The Portland daily press., 1898-01-27

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| it suits himself, but it is not proper for
Us to do 1t when we are using the people
money and the people do not desire it,
Mayor Davis here announced: "It's
your school house, gentlemen; you can
knock off or go on. !"
Alderman Aver said that he thought
that the city teams should have been used
this winter instead of hiring outside
| teams. u
The Mayor said that the oity teams had
done more work this year than on any
previous year.
Alderman Aver said the city teams had
been laying idle and they wanted work
| Alderman Gowen said that the teams had
not been idle and had hauled some of the
| filing to the new school house.
| Alderman Gowen-"The work is dome,
and if you can do anything about 1t, let's
| see you do it.
Alderman Seal-'tI don't know as the
board can do anything about it or will,
but If that is the state of things 1t
ought to be stopped
| Alderman Gowen said that the com
mittee was inside of the appropriation
SO far and had made no contracts outside
of the appropriation.
Alderman Cram asked il the building
was not originally intended to cost
$4,000, and the furnishings $4,000 more,
making total of $39. 900.
Alderman Seal inquired of Alderman
Gowen: "Did you not start with the
idea that the building would cost
a., 0U0?'' 3c
Alderman Gowen-"Yes."
Alderman Seal-"How much do you
think it will cost2''
Alderman Gowen-'It will cost $50, 900
or more. The underpinning cost us more
money than we expected as the man who
had the first contract did not do his work
satisfactorily.
Alderman Matthews said that the orig
inal order for work was drawn by the
city solicitor and was type written. 1t
called forl 1000, which was deemed
sufficient to pay for high school build
ing for behring's needs. 1t was thought
that that amount had been set about
$4,000 too large.
Z Alderman Ayer-"For my part, I do
not see how the city treasurer can pay
these bills"
Adjournment was then taken to Mon
day evening, January 81.
| l The Deering annexatiOnists have just
received and have distributed to those in
terested in the movement pretty button
of purple shade, bearing the inscription
in large letters, "Annex. y At the top of
this word is printed, Portland, and
beneath it s'Deering.'
| The Free Church and Society of Deer
ing will tender reception to their pastor,
Rev. T. M. Davies and lady, on Thurs
day evening, January 9th, at the church.
| There will be music and social entertain
ment. Refreshments will be served.
The item relative to the number of
tramps that had been provided meals and
lodgings during the year at the Deering
farm should have read 1899 had been cared
for. This is one-third more than were
provided for during the years of 1867,
when 9S4 we're cared for, 40S In 1896 and
SIG in 1897.
| The funeral services of the late Mrs.
| Josephine M. johnson, wife of John
Johnson, 1924 Congress street, Libby
town, were held yesterday afternoon at
| two O'Clock. The services were conducted
by Rev. K. O. Storli, pastor OF the First
Lutheran church. Portland, of which
| the deceased was member. Mrs. John
son it will be remem bered was the victim
of falling accident of week ago.
| The class of '9s. Deering High school,
are rehearsing for a farce entitled
''Turned Up" which they are to present
early in February in Lewis hall.
The alarm for no school was sounded
yesterday for all grades of the public
schools for the entire day.
| The meeting for the election Of the
officers of Deering Centre lodge of Good
| Iemplars, which was to have been held
on Tuesday evening, was postponed on
account of the absence of a quorum.
| The election will be held at the next meet
! ing.
| A new sign with gilt letters reading
Getty Offices has just been attached to
| the side of the building over the entrance
to the new Odd Fellows block at Wood
! fords.
A crew of over hundred men were
kept busy yesterday in clearing the tracks
| from snow. The snow is hauled to the
| lot in the rear of the car house stable and
dumped. The cars experienced consider
able difficulty during the early morning
hours in making their time, but before
noon the trips were run as usual.
| The dance by the Red Mems Hall asso-
citation on Tuesday evening was attended
by about thirty couples. An enjoyable
evening was spent.
A reception will be rendered to Rev. L.
M. Davies and his wife by the members
of the Free Church in Deering this eve
ming. All the attendants of the church
are cordially invited.
A quiet wedding occurred at the home
of Rev. FL. S. Whitman Wednesday after.
noon; the contracting parties being Miss
Minnettas. Carney of Kittery, Me-, and