The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-30

and 1S97-Full Text Oh the Dill.
The committee representing citizens of
Deeriug and Portland, who have had
under consideration the form OF an
enabling act for the consolidation1of the
two cities. have completed their labors
and sent to Representative M. e. Moore,
of Deering, the following draft:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sem bled, as follows:
Sec.l The city of Deering is hereby
annexed to the city of Portland, to con-
stitute two additional wards therein, de-
sienated wards eight and nine, which are
invested with all the rights, powers,
immunities, privilevegs and stranchlses
enjoyed by, and made subject to the
duties and obligations imposed upon the
several wards of the city. All that
mart of Deering lying South of the fol-
lowing described line being Ward eight,
and that part thereofiying north OF the
said line being Ward nine; beginning at
the MONT where the Portland & Rochester
railroad crosses the boundary line be
tween Westbrook and Deering, thence by
said railroad to Evergreen cemetery, BY
Evergreen cemetery to the center line
Stevens Plains Avenue, to the centre
line of Pleasant street to Forest Avenue
thence on projection of the centre line
of Pleasant street to Back Cove.
Sec 2. All contracts, Indebtedness and
liabilities of the city of Deering shall be
performed. paid and discharged byathe
city of Portland, and all rights, con-
racts claims, immunities' privileges anu anu
franchises which might be exercised ana
enforced By the city of Deering, may be
exercised or enforced by the city of Port
land as it's successor; and all privileges,
exemption and immunities granted by
the city of Deering shall be held and
enjoyed by the city of Portland.
Sec. 3. The several 1nha OF the
ali the taxes which have been legally as
sessed upon them by said city, ana the
several collectors of taxes are here by re-
ouired. to collect all taxes committed to
them according to their several warrants
and nav the same to the treasurer of the
city of Portland. In case OF failure OF
either of said collectors to collect said
taxes. he city Of Portland or It's .pheers
shall enforce the same remedies against
said collector which the city of Deerlng
might b ave enforced.
The treasurer of the city of Deering
shall pay all moneys in the treasury TO
the city treasurer of Portland. All
money SO received by the treasurer OF
Portland from collectors or treasurers OF
Deering shall be applied by the city OF
Portland to the several purposes Tor
which they were raised, and in case OF
any oyerplus the same shall be passed to
the sinking fund.
SEED An money which have been
appropriated by vote of the city govern
nient of Deering, but the tax therefor
not assessed when this act becomes oper-
ative, shall be assessed by the assessors
of Portland and collected as in the case
of City of Portland taxes, and applied by
the city government TO the purposes for
which they were raised, any surplus to
be carried to the sinking fund.
Sec. 5,-After the acceptance or tins
act Portland shall send seven represen-
tatives to the legislature; two additional
members OF the school committee shall
also be elected, one from said WARD
Eipht and one from said Ward Nine,
who shall be elected for terms ending
one in one year. and one in two years
from the first Monday in March next
ENSUING. and until their successors are
chosen and qualified. 1t shall be deter
mined by it which member elected shall
hold for the term of one, and which
for two years. Thereafter one mem Der
shall be elected annually for the term
of two years fran said Ward Eight or
Nine, as the termTof the member from
such ward shall expire.
Sec. 6.-The valuation of real estate
for assessment of taxes, within the ter
ritory hereby annexed, shall not, in any
case, be increased by the assessors OF
the CITY beyond the valuation OF the as
SCISSORS OF the City of Deering at the last
assessment of taxes which shall be made
before tnis act takes effect, until after
the year 1900, except for new bindings
placed thereon, or other Improvements
made to or upon the land.
Sec. This act ssshall be submitted
for acceptance to the legal voters OF
said cities, respectively. on the first
Monday in October, 1895, and Il not
then accepted by a majority of the legal
voters in each of said cities, it shall be
again submitted on the first Monday in
October, 1897. The ballots in favor of
accepting this act shall have thereon
the word "Yes,n and those opposed the
word "No," and if majority of the bal
lots thrown in the City of Deering are
in favor of accepting the same, the City
Clerk of Deering shall certify. sthe vote
to the municipal o.Hcers of the City of
Portland; and if a majority OF the bal
lots throw n in the City of Portland are
in favor OF accepting the same, the City
Clerk of Portland shall certify the vote
to the municipal officers Of Deering,
whereupon a majority of.the votes of the
said cities, respectively, having accepted
this act. it shall be in full force.
At the meeting held for the submits
sion of this act in the City OF Deering
there shall be chosen on general ticket
one aldermen, three councilmen, one
mem her of the school committee, two
constables ard warden and ward clerk
in each of said Wards Eight and Nine,
respectively. Said officers shall be elected
by plurality vote. If this act is accepted
by a majority of the legal voters of the
two cities respectively, the City Clerk of
Deering shall notify the several officers
Of their election within twenty-four
hours, and also the municipal officers of
Portland. The aldermen and council
men-elect shall qualify in joint oonven-
tion of the mavor and aldermen and
comm on council, and upon their qnali-
fication the corporate existence of the
City of Deering shall cease, and all city
books records and papers shall be de-
posited with the city clerk of Portland,
and remain subject to the order of the
CITY Council of Portland, and all prop
erty of said City of Deering shall vest
in said City of Portland.
Town Meeting at Sebago,