The Portland daily press., 1897-08-02
DEERING.
Meeting of the City Government saturd.v
Night.


being present. Previous to the regular
meeting hearing was granted the me-
titioners of the Portland and Yarmouth
electric railway company relative to a
relocation of certain poles and posts
controlled by the Postal Telegraph Gable
Company and the New England Tele-
phone company. The poles are claimed
by the petitioners to be an obstruction
in the way of their locating their tracks
over the streets granted the road for
their location in tho city of Deering.
Hon. Seth T.. Larrabee appeared on be-
half of the electric railway company and
the interests Of the telegraph and tele-
phone companies were looked after by
Hon. Clarence Hale. Mr.. Larrabee briefly
stated the position of the railroad COM
pany. 1t was simply that the city govern
ment should grant relocation of the
poles and posts in order that the electric
railway might procede with their work.
Mr.. Hale in reply, called attention to
the fact that the petitioners reoite in
the petition that the telegraph and tele-
phone companies shall remove the poles
in question, and the railway company
does not further state who shall bear the
expense of such work, but leads to the
inference that the telegraph and telephone
companies shall pay the expense.
Messrs. Larrabee and Hale cited the
law on the points at issue and the case
was then left with the board of aldermen
for their decision. The mayor announced
that the matter would be taken under
consideration in executive session and
notice of the decision sent to the compa-
MES.
The hearing was then closed and the
following business transacted:
Alderman Cram presented an order to
the effect that the horses used to haul the
hook and ladder No. be kept within the
following limits: On Ocean street as far
north as Oak street; on Forest avenue
from Oak to the power house at portland
line; on Stevens Plains avenue from the
head of Pleasant to the old town house,
and on all streets within above described
limits. The horses used to haul hose
wagon No. are to be kept within the
following limits: On Stevens Plains ave-
nue. from the Maine Central railroad to
the old town house; on Forest avenue
from Spring street to Warren avenue, and
on cross streets within the above limits,
each team to be in the stable where it be-
longs during the noon hour.
The order received a passage.
Alderman Aver for the committee on
sewersspresented anIestimate furnished by
the city civil engineer showing the cost
Of construction of the proposed sewer on
Lawn avenue. The report was received
and placed on file.
Alderman Matthews presented an order,
directing that the street commissioner
and committee on streets, sidewalks and
bridges cause a granite curbing to be laid
at grade along westerly side of Forest
avenue from Saunders street to the resi-
dence of Nels Eek, and that the city clerk
advertise for bids for the same, according
to specia cations approved by said com
missioner and committee, to be furnished
by the city engineer, and that assessments
therefor be levied and assessed upon the
and ordinance in such cases made and
provided. The order passed to a second
reading.
Alderman Gowen presented an order
that the public buildings committee be
authorized to contract for heating appara-
tus for the Congress street school house at
an expense not to exceed $500. The order
passed to second reading.
The matter relative to the construction
of sewer along Noyes street and Deering
avenue was then called for but the motion
to take from the table was lost. Alder
man Aver for the committee on sewers,
etc., reported relative to the matter of
changing the position Of certain water
pipes on Forest avenue near Pleasant
street; that the pipes were hindering the
progress and completion of the sewer now
under construction.
At this point recess was declared and
upon re-convening Alderman Matthews
presented an order to the effect that the
poles of the Postal Telegraph Gable COM
pany and the New England Telephone
and Telegraph company in accordance
with the prayer of the petitioners for the
Portland and Yarmouth Electric Railway
company be given new location, SO that
the electric railway company can COM
plete the construction of their road.
The order received ( a unanimous pas
sage. 1t was then voted that the city
clerk forward copy of the order to the
companies.
Alderman Aver for the committee on
laying out the extension of Brown street
beginning at the southerly line of South
street presented an unfavorable report and
| an order relative to the matter The or
der was passed to second reading.
Alderman Aver presented an order
directing that the Portland Water COM
pany be requested to raise their pipes on
| Forest avenue, near Pleasant street, at
| the point where the new sewer is being
constructed, and that the expense of rails
ing said pipes is to be borne by the Water
company. This order received a passage