The Portland daily press., 1898-11-02


way for fully three-quarters of an hour.
| AIderman Rounds then addressed the
hoard. He argued that Nj. Whittmore
was making mistake in erecting wood
| en- horse sheds on land worth 10 cents a
foot. and to protect MI. Mnispm1Ee ns % from
| should refuse to grant him permission
io erect new horse sheds. Then Mr..
| Rounds said that it would be contrary to
the ordinance regarding the erection of
wooden buildings in the fire limits to
allow Mr.. Whittmore TO put up new
| buildings on this land even u ne aiu
cover them with iron. He wound up MS
speech by moving that the petitioner have
leave to withdraw.
On motion of Alderman Lamson acJlon
on the matter was deferred untll tne n9A1
regular meeting and in the meantime tne
board OF aldermen will visit the place ana
| make an inspection.
"When you get down there they will
have the place all cleaned up" remarked
one of the women who had demonstrated
against the rebuilding of the horse. sheds,
and then accompanied by the other wom-
en-, she went home.
e. B. Hillman wanted to erect a wood
en- stable on Kennebeo street, between
Wilmot and Franklin. Alderman Rounds
said he owned two houses in that vicini-
| ty and did 1ot object to having the stable
erected, and Mr. Hillman's petition was
granted forth with.
John f. True wanted permission to tear
down lot of old sheds in the rear of 1862
Federal street and put up an addition
to the building now there. Alderman
Rounds objected i because the new ad-
dition would be in the ire limits. The
board of aldermen decided to inspect this
spot at O'Clock on Friday, also.
This ended the business for which the
board had convened, but there was some
Cf tho ovoujuO rornairino and if vvaH an
hour or two before bed time, 30 the board
remained in session for some time long
er.
Alderman Lamson wanted to know by
what authority the reservoir at the corner
of Pearl and Oxford streets was being
filed up. The board of aldermen had
never ordered this reservoir to he filled.
Alderman Rounds said he knew the
contingent fund was:runnina.low but the
reservoir was dangerous and to avoid pay
ing a heavy bill of damages it was
thought best to have the reservoir filed
The work had been progressing for some
weeks, and was now nearly finished, but
Alderman Lamson had evidently just dis
covered 1t.
Alderman Lamson ly said he thought it
unwise to fill up these reservoirs and ne
thought there were men in the room who
would agree with him in this. He called
upon Mr. e. =. Hillman to express his
opinion in regard to this matter.
MIR. Hillman promptly said that he
didn't now much about it, but he thought
it good thing to have the reservoirs
filled up,
Alderman Lamson then said the reser-
voirs should not be filled up without per-
mission Of the city government, but this
one had been filled without any order
from the board of aldermen OF common
council.
Alderman Mannix then wanted to-
know where the authority to fill in this
reservoir came from. The work had
originally been delegated to the fire COM
mittee, gbut that committee was to olight
or the work was too heavy for them. and
they had abandoned it. He also wanted
to. know who was going to pay for the
work.
Alderman Rounds retorted by saying
that the publiosbuildings committee which
was madeEup of SO many heavy men had
been filling up these reservoirs with horse
manure and such stuff. but that he for
one didn't like this sort of thing and he
had objected to it. The reservoirs that
the "heavy committee on public works.
had filed up with manure had been
menace to the health of the city 10 that
the committee on fire department had
taken the work in hand and had been
gradually filling up the reservoirs ever
stree with other material.
land now,'' continued Alderman
RouS IDS, raising his voice little. II
would like to ask by what authority the
gentleman from Ward has in his hands
papers belonging to the fire department.
committee? Ho has been shaking these
rapers in our faces all the evening and
would like to know where he got them
and by what authority"
Alderman Lamson explained that the
had been passed by the CITY government
and had nothing to do with the COM
mittee on fire department.. he had OBJ
tained them from the CITY clerk 8 office.
Alderman Mannix-"I would like to
ask the gentleman from three by whose
authority the reservoir at thescorner OF
Pearl and Franklin street was filled up. "
Alderman Roun DIS intimated that the
committee on fire department had ordered
it filled.
Alderman Mannix-"Is the gentleman
from three going to pay the bill?"
"Well, guess not?" replied Alderman
Rounds.
The chief of the fire department. was
then called into the chamber to bs cross
examined by Alderman Mannix about
who would pay for the work OF filling
the reservoir.
"Whsre do you get the money to do this
work."
Chisf Eldridge-'sI don't know
"Is the committee on fire department to
pay for it?"
III can't tell you until see the bills
signed by the committee" said Chief
Eldridge.
II would Ike to know who Is to pay
the BILL" continued Alderman Manpix.
"You can't find out from me, repl led
the chief
Half an hour had been thus pleasantly
whiled away and the hands of the clock
pointed to quarter Of nine.
.sGentlemen, you don't seem to be max
ing much progress. l think we have
ventilated this matter enough" said the
Mayor. It sis moved and seconded that
the board do now adjourn and the board
stands adjourned.
Thus theaMayor brought the session to q
close.
-