The Portland daily press., 1894-05-29
ADMIRAL HOPKINS, K.C.B.
He Is To Be Invited To Attend
Our Fourth.
MORE TELEPHONE WIRES TO GO
UNDERGROUND.


Leave to Erect Two Large Blocks Asked
New Engine House-Fire Boat Ser
vice-New Policemen.
A special meeting of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen was held last even
ing. AS the aldermen's room is under
going the spring cleaning, the meeting
was held in the Mayors room. where
City Meseengger Mcgowan had arranged
tables for the accommodation of the
board .
Mayor Baxter and all the members of
the board were present. The petition of
Dana H. Miles for sewer on Moody
street, was referred.
Petitions were presented for leave to
erect the. following:
NEW BUILDINGS
OF Stephen J. Murray, to erect brick
addition at No. $50 Federal street, to be
used as horse mart.
OF Charles W. Blake, to erect two and
one-half story dwelling at 21 Roberts
street.
OF James H. and Henry St. John
Smith, to erect an addition for tool
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9x25x15 feet in size.
OF Michael j. Mulkern, to erect two
story and one-half wooden dwelling at
rs Clark street. M3
OF J. H. Rines, to erect block OF
brick, seven stories high, on the corner
of Green and Congress streets.
OF AL. Holden, TO erect wooden
dwelling at Al Robe is street.
OF Burns & johnson. to erect two
and one-half story wooden building at
100 Wifmot street, to be used as a kindl-
ing wood kiln.
OF Daniel O'Connor, to erect two
and one half story wooden dwelling at
IT'S Grant street,
OF Nollet & Moors, to erect two and
Federal street.
OF the Trustees of the estate of j. B.
Brown, to erect brick block five stories
high at 482-484 Congress street.
OF John W. Daering, to erect two
and one-half story wooden dwelling and
private stable at 1873 Sherman street.
F. Folden and others protest against
this stable, and their protest was re-
ferred with the petitions to the COM
mittee on new buildings.
NEW VAUGHAN STREET ENGINE
HOUSE.
Alderman Little presented report from
the committee on fire department., recon-
mending that as soon as practicable aft
er the close Of the present school year en-
CINE No.3 be moved from it's present
house ON Bracket street to the Vau-
CHAN street school house. The commit
tee say that the removal of the engine
will result in the more prompt service
and greater security to a growing section
of the city where there are many wooden
buildings. This will allow Ladder 8,
which is across the street and very poor
ly housed, to move into the present house
of Mob To carry these changes into
effect, Alderman Little reported an or
der directing the change, and appropri-
ating $4,000 to remodel the Vaughan
street school house for the purpose
Alderman Randall moved that this or
der lie on the table.
Alderman Dam suppertedsthls motion,
saying that there was to be protest on
behalf of certain parents to the discon-
tinuance of the Vaughan street school
house.
The order was therefor laid on the
table, and will probably come up at the
next meeting.
REVISION OF CITY ORDINANCES.
An order was passed that committee
of two aldermen, with such as the COM
mon council see fit to add, together with
the City CLERK and City Solicitor, lie
constituted special joint committe to
revise the city ordinances, and that said
committee be allowed to exend the time
for such revision through the present
municipal year.
FIRE BOAT SERVICE.
An order was passed authorizing the
committee on fire department. to obtain
proposals for fire boat service, and sub
NIT the same to the city council for APP
prevail.
REPAIR OF ENGINE TWO
An order was passed authorizing
contract with the American Dire Engine
Company of Seneca Falls N. Y, to FUR
nish new boiler and otherwise tho
roughly rebuildaengine No.2; also to
furnish two combination engine and
house heaters, for the sum of $4,000.
Considerable discussion arose over a
petition presented to authorize :the lay
ing of
TELEPHONE CONDUIT
by the New England Telephone Com
pany. Alderman Smith presented this
petition, which asks for leave to lay and
maintain underground conduits and
manholes with wires and ca bles to be
placed thel Elm, under the surface of the
following Congress street, between
Preble and State; Exchange, between
Middle and Federal; Federal, between
Middle and Temple, Middle, between
Exchange and Market; Market, between
Middle and Newbury; Preble, between
Congress and Kennebec also for permits.
sion to lay and maintain underground
conduits, manholes, cables and wires
for the purpose of connecting the main
conduits with the said petitioners poles
in said streets
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