The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-11


Another To File Specifications AS 10
Location aud Size of Poles-An Aocl-
dent at Warp Mills.
An adjourned meeting of the Westproo
city government was held last evening
commencing at eight O'Clock. President
Gray presided Mayor Raymond and
Aldermen Quinby, Watson, Haskell, Law
renee were absent.
On the petition of the Westbrook
Electric Light and Power company, for
permission to erect additional poles and
wires for the transmission of electric light
and power through the city, the second
reading and final passage was given the
petition. The second and third readings
and final passage appropriating the sum
of $500 for the account of the city aims
house, was given and the order received
its final passage. @
An order instruoting and directing the
Portland Railroad company to change the
location of its tracks in this city from the
side to the centre of the street and re-
quiring double track from Roberts turn
out on .'the fiat'' to "Marrett Lambs"
was given its first reading.
Alderman Warren for the committee on
sewers recommended that sewer $50 feet
in length of eight inch pipe be built on
East Valentine street.
City Solicitor Lyons then submitted the
following report: sin regard to the mat
ter of Mr.. George w. Brown or Charles
d. Brown, erecting his poles over the
course designated in the conditional order
passed by your honorable bo6y, I would
say that all such poles have been erected
in violation of law, for the following
reasons: First: The order provided that
before any poles should be. erected the
petitioner should furnish bond or other
security to be approved in writing by the
council, conditional to save the city
harmless from all loss, cost or damages
caused by or in any way growing out OF
the erection or maintenance Of said line
of poles and wires. This condition has
not been complied with as no such bond
or security has been offered. Second; The
public laws of 1895, chapter lob section 2,
provides that and no such company, per-
son or association, shall construct lines
upon and along the highways and public
roads of any city or town, without first
obtaining written permit. signed BY the
mayor and aldermen, or selectmen
specifying where the posts may be located
the kind of posts, and tie height at
which, and the plac,s where the wires
may BIZ rum And no such permit has
been given Mr. Brown. These conditions
should he complied with i'm mediately or
Mr.. Brown should be ordered to remove
the poles at once"
Alderman Pomerleau moved, and 1t
was voted that city solicitor be INSTRUCT
ed to notify the said Charles d. Brown,
George W Brown that the conditions
have not been complied with, and unless
complied with at time to be designated
by the city solicitor, the street commits
sioner shall be authorized to remove said
poles at the expense of the company.
Petition of John Lawrenson for a cross-
walk in front OF the Danish Lutheran
church was referred.
A hearing was ordered for October 18th.
on the report of the committee recon-
mending the construction of q sewer on
East Valentine street.
Adjourned to October eth, at 7.3O pm.
ACCIDENT TO WILLIAM LIBBY.
About four o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. William Libby, an employe OF Mr..
Brooks the local expressInan, met with
an accident. MIR. Libby was engaged
with the assistance of others in lifting
"beam of warp at Dana's Warp Mills.
Mr.. Libby dropped his end onto his right
ankle, breaking it. He was conveyed to
his home at the corner of Brackett and
Valentine street in one Of Mr.. Brooks
teams.
Mr.. Libby seems to be most unfortu'
nate man as he has been laid up twice
within year with broken limbs, and has
only recently returned to his work from
his last accident.
Mr.. Fred Watson, formerly q resident
of this city, at present employed by
Massachusetts electrical supply company,
was in the city yesterday on brief visit.
Mr. Josapb HeZeltine Jr a member of