The Portland daily press., 1895-10-15

A special meeting of city council was
called to order in the council champel
Monday evening with President HasKei
in the chair. Absent, Aldermen Turgeon
and Cloudman.
| W. W. Webb, in the absence OF Clty
| Clerk Webb, acted as clerk. The mayor
was present, but offered no remarks.
The order appropriating 1891. 6o Tor the
purchase of a screen and elevator 1or the
city stone crusher, had it's second reading
and final passage
The order authorizing the construction
OF sewer on Saoo street from valen-
tine street to the Portland & Rochester
sewer, and appropriating the sum OF Slooo'
was laid on the table.
On motion of Alderman Verr1ll the
council resolved itself into committee
of the whole to give a hearing to those
derman Woodman was called to the chair
Mr.. John Skillings, a resident OF the
street, was present and offered remarks
He stated that unless the sewer could
be constructed the whole length oil the
street he was of the opinion that IL wouio
be expedient to wait until the city could
do this.
Alderman Knights said in response
that the appropriation for sewers would
not permit of the laying Of the sewer
further than Valentine street this year
The Mayor reviewed the citys IMAM
ces and exhorted the council to be econo-
mical in the line of sewer and all other
appropriations. He stated that the coun-
Gil should put the city s valuation where
it ought to be, make an appropriation Tor
old liabilities.
Alderman knights stated that this was
the third time the resident of Saco street
had petitioned for sewer and that this
would be, if constructed, theshrs6 sewer
laid in Ward 3 since the clty's organlza-
ton.
President Haskell was of the opinion
that the residents of Saco street should
not suffer for the sins of previous coun-
ellis and that the order should receive
passage. He did not think it just to be-
gin the curtailing of the city's expenses
with this order. The committee arose.
The order for the construction OF the
SacO street sewer was taken from 6ne
table and was amended by Alderman
Verrill, substituting Green for the word
Valentine, making the order read from
Green street rather than from Valen-
reading and final passage.
Adjourned.
Superintendent Spring Of the electrics
Dr. 6. W. Hawkes., Mr. Frank Spring
and Motorman Coffin leave tonight for
Presque Isle for ten days cunning ex-
cursion.
Mr. Albion Quin by was out yesterday
for the first time in two weeks, having
been confined to the house with sickness.
A harvest supper and entertainment
will be given at the Methodist vestry
Wednesday evening.
The High School foot ball team will
give an entertainm emit and sociable at
Cumberland hall Wednesday evening.
The Maine State Advent Christian
Conference will hold it's annual session
at the Advent church, this city, begin
ming Thursday morning, October II and
continuing over Sunday, October 90
There will be preaching afternoon ana
evening.
The annual convention Of the Advent
Sunday Schools of Maine will be held at
the Advent church of this city Wednes-
day of this week. all day and evening.
The convention will be preceded by a
mission concert by the Westbrook school
on Tuesday evening. All are welcome.
Mr. Edward Francis Cobb, one Of West
| brooks Oldest citizens, died at his home
on Methodist street, Rocky Hill district,
Sunday night at the age of " years.
There was no quorum of the school COM
mittee at the meeting Monday evening.