The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-09-19
WESTBRO0K.

W.K. Dana has put a roof on the mill
building recently damaged by fire ana
made it four stories in height. he VIII
have $500 spindles running by the lasb Oh
the week, a portion of them having oeen
started up yesterday morning. III ousl-
ness picks up Mr.. Dana will put IN new
machinery as fast as it is needed. At
present he thinks he will be able to
supply his customers with the machinery
in use
The annual runion of the 18th Maine
Veteran Association will be held here
today, Tuesday, in Odd Fellows hall.
Exercises will begin at noon when there
will be a prayer, addresses of welcome
and dinner furnished by the Women's
Relief Corps of Cloudman Post. Bust
ness meeting Immediately after dinner.
In the evening there will be singing by
a quartette and readings by well known
elocutionists. Concert by the American
band to be followed bys ball. The
American band will be in attendance
throughout the day.
The Portland Veteran Fire Association
will be here Saturday on the occasion of
the field day of the Westbrook fire depart
ment, and join in the parade. The pro-
cession will proceed through the princi-
pal streets to Scotch Hill where the COM
pany and individual contests will take
place. There will era banquet in Cum
5erland hall at the close of the out door
exercises.
The article appearing recently in a
Portland evening paper rejecting upon
the management of our street depart
ment by Commissioner Grant was in
measure uncalled for. tits a fact that
cannot be gainsaid that the work upon
the streets has been more satisfactorily
done this year than in number OF
preceding years.
Meeting of the City Council.
An adjourned meeting of the Westbrook
City Council was held last evening Tor
the consideration Of matters deemed
urgent, President Cutter in the chair
and Mayor Cordwell present
The order. aIpropriating 1925 for con-
crete walk on Main street had final
passage.
The order, appropriating $50 for con-
crete walk on Main street from the corner
of Lamb street had final passage.
The matter in relation to the Brown
street crossing for teamway was laid
over 45s gn
Alderman Goodell reported leave to
withdraw on petitions OF several parties
on sewer matters and the reports We're
accepted.
Alderman Cloudman submitted an or
der on Brown street boundary line and
it had unanimous passage.
An order that the trustees of WoodlaWn
Cemetery be granted an addit1onl sum
of $500 for the improvement OF the ceme-
terry, such sum to be taken from the
funds of the cemetery was passed.
Petition of A. I. Woodbury. to establish
lines of Bridge street was referred to the
committee on streets.
The $3.50 appropriation for drains and
sewers from the Walker fund came up
again and passed in regular order to It's
first reading.
The Cum berland street tramway cross.
ing was postponed for one week.
Alderman Goodell reported in behalf OF
the committees to consider the matter OF
the unemployed that they had en-
ployed twenty-five additional men at
81. rs per day, and that the joint commit
tees for the consideration OF the unem-
ployed would meet early Wednesday eve
All Invitation of the 18th Maine Veter-
an Volunteers to join them in their res
union festivities was accepted.
Adjourned to Monday evening, Sep
TENDER 25th, to hear the remonstrants on
the part of the petition, of j. G. Brown on
The Cum berland street tramWay crossing
as prayed for by the SD. Warren Co.
Adverse Petition Filed Against the Maine
Paper Company.
In the insolvency court yesterday pc
tition was filed by certain creditors of
the Maine Paper Company, of Westbrook
asking that company be decreed insol-
vent. The petitioners are nearly all small
creditors, and principally employees of
the company. The Maine Paper Com
pany is a corporation formed last june
to carry on the business formerly car
ried on by the Westbrook Paper Com
pany, which got into financial diff
culties last March and was forced to as
sign to Mr.. John f. A. Merrill, of Port
land. Those interested in the new COM
pany are practically the same as those in
terested in the old Philip l. Jones, Of
this city is treasurer, Frank f. Carpen-
Ter, of Winchester, Mass, president, and
che directors are these two with William
f. Carpenter of Westbrook. It is not to
be understood. that the filing Of this pc
tition makes the company insolvent nee
essarily. There will bea hearing before
the Judge on the 21st inst. The old COM
pany had trouble with it's help, which
precipitated the difficulties of last
March.