The Portland daily press., 1893-06-10

Tent and Steal Away-Eben W. Freeman,
ESQ.,, Appears for the Oakdale People
and Describes the Nuisance.
The principal business of the Deering
city government last evening was the
consideration of one Of the most recently
established of the city institutions.
Alderman Redlon presented lenghthy
protest against the Merry-go-Around or
steam riding gallery which has recently
been established at Oakale. Immediate
ly Mayor Sawyer read a petition which
had been given to him, wherein forty
eight citizens represented that they
liked the Merry go-Around and wished
it to be continued.
Eben W. Freeman, Esq, appeared for
the professionals. He said the machine
was run until 10 o'clock on ordinary
nights. and until IL o'clock Saturdays.
1t is run ten trips an hour, each trip of
five minutes. A certain kind of music
accompanies each trip. The steam
engine is also an annoyance, as well as
the crowd which attends. Many sickly
people at Oakdale have been much
troubled. One woman with a small
child has been obliged to leave Oakdale
and several others are afflicted.
Mr.. Freeman said he would not pre-
sumo to go into the legal question in
volved in the erection of stationary
steam engine.
Alderman Nevens said he regretted
much that the people of Oakdale were
disturbed by the Merry-go-Around A
friend and business associate living in
that neighborhood who was lying
at the point of death,
had sent a request that something be
done to stop the machine.
The owner of the machine, Mr.. Weaver,
was licensed to run the machine to the
first of September, paying therefor TWEEN
y-five dollars.
Alderman Jacobs said he wouldn't live
long with such a nuisance about and he
thought it ought to be abated if the peo-
pie protested.
City Solicitor Hopkins was called in
and asked what the penalty would be If
the city should revoke the license. He
thought the money must be refunded,
but did not think the owner could claim
damages. Certainly the license of the
city would not protect the man in Great
ing nuisance, or in running stationary
steam engine contrary to law.
Alderman Nevens then presented an
order to revoke the license and refund
the license money.
The order was passed.
Rectification of Street Lines.
Alderman Nevens presented reports OF
engineers who have been locating the
street lines of Woodfords street and For
est avenue. The survey of Woodford
street showed that the north line
cut through every house ON that
side of the street. To remedy
this Woodford street was referred to a
committee for relocation. This re-loca-
ton will merely consist in altering the
city records to conform to the actual DO
sition of the street.
Miscellaneous
Mr.. j. M. Freeman appeared to ask
that Hartley avenue, near Forest avenue,
be changed to correspond with the rec
ord of the survey The street III one
place swerves 20 feet, but to change il
would cut off portion of house which
is on the Forest avenue corner. The city
government will probably change the 10.
cation of the street to correspond with
| its position.
The order ratifying the arrangements
| for the outfall of the sewer at Deerine
| bridge was finally passed.
In accordance with a report of the
drains and sewer committee, an order
was passed authorizing the construction
of sewer from Grant street through
| Chestnut street, and then to connec
with the Pearl street drain by way O.
Deering street.
City Solicitor Hopkins presented thu
sewer assessments for the sewer con
structed in East Deering.
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