The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-07
CITY GOVERNMENT.
On motion of Mr.. Guptill Alderman
MCGOWAN was added to the committee.
A. New Armory Now Possible.

NlcUOWan was dQO6u 10 IDe COInn1UUGS.
A. New Armory Now Possible.
An important matter was brought up
by an order presented by Alderman
Strout
Mr.. John f. Proctor offers to the city in
exchange for the Adams house recently
acquired the James T. McCobb property
on the southerly corner of Free and Oak
streets, provided the city will include
with the Adams house the mortgage OF
$3.50 held by the city on the property at
II IL Vine street, and given by Persls Il.
Blebhen.
Mr.. Strout's order provided for making
this exchange, and was unanimously
passed by the aldermen.
This action will enable Mayor Baxter
to carry out project which he has had
in mind for some time for the solution of
several difficult problems. For long
time the Congress street engine house ON
the western end of the city has been in
adequate, and there has been demand
the armory for the militia companies
is unsatisfactory, although it costs the
city two thousand dollars year.
By acquiring the McCobb property the
city will be enabled to have here an
ample engine room. Then by adding
drill shed, an excellent armory can be
obtained for the militia. The property
now occupied by the Congress Street
engine house is valuable for business
purposes. and it's sale would net the city
a handsome sum which might be applied
to the improvement of the armofy ii
needed
Various Orders.
Alderman Guptill presented an order
that the licenses of junk dealers shall
hereafter be two dollars yearly insteadsof
ten. This order was drawn in answer to
petition presented from the junk
dealers. On motion of Mr.. Guptill,
seconded by Mr.. Josselyn, the aldermen
passed this order.
One thousand dollars was ordered
transferred from the school to the con-
tingent appropriations.
The committee on public buildings was
authorized to purchase for the use of the
city lot of land situated on the westerly
side of South street between Spring and
Pleasant streets, belonging to the estate
Of John B. Brown, and containing about
1900 square feet, for sum not exceed
ing 25 cents per square foot. This is a
lot of land connecting two, pieces OF
property already owned by the city. The
piece to be acquired was formerly the
right of way from j. B. Browns sugar
house to the Mariners spring.
New Buildings.
Petitions from the following were re-
ferred to the committee on new build
ings with power:
Edward P Twomey to erect a wooden
building on May street at No. IA, to be
1-2 stories high, AKA, to be used as a
dwelling.
DO. Conner, wooden building SKIS
and two stories high on Commercial
street to be used as tenement.
N. A. and NJ. N. Bruins, two story
DIV cling house, 35x20, at No. IS Warren
street. =
ND. Winslow, an eight foot high. oil
storehouse, 12x1O, at No.90 Preble street.
E.W. Cox, a two story wooden dwelling,
5Sx20 at Nos. 107-109 West street
Henry Soule, two story wooden
dwelling tenement, 45x22, at Nos. so and
Sc Grant street.
Henry Soule, an addition 12x16, to the
building at No. 100 Grant street.
Ellen Cassidy, a 2 1-2 story dwelling,
44x26 at No. 500 Danforth street.
David F. Murdoch, a oness.. story shed
2Ox18, at the rear of No. Franklin street.
Dana FL. Miles, wooden dwelling and
store 80 feet high, 50x27 at No. IS Moody
street.
John W. Musgrave, wooden wagon
shed, ten feet high, 32x18 in the rear of
Fore street.
Petitions for Licenses.
Z Petitions for licenses were acted upon
as follows:
To keep fish markets, James S. Whit
ney, go Middle street, Edward A. Nixon,
Lincoln and Boyd streets;s referred to.the
board of health,
AS victuallers, Stephen johnson, 43
Exchange street; Daniel Tobey, 55 Com
mercial street; granted if city marshal
Nf To keep billiard hall, Fred E. McPhee,
1856 Fore street; granted if city marshal
AS pawnproker, Jacob Judelshon, 1872
Middle street; granted if city marshal
approves.
As junk dealers, James White, Port
land Pier; Max Schoffsky, who drives a
cart; C.B. Wish, 1859 Green street: granted
If city marshal approves.
washburn Avenue and Roberts Street.
Alderman MCGOWAN presented report
from the committee on laying out new
streets, relating how Washburn avenue
and Roberts streets have been laid out.
These streets and the proposition relative
to the sale of lots have already been
mentioned. The lots are to cost eight
cents foot, including sewer assess
ments, with the stipulation that within
two years house to cost at least $4,000
must be erected on each lot sold. The
terms of payment will be 500 down and
the balance within two years, with in.
terest at six per cent annually. An or
der was passed i'll conformity with these
specifications, by the aldermen, but the
council non-6oncurred. 1t seemed 20
some members of that body that the
prices of the lots should be graded as
some were better than others. Council
man Chapman thought the choice of the
lots was worth something and that
the city might as we'll have the alYan-
tage of it.
A committee of conference finally
arranged that the price shall be eight
cents foot, (including sewer assess
ments) but specifying certain conditions
more definite AS to building, requiring
the houses to be built on a line at least
five feet from the street line. and as
nearly on a line as possible, and that no
more than two terements shall be in the
house on any lot
Special Policemen.
The following snecial nolioernen with