The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-07

| for license to blast rocks at the corner Of
Oak and Free street, was granted.
Hughey Brothers were licensed to keeI
gunpowder on Long island. saas1
SIDEWALK ORDERS.
Orders authorizing the construction
Of sidewalks were passed for the fol
lowing streets. Westerly side of State
street in front of premises No. 286 to
No. 1894; southerIy side of Danforth street
in front of No. 244 to No. 266; and wes-
terly side of Preble street in front of No.
81 to No. 104; extension of wooden side
walk on Crescent avenue, Diamond ISL
and, 100 feet. (This order relating to
the Diamond Island sidewalk was laid on
the table by the council
MISCELLANEOUS.
The committee on laying out new
streets reported that they had laid out
the following: Widening of Portland
street, awarding S137s to heirs Of Geo.
d. Clark and $2225 to Isaac Waldron
continuation Of Anderson street, award
ing no damages to anyone; and the con-
tinuarion of Hancock street, awardin g
no damages to anyone The order relat-
ing to ANDERSON street was laid on the
table i'll the council, the idea being that
it might conflict with the proposed play
ground.
The committee on judicial proceedings
and claims reported that petitioners have
leave to withdraw in these claims for
damages: Jennie E. Dyer. Julia M.
Sullivan; Eliza H. Colley. Peter DAILY,
for extra work on Commercial street
sewer. Damages of $175 were recon-.
mended for the estate of f. ". y Clark.
The following subordinate city officers
were elected in the joint convention
Constable, Arthur Ritchie; surveyor of
lum Der, E. +. SWEET; surveyor OF logs,
J. W. Phillips, J. M. Hanson and G. B.
Runnells
Alderman leighton presented largely
signed protest of citizens headed by DIR.
S. G. Gordon. G. A. Brown and others,
against allowing the Portland Railroad
or any other railroad to lay tracks on
Free street. 1t was received and placed
on file.
All the councilmen were present but
were present.
The adverse report on new buildings
in the case of the woodshed on Cum her,
land street, asked by Fitzsimmons g.
Ryan was sustained.
Alderman Mcdonald presented an or
dow rioffr G1OO0 n,
ment of guests coming to the New Eng
land sir, but it was defeated, 6 to /.
. SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
The following special policemen were
appointed: John Fl. Donovan and Vim
cenzio Cesario.
UNSAFE BUILDINGS.
Inspector of Buildings J. G. Ward re-
ported the following buildings as unsafe !:
Brick building on Boston & Maine
wharf, owned by Boston & Maine rail-
road; wooden building at No. 1871 Green
treet, John f. Proctor, agent; wooden
building No. "a Pleasant street, Benz
Shaw, agent, unsafe as to fire.
Mr. Ward reports that in each case the
owner or agent has been notified, but
nothing has been done.
VARIOUS ORDERS.
The following orders were introduced
and received q passage:
To pay Lindley NJ Webb, administra-
tor of the estate of +. W. Clark, the sum
| of S175 in full, for oil damages sustained
by the building of Frederick street,
breaking in of the oulyert and the rails
ing Of the grade of Congress street near
| the crossing of the Maino Central, prior
to December /. 1884.
| That the salary of the inspector of
buildings be fixed at $500 for the ensuing
year.
That the Mayor be requested to extend
| in behalf of the city an invitation to
Governor Mckinley to visit Portland
during the week of the New England
| fair.
That the joint standing committee on
| fire department be authorized to con-
| tract for not exceeding 200 tons of an
thricite coal for thu purpose of heating
the engine houses at cost not exceeding
S6 a ton.
That tho joint standing COMMITTEES on
fire department. be authorized to pur-
chase 5000 feet of hose at cost not ex-
ceeding $4,000.
!, That the public works commission be
authorized to renave Silver street from
Fore to Commercial street.