The Portland daily press., 1898-12-29
AGAINST ANNEXATION.
Deering Aldermen Put Themselves on
Record.
INFLAMMATION RESOLUTION
ADOPTED z TO 8.

Busy Meeting of the Board Last Even
tng-Chief Engineer Moody Makes
some Recommendation AS To Elec-
trio PoIes--Other Matters Acted On.
The adjourned monthly meeting OF tne
Deering city government was held lase
evening at the city council chamoer'
commencing at s O'Clock. Mayor Moulton
presided.
Absent, Alderman Dingley.
Notice signed by Andrew Halves and
Others announcing that the proper steps
had been taken with reference to tTing-
ing the question Of annexation before the
state legislature was read.
The Portland Il Rochester railroad IN
a communication, Informed the aldermen
that the gates for the several CROSSINGS
at Woodfords had been ordered and would
be placed in position in the spring.
Request of Charles Foster OF Portland
for reimbursement of taxes for 1898 on tne
unoccupied tootnpick factory at Morrills.
Referred to the assessors for action.
REQUEST of Portland & Rochester rail
road company granted for permission to
move fagman' S house from the southerly
TO the northerly side of Ocean street.
The Temporary Home directors IN
formed the council by letter that the
claim for damages sustained by quaran-
tine by reason of contagious disease had
been withdrawn.
Report of City Marshal Brown with
bills for police department for SLY, re-
ceived and placed on tile.
Voted that the city's railroad and tele.
graph tax when received be credited to
incidental account.
The second reading on the order grant
ing pole rights to the Deerlng Electric
Light and Power company was called up.
Pending the passage of the order Alder
man Clay asked If the company had COM
piled with all previous requirements.
Alderman Hanson was opposed to grant
ing further rights until the report OF the
chief engineer of the fire department.
should be read SO that the council could
learn of the condition of the poles and
wires of the several electrical companies
running through the city.
The report Of Chief Engineer Moody
was then read by City Clerk Jones'
In the report Chief Engineer Moody
cites the fact that the several companies
lunning through the city employ
300 poles, divided as follows: Port
land Street railroad company, $50; Deer
ing Electric light company, 500; Vest
brook Electric light company, $50; New
England Telegraph and Telephone COM
pany, 600; Postal Telegraph company. So;
Portland aud Yarmouth railroad COM
pany, 80; Western Union Telegraph com !.
pany, rs; City of Deering, 20 poles.
Mr.. Moody recommends that the electri
cal companies should be given definite
locations when allowed pole rights and
instructed as to the rights granted rela-
tive 10 the transmission of electrical cur
rents. MIR. Moody called attention TO the
burning off of limbs of trees owing to
the reckless manner in which wires are
insulated in the trees, although of late,
the report shows that more care is being
taken. Trees at best are poor substitutes
Tor poles, owing to the constant swaying
of it's limbs.
Mr. Moody called attention to few
poles of the New England Telegraph and
Telephone company on Forest avenue,
which are not painted. The Westhrook
Electric light and power company have
only three new poles that are not paint
ed The Deering Electric light company
should have the old poles in use painted.
| On Bedford street the wires of that COM
pany should be lowered. Many of the
poles of this company that have been COM
planned of are all right in other ways If
only painted. Mr.. Moody suggested in
closing his report that the best remedy
for the existing evils would be the cree
| ton of a single line of poles for use in
common by all companies, poles to be
erected either at the expense of the sew
eral companies or erected by the city and
leased at reasonable price to the com
panies.
| The report of Chief Engineer Moody
was accepted and ordered placed on file.
| The second reading was given the order
granting the Deering Electric light com
pany pole rights Oh Main street and Stev.
ems Plains avenue. The order received
a passage. Yes: Messrs. FarnhaM,
True, Garter. Smith, Clay. FioKett, Wy
man and Jacobs. No: Messrs. Hanson
| and Lane.
| Second reading of an order authorizing
the hire of 1925 for the Incidental account
First reading of assessment on College
| street sewer. Hearing ordered for Febru
airy 10, 1899. at Z 80 o'clock o. IN.
First reading of an order 1evying as
sessment for curbing used on the easterlJ
side of Forest avenue from Ocean street,
Communication received from the Deer
ing Electric Light company asking fol
special permission to carry 10000 VOLT
along Forest avenue on their main lint
from Pride's bridge to their power hous'
at Woodfords. Hearing ordered on tn
matter for Friday evening January l3tl
at Z 30 o'clock.
Alderman True offered the following
resolution:
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