The Portland daily press., 1893-10-28
DEERING.
Special Meeting of the City Council Last
Evening-Discussion Over the Extension
of Grant asrteet-The Street Lighting
Contract.

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Evening-Discussion Over the Extension
of Grant nSrteet-The Street Lighting
Contract.
A special meeting of the city council OF
Deering was held last evening. Mayor
Sawyer and all the council except the
aldermen of Wards 2,3. and were present.
Alderman Leighton of Ward 8, came in
during the meeting.
Damages Claimed.
A letter was received from Mr.. Benz.
F. Crossman complaining that the grade
of the street was being raised in front of
his house on Forest avenue, near Coyle
gully, and notifying the council that he
should claim damages. Mr.. Davis, living
in the same locality also complains. The
matter was referred to the committee on
streets, sidewalks, etc. Another COM
munication was received from Mr.. G. W.
Smith, through Manasseh Smith, ESQ.,,
his attorney, complainingsthat the city
had diverted some of the Surface drain
age from High, Mechanic and Spring
streets, flooding his orchard and doing
much damage. This matter was referred
W uAO COluIultlcG Oh SbrG6US.
Grant Street Extension.
Quite debate arose over the propo-
sition to extend Grant street. Alderman
Jacobs opposed taking the matter up
when 50 manysmembers of the council
were absent The land damages also
would be upwards of a thousand dollars;
and there were many people in the city
who did not favor the expenditure of so
much money for SO short an extension.
Alderman Nevens argued warmly for
the extension. He said it was generally
demandedsby the citizens of Ward S.
The expense would probably not be
over $500. The extension would be a
great public convenience
Alderman Jacobs said he thought it
would be better to wait since the city
would have to borrow money to pay the
damages, and besides would have to
fight a lawsuit
not betting man. But if there is law
suit 1 will give you my horse and stand
ing top phaeton.n CLaughter.)
Mr.. This makes me think of
the time an 'unscrupulous peddler stole
poor widow woman S, oil barrel. L She
accused him of it, and be said that if he
had stolen her oil barrel he would give
her his horse. Whereat the woman re-
piled, I don't want your COMPOUNDED old
horse" (More laughter
At this point it was decided to put..the
Grant street matter over until full
meeting of the board.
The Electric Lighting
The most important business of the
evening was the contract FOR street light
ing, which has been awarded by the
committee to Caleb r. and Penn broke S.
Marsh, who are associated as the Deering
Electric Light company. The important
portions of this contract are that the
Deering Electric Light company promises
Ftreets for the purpose of lighting nine
electric arc lights and 1871 incandescent
lights, the arc to be of 1900 candle power
iach, and the incandescents of 25 candle
power each, to be kept burning each
light from dusk to daylight, except up
81 the nights or parts OF nights when the
moon shall give light enough to render
without artificial light The city marshal
is constituted the sole and final judge of
the nights when the lights need not
burn. But the city may at any time
9rdain that the lights shall burn irres-
pective of moonlight. The lights are to
be established in position and lighted ON
Dr. before December 1st, 1888, and shall
be maintained until December 1, 1898.
The company shall also furnish current
TO light City hall with incandescents
without extra charge. The city agrees
10 pay SS5 year for each arc light, and
b17 for each incandescent. But in case
the city decides to dispense with the
moonlight schedule the prices are to- be
S95 and $40 respectively.
T The con,p,iffae a 1cO ranartn1 th of thau
had required of the company bonds in
the sum of $4,000 for the faithful per-
Torrance Of the contract, and it is
specified that if at any time the company
shall fail to perform its contract, the city
may contract elsewhere for it's lighting,
and the difference between this contract
price and the price paid to such outside
party shall be the measure of damages.
The contract, signed by the committee,
was presented by Alderman True, ac-
companied by an order accepting the con-
tract This order, besides accepting this
contract, authorized the Deering COM
pany tosmove the poles and wires of any
other lighting company in case it may
be necessary to do SO in the erection of
their own lights and poles.
Alderman True explained that this did
not mean mandate to the other COM
pany to take their poles out, but simply
that those poles might De moved.
The contract was then received and
laid on the table according to the rule
for action at a future meeting. At that
time the bond of $4,000 will be presented
The contract with the Westbrook COM
pany has expired, and so it was voted to
authorize a temporary arrangement with
that company until the new company is
ready to begin.
1t is the intention of the Deering COM
pany to begin the erection of their plant
as soon as it can be aseertained that the
city council will adhere to the contract.
Miscellaneous.
William E. Trask was drawn as juror