The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-12

| Iotals' S65,225.s6 s69, "a
Mr.. W. Hawkes.. for the school commit
tee, reported estimates of $4,000 for
the coming year, with request that it
be made $500, the extra $500 to enable
the-school board to begin instruction
in music. The $4,000 is $500 moro than
last year, but there is a new school
| mouse.
Alderman Redlon advocated the $500
for music, and SO moved. 1t was voted !.
to 2, Aldermen Berry and Gould yot-
ing no.
When the committee reported the
electric light appropriation as $1,000 more
than last year, there was some objection.
The committee said that SO new lights
had been asked for, and they thought
the $1,000 extra was needed. The SIG. 600
for streets, etc., covers the snow bills
and takes in about sI400 of the expenses
of last year.
HORSE RAILROAD EXTENSION.
Permission was granted to the PORT
land Railway Company to use the street
for an extension of the horse railroad
from Ocean street to Lunt's Corner in
East Deering. Several hundred citizens
had united in request to the company
to make the extension at this time as
Tuhey's bridge will be closed this sum-
mer. Work will begin Monday.
THE HOUSES TO BE NUMBERED
Alderman Berry read an order that the
houses of the city be numbered. He
said that one of the assessors said that
he thought that in four years the cost
OF numbering would be saved by the
decrease in the work of the assessors
This was passed.
THE CITY ENGINEER.
The ordinance for the esta blisbmept.
of the Office of city engineer was .taken
from essable, and given second read
ing. 1t was then passed to be engrossed
SOUTH STREET SEWER.
In accordance with the sewer COM
mittee's report, it was voted to build
sewer form Saunders through Nevens
and South streets to Stevens Plains
avenue.
ORDERS PASSED.
Abating $11.32 Andrew j. Green's tax
levied on building which has been
demolished n
To purchase land adjoining MorriJl,s
Corner school house for 5000, therehv
aifordlng playground for primary
Authorizing. the committee to Obtain
bids for the Chestnut and Deering street
sewers.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
Of James S. Knoll and II Others for n
street from Ocean to Presumpscot streats
over Eastern Forge Companies land nn
land damages to be claimed Mrs M.
earthly, for extension Of Ocean street.
sewer to point Of connection with her
property. For sidewalk ii front If
property of Annie s. Eastman ana IL -
seph. Dixon, William street. For the en-
tension OF Nevens street to Pleasant
street. For sewer on Falmouth strsat
For incandescent lights on Please NJ
street, near Brown, and corner Of Sontb
and Brown. streets. John F. Proctor
and Others for street to be called Wood
street, from Congress street to the old
canal. -"
PETITION FOR PUBLIC PARK
A petition was read, signed bv
Charles Il. Ogden and 81 Others, thai
the city government take such action as
may be necessary to secure the Longfei-
low place. at the top of Mitchelps Hill.
on the Brighton road, for public park
a similar petition was signed by Mrs
Summer Libby and 40 other ladies. This
was referred to the committee of The
hole because the government has as yet
no committee on public grounds.
TO SAVE THE CITY'S SAND.
Alderman III anson called attention 10
the TACT that sand was being taken from
the city's sand pit at East Deering. He
SAID that Contractor Shannahan bauIed
sand and gravel flom there over to The
Falmouth bridge, and he had vet to
learn that any permission to do SO had
been granted. He thought the city.coun-
Gil should take measures to prevent this
as the city owns no more sand than IL
needs. He also said that the Eastern
Forge Company had hauled sand from
there. He thought that to instruct tba
constable to arrest two or three of them
would be more effective than fenca
as was suggested by the mayor.
The matter of a lot for a fire eno,na
house went over in the absence of Aiaar.
man Small, chairman of the COMMITTEES