The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-24


prevent persons not authorized by him
from coming within said limits
Sect "a. The Board of Aldermen shall
annually appropriate such sums of
money as IL may deem necessary and
sufficient to carry on the work of said
Commissioner. Such appropriation shall
be drawn from the city treasury in such
manner as the BOARD Of Aldermen may
by ordinance direct.
PUBLIC WORKS.
Sect. S. The Commissioner OF Public
Works shall perform the duties and have
the powers prescribed in an act entitled
IAN act to establish Commission OF
Public Works in the City of Portland"
approved March, s, 1895.
CEMETERIES AND PUBLIC
GROUNDS.
Scot g. The Commissioner Of Come
teries and Public Grounds shall have the
power and perform the duties now vested
in the commissioners OF Cemeteries and
Public Grounds by an act entitled An
act TO authorize the City of Portland to
appoint Commissioners of Cemeteries and
Public Grounds, approved March .. 1881
Sect 81. No person or corporation
shall dig, tear up. or excayate any portion
of the surface of any street or sidewalk in
said city unless authorized therefor, in
writing, by the Com missioner of Public
he may impose, except by special order of
the Board of Aldermen. All powers here
tofore conferred by any prior act of Aegis-
lature contrary to this section are hereby
repealed.
Sect. 80. The Commissioner of Public
Works may on such terms and conditions
as he may think proper, subject, however.
TO such regulations as the Board OF
Aldermen may prescribe, authorize and
empower any person or corporation 10
place in any street, for such time as may
be necessary, any materials for making
or repairing any street. sidewalk, cross
walk, bridge, watercourse, or drain, OF
for erecting, repairing. or finishing any
building or fonces, OF for laying or re-
pairing gas or water pipes provided that
not more than one-half or the width OF
the street shall be SO occupied. Ann such
materials SO placed by virtue or any
license obtained as aforesaid, shall not be
considered an membranes or nuisance
in such street and the city shall not be
Liable to any person for any damage ooca-
stoned by such materials.
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR.
Sect. 80. The Treasurer of the city of
Portland shall also be the collector for
said city with all the powers of collectors
of taxes under the laws of this State.
| He shall be styled Treasurer and Colieo-
tor and shall give but one bona. said
bond to be approved by the Mayor and
| Aldermen, for the faithful performance
of his duties; and may appoint assistants
and deputies as provided by law. All
warrants directed to him by the assessors
| and municipal officers shall run to him
and his successors in office, and shall be
| in the form prescribed by law, changing
such parts only as by this act are required
to be changed. The method of keeping,
vouching. and settling his accounts. shall
| be subject TO such rules and regulations
as the Board of Aldermen may establish.
Said Treasurer and Collector shall collec5
ali uncoiiected taxes and assessments in
whatever year assessed and at the expira-
tion of said term his powers as Collector
shall wholly cease all sales. distresses,
and ell other acts and proceedings. law
fully commenced by him as such Treas
urer and Collector may be as eHeotually
continued and completed by his successor
| in Office as though done by himself; and
all unreturued warrants, which would
otherwise be- returnable to him. shall be
returned to his successor in office These
provisions shall apply in all respects to
all unoollected taxes of said city.
STREETS.
! Sect. 30. The Board of Aldermen shall
have authority to lay out, widen or other
wise alter, or discontinue any and all
streets or public ways in the City OF Port
land. without petition therefor, and as
| far as extreme low water mark and to
| estimate .al damage sustained by the
owners of lsnd taken for that purpose !;
| but all location below high water mark
shall be subject to the provisions of the
laws relating to the Commissioners of
Portland Harbor. A Standing Com
mittee of the Board of Aldermen shall be
appointed, whose duty 1t shall be to lay
out, alter, widen or discontinue any
1-s1 oTr ft~CE 10
notice of the time and place OF their pro-
ceeding to all parties interested, any ad-
vertisemept in two daily papers printed
in pOr land. for one week at least pre-
vious to the time appointed. The Com
mittee shall first hear all parties inter
ested. and then determine and adjucge
whether the public convenience requires
such street or way to be laid out, altered
or discontinued and shall make writ
ten return OF their proceedings, signed by
a majority of them, containing the
bounds and descriptions of The street or
way if laid out or altered, and the names
of the owners of the land taken, when
known and the damages allowed there
for; the returns all TO be filed in the City
CLERK a Office at least seven days previous
to It's acceptance by the City Council.
The street or way shall not be altered or
established until the report Is accepted by
the Board of Aldermen. and the report
Shalt nOG De atU6Ieu uE Hluoldou pOAoAo !eo
acceptance. A street or way shall not be
discontinued by the Board Of Aldermen
except upon the report of said Committee.
This Committee shall estimate and report
the damages sustained by the owners OF
the lands adjoining that portion OF the
street Or way which is SO discontinued i;
their report shall be filed with the City
Clerk seven days at least before its aocep-
tanoe. Any person aggrieved by the deci-
sion or Judgment Of the Board of Alder
men in establishing, altering, or discon-
tinuing streets. may, SO far as relates to
damages appeal therefrom 10 the Su-
preme judicial Court, which Court shall
determine the same by Committee or
reference under a rule of Court. if the
parties agree, or by verdict of its jury,
and shall render judgment, and issue exc
cution for the damages recovered, with
costs to the party prevailing in the ap-
peal Such appeal shall be made to tine
term of the Supreme judicial Court which
shall drst be holden in the county OF
cumberland more than thirty days from
and after the day the street is finally es-
taplished. gathered or discontinued. ex-
cluuing the day of commencement of the
on C