The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-15

lo.ps ehaB une ANDERSON school building
will be completed the coming summer
He calls attention to the fact that the
| Monument street school is in bad condi
ton and should be replaced in the neal
future, as should also the Park and
Bracket street school houses. An imnle-
date appropriation for introducing steam
heat in the Centre street school house Is
recommended
The Mayor has been in consultation
with General Manager Hays of the Grand
Trunk and has received satisfactory as
surance that the city can obtain
control Of the tract of land ad-
joining Fort Allen park, now
owned by the Grand Trunk railway
on satisfactory terms The Mayor recon-
mends IAN appropriation for the oonstruc-
ton of an ornamental gateway at the
Grove street entrance Of Deering Park;
and the appointment OF custodlans LOT
the Eastern and Western cemeteries to
keep them in order and point out to the
visitors places of historic interest.
/ The Mayor compliments the police de-
|
recommends the purchase of combina-
ton truck and chemical engine
for the better protection of Ward
one One of his important recommends
| tions in connection with the law depart
ment, whose head, Mr. Carroll W. Nor
rill, is complimented, is that all impor-
tant orders be submitted to that DEPART
ment before they are introduced into the
city council. The Mayor points out that
many of our telegraph poles are over
LOADER, and have become dangerous, and
recommends that the wires be placed
under ground as soon as possible
Under the head of Public Works. the
Mayor reviews the work of that depart
ment the past year which has been very
extensive Tukey's bridge has been built
at total cost to date of 1888, 020. 80, of
which $l2s. $50. 81 has been paid, leaving
a balance of 54,o4O. Washington
street bridge has been built at
a total cost of ss2, o4O, of which
the city pays $i2,324. 30. and the
Portland & Rochester, Portland Railroad
Company, and Yarmouth Electric Com
pany tho remainder. East Commercial
street has been discontinued, Franklin
street widened, and four streets laid out
across the property known as Fessenden
Park, from Deering Eavenue to Brighton
avenue. The total. length of all sewers
built during the year is S9O9.7 feet at an
expense of Ga, 500. 20. No work was done
on the intercepting sewer the PAST year
but the Mayor recommends its extension
to Lincoln street during the coming seas
on. A sewer in needed in Franklin street
from Fore to Commercial. $50, 672 have
been expended on streets the past year, of
which s45, $50. go was for labor, S2l, 6S7. 80
for materials and labor mot included in
the pay roll, "a, 69745 for bridges, S.
TT 81 for stable and team account and
1885, 66 for office expenses AS soon as
possible, the Mayor recommends that
granite paving be laid on Fore street be.
tween India and Franklin, Commercial
opposite Centre, Commercial between
High and Park, Preble from Portland to
Kennobeo, Elm, from Congress Eto Cum
berland, and southerly side of Congress
street from Washington to Atlantic.
The Mayor suggests that the erection
of monument at Fort Allen Park in
memory of the men who persisted in the
Maine would be fitting testimonial to
the. memory Of the honored dead and the
glory of the American navy"