The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-15


Final Passage-Clailns Acted Upon
This regular monthly meeting of the
Deering city government was held last
evening. A communication was received
from the Portland q Rochester railroad
company stating that the gates requested
for Woodfords streets would be placed at
once.
A communication was received from
the selectmen of the town of Falmouth,
asking the aldermen to meet them DC.
tober Gath at $50 a. NJ, for the purpose
of "peram bulating'' the town line
Petition of the New England Telephone
and Telegraph company for permission
to erect poles and wires on the Riverton
road to connect with the j. Winslow
Jones property, was received and hear
ing ON the petition was ordered for the
evening of November 18th at I. 80 O'Clock
The second reading and final passage
was given the order granting the Deer
ing Electric Light and Power company
permission to erect poles ard wires.
A communication was received from
the board of bealth stating that. sewer
at East Deering needed cleaning out. Re
ferred to street committee with power to
act.
Alderman Hanson presented without
reading the rough draft of the ordinance
relative to electric lighting appliances
which WAS referred.
The Portland Railroad company were
allowed to place on file with their origi-
nal petition q plan of their poles and
their location in the city.
Dat Of II forr ,co
to run hotel at the old ]. Winslow
Jones house, was referred.
An order was passed directing the city
clerk to notify the managers OF the Port
land & Yarmouth electric railway COM
pany to proceed with the widening of
the easterly side of Main street, between
Tukey's bridge to Veranda street, in &C.
cordanee with the order passed giving the
electric road location.
The first reading was given an order
appropriating S350.64 in addition to the
amount appropriated in 1897 for the con-
sJruction of the Forest avenue and Maple
street. sewer.
The sum of S1s0.59 additional was ap-
for pipe on the Forest avenue
and Maple street sewer.
An order was passed directing that the
90 per cent reserve on the Ocean street
sewer be paid to Angelic Lorello.
Alderman Pickett for the committee on
sewers reported on the claim of Il. q.
Jordan and recommended that it was adj
visable to connect the catch basin now
at the foot of Mechanic street with the
old stone drain on the easterly side of
Forest avenue.
An order was passed authorizing the
committee to have the catch basin con-
nected with the sewer at an expense not
to exceed Sl35.
The vote passed at the last meeting re.
fusing Mr.. Geo. D. Libby permission to
erect a stable in the rear OF 80 Forest ave.
nue., was Ieconsidered and the aldermen
by a vote of 5 to decided to grant the
request.
The Mayor was authorized to engage
some recognized expert on electrical sub
jects to appear before the council and
give information on the use of electricity
and the proper safe guards for Its use In
the city, the expense to be charged to
the inciden tai account.
Alderman Pickett suggested that often
times expert testimony came high and
wanted to know how much the EXP ense
would probably be.
Mayor Moulton stated that as the mat.
ter was in his hands he should try and
not exceed an expense of S35 to $50.
Adjourned to meet Thursday eve
ming, October 9th at 7.30 O clock.
The following are the advertised letters
at the Woodfords post office: Addie
Davis, Helen Dana, Frank Smith, J1.,
Eta Smith. Fred a. Thompson, Nellie
A. Warren and Ella Waterman.
The first eleven football team connected
with the Deering High school are to leave
this forenoon for Brunswickwhere they
have arranged game I . with the High
school eleven at that place. The boys have
been putting in come hard practice during
the past week AS they won their game
last week at Westbrook they are.hoping to
return from Brunswick with new laurels.
During the past week there has been a
second eleven organized at the High
school,
The Westbrook Seminary football eleven
leave for Brunswick this morning where
they have a game with the freshmen
eleven connected with Bow dom college.
The boys have been putting in some hard
work and hope to make good showing
in the game.
MIR. William E. Davis of Danville
Junction is to move his family to Vest
brook junction next week, where he has
charge of the Maine Central section.
A party mum boring about 100 of the
members of the Maine Musical Festival
enjoyed the ride to Riverton Thursday
forenoon before taking their departure for
home.
The funeral services over the remains
of the late Neils Peterson are to be held
Sunday afternoon at two O'Clock from
his late residence, - Deering avenue,
Deering Point.
John Didiie, an italian of about 35
years of age, was before Judge Hopkins
yesterday forenoon on complaint of Mr..
John Hollis of Brighton corner. Diddie
was arrested on charge of trespassing
and for stealing apples from Mr.. Hollis's
orchard. The italian pleaded not guilty.
The court, however, found him guilty
and imposed fine of So and cost The
fine and costs were paid and the prisoner
was discharged.
The granite stone gateway being placed
at the entrance to the grounds and resi-
dence of W. W. Brown on Forest avenue
is being put in by Blackstone 81 Smith,
the Portland masons. The reports have
credited the work to N. e
Redlon & Son.
Grimaldy Malcolm's humpty dumpty
show to especially interest the children
is advertised to hold forth this afternoon
at two O'Clock at H oeggs opera block at