The Portland daily press., 1893-01-03

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The petition was referred to the COM
mittee on new buildings.
Petition of Flavel A. Chaplin to erect
a shed at No. 81 Bowdoin street, ten feet
high, 10x12. Granted subject to the APP
proval of building commissioners.
OF F. L. Dyer to erect on Commercial
street near the head of Franklin,
switch house. 1t was granted.
OF w. Fl. Winslow to repair No. l27
Market street, was granted.
Of Edward i. Baker to erect wooden
building on Beckett street, corner of
Congress, u stories high, IS feet long
and 25 feet wide, for dwelling house,
was granted. Another petition from
Edward l.. Baker to erect a wooden
building on Summer court, No. 5, to be
10 feet high, II long and 25 wide, for
private stable and storehouse, was
granted.
{ City Hay Scales.
Alderman Guptin called attention to
complaints made of the way Mr.. Haggett,
of Westbrook. was buying hay at the
city hay scales from country people; and
keeping it in racks there for better
price. No action was taken in the mat
ter.
Encouragement of Ward Lines.
On motion of Alderman Guptill an Or
der was passed to create committee of
three to act with such as the Council
might join, to consult as to the advisa-
bility of Encouragement of ward lines.
The Mayor appointed Aldermen Guptill,
Stevens and Josselyn; and in the Com
mon Council. Messrs. Kehoe, Hicks,
Melaugh, Pencil and Leighton were
added.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
All the members were present.
The Water Company.
A communication was received from
the upper board from the Portland Wat
Ell company, for action.
Councilman Webb objected to any ac-
ton until the committee on Judicial Pro-
ceedings and Claims was heard from, as
the matter had been referred to them at
previous meeting.
The report of the committee on judicial
proceedings to the effect that they Were
unable to agree upon the matter of an
nulling the contract of 1870 with the
Portland Water company, and praying
to be excused from further services,
was then received and accepted in recon-
currence.
The communication was then referred
to the upper board for action accompa-
MED by the following order which was
introduced by Councilman Kehoe:
Ordered, that the foregoing communication
be referred to the committee on judicial pro-
ceedings and claims and that the City Treasurer
be directed to make no further payments under
the 1870 contract until otherwise ordered by
the Mayor.
NThis order passed the Council by
strict party vote. Councilmen Dunn,
Simpson, Tibbetts, Knowles, Kehoe,
Verrill, Howe, Hicks, O'Brion and Me-
laugh voting in the affirmative and Coun-
cilmen Prince, Rines, Little, Pennell,
Randall, Chute, Leighton, Webb and
Smith voting in the negative. The order
then went TO the Aldermen who con-
CURED.
For a Nine Hour Day.
Councilman Melaugh introduced an or
dinance that nine hours shall constitute
a days work for city employees in the
following departments: Streets, drains
and sewers, public parks and cemeteries.
The order received its second reading
and was passed to be engrossed.
In the board of aldermen this was con-
Cured in, the explanation being made
that at present the nine-hour day is es-
tablished simply by an order, while this
makes it an ordinance.
Annexation of OakdaIe.
A communication was received from
the upper board from citizens of Oak
dale describing the district they desire
to have set off from the city of Deering
and annexed to the. city of Portland.
The communication gave notice that
bill would be presented to the coming
session of the legislature for an enabling
act.
Councilman Webb said that he thought
it would be good idea to have COM
mittee appointed to look into the matter
and see if it was for the good of the city
that the desired legislation should pass
or not.
Councilman Kehoe objected, stating
that the proper time for that would be
after the legislation had been approved.
Councilman Little made motion that
a committee of five be appointed to join
a committee from the upper board to in
vestigate the matter.
Councilman Chute thought the coun-
Gil should keep it's fingers off the matter
entirely and not place itself on record
either way.
The motion to, concur was reconsid-
cred by vote of Is to 3, and a commit
tee of five, consisting of Councilmen
Webb, Little, O'Brion, Knowles and
was appointed to join COM
mittee of aldermen to investigate the
matter.
The order was non-concurred in in the
upper board and returned to the coun-
Gil. The council refused to recede and
the councilmen appointed on the com
mittee were appointed as committee of
conference The aldermen joined Messrs.
Stevens and Josselyn. The result
of the conference was that the aldermen