The Portland daily press., 1893-09-30
DEERING.
Meeting of the City Government Last Eve
ning-Subject of Street Lighting.

Meeting of the City Government Last Eve
ning-subject of Street Lighting.
A meeting of the Deering City Govern
| ment was held last evening, with full
attendance except Alderman Jacobs
Ward Z. Mayor Sawyer presided.
An order was passed directing. that all
insurance policies on Deering school
houses be allowed to lapse as soon as
they expire.
| Alderman True then presented the bids
which had been received for lighting the
city. The present contract with the
Warren company of Westbrook, will ex-
pire in October: and for the new contract
there were two bidders. the Westbrook
people and the Deering Electric Light
company.
| The Westbrook company offered. ito run
eight arc lights for 500 each per year,
| and 1877 thirty two candle power incandes-
cents at $50 EACH They would put in
| 25-candle power incandescents Tor $40
| each per year.
|. The Deering company offer to contract
| to furnish for five years at $1,000 per
year 35 arc lights of 500 candle power
| each, or incandescents et the rate of five
25-candle power incandescents for every
arc light.
Marsh brothers of Woodfords are the
members of the Deering company, They
| both streets and houses. The street sys-
| tenn would be run largely as it is now,
except that in outlying districts like
East Deering, Stroudwater, etc, part
of the few arc lights now there would
| be taken away, and large number OF
incandescents substituted. This plan is
la;, oil Tod II, rth ar MA 10
| thought that it will give better light,
! But on the main highways like Forest
| avenue more arc lights would be put In.
| 1T is expected that eight arcs will be
put in between Portland and Woodferds:
| This is in accordance with the plans OF
the committee on lights as at present
| advised.
For house lighting the line is proposed
| to run from Morrills Corner down
| Stevens Plains avenue through Pleasant
street, along Forest avenue to the bridge.
Branch lines will reach Deering, Spring,
Mechanic, Lincoln, Pearl, Chestnut and
High, and as many other streets as the
number of subscribers will warrant.
The cost is estimated to be $25 per year
| for the first five incandescents, and S3
each for all in excess of five.
The plan is for the Consolidated Elec-
trio Manufacturing company to furnish
| the material, which will put in under
charge of Mr.. G. B Dalton.
The location of the power house would
be at Marsh Brothers. coal yard.
The two bids are held under advise
ment of the members of the lighting
committee to further investigate systems
of lighting.
1t IS probable, that, however, the con
tract may be arranged, the system of
lighting will be changed considerably,
more incandescents being put in, and
Forest avenue being better lighted.
Mr.. Files of Portland, has take the
rooms in Mrs. Johnson's house and will
occupy them about the middle of Octo-
Der.
Mrs. Charles Sawyer accompanied by
her son George, anticipate a visit to
Chicago this coming week
Little Eva Thornton is i'll with whoop-
ing cough.
Mr.. Noyes has removed his family into
their new home on Forest avenue.
Cards have been received for the Goss-
Kilborn reception next Wednesday eve
ming