The Portland daily press., 1895-11-12


Mayor Cutter reported that the Brown
street sidewalks had been completed.
President Haskell read claim for
damages caused by defective sidewalk on
Brown street, by. Mr.. Silas Hall, amounts
ing 10 sum of $50. Referred to COM
mittee on claims.
Alderman Cloudman introduced an
order instruoting the city clerk to give
notice that a hearing would be given at
the next regular meeting OF the City
Council to those Interested in the con-
struction of a sidewalk on Church street.
Passed.
The Council resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole to hear the report OF
the committee on sewers on the assess
ments of AUDITORS of Tolman and Main
streets and Pleasant street sewers.
Alderman Hopkinson was called to the
chair.
Mr.. II. S. Burns was the only represen-
alive present He entered objections in re-
gard to the assessment on his lot on
Pleasant street. His assessment just
about equalled the cost of the entire sew
err. The excessive sum was brought about
by a recently enacted ordinance and the
Council could see no way to remedy it,
but voted to lay the order on the table
until the next meeting. The committee
rose. Alderman Verrill moved that the
w. W. Lamb sewer assessment he rebated
in part
Alderman Hopkinson moved that the
report of the sewer assessment OF AUDITORS
of the Pleasant street sewer be referred
back to tho committee on. sewers for fur
Their consideration.
An order was introduced by Alderman
| Cloudman had it's first reading, appro-
priating the sum of 500 to cover the ex-
penses Of refitting the Bridge street school
building with new sanitary and ventllat-
:, 70 ha nn69r
the direction of the Mayor and to meet
the approval of the committee on public
grounds and the school committee.
THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The regular meeting of the school COM
mittee was held last evening. Following
is summary of the business transacted ::
The committee discussed in detail the
matter of carrying out the provisions of
the State law of 1885, in regard to requlr-
| ing special instruction in the public
schools in physiology and hygiene. with
special reference to the effects of alcohol
| io drinks. DR.. Barrett was OF the opinion
that all of the text books that he ha 3.
reviewed gave false impression to the
children and were wrong in many sclen-
tifc particulars along the kline OF the
| physiological of the excessive use OF
alcoholic stimulants. He believed in
teaching the pupils that there is value in
the proper use as well as great harm in
the abuse.of alcohol. Members Of the W.
G. Il. u have been visiting the schools
of the city, with the view OF lnyest1gat-
| ing the matter of instruction in this line.
| They urged the school committee to
carry out the law more to the letter than
it has been in the.past and recommended
some text books. The matter after a
thorough discussion was referred to the
commit ee on text books.
| DIR. Barrett reported the result of the
investigation of the committee appointed
to investigate the sanitary condition of
the Bird ge street building.
| A petition was read from parents ask
| ing that the manual trai ming school be
opened to the e and f grades on Satur-
day. Voted to grant the use of the room
and instructed the petitioners to inter-
view Mr.. S. d. Warren for further grants.
| Mr.. Eklof, the instructor in the manual
| training school, was elected a teacher by
| the school committee.
An application from Mr.. Christine
jackson for position as teacher was
read and referred.
II was moved that all teachers who
desire to attend the teachers meeting
November 22d at Woodfords be relieved
| from holding sessions on that day.
| 1t was instructed that they be instruct
| ed to arrange for the sounding OF signals
| for no session of schools as in past years.
| The committee from Ammoncongin
Literary Club was present and brought
the matter of shorter sessions of the af-
ternoon schools again before the Council.
Referred.
| DR.. Oscar Akers returned yesterday
| from a two weeks vacation with rela-
| tiyes in Windham.
The Westbrook High school foot ball
eleven has arranged for a game with
Portland High school second eleven We'd
nesday afternoon at Warren Park
Superintendent Spring Of the electrics
| is confined to the house with a badly
sprained knee.
| Mr.. Arthur McCubrey has been engaged
as Westbrook correspondent of the Port
land Evening Express to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr.. John
| Sullivan.
| o. u. A. MI.