The Portland daily press., 1895-06-04
other missils, nor exhibit any game of
chance, or post any bills, etc.


| police officer shall consider the ice suit
| able
Section g. Any person violating these
provisions shall be subject to a fine not
exceeding $40.
DIRIGO TELEPHONE cos PETITION
| REFERRED TO NEXT MEETING.
Alderman Dam made the second read
ing Of the petition of the Dirigo Tele
phone company to establish their plant il
the city
Mr.. Beedy, general manager of the com
pany, was present and gave a brief history
of his company He said that they
wanted to come in and put in telephones
for so cents a week. 1t was their inten.
tion, if permitted, to do business, to put
in conduits, the way it is done in Wash
ington, that is without tearing up the
pavement of the street, but just inside
the curbing of the sidewalks.
Alderman Randall asked who composed
the company, and what was the capital
The capital was $500, 900.
"Who are the directors?''
| They were Francis HI. Russell, G.. e.
Marr DR.. A. II. Howard, John j. Lin
scott and himself, all of Pennington.
| Mr.. Beedy said that there are parties
who are ready to take large blocks OF
| stock as soon as per mission to do busi.
ness in Maine cities is granted.
"Have you had permission in any
city, asked Alderman Thompson
Mr.. Beedy explained that they had not
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in Bath, Lewiston, Deering and Saco. :
Alderman Thorn pson moved that the
| matter be laid upon the table for further
consideration at the next meeting 1t
was so voted
THE NEW LAW AS TO FL RES.
Alderm an Randall called attention to q
new state law in regard to fires, requiring
a report to state officials as to all the
facts of the fire. 1t was moved that the
city clerk comply with this law by enter
ing all such records and sending them to
the state officials. Alderman Randall
read a statement of the facts as to the
lastsfre, that of Murphy Bros. building,
and said that it was required of the alder
men to accept such statements or to in
vestigate them. Alderman Randall called
atten tion to the fact that in the case of
the Murphy Bros fire, there was an in
surance of $1,000 on 5000 worth of property
The cause as stated was rats and
matches. He thought that here was a
case where it looked as if there might be
need of investigation by the board 1t
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settled, the report having been filed with
the city clerk by the chief engineer, and
the former had complied with the law.
TWENTY-FIVE PICTURES FOR $500.
The joint special committee on advcrtis-
ing Portland as a summer resort recon-
mended the purchase of Photographic
views, to be placed as deemed fit by the
city council, and introduced an order ap-
propriating $500 for the purpose
Alderman Thompson opposed this
method of advertising, and declared that
it would not effect it's purpose. He could
not favor this method.
Alderman Dam said that lie understood
that Mr. Gay, who had made the photo
graphs intended to take them to Chicago
and exhibit them foraone week. Mr.. Say
was present and said that the $500 would
purchase twenty two of these views. The
state had appropriated $3.50 for thirty such
p ictures 3@ a6a+
/. Alderman Thompson thought that for
$780, the city could be brought before a
half million people, by well written
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wasn't we'll spent, if spent for the
pictures.
Alderman buddy was in favor of the
photographs.
Alderman Thompson contended that
twenty-five pictures didn't amount to
anything He moved that the order be
laid on the table. He was the only one
who voted yes. Then it was voted that
the order have a passage. Aldermen
Thompson and Randall voted no.
ROBERT STREET LOTS TO BE
SOLD.
Alderman buddy offere an order that
all lots remaining unsold on the east
side of Roberts street be bargained and
sold on the same terms as all other lots
on that street.
Alderman Smith thought this matter
ought to be referred to the committee on
improved real estate.
Alderman buddy couldn't see why
these lots couldn't be offered for sale,
when citizens were eager to buy and
build
Alderman Peters thought that the sale
of the lots ought not to be defeated by
technicalities.
The motion was put to a vote and
carried. Alderman Smith voting no.
PETITION FOR RAILROAD ON THE
EASTERN PROMENADE.
Two hundred and twenty seven citizens
of Munjoy. hill requested that permission
be granted the Portland Railroad COM
pany to extend it's track from Fort Allen
Park, along the Eastern Promenade to
Congress street, and thence to it's tracks
on Congress street.
Alderman Thompson said that it was