The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-30
DEERlNo CITY COUNCIL.
Board Attends to Sewer Attachments and
| ags Other Matters of Interest.

At an adjourned meeting of the Deer
ing City Council last evening, Alderman
Cram was absent. The report OF the city
marshal for the month ending December
25th, amounting to $119, was received
and placed on file.
Alderman Cobb read the report of the
committee on claims, which gives Mr..
Warren Sparrow leave to withdraw his
claim against the city for damages to his
property on Forest avenue, caused by the
change of grade. This was accepted and
the recommendation adopted.
Chairman Matthews of the sewer COM
mittee read long order granting abate-
msnts to the residents of Grant, Prospect
and High street sewers amounting to
1905. 95 which was laid on the table for
second reading. An order was passed
that Mr.. Oliver Buokiey's assessment on
the Oak street sewer be abated S9.25, and
the same be held as an asset OF the city.
MIR. William P. Goss, Oak street, was
given leave to Withdraw his claim for an
abatement in his sewer assessment in a
report which was read by Alderman
Matthews and accepted By the board.
The sidewalk assessm ent of Samuel o.
Cobb. Spring street, was fixed at S27.91,
and an order for it was laid on the table.
Alderman Small introduced an import
ant order which was passed directing the
street commissioner to build Stevens
avenue from Morrill's to Aliens corner
on the westerly side to the county COM
missioners' line. The new track Of the
Portland Railroad company being land
sixteen feet from it at present in several
places there Is hardly room on that side
for even q narrow walk.
A petition of Charles T. Goodrich and
others for a new street $50 feet in length
and parallel to Read street 200 feet
distant from 1t was referred to the next
city council, as was petition OF Col.
John M. Adams and others for the ex-
tension of Dunham's court from Its
present terminus in front of the Red
Men g hall to Forest avenue.
The claim of S. 8. Hussey. Hersey
street, for damages from surface water
was disposed of in like manner. After
a recess for the approval of the monthly
bills. When the council was again called
to order the sum of s55S. Is was trans
ferred from the incidental fund to the
fire department appropriation.
The petition OF Charles Z. Goodwin
and others for the extension of Sawyer
street from its present terminus to
Forest avenue across the tracks Of the
Maine Central and Portland and Roches-
ter railroad company's tracks was re-
ported on favorably by the committee on
laying out new streets, and the street
was laid ort By an order which was
given it's first reading.
The following damages were awarded:
ROYAL leighton, S14796, and Marsh
Bros, s14l.60.
A petition of F. o. Rogers and others
for the widening of Bryant street, on the
westerly side was reported on favorably,
and an order widening the street as asked
for was given It's first reading.
Mrs. e. G. Jones was awarded S1S45
damages and Messrs. e. r. Brown,
Robert Drew, W. G. Robinson and f.
Rogers, did not claim damages. The
claim of the heirs of Erastus Knight on
special bearing was discussed but no
action was taken.
Adjourned.