The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-07
WESTBROOK.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the City
Government.

city council was calledsto order in the
council chamber last evening, with Pres
ident Lane in the chair; no absentees.
The mayor reported petition from f.
| Fl. Horn of Springfield, Mass, for dam
ages to his property on Brown street,
consequent on the raising OF the grade of
| that street. 1t was voted to allow the
petitioner leave to withdraw.
The Mayor announced that he had re-
| cived an announcement from the couns Il
for James Bryant stating that damages
| to the amount of $3.50 to his property on
Pennel street was claimed. The paper
was referred tosthe city solicitor.
The order appropriating $3.50 for sew
er on Main street from Mill street to
the property of John W. Warren, had it's
second reading and final passage.
The joint order appropriating $50 to
meet damages TO the person of Mrs. An
ME Cameron, and $3.50 to cover damages
claimed by F. L Heureux to his proper
| ty on Main street, had its second read
ing andsfnal passage.
The order appropriating $3.50 for the
laying of sidewalk on Brown street
had it's second reading and final passage.
The ordinance prohibiting the erection
| of dangerous and Objectionable build
ings with penalty of $40 for the, viola
reading.
In view of the lower rate of interest
that money can be hired at by the city,
Alderman Warren introduced an order
instructing the city treasurer to make a
reduction of only three per cent for tax
es voluntarily paid on OF before October
1, 1894. and that six per cent be charged
on all tax bills not paid .on .or before
January /, 1895.
The order regulating the grade of War
rem avenue had it's passage.
The order establishing the grade Of
State street was also passed, as was the
order establishing the grade of Main
street, The order establishing the boun-
Diary lines and grade of Munroe street
had passage The order establishing
the grade of Files street was passed.
- A petition was referred to the commit
tee on streets providing for the laying
| out of street from Stroudwater street
to Haskell street, parallel to Hawkes.
| street.
A petition was read requesting the lay
ing out of LambTstreet ACROSS the Maine
Central tracks, referred to committee on
new streets. ~
A petition for damages was read from
elr; ia ri
period during which he was COINED to
his home by the board of health. Re-
ferred to the committee on health.
| A petition was referred to the commit.
tee on new streets requesting the laying
out of Seavey street across the Maine
Central. g
A claim for 500 damages by NIB.
Novel; was read and properly referred.
An order appropriating the sum of
$25 to pay the expenses of the chief en-
gineer consequent on his attending the
meeting of the Fire Engineers Associa-
ion to be held in Montreal this month
| was passed.
The council order appropriating the
sum of SIS to meet the expenses of the
fire department Inspection day. TO be
held in this city September 5th was
passed. =
An order instructing that petition
be laid before the judge of the probate
court asking the appointment of Mr..
John e. Warren as trustee of the Walk
er memorial library, was passed.
An order appropriating the sum.of 1920
for the extension of Pennell street sewer
had its passage. (.
An order appropriatng $3.50 for the
building of sewer on.a Cumberland
street and the repairing of a sewer ION
Warren avenue, which connects with
the above sewer on Cumberland street
had it's first reading.
Orderd, that the city solicitor be or
cred to make an agreement for an ex-
tension of one years time to 1.-THE Port
land & Rochester railroad in which to
build sewer IN the vicinity of Mechanic
strest, as agreed to at the Etime sof THE
opening of Mechanic Estreet across the
company's tracks three years ago. h
An order was presented by Alderman
the Main street sidewalk from the Uni
versalist church to the residence of r,
W. Woodman.
Adjourned to meet in one week.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Hans Nielsen. the Fsix-year-old ;son Of
MAIDS Nielsen, was seriously injured late
Sunday afternoon by being run over by
| one of S. Warren &Co. IS tramwayncars.
He fell beneath the wheels, which passed
over him, crushing his face about the
nose and lips, and seriously injuring
| him about the chest and shoulders
Miss Bertha Pennell closed her labors
AS clerk in the office of the Haskell Silk
Company, Saturday, and Miss Cora
Smith has superceoed her.
Master Benjamin J. Woodman leaves
this morning for bicycle ride to Water
vile.
Frank Lamb and Edward Foster have
placed their steam launch in Portland
| harbor. and with friends are soon to take
au+o,5o6 orIIiSa al AZ.