The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-01
DEERING CITY COUNCIL.
Matters of Minor Importance Passed Upon
Last Evening.

Last Evening.
/ 2 The adjourned meeting of the Deering
city government was held last evening.
Orders authorizing a temporary loan
of s5s5 to purchase pipe for sewers on
i Congress, Noyes and Douglass streets,
and S3l4.27 to construct sewer on Noyes
street and JDeering avenue to Fessenden
park and to purchase pipe for same
were passed.
i An order was passed authorizing the
equipment of the new city government
rooms in ODD Fellows hall at an expense
of $500, Alderman Gowen voting in the
negative.
Mr.. Charles D. Brown of the Sebago
Power Company notifying the board that
he was unable to be present, the hearing
upon the question of running their wires
through Deering was postponed. Inc
hearing will probably occur at the regular
October meeting.
A communication was received from
the city engineer asking that the county
commissioners be asked to define and
relocate the street line on Stevens Plains
avenue from Forest avenue to the resi-
dence of Charles Cram.
An order in line with the request was
be forwarded the county commissioners.
An order fixing the grade of Spring
street, between High and Glenwood ave-
, nue., was passed to second reading.
j. Order laying out Brown street from
South to Spring street, was given final
] passage, Alderman Gowan voting in the
negative.
Ordered that the sewer committee be
authorized to advertise and contract for
the building Of the sewer on Congress
and Noyes streets.
Petition that the sidewalk on the east
, erly side Of Forest avenue near Wins
lows pottery be put in passable condition
!. was referred.
Voted that the city clerk advertise for
the holding of meeting on acceptance
of Wood street at Libby's Corner.
, A petition that Longfellow street from
{ Linton to Cottage and Chestnut streets,
te put in passable condition, was referred.
| The petition Of the N. E. I, & T.
Co. for the right to relocate poles on For.
est avenue, near the P. & r. r. tracks
was received and placed on file and a
hearing October 16 at 7.30.. p. I'm. ordered
Ordered that the N. E. T. & T. Co. be
requested to move said pole from the
position near the P. & r. tracks.
: An order taking 1886 81 from the over.
laying taxes account to purchase pipe and
laying surface drain on Stevens Plains
avenue, was passed
d DR.. Bakers sewer assessment was abat.
ed SO cents.
Adjourned.
: The Gaild Of Trinity chapel held the
first meeting of the fall and winter season
yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Ogden at
. her home No. 10 Clifton street. Plans for
: the season work were discussed and the
. meeting was profitable one in many
ways to the members.
The annual meeting of the W. II. M.
auxiliary of Clark Memorial church was
held Thursday afternoon in the church
vestry. The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs X
+ o. Thayer; first vice president, Mrs.
Clara Smith; second vice president, Mrs.
Harriet Fuller; third vice president. Mrs
B. M. Eastman recording secretary, Mrs
Helen Bennett; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. S. NJ Kimball; treasurer, Mrs. L.
B. Gilbert. Mrs. Thayer, on taking the
interesting remarks, after which thu
work, for the coming season was dis
cussed with spirit. The session was
very interesting one.
Bids were opened last evening at z 30 a
! one inlet for the surface water drain OF
= Stevens Plains avenue to Oak street
: | There were five bids under consideration
and the committee made the award tx
: Worster and Wilson for rs they being
the lowest, bidders.
: Mr.. Horace NJ Maxfeld was drawn al
, a traverse juror for the October term O
!, the Supreme court.
+ DEERING CENTRE.
9 Miss Florence Redmond is visiting
! friends in Lowell, Mass.
4 NJ
turned from their brief visit to Lewiston
and Green.
q Mr.. Harold Eastman is attendin.
: school at Kents Hill.
q Miss Edith Poland, who has beer
stopping at Riverton during the sum
mer, has returned to her home in Naples
Mr.. and Mrs. jerome Leighton of Port
i land will spend the winter with Capt
= Alvin Hall, Clark street, Deering Centre
Mrs D. r. Walkers friends will be
glad to learn she is SO much improved al
to be out again after her severe attack o.
last Sunday with neuralgia.
Mr.. Charles w. Spinney has moved
i. from Fred Files's house on Steven.
% Plains avenue to the Morgan house, Nor
rills Corner.
Mr.. E. 3. Crockett is working for the
\ Portland Tinware Company.
Harry Robbins left Monday for Har
70 ward College, where he intends taking
t. course in architecture.
- Mr.. John Richardson and family O
Central avenue. left Thursday for their
> new home in Norfolk Va Mr.. Jasper
10 Richardson will remain in Portland
IS Mr.. Wed Best was severely kicked +,
!. horse Tuesday, causing large cash II
his leg, which required several stitches.
The store in Hoegg Block has been lie
l. to A. E. Small and Willis Sawyer o
i Portland. The store will open the first o
X next week and will be run as casl
! store. The proprietors are both thorough
! grocery men.
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