The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28
DEERING.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
TRADE SATURDAY.


At meeting of the managers of the
bearing board of Trade held Saturday
evening further action was taken III rele-
ton 10 the proposed location in DoeFlng
of the American Arms company Of Bos-
ton and committee was appointed 10
draw up resolutions to be presented 10
the stnte legislature protesting against
the annexation Of ceI tain part OF Deer
ing TO Portland.
There we're eleven members OF the
board of managers present and Fresluens
John Sawyer presided. Scott Wilson
was chosen secretary pro tenn LII was
stated by, Mr.. Ward, the attorney Tor the
American Arms company, that 1t wonld
be necessary for the citizens or Deerlng
to raise the sum Of S34, 900 to induce the
company TO move its plant to this city.
OF this amount Zoo would be neces-
sary to raise the mortgage on the plant
ana it would cost SIG, 600 to move tho
plant to Desring, erect o suitable building
and furnish the necessary working CAPT
tai to commence on. A company would
be formed and duly incorporated and
with capitalization Of 100000. OF the
stock OF this company the present owner
or owners # the American Arms compa-
ny should l-eeive s25, 900 worth Of stock,
the citizens of Doering s34, 0O0 worth Of
stuck and the remaining S41, GOO worth
of stock would remain in the treasury to
lie disposed of as the directors OF the
company saw Ht. The following gentle
men were appointed special committee
to secure subscription for stock in the
American Arms company: Frank True,
Adam Wilson, Melvin Hamblet, George
Smith. H. W Pierce, Il. Matthew. W.
W. Mitchell, Esq. z. O'Brien, John H..
Sawyer ami John j. Frye.
Vics President Harris of the Board of
Trade was recognized by the chair after
this matter had been disposed of, and
said that no was opposed to the move
mont which seemed TO be on foot to dis
member the city of Deering by annexing
to the Guy of Portland q portion OF Deer
ing whose valuation is over 81, 000, 600.
He thought that if annexation to Port
land must come to Deering it should not
lie IN SGCtlUIiB DIb tt5 q WHO1S tAbo AIOOA
ing should be adGed to the larger city.
MIR. Harris said that he was not prepared
10 offer a resolution to the board of man.
ayers at this time to be voted on but
be- would move that a committee be APP
pointed to draw up resolutions opposing
annexation and submit them to the meet
ing of the board of managers on January
for action.
Mr.. Harris's motion was carried unan-
imously and President Sawyer appointed
10 servo on the committee: Vice Presl-
dent Harris, Scott Wilson and MIR. Han
son.
The board of managers then adjourned
until Monday evening January 4, at 100
O'clock.
The following is copy Of petition
legally served on the city Of DeeriEg by
Sheriff Piummer, to be presented to the
legislature for the annexation to Port
land of wards and and that part of
ward which includes Evergreen ceme-
terry, with its list Of signers:
no the Legislature of Maine:
The undersigned inhabitants of Deer
ing respectfully ask that the following
described territory be set off from she city
of Deoripg and annexed to the city OF
Portland that is to say. al of wards q
and z, and 30 much of ward as is en-
braced in the following description: Be
ginning At Wsstbnok l ne con Brighton
strset, thence northelly on said llne to
the Portland and Rochester railroad,
thence easterly by the raiload to the east
erly line of Evergreen cemetery, thence
by the boundary line of said cemetery
to the southerly Garner thereof, and land
of Caroline Riggs, thence on the. divid-
ing line between Caroline Riggs land
and land of Melsin Hamhlett to Brigh-
ton street. thence by Brighton street to
tho point begun at, meaning to include
Evergreen Gem etsry and all lands belong
ing thereto, with the territory lying to
the west of Evergreen cemetery between
Brighton strest and the Portland and
Rochester railIoad.
Ward CD. 3. Rioker, Isaac L. Clark,
Luther B. Roberts, Selden A. Sterling,
4. r. Leighton, Lorenzo z. Dyer.
Ward 7-Franklin White, Alija B..
Bean, Andrew Halves, Elias M. Jacobs,
Augustus Tate, Michael Stevens, George
B. Lanvitt, Walter Pickett, freeman
Gowen, Il. L. Chenery, john B. Curtis,
John +. Proctor. Daniel ID. Chenery,
Edward G. O'Bmen, James L. Rice,
George W. Richards, ". y. Chenery.