The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-07-11
DEERING.
NO MORE NEW SIDEWALKS.

NO MORE NEW SIDEWALKS
At the meeting of the city government
held on Friday evening tho committee
on streets, bridges and sidewalks reported
that owing to the stringency of the
money market >the city could Lot
this year The report was accepted so
that the work will now be discontinued
until another season.
| Since the advent to power of the present
city government in March there have been
petitions galore at every meeting asking
for brick sidewalks. 1t is estimated that
the several petitioners ask for the con-
structlon Of nearly Il mile of sidewalks.
Inc CITY street committee under the di-
rectlon of Commissioner Hawkes. have
up to this time built nearly half mile
OF brick walks. The most of the walks
have been built on Forest avenue, Pearl,
falmouth and Pleasant streets, or that
section of the city comprising Woodfords,
Oakdale and Deering Center The work
done this year is permanent and is long
step In advance of the cinder walks in
use which at their best are not Just what
is wanted.
The Westbrook Electric Light and
Power company has just completed It's
| new power line to Woodfords and the first
SAO''oi AZ AAOSOI III ul6 ClUy OIL morse
power has been placed in tie Deering
Coal and Wood Co. s yard to replace the
small steam plant Tor running a wood
| saw.
The doors and windows of the city Off
ces IN Odd Fellows block, Woodfords,
| have been fitted with screens.
q The Standish Water and Construction
| Co., is progressing finely ON the laying
| of the new six inch water main on Forest
| avenue in the direction of MorrilI's Cor
ner, beginning at Pleasant street.
Mr.. Harry Wilbur, teacher at the
High school, Jonesport, Me-. is spending
the summer with his parents, Forest
| avenue this city.
Wards Operatic and Oratorio choruswill
give lawn fete at the home of the mu-
steal director Prof. Julius E. Ward,
Pleasant street, Woodfords, on Thursday
evening. The American Cadet band will
be present on this occasion aud will be
assigned part in the musical pro-
gramme.
The following week the chorus will go
to Old Orchard and it is the intention of
the leader to have out door rehearsals
at points such as Cape Cottage, Peaks
Island. ETC., at which st. Paul and other
standard oratorios will be rehearsed pre-
| paratory to the winter gatherings.
| meeting of the members of the fire
department has been called for Monday
evening at Hose l quarters, Woodfords,
| where the report will be made of funds
raised for the expenses of attending the
State Firemen's muster.
All are requested.to appear in full uni
form. Plans will be thoroughly discussed
at this meeting. The Deering tiremen
are manifesting good degree of interest
| In the matter of attending the muster and
1t is probable that the city will be repre-
sented by two-thirds of the members of
the department. All but two of the com
panies are uniformed. One Of these COM
pan1es, Hose of East Deering, have lust
contracted with Il. Nj. Watkins of Nor
rills Corner for uniforms which they will
have in season for the muster.
Hose of Aliens Corner, the other COM
pany not uniformed, will fall into line
soon and have uniforms made, possibly
In season for the State muster
MI James Thompson who died Satur.
DAY morning at the Maine General hos
pltal as result of railroad accident
lew years ago, resided on Ocean street,
Woodfords
Mrs. Edward Newman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Augustus Small and Mr.. w. II. Scott and
family of Woodfords have gone to Hig-
gins Beach, whsre they are to spend the
summer.
Mr.. Elmer o. Varney, Maple street.
Morrllls Corner, who came near losing
his eyesight by the premature explosion
OF cannon cracker on the morning of
July is reported as rapidly recovering
| rom his recent morrow escape from seri-
Gus accident.
Mr.. Forrest March who had his arm
sh altered by the explosion of the barrel
OF a rifle and was taken to the Maine Gen
eral hospital, is doing nicely and he will
probably recover from the accident with
out the loss OF the arm unless blood pois-
on should set in.
This Ladies' circ1e of All Souls, TJp;,or
salist church, Morrills, are to hold a lawn
party next Friday evening ON the West
brook Seminary campus
MIR. ID. W. Hoegg of Deering Center
mas been preparing his cottage on Dia.
mond Island for occupancy and with his
family will spend the summer there.
The Westbrook Electric Light Co. are
wiring the house of W. II. Scott, Spring
street, Woodfords recently damaged by
nre, Tor additional electric lights. The
house formerly had II incandescent lights
DUO nine new ones will be added.
The city offices were closed Saturday af-
ternoon III observance of the Saturday
half holiday.
The bond Of D. f. Griffin & Bro. the
contractors of Portland has been filed,
and Mr.. Griffin will commence in about
week to pave Forest avenue with Gran
ite blocks.
There is to be about 5000 square yards
of granite blocks laid commencing on
the easterly side of Forest avenue at q
point where the macadamized road was
completed and continued along the east
erly side of the avenue to a. point near
Winslow's pottery at Deering Point. Ap-
preparation will be made from year to
year until the work is completed.
The work of locating II new hydrants
will begin at once. The city has in use at
the present time 1879 and with the addit-
ion of the II will then have service of
1879 hydrants.