The Portland daily press., 1895-07-09
DEERING.
Meeting of the City Government Last
Evening.

Mayor hitchelrs First veto-Contract fo,
Street Lights Finally Made and Rati
fied-other Matters of Importance.
AT an adjourned meeting of the City
Council last evening, Alderman Cobt
was absent Mayor Mitchell read his firs
veto, the contract for electric lights from
5. ID. Warren & Co., was finally ratified
and there were other matters or import
ance.
VETOED SIDEWALKS FOR GLEN.
WOOD
Mayor Mitchell stated that in view OF
the condition of the sidewalks in thickly
settled portions of the city he was not in
favor OF the order passed at the last meet
ing, appropriating 5000 for the laying out
of sidewalks in the new suburb of Glen
wood. y He considered it an uncalled fol
expense.
Alderman Berry spoke in favor of the
appropriation and thought that the
money for sidewalks in Glenwood ex-
pended now would yield better results
than it would later. Glenwood was a
farm taxed at $5, 500; now it has sold in
small lots and its valuation is $50, 900.
The company offers to provide the earth
for the sidewalks.
Alderman CIV. Small supported Alder
man Berry's point in regard to the in
creased valuation of the land atGlenwood.
Alderman Ruel Small said that when
the land was taxed for $50, 600 and the
taxes were paid it was time to build side
walks. This building sidewalks before
the houses were built was pushing the
cart, not drawing it.
The veto was sustained
THE iSTREET LIGHT CONTRACT
PAS SED.
The order making contract with S.
d. Warren & Co., for electric lights for
the city had it's second reading. 1t pro-
vides for one hundred and thirty incan-
descent street lights each of which shall
have twenty five candle power They
shall burn from sunset to sunrise and
shall cost 1896 per year. The order had a
passage.
THE WIDTH OF STREETS.
The ordinance in relation to width of
streets, prohibiting the acceptance of a
public street less than fifty feet wide,
etc., had its second reading. Alderman
Berry said that he had strong objections
to the acceptance of a street less than
fifty feet wide, and therefore had offered
the ordinance.
Alderman Pierce called attention to ex-
listing streets less than fifty feet wide,
and asked in regard to extensions of such
streets.
Alderman Ruel Small called attention
to Bryant street that has been built up
though not accepted by the city.
Alderman Berry said that he should
like to have the ordinance affect that
street. 1t is only thirty feet wide and
ought to be wider.
Alderman Ruel Small said that he was
ready to vote for the ordinance if it ap-
piled only to future streets, but he
thought the ordinance could not bind
future city governments
Alderman Berry thought the ordinance
ought to have permanent effect
Aldermen Pierce and Libby thought
that Bryant street, since it is already
built upon, ought to be excepted from the
effect of the ordinance 1t is built pom
both sides. &SS2
Alderman Berry moved that the ordi-
nance be passed to be engrossed.
Before the motion was put there was
some discussion as to the exact form Of
the ordinance, and on motion of Alder
man Small it was voted to refer the ordi-
nance to the next meeting.
THE HIGH SCHOOL CADETS GUNS.
The committee On buying guns for the
High School Cadets, reported that a
sufficient number of guns to supply all
the cadets at the High school had been
obtained from the arsenal at Augusta free
of expense.
The $50 appropriated for this purpose
is therefore saved to the city. Alderman
Davis stated that twenty eight belts had
to be purchased for the cadets, and swords
for the officers 1t was voted that the $3.50
be used for expenses and purchase of any
arms or accoutrements for the cadets
that the council may see fit to provide.
Orders were passed authorizing the
c ontract for sewer pipe on Pearl and
High streets at an expense of s1454 and
1892. so respectively.
1t was voted that the time of the con-
tractors now building the South street
sewer be extended to August 1st
The ordinance in regard to the laying
out of sidewalks had it's second reading
and was passed to be engrossed.
The order passed at the last meetin in
relation to the discount on taxes was re-
considered and substitute presented by
Alderman Ruel Small was passed. This
substitute provides that a discount of
three per cent be given on taxes paid be-
fore August l. and one per cent after that
date until September 80, 1885,
The orders for the laying out of Thomas
and Alya streets, had their second read
ings and were passed. The grades on
Thomas and Alva streets were ordered to