The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-05
WESTBROOK.
The Meeting of the City Government
Last Evening.

The Meeting of the City Government
/ Last Evening.
| The Bridge Street School House-Dr
Young Thinks 1t Unhealthy-The Board
Do Not Exactly Agree With Him,
The reuglar monthly meeting OF the
city council was called to order in the
council chamber Monday night with
President Haskell in the chair. Absent,
Aldermen Turgion and Wescott. ]
The mayor was present and reported
that an investigation had been made into
the cause, loss, etc., of the recent fire on
Methodist street and the report was in
the hands of the city clerk.
| Alderman Verrill for the committee on
sewers reported that the committee had
| held meeting to discuss the matter OF
unpaid sewer assessments, but that the
report would be withheld until next
meeting also reported that the plans and
bills of assessments for the Main and
Tolman street and the Pleasant street
sewers, were now completed.
| A petition was introduced by W. W.
Lamb and others asking that the council
accept that portion of Forest street be-
tween Park and Rochester streets. Re-
ferred to the committee on new streets
| A communication was received and
placed on file announcing the COM
pletion of the Main and Tolman streets,
and Pleasant street sewers
A petition signed by Arthur W. Kicker,
C. E. Cobb and w. W. Pool was read
asking that the council appropriate the
sum Of $500 for the establishment of an
/ evening school the coming winter Re-
| ferred to committee OIL finance.
/ An order was introduced by Alderman
Verrill instructing the city clerk to give
notice that hearing would be given at
the next meeting to all interested in the
assessment of AUDITORS of the Pleasant
street, and Main and Tolman street
sewers. Passed.
The ordinance relating to the assess
ment of sidewalk AUDITORS that was intro
duced at previous meeting, was read
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rules and ordinances, for further con-
sideration.
The county commissioners gave notice
that they would hold meeting at the
| High school building, Thursday, Novem-
Der 81, to consider the subject of the re-
esta blishment Of the lines and grades OF
| Stroudwater street.
The committee from the school COM
mittee was present and the council re-
solved itself into committee of the
whole to hear.their report.on the sanitary
condition of the Bridge street school
building. Alderman Verrill was called
to the chair. DIR Barrett appeared as
spokesman of subcommittee, and read a
report from DR.. Young, secretary Of the
State Board of Health, who as it has
been previously reported investigated the
buildings sanitary arrangement. by in
yitation of the local board of health The
report stated that the children Of the
school had suffered considerably from
headaches, sore threats and colds, anG
gave it as his opinion that their illness
was due to defective ventilation and poo
sanitary equipment.
President Haskell asked the Doctor i
he had any proposition to make. He re
sponded that radical change wa
necessary, in his opinion, but that as thu
present con dition of the city's finances
would not permit this, he would propose
building all earth closet at the rear Of the
school and make the hues as tight a.
possible. Some of the committee
evidently from their questions, believed
that the children were up to the average
in healthfulness, and that what defects
| there were, could be readily remedled.
The mayor stated that he thought DIR.
Young's report was remarkable for what
it did not contain and said he thought
most any person could have made similar
suggestions. President Haskell. who has
three children in the school, stated that
he believes the sore threats and colds are
due to the carelessness of the children,
rather than to defective sanitary arrange
ment He was of the opinion that the
ventilation could be improved, bu'
thought that no dangerous odors were
coming into the building, rs proper traps
were connec ted with the sewers and az
no old refuse was allowed to remain IL
or about the building. He suggested
some changes, but wanted to go on record
as of the opinion that the school building
was not in q dangerous condition. Com
mittee arose On motion of Alderman
Woodman, President Haskell and the
committee on public grounds and build
ings are instructed to confer with the
committee from the school committee, il
the matter of proposing a plan FOL
remedying the exiting nnsanitary
arrangements at the Bridge street sch 90
building, and report at the next meeting.
Adjourned to meet in one week.
Mr.. Warren c. Jefferds returned Mon
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