The Portland daily press., 1897-10-02
SOUTH PORTLAND.

The people of South Portland for Soma
time past have seen the necessitv Of
adopting some kind Of a permanent saxvsr
system. South Portland village presents
the problem and demands its solution in
a greater degree than any other section.
Last Thursday evening, by request of
the selectmen, aEmeeting was held at the
Loan Association rooms to hear plan
submitted by Mr.. Jordan, civil engineer.
which would commit the town to the be.
ginning and maintenance of a permanent
effective and in the end, economical sys-
tenn. Mr.. Jordan had been invited To he
present, and the room was crowded with
interested citizens, there to encourage
the selectmen in the adoption of the need
ed and permanent sanitary Improvement
recommended. The plan as projected by
Mr.. Jordan was explained by him at con-
siderable lengh, and questions were
asked by many present calculated to shed
all The Information possible on the prob.
lem under consideration. At special
town meeting held a short time ago an
appropriation of $4,000 was made for re-
building the Stanford street sewer.
begin such system as Mr.. Jordan's
projected plan contemplates was a point
on which the selectmen desired instruc-
ton and justification. A vote was finally
taken instruoting the selectmen to adopt
and go ahead and build the Stanford
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Mr. Jordan, which Will be the initial
feature In that gentleman's projected sys-
tenn for the territory of South Portland
district
This sewer will extend through Stan
ford street from Broadway to tidal
waters, distance Of about 260o feet.
From High street to the seashore, one
half the whole distance, the sewer will be
of brick with an average interior diane
ter of three feet. From High street to
Broadway, the upper half, twenty-four
inch drain pipe will be used.
An Important factor in proper and
effective sewer system for the district
cited, is that the new sewers should all
be placed below the present water supply
system. What sewers there now are in
the place are all above the water pipes, in
many cases service pipes leading through
the old sewers.
Mr.. Chas. Hannaford has been engaged
by the local lodge of Masons to run his
barge to and from all the Masonic meet
ings during the fall and winter seasons.
Mr.. VIM. Newton has entered the en-
ploy Of Mr.. James Cole as an apprentice
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Mr.. Chas. Hannaford met with pain
full accident 30 one of his fingers Wednes-
day afternoon, on Meeting House hill.
MIR. Hannafordsalighted from his team to
trigsthe wheel of a loaded passing team
and as he did so the team backed onto
him SO that his finger was crushed be-
tween the wheel and the rock with which
he was TO trig it.
| The four masted schooner Clara E.
| Randall is now on the marine railway
to be recaulked and have a copper bottom
attached.
! Mrs. Woodbury. Harrington of Free
street, is reported as being quite sick at
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her home.
| Mr.. Samuel Starbird moved into his
| new house on Sawyer street yesterday.
| Mr.. Albert Pratt a young man and resi-
dent of the village, came near being the
victim of serious accident Thursday
afternoon in front of Cole Bros. store.
Mr.. Pratt was in Cole Bros. store and
as the Willard car approached he signalled
the conductor who did not happen to
notice the signal. Mr.. Pratt ran for the
car and made leap for the running
board. He failed to land on the board
but succeeded in catching one of the
handles on the side Of the Car and held
on by that but was dragged some dis
lance before the car stopped.
The Crusaders,a band of five Christian
workers, are assisting in the series OF
revival meetings being held in the
village this week with Browns Hill
church.