The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-12


but Judging from what / know of him
and what / have heard he never could
have written that document alone and
must have had help in preparing it as il
is too heavy for him. This affair reminds
me of the lrishman who went to circus
and when he had stepped inside the tent
felt something poking him i'll the back.
He paid no attention to it and finally a
friend of his said: Pat why don't you
look to see what is hitting your
"Pat looked around and saw that it
was n little long cared jackass. He then
said to his friend: A beast like that is
too insignificant to notice. -
= Alderman Gowen sat down amidst
laughter from the audience and Mayor
Davis offered word OF explanation. lie
said:
:. 1 desire to state that this communica-
ton which has just been read was handed
me at the last meeting, but L declined to
read it for the following reasons: FIRST,
desire that no alderman shall be lnsulted
while [ am presiding over the dellbera-
lions of this body, and ] consider tins
document to be too disrespectful and IN
sulting to be read here. When man
sends a document to me that is couched
IN falrly decent language | shall read IL,
but such letter as that do not consider
either decent or respectful and therefore
declined to read it to you.
Ii this letter bespeaks the nature OF
the man who wrote it, it is my opinion
that one has reason to doubt of his ability
to judge dog fight
And while the spectators were con-
vulsed the Mayors reference to Judge
Hopkins judicial ability, Alderman Cow
en- asked that the council retire to the
committee room for discussion of 'cer-
tain matters and for three-quarters OF
an hour behring's city fathers debated
behind closed doors while the spectators
impatiently awaited to see what the next
act in 1.-The comedy would be. But
after long deliberation the alderman filed
out into the council chamber again and
adjourned without taking any further
action in the matter.
MAYOR DAVIS vETOES AN ORDER.
Another interesting feature of last
nights meeting was the veto by the may
or of the order passed at the last meetl ng
authorizing the construction of the For
est avenue and Maple street sewers.
Mayor Davis called Alderman Ayers to
the chair and takin G the floor read the
following message:
Deering, June 10, 1897.
Gentlemen:-I must for the following
reasons return your bill for the construc-
tiortof the Forest avenue and Maple
street sewers without my endorsement.
First do not consider it the best way
to sewer this territory.
Second-There were fifty remonstrants
to twenty five petitioners and many of
these were in favor of the Oak street
plan, but preferred this way to nothing.
Third do not think the $4,000 offered
by the Water company an amount any
where near equal to the extra expense the
city will have to go to in order to make
the trench wide enough to take their pipe.
FOURTH agree with the engineer that
it is not good Judgment to lay sewer and
water pipes in the same trench for the
reasons set forth at a hearing on this
matter by the engineer.
HENRY P. DAVIS, Mayor
Alderman Ayers-"The question now
before the board is whether or not this
order shall be passed over the veto. The
clerk will call the roll. =
The vote resulted in six ayes and one
no, and the order was passed over the
mayors veto. The vote was as follows:
Yes-Cobb, Cram, Seal, Ayers, Mat
thews and Lane. No-Gowen.
OTHER BUSINESS Transacted.
A contract between the committee on
water and the Standish Water company
was read and approved by the board of
aldermen. 1t provides among other thi ngs
that the Standish Water company shall
lay and maintain 80, 26O feet of six inch
pipe and also set up thirty hydrants to be
maintained by the water company for
fifteen years. The water company agrees
TO furnish water for the extinguishment
of fires for fifteen years for $50 per by
drant and after fifteen years forever with
out cost to the city. The water company
also agrees to maintain the extension of
the water main on Cobb lane for the
Cobb lane school house for $50 year for
fifteen years after which the water shall
be free. The company further agrees to
lay it's pipes before October 1, 1887, with
the exception of about mile in certain
lcalities where an extension of one year
may be asked for. These are only some of
the clauses in the contract. The document
itself was very lengthy and its provisions
have nearly all been embodied in the
offers Of the Standish Water company to
the city of Deering, full reports of which
have been published heretofore.
The mayor announced that the amount
of premium on the bond issue of $40, 900
was $3.50. This amount was, on motion
of Alderman Aver transferred to the
interest account.
The mayor appointed Alderman Cobb,
Seal and Matthews as committee to
destroy the bonds and coupons paid last
year.
Angelic Lorello petitioned for brick
sidewalk ON Stevens Plains avenue and
the petition was referred.
The orders authorizing the purchase of
hose wagon for $3.50 and pair of
horses for $3.50 had their second reading
and final passage
Alderman Cobb introduced an order au-
thoriZing the committee on lights and
water to contract with the Electric Light
company for fifty additional arc lights to
be distributed, seven in each ward. 81. The
order passed to it's second reading.
Alderman Cram called up the order
authorizing the committee. on public
works to purchase steam crusher and
electric MOTOR at a cost not exceeding
$1,000. This order occasloned considerable
discussion Alderman sGowen said he
was in favor of the city's purchasing a
stone crusher, but he wanted to know
what arrangements had been made for
furnishing the power with which to oper-