The Portland daily press., 1895-06-11
WESTBROOK.
Adjourned Meeting of the .City Council
Sidewalks and Sewers Occupy Much
Time.


| Time. r~
An adjourned meeting of the city
council was held at the council rooms
Monday evening, President Haskell in
the chair. Mayor Cutter was also in
attendance.
Absent-Aldermen Cloudmau and Tur-
geon. The records of the last meeting
were read by Clerk Webb and were ap-
proved.
Mayor Cutter read the law of the last
legislature in regard to the investiga-
tion of fires. Mayor Cutter thought as it
was such q small fire that he would
leave it to theschief of the fire department
to look up, and the record of the chief
of the fire department. was read by Mayor
Cutter.
President Haskell then took up the
sewer ordinance that had it's first reading
at the last meeting.
Alderman Verrill thought that the
council ought to pass it last evening and
that it ought to be read by sections SO
that all could understand it fully before
| going further.
Alderman Wood1nan moved that the
ordinance be taken up by sections and
discussed. Passed.
Alderman Verrill moved that in the
first section the word constructed be
added to it. Passed.
Alderman Woodman moved to add to
the third section after he.word the, y
road commissioner or other officials, in
stead Of engineer, and to drop the word
he in the same section and add the
word engineer.
! Alderman Woodman moved that the
sewer ordinance have it's second reading
Passed.
Alderman verrill moved that the ordi-
nance have its third reading and final
passage. Passed
Alderman Knight of the public grounds
committee said that the committee on
4 the Fourth of July celebration would
like the use of the Harris property for
that day. Referred
Alderman Knight moved that the
of said grounds Passed.
Alderman Verrill from the committee
on drains and sewers reported that the
committee were not ready to report on
the right of way for the sewer outlet
across the property of e. Newcomb, H.
Raymond and Others and asked for more
| time.
Alderman Verrill moved that the coun-
Gil resolve itself into a committee OF
the whole to listen to the Main and Tol-
man street sewer question, Alderman
Hopkinson in the chair. AS there was nc
one present to discuss the sewer qtles-
tion, President Haskell moved that they
take the sidewalk hearing and it was
served the same, as there was no one to
talk or discuss the matter
The council then resumed it's regular
order OF business, and on motion of AL
derman Verrill from the committee on
drains and sewers, presented an order
for the construction of a sewer on Main
street from A. Goudys residence to a
point opposite the residence OLA. A, Cord
well, a distance of $50 feet, and on Tol-
man street, from its junction with Main
street down said street 229 feet, thence
| down the rayine 470 feet, and to cost
$500, and that the sum be appropriated,
had it's first reading
/ Alderman Verrill presented a petition
/ from s. d. Warren & CO., in regard to the
/ right to use steam engine on Main
! Cumberland and Warren streets Re-
| ferred to the scommittee on highways,
I sidewalks and bridges
4 Alderman Mcclellan presented an order
| for the construction of a sidewalk from
| the 2. & r. r. to Cross street, to cost $55,
and the same to be appropriated for that
Laid on the table
| Alderman Mcclellan presented an order
for a brick sidewalk on Mains street from
| p. & r. r. to State street, had it's first
reading; also an order for brick side
walk on Brown street from Reservoir
street to NJ G. R. r., to be five feet wide,
to cost $400, had it's first reading; from
the same, a brick sidewalk on Main street.
from the Congregational church to
Church street, had it's reading.
Adjourned for one week,
| Harry Roberts has accepted a conduc-
tors berth on the electric road, Westbrook
division.
| Hon Leander Valentine met with quite
an accident Monday morning as he was
on his way to the post office When on
Saco street in turning out for some
school children on the plank sidewalk.
one of the planks was lose and when he
stepped on the outer end of it, it tipped
up and threw him down. He struck on
his left side on the edge of the sidewalk,
injuring his side quite severely, also
slightly bruising the side of his face.
Lendall Morton of Naples was in the
city Monday.
| There will be meeting Of the Fourth
of July committee at Odd Fellows hall
| Wednesday evening at Z. 30. The execu-
| tive committee would like full report
| from the soliciting committee at that
| time.
Regular meeting of Temple lodge, No.
Sc, f. & m. Wednesday evening.
| Edward Barbour clerk for w b. Booth
bay, while on his bike Sunday on..his way
home from the beach, was overcome
| from the heat and was obliged to call for
| help Mr.. Sawyer of the Westbrook town
farm, took his team and brought him
home where he soon recovered DR.. Bur
roughs attended him.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
school committee held Monday evening
at the High School building, it was voted
| that the Warren street school which has
| been closed for some time on account of
sickness, shall close at the same time that
| the others schools do and that the teach
er be paid for the full term.
| DR. Barrett stated that the school house
at Pride's corner needs repair badly,
and the matter was referred to the COM
| mittee on school houses, grounds and
sanitary regulations,
committee for the care of the mammal