The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-23
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Special Meeting Of Both Boards Last
Evening.

Report of COMMITTEES Lighting the
streets-Order introduced to Enforce
Numbering of HOUSEHOLDER Business
Transacted.
A special meeting of both boards. OF
the city government was held last eve
ming. The most important business was
the representation of the report OF the
committee on lights on the lighting of
Portlapd's streets, and an order on the
re-num beriug of houses.
IN BOARD OB MAYOR AND ALDER
MEN.
Mayor Baxter presided. Absent, Alder
men Kehoe and Howell
After the joint convention Alderman
Pagan moved the report OF the committee
on lights be laid on the table until the
next meeting and it was SO voted.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF PORTLAND RE
SORTS.
Alderman llsley reported that these
were the locations of the photographs
taken by order of the city.
Portland Head Light, with F. W. Rice,
Hotel Reporter, Chicago ;Dianond Island,
Il. l.. Smith. Worthy. hotel Springfield.
Mass. White Head, K. L. Smith. Worthy
hotel, Springfield, Mass. surf, Cape
Elizabeth. U. s. hotel, Saratoga, N. Y.
same, Sinclare house, Bethlehem, N. H. !;
House Island, Board of Trade. Bridge
port, Conn.,; Diamond Cove, Board of
Trade. Grand Rapids, Mich; Long
Island, Produce Exohange.' Chicago;
Cape Elizabe h, Board of Trade, Duluth;
Hope lslAl d, Business Mems Club, Con-
cord, N. H.. Cusniug's Island, Southern
Advertising Company, Savannah, Ca;
Fort A lien Park, N E. Summer Resort
Association. New York; Hope Island,
Pearl of Orrs Island, same places; Orrs
Island, Board OF Trade, Fitohburg, Mass. ::
House Island, Furniture Manufacturers
Association, Grand Rapids, Mich. !;
Delano Park, Board of Trade rooms,
Jacksonville, Fla; Cushing's Island,
Board of Trade rooms. Louisville, KY,
treasurer's and auditors offices, city of
Portland; the beach, Cushing's Island,
Highland house, Bethlehem, N. H.
The report was accepted and ordered
en- file.
COMMITTEE ON LIGHTS.
Ordered that the city clerk cause to be
printed 500 copies Of the report of the
com mittee on lights, submitted at this
meeting.
FEED WIRES.
L. L. Cummings city electrician, sent
@ communication saying that the Con-
solidate Electric Lighting Company
contempla ted stringing some heavy feed
wires from their station through several
city streets, ana in his judgment it is not
safs to run them on arms near the tops
of poles as heretofore, and suggests that
said company be allowed to put Oh
cross arms and run their wires about 40
feet from the ground. Read and placed
On file.
ARC LIGHTS.
Charles 8. Chase petitioned for arc light
at 80 West street. and an order for the arc
light TO be placed in front of No. 90 West
str eet. Accepted and referred to commit
tes on light. The lower board con.
CURED.
BUILDINGS PETITIONS.
fl. E. Mute to erect an addition at
rear of No. 412 Congress street; of e..
Vinton Earle to erect dwelling at Nos.
3S-40 esper street.; of Frank freeman,
to erect yelling and private stable at
- A.
M. Wood, to erect dwelling at Nos. 63. IS
Mellen street of Mrs. I. P. Harrington,
to erect an addition to dwelling No. 528
Congress street Cyrus Cressey, brick
oa,ce OIL Elm street. Granted subject to
favorable report of committee.
ORDERED TO 81 OP WORK.
The inspector of buildings was ordered
to permit William Findley to continue
work on building he is erecting on
Washington street, if the inspector is
satisfied that Mr.. Findley is prepared to
do the work properly.
NUMBERING BUILDINGS.
An order was passed that numbers OF
regular series shall be affixed to all
dwelling houses and other buildings
erected on any alley, street, or lane. or
public court, to be composed of any
permanent material, not over one and
one half inches in length, to be placed in
a conspicuous position upon the front
door or front of the building, and there
shall lie number Of every lot of land OF
25 teet in width fronting on a street, and
a number for every 20 feet or additional
fraction thereof, excepting that on the
streets that are compactly Quilt up,
mum Der shall be assigned for each and
every door and vacant adjoining lots
proportionately, and corner lots shall be
uumbered On both si0es.
Ordered that the commissioner Of
public works shall designate the mum.
bers and dimensions of lots.
Ordered that the city marshal cause
these orders to be enforced