The Portland daily press., 1898-03-01
WESTBROOK.
Adjourned Meeting Of Board of Alder
men Last Evening.

City:Reports Were Read and Various Mat
ters Referred to the Next City Council.
The adjourned meeting of the Vest
brook aldermen was held last evening.
The only business beside che city reports
was to refer several matters, more or less
important, to the next city government.
Mayor Cloudman held a meeting of
the municipal officers previous to the
council meeting.
Alderman Riggs, Pomerleau, Black,
Hardy and Howe were absent.
Mayor Cloudman read communion
ton from the. Republican city committee
recommending Fred o. Golf to serve in
place of Charles c. Graham. ballot clerk
in Ward 5, and he was elected.
William H. Miller was elected ballot
clerk in Ward in place of Geo. NJ. Wood
man.
At 7.45 the council meeting was called
to order.
MAYORS MESSAGES.
Gil reconsider the third reading and final
passage of the order granting the loca-
ton of the Westbrook, Windham q Har-
rison Railway company. and amend SEQ
ton ~ of the same SO that it Will read
must be in operation within five years
after the time that the permit Is granted
or the right would be void.
Mayor CIoudman then announced that
he desired to thank each and. every MEM
Der for the kind courtesy shown him dur
ing the year and congratulated the board
on the success of the meetings and on
account of the harmony that has prevailed
during the year.
The messages were laid on the table
until later in the evening.
NEW BUSINESS.
In accordance with the message of the
Mayor, Alderman Craigie moved that the
council reconsider the final passage of
the order granting the location OF the
tracks of tho Westbrook, Windham q
Harrison Railway company. This vote
was passed.
The Alderman Craigie presented the
amendment recommended by the Mayor,
which was passed. The ordinance as
amended was given its final passage.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Alderman Davis for the committee on
streets, bridges and sidewalks. reported
that an ordinance granting pols rights
~ Pnctny, (fnr the So
bago Power Co.. had been given two
readings and had been referred to City
Solicitor Ray for examination. MIR.
Davies presented the report of the city So
| lioitor which recommended that the or.
dinance be referred to tue next city gov
eminent with the recommendation that
no further action be taken on the same.
| The report was accepted and the ordi-
nance referred as recommended.
Alderman Davies for the same commit
tee presented petition from S. II. Lisk
for permit to set poles and stretch wires
from his place. of. business on Main street
to Central street, thence to Pennell and
| to Spring streets. thence to the boundary
| line between this city and the town OF
South Portland, and have further permit
to transmit electric power over the same
in accordance with the revised statutes.
Alderman Davies reported that Mr.. Lisk
intends to have about 600 horse power,
800 horse power of which will be taken
away. He intends to give the same light
service that the Westbrook Electric Light
& Power company. now does.
| The matter was referred to the next
itysgovernment.
| At the motion of Alderman Cobb, who
reported for the committee ON street
lights that the money was not available
to locate incandescent lights on Longfel
low street, Lewis B. Warren and others
were given leave to withdraw theil
petition for the same.
| Alderman Craigie for the committee or
new streets recommended that the mat
ter of grading and finishing up Park
road, SO called, be referred to the next
city council, and it was SO voted.
CITY REPORTS.
| The reports Of Acting City Engineer
Henry W. Foster. City Solicitor f. M
Ray, City Physician Felix Barrett, M
D., and Inspector of Buildings Peter L.
Stuart were read, accepted and ordered
to be Incorporated in the annual reports
The reports of Street Commissioner
Grant, City Marshal L. V. Knight, ant
the board of health, were. referred to theil
appropriate committees without being
read.
| Alderman Cobb for the committee or
accounts, Alderman Warren for the com
mittee on drains and sewers and Alder
man Craigie for the committee on new
streets, also presented their reports fol
the year.
The reports this year are quite brief.
but complete nevertheless.