The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-28
DEERING.
Special Meeting of City Council Last
Evening.

The Railroad Commissioners Oppose the
Extension of Sawyer Street-varions
Other Important Matters.
There was special meeting of the
Deering City Council last evening.
Alderman Ruel Small was absent Mayor
Mitchell read a petition from the Dirigo
Telephone company for permission to erect
poles in the city streets.
Mayor Mitchell said that these parties
wished to use the city's streets for pur-
poses of profit for themselves In other
cities it has been the custom to ask COM
pensation for this privilege. 1t has never
been the policy of Deering to make any
such charge. He had heard that other
companies would ask for the same privi-
lege and the streets would be lined with
poles. The question was should compen-
sation be required OF not.
Alderman Berry thought that some
charge should be made for such a
valuable privilege.
Alderman Clarence Small called atten-
ton TO the fact that companies who had
already erected poles in the city streets
had not been required to pay for the
privilege and he didn't know why the
line should be drawn so sharply at the
present time He was in favor of grant
ing the petition.
The matter was laid over till the next
regular meeting.
Mayor Mitchell read the decision of the
railroad commissioners in regard to the
proposed Sawyer street crossing of the
Maine Central tracks. The commissioners
adjudged that ''public convenience and
necessity did not require. that Sawyer
street should be extended across the
tracks of the Maine Central" Therefore
that new community, lying between
Ocean street and the Maine Central, will
not yet have an outlet across the Maine
Central into Forest avenue, unless it
should go under the tracks, which is not
probable
No appeal from the decision was made.
1t was ordered that the grade of Ocean
street between Sawyer and Oak streets be
raised according to the plans of the city
engineer Engineer Barbour was present
with plans that showed that at that point
where the brook crosses Ocean street, the
street is so low that the sewer, coming
down Ocean street from Sawyer street to
join the sew er at the foot of Oak street,
would be too near the surface of the
street. A grade about two feet higher was
needed.
1t was ordered that the committee on
new streets give hearing to AUDITORS on
Ocean street, between Sawyer and Oak
streets, in regard to the proposed street at
that point; the hearing to take place
June 18th, at O'Clock p m.
Alderman Pierce read the estimate of
the cost of an extension of Pearl street
sewer, the pipe to cost $14 and the con-
struction 1858. 95. The distance is only S5
feet and is from the end of the present
sewer up to Grant street. The abutters Of
this IS feet have paid their assessment,
but in running a sewer up a street to a
dead end, the city government did not
extend the sewer any further than neces-
sary. The question was whether this ex-
tension be made now or later, when it
shall be made necessary. The estimate
was received.
Alderman Pierce read an order that the
city contract for the above sewer, and
moved that it be laid on the table for a
second reading
Alderman Pierce stated that the esti-
mate for High street sewer would be, for
pipe 1882. 60, and for construction $267S,
a total of 50, go. This estimate was
accepted and an order was read that the
committee contract for the construction
of said sewer. This order was laid on the
table for second reading.
~ Alderman Pierce offered an order hat
the street commissioner be authorized
when the city council has so voted, to
construct brick sidewalk, thirty five
cents a yard to be paid by the abutter aud
remainder by the city, the remainder
amounting to forty five cents yard ,lso
in case of cement border the abutte, is
to pay one half the cost. 1t was laid on
the table for the second reading.
At this point Alderman Berry asked
the street commissioner to explain in re-
gard to brick sidewalks laid last year.
Mr.. Walker said that the curbing was
made according to the ordinance, the city
paying half and the abutter half. The
city laid the brick and the abutter was
charged twenty-five cents yard for it
Alderman Berry said that a cerain
citizen claimed that the surface waite. of
the street flowed into his lawn and il it
wasn't stopped he should claim DAMAGES.
He wished to have the city solicitors
opinion as to what were the, city's rights
and duties in regard to its street drain
age. The matter was referred
1t was ordered that hearing be given
to residents of Brighton street, fpm
Stevens Plains avenue to the summit of
MitchelFs Hill, in regard to the altering
the street to grade, this hearing to hke
place at p. m. on the 10Th of June.
Alderman Berry read an order that the
city engineer be instructed to run the lines
OF all streets, on which monuments ire
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