The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-20
WEsTBRooK CITY couN Gil.
Adjourned Meeting Last Evening-Side-
walk Question Msard-Other Business
Transacted.

An adjourned meeting of the city
council was called to order in the ooun-
Gil chamber last evening with President
Craigie in the chair. Absent, Aldermen
Walker, Woodbury..
COMMUNICATION FROM MAYOR.
The Mayor was present. but offered no
recommendation, simply reporting on the
fire of the 10th inst.
The hearing of the AUDITORS ON the
Saoo street sewer was. laid over one week
on petition of the AUDITORS. The council
resolved itself into committee Of the
whole to give hearing to the AUDITORS
of the recently constructed sidewalk on
Main atreet in front of the Merrill block.
Alderman Woodman was called to the
chair and read the ordinance relating
assessment of AUDITORS of sidewalks. W.
appeared for K. S. Merrill of Portland,
who is an abuttor of the sidewalk in
question.
Mr. Chapman stated that Mr.. Merrill
claims that his property has been dam
| aged rather than benefited by the side
| walk. Engineer Dickinson was called
on by Mr.. Merrill to give the result of a
survey that he had made of the old and
new sidewalk. The grade of the new
sidewalk he found on an average to be
about 10 inches higher than the old.
When questioned by one Of the alder
men the engineer stated than the new
sidewalk decreased the step into the
store of the block about six inches, the
present step being four inches, the old
six inches. Mr.. Merrill was next called
and stated that he claimed that he was
damaged ny reason OF the sill of his
building being put under ground by the
raising of the grade and he feared that
in winter the snow and ice would run
over the door sill into the store.
| The Mayor stated that II Mr.. Merrill
wall that had been there for 40 or 81
years, on the statement of an official Of
the old town, that the top of the wall al
grade, that he was at faulr for acting
on such information, when there wal
a way of ascertaining tha established
grade. The Mayor also believed that
property had sustained benefit rather
than an injury.
The committee arose and the report
of the proceedings without action wal
accepted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
The order authorizing the city treasur
er to place loan Of $4,000 to refund I
portion of the city debt coming due thil
fiscal year. had its second reading AND
final passage. .s...s
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
Alderman Knight for the committee
on public buildings, reported that Oh
account of some misunderstanding
with the nurserylnan, that there was NJ
provision for perpetual care of the hed9'
being placed around the Forest strae
school house building.
Alderman Cobb recommended the sub
shutting of incandescent lights TO
the arc light on Bracket street nea
Bridge street.
NEW Blu SINESS.
Alderman Stevens read a petition from
Daniel Conant and others for a location
of hydrant on Old Gorham street. Re
ferred to committee on fire department..
MISCELLA NEOUS.
4 The ordinance regulating the assess
ment oil AUDITORS of sidewalks to b.
herea fter built, had it's second and thirt
reading and final passage. The ordi
nance elected considerable discussion
but received only one disseatlng vote
that being cast BY Alderman Stevens.
Alderman Woodman introduced an Or
der providing for the assessment ct E
S. Merrill, s31. 50, which il 20 per cen
Of the cost of the sidewalk recently con
structed in front of his block on Mali
street. Passed.
j Alderman Knight introduced An orde
instructing the committee on police t
strengthen the doors of the two cells il
the town farm, but the president of tn
council refused to entertain the order
claiming it to be out of order ns thi
mntter is in the hands OF the Mayor.
A claim for damages to the amount O
SIS by Thomas Dolan was introduce,
by Alderman Cobb and referred to tn
committee on claims.
Il Alderman Goth introduced an orde
providing for the substitution of incan
descent lights for the arc lights OF
Brackets and Bridge streets. Passed
This alderman also introd uced an orde
providing for the placing of two incan
descent street lights on Forest street.
Adjourned.
WESTBROOK.