The Portland daily press., 1898-11-12
DEERING.
Regular Monthly Meeting City Coun-
Gil Last Evening
DEERING ELECTRIC LIGHT COM.
PANY MAY ERECT IT'S POLES.
westbrook COMPANY Asks Permission to
Erect More Poles-Temporary Loan

Erect More Poles-Temporary Loan
Aurhorized-sewer Assessments Abated
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Deering city government was held last
evening at the city council chamber, com
menoing at z.30 O'Clock.
Mayor Moulton presided. Absent.
Alderman Dingley.
Communication from G. A. Hight, at
torney for the Grand Trunk railway. an.
nouncing that the correspondence of the
city clerk relative to the construction of a
stone culvert at Presumpscot street. East
Deering had been referred to the home
office of the company for action.
Resignation of Alpheus S. Leighton as
special police officer, constable and truant
officer was received and accepted.
The second reading and reference to the
commirtee on engrossed bills was given
the ordinance relative to the use Of
electrical appliances.
Second reading and passage of an order
locating eleven new street lights.
Petition of the Westbrook Electric
Light and Power company for permission
to erect additional poles and wire
throughout the city for the transmission
of electric light and power. Hearing on
the petition ordered for Monday evening,
November 2Sth, at 7.30 O'Clock.
First reading of an order authorizing
the finance committee to hire $700 on
tempora loan to pay claim of Ada s.
Waite.
An order was passed authorizing the
finance committee from time to time to
hire on temporary loan such sums OF
money as may be needed for the payment
of bill.
Petition Of VIM. S. Jones and others
asking that sewers for the proper drain
age of Hartley avenue and Forest streets
and for the maintainence of good side
walks, Referred.
An order was passed directing the
Grand Trunk Railway company to raise
the oulvert under Presumpscot street to
keep the water from standing in the
street. The committee on streets were
given authority to carry the order into
effect.
Ordered that the Portland and Var
mouth Electric Railway company widen
Veranda street in accordance with the
order passed at the time said road was
given its location.
Communication from Francis Higgins
asking that the sewer assessment OH
Spring street against the Higgins estate
be laid over until property could be sold
as the sewer Is not deep enough to drain
the lot. MIR. Higgins was given leave to
withdraw.
Action Of the committee on sewers ap-
proved allowing MIR. F. q. Freese per-
mission to enter sewer.at ys and 100 Pleas
ant street to enter said sewer on condition
that Mr.. Freese shall pay the sewer as
sessment when sewer is constructed past
his property.
Committee on sewers reported favorably
and an order was passed directing that
the sum of $685. SO the cost of the Forest
avenue, Maple street and Stevens Plains
avenue sewers be paid by tributary sewers
when laid.
Committee on new streets reported un-
fayorably on the petition of E. G. john
son for the laying out Of Cliff street, and
of Charles B. Dalton for the laying out
Dartmouth street. Petitioners were given
leave to Withdraw.
Claim of Florence NJ. Dyer for managers
of Temporary Home for expense amount
ing to $211. SO incurred in the treatment
of an inmate afflicted with diphtheria.
and for the fumigation and repairs
necessitated to the house, on the ground
that the city did not inform the officers
of the Home that there was place for
the retention of contagious disease. The
matter was referred to the committee on
claims.
Committee on claims reported recon.
mendlng that John Archibald represent
ing the estate of George S. Hodgdon be
given leave to Withdraw his claim for
damages by the loss of a horse killed by
electricity.
The committee on laying out new
streets reported favorably on the lay wing
out of Knight street, Summer street and
Maplewood street. Report accepted. A
hearing was then given on the Noyes