The Portland daily press., 1898-10-04
DEERING
Adjourned Meeting Of the Board Of
Aldermen.
DEERING ELECTRIC co. GIVEN
RIGHT TO ERECT POLES.

Discussed-Burg laries in City Saturday
Niaht-JoeI Bio omer Survivor Of the
Maine at Home For Few Hours.
An adjourned nesting of the Deering
aldermen was held last evening at the
city council chamber, commencing BIT $40
O'Clock. Mayor Moulton presided, and all
of the aldermen in attendance.
Alderman Jacobs for the copmittee on
claims reported on the petitions of George
C. Hopkins, and Messrs. Carleton and
J. Fl. Davies for damage caused by
changing the sidewalk grade in front OF
their property. In each of these cases
the claimants were allowed the amount
of the original sidewalk assessment as
damages.
The claim of Summer Barbour for DAM
age to his horse and person was given
leave to withdraw.
The bond of Angelic Lorello ON the
Ocean street sewer contract was ordered
released.
A hearing was then given to Mr.. Geo.
D. Libby on petition to erect WOODEN
stable rear of 80 Forest avenue. Messrs.
E. M. Lang and Isaiah V. Lang appeared
as remonstrants. Their house is within
five feet of the proposed stable and they
asked that if the stable was allowed to De
built that it should have a brick vault
built for the manure and that the vault
be connected with the sewer to drain Oh
the water from the manure. 1t was Vo1eo
to refer the question to the committee OF
the whole. After the adjournment Oh sne
meeting the aldermen met and voted to
to allow Mr.. Libby permission to erect
the stable.
The second reading and final passage
was given the order to allow the West-
brook Electric Light and Power company
for permission to erect additional poles
and wires for the transmission of electric
light and power, after amending SO that
the company is required to paint all poles
and stencil the same with the name OF the
company. Prior to the passage OF the
order Mr.. I. e. Farnham of Boston, the
electrician of the N. E. L. & L. Co., ap'
reared and stated that he hoped the alder
men would consider carefully the matter
of allowing extra high voltages to be
used in the city. He stated that the in
surance underwriters limit it to 5000 volts
on risks. Over two hours was then con-
sumed in asking questions OF Mr.. Farm
ham, and Mr.. Kellogg an electrician from
Massachusetts, relative to the dangers OF
the high voltage system, Mr.. Farnham
claimed that 10000 voltage in use was
extremely dangerous. MIR. Kellogg repre-
senting the Deering Electric Light COM
pany, stated shat with high voltage 1T
was necessary to have the installations per-
feet and of the most modern type. He
said that these high voltages were being
run successfully in other cities all over
the country over the principal streets.
The order granting the Westbr ook COM
panv permission to erect the poles and
wires was passed after being amended SO
that the city shall have the power to ex-
pressIy limit the force of electricity to be
used at all times.
The petition of the Deering Electric
Light company laid on the table at the
last meeting to enable the company to
make q map showing the location of all
proposed poles was then considered.
The order on its first reading to give
the Deering company permission to erect
poles received passage by vote of six
to five.
Alderman Jacobs then moved that the
company be allowed to go ahead and set
th cir poles subject to the approval of the
street commissioner and the city engineer,
the poles to be forty feet above ground on
Forest avenue and at all points where
they cross the Westbrook company's
wires. This motion was declared carried.
The meeting was then adjourned but
subsequently called together to give
second readings and final passage to the
saver assessment on Noyes street aud
Deering avenue.
The petition of George d. Libby to
erect stable at rear of 80 Forest ayenus
was passed. -,
The meeting then adjourned to the
regular monthly session.
Saturday night burglars tried to enter
the house of Mr.. Lewis Toothaker on
Main street, East Deering. The family
were all away except one son. The son
| was awakened IFOil LID 6tOOP ~ fHS
family cat running across his face. lie
| arose and heard some one fumbling at the
outside door down stairs. He went down
closely followed by the cat and the
burglars when they heard him instantly
left. There were two locks on the door.
One had been removed and the key had
bean pushed out of the second lock and IN
few more moments the burglars would
| have gained admission to the house.
| Young Mr.. Toothaker saw the two men
disappear hastily into the woods short
| distance from the house. 1t was dis
| covered the next morning that the
burglars had also tried to effect an en-
| trance to the house of Mr.. SeweN u.
Fowler nearby as they had raised the
screams as if in an attempt to open the
| windows.
Some miscreants entered the field OF
| Mr.. Charles Dunn, Jr., at East Deering,
u few days ago and cut the tails OF from
two of fancy breed of COWS which MIR.
| Dunn. keeps on his milk farm.
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