The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-05

was the passage of the order to make a
contract with the Rochester for the fill
ing of the mill pond. Several claims
were settled. Some radical changes to
the fire ordinances were proposed but
defeated after considerable debate.
Action was taken in the matter of
buildings erected in fire limits, contrary
to the ordinances.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Absent, Alderman Stephenson.
Papers were signed committing an in
sane person to the asylum at Augusta.
The Market Lot.
Alderman Lewis reported for the COM
mittee on Market Lot. He read the Of
fer of E. B. Winslow, H. P. Cox and L.
A. Goudy, already printed, and a second
offer of Capt. III. H. Shaw, offering $4,000
for a deed outright, of the Market Lot.
The committee, having considered both
offers, recommended the acceptance of
the offer of E. b. Winslow, ct ais. chang
ment Of the plant from five to three
years and STIMULATING that the market
building be removed as soon as practical
BILE; the city to receive the rentals until
such removal. The report was accepted
and the same committee authorized to
meet the syndicate and arrange satisfac-
tory deeds.
The Mill Pond Flats.
The special committee appointed to
confer with the Portland & Rochester
railroad company in reference to the
proposition of that company for the fill
ing of the flats in that part of Deering's
Oaks known as the mill pond, reported
the form of an agreement between the
city and the company of which the fol-
| lowing is an abstract:
Portland & Rochester Railroad will
agree:
| Ito furnish all material and to de-
| posit on the flats owned by the City of
Portland, in Deering Oaks, and west of
| Green street, 47,S67 cubic yards of mater
ial suitable for filling, in such a manner
| that the flats in behring's Oaks west of
| the Portland & Rochester railroad loca-
ton shall be raised an average fill of
about ABS feet, and the flats owned by
| the city lying between the Portland &
Rochester location and Green street shall
| be raised an average fill of about 4feet,
| all measurements of material to be made
| by OF under the direction of the city en-
| gineer, at the point of excavation when
practicable, or on the cars at point of de-
livery, filling to be deposited from time
/ to time in such quantities, in such locali-
ties and at such depths as the engineer
may approve and direct; all of said work
to be completed to the satisfaction of the
city engineer on or before January LIST,
| 1893.
| ITO build a sewer in behring's Oaks
feet square inside and 1875 feet in
length, agreeably to the specifications
of the city engineer and to the satisfac-
ton of the committee on drains and sew
ers, in such location as the city engineer
may direct; said sewer to be completed
on or before August 1st, 1892.
| 3.---To withdraw all claims for dam
ages on account of land taken by the
city for Longfellow and Washburn ave-
nues, and the appeals now pending in
the Supreme Judicial court thereon, and
make no further claim against the city
on account of the land so taken; also to
withdraw the appeal now pending in the
Supreme Judicial court from the County
| Commissioners award of damage on ac-
count of land taken for the Rochester ex-
tension in the park and poor farm; no
costs to be claimed by either party on
any of the appeals now pending.
| City of Portland will agree
/. To withdraw all claims for damage
on account of land taken in Park and
| Poor Farm for the Rochester extension
and its appeal thereon now pending in
the Supreme Judicial Court, and to make
no further claim against said road for
damages on account of the land SO taken
2. To convey two lots of land on the
east and west side respectively, of Hano-
yer street extension, comprising in all
| 1888 square feet, to the Portland &
| Rochester Railroad, and grant said rail-
road right of way for its road without
land damage over lot of land 50x10O
feet, lying in the Hanover street extern
| sion between the two lots above named.
B. To convey to the Portland d Roeh-
ester Railroad one-half in common and
undivided of q certain lot of land contain
ing 32.697 square feet, situated near the
Eastern Promenade, on the bank south
of Indian Cove, and now owned in COM
mon with the Portland & Rochester Rail-
road.
! 4. To pay the Portland & Rochester
Railroad $l1,011.3S; provided the full
amount of AZ ,S67 cubic yards of material
shall be required to make the proposed
fill to the levels named, and in case so
many yards shall not be required then
said sum of 81, 011.38 shall be reduced
by 81 IL cents for every yard the amount
of material furnished falls short of Al, 1867
yards, and in case the amount Of ma erial
required for filling shall exceed 1887
| yards, then said sum of $11 ,011.3S shall
be increased by the addition of 81 1-2
cents for every yard furnished
i'll excess of said 47,S67 yards.