The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-23
CITY OF wEsTBRook.
Special Meeting of the City Council-The
City Building in statu Quo.

A special meeting of the Westbrook
city council was held last evening, Presi-
dent Cutter in the chair, and Mayor Cord
well present.
An order appropriating $4,000, with
$4,000 from the Walker fund for lot
and city hall having been introduced,
Alderman Cloudman offered an amend
ment substituting $4,000 for $4,000, and
it was passed by vote of eight yeas to
five nays.
The order as amended was then put
upon it's second reading, and failed of a
passage by a vote of 10 to 8.
This action left the question of a city
building where it was before.
The order appropriating $500 for the
purchase of hose for the fire department
was passed finally.
Orders were passed appropriating $3.50
800 for each-for hauling hose carri-
ages and 2 to fires during the year.
The matter of the Brown street sewer
came up with a proposition from the
Westbrook Manufacturing Co. to build a
Pinch sewer and allow the city to use
it under certain conditions.
The council went into committee as
the whole, Alderman Leighton in the
chair to listen to Mr.. Haskell, agent of
the Company.
Mr.. Haskell stated that the sewer
would be disadvantage to some of the
tenements of their company as proposed
and if surface water entered it might be
disastrous. After discussion no action
was taken.
Mr. Clark of Cumberland Mills, made
statement to the council concerning the
grade of Rochester street upon which he
and others had built.
City Solicitor Tolman requested that
he might associate with him ex-City So
licitor Lyon and a case pending against
the city, and on motion of AL
derman Lane it was voted that the city
solicitor be, authorized to employ such
assistance as he deems advisable.
The grade of Lamb streetas established
by the city engineer was accepted.
State street, a southerly continution as
laid out fifty feet wide was accepted.
A G communication from the county
commissioners on petition for new
| highway from the city of Westbrook
LuIUuSu Cdp0 LllZdD6Gu 10 DCdGUOTO Was
presented and the committee on streets
directed to represent Westbrook at the
hearing.
Petition of II. D, Clark and others fol-
the establishment of the grade of Roches-
ter street was referred to the appro-
pirate committee.
Petition of Leander Valentine and 1e
others for sewer on Saco street had the
usual reference.
| j. G. Knight was voted permission to
change his team way.
The claim of Ernest Leitel trader,
for damages by overflow Of his cellar to
the amout of $161 was referred to COM
| mittee on sewers.
| The matter of throwing dead animal S
| into the river went to the committee on
| health.
Rev. Mr.. Payson made statement to
the council concerning the erection of a
new school building. This was done in
| behalf of the school committee who de-
sire a new four-room school building.
The present crowded condition of the
| Grammar school lis bad in a sanitary
sense and the building leaks in stormy
| weather. M
Alderman Goodell stated that it had
| been recommended two years ago that
| the school house should be shingled.
| 1t was voted that the committee on
| school buildings be requested to procure
plans and estimates for new grammar
| school building and report the same to
the city council for their consideration.