The Portland daily press., 1898-09-06
WESTBROOK.
Be gnlar Monthly Meeting ofACity:
Council.
ELECTRIC COMPANY WANTS RIGHT
70 ERECT POLES.

More Street lights Asked for-0ity Wants
$4,000 for the Chapman Farlm-Run-
away Brunswick Boys supposed Tofse4
in Westbrook.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Westbrook city government was held siast
evsning commencing at 2. 81 O'CLOCK.
The affirmative decision of the Supreme
court relative to the injunction placed on
the oity treasurer from paying the sum OF,
$50, 600 for stock in the Wesubrook, Wind:
| ham and Harrison railroad was received
and filed.
Mr.. E. A. Newman representing the
Portland Railroad company, appeared
and informal the council that his COM
pnny would be In readiness to change its
ira * location on Cumberland and Main,
streets in q few weeks.
A favorable report from the COMMITTEES
on new streets was received recommend
ing a change of grade on Main streeS
from the Deering line to Warren church.
| An order was drawn for the payment OF
81 for repairs on office furniture.
Petition of W. T. Rackliffe for the
location of an electric light on Foster
street. Referred.
| The special committee appointed rela-
tive to selling the old Chapman farm re-
ported and recommended that the property
ought not to be sold for less than $4,000.
The report was accepted.
| Petition from S. d. Warren represent.
ing the Westbro1k Electric Light and
Power company for permission to erect
additional poles and wires throughout the
city was received and q hearing appointed
for the first regular meeting in October.
| The meeting of the aldermen was then
adjourned and Mayor Raymond called q
meeting of the municipal officers for the
purpose of eleoting ballot clerk for ward
| five
Mr.. Charles r. Goodell was elected.
| The meeting adjourned to Monday eve-
ming, September 18th, at 7.3o.
The funeral services of the late
Florence r., wife of Charles W. Bailey,
are to be held this afternoon at two
o'clock from the residence on Rochester
street. Burial at Woodlawn cemetery.
City Marshal Swan received telephone
m ,ssage yesterday afternoon from the
officials at Brunswick informing him
! that three young men, each OF about six
teen years had left their homes and were
thought to be in Vestbrook. This only
description that the marshal could get
| was an imperfect one Of one Of the boys
by the name of Nickerson. A careful
watch was kept by the police officials.
but the boys have not as yet been located.
The Westbrook officers are Of the opinion
that the boys have either turned back to.
ward home or strayed off In another
direction.
l. The East End w. G. T. U. will meet
with its president, Mrs. G. E. Morrill,,
today. This will be the first meeting of
the fall and winter season and will be an
important one.
George Boucher left Sunday evening
for Montreal where he is to enter the
I.sUleris st. Viaturn,"a a training school
for the priesthood.
Mr. Ernest Folsom, Of Stroudwater, is
being employed during the week at Rob
inson's meat market in the place made
vacant by Mr.. George Boucher Mr..
Wilford Gandreau will occupy the posi-
| ton permanently commencing next
week.
DUCK POND.
Labor day is being observed generally
throughout the place. Ball game, visit
| ing and receiving visitors. Mrs. Nellie
Morris, Miss Potter are guests of MIR.
Briggs; Miss Grace Lord and Miss Daley,
at G. p. Sawyer's; Mrs. Larrabee, Miss
Priest at the E1ms.
Mr.. Q. B. Pride is visiting in Norway.
1t is reported that work commences to-
morrow in the mill.