The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-07

NUMBER OF patlenJS QlScndTg6O well. oO
Number of births during the year. d
Number Of patients under treatment during ~
year ...--.... -......' .....'.'.10
Daily average in hospital. ..:...;. 800. 64
The Greedy Hospital and Almshouse nave
been visited professionally once or more aay
during the past year.
The number of city calls made during the, ,o,
year were. -. I,4oi
The number Of office calls made during
the year were. ...................-:.... S41
The number Of orders received during ..-
The Solicitors Report.
City Solicitor Col. A. W. Bradbury re-
ports:
All the cases from the last city govern
ment to which the Portland & Rochester
railroad and the City Of Portland are
parties were adjusted by contract en-
tered into between the city and the Port
land & Rochester railroad relating to
filling the mill pond, ETC., the conditions
of which contract were to be fully per-
formed before January 1, 1893.
The conditions of the contract having
been satisfactorily performed. all said
actions have been disposed Of without
cost to either party.
The case of inhabitants of Greenwood
VS.. inhabitants Of Portland involved the
question of the legal settlement of per-
son committed 70 the Insane Hospital
and was tried at Paris at the October
term of the Supreme judicial Court. The
verdict was for the plaintiff and the coun-
sci for the defendant saw no reasonable
ground for exceptions OF further motion
in the case.
The appeals of Daniel Chase ct ais. VS..
City of Portland, and proprietors of
Long Wharf VS.. City of Portland are ac-
tions under sec. 68 Of chap. IS of the
Revised Statutes as amended to recover
damages because of the raising of Com
mercial street to the injury of appel
lants as owners of adjoining land, and
were tried at the last October term of the
supreme Judicial Court. In the last
case, where the actual damage was laid
at 5000 the appellant recovered 1925 and
the Judgment has been satisfied. The
former case was for $4,000 actual damage
and the verdict was for the defendant.
The appellants have fled exceptions and
motion to set aside the verdict, which
carries the case to the next July law
term.
The case of inhabitants Of Harrison
VS.. City of Portland involved the ques-
ton of the legal settlement of a person
committed to the Insane Hospital, and
was tried at the December term of the
Superior Court. BY agreement of coun-
sci it was taken from the jury and re-
ported to the Law Court. 1t will be for
hearing at the next July term.
Certain matters of dispute between the
city of Portland and the Portland Water
Company relating to water rates by
agreement authorized by the City Coun-
Gil have been referred to Chief Justice
John A. Peters and Justice Enoch Foster
for determination and Tuesday, March
14th, has been assigned as the day for
hearing.
The suits brought the past year against
the New England Paving Co., against Ell.
P. & Fredric Storer for neglect to provide
fire escapes on their block on Middle
street. have been satisfactorily settled.
Last July the Bragg Manufacturing
Company of Chicago, ILL.,, brought suit
in the U. S. Circuit Court, in equity,
against the city to recover for the use,
during several years, of a patent device
fer accommodating upon the force obtained
by the movement Of gong hammer in
striking the gong, so that the accumu-
lated power or force can be transmitted
to a plate distant from the gong, for the
purpose Of operating mechanism for re-
leasing horses in FIRE engine houses,
hose houses and truck houses Your
city solicitor has been In communication
with several cities in New England where
suits are pending and with Chicago
where he has reason to believe the suit
will be tried upon it's merits, and has
filed a demurrer here, hearing upon
which is now pending.
The Municipal Signal Company Of
New Hampshire, in October, 1892,
brought suit against the City of Portland
and the Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph
Company, returnable at the United
States Circuit Court for the district of
Maine, November 3, 1892. This was for
an infringement of complainants' patent
in some portion of the Fire Alarm Signal
Apparatus which had been sold by the
Gamewell Company to this city: In COM
pliance with the provisions of bond
given by the Gamewell Company to the
city, that company has assumed the de-
fence of the suit and will hold the city
harmless for any judgement that may
be entered thereon.
Water Commissioners.
The annual report Of the Water Com
missioners recites all the facts that have
already being made public, states the fact
that the company by order handed over
their books for inspection, and then the
commissioners make trips to other cities
to compare notes. It had been hoped to
settle the water matter the past munich
pal year but the referees were called
away. On March 18th it is expected
hearing will be had and decision speed
lily given.
Commissioners Public Grounds.
The commissioners report that the ap-
preparation was $4,000. At behring's
Oaks has been built the new iron bear gar
den and deer paddock. The building of