The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-05-10
WESTBROOK'S BUSINESS.
All the Aldermen Took Part in
Transacting 1t Last Night.
THE ELECTRIC RAILROAD AND
THE WALKER BEQUEsT.

Street Car Route Changed for Part of
the Distance-Formalitie of the Accep-
tance of the Walker Beauest-Much
Business of Less Importance Before
the Meeting.
An adjourned meeting of the CITY
Council of Westbrook was held last
evening, President j. E. Warren in the
chair. Mayor Webb and all the alder
men were present.
The Electric Roads Location.
The ordinance relating to change in
the location of the electric road was tax
en- up and the council went into commit
tee of the whole to discuss the matter
and Alderman Walker was called to the
chair.
President Warren, from the floor, stat
ed his objection to the proposed change
of location. He thought there were
public reasons why the original location
should not be changed. 1t cut off at least
three stores, and the proposed change
would bring the road near to a church
which would be Objectionable. Several
other objections were stated.
Alderman Cordwell stated that in
view of the petition and expression of
views by the public along the line, the
committee had reported the ordinance.
President Warren stated that it had
been necessary, numerously signed re-
monstrace against the proposed location
could have been obtained, and he gave
the names of several prominent citizens
who objected to the change.
The location was further discussed by
Aldermen Pride, Foster. Winslow and
Cordwell.
Alderman Cutter thought if the origi-
nal route would give belt line about
the city, it would be very much better
Alderman Babb was in favor of belt
line.
The committee then rose and motion
was made that the ordinance have it's
third reading and a final passage The
ordinance was passed by vote of 13
yeas to 8 nays. 1t is as follows:
Section Permission is hereby given the
Portland Railroad Company to change the Ioca-
tion OF portion of their line, as follows: Be-
ginning at point near Lamb street, on the pres
Main sfreef oeh ha across
berland street, near X. S. Raymond's store;
thence ,northeasterly along said street to and
the northwesterly side thereof; thence south
| westerly along said Warren street to connec-
ton with the original location near Browns
SECTION 2-The above change shall be subject
to all the conditions named in granting the orig
NAL location, except that portion along tie
northWesterly side of Warren street, Which
| Shall be paved between the rails and 18 inches
outside as prescribed for central location
section S-When the above change shall be
| perfected, that portion of the original location
| on Main street, from point near Lamb street
to APPOINT near Browns Hall, shall be nu. and
| ..Section 4HThis ordinance shall take effect
when approved by the Mayor"
The Walker Bequest.
Is The returns from the election held on
| Wednesday of last week upon the Walker
| bequest were read by the clerk and the
| bequest was declared accepted and the
chair, on motion of Aldermen Cutter, was
| instructed to inform the trustees of the
| acceptance of the bequest.
| City Solicitor Lyons read an order con-
corning the legal points necessary to the
acceptance of the bequest of $46, 600 for
the public library and the order had
unanimous passage and was signed by
the members of the council.
| Alderman Skates offered an order for
an advisory committee of four aldermen
to act with the Mayor upon the Walker
| bequest. Aldermen Foster, Skates, Cut
ter and Babb were appointed on such a
| committee.
| Other Business.
The matter of abating the tax. amount
| ing to $12, against the late Stephen Cole.
was considered and the tax abated.
The order appropriating $11O for uni
forms for the police had it's second read
ing, but no one seconded the motion for
a final passage.
An order was passed allowing S. D.
Warren & Co. to relocate their tramway
on Warren and Main streets made desira-
BILE by the change of location of the elec-
| trio road.
Alderman Cutter presented an order
in relationto tax deeds held by the city,
authorizing the city treasurer to dispose
OF the same at a rate not less than the
tax, cost and interest
Alderman Skates reported that the
committee on drains and sewers had au-
thorized the making of plans and estim-
ates for a sewer ON Christian hill.
The petition of S. d. Warren & Co., to
| operated by horse or electric power was
referred to the committee on streets.
The polling place for Ward / was
changed from the grammar school house
to the house of Hose Company No. /.
The matter of the distribution of the
annual report of the city was referred to
| the Mayor with power
The advisory committee on the Walker
bequest will meet Trustee Fox at the
social library building at 1 o'clock today.
Adjourned to meet Monday evening,
May 23d. %