The Portland daily press., 1897-09-11
DEeRlNo CITY COUNCIL.
The Regular Monthly Meeting of Board
Last Evening

that have been hanging fire for some
time.
Mayor Davis and the entire board of
aldermen were present.
The meeting opened at ST. p. m, after
the aldermen had held 'star chamber"
session in the committee room.
After Clerk Jones had occupied Is min
utes in reading the records of the meet
ings held during the past month, the
business of the meeting commenced.
The council first allowed Mr.. W. r.
Fowler, AN expert electrician for the West
inghouse Power Company to speak con-
corning the Sebago Power company and
its requests for rights. -
Mr.. Fowler explained the dangers of
high tensioned wires and how well the
Sebago Power company will have their
wires protected with the latest and best
equipments.
Alderman Seal was the only member of
the board who showed any interest in
the matter by asking questions of Mr..
Fowler.
The monthly report of the city marshal
was then read and placed on file.
Mayor Davis read a petition from the
Deering Library Association, asking the
city to grant them room in the Odd
Fellows block quarters, to be leased by
the city. u The rooms desired for library
PURPOSES. lue p6tltlOu WAS ldlu on the
table until later in the evening.
TO FURNISH THE NEW CITY QUAR-.
aT ri TIERS.
Alderman Cram presented an order that
a special committee be appointed to fur
nish the new quartersNto be occupied by
the city in the new Odd Fellows block,
and that the committee have power to
contract for the necessary furnishings to
be used
Alderman Aver attended the order by
naming Aldermen Cram, Lane and Mat
thews as the special committee. The or
der assamended was passed, although AL
derman Gowan voted against both the
amendment and the order.
Alderman Cram then brought up the
petition of the Deering Library Associa-
ton. 1t was voted that special commit
tee of three be appointed to confer with
the officers of that association in relation
to their having rooms in the new Odd
Fellows hall. Mayor Davis appointed
Aldermen Cram, Gowen and Cobb. Mr..
Gowen then asked to be excused. Alder
man Cobb followed with request to be
excused. Aldermen Seal and Aver were
appointed, but both asked to be excused.
The special committee to furnish the
new quarters was then appointed to con-
fer with the association officers.
LAND FOR THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL
Alderman Gowen for the committee
on public buildings reported that lot
of land on Stevens Plains avenue con-
tanning 79,4s2 square feet had been pur-
chased of Mr.. G. M. Stevens for the new
High School building at a cost OF IS, 456. :
81.
Alderman Aver inquired where the
committee got its authority to purchase
a lot.
Alderman Gowen announced that the
council had SO voted. Alderman Aver
asked that the records of that vote be
read.
Alderman Gowen moved that the act
ion of the committee be confirmed.
1t was voted that the report be accept
ed. Mr.. Governs motion to confirm the
action of the public buildings committee
was then passed.
fAlderman GOwen presented an order in
structing the clerk to take a deed of G,
M. Stevens for his lot upon which ~the
building will be constructed, and for
the same charging So, 456. 81 to the account
of the new High school. The order was
passed.
SEBAGO POWER co.
Mayor Davis then called up the matter
of the Sebago Power company. Alderman
Matthews presented a lengthy order, the
gist of which was to allow the Sebago
Power company the permit for which
they petitioned to place poles and stretch
wires from the Falmouth line near Riv-
erton through Forest and Deering ave-
mes to Deering Point. The order con-
n LIST N nj ny.f av, oe,f,, tatso
concerning the protection of the wires,
the prices to be charged by the company
for furnishing electric power for Deer
ing, etc. The restrictions were pretty
strong.
Alderman Matthews moved that the
order be laid on the table for second
reading and his motion was seconded by
Alderman Seal.
Alderman Aver said that he believed
that the matter should not be delayed
any longer as the officials desire to have
an opportunity to commence opera
tions. He amended the order by moving
that the order be laid on the table until
next Monday evening when meeting
may be held. After considerable dis
cussion. during which the fire alarm
sounded and SO much noise was made
by the audience running from the build
ing that the aldermen could not hear
themselves think, it was voted that when
the meeting adjourn it be to Saturday
evening, September 25.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Alderman Seal for the committee on
claims, reported that Mr. c. S. Harmon
have leave to withdraw his claim for
land damages. The report was accepted.
Alderman Aver for the committee on
sewers, reported the estimates for sew
sr on College street and Stevens Plains
avenue. as prepared by the civil engineer
IS follows: For construction, $469. 55;
FOR pipe, $l3l.75. Report accepted.
The report of the committee on new
streets in relation to laying out the street
oetitioned for. by c. l.. Goodridge and
others, running parallel with Reed street
rom the northwesterly side of Ocean
street, the same to be known as Bay
street, was given its second reading and
passage.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were received
md referred:
OF residents of Fessenden street that a
brick sidewalk be laid in front of the resi-