The Portland daily press., 1897-10-18
DEERING.
Important city Meeting Saturday.

ing on the petition of the New England
| Telephone and Telegraph Co., for right
to locate pole on the westerly side of the
near Woodfords.
Mr.. j. ID. Stanford of the Telephone
company appeared and made a salts
factory explanation and without further
discussion, 1t was upon motion of Alder
man yer voted that the request of the
Telephone Co. be granted subjected to the
usual restrictions.
Inc second reading of the claim of Mel
vim Hamblett for SOU for damages to land
caused by u detective culvert, was called
Tor, and 1t was moved to give the same q
passage, and that the money be taken
from the incidental account.
The reading OF the order caused q stir
among the aldermen and Mr.. Cobb asked
| the chair how it was possible to draw the
money from the incidental fund wnen 1t
was already oyerdrawn.
1t WAS suggested that the order be
amended to take the amount from the APP
preparation tor streets, bridges, etc
MIR. Aver questioned as TO how the
| board could take it from the street fund
when that, too, had been exhausted, and
that further more the city should allow
the matter to go into court ana If beaten
| pay the claim.
| Alderman Cram thought that the COM
mittee of the whole hau done right in
promising MIR. Hamblett and his counsel
| that the amount would be paid and that
the aldermen ought to ratity the action of
the committee of the whole and make
good the promise to SETTLE the claim as
action in court was suspended awaiting
action by the board.
| Alderman Aver again arose and said he
| thought it was about time that the city
| stood up and had fight. This is not Ii
case for the city to knuckle down to. The
city has no money to pay the claim and
he was opposed to paying until made to
by decision of the courts.
Mayor Davis called halt as the matter
was out of order and the aldermen were
not talking on the question. Alderman
Aver raised the poinJ of order that the
order could not pass as there was no
money available to pay the claim.
The point of order was declared well
taken and it was then moved that the
matter be laid on the table until further
investigation could be made on the claim.
The motion to lay on the table was de-
feated, Aldermen Aver and Gowan being
the only persons on the affirmative.
The motion on the original order was
then considered and received passage,
Alderman Ayers being the only negative
vote.
The second reading on the order for lay
ing brick sidewalk on Forest avenue
and Woodford street was called for and
the question created considerable dis
cussion.
Alderman Gowen was opposed as he
said there was no money in the treasury
and the work should not be done until
fund had been secured.
Alderman Cram arose and said that he
was sorry that the sidewalk was such
bone OF contention, and thought that it
was in the interests not only Of the Odd
Fellows to have such walk but that it
would a be benefit to the taxpayers.
Alderman GOWan then arose and said
he thought it unwise to go to the expense,
and he further said he thought that the
city should not grant the Odd Fellows
privilege that it is impossible to allow
every one else.
| Alderman Aver raised the point that
there was no money to do the work with.
| The street commissioner was asked the
| probable expense OF such walk, and
| replied about SI25.
| The order was put to vote and re-
ceived passage, Alderman Aver and
| Gowan voting no.
| Alderman Cram introduced an order to
the effect that 1926 be taken from the
| overiay on taxes and transferred to the
account of streets, sidewalks, etc.. for
| the purpose of building the sidewalk in
front of Odd Fellows block and on Wood
ford street. The order received a passage,
Alderman Gowan voting no.
| MI. E. A. Porter of Portland appeared
| and asked the board to grant a license
| allowing him to use the ball grounds as
public ice rink during the coming win
ter. The matter was referred to the
mayor and Aldermen Lane and Cobb the
comm ittee on licenses.
The second readings and final passage
| were given the orders levying assessments
| to property owners on FeSsenden street
| and Glenwood avenue for the construction
of sidewalks.
Alderman Cobb introduced an order to
the effect that the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph company be re-
quested t change the location of a pole
on Presumpscot street in front of the res
ldence of Mr.. John Irving. Passed.
Alderman Aver presented an order call
ing Tor the appropriation Of $l31.75 for
the purchase Of pipe for the College
street sewer, the money to be raised by
temporary loan. The order passed to
second reading
Alderman Aver introduced an order
calling for $469. SIS to be used in the con-
struction of the College street sewer.
Passed to second reading.
Alderman Aver presented an order
directing that the committee on drains
and sewers be instructed to advertise for
bids for the construction of sewer on
College street. Passed.
Alderman Aver introduced an order
instructing the committee on police to
confer with the Odd Fellows hall COM
mittee relative to the location of the
office for the city marshal in the new
building. Passed.
Alderman Gowan introduced an order
empowering the mayor to employ counsel
for himself and Marshal Clark in the
defense of the suit of ex-Officer Verrill for
false imprisonment, and that the city
solicitor be requested to act in conference
with the council. The order was de-
feated, Aldermen Cobb and Gowan vot-
ing yes; Aldermen Cram, Seal, Aver,
Matthews and Lane voting no.
The meeting then adjourned to the
regular monthly meeting for approval Of