The Portland daily press., 1895-04-13
DEERING.
City Council Will Ask for More
Street Widening.
CONSIDERABLE BUSINESS TRAN
SACTED LAST EVENING.

Base Ball License-New sewers-Concrete
Sidewalks-Money for Veterans.
The DeeriDg City Government tran
sacted much business at its ineetieng last
evening. Mayor Mitchell was present
and presided, and all the aldermen were in
! their places. The business of greatest in
| terest was probably the petitioning for
the widening of further section of
Deering street, the other highway from
Woodfords to Portland.
TEE BASE BALL LICENSE.
Alderman Small presented an order
that the base ball license be fixed at SIS
for the season, subject to the conditions
that the sum be paid in full before the
first game is played, and that the police
protection be afforded entirely by Deer
otherwise consent. Mr.. Small asked
immediate consideration, but it was re-
ferred to the committee ON licenses,
Mayor Mitchell saying that meetin g
would probably be held before the Fast
day games.
NEW AREA FOR SEWERS.
Alderman Pierce presented the follow
ing order, which was passed: Ordered,
that the locality or localities situated
within the limits of the city and
bounded on the east by the M. c. r. r.
and the city of Portland. on the north
by Bridgton and Spring streets, and on
the west by the 2. 60. division of the
NJ. G. R. R., or such other western
boundary as may be found to be more
adequate, are determined by the city
council in need of drains OF sewers, and
it is hereby ordered that plans and
estimates Of costs of main drains or
sewers, with their outfalls and recep-
tacles, needed in such localities, etc.
SOME WIDENING OF STREETS.
&C. Brown and others petitioning for
strengthening the north side of Central
avenue from Leland street to Plains
avenue. Referred to committee on new
streets.
Alderman Libby presented an order
for petitioning the county commissioners
for the widening of Deering street from
Bridgton street to Prospect street, to
make it four rod road.
A strip will be taken on the south
westerly side, sixteen and a half feet
wide. This order had passage.
Alderman Cobb also presented the fol-
hot ha MauOr no NIL nr
lied to the petition, in behalf
of the city of Deering, the county COM
missiOners, to widen Forest avenue, viz. !:
That portion OF said Forest avenue lying
between the point on said Forest
avenue. near the house of Joseph L. Win
slow, where the recent widening makes
said street Sc feet wide and the boundary
line between the cities of Deering and
Portland, to the extent of 20 feet, SO as
to make said Forest avenue, from Port
land to Woodfords, uniform width of
Sc feet. This order was passed.
H.Noyes and so others ask that the
city government accept Bryant street
and lay out sewer therein. Referred
to the committee on new streets and
sewers.
Mr.. John M. Adams asks for the con-
tinuation of Elm street, running south
crly of Ocean street, his reason being
that a gentleman of means has bought
lands there and will erect houses. Re-
ferred to the committee on laying out
new streets.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Alderman Davis offered an order to
pay to John Williamson, chairman of the
| memorial commission, $125 for Memorial
day purposes. He advocated the passage
of this order with brief speech setting
forth it's worthiness.
| Alderman c.. Small said he hoped
the live soldiers should be thought of a
little. and he would move to amend Sc
| as to give SIS to the memorial commit
| tee and $50 to the High School Cadets,
| for the purchase of rifles. This amend
ment was rejected and the order as
originally presented was passed, 6 to 1.
| Mr.. John Williamson was present and
thanked the city government for the
appropriation.