The Portland daily press., 1897-07-13
WESTBROOK.

The postponed monthly meeting Of the
Westbrook city government was called
to order in the councilfchamber last eve
ming with President Woodman in the
chair. Absent, Aldermen Black, Cobb,
Riggs and Hardy.
MAYORS COMMUNICATIONS.
Mayor Cloudman was present and sub
mitted an invitation from the committee
on reception of Rev. A. d. Decelles silver
anniversary celebration to be held July
81, for the city council and mayor to at
tend the same. The invitation was &C.
cepted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
An order appropriating the sum of $3.50
to purchase 500 foot of hose for use of the
lire department, had it's second reading
and final passage. 37
The order appropriating the sum of $3.50
Tor the construction of sewer on Gray
street to connect with Lamb street sewer
had its second reading and final passage.
COMMUNICATION FROM CITY So
LICITOR.
The city solicitor reported on the mat
ter OF bonds fol. the city treasurer and col
lector. He presented fully executed bonds
from the Portland Safe Deposit and Trust
Company of Portland. This is the first
instance that this company has gone
| bondsmen for tax collector. The bonds
were accepted.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
! Alderman Davis for the committee on
| sidewalks and bridges, reported the side.
walks on Main street, between Lyman
Guptill's grocery store and the M. G. r.
| R. in bad condition and presented an or
der appropriating the sum of 500 to re-
pair the sam Order had it's second read
ing.
!. An order was presented by Alderman
Black appropriating the sum of $50 to
build a fence around the Forest street
school house. Passed.
authorizing the appropriation of $50 for
changing the wires of the fire department
to poles already erected. Passed.
| Alderman Pomerleau for the committee
on licenses, reported on the matter of
city scales. He submitted a petition for
| D. ". frlQo, praying tudG MS scales De
designated the city scales and that he be
appointed city weigher. Mr.. Pride agre es
to do the city weighing free of charge for
one year. The petition was laid upon the
| table.
!. Alderman Black moved the mayor be
authorized to confer with the school conf
mittee to consider the matter of having
the old North school building put in a
safe condition. Motion was carried.
| Alderman Morris presented petition
from E. S. Brooks asking that the coun-
| Gil give him permission to erect scales on
Main street IN front of E. Mcclellan S
blacksmith shop. A long list Of names
was presented asking favorable action on
this petition by the council 1t was re-
ferred to committee on claims.
| Alderman Craigie presented an order
appropriating 1881 to balance the state
tax account. Passed. The same alder
man also presented an order authorizing
the payment of $50 to the Portland Safe
Deposit and Trust Company on account
of collectors bond. An order for the pay
ment of $50 to the same company on ac-
count of the city treasurer's bond. Both
orders passed. A we'll signed petition was
offered by Alderman Cloudman asking
that q portion of the city lot of Main
street be allowed to be fenced off and used
as base ball grounds by the Saccarappa
| base ball association. Referred to COM
mittee on public grounds and buildings.
| A petition from the Valentine hose
company asking the appropriation of $50
to defray the expense of buying uniforms
to be used by the company at the coven-
| tion of the Maine fremen, to be held in
Portland in the near future. Referred to
the committee on fire department.
| Charles D. Brown and his assigns of
Boston, made application for permission
to erect line Of poles and to run wires
for the transmission of electricity through
| the city of Westbrook, as follows: Begin
| ming at a point in the division line be-
| tween Westbrook and Windham at a point
where the main road from Windham Cen
tire to Riverton intersects, thence by said
road to division of the city of Deering at
Riverton. Referred to appropriate com
mittee.
/ The council then resolved itself into a
committee of the whole to allow those in
terested in the matter of city scales to be
heard. Mr.. NJ. l.. Hawkes. was presented.
He thought it an injustice to appoint
one coal dealer city weigher and make
all others go to his scales to get their coal
weighed. He believed it would give the
| one appointed an unfair advantage as
all others would be put to the expense of
hauling their coal to his premises. The
committee arose. 1t was then moved that
the petition for the location of city scales
be laid on the table.
Adjourned to next Monday evening