The Portland daily press., 1896-03-05
WESTBROOK.

A special meeting of the City Council
was held Wednes day evening to canvass
returns of the city election. President
Haskell in the chair. Absent, Aldermen
Turgeon. Woodbury., Hopkinson, Walker
and Wescott.
Alderman Verrill moved that the presi-
dent appoint committee Of three to
tabulate the returns and report to the
council. The president appointed Alder
men A. W. Riggs, Joseph Knights, as
that committee. The committee attended
to Its duties and reported that they found
the returns correct as returned by tie
different ward clerks. Alderman A. w.
Riggs made a motion that a vote Of
thanks be extended to President Haskell
for the able manner in which he had pre-
sided during the past year. The clerk
put the vote and 1T was unanimously
carried. President Haskell replied by
saying that he was much pleased with
the Treatments that he had received from
every member of the council for the past
year and that his Bssoci ations had Fee n
very pleasant and that he would like to
meet the council once more at his own
home together with the mayor. city
solicitor and city clerk, but was not able
at this time to designate the day on ac-
count of the many cares that had pressed
upon him for the last few days by reason
OF the recent freshet but that he would
notify the council by letter of the date
sometime in the present month.
Alderman Woodman presented the fol-
lowing motion:
That vote Of thanks be extended to
our clerk, Mr.. Frank Il. Webb. for tie
able manner in which he has performed
the duties of that office for the past year !;
also for his uniform courtesy and will
lngneSs to at all times render every
assistance possible to further the rapid
dispatch Of business of the council
Clerk Webb responded in a few re-
marks, thanking the council for the
vote ana saying that his treatment during
the year had been very pleasant by every
member of the board
The Lend-aH Hand society of the Con.
gregational church which were to have
given supper and entertainment at the
chapel of the church Wednesday evening,
on account Of the storm have postpone
1t until tonight.
The first train over the Mountain
division of the Maine Central railroad
came through today. The passengers and
baggage were transferred by barges and
teams from Raymond's crossing on
Bridge street by way of Westbrook to
Cumberland Mills. 1t took two large
bags and six horses teams. this will have
to be done, for every train each Wav for
two weeks at least and perhaps longer.
Captain A. A. Chase, the livery man at
East End has taken the job and it looks
as though it would keep him very busy.
The Westbrook Manufacturing COMPANY
tried to start their new mill this morn
ing but the ice came down the river and
broke the hurdle Tuesday night and the
Ice made 1t impossible to start the
wheels. A force OF men were at work all
day Wednesday and it is thought that
they will be able to start Thursday morn
ing.
Dana's warp mill started with nearly
full Drew Wednesday morning. Mr.. Dana
will soon have his bridge rebuilt.
The electric light plant started all right
Tuesday night but after running about
two hours the lights all went out. 1t was
caused by anchor ice. The strong wind
forming it SO fast that it completely
stopped the wheels.
S. D. Warren & Co., will have bridge
across the river on their own premises by
Thursday morning SO that they will be
able to start up more of their plant.
Mr. Halves, the street commissioner ba 1
ordered the lumber for q Temporary
bridge to be put across the Presumpscot
at Cum berland Mills, and as soon as the
weather moderates will put a crew at
work and push it to completion as rapid
ly as possible. Mr.. Samuel Robinson
will have charge of the work, and it will
be done by the day. thus giving the work
to our own citizens.