The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-29
PLANS FOR NEW CITY GUAR TIERS.
Mayor Mitchell Reads Communication to
Deering City Council on Subject.

An adjourned meeting Of the Deering
city government was held last evening.
All the members were present and the
principal business transacted was the fol-
lowing communication from Mayor
Mitchell:
Gentlemen Of the Deering City Council:
phe accommodations for our city bust
ness offices are as you all know totally
inadequate to our growing needs. They
are crowded, damp and noisy, and were
only taken as temporary quarters on the
organization of the city government.
1t has been in the minds of every city
government since to provide better, as
soon as an occasion offered. 1t is not my
judgment that the city incur the heavy
expense of purchasing lot and erecting
upon it a building such as we would be
pleased to have. We have other and more
urgent calls for our money.
But it seems to me that we should
avail ourselves of the first opportunity to
better our accommodations when We can
do SO at comparatively small expense.
Such an opportunity is now pre- ssnted.
There is in prospect building to be
built by the Odd Fellows and Masonic
orders in one of the best localities at
Woodfords, in which 1 am told that az
rangements can be made to give us
ample and commodious rooms, suited to
the oity's needs for many years to come.
The location is central and very de-
sirable. The building is to be credit to
the city.
| would suggest that committee of
three be- appointed by the board to con-
Ault with the building committee having
this proposed block in charge, to ascer-
tain definitely what arrangements can be
made looking TO the city's occupancy of
portion of it. This should be done be-
lore the final plans are made SO ns to
avoid expensive changes in the oonstruc-
lion of the building should the city con-
Glide to make lease.
The communication of the mayors
was ordered placed on file AMI the
recommendations were unanimously
adopted.
On motion Of Alderman Small, Mayor
Mitchell appointed Aldermen Small,
Cobb and Gowan a committee to confer
with the Ocd Fellows and Masonic
building committee and report to the
city council.
Alderman Gowan introduced petition
to the county commissioners asking that
the lines of Congress from Libby's Cor
ner to Brewer House hill be REDEEMED
and laid out.
The report of Judge Hopkins of the
Municipal court for the month ending
Septic IN Der /, was received ana ordered
placed on file.
A petition was received from Warren
Sparrow asking that the city council
view the damages done to his property by
the raising the grade of Forest avenue
and that the council appoint date for a
hearing on the matter SO that the petit
TONER may appear and state his case.
The petition was referred to the commit
tee on claims.
On motion of Alderman Aver, e. B.
Brown was elected an an additional con-
stable.
Alderman Gram introduced an order
calling for the putting of four electric
lights in the ward room in Ward 2. AL
dermen Cram, Davis, Aver and Gowan,
voting yes and Alderman Aver and Small
voting no. Alderman Cobb did not vote
A few minutes after this order was
ptt6bHu n 1u6Fmau OllAlt introduced an
order calling for three electric lights in
the engine house in Ward 6. This order
passed By an unanimous vote.
A sidewalk was ordered to be built In
'front.' or the house of S. o. Fogg on
Spring street.
The committee on Streets sidewalks
and bridges reported that the cost of the
sidewalk ut the Hoegg block at Deering
Centre was $50 80, and an order was
passed laying an assessment for this
amount and instru citing the city clerk to
pay the city's proportional part of this
expense.
The assessments for the construction of
the sidewalk on the westerly side of
Nevens street were assessed as follows
Charles f. Jordan, 1854; Charles +.
Walton, S26 43; Charles r. Marsh, s26. 70;
c. M- Legrow, 1861; City of Deering,
$751;
The ordinance creating q uniform for
the Deering fire department was passed
to be enacted.