The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-12
DEERING.
Portland Railroads Electrlcs W oo
to Pride's Bridge.

g. Richardson on Deering sewers, iol
College, Hight Prospect, and Glenwood
avenue, survey, completing sewer pi''hs'
etc. These plans are completed fully III
detail, so that the locations OF all man
holes and Y's can be readily found. Line
presentation of the bill was delayed ana
for this and because it was considered IN
excess of the amount expected, the Dill
was not approved.
Alderman Pierce explained that a
former bill had been consi dered as en-
bodying the whole charge, for SO he mad
directed in regard to it.
There was also dispute as to whether
the survey of Glenwood avenue had been
ordered.
The whole bill amounts to SOL.
On motion of Alderman Clarence Small
it was voted that tho bill be approved
and paid.
S. f. B,arce and twenty-five others ask
for an electric light at the corner OF
Grant and Prospect streets. Referred to
the committee.
A. K. Hawkes., No. II Woodford street,
puts in claim for $500, damages caused
his lot by raising the grade of the street.
Referred to committee on claims.
| A remonstrance of the school board to
the erection Of a hose house on the High
street lot, was referred to the committee
Of the whole.
Melvin Hamlet was given leave to with
draw his claim for damages to his brick
yard.
L. W. Dyer's claim for damage on
account of sewer at East Deering is met
by recommendation that the sewer be
extended to Underwater, an that the re-
mainder of his claim he disallowed.
A second reading was given the Central
avenue sewer order.
The cost Of police action (aDout 1897 at
the time of diphtheria in the Coffee and
johnson houses was brought up by the
request of City Marshal st. John, that
this xpense be charged to the board of
health instead of the police account
| The matter was debated by the Smalls
of the hoard. Clarence W. wanted the
transfer made; Reuel didn't,
Victory perched upon the banner of
Alderman Reuel, and the charge stood as
made.
ELECTRIC EXTENSION TO THE
PRESUMPSCOT.
Alderman Reuel Small next presented
paper which brings to thu front the
Portland Railroad company's long con-
templated project of going to the Pre-
| IL g.. +I,1 &orr, <.fkI ,<,
following petition:
"The Portland Railroad company here
by respectfully requests permission to
locate, construct and operate tracks for
it's railroad with necessary curves, turn
outs and crossings, and to erect poles,
wires and the necessary electrical appli-
anoes for the operation of it's cars, from
point where it's present track now
terminates at Morrill's Corner, in the
said city of Deering, thence through and
over the junction formed by Stevens
Plains and Forest avenues, and thence
through and over Forest avenue on the
Windham road. SO called, to the Presump-
SCOT river at Pride's Bridge. Said track
to be constructed with Tee rail and
located at the side of the street.
The Portland Railroad company have
owned for some time the beautiful lands
at Pride's Bridge, and it is expected that
they will have there athletic grounds,
ect. October is fixed for the hearing.
OTHER MATTERS.
Alderman Davis presented orders
sanctioning the purchase of the lot of
Symonds & Libby next that of II. B.
Smith, on Clark street. at Deering
Centre. and appropriating $500 for hose
house and ward room for this lot. This
matter lay On the table for second read
ing. So there will be no hose house on
the High school lot.
Electric lights are asked for near the
residences Of Stewart Wooster and Arthur
Milliken on Stevens Plains avenue.
An order was passed paying George G.
HOPKINS $50 in settlement of his suit for
payment for services.
1t was ordered that the sewers be
flushed in May and October.
A sum not exceeding $500 is to be ap-
propriated for the Oak street sewer.
The contracts for the Central avenue
and Oak stree. extension sewers have
been awarded to Wooster and Wilson.
C. E. Scamman's match factory is ex-
empted from taxation every year for ten
years provided the factory keeps con-
tinuously running during that time. II
the factory stops the abatement stops.
Sewer assessments on estate Of r. Y.
Barbour on Falmouth street was abated.
John Folwartschly's tax was abated
on account of the burning of his build
| ings.
The police rendered forty-two days
work in September. There were nine
arrests In that month.
The meeting adjourned to Thursday,
October II, when juror must be drawn.
CHIEF BERRY ENJOYS RASP-
| BERRIES.
Ex-Chief of Police Chauncey Berry
picked pint of ripe rasp berries from his
bushes on South street, Deerlng, yester-