The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-04

Inc commissioners eSUluato uno oo.tiie5
tax to be 500, 900 for 1898 the same as LOT
last year, and the receipts from other
sources r. estimated at 1874, 525. so, making
a total of Sl24, $685. go, the amount OF the
estimated expenditures.
In regard to the Jail the commissioners
report that in addition to the usual cur
rent expenses they have fitted all OF the
cell locks with improved checked wards
and have attached to the cells on the main
corridor in the east wing, lever locking
arrangement making them doubly So
cure.
A lot of convict suiting has been pur-
chased at 81, 0S0.55. The amount charged
for board for prisoners for York county
for the year, was So, 107.12, which should
he credited to the jail account, leaving
$22, 725.00, the expense to the county,
which includes the cost of the convict
suiting, and the improvements made
Under the management of the Jail mat
ron, the women prisoners have earned
1884, "a by FASTING heels for the jail work
shop, aud $170.4 40 by making and repair
ing clothing. Jail suits to the value of
$3.50. 81 have been made and sold to other
counties.
In regard to bridges: A part of Port
land bridge on the westerly side has been
rebuilt during the year at an expense of
81, 700. 90. This completes the work OF re-
building the whole structure, begun in
lS93-heavy oak piling and hard pine caps
stringers and planking having been used
throughout. Plans have been made for
paving the causeway section at the SOUTH
erly end preparatory to doing the work
the coming year.
Permission was given the Portland
& Yarmouth Electric Railway Co. to cross
Martin Point bridge, and the superstruc-
ture was strengthened at the expense OF
the company. One half of the swing
draw has been replanked at the expense OF
the county. No expenditure has been
required at Staples Point bridge save
small sum paid for cleaning the plank
roadway in the spring.
Forest Avenue: All of the appeals for
additional damages having been settled or
withdrawn, a block Of $50. 900 OF the bonds
authorized by legislature for the payment
OF land damage incurred by the widening
Of a part of Forest avenue in the city OF
Deering, was issued August 2, 1897, to
meet the liabilities under the first petition
which covered the alteration from Ocean
street to point near the residence of j..
L. Winslow. By unanimous consent OF
the parties in interest, the city has en-
tered upon the land for the purpose of
construction and use, and the county has
paid all but about $500 of the damage
awarded A block of SIS, 600 will be issued
in 1898, to ay the damage accruing for
the widening under the proceedings on
the second petition.
The increased expense at the probate
office the past year was caused BY the
necessity of having printed large num-
Der of the new blanks which have recently
been adopted by law.
Two suits at law in which the county
is involved are mentioned. One Is the
Inhabitants OF Cumberland County vs..
the Central Wharf Steam Towboat Co.,
in which the defendant company was
ordered by the law court to pay the
county the bill with costs amounting to
S9S4.14, The other case was that of Seth
Sterling We. the Inhabitants of the
County of Cumberland, no decision in
which had been received at the time of
the issuing of this report. A decision has
since been given in favor OF the county.