The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-04
OUR wEsTBRooK NEleHBoRs.
Meeting of the City Council-Trial JUS
ices Court.


The regular monthly meeting OF the
Westbrook City Council was held last
evening, President Cutter in the chair,
and full board of the aldermen pres
ent.
The resignation of Frank H. Grant as
ballot clerk for Ward 5. was accepted.
The Mayor stated that under the
Walker bequest there was $4,000 to be
loaned to the city. Alderman Goodell
offered an order authorizing the city to
hire the $4,000 at a rate of interest not
exceeding A per cent, the same to be
used towards buying a lot and erecting
a suitable building.
The order authorizing the effecting of
temporary loan of $4,000 onSef four
months time, was finally passed.
The ordinance providing for a city
civil engineer, to be appointed by the
Mayor, at compensation of IS per day
when employed, came up.
Alderman Lane thought the matter
should be carefully considered and the
ordinance printed and laid before the
members Of the council.
Alderman Goodell thought 1t import
ant that there should be sworn official
of the city.
/, Alderman Lane thought that there
was no haste. Such an official might be
at the beck and call of every commit
tee.
Alderman Goodell said that the matter
of expediture would be limited by APP
preparations.
Alderman Lanes motion to lay the Or
dinance on the table for further consid-
Grafton then prevailed, and the clerk
was instructed to supply the members
with copies of the ordinance.
An order was offered authorizing the
trustees of Woodlawn Cemetery to use
$500 of the fund they had turned into
the city, the cemetery having turned
over to the city $1,000 last year. The or
der had it's firstreading and a unanimous
passage.
The resignation of City Auditor Murch
was accepted, and Geo. Fl. Knowlton
was elected unanimously to fill the va
cancy.
The petition of Deputy Sheriff A. G.
Chute for a lookup for prisoners was re-
ferred to the committee on public build
ings.
Land for Pearl, Raymond and State
streets was offered to the city by Hartley
NJ. Raymond.
An order for the purchase of a road
Of Of IN avanN6 COS0 h I'D
its first reading.
An order was presented by Alderman
Goodell for the laying out of one or
more streets from Main to Brown street,
across the Presumpscot river, and the
Strengthening of Main street.
An order authorizing the city solicitor
to settle all taxes due the city, and take
legal measures if necessary, was intro
duced. 1t was stated that the city al
ready had several thousand dollars worth
of property by tax deeds. The order
was amended to instruct the city solicitor
to act in conjunction with the finance
committee, and passed.
An order was passed providing for
new valuation of the real estate and per-
sonal property of the city.
An order authorizing the mayor to
order sufficient surveys ETC., at cost not
to exceed $500 for the current year, had
it's first reading and unanimous passage.
The bond of the collector was reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000.
A hearing was appointed for Monday
next, at 10 a. m, on the matter of APP
pointing guardian for a person of I'M
sound mind.
Petitions from the following were re-
ferred: OF Hugh Murray for sidewalk; of
citizens for cess pool on Ash street; of
citizens for lighting of Lamb street, also
for sewers on Lamb and Brown lstreets.
Adjourned to 7.30 p. M, Monday next