The Portland daily press., 1894-02-06
WESTBROOK.

Monthly Meeting of the City Council.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
city council of Westbrook was held last
evening, President Cutter in the chair
and Mayor Cordwell in attendance.
The mayor presented the resignation OF
WIS. Crowley as ballot clerk in Ward 2. J
Alderman Lane, from the committee
on finance, reported adversely upon the
petition for increase of salary of oyerseers
of the poor $3.50 per annum.
The committee recommended that the
pay of the members of the fire depart
ment be increased from IS to $40 per
year and presented an ordinance to that
effect which had unanimous passage Oh
it's first reading.
Alderman Lane made an explanation
and offered an order for temporary loan
of $4,000 for the construction of new
grammar school on the extension OF
Forest street. The order had It's nrst
reading and was supplemented Wltn an
order authorizing the construction OF tne
school building as per plans ard speclfl-
cations now before the board.
Alderman Cloudman Thought II would
be well to have the money appropriated
before operations be commenced.
The order of Alderman Lane was
passed. =,
petition of Mr.. LIE Beck for damages by
overflow of cellar by defe ctive drainage,
that his taxes be abated for two years,
and the report was accepted.
The lines of North street from brl9ge
street were presented and accepted.andIan
order presented by Alderman Cloudman
to carry it into effect was passed. line
lines of Myrtle street were also accepted
and an order passed to make it effective.
The proposition. to straighten Warren
avenue was presented and accepted, ana
an order passed accordingly.
The clerk of the flre de-
partment reported list OF officers OF the
department. in Wards ! and 2, as before
| reported, The list was confirmed.
An order was passed abating sewer
assessments on the Pride and cutter lots.
A communication was received from
City Solicitor Tolman on the petition OF
Walter B. Knight for damages incurred
by the grading of street Inc matter
was referred to the mayor.
A petition for $500 damages from the
estate of.Darius Lowell for sthe spoilng
of a spring by drainage was referred TO
the committee on health.
A.E. Gray's resignation as ballot CLERK
for Ward was accepted and W w. RAY
mond elected to the vacancy.
The petition of j e. Trafton and eleven
othes for abatement on sewer assess,
ments on Larch street was discussed ana
finally referred to a special com mlGbee OF
four. to be selected By President Cutter:
The matter Of electing a board OF
trustees for the Walker Memorial Ll brary
came up, and anordinance was presented
and had it's first reading. The ordinance
provides for the election of trustees from
the several wards, to serve from one TO
Eve years, the trustees, to meet
monthly. The ordinance had two read
ings.
alderman Gobdell presented an order
for the removal of theocity records to the
vault in the Walker Memorial bulldlng
and the order was passed.
An order was presented for the appro-
priation of S700 for the fire department.,
and had first reading. Is
For the Lamb street sewer special
committee the chair appointed Aldermen
Lane, Cloudman, Warehouse and Bailey,
President Cutter serving ex-officio.
Adjourned to Monday evening, Feb.
ruary -.
Fire escapes are to be put on the Odd
Fellows block in the near future.
Through L.W. Edwards, Messrs. Dow
& Pinkham, insurance agents have pre-
sented the Valentine Hose company of
Westbrook, fine engraving to be placed
on the walls of their parlor. The best
wishes of the donors accompany the gift.