The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-22
SOUTH PORTLAND.

This voters OF South Portland very en-
phat;calIy rejected the proposition to Issue
Town bonds not exceeding $4,000 for q
practical system of sewerage in accord
gnee with survey made by Z. G. Jor-
dan engineer. q
The meeting was held Saturday after
noon as three o'clock and Noah Il. Knight
town clerk, read the warrant, after which
Mr.. j. H. Hartford moved that the clerk
he instructed to cast ballot for e. u
Reynolds as moderator Of the meeting.
Tho motion prevailed and action On the
following articles W as then in order
I'd. So see If the town will vote to bnllo a
sswer through the following namea svIes sS
in the town of South Portland IN accoiu
auce with survey made by Il. ": 0oras'n,
oivil engineer, in the year OF 1919, lol d
practical and efficient system OF 'emefas aye
in said village; or any other feaslDle sys-
fem of sewerage which the town mlgnt
accept: Beginning at the house Oh >; y.
York School street, thence extending
throuoh rhe center of School street TO
High thence through High street to
Stanford, thence through Stan1ord streeU
to the sea, b distance OF apou6 I9oo leeo'
listing nuisance on School street dangef-
GUS TO the public health.
Ri To see if the town will authorize the
seJectmen and town treasurer 20 Issue
town bonds not exceeding $4,000 Ito be
tnown as sewer bonds)for a term OF years
not exceeding 25. bearing interest at tne
rate of per cent per annum, coupons
payable semi-annually, for the construc
rion of the sewer called for III Artlcle
second.
No sooner had the moderator taken the
oath of office than Capt. AL Boyd was on
his feet and moved that Article second
be dismissed for the reason that the town
was already in debt to the tune of s7o o0O
I'M to the five per cent limit authorized
by state statute,
That we'll known town meeting orator,
John j. Chase seconded the motion and
mournfully referred to the fact that the
town was SIS, 900 worse off, SO fer as town
debt went, than ever before and made a
very sympathetic appeal for the poor
farmer who was now almost eaten up by
taxes. He said this year of poor business
was not the time to impose additional
burdens. He showed how appropriations
ZOE 66W6E5 ad0 OC0lA OFC4oIa 0AA4 oohOA1
" urged that the whole matter be referred
to the next annual meeting. "For, -" said
Mr.. Chase, "not one half of this people
know there is meeting today"
The ayes and nays were called for on
the motion TO postpone action, and
the ayes had 1t by q most decisive vote
and thus ended one of the largest, most
harmonious and expeditions special town
meetings in the history of the town.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN'S MEETING.
There was hearing before the board
of selectmen Saturday afternoon on the
petition of the Cumberland illuminating
company for permission to erect poles and
for lighting the streets of South Portland.
Mr.. Brown appeared in behalf of the
company while Mr.. Small entered pro-
test for the residents of Knightville on
account of the large number of poles now
erected near the residences and in the mar
row streets. He asked several questions
of Mr.. Brown as to the number of resi-
dencas which could he lighted from one
pole and limited that the wires should be
under ground.
Mr.. Brown explained that under
ground wires were only practicable in the
largest cities and that even Portland
could not stand the prohibitive rates
which had to be established as result Of
under ground wires save in metropolitan
cities.
The board of selectmen informed Mr.
Brown that the matter of lighting thu
= streets was the duty of the people in towr
meeting to decide, and not within theil
jurisdiction, and the question of erecting
poles was taken under edvisement.
Sergt Leroi Syphers arrived home from
IChiokamauga. He has lost 30 pounds
weight and Is on sick leave of thirty days
al Private George Studley, whose furlougf
expired, left for his station at Chicka
1n8uga last week.
The hearing before the Harbor Commits
sioners ON the proposed new bridge struc
ture of the Cape road will be held on the
25th inst