The Portland daily press., 1895-06-04

H1gn street, as per pet1t1On OF IL. ID. M.
| Sweat and others, that they recommend
the extension of Island avenue, Long
island to Fern avenue; that N. S. Millett
and Others who petitioned for new
street on Peaks island from Pleasant
avenue to George H. Colby's land, have
leave to withdraw. These reports were
accepted.
Residents of Gilman street petitioned
for new sidewalks on certain portions of
that street and that the eastern side of
the street be graded up and improved, as
it is now disgrace to the city. Referred
The Maine Provision and Cold Storage
company was granted license to erect a
gasoline engine at 237 Commercial street.
| An insane person was sent to the insane
asylum
These committees were appointed:
! Fair-Kent, Payson, Dougherty, Ander-
/ son and Snow.
Fourth of July-Hsley, Holland, and
| Flaherty.
-Nickerson, Nash, and Nc
Donald
Sub-committee OF. ~. laying out new streets
l w.
IN COMMON COUNCIL
Absent Messrs. Hayes, Stevens and
Holland
Mr.. Slower offered petition that Han
cock and Cherry streets be graded. Re-
! ferred and sent up.
Mr.. Stover offered a petition of tax
payers that a suitable grade be estab-
lished on Grant street between Grove and
Weymouth. Read and referred and sent
up.
! Order that Grant street be surveyed by
the city engineer was read, and passed
and sent up.
| Order passed and sent up that here
after no sale of real estate of the city
shall be made without notice being given
| by the advertising the same for three
successive weeks Immediately preceding
such sale, in one or more papers in Port
land notice containing the time and
plan of sale and a'brief description of
the property to be sold. Non concurred
in.
$ The order fixing the price for City Hall
was passed in concurrence with the up
per board.
The committee on advertising Portland
as summer resort, recommended tho
purchase of Photographic views of Port
land and vicinity. Such views to be
placed in such places as the city council
|, deem for the icity's best interests. The
report was accepted and placed on file,
i and an order was. passed appropriating
$500 for the purpose, and sent up for CON
currence. Mr.. Fagan voting nay ~.
4 When the bicycle ordinance was. brought
.up, MI. Payson moved the section be
taken out that prevents the. bicycle being
taken on the grass. Mr.. Dougherty
thought the order all right. Mr. Flaherty
i was opposed to the same feature that Mr.
Payson, and Mr., Flaherty were opposed
1 to. Mr.. Stoyer thought the parks should
| be used and not abused, Bicyclists were
cutting the grass to pieces riding over it,
while the children were not allowed to
play on it, BY vote Of 10 to 5 Mr.. Pay
sons amendment had passage.
Mr.. Payson also moved to further amend
by requiring the bicycles to carry bells
Finally it was voted to non concur on
the entire ordinance.
This board non-concurred with the up
per board on the order to replace the side
walk in front of the Public Library.
When the order for the making lawns
on Deering street came up, Mr. Kent OBJ
| jected on the ground that the abuttors
were to bear only half of the estimated
not the real cost Mr.. Payson thought
! there were many streets that needed beau
tifying more than Deering street. On a
vote the order passed II to Z. Messers. An
derson, Kent, Flaherty Pagan, Dow,
Mcdonald and Payson voting no.
On the order to appropriate $3.50 for
flags for the schools, Mr.. Dougherty voted
no because he said the committee on es-
Inmates lately said there was no neces ssity
for the appropriation.
1t was voted that the City Messenger
provide this board with necessary blanks
and stationery
Mr. Henly offered an order that $4,000
be appropriated for proper celebration of
the Fourth of July, the amount to be
charged to the contingent fund. Mr. Nash
said an order appropriating s25OO was
passed at former meeting He believed
it was laid on the table in the INNER
board. The order failed of a PASSAGE -
to g. Messrs. Pine, Mcdonald, Payson.
Nash, Snow, and Slower voting no.
The order for the new armory had n
unanimous passage in concurrence and
the report of the committee accepted.
An order was presented by Mr.. Ilsley
and passed. asking the opinion of the
citv solicitor on the construction of Sec
tion of the Rules and Orders of the City
Council.
Mr.. Kent said the reason why lot No. 40
Roberts street, laid ON the table at the
last meeting, was done so because it was
one Of the reserved lots. There are plenty
Of other lots on the streets that are for
sale. but he would move to take it from
the table. The motion was lost
Mr. Ilsley presented an order for a
street or way to be laid out over the land