The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-05
JAIL.

There is due from ths County of York
81, 723. "a for board of prisoners and incl
dentals, which deducted from the amount
audited on Jail account leaves balance
/ Of $2l, 9O9. "a expense to the county. We
have raised the salary of the watchman
to S72o TO include shoveling snow about
the Jail with No allowance for annual
| vacation. The matron's report shows
that under her management the female
prisoners have saved by their labor III
manufacturing clothing, etc., and repair
ing, about $500, and in FASTING heels
1888. Oh beside the usual washing and
scrubbing, etc., through the year.
BRIDGES.
| We have made incidental repairs on
Portland bridge during the year to the
extent of $3.50. 90, also painted the swing
draw two coats.
| In 1s93-94, at the time the changes
were made in the draw-bridge, large
portion of this bridge was thoroughly
rebuilt. The remaining old structure on
the westerly side, from point 100 feet
southerly of tho draw to the oauseway
section will require rebuilding the COM
| ing year, and bids have been received for
mencei early in the spring.
AT the beginning OF the year, Martin s
| Point bridge was in good condition, nut
tie treshet of last March damaged 1T to
the extert Of $500. %.
In April, Mr.. Robert Huston, who had
| for many years servsd faithfully IN
charge of this bridge, died, and Mr.. John
| Wilson was appointed his successor at a
| salary of 800 PER year.
No expenditure has been required at
| STAPLES Point except painting the iron
bridge and putting few loads of gravel
on the approaches thereto.
FOREST AVENUE.
| On petition of the municipal officers
of the City of Deering, February 4, 1898,
for the alteration or widening of part
of Forest avenue in said city, notice was
ordered, hearing had, and the Commits
sioners fled their report June IL, 1893,
adverse to the petition. The petitioners
appealed from the decision to the SUI
preme judicial Court. a committee was
| ordered, their report as amended, wholly
reversing the decision of the County
Com missioners, accepted, and Judgment
ordered thereon and in compliance with
the decision and order of said court
dated February 18th, 1885, the County
| Com missioneIs widened that part OF
Forest avenue in the City of Deering, ex-
tending from Ocean street to point neaF
the house of Joseph l.. hipslow, making
the same 66 fset in width from near said
| Ocean street to point near the houss of
Mrs. J. 81. W. Mosher, and the remain
ing part Sc feet wide. Damages we're
awarded to tile amount of ISL, 4O5. w.
Later, on petition of the municipal 9th
GERS of said city, daUed May LIST, 1879.
| IL. n etr VT m
near the house of Joseph L. Winslow to
the line between the City of Portland
and the City Of Desring, was widened to
| SO feet width and damages awarded to
the amount of SIT, 643 90. The reports of
the commissioners were fled January
9TH, 1896 Subsequently. appeals from
the awards for damages were entered in
the supreme Judicial Court by Joseph s.
Kicker, Mrs. j. h. w. Mosher, Warren
Sparrow and Isaac ". Parker. These
cases were returnable at the October
term 1895, and continued to the January
term, 1897. The commissioners employed
the county attorney, Charles A. True,
| ESQ.,, to appear and conduct the cases for
| the county.
| Actions against the county by Charles
A. Piummer, seth Sterling, Adelbert
| c. Chute and Harold S. Goold to recover
| fees for the year 1891, for Service of the
| Warrant not allowed in certain liquor
cases by the County Commissioners to
| deputy sberiffs acting under the direction
| of the sheriff and receiving per diem pay,
as provided in Section 80, Chapter ~, of
the Revised Statute, have been entered
| in the courts. In the CASES OF Charles A.
! Plummer and Seth Sterling, writs were
served on the County Commissioners De-
| Gem Der 7, 1896, returnable to the Supreme
judicial Court at the January term, 1897,
| and in cases of Adelbert @. Chute and
| " ~ 60 uod nr,
the same date, returnable to the Superior
Court at the February term, 1897. The
amount of claims for the year 1881 is one
| thousand eight hundred and forty -siX
dollars (S1S46 00). The commissioners
have employed the county attorney,
Charles A. True, Esq, to appear and
conduct these cases for the county.
| These are substantially test cases, and
the decision will apply to fees not allowed
| to the so-called "Liquor Deputies for
past six years, and involve an amount
estimated at twenty thousand dollars
! $50, 600. 00).
| In the case of the Inhabitants of Cum
berland County VS. Central Wharf Steam
Towboat Co., for damages to Portland
bridge, tried in Sagadahoo county in
| 1895. the verdict was in favor of the
| County for 1901. "a damages. Defendant
| filed exceptions ana the case went TO the
| law term of the Supreme Judicial Court.
held mt Portland in July, 1896. The case
was argued orally. No decision has yet
| been rendered.
COUNTY ESTIMATE. 1897 1898.
At court of County Commissioners
begun and holden at Portland, within
and for the County of Cumberland, on
| tbs first Tuesday of June, A. ID. 1889 to
wit: At regular session thereof on
the thirty-tirst day of December, A.
D. 1895, an estimate of the sums neces-
pary to tlefray the expenses which nave
year from said day, and also like es-
innate for the succeeding year to said
county, was prepared in manrer and