The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-10
DEERINo CITY COUNCIL.

| The Brooks Arms and Tool Company Ex-
empted from observation-disclosures OF
| Forest Avenue Proposed-The Collec-
! tion of the Taxes for 's6 and 'S7-Con-
| siderable Difference of View in Regard
to Sewers.
A large amount of important business
was transacted at the monthly meeting
of the Deering City Council last evening.
The full board was present
Gate at William Street
In reply to request of the city gov
ernment that gate be erected at the
William street crossing, the Portland 6
Rochester railroad stated that after
| April 1st they would erect a gate or
| place a f1agman at the crossing.
This reply being hardly satisfactory, it
was voted, on motion of Alderman
Mitchell, it is the opinion of the city gov
ernment that gates or fagman should
| be placed at the crossing at once.
| Brooks Arms and Tool Company
| A communication was received from
the Brooks Arms and Tool Company
stating that it contemplated locating It's
plant in Deering, where two sites have
| been offered it, The plant would cost
$50, 900 and would employ from 40 to go
hands. They ask of the city government
exemption from. taxation for 10 years.
1t was
! Ordered. That, provided the Brooks Arms
and Tool Company shall locate and continue its
| plant in the limits OF the CITY OF Deerlng IoT
term OF ten years the said company % X sna De
1 ~ sum equal to the amount OF tax assessed to
! and collected from 1t each year during said
| term.
Alderman Jacobs moved that this or
der be referred to the city solicitor for
his opinion.
Alderman Nevens hoped that this mo-
| ton would not prevail. The city needed
all the manufactures it could get, and
when an industry proposed to come in it
should be welcomed and not turned
away to go to some other city. Other
| towns exempted industries, and he saw
no reason why Deering could not. The
order was passed unanimously.
New Streets.
The committee on new streets report
| ed the location of a new street running
from the north side of Ocean street, to
| be called Wilmot street.
| The same committee reported against
the extension of Grant street, petitioned
! for by A. A. Lowell and others.
| The petition for the location of Jose
| street on the land of the West End Land
| Company was also denied.
Collection of Taxes for 's6 and 's7.
An order was passed confirming the
settlement which the finance committee
have made with Henry B. Webb, collector
of taxes for 's6 and 's7, for $1543 of sun-
collected taxes for those years. MI.
Webb and his bondsmen have paid $3.50,
and the city government last evening &C
i cepted this as settlement in full.
widening of Forest Avenue.
Alderman Mitchell presented an order
relating to matter which the citizens
of Deering have very much at heart, =
the widening of Forest avenue, the main
thoroughfare to the city. Mr.. Mitchell's
order provided that the city council be
authorized to petition the county
commissioners to widen Forest avenue
from the residence OF J. L. Wins
10 =. at Deering Point, to the
Portland g. Rochester railroad Cross
ing at Woodfords, by the addition of
twenty feet to the northeast side. The
road is new four rods wide, entirely too
narrow, as Mr.. Mitchell said, in view OF
the fact that this avenue is he highway
of a constantly increasing traffic, and
that in the near future, moreover, 1T wi II
be necessary for the electric road to have
double track. which will necessitate
moving their track to the middle of the
street. Houses have been built on the
southwest side, and before long they
will be going up on the other side. Mr.
Mitchell said the land owners would, he
understood, be liberal in regard to dam
ages. and there could be no more Oppor-
tune time.
The order was laid on the table for one
month for consideration.
Suit Against the City.
| The heirs of Josiah Field by remainder
after the death of one Mountfort, who
had life estate in piece of land at AL
lens Corner, appropriated by the towr
of Deering for school house lot have
sued the city to recover possession oi
said lot attaching for $3000
The Question of Sewers.
Alderman Hutchins presented the fol
lonwig order:
That the street commissioner and committee
on drains and sewers be and are hereby author
ICED to take immediate steps to contract. witt
responsible parties for the construction o
sewers upon Forest avenue. Pleasant street
Stevens Plains avenne, Saunders street, Sprint
Street, Mechanic street, Lincoln street. Pear
| Street, and a portion of Deering street, SAT-
Contract to be presented to the city council TO
approval before it is finally closed.
This order went onto the table unit
/ the next meeting.
Two remonstrances were presented
against the construction of sewers OF
Spring and Mechanic streets. Th
Spring street remonstrants include every
, property owner but one on the street
md the Mechanic street remonstranc'
! includes all the property owners bu
/ three or four.
: 1t was voted that the hose room in tn
Oalsdale school house be enlarged suffic