The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-03
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
A Gathering in August Contrary TO
Custom.
VERY LITTLE BUSINESS OF I'M
PORTANCE PASSED UPON.

Several Petitions for Building Permits
Alderman Rounds Asks Some Ouestfons
Regarding Street OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of Fore Street.
Contrary to the usual custom, the first
Monday in August meeting was not
passed over without an assemblage of the
city fathers. The meeting last night was
very short and uninportant one and
very little business of much consequence
was transacted.
All were present in the board of alder
men excepting Alderman Kehoe.
Alderman Ilsley presented netition
signed by David T. Rines and Others. call
ing the city fathers attention to the large
| number of licensed and unlicensed dogs
now running about the streets and prav-
ing that the laws and statute relating to
dogs might be enforced. In connection
with this petition an order was intro
duced and passed instructing the city
marshal to rnforce the law relating to
licensed and unlicensed dogs.
A letter signed by President M. N. Ell
bridge of the Maine State Firemen's AS
ISOLATION, was read by Alderman Illsley.
inviting the members of the city govern
ment to participate in the parade of the
firemen this month. The invitation was
accepted with thanks.
Alderman Rounds read petition from
A. D. Pierce and others, asking that the
license. for the merry go-round now ope-
rating at the foot Of Pearl street on Lin
coin, be revoked, as it caused the neigh
bors much discomfort. The order pre-
sented in connection with this petition
was passed by an unanimous vote.
Lot numbered 100 on Washburn avenue,
was bargained to Fred E. Emery by an
order introduced by Alderman Rounds
Alderman Rounds also presented a Pc
tition signed by Isaiah Daniels and others
asking that Portland Pier be put in pas
sable condition. The petition was re-
ferred to the committee on board of pub
lie works with power. Alderman Rounds
asked if the city had jurisdiction over
this street, but no one seemed to be able
to answer his question off hand The
gentleman from Ward said that the
| sidewalk on this wharf was much lower
| than the grade of the street and should
| be fixed.
Alderman Rounds read a petition
signed by Marks & Earl asking that Hay
| wood street, which was recently laid out
and accepted by the city. be not opened at
present as to open the street would
necessitate the destruction of three fine
| shade trees. The petition was referred
| to the committee ON new streets with
power.
| A petition of James Bailey for permits
sion to erect new building at $50 Clark
street was referred.
Alderman Leightonspresented petition
signed by W. H. Jones to build brick
side walk on Vaughan street, between
| West and Brackett streets. sIt was re-
ferred to the committee on public works.
| A communication was read by Mayor
| Randall signed by E. c. Milliken, adiu-
| tant of Bosworth Post, G.. A. R., stating
| that the post at recent meeting had
ernment of Portland for the liberal ap-
preparation and use of the City hall on
Memorial day.
| Alderman Rounds at this point said
that he would like to know where he
could find out where the ends of certain
streets were. He said that the streets,
OF some of them at least, were laid out
to low water mark in 1858, but that there
| was no knowing now where this marking
had been as the low water mark now was
many feet away from the spot where it
was in 1858. Alderman Rounds said that
in the hearing on the investigation of the
commissioner of public works, a question
came up whether or not the commission.
er had been dumping material in pri-
vate yard or in public street. He wished
to know whether or not the spot where
this material had been dumped was a
street.
The city clerk hunted up the records at
the request of the alderman from Ward
and found that the street in question had
been laid out to low water mark, but this
information did not satisfy Alderman
Rounds and he was referred to the city
engineers office for further information.
The ordinance to paint poles uni
form color about the city, was passed to
be engrossed.
Alderman Rounds said that there was
considerable dissatisfaction among GER
tain men in regard to the manner in
which the men were being drawn for
the work on the streets. He wanted the
board to authorize the committee on in
vestigation into the workings of the
public works commission to give these
men q hearing. 1t was SO ordered by the
| board.
Patrick j. Donohue was granted a
license as viotualer subject to the approx
al of the city marshal.
In joint session William FL. Heckbert
was elected as constable.
The matter of paving Fore street by the
three corporation which are said to be
responsible for the poor condition of the
street by reason of constant digging I'D
| of +ho ,,ayo,,apt nv them was nlacad i;