The Portland daily press., 1895-09-03
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Street improvements
Raktd Over.
Deeriingg
MELLEN STREETS MERRY.GO.
ROUND MUST GO.

Survey for Back Bay Sewer Authorized
Old Buildings-A Prudent Committee.
The regular September meeting of the
City Government was held last evening.
In the absence of Mayor Baxter. Alder
man Randall presided. Aldermen Dud-
dy and Smith were absent.
In the Common Council, President
Fagan..presided. In the absence OF Clerk
Mitchell, Councilman Nash acted as
clerk. The following were absent: Coun-
cilmen Anderson, Mannix, Kent, Pine,
Hayes, Dow, Stevens, Payson and Stoy-
er.
Several matters of interest came up,
one of the most important being rak-
ing over of the records of the improve
ments now going on on Deering street.
In July the subject of constructing a
lawn alongside the sidewalk on Deering
street was brought up in the Common
Council, and an -order was introduced
authorizing the work. bThis order was
not passed, but was referred (but not
with power) to the Commission of Pub
lie Works, which is composed of members
Of. both boards. The aldermen did not
concur with this reference, but laid the
matter on the table.
In August the aldermen took the mat
ter from the table and passed in concur
renee the reference of the order
So the order went to the Commission
of Public Works, and should by them
have been reported back to the city gov
ernment for action by yea and nay votes,
as the rules demand.
But the Commission did not report the
matter back. Instead the work of build
ing over the street was begun, as if the
idea had passed, and the street is now
torn up. i.
In the Common Council last evening
those who debated it was Councilman
Dougherty, who said that these parties
have given the city government direct
slap in the face. They have gone ahead
on this work without an appropriation
and the city should not be held to pay
for the work. There are plenty of places
in,this city to spend money, besides Deer
ing street, which is one of the best streets
in the city.
Councilman Ilsley said the best way
seemd to be, as the chair had suggested,
to have the Commission of Public Works
before the board to explain. If there was
blame it was with the Commission of
Public Works, which is composed of MEM
bers of both branches of this city govern
ment.
Councilman Dougherty said that there
had been several schemes to get consent
for the Deering street improvement, but
they had failed. Now the work had been
begun because someone had said that the
city clerk had said that the order for the
Improvement had passed.
Councilman Nickerson called to the at
tention of the Council the fact that Deer
ing street was already torn up and it
would be bad to stop work now.
Finally Councilman Dougherty's mo-
ton was-referred to the Commission of
Public Works.
In the upper board the matter was laid
on the table.
MERRY GO-ROUND MUST MOVE.
AT the preceding meeting the aldermen
had licensed merry -go-round on Port
land street at the foot of Mellen street.
Some time ago the residents of that
region protested against merry -go-round
in that place and licen Sc was refused.
But at the recent meeting the city faith
ers nodded, and the license slipped
through The merry -go-round man has
already erected his delightful machine,
but he must take it down forthwith,
as the city fathers last evening revoked
the license and directed the city marshal
to see that the machine is moved forth
with.
NEW BUILDINGS.
Petitions for leave to erect new wood
en- buildings were received and referred
as follows:
OF j. H. Wolf, wooden. .one-story shed
at rear of No. 467 Fore street.
OF John L. Brackett, a two-story wood
en- building at the foot of Hanover street,
35x85 feet, to be used as mill.
Of VIM. Fl. Sargent, ansaddition to