The Portland daily press., 1898-07-06
WESTBROOK.
Regular Monthly Meeting Of the City
Council Last Evening.

acted Upon.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Westbrook city government was held last
evening commencing at ESQ O'Clock. Alb
sent. Aldermen Lamb and Ames.
| Alderman Burgess for the committee on
street lights reported that the committee
had been unable to come to any decision
Relative to the award of the contract on
street lights.
| An order was introduced directing the
committee to advertise for bids for the
| cost of construction of municipal cleo
| trio lighting plant and the erection of
poles and wires for the lighting Of the
| city by electricity.
! Alderman Burgess in support of the
order gave figures showing that the city
could install plant of its own and OBJ
| tain their street lights ut q saving of $1,000
| q year from the lowest bid yet offered by
any corporation. He said that plant CT
sufficient size could be put in working
order inside of six weeks. We can pro-
duce our own lights for 81 each per year,
where now we are paying $lS. We have
utilize it in furnishing our own power.
The cost of the equipment of complete
plant would be $500. II we put in such
| a plant we can have $50 lights in excess
of the present service, without additional
expense.
The motion on the order to advertise for
| bids for the erection was put and carried,
Aldermen Gray. Burgess, Quinby, Bailey,
| McAbrey, Watson, Loudon, Pomerleau,
| H askell Warren voting yes, and Alder.
men Lawrence no.
Order passed directing the payment of
s75 to G. M. Waternouse for land damages
on Brown street.
Ordered that the city treasurer accept
from Mr.. Dwinal Pride tho sum of
S546.1l, payment in full of tax assess
ments for 1867
Inc committee on sewers reported rela-
| tive to the matter of the construction of
a sewer on Valentine street, that the
sewer is not desired at the present time
| The council went into committee of the
whole and were addressed by Judge Toll
| man relative to the claim of Mrs, Daniel
! Murray for injuries received by falling
off an unprotected sidewalk in process
OF construction. The damages asked are
$500. Several of the aldermen spoke on
the subject and agreed that something
should be done at once. The matter was
referred to the mayor and finance COM
mittee for examination and report
An order presented to the city govern
ment of 1897 granting privilege to Chas.
d. Brown and assigns to erect poles and
stretch wires in the northern portion of
the city was discussed. The order re-
ceiyed its three readings last year but did
not come to its final passage, but was re-
ferred to the present government The
order last evening as referred from last
year was given first reading.
Adjourned to meet July 10. The next
meeting will be held in the municipal
court room, as the council chamber is to
be occupied on that evening.
AT the meeting of Westbrook lodge, K.
of P, to be held last evening, officers
were elected for the ensuing term.
John Herlcyh of Westbrook was among
the heavy losers of property at Hampton
Beach, Mass, by the gale of Monday.
Commencing today and continuing
Wednesdays through July and August,
fall the grocery and provision dealers have
agreed to close their stores at H. 80 for the
day.
The Walker Memorial Library COM
menced last evening to close during the
months of July and August i1he library
is to close Tuesday and Thursday even
ings.
The ball game Monday afternoon at
Warren park between the Presumpscots
and Saccarappas resulted in a victory for
the Saccarappas, score "A to IS.
The Klerks ball team of Westbrook in
their game on Monday afternoon at Scar,
boro, defeated that team by score of Is
to 5.
No arrests have been made as yet OF
persons guilty of pulling the false alarms
of fire on Fourth of July morning, al
though an arrest may follow and the
offenders made an example of.
The following marriage intentions have
been recorded by City Clerk Lamb: Mr.
Charles &. Walker and Miss Emma
Boothby, both Of Westbrook Mr.. Edwin
E. Hawkes. and Miss Marcia Pride, bott
ofW estbrook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Worcester Norton left
Sunday night for Boston, summoned
there by telegram from Mrs. Norton
sister, Mrs. Arey, containing the news O.
the death of her husband, Captain Davif
L. Array. Mrs. Arey was former resi-.
dent of Wesrbrook.
At the regular meeting of Calanthe as
sambly P. S., the officers elected for thu
ensuing term were installed
Rev. S. N. Adams pastor of the West
brook Congregational church left yester
day to enjoy brief vacation at SebagC
Lake.