reported that they could not agree
with the lower board, and the board ad-
journed.
In Common Council.
All present.
THE APPROPRIATION ELL.
On motion of Mr.. Pennell the appropria-
tion bill was taken from the table, and the
reading continued from the point where it
was left at the preceding meeting. At the
close Mr.. Westwood moved its passage in
concurrence.
Mr.. MCGOWAN said he had an amendment
to offer:
To amend that part Of the report on approprL
ations by striking out the amount of 0,000 ap-
portioned to the expense Of maintaining streets,
sidewalks and bridges and inserting S71.205 and
by adding the following special appropriations;
Custom House street to be paved with granite
blocks at AN expense of s3,23750, and CONNER
Sa sTee Pee 20 Be sas s %
and Pearl street from Congress street to New
bury street be paved at an expense OF $4,000;
Preble street from Portland to Kennebec street
to be paved at an expense Of 81, ,4S0; Washington
from Congress toFox street.t0 be macademized at
an expense OF $4,000.
Mr.. Josselyn said he noticed Commercial
street, by the amendment, was to be paved
from Park street to Portland pier at an ex-
pense of S2S27.50, and Pearl street, from
Congress street to Newbury street, fo- $500.
He wanted to know II the gentleman knew
how many yards were to be paved In these
distances and II the figures for yards had not
been mistaken for dollars.
Mr.. MCGOWAN said the figures were those
given by the city civil engineer. In regard
to Washington street 1t had first been intend
| ed to pave it to Oxford street, but 1t had
been finally decided to have 1t macadamlzed
to Fox street for the sum mentioned, or as
| far as the money would 60.
Mr.. Josselyn said 1t cost a great deal.
about $l5O to S1.75, to pave q yard, and
asked II the distance had been measured.
Mr.. MCGOWAN said he hadn't gone over
| the ground with yard stick, but he took the
| figures as given by the city's officers en-
| ployed for the work.
| Mr.. Josselyn thought the Council should
| 20 slow In this matter. He wanted them to
| examine the matter carefully before decid-
| ing.
| Mr.. Rounds thought that ata former meet
ing the Council voted for the committee to
/ 90 ahead with either granite or asphalt paw
ing without cement and IL the city engineer
| gave the figures in this case he thought the
| Council couldn't go far wrong.
Mr.. Josselyn said he didn't dispute the
| streets named might need paving; 1t was a
| question as to means and as to certainty as
to the cost, especially on the Washington
| and Pearl street cases.
Mr.. MCGOWAN thought there haa been a
tendency to concentrate the money for
streets on those in one part OF the city while
other parts suffered. He enumerated streets
In the first and second wards he thought
hadn't received proper attention. so that
citizens living there had said they might as
well have had no representation In either
| board Of the city government.
The question was called for and the
amendment was passed by rising vote OF
II to 10.
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