The Portland daily press., 1897-05-04
PUBLIC WORKS.

all of them were passed:
| Ordered that the commiss Toner Oh pup
lie works be and he hereby is authorized
and directed to cause brick sidewalk te
be Ibid on the east side Of B street IRON
Congress to A street, in front OF premises
| Nos. 261 TO a8l and to assess the owners
of said property with their proportionaDe
| share of the expense.
| This order was finally laid on the
| table,
| q Ordered that the commissioner OF pup
lilo works. be and is hereby authorized ano
directed to cause brick sidewalk to DC
laid on the westerly side of Garter street
IN front of premises Nos. 2 to ID, and to
| assess the owners of said property with
their proportionate share of the expense.
| Ordered that the commissioner of pub
lie works be and Is hereby authorized to
lay a brick sidewalk on Lincoln street In
front of premises numbered 1875 to 1871,
and to assess the owners for their proper
tionate part OF the expense.
| Ordered that the commissioner Of pub
| lie works be and is hereby authorized to
grade Congress street between the Maine
Central railroad crossing and Lowell
street to the grade established June g.,
| 1887.
The committee on public works re-
ported that bills to the amount Of S.
| IFS. a had been approved by them at their
last meeting as follows Streets, So, 975. 56.
drains and sewers. 81, 147.55. and Turkey S
bridge, So313.
The committee on public works asked
for an extension of time before reporting
on the sewer from Fore street to tide
| water.
| A petition was presented from Elias
Thomas and others for sidewalk on the
westerly side Of Stone street from the
corner of Oxford running north to con-
meet with the sidewalk III front of the
Higgins property. The matter was re-
feTred to the committee on public works.
Ordered that the commissioner of pub
lie works be and is hereby authorized
and directed to improve Cumberland
street on the northerly and southerly
sides between Grove and Mellen streets
by narrowing the sidewalk from its
present width to eight feet and laying
eight feet lawn on each side of the street,
the cost of said work not exceeding $144O
to be charged to the appropriation for
streets, sidewalks and bridges when made
provided the AUDITORS subscribe one half
of said cost.
This order was voted against by
Aldermen Pagan and Kehoe, but passed
the board.
PETITION FROM TELEGRAPH
COMPANY.
A petition was presented from the Pos
tai Telegraph Company for permission
to erect a line of poles, wires and cables
through the following streets: On west
side of Pearl, between Kennebeo and
Oxford; on south side of Oxford, be-
tween Portland and Pearl; on north side
of Portland, between Oxford and st.
John; said poles to be 125 feet apart.
The petitioners agree to allow other
companies to use their poles between
High and Grove streets on Portland,
provided they pay their proportionate
part of the expense.
The matter was debated at some
length and hearing ordered to be given
on the petition at 4.3O O'Clock, May 10Th.
SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
Mayor Randall appointed the following
special policemen to serve without pay,
and the appointments were confirmed by
the board of aldermen: Edward A. Chap
lin, at city almshouse; VIC. G. Carney,
Frank L. Gram, Willard Spar, at the
city bath houses; G. L. W. Sawyer, The
odore W. A. Boynton and Daniel o. Dav-
is, F. P. Whitaker, Geo. W. Gray. Geo.
W. Ham. -
ID SPECIAL SUMMER POLICE.
The Mayor appointed the following
special policemen for the summer who
are to serve with pay at the various
parks and islands,
Western Promenade-W. R. Garland.
Great Diamond Island-Ruel N. Field,
behring's Oaks-Arthur M. Sawyer.
Peaks Island--Alphonso Speed, Luther
Skillings, 9. W. Stevens. James Trott.
AlHoDln 1drk-Allry w. AOW0. E4E2
Eastern Promenade--George A. John
son.
Long Island Warren b. Woodbury. N.
r. Chase, W. W. Latham.
PETITIONS FOR LICENSEES.
The following petitions for licenses
were referred.
AS inn-holders Amos Asenault, George
f. Means, Charles S. SWEET, Foss and
O'Uonnor, Charles S. SWEET, George W.
johnson, I. +. Lilly, Thomas A. Webb,
Charles Rosenloom, Cyrene Wiley, J. K.
Martin.
AS victualers: J. L. Gibbs, Richard
H. Parker, e. II. Bates, Patrick J. Sui
livan. p. II. Erskine, Edward Bennett,
Robert H. Brown, Dennis Carey, NJ. 6.
Devine, j. ]. O'Neil, Mrs. Il. A. Herbert,
A. II. Warden, VIM. Smith, q. J. Hodg-
don, Harris Nelson, Thos. W. freeman,
Sarah B. ,Corwin, W. A. Turney. Har
lowe g. LitteHeld. j. H. Il. Weferling,
j. B. White, j. N. O'Hara, G. d. Dres-
ser, Mary Fobes, ]. I. Fowler, Michael