The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-14

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age Contract Was Discussed and Other
Business Transacted.
There was special meeting of the city
government yesterday afternoon at which
all the members were present,
1t was called to pass upon two impor-
tant matters. One of these was the Pc
tition of the Portland Railroad company
for location of it's tracks in Free and
Oak streets, about the new theatre, and
the other matter which engaged their
attention was the sewerage system be-
tween Deering and Portland.
In the Portland Railroad matter at a
former meeting of the city. government it
was decided that the location of the
tracks on Oak and Free streets, should
be granted providing that the railroad
company would pave half of Free and
all of Oak streets where its tracks were to
| be located. Alderman Rounds, Leighton
| and Moore were selected as a committee
| to negotiate with the railroad company
| about this matter and at the opening of
the aldermen's meeting yesterday after
noon, Alderman Rounds made his report
for the committee.
The proposition of the committee was
considered by the Portland Railroad Co.
at a meeting of the directors held Monday
morning, and the company voted not to
accept the proposition. Having stated
the refusal of the railroad company to &C.
cept the city's proposition, Alderman
Rounds moved that the original. petition
be granted. The track only to be paved
The alderman from Ward said
that this location should be
granted the railroad company with the
| understanding that an ordinance should
be introduced at the next meeting, max
ing it obligatory tor any railroad COM
pany which asked for the location of it's
tracks in any street to pave said street.
The matter was then put to vote and
the location petitioned for was granted.
THE DEERING SEWER MATTER
then came up. This is the question which
has so long been under discussion be-
tween the cities of Portland and Deering.
Portland wants to drain the houses of
Fessenden park, through Forest avenue,
Noyes street and Deering street, which
streets are in the city of Deering, while
Deering wants to drain some of it's land
which would naturally drain in that
way, into the Portland sewers. behring's
proposition to Portland was to allow
Fessenden park to be drained down For
est avenue, Noyes and Deering street, pro-
viding that Portland would pay one-sixth
of the cost of the construction of the sew
ers on these streets. Portland, ON the 9TH
er hand, is to allow Deering to drain
Prospect hill into the Portland street sew
er.
This proposition of Deering was for
the drainage of house sewerage only
and not for the drainage of surface wat
| er.
| Alderman Rounds thought that this
clause about the surface water should
be struck out of the Deering proposition.
He believed that it might cause trouble
some time and that it should be looked
after now before it is too late. He thought
that the contract should also stipulate
that Deering should not have the right
to enter the intercepting sewer when
it is constructed. Alderman Rounds
thought that the contract should also be
so drawn up that Deering could not hold
us for damages arising from sewerage on
the Back Bay flats in the future and that
the agreement between Deering and
Portland should be SO worded that it
might terminate at any time by the city
giving the other six months notice to
that effect and should only hold good
from year to year.
Appended to the proposition Of the
| city of Deering was an order authorizing
the mayor to sign the contract in be-
half Of the city with Deering.
Alderman Kehoe suggested that this
order giving the mayor the necessary
power should have passage and that
Alderman Rounds and the mayor should
meet with the Deering representatives
and settle the contract between them
selves.
Alderman Leighton said that he did
not believe Alderman Rounds would
have time to attend to the matter, GAL
derman Rounds has all he can attend to
in the next few weeks said Alderman
Leighton.
This raised laugh among the specta-
tors, and Alderman Rounds withdrew his
objection and the order giving the Mayor
the power to complete the contract be-
tween Deering and Portland was passed
by unanimous vote.
When this proposition of Deering and
the appended order reached the lower
board it was also given passage by an
unanimous vote.
Alderman Ilsley introduced an order
naming the school on Emerson street the
Emerson school," in honor of Andrew
j. Emerson, the first mayor of Portland.
The order had a unanimous passage.
PETITIONS FOR NEW BUILDINGS.
Alderman Mcdonald introduced the
following petitions for new buildings: