The Portland daily press., 1895-06-27
DEERING.
A Contract for Street Lights Made
With the Westbr0Ok Company.


tract is Still in Existence-Other Mat
ters of Business.
A meeting of the Deering city govern
ment was held last evening. Mayor
Mitchell presided, and all the aldermen
were present except Alderman Ruel
Small
Remenstrances against the change of
grade of Brighton street on the top of
Mitchell's hill, were read, from L. M.
Webb, representing the Bradley estate,
W. L. Bradley, W. 6. Davis and s6
others.
The committee having the proposed
change in charge reported through Alder
man Berry in favor of indefinite post
ponement of the matter. The re port was
accepted.
An order was presented to build six
foot earth sidewalk in front of Glenwood
the whole not to cost over 5000, provided
the company will allow the dirt to be
taken from their land A representative
of the company appeared to advocate the
Improvement. The order was passed
unanimously.
A letter was received from the Portland
Railroad company accepting the per-
mission given by the city for the laying
of double track from the Portland line
to Ocean street, provided that the double
track may terminate at ,Winslow's siding
pending the widening of Forest avenue.
A communication from Captain Lewis
relating to the rent of City hall was re-
ferred.
L. P. Hawkins petition for a concrete
sidewalk in front of his house on Ocean
street was referred.
An extension of ten days was granted
the contractors of the South street sewer
for completing the work.
The contract with Wooster & Wilson for
constructing the Ocean and Sawyer street
sewers was approved
STREET LIG HTING.
Alderman c. W. Small, for the COM
mittee on lighting reported contract for
the lighting of the streets for one year
This contract specifies one hundred and
thirty incandescent lights (the same
number as at presently of twenty-five
candle power each, the same to be kept
burning every night from sunset to sun
rise every night in the year. For lights
out double pro rata allowance is to be
deducted. In addition ten sixteen candle
power lights are to be furnished to the
city building free.
L.; oo% fo1, irhf
on Forest avenue, and there will be none
such under this contract.
. Having read the form of contract Alder
man Small read an offer made by VIM
M. Bradley, ESQ.,, for the Westbrook
Light and Power company, offering to
light.
The whole amount of cost will be about
$780,
This was the only offer, and the city
government proceeded to act upon it.
At this point Eben Freeman, Esq,
arose saying that he represented
Marsh Brothers, and would like to be
heard. Being allowed to speak, Mr. Free
man said he wished to suggest that there
was already existing a contract between
the Marsh Brothers and the city govern
ment, which had still three years and six
months to run. He would suggest that
the city government might not wish to
enter upon new contract for a year
while there was in operation another con-
tract for longer time.
Alderman Libby, of Seven, said the
city government did not recognize any
existing contract.
The aldermen then voted unanimously
in favor of the contract with the West
brook Light and Power company.
MISCELLANEOUS
An ordinance was presented forbidding
the laying out of any street less than fifty
feet wide, and placing ,uch streets under
the supervision of the city civil engineer.
This ordinance was laid on the table
Reports from the committee on laying
out new streets, were favorable to the
laying out of Alba and Thomas streets
and the orders had their first readings.
The order relating to the true grade of
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awarding to G. N. Pierce 5000 and heirs
of sErastus Knight $50 for land damages,
was made and laid on the table under the
rule
Alderman Davis reported the contract
for the Gamewell Fire Alarm system, al
ready described.
Mr.. Davis said that this system would,
in insurance rates, enable Deering to
rank in the second class of fire protection,
and. the investment of the $1,000 which the
system costs, would more than be made
up in cost of insurance The contract was
ratified.
Alderman Davis is to attend the tax
sale of real estate on Friday, June 2Sth
at 10 O'Clock, to protect the city S interest
1t was ordered that the collector allow
discount of three per cent on all taxes
paid on or before July 81, and a discount
of one per cent on all paid after July 81
and before August 31st, 1885,
/ The Office of clerk and collector is to be