The Portland daily press., 1895-09-13
YARMOUTH ELECTRICS.
City Fathers Admit Them Under Ger
tain Conditions.

Meeting of Board OF Aldermen Aas' CVoh-
ing-various Matters of Bnsiness
Transacted.
A meeting of the Board of Aldermen
was held last evening Messrs. Dam,
Thomson. Peters and Little were
present In the absence of Mayor baxter,
Alderman Randall presided.
The most important business of the
meeting was the street railway nearing
The Portland and Yarmouth Electric
Railway company offered its petition for
location of it's street railway on and over
Tukey's bridge in such place and manner
and under such conditions and llmlta-
ton as the municipal officers may
suggest, and to locate the road on oAIord
street instead of Cumberland, as nrs5
prayed for, making the route from Con
gress through Elm, Oxford ana "asnlng-
ton streets to Tukey's bridge.
Seth L. Larrabee, Esq, appeared Win
the president of the road and Clerk
Harris. There were also present Presl-
dent VIM. M. Wood. Manager Newman,
Director VIM. G. Davis, Hon. u =.
Libby and Judge Robi nson representing
the Portland Railroad company.
Alderman Dam presented a number OF
petitions from people along the line OF
the route, asking for the location OF the
road. Mr.. Larrabee briefly related how
the residents of Elm, Oxford and wash
ington streets were practically unanimous
in their desire for this road. MI LARA
bee said he then would present an order,
similar to that passed at the last meeslng'
for the Portland Railroad company, the
only difference being that the erection OF
poles is provided for.
In response to questions by Alderman
Thompson, Mr.. Larrabee said that Fal-
mouth had granted the location, and
hearing had been held in Deerlng, from
which favorable result would undouted-
ly be announced soon.
1t was proposed to build five miles OF
the road next year. Whether the work
would begin here in Portland or across
the bridge he could not say.
Application will soon be made to the
county commissioners to establish the
conditions for crossing Martins Point
Bridge.
Hon. Charles F. Libby said that the
Portland Railroad company did not an
tagonize the new road. They simply
asked that the rights Of the new company
be SO guarded that it cannot use its lines
for business in the city of Portland
distinct from its through line business.
So far the new road had not asked loca-
ton in Cumberland and Yarmouth.
Mr.. Larrabee said that the entire road
must be completed in two years, by the
terms of the charter.
Alderman Thompson then presented an
order allowing the road to have its loca-
tion as it asked. and making the proper
specifications in regard to the keeping Of
the streets in repair between the tracks,
bearing proper proportion of expenses Of
Tukey's bridge, etc.
This order having been presented, Mr..
Thompson said he was glad to see the
new railroad enter Portland, and he
hoped no impediments would be placed
in it's way. But he wanted it remembered
that the city was surrendering valuable
privileges, and in return he thought some
guarantees should be demanded Of the
road He thought that at least five miles
of the road should be built outside the
city, as a guarantee of good faith, bofere
the lines should enter the city. He also
thought the road should be required to
see to it that Washington street is not left
in bad condition.
AT this point Alderman Randall called
Alderman Dam to the chair, and took
the floor. Mr.. Randall related the ex-
cellent service that the Portland Railroad
had given the city, and said he thought
their rights should not be imperilled by a
new company, which might be only a
paper company He would therefore
recommend an amendment to the order
already presented, STIMULATING that the
road should not enter the city until it
had built five miles outside, and that it
should use it's city line only in connection
with it's through business, and finally
that it should not conflict with the occu-
patton of Turkey bridge and Washington
street by the Portland Railroad, each
railroad having equal rights in these
places.
The order as amended passed unani-
mously.
DANGEROUS BUILDINGS.
As no one appeared in relation to the
buildings at No. Al Cross street and No.
AIS Commercial street, adjudged to be
unsafe, an order was passed declaring
them nuisances and ordering their re-
moval.
COMMUNICATIONS
A communication was received from
Symonds. Snow and Cook for the trustees
of the Brown estate, stating that the
building referred to in the order passed
by the board September 2nd, and situated
rear of 495 Fore street has been removed
and that simple notice to the trustees
would have been as effectual as formal
order.
Also communication was received
from J. G. Ward, inspector of buildings,
to the effect that Joseph H. Wolf has
b,,ilt a wooden h,ildino in the rear Of