The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-27
CITY OF DEERiNo.
Special Meeting of the City Government
Last Evening-The wescott and Conant
Sewer Purchased-Some People VIII
Have to Move Their Buildings.

A special meeting of the Deering city
government was held last evening, Mayor
Sawyer presiding, and all the board be-
ing present except Alderman Leighton
of Three
The committee on new streets re-
ported that F. N. Hooper.and others who
petitioned for an extension of Chestnut
street have leave to withdraw.
Alfred N. Aubine, Democratic election
clerk, rendered his resignation and it
was accepted, and it was voted to notify
the Democratic city committee.
Henry Deering and Francis Fessenden
petitioned for an extension of Longfellow
street. The petition was referred to the
committee on new streets.
Discount on Taxes
Alderman Jacobs presented an order
that a discount of three per cent be
allowed on all 1898 taxes paid before
July 31st next, and discount of one
per cent on all paid after July 31st and
before August 31st next. The order was
passed.
City Clerks Office.
1t was voted that the city clerk be al
lowed to close his Office at / o'clock on
the Saturdays Of July and August, ex-
cept the Saturday of July 20. which is
just before the three per cent tax dis
count limit expires.
A petition for the furnishing of badges
to the fire department was referred to
the committee.
Sewer Purchased
| Alderman Nevens brought up the
| question Of the purchase Of the sewer
which Messrs. Wescott and Conant have
built and own for the purpose of drain
| ing the region Of Elmwood. where they
own lots and are improving property.
This sewer is built sufficiently large to
take care of both sewage and surface
water for this whole region. Messrs.
Wescott and Conants have offered to
deed the whole sewer to the city for the
nominal consideration of 81, provided
they could be allowed to collect the sew
er assessments of the abutters. In reali-
| ty they are the abutters themselves, and
| recompense themselves for the cost
of the sewer in the prices of the lots.
The board of aldermen voted to accept
this offer, and passed the necessary or
der. The cost of the sewer was about
$2500, including the proportionate por.
ton of the cost of the outlet. 1t is un-
| derstood that the liberty given Messrs
| Wescott and Conant to collect sewer as
sessments from abutters applies only te
abutters who acquire land from them
Other abutters who have prior rights on
account of the old water course, cannot
be assessed in this way.
Lines of Forest Avenue.
Alderman Nevens presented an order
that every person having fences or build
ings that extend on to Forest avenue al
shown by the recent survey, be directed
to remove them. This order applies tx
most of the property on the eastern sid,
of the avenue. This rectification of til,
line will take the corner off the ole
Woodford house; the front of the H. B
Webb lot, the front Of the carriage shop
the front OF buildings Of E. T. Harmon
and Warren Sparrow, strips on the from
j. S. Kicker and w. w. Brown. TIL,
amount taken off these lots is not large
The survey, which is in the city clerk
but adds to the lots of those on tn
western side. It is in reality rectifica
ton of the old lines of the road.
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