The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-08

and "A ssess damages resulting from the
raising of a street
James I. johnson who owns land ad-
joining Tukey's bridge, also asks for
damages resulting from the raising of the
street.
Jamea L. johnson and William Findley
Jointly ask for damages to other proper ty
adjoining; Tukey's bridge on the same
ground.
MR.. NIGHTS SALARY RAISED.
An order was introduced by Alderman
Pagan, and passed, giving permission of
the school committee to raise the salary
of Assistant Principal Leroy L. Hight
of the High school, $3.50 per year, provid-
ing the school committee should pay the
increase from it's appropriation for sala-
ries. A forlnsr attempt to raise Mr..
Nights salary was vetoed by Mayor Ran
dali and his veto was at that time sus-
tanned by the board Of aldermen.
PETITIONS FOR BUILDING PER
MITS.
G. B. Dalton to erect q wooden dwell
ing at 81 st. Lawrence street.
John W. Burrowes to erect brick
dwelling at 1o2 West street.
John W. Sullivan to erect private
stable rear of So Winter street.
c. M. Abbott to erect carpenter shop
at Al Commercial street, f. W. Philbrook
an. addition to dwelling 175 Brackets
street.
PETITIONS FOR LICENSES.
The following petitions were referred
S. f. Pearson petitioned for license to
run an employment office.
P. Laron for license as victualer at II
Middle street.
Philip Anderson for license as a yict-
ualer at Is Commercial street.
John E. Frates for license as victuaIer
at 40 Centre street.
Comic l.. Webster for license to keep an
employment office at 1871 2 Congress
street.
Slovenian and Robinson for license as
pawnbrokers at 40 Fore street.
BUILDING INSPECTORS REPORT.
Two communications were received
from the inspector of buildings.
One called attention to an unsafe build
ing at 63 Commercial street to which at
tention had previouly b en- called but
which the agent, John f. Proctor does
not seem disposed to remedy.
Another communication called atten-
tion to shed located at the corner of
Boyd and Lincoln streets which extends
fifteen feet over tine street line and which
the inspector believes to be dangerous to
pedestrians.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
| Police officers William NJ Chase, M. j.
Madden and T. o. Bonner requested per
mission to accept the reward OF 800
offered by the authorities of Lewiston
for the arrest of escaped pr soners. The
request was granted.
The committee on laying out new streets
recommended that Long Island avenue be
laid out and built on Long island. An
order accompanying the recommendation
was passed.
An order was passed discontinuing
| Haywood street.
| A lot at the corner of Payson and a pro-
posed street was bargained to Isaac E.
Slower.
| An order was passed authorizing the
removal of four elm trees on Myrtle
street adjoining s5a Cumberland and As
Myrtle.
| An order bargaining a lot on Roberts
street to Mary D. Simpson was passed.
John w. Winchester and others
petitioned for an electric light between
| No. 157 and 161 St. John street The
petition was referred to the proper COM
mittee,
Z A petition Of Charles e. Sawyer and
others for sidewalk on Carter street,
was referred to the board of public
| works.
| An insane case came up for the consid-
Grafton of the board-of aldermen. Alder
man Rounds asked that other witnesses
be summoned in the case, and the action
was deferred until another meeting.
| The Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph
Company asked to be allowed to cancel
their 81, 500 bond with Portland and
| give a personal bond for that amount.
The request was granted after much dis
cussion.
| The report of the committee on public
works showed that $21, 1888. 65 had been ex-
pended during the month of December.
The committee on lights was empow-
cred to contract with the electric light
company for the ensuing year for street
lighting. The saving to the city by the
new contract is about $4,000.
| An order authorizing the removal of
trees in front of 141 Spring street was
passed.
James O'Rourke was appointed a
special policeman at the Grand Trunk
without pay.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Councilman Bryson was absent On
the desk of the late Councilman STONE
which was draped in mourning, was a
beautiful bouquet of flowers. Tho board
CONQUERED in all minor orders and it's