The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-09
NO OVERWHELMINGLY.
DeeriBg City Council Opposed To
Division.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED WITH ONE
DISSENTING VOTE.

Repeal of the Corporation Monopoly Law
Asked For-Commission Appointed to
Investigate Matter of Taking Water
from Duck Pond Reported EavorabIy.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
| Deering city council last evening Mayor
Mitchell presided and all the members
Jones read the records of the previous
meetings which were approved. The ses-
sion was long one and large amount
of important business was transacted.
The quarterly report of Judge Hopkins
of the municipal court was received and
placed on file. Mayor Mitchell read a
letter from Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Jordan
offerings to remove all trees and stumps
and pillow along the proposed line of the
| extension Of Glenwood avenue between
RackIeff and the proposed extension of
Prospect street II the city would build
the Avenue thin a reasonable time.
Street commissioner Smith was ques-
|
structing the Avenue which includes fill
ing part of bog.
The matter was referred to the coun-
Gil as O COMMITTEES OF the whole.
Orders for the extension of Sawyer
street to Forest avynue and the widen
ing of Bryant street on the westerly side
were given second readings and final
passages
Mr.. s. o. Cobb, Spring street, was
assessed for sidewalk by an order which
was passed.
The order granting the residents of
Grant, Prospect and High streets an
abatemens in their sewer assessments
was passed as was an order directing the
city clerk to furnish coal for the hose
i houses.
An order was passed directing the city
treasurer to place the amonnt received
| from the state treasurer for the railroad
and telegraph tax to the incidental fund.
Alderman Davis presented the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, That whereas notice has been
served on the city by the sheriff of Cum.
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said Deering would petition the legisla
ture now in session to set off wards six,
| and seven in said Deering and annex tle
same to the city of Portland.
And whereas we. William W. Mitchell,
Mayor of the said city Of Deering and
Elbridge L. Cobb, George NJ. Cram, Hem
ry j. Davis Wyer p. Aver, Elbridge
Matthews, Clarence ". Small, and Free
man Gowen, Aldermen Of said city of
| Deering in the city council assem- bled,
| having the best interests of the city at
heart and being desirious OF protecting
tbs same from dismemberment and de-
stluction, do therefore
| Resolve, That we will use our best en-
deavors to prevent the setting off of the
said wards from our city and she annex
alton of the same to the city of Portland.
Resolved, That we most respectfully
ask the Honorable Myron E. Moore.
our representative in the legislature to
use every honorable means III his power
to prevent any division Of cur city of
Dsering By theipresent legislature.
The above was adopted. When it came
to vote Alderman Small lodged the
question by saying present and Alder
man Gowan voted in the Negative.
| Alderman Aver introduced the follow
ing ordinances which was given first
| reading:
Be it ordained that the city clerk give
notice November LIST each year that no
permit shall be granted any person to
break and dig up any street or public
way after the first day of December in
each year and before the first day of
April following unless by special vote of
the city council.
/ Alderman Matthews offered the follow
ing resolutions:
| Whereas certain legislation was enact
cd at the last session Of our state legisla
ture which our Governor in bis recent
| inaugural says s'tends to create n,onopo-
lies and present healthy competition in
the matter of supplying and distributing
electrical power within the limits of this
and other cities for manufacturing and
other purposes.
Resolved, That the city council, the
city of Deering requests its representative
i In the legislature to use all legislative
means in his power to secure the repeal
of the aforesaid unwise and unjust law.
The matter was diseased at length by
the board as Alderman Small and Davis
| objected to a part of it, which was
changed and the above passed.
Alderman Small chairman of the spoc-
| ial committee having ths matter of OBJ
tanning transfers for the high school
scholars living at Stroudwater from tho
Portland Railroad company reported that
the company had kindly granted the
| same.
| An order was passed amending the or
der passed December &c SO that it reads,
"The sstreet commissioner is directed to
have Stevens Plains avenue between Nor
ills and North Deering built to tbs
county commissioners line.
Alderman Aver, chairman OF the
| Duck Pond wst,Y committee read the
following report which was accepted: .