The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-07-30

| corner of Fore and Chatham streets.
| OF VIM. I'll. Sargent to erect store
house at No. % Washington street.
OF W. H. Stevens to erect dwelling
at No. SO High street.
OF @. E. Dunlap to erect an addition
to dwelling at No. 60 Hampshire street
Of trustees of Brown estate to erect a
| coal shed on Browns wharf, IS feet
high $50 feet long, and So feet wide
| Of VIM. Macarthur to erect a dwelling
and carriage house at Nos. l and 2 Gould
street.
All granted subject to favorable report
of city marshal
LICENSES GRANTED.
Petitions of George R. Young, Mrs.
| j. N. Bowen, Mark Crockett, Hannah L.
Walker and Benz G. Mills, Charles
Rosenbloom, for licenses as victuallers,
were read and granted, subject to the
city marshal's favorable report.
NO $500 FOR THE COUNCIL.
Order from the lower board for $500, to
be appropriated to entertain visitors to
the New England Fair came up. Mr.
Thompson said there was a misunder-
standing about the $4,000 appropriated by
the city was to go to the New England
Fair people, but the Council didn't SO
understand it so and that it was to be
for celebration
The Mayor said that the city could not
appropriate money legally for out side
81,
couldn't afford to give money to help
hospital. it surely couldn't for fair
but it could for a celebration The Mayor
understood the money was to be used
for taking part in the floral and coach
ing parades. On motion of Mr. Thomp-
son the order was laid on the table.
TAYLOR STREET SEWER.
Ordered-That public sewer be laid
| out and built in Taylor street, between
May and Emery streets ard that the
commissioners of public works construct
| it, the expense, $500, to be charged to
drains and sewers. Passed.
The lower board non-concurred This
board adhered and A ldermen Peters and
| Thompson were appointed. The council
receded and passed the order.
WIDENING SPRING STREET.
A communication was received from
Charles E Jose in regard to the widening
Of Spring street, corner of High street,
asking that the matter of damage be con-
sidered which was omitted when the
street was widened because it was
thought no claim would be made Re-
ferred to the committee on claims al
though no objection was made at the
time of the proposed widening, and it
was understood that he wouldn't ask for
damages.
ELECTROLYSIS.
The communication from Mr. Fred R.
Lee, commissioner of subway of Brook
Ign, N. Y, published lately in the
PRESS, showing the Importance of a
committee on electrolysis, was read Re-
ferred to the committee on electrical ap-
planes.
The mayor said he wrote Mr.. Lee say
ing we had no committee on the above
subject, and should be glad to receive all
information Mr. Lee could afford
IMPROVEMENT OF DEERING ST.
Ordered-That the commissioner of
public works be directed to improve Deer
ing street on the northerly and sou therly
sides between High and State streets by
narrowing the sidewalk from it's present
width to eight feet and laying an eight
feet lawn on each side of the street, pro-
viding, the AUDITORS pay one-half the
entire expense, and that $500 of the
special appropriation for park improve
ments be transferred to the committee on
public works for that purpose.
Passed, four yeas and one nay; Mr.
Randall voting no.
The order came back from the lower
board non -concurred in. So it remains
hung up between the two boards
| NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE co.
Petition of the New England Telephone
and Telegraph company for permission to
extend it's underground system by laying
and maintaining underground conduits
and manholes on Congress, between Pearl
and Washington streets, and Commercial
between Gross and Franklin streets
also to maintain conduits, manholes,
cables and wires for connecting the main
conduits with the petitioners poles on the
above or intersecting streets. The board
voted to grant the petition
BRICK SIDEWALK ON CONGRESS
STREET.
Petition for brick sidewalk in front
of 50 Congress street. 1t is a question in
whom the title to the property lies, but
the agent of the property has no doubt
the party he represents would pay for it.
Mr.. Thompson asked If it should not
go to the commissioner of works.
Mr.. Dam said many small matters
were brought in this way so as to save
time. The petition was granted.
AGED WOMEN'S HOME.
1t was ordered that the assessment for
sewer at the Aged Women's Home be
abated and was passed
DIRIGO TELEPHONE co.
Hon. George M. Seiders, at torney for