The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-08

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ooO. He explained that it was necessar
Tor the city to build this bridge in COM
pllance with the act of the railroad COM
1nlss1oners who had decided that new
bridge should be built at this point.
Alderman Rounds said that it was not
contemplated to build this bridge at once,
nu' IL was thought best by the commit
.eo On public works to put up a bridge
mere which would be in keeping with the
new Tukey's bridge.
Alderman Pagan asked what was the
hurry about settling this matter.
Inc mayor replied that on next Thurs
oay the railroad commissioners would
meet IN Portland and if the city did not
come 10 some understanding with the
railroad com any about building this
prldge pe1ore this time it might have to
pay the bills alone without aid from the
railroad companies.
The order had passage.
SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
The Mayor appointed the following
special policemen to serve without pay:
Frank M. Floyd and Arthur j. Floyd
at Evergreen cemetery
Zoeth S. Wiley at Merrill's wharf.
Charles A. Cummings at the North
school.
P. W. Wiley at the Eagle house.
Charles I. Wakefield and M. r. Fell
were appointed regular policemen.
Henry Stevens was appointed special
policeman with pay.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
Petition of Owen Moore & Co. to main
tain stationary engine and boiler at sos
SOY Congress street was referred.
Petition of Sawyer and Palmer to main
tain billiard hall at Long Island was
referred.
| Petition of Martin Leyden to maintain
a billiard hall at 1852 Federal street was
referred.
| Petition of John L. Bracket for the
extension of the Washburn avenue sewer
$50 feet was referred
| Petition of Josiah Fl. Drummond, Jr.,
and IL others for a plank sidewalk on
Great Diamond island extending from
wharf of Diamond Island Wharf Com
pany over the avenue on the southwestern
side of Elwell Hall to Spring avenue,
thence over Spring avenue To-Day avenue,
was referred.
| Petition of Lewis B. Abbott for $40
| damages for injuries sustained to himself
and bicycle by a defective highway on
Green street opposite Park Hotel. Re
ferred to committee on claims.
ORDERS INTRODUCED.
Authorizing the commissioner of public
works to macadamize Brackett street
from Cushman to Danforth street.
| Authorizing the commissioner of public
works to macadalnize Danforth street
from Fletcher to Vaughan.
| Authorizing the commissioner of public
works to improve Carleton street on both
sides between Pine and West streets by
narrowing the sidewalk and laying a
lawn on each side of the street, provided
the abbuttors pay one half of the entire
expense.
| In L " I1llLIeO LINEN
The following petitions for victualers
licenses were referred:
| Albert G. Jackson at Peak island.
Mark Crockett as an innholder at 81
| Green street.
Louis Erlick at No. Commercial.
Albert A. Sylvester at 435 Commercial
| G. E. Gushing at Long Island.
George Norris at the Casco Bay Steam
ship Landing, Peaks Island.
A. A. Allen at 933 Congress street.
f. L. Brackett at Peaks island.
Mary J. Delaney at High street.
| Annie P. Griffin at Peaks island.
Samuel F. Hatch at 1913 Federal street.
E. A.Sawyer as innholder at Peaks Is
| land house.
Simon Rubinof at 81 Preble street.
George e. Wilson at Long island
| Sawyer & Palmer as innholders at
Granite Spring Hotel, Long island.
Arthur F. Nickel at Peaks island
Simon Berenson at SO Middle street.
Charles Mcdonald at 4S5 Fore street
| G. H. Stowell at Peaks island.
| u.
NEW BUILDINGS.
The following petitions for permission
to erect new buildings were referred:
| Annie S.Hatch, two and one-half story
wooden building at so Morning street as
a dwelling.
| Joseph I'll. Day two story wooden dwell
ing corner of Haywood and Deering ave-
nue., Fessenden Park.
Thomas Laughlin Co. addition to build
ing on Hancock street.
Thomas Laughlin Co. one story wooden
building at rear 1857 Fore street.
Alfred TuckweQ two story wooden
building at AZ Vesper street.
Willis A. Gates two and one-halfIstory
brick building on Spring street, corner of
Vaughan.
f. N. Dow brick addition to dwelling
at 1877 Park street.
FIN. Dow wooden addition to building
at q Free street to be used as store
Patrick J. Barrett two story wooden