The Portland daily press., 1897-09-07

A similar order for laying brick side
walk on the northerly and southerly sides
of Fore street between Vine and Franklin

walk on the northerly and southerly sizes
of Fore street between Vine and Franklin
streets.
TUKEY'S. BRIDGE.
The following order was presented in
the reg ular order:
Whereas, the further prosecution of the
work on the new Tukey's bridge renders
it necessary to remove the temporary
bridge; therefore; Ordered, That the COM
missioner of Public works be and he is
hereby authorized to close Tukey's bridge
to public travel from and after Tuesday,
the fourteenth day of September, A: d.,
1897, until the same is SO far completed
that travel can be resumed with safety
and convenience to the public.
Alderman Rounds, having read this
order, proposed to lay the order on the
table until hearing could be had. He
said the tax payers in the eastern part OF
the city were interested in the bridge,
while 1t was proposed to move the tempo
rary bridge to help out the contractors.
Alderman Leighton said there was
provision in the contract that the bridge
should be removed.
Alderman usley said that the bridge
would have to be removed or built over
before the iron work could be put on.
Alderman Rounds said that there
seemed to be "ketch'' in the contract;
at least to the extent that aldermen from
other parts of the city knew more about
the contracts than those did who made it.
Alderman Leighton-They often do.
Then Alderman Rounds began to argue
for delay.
The question was put on the motion to
lay the order on the table. 1t was lost,
yeas, two; nays, four. The yeas were
Messrs. Rounds and Pagan. The nays,
Messrs. Ilsley, Moore, Mcdonald and
Leighton.
Mr.. Rounds then voeiferated little on
the text that the West End of the town
was trying to cram something down the
throat of the East End.
At the end the order for closing the
bridge was passed, Mr.. Rounds only
voting nay.
NEW WOODEN BUILDINGS.
The following petitions for leave to
erect new buildings were received and re-
ferred:
OF Lydia A. Skillings. two story
wooden dwelling at Vesper street on the
corner of Moody street.
OF Mrs. Thomas Landers, a wooden
addition to building at No. Marion st.
OF Henry Soule, two story wooden
dwelling with stable in the rear at No. rs
Washburn avenue. M
OF David Lowell, a three story wooden
dwelling at No. 10 Morning street.
OF A. f. Patterson, wooden addition
to building on corner of Market and Milk
streets.
OF W. l.. Cousins a wooden private
stable at No. r. 1854 High street..
Accompanying Mr. Patterson's petition
was a letter from ]. G. Ward, inspector OF
buildings, stating that Mr.. Patterson had
already erected a wooden shed at the
corner of Milk and Market streets in
violation of the ordinace. The inspector
had notified him to cease operations, and
this Mr.. Patterson had done, awaiting
the meeting of the city government.
Mr.. Patterson petition presented
Monday evening bore the endorsement
that it was read and laid on the table
August Goth.
In the absence Eof Mr.. Patterson the
matter was laid aside.
John f. Proctor petitions for leave to
erect two story wooden building on the
rnereof franklin and Oxford streets, to
be used as a store and dwelling.
LICENSES.
The following petitions for licenses
were received and referred to the COM
mittee on licenses:
Richard E. o Brien, billiard hall at No.
India street.
Mary j. Frazier, an innholder at the
corner of Fore and Chatham streets.
John l.. Niles. innholder at No. 179
Fore street. 3ys I'D
George A. Guptill, victualler at No. So
Exchange street.
SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
! The following special police1nerr with
out pay were appointed Silas B. sHalniI-
ton at Baxter building; Lenwood f.
Jordan at No. IL North street
MISCELLANEOUS.
The claim of 81. p. Hanson for $25
damages to stock and store at No. "A Ex-
change street from the bursting of hose
during the repairing of the sewer, was re-
ferred to the committee on judicial pro-
ceedings and claims.
Edward NJ Thomas and others petition
for plank walk on Central avenue,
Peaks island. Referred
E.The sum of $40, 0C0 was transferred from
the account of premium on bonds to that
of overlayings and attachments.
An order was passed by the aldermen
committee of three to confer
with the Boston and Maine railroad in
reference to the construction of bridge
on Bracket street over the tracks of said
railroad and connecting with Portland
bridge. Aldermen Leighton, Ilsley and
Moore were appointed. gS1s