The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-28
DEERIkG.
Regular Meeting Of the City Council
Last Evening.
ELECTRIC COMPANIES WHO WANT
RIGHT TO ERECT POLES.

Hearings Given on Two Pc titions-Action
in Great Falls Case Postpo ned Until
Monday-sad Case of Rochester Vet
eran.
The Deering aldermen held their regu-
ly monthly adjourned meeting at the city
council chamber commencing at 100
o'clock last evening. Mayor Moulton
presided. Absent Alderman Clay.
The first business was the hearing on
the petition of the Westbrook Electric
Light and Power Company for permits
sion to erect additional poles and wires
on various streets of the city for the pur
pose of transmitting electric light and
power for additional lights ordered by
the city for the lighting of the streets.
The Westbrook company was represent
ed by Bird and Bradley, their attorneys,
and Supt. E. 5. Newcomb who explained
in brief the desire of the company.
Alderman Hanson introduced an or
der on the first reading empowering the
Westbrook company to proceed in the
construction of the additional poles and
wires.
A hearing was then granted the Deer
ing Electric Light Company on their Pc
teton for right to locate additional poles
and wires for the transmission of electric
light and power throughout the city.
The Deering Electric Light Company
was represented by it's attorney, John
III. Fogg, and the president George W.
Brown.
Mr.. Fogg stated that the Deering COM
pany had not come to enter into con-
troversy, butsimply asked for the privi-
lege to have what the Westbrook COM
pany now enjoys. The company in re-
turn, said Mr.. Fogg, promises to give
good lights to the people and save them
money. The money has and is being
put into the plant, and the confidence of
the men investing is such to inspire hope
that they make dollar and still save the
people money.
uuIs DldOloJ III unO NVOoboAO0A WILL
pany stated that they did not want to
object to the granting of the petition
but would like to be heard when the or
der granting permission should be pre-
sented. If the poles are to be placed on
the same sides of the street we might
want to object. If the Deering company
use live wires in the day time they
should be placed above ours so that re-
pairs can be made on our own wires. if
necessary, with safety. The hearing was
then adjourned.
The report of the city marshal with
bills to the amount of $25s was accepted.
Claims of Estes & Senter, 500, for
damage to the cellar of their store by
water from street, and from George
exec utor Of estate of George
Hodgdon, for the loss of horse killed
by electric light wire on Spring street.
Damaged asked $3.50. Referred.
Bond of f. E. Wheeler as constable
was approved.
The second reading and final passage
was given order authorizing the placing
of fourteen additional electric street
lights.
An order passed directing the commit
tee on streets to consider selling the
city gravel pit at East Deering. /.
The following petitions were referred
to the several committees: OF James
De Wolf for three electric lights on
Reed street. OF E. L. Proctor for light
at the corner of Lawn avenue and Ire
mont street.
OF William Adams for permission to
run a billiard and pool room.on Spring
street.
The first reading was given an order
not exceeding the sum OF
ST. 600 for the completion of the paving of
the easterly side of Forest avenue from
the present terminus of the colnpIeted
roadbed to the line of Portland. Money
to be raised by temporary loan.
IAN order received it's passage abating
the sum of 81. SO on sewer assessment to
Ada A. Herrick on account of error in
area of lot.
Petitions of W. W. johnson for the &C.
ceptance of Charles and Cliff streets in
Riverdale park at Stroudwater were re-
ferred. Petitions of W. W. johnson for
electric light on Charles street, and Of q.
S. and Blarcom for light on New Daug
lass street were referred.
The first reading was given the sewer
assessment of Noyes street and Deering
avenue, and a hearing ordered on the
same for Friday, November II, at eight
o'clock.
A recess of an hour was then taken
for the approval of bills.
Upon reconvening an order was pre-
scented by AldermanJacobs directing that
the Deering Electric Light company be
given permission to erect poles and wires
for the transmission of electric light and
power, said poles to be located at or near
the curbing, poles to be Of cedar for
chestnut, not less than thirty feet in
length. Poles to be shaved and painted
and stsncilled with the name of the COM