The Portland daily press., 1896-08-18
WESTBROOK.
CITY COUN GIL MEETING.

| Cl1 COO N Clll MEETING
An adjourned meeting of the City
Council was called to order in the coun-
oil chamber last evening. The mayor
was absent.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES,
On the matter of building tempo
rary city building the committee report
| ed adversely
| The report WAS unanimously accepted
| On the ordinance regulating the rate
of assessments for the AUDITORS of side
walks, the committee recommended
amendm ents which shall regulate the
quality and size or the ourbing, etc. The
report was ACCEPTED.
The committee on sewers recon mend
ed that a sewer be constructed on
Hawkes. street to the Stroudwater sewer
| north to accommodate all residents of
the street.
The committee reported in favor of
granting victualer's license to Messrs
d. Il. HERMAN & Co., and w. B. Booth
bay. Accepted.
The committee on olaimssreported in
favor of collecting Mrs. Boody's personal
tax for 1893 This is the case where
there was quito good evidence that tn e
tag bill was settled Accepted.
10 VIM. CarrolPs claimant for damages,
was given leave to with draw.
NEW BUSINESS.
In committee of the whole the council
proposed sidewalk in front of the Ed
wards property on Main street, the pro-
posed sewer on Forest street and the re-
GENTLY completed sewers GU Mason and
Saco streets. Mr.. L. w. Edwards
spoke for the Edwards heirs. He did
not favor the construction of a brick
walk in front of the Edwards property.
He believed it is advisable to simply re-
pair the present plank walk. Another
hearing will be given at the next meet
ing to the AUDITORS. of the Saoo street
sewer. In regard to the other sewers
nothing of Importance was submitted.
The committee arose.
The order relating to the brick side
walk in front of the Edwards property
was laid on the table.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The following orders were passed:
Fixing the assessments on the Main
street sewer and providing for the plac-
ing of two hydrants on Longfellow
street.
Locating hydrant on Hawkes. street.
Instruoting the committee of sewers to-
gether with the city solicitor to arrange
land damages along the line of the pro-
posed outfalls of the sewerage system.
Appropriating $500 for the construct
ion of sewer on Forest street
A communication was read from the
Secretary of Sacoarappa lodge, I. o. o.
f.. asking the council if the oontem-
plated making any change in the location
of the council chamber to hear proposal
from the lodge for this renting of the I.
0. o. f. public hall for the purpose of
a council chamber. The oommunioa-
ton was placed on file.
NEW BUSINESS.
An order appropriating $40 for the con-
struction of a sidewalk in front of 7. J.
Fortin's residence on Main street. was
passed.
An order was given its first reading ap-
propriating $3.50 for the constructing of a
from j. T. Trafton's residence to War
rem avenue.
Adjourned.
Rev. George E. leighton and wife of
Skowhegan are the guests OF Mrs.
Laighton's parents in this city.
Mr.. Frank Chase of Chicago liz spend
ding his annual vacation at his former
home in this city.
The next game of ball, between the
Saccarappas and Presumpsoots will be
played at Warren Park, next Saturday
afternoon. Shaw will pitch for the Pre-
sumpscOts.
Last evening at ABOUT O'Clock Patrick
Foley's white horse, which he was har-
Messing at his stable, escaped and created
considerable excitement at the West End.
The animal dashed up and down the
street for q few minutes, bnt luckily
did not do any damage.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.