The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-11-06
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| to the proposed widening: indie ed, feel
| Tree to say that if | was not interested in
| the property would approve the order; but
| am satisfied that under existing conditions
| it would be improper for me to do SO.
JAMES P. BAXTER.
| When the veto message had been read
Alderman MCGOWAN voted that the order be
| passed over the Mayors veto, and this was
| done to l as follows:
Yeas-Dam, MCGOWAN, Thompson, Little,
| Randall and Smith.
| Nay-Peters.
| In the Common Council:
Yeas-Lefavor, Nickerson. Lowell. john
son, Laughlin, Pagan, Holland, Mcdonald.
Payson, Nash, Snow-11.
Nays -Ilsley, Haskell, Anderson, O'Ne1ll
MaLnix. Henley. Kent, Hayes-8.
So the measure failed to pass over the
veto.
Alderman MCGOWAN was quite sure the
Council hadn't done as they intended to
do. for at the last meeting they had voted
for the order and now they voted against
it, never having reconsidered their former
action. He was sure that conference
could straighten the matter out ard asked
for one. Alderman MCGOWAN. Thompson
and Smith, and Counoil1nen Payson, Lee
discussion the Council receded and con-
Cured.
When the vote on Mayor Baxter's veto
was being put in the Council it was dis
covered that Councilman Ilsley was in the
ante-room. He was requested to come in
but did not. Then, on motion of Council
man Kent the city messenger was directed
to arrest the absent one and bring him in.
Ao1rs q Al i L.
the messenger set forth. Just then Mr.
Ilsley appeared and was escorted to his seat
by Mr.. Maogowan, the messenger. Mr.. Ilsley
then stated that lie had been a member of
the committee. who reported the award,
and as that report had Leen slashed to
pieces, he should, if he voted. sustain the
veto. Therefore he asked to be excused.
This was granted, and Mr.. Kent, who was
in the same position. was also excused. Mr..
Mannix did not see why they should be ex-
| cused. but if they were he wanted to be-.
He was excused, but then volunteered to
| vote. Then Messrs. Ilsley and Kent also
volunteered and the ballot proceeded.
THE CITY's LIGHTING BILL.
Alderman Little from the committee on
lights reported that the contract with the
Consolidated Electric Light company had
expired October 3lst. last. The number of
lights in use the first of this November
We're: 242 arc lights of 1900 candle power
each; go series lights 65 C. p. EACH; and 1876
series lights r(32 C. p. EACH; making an
increase of arc lights and 10 series lights
The old Edison municipal incandescent
lights have been replaced by series lights
without extra charge. During the year
S44 o. has been deducted from the navment
on account OF lights out. The report claims
that there is a lack of system and co-opera-
tion in reporting lights out. Too much
labor of looking out for the lights is put up
On the police and too little upon the CON-
pany. The substitution of gas for electricity
IN the engine houses mas saved Sll7OS In six
so1ad bn ~
oitv ho1I ,;rh+s E.ntr -. =.
rsa % p..I,. Ta,.,,a 80 IT, -
Is1,.a M. .s4- a, 80, A-s
49,, g. 1919 - e. m, p
+oo ara ~ a. o.,;.io 80 D.. -
| oIoo4.io 49,. 80. = .~., -s-'>-As
,.,,rnosos d,,r;rr- g. s,-,.,,,a,,
IT, o1oa..;a I'll. ao~.-.aee
+ba oon+r.ot tel 49, IL, 81. -.
No,,a,,hon 1s+ 90 a. s.,, -
-1o s,,,o So, 90 ~ 49, - =. -
900 49,. I;..1s.a - 1ono ~ - 90 :
I,ah+s 80 eg Tx -.
90 oab.a -, So a. -. - coo eoo
+b;s b.s;s a. oo,t - ooat ~
would be as follows: Arc lights of 1900 e. n
each Sll9; series lights oil 60 G. p. each $50:
~ c. p. series lights So0 each.
Ihere are now IN use IL arc lights, 20
series lights OF % C. p, III series lights of 80
G. p. more than the contract calls for, cost
ing the city So.o5o Tor extra lights over and
ABOVE contract price.
Alderman Little SAID that the committee
were hot prepared as yet to recommend the
closing OIL thls contract, ana would ask that
lie matter go over TO the next meeting.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS ASKED FOR.
Messrs. L. D. M. Sweat. stanlav pn,,en