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he surveyed the settses of his constituents.
The resolution was unanimously adopted

Alderman Smith presented an order fol
an abatement of the sidewalk tax assessed
against Mr.. Palmer in front of numbers
141. 14s aud 145 Vaughan street. Mr.
| Smith explained that when the sidewalk
was laid some trees belonging to Mr..
Palmer were destroyed, and the loss of
The trees ought to offset the sidewalk as.
sessment.
ibis brought the doughty Ward Three
alderman to his feet. "As / understand
it. - said he, s.trees belong to the city and
not to individuals. II those trees had
blown down and hurt somebody, would
Mr.. Palmer have considered himself
liable? / guess not; the city would havo
had to pay the bills. After all the i'm
movements that have been made up there,
| with nine-tenths of the entire appropria-
ton being spent in Ward Seven, they
have the cheek to come down here and
ask us to abate their sidewalk ASSESS
ments. I shall vote against that thing,
averv time. move the order lie on the
/ table. .
Alderman Smith--"Has the street de-
partnent any right to remove trees with
out perinits"
Alderman Roinds--"I suppose If q
sidewalk is ordered and trees are in the
way the commissioner can remove such
obstacles. Was sidewalk ordered theres's
| Alderman Smith You were on that
committee last year.a Don't you remeln-
Der whether sidewalk was ordereda'
Alderman Rounds-"Well. you remem-
Der that was away on the Fourth of
July, and they did lots of funny things
while was gone-and / wasn't out OF
town more than twenty-four hours
either
The order was. finally tabled.
CHEAPER STREET LIGHTS.
A report from the com mittee on street
lights Endorsed the exhaustive report sub
mitted by the committee of year ago
and embodied a proposition from the
Consolidated Electric Light company
offering to make years contract on
these terms: 260 arc lights, 1900 candle
power. 800 each; 20 series lights, Go
candle power, $42 SO each; $50 series
lights. 80 candle power, S25 each.
This is reduction Of So per light on
the arc lights, the rates on the series
| lights remaining as at present.
"How much will the total saving be
under that contract9" asked Alderman
Lamson.
Alderman Smith, About $500. !"
| Mayor Randall" 10 be more explicit,
the saving will be $1,4i5."
Alderman Rounds--"I suppose~we will
keep adding more lights, SO that thera
won't really be any saving
The Mayor-sWe will get more lights
for our money"
| Alderman Rounds" Yes, more lights
for our money, but less candle power,
suppose.
The Mayor" The proposition doesn't
state.
| Alderman Dow-"I believe there is no
order prepared covering the matter, but
I am in favor of instructing the commit
tee to make as favorable contract as
possible with the company.
Alderman Rounds-"I guess we had
better let the thing lie over little longer.
The company will be glad to keep its
lights going.
The report and proposition were &C
cepted Later in the session the commit
tee was instructed to prepare contract
to be submitted to the board at its next
meeting.
| INSIDE FIRE LIMITS.
The question about permitting til G
building of horse sheds on Newbury and
Pearl streets was quickly disposed OF. Al
thu territory in question is inside the fire
limits, the petitioners were given leave te
withdraw.
Similar action was taken on the petition
of John II. True for the privilege Of erect
Ing an addition to his house on Fedora
street. Alderman Smith tried hard to gel
the board to make an exception in thi'
case. but Alderman Rounds stood ou
against it and won.
| Murdock 81 Freeman's petition for L
permit to move small wooden building
across Franklin street was tabled. The
proposed new site Of this building is with
in the fire limits.
j PETITIONS AND CLAIMS.
The Rev. A. Aaron petitioned for an
incan descent light in front of the new
Emmanuel Lutheran church on Sherman
street. gses
William Barrowes petitioned to erect q
carriage house at 1d6 Kennebec street,
i W, L. Blake petitioned TO alter his
house at 81 Eastern promenade.
Isaiah Frye & Co. petitioned to erect G
4 frame office building one story high at
1879 Preble street.
MartinS O'Hare petitioned to repair
building at 80 Pleasant street.
1 Grand Trunk railroad petitioned te
erect wooden building to be used as ar
Office in the Grand Trunk yard.
Mrs. NJ. T. Thorne petitioned to erect
three story wooden dwelling house al
Warren street, corner of Monument street
| Fay Bros. ana Horsford petitioned for
license to run ths Jefferson theatre.
i Victor Petrazzoli petitioned for license
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