The Portland daily press., 1894-05-08


A special meeting of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen was held yesterday
forenoon, Mayor Baxter presiding and all
the members of the Board being present.
4 long discussion arose over the wood
en- laundry building which Mr.. j. War
zen Frye is erecting at No. 40 Freble
street. Last winter he sent in the proper
petition, and in due time the Board OF
Aldermen granted it, Aldermen Brackett
and Prince and Building Inspector H. b.
Greeley signing the report.
But in spite of the fact that the Alder
men granted this permission, it was IN
direct violation of the well known city
ordinance of May ~, 1920, which estab-
Iished that thereafter no building should
be erected within the limits bounded by
Commercial street on the south. Frank
lin street on the east, cumberland street
on the north and High street on the west.
unless the exterior walls of such build
ings should be constructed wholly OF
brick, stone or iron, and the roofs COW
cred with metal, slate or gravel, ana the
cutters made of metal.
Having the permission of the city gov
ernmnt, Mr.. Frye went ahead and now
has his building nearly completed. build
ing it of woodland covering it with iron
sheathing, etc. At this stage the Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department COM
blamed to Chairman Little, OF the COM
mittee, that the building WAS violation
of the ordinance. City Solicitor Chap
man was consulted and gave the opinion
that the Aldermen had no right to sane
nh, al d n the nfninanrR
The matter was debated at consider
able length yesterday forenoon, and I'm
ally, on motion of Alderman Thompson,
it was voted that the committee on new
buildings visit the structure and report
at the next meeting.
There is considerable number of such
buildings within the fire limit, and
they creep in from time to time.
VARIOUS LICENCES.
On motion of Alderman Little licenses
as victualers were granted to the follow
ing: Stephen M. Latham, No. i Custom
House wharf; George J. Hodgson, 20 IL
Portland street; Abram Groptuck, ~
Middle street; Kate Crounas, 25 York,
VIM. Smith, 55 Commercial; John Her.
nandez, 1875 Commercial; Geolge W.
johnson, 1877 Free; Michael ]. Mulkern,
% Clark; Henry G. Todd, 419 Com mer-
cial; John L.Wilson, is India; BENJAMIN
Levi, 448 Fore; Westman q west. 70
Commercial; Catherine French, 81 Mid
die; /. q. Wyer, so Portland Pier; Mrs.
Emma D. Preston, 106 Middle Edward
Bennett. Exchange: Hiram A brams,
Gl Middle; William L. L. Gill, 16 Moul-
Mary J. Conwell, All Commercial; James
T Reardsworth. IS India; Mary Fobes,
n Commercial; II. Shaw, IS CONNER
cial; Simon Rhdnick, SO Federal, Rosa
Rosen bloom, II Commercial Edmund
H. Rich, Is Union; Chas. S. SwetI, 534 1-2
Congress; William Gardner, DO Portland
Pier; S. Fl Marston, Long Island; j. x.
Martin, Falmouth Hotel.
N. d. Winsiow was authorized, with
t!as approval of the Chief Engineer of
the Fire Department, to store 100 gallons
Of gasoline at No. r, 80 Preble street.
The following billiard hall licenses
were granted: J.K. Martin, Falmouth
Hotel; Harry Freedman, 129 Green
street; Thomas Coleman, 1862 Fore street
CIV. Gilbert, 1856 Congress street, and
N. n. Palmer, 169 IL Federal street, were
licensed to keep employment offices.
NEW BUILDINGS.
The following petitions for leave to
erect new buildings were presented:
Mrs. Jessie A. Stewart. addition to
wooden dwelling at 158 mberland
street.
Portland Beef Co., all enlargement to
No. 1856 Commercial street to be used as
a stable and carriage house.
Joseph g. Russell, a wooden 2-story
dwelling at 81 Morning street.
Albion Blackstone, to alter the dwell
ing on the corner of Lincoln and Wllmot
streets.
Miriam Reed, wooden shed 16x10 at
No, 50 Lafayette street.
Horace IA. Shaw, brick addition to
the dwelling at No. 1862 Cumberland
George A. Foley, wooden private sta
BILE at Rear 1853 Washington street.
]. e. Bither, wooden dwelling, two
stories, at No. 3 Robert street.
Mrs. George R. Furnish, wooden ell
for kitchen at No. 1875 Lincoln street.
Horace II. Shaw, two wooden dwell
ings, stories each, on southeasterly COR
ner of North and Montreal streets.
BALLOT CLERKS.
The following were appointed to serve
as ballot clerks for the ensuing year:
Thomas A Bowen in Ward ]; Luther E.
Skiilings in Island Ward 2; William A.
Merrill in Islnd Ward 2: George E. Lee
favor, Arthur W. Beal and Horatio Coles
worthy in Ward 2; William Fl. Willard
and Albert Fl. burlington in Ward 8; Jo-
seph B. Reed and William E. Don oyan in
Ward 4; Reuel 7. Mcclellan and Fred
Il. King in Ward 5; Epps Trefethen and
Samuel D. Lincoln in Ward 6; Henry P.
White and Fred N. Mayberry in Ward Z.
MISCELLANEOUS.
An order was introduced by Alderman
Thompson appointing Mrs. Mary Ray
mond police matron for one year from
May 2, 1894. at sl7 month. The order
was passed.
The salary of the Liquor Agent was
fixed at $11O0 for the year ending the
first Monday in May, 1895.
An order was passed adopting for the
Liquor Agency the Rules and Regula-
tions passed May 6, 1889.
Leave was given Thomas Shannahan
to use gunpowder in blasting the cellar
at Nos. 1850 High street.. subject to the
approval of the city marshal.
The petition of Mrs. A. L. Giikey for
leave to remove a tree in front of State
street was referred to the committee on
streets, Sidewalks and bridges.
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