The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-09
DEERlNo CITY COUNCIL.
Matters of Minor Importance :assed Upon
ast Evening.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Deering city government was held last
evening beginning at $40 with Mayor
DaVls In the chair and all the aldermen
present.
Inc report of the city marshal for the
month OF September showed that the sum
Oh sloo had been paid for police servic',
was received and filed.
A communication from the State Re
FORM school superintendent in relation to
lhe imprisonment of Alfred i. league
gnu a OIuI o. wilson both OF Deering ior
larueny ana statlng that the city in ac-
pay VI week for the board of each dur.
Ing their confinement was received and
filed.
Alderman Cobb introduced 81, order
directlng that S1U0 be taken from the
overlay on taxes and transferred IN the
account on streets, sidewalks and bridges.
Tor the improvement of the grade ri
Verenda street and cross walks. Passed
Alderman Cram offered a petition from
citizens of WoodfordS asking that ~ hrick
sidewalk be built on Forest ayenue in
front of the new Odd Fellows block at as
early date as possible. Referred.
Alderman Seal for the committee on
Nidll1lS IGpOIt0A O1l tllo CtS6 OI NelV1n
HambletU and asked that a hearing be
given him next Wednesday evening, and
that Mr.. Hanblett and his counsel be
notified of the time of said hearing,
Alderman Aver presented an order
directing that the 20 per cent. deposit of
Worster and Wilson for the ruction
of the sewer on Glenwood avenue and
Rackleffe street be returned to them and
that the bond be cancelled. Passed.
Alderman Aver introduced an order
granting Mrs. Annie M. Corbett of Grant
street permission to enter sewer on Lin
coin street at her own expense. Passed.
Alderman Matthews presented an order
| req Nesting the Portland Water company
to move the drinking fountain nearOcean
street to the junction of Mechanic street
| ana Forest avenue, also to move the n.y.
drants in front of the old Wheeler store
lot, also the one near the head Of Clifton
street and the one on Ocean street near
Forest avenue backward to the newly
established sidewalk lines. Passed.
Alderman Matthews offered an order
directing that the sum of SIS be taken
from the overlay tax account of 1897 and
transferred to the street, sidewalks and
bridges account to be used in finishing
up the laying out of the southerly end of
FLEETWOOD avenue. Passed.
Alderman .Gowan presented an order
directing that the Portland Water COM
phuy 5De requested TO make the necessary
connection and lay a pipe on Stevens
Plains avenue to the new High school lot
| the water to be used by the inasons and
bricklayers while the building is in pro.
cess of construction. Passed.
1t WAS voted that the notice of the
Grand Trunk railway received recently
informing the city of an appeal on the
East Deering bridge matter be taken from
the file and referred to the city solicitor.
Second readings and final passages were
given on the orders directing that the sum
of 1857 81 be taken from the overlap on
taxes for the construction of surface drain
on Stevens Plains avenue and the order
establishing the true grade of Spring
street.
| The aldermen then went into executive
session for the discussion of several mat
tiers as committee of the whole.
Upon reconvening, Alderman Matthews
presented an order directing that the
street commissioner when in need of
teams for street work is to use the teams
at the city farm when not in use there
| Passed.
| Alderman Cram reported favorably on
the petition for laying of a sidewalk on
Forest avenue in front of the Odd Eel
| lows block. The order as passed directed
that the street commissioner be instructed
tocarry out the work of construction of
the sidewalk at once.
Meeting adjourned to meet Wednesday
evening, October 18th. at 7.80.