The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-12
DEERING CITY GOVERNMENT
TransactS Considerable Business at Its
Regular Meeting.

Mayor Mitchell vetoes an Order Which Is
Passed Over the veto-Many Orders of
Interest to Deering Citizens introduced
and Passed.
There was full attendance at tie
regular monthly meeting Of the Deering
CITY government last evening.
Mayor Mitchell opened proceedings by
reading a communication from the trus-
tees of the Maine Wesleyan Seminary,
written by Joseph A. Locke, IN which it
as stated that inasmuoh as the city of
Deering had not seen fit to abate the
taxes on.the property ownod by the SEM
mary in Deering In return for the gift of
a street to be known as Orange street.
running through the property Of said
seminary, the seminary would not give
the CITY the street. The Communication
was ordered placed on flle
The mayor then read a communication
from Henry O. Peabody, judge of pro-
bate ordering the city government to ex-
II guardian for q certain Deerlng young
lady, who is said to be non cUmpos
mentis. Monday, Septem Der IA, at 2. 80 p.
NJ, was set as the date for hearing on
the matter.
Another communication 10 the city
clerksof Deering, written By William 81.
Waldron of Portland. stated that he had
recently sold to William @. Davis, a
tract of land near Mitohell's hill in the
centre Of which was an old burying
ground containing only a few graves be-
longing to tho city, and the letter stated
that Mr.. Davis was desirious of having
this burying ground removed and offered
to buy lot in Evergreen Cemetery and
have the bodies inferred therein II the
CITY would agree to the change.
Alderman Gowan said that the burying
ground referred to belonged to private
parties, and that the city did not own
the cemetery. The matter was referred
to the committee on burying grounds.
The resignation of 81. "a. White of
election clerk in Ward six was accepted
and George W. st. John appointed to I'LL
the vacancy.
Mayor Mitchell stated that at the last
meeting OF the board an attempt was
made by one of the aldermen TO impeach
his veraoity and he asked the city clerk
to read communication from ex- Police
Officer Henry @. Boulter. in which Mr..
Boulter stated that he had never been
advised by Mayor Mitchell not to tender
his resignation and any statement to
the effect that he had been SO advised
was false. This communication was
witnessed by City Marshal Chaunoey R.
Berry. The aldermen one after another
all stated that they had never for a
moment questioned Mayor Mitohelrs
veraoity in this matter.
Mayor Mitchell vetoed the order author
izing the removal of one OF the city
teams to the hose house at Morrill's Cor
ner, and gave as his reason for the veto
that he did not consider this division of
the city teams as desirable tor the city's
interest. He said, however, that he
would favor the purchase of a single
team to be placed in the Morrill, Corner
hose house.
Alderman Cram moved that the order
be reconsidersd and passed over the veto.
Aldermen Cobb, Cram, Davis, Aver
and Gowan voted for reconsideration,
and Aldermen Small and Matthews voted
against tt.
The matter was Their discussed at great
length pro an d con. Alderman
Matthews did not believe division of
the city teams advisable, and. thought
that such division would handicap the
street commissioner in his work. He
favored the purchase of single team
The order was passed over the Mayor
veto. however, by vota of 5 to 2, the
same gentlemen voting for the passage
of the order as voted for it's reconsidera.
tion.
Alderman Cobb presented q petit ion
signed by Charles E. jackson and So
others, praying for the location of n.y.
drants between Aliens and Lunt's cor
ners. The petition was referred to the
committee on lights and water.
Alderman Cobb introduced an order
authorizing the street commissioner to
furnish planking and material for the
construction OF q sidewalk from the
Grand Trunk bridge to the Marine
hospital. He stated In support of this
order that sidewalk was badly needed
at this locality, and that the Marine hos
pital had offered to do the work and
grading II the city would supply the
material He said that IT the Marine
hospital was as near Woodfords as 1t is
East Deering the sidewalk would have
been constructed long before This.
Alderman Small objected to the order
on the ground that there was no infor-
nation as to what the work woald cost.
He thought it would be better to amend
the order and refer 1t to the committee
on streets for investigation. Alderman
Small also stated that the committee on
streets was endeavoring to do away with
plank walks, and would not vote for the
construction of any.
Alderman Gohh cafd ba waa hound to