The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-20
DEERING.

Mayor Davis was in Portland Saturday
forenoon in consultation on the matter
of settlement of the drainage of Fessen-
den Park and of certain streets in Deer
ing, to Z the.mutual advantage of both
cities.
AS soon as the work on Tukey's bridge
is completed, the Portland Railroad COM
pany will begin the running of it's East
Deering cars on the belt line formed by
the extension from East Deering over the
new bridge to Portland by Washington
and Congress streets to the head of Preble
street, where the route will be the same
as at present to East Deering.
The construction of the new street from
Ocean street, back across the Goodridge
property, is progressing rapidly. The
| work is being done by the city and the
new street will probably be called Bay
street.
| AS soon as the stores in the new Odd
Fellows block are completed, Mr.. f. E.
Wheeler, the plumber, is to be one of the
| tenants.
| T. S. Marsh and F. R. Redlon have re-
Superintendent of Wires and Fire
Alarms F. B. Moody, will commence in
about two weeks to put up the new fire
alarm boxes recently purchased and num-
bered z, 70 and "a. These boxes are to
be located near Stroudwater.
Street Commissioner Smith is doing q
fine piece of work on the road between
Libbytown and Stroudwater.
The work of putting in the curbing
along Forest avenue, has reached Moody
drug store. The sidewalk grade in front
Of Mr.. Moody's store will have to be
lowered thereby necessitating the placing
of step in front of the store door.
The work of raising the old Mosher
house is progressing rapidly and the
work Of building the store underneath
will be pushed forward.
A neat little wire fence has been placed
along front Of the power house at Deer
ing Point.
rious companies will be held this
evening at the central station to perfect
arrangements for the fremen's outing
next Saturday.
Commencing Monday morning the
work of macadamizing Forest avenue
will be pushed forward under the super
vision OF Thomas II. Randall, formerly
street commissioner of Portland and q
big crew will be put at work. The steam
roller Juggernaut, belonging to Port
land, will be used to roll the street. The
work will commence at Ocean street and
will extend toward the Portland line.
nhn ,r%x Ioxv
plished large amount of work during
the past season, which is largely perma-
nent work.
Workmen commenced to break ground
for the foundation of the large two story
building to be built by the New England
Furniture company at Morrilrs corner,
Saturday. The building will be 210 by
so feet, and employment will be given as
far as possible to Deering citizens. The
large 97 horse power engine to be used for
| the motive power is now on the grounds.
The work of placing the so additional
street lights about the city by the West
brook Electric light company, is progress
ing rapidly. The lights in wards 2. and
6, with the exception of one have been
placed, also three in Ward 4.
About O'Clock Friday evening, Mr..
W. W. Brown was driving along Forest
avenue in the direction of Portland, when
his horse fell into the ditch near Chap
man & Wyman's drug store where work
men have been engaged in laying a sew
er pipe from the store; Several lanterns
were placed on the piles of earth that had
been excavated, but Mr.. Brown did not
notice his danger and drove the horse in
the direction of the ditch. The horse en-
deavored to clear the gap, but failed.
Fortunately no damage was done to thu
horse or team, and the driver escaped
without injury.
nlox ID,, at nIo No., ,Jo,,ry
No. 220, and invited guests, will hold
social at their rooms at Red Mems hall
next Wednesday evening.
Miss Della Huston has resumed her du-
ties at the Woodfords post office after en-
joying brief vacation. Miss Buck, who
has acted as an assistant in her absence,
will shortly return to her former home
in Eastern Maine.
The work of laying the curbing along
Pleasant street is about half completed.
A cinder walk has been laid on the
southerly side Of Stevens Plains avenue
from Pleasant street for distance of
about 500 feet in the direction of Spring
street.
The several stations of the Maine Cen
trail in Deering as we'll as other points
along the line, received their winter sup
ply of coal Saturday forenoon.
The committee on public buildings of
Deering met Saturday afternoon at two
O'Clock at the office of Architect +. A.
Tompson in this city to open bids for ex-
cavating. grading and building stone
foundation, and laying drain to connect
with the sewer for the new High School
building, on Stevens Plains avenue. The
stone wall must be in readiness to receive
the granite underpinning on or before
October 4. Only three bids were received
| which were as follows: Thomas Shanna-
han, Portland, s1OS5; Angelic Lorello,
Deering, SlOs5; Michael o Neil, Cumber-
land Mills, $1047.22. The committee
withheld their decision as to the award
for few days.
Cows Killed by Mad Dog.
Hudson. N. Y, September 1S.-Owners