The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-16
THE DAMAGES AWARDED.
The Question of Widening Oak Street Set
tied Last Eyening-The Damages Were
$1O,2S7-Committee to Receive Hon. Il. p.
Sullivan Appointed-Minor Matters.

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Sullivan Appointed-Minor Matters.
At a special meeting of the City Govern
ment last evening, Alderman Peters and
Smith We're absent. The special topic of
the evening was the consideration of the
| report of the committee on the widening of
Oak street. Alderman Thompson presented
the report, of which the following is an
abstract. previous to the reading of the
| report Mayor Baxter said that he would re-
tire, as he was interested, and called Alder
man Randall TO the ehair.)
| The joint standing committee on laying
out new streets. TO whom was referred the
| petition of M. P. Emery and others praying
| for the widening of Oak street, between
| Congress and Free by adding thereto strip
| on the westerly side not exceeding fifteen
feet in width and extending from Congress
| street to Free street. reported that they
| had attended to their duty, had given due
| and legal notice to all interested parties.
| advertised in the Daily PRESS and Eastern
| Argus for week previous to the hearing.
/ and at the advertised time met the parties
and viewed the proposed way and laid it
| out, taking from land belonging to James
| p Baxter 1404 and four-tenths square feet,
4 and from Mehitable G. P. Baxter $50 and
twelve hundredths square feet, and
\ awarded James P.Eaxter S72G0, provided he
| accepted. that sum in full payment for said
land and $3,0S7 to Mehitable C. P. Baxter
under the same conditions. the latter sum
including damagesscaused by the removal of
| the brick house on the nortEwesterly corner
! of Free and Oak streets; total Sl0.2s7.
| Alderman Thompson then moved that the
| report be accepted.
Alderman Little moved that the part of
| the report containing restrictions be
| stricken out. H understood that they did
not constitute legal part of tn. report.
The committee had no legal right to make
| the damages conditional. and could only
| assess the damages.
Alderman Thompson said it was argued by
| the committee that they should select
some body we'll acquainted with values in
! that locality. They selected Mr.. Ammi
Whitney. The owners were to choose an
| other. man and these two were to select a
| third. The three parties looked the property
| over and made their appraisal. The other
| two were W. R. Wood and IF. B. Barrett.
| The sum was some $4,000 less than that paid
| by the ner. The committee did not con-
cur with this and estimated the value for
| themselves. @ 1is45
| He was authorized to say fol the owners
| of the property, most decidedly, that they
| would not accept the damages Given BY the
lthree gcitizens.. a AHA IA sss ANas
| II was voted that the conditions be
| stricken out, as Alderman Little moved,
and nthesreport was accepted and sent
down I'd the lover board, where it was con-
CURED in, and The matter was finally
| settled. When the order was passed that
| the city treasurer be authorized to pay to
| the owners of the property the sum of SlO,-
| 287 in five equal annual payments, with in
| terest at per cent per annu.n. the first to
| be paid October LIST, 1895.
| 1t is understood that the above sum will
be accepted without protest. The assessed
| amount gives a value of IS foot to the
land on Congress street and 81 foot to
| that on Free street.
Alderman McGowan presented an order
that tho residents of Roberts street be
given the first opportunity to purchase the
city lots on that street when the city offers
| them for sale. He spoke in favor of the
passage of the order saying that the resi-
dents had established good deal of
property there, expensive houses. etc.. and
| he thought that they ought to have the first
chance.
Alderman Dam thought that this would
influence the sale of the lots and might also
| prevent their being built upon SO quickly
as if other parties bought them. Alderman
Randall thought SO too.
| Alderman Little said that he would be in
fayorIaf theorder: pi ovid ed "a he cresidents
would agree to erect houses thereon within
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no restrictions placed upon that property.
whatevef. ard that any man who wanted to
buy one of the lots should have right to.
The order was finally passed with the
amendment that it be subject to such re-
strictions as the city sees fit. Aldermen
Dam and Randall voted no.
Alderman MCGOWAN lead an order that
committee of three on'the part of the alder
men, of which Mayor Baxter should be
chairman. together with such committee
as the lower board should appoint, be ap-
pointed, to receive the H on. n. P. Sullivan,
M. p, and ex-Mayor of Dublin, on the
occasion of his visit to Portland on Wednes-
| day. October 3lst. He spoke of the expected
| visitor and lecturer here as one of the great
men of Great Britain. Next to the Hon.
| VIM. E. Gladstone. .Mr. Sullivan occupies
| the second place.
Aldermen MCGOWAN and Thompson were
| appointed to serve with Mayor Baxter ON
| the committee. and The lower board APP
| pointed Councilmen Snow, O'Neil and
| Illsley.
The following orders were passed:
| That the committee on lights place
electric lights on Washburn avenue and
| Roberts street.
That the committee on public instruction
be requested to inquire into the expediency
of introducing military instruction as a
part OF the curriculum of the High school.
The following petitions were referred:
| Of Wm.M. Marks for permission to remove
| a tree in front of his house at No. 40 Garlic
| ton street.
OF Lester McGowan for permission to
| open fish market at No.4 Danforth street.
| Of Alice G. Peterson to erect a two
stored wooden building at Nos. ssls-al4
| Eastern Promenade.
| Of Beula Waterhouse for damages for in
iuries received by fall caused by an