The Portland daily press., 1897-10-05

proved during July, August and Septem.
Der; and a sketch of the work done. New
granite pavements has been laid on the
northerly side of Congress street between
Washington and Ponce streets and on
Fore street between Exchange and Plum
streets. New macadam pavement has
been laid on Pearl street, between Cum
berland and Oxford streets. Eleven new
sidewalks have been built on various
streets. New sewers have been built on
Wilson street, between Morning and YES
per streets. Nineteen new catch basins
have been rebuilt.
CLAIMS
The foil owing claims for damages were
referred to the committee on judicial pro-
oeedings and claims:
OF Mary <. Curran, wife of Martin J.
Curran of No. 4 West High street, for
damages alleged to have been received
September "a, 1897 by reason of an al
legged defect in Clark street bridge.
OF Herbert L. Mckinley, for damages
alleged to have been sustained September
/, 1897, by reason of an alleged defect at
the corner of Newbury and India streets.
Mary Flannery's claim for damages
done her tennements.
NEW BUILDINGS.
Tho following petitions for leave to
erect new buildings were received and
granted subject to favorable report from
the committee on new buildings:
Samuel A. Regan, wooden addition
for stable at No. 1874 Green street.
Alfred L. Turner two-story wooden
dwelling at Nos. 1915 Valley street.
John Higgins, a wooden private car.
riage house at R. 80 Pleasant street.
John j. Mahoney, brick three story
dwelling house, at No. 100 Cumberland
street.
G. FL. Adams, wooden addition to hot
house at No. Z Greenleaf street; also
change of the roof from shed to pitch.
Marks & Earle company, three story
wooden dwelling at No. 37-S9 Park street.
Marks g. Earle company. a wooden
private stable at No. Q Howell street.
Randall Huston, wooden addition to
store at No. 81 Newbury street.
/ L. S. Davis, two story wooden dwell
ing at No. SO Eastern promenade.
LICENSES.
The following petitions for licenses
were presented:
G. G. TewksbuIy to give theatrical ex-
hibitions4 at Portland theatre.
Frank Lavarnie. to give theatrical ex-
hibitions at No. 1858 1-s Congress street.
EEThese applications, at the suggestion
OF Alderman Pagan, were referred to the
licensing committee with power.
VARIOUS ORDERS,
Various orders were presented as fol.
lows:
That public sewer be laid out and
built in Douglass street northerly about
800 feet from Congress street and that the
commissioner of public works be and he
Is hereby authorized to construct said
sewer, and that the expense of the same,
estimated at $3.50, be charged to the ap-
preparation for drains and sewers.
That public .sewer be laid out and
built in Portland street from the bound
airy line between the cities of Portland
and DeerinK, easterly about fifty feet, and
that the commissioner of public works be
and he Is hereby authorized to construct
said sewer, and that the expense of the
same, estimated at 1925 be charged to the
appropriation for drains and sewers.
TIL at tho LOT oP Ian No sR D,rno-
street be bargained to Willard f. Firth,
subject to the usual conditions.
That the city treasurer be authorized
and instructed to procure a deed from
Hiram Pierce Of lot of land adjoining
the northerly side of Fort Summer park.
Said lot contains about 100 square feet.
The price to be paid is fifteen cents per
square foot. Said lot is to be used for
park purposes. Said sum when paid to
be charged to appropriation for cemeteries
and public grounds.
That the mayor be authorized and
directed to notify all telegraph companies
to remove all poles and wires from the
aims house property and Deering park on
or before November 1st, 1897
That the committee on unimproved real
estate be directed to purchase of the First
Presbyterian society of Portland the lot
adjoining the Chestnut street school
house at a sum not exceeding $4,000.
Some question arose about the order
for the purchase Of park land, but Com.
missioner Smith was present and ex-
planned that the land was already occu-
pied by the park by consent of the owner;
but it was desirable now to purchase it
IN order to build fence. The order was
then passed.
The other orders were also passed.
MISCELLANEOUS
Charles Beder petitions forEa sewer lin
Eanforth street from Maple street to the
existing sewer.
George E. Dole and others, ask that the |
sidewalk on the .easterly side of Walker
street be relaid and widened one foot in
a westerly direction, or into the carriage
way.