The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-11
DEERING.
Regular Meeting City Council Last
Evening.
APPROPRIATION RESOLVE GIVEN
FIRST READING.

Wheelmen Present Request to Have Side
of Forest Avenue Paved With Brick
Electric Light Contract Tabled.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Deering city government was heldslast
evening commencing at 745. Mayor
Moulton presided and the full board Of
I'aldermen were in attendance.
Record of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
A hearing was then granted the New
England Telegraph and Telephone Co.
for right to locate poles and wires or
Main street East to North Deering to take
the place Of poles now standing and fol-
the privilege of placing the poles nearer
| together.
Mr.. J. d. Stanford appeared for the N.
E. L. q I. Co. Voted to grant the petit.
ion and that thespoles be set under the
direction of the street comm issioner and
the city engineer.
The order appropriating 1850. 80 for
the construction Of sewer on Thomas
street received final passage. 81
The mayor nominated and the follow.
ing were confirmed: Daniel B. Smith,
Charles b. Halves, and Joshua 7. John
son as special policemen at Riverton park
for one year without pay.
Mr.. o. P. T. Wish and several wheel
men appeared before the council and
asked that Forest avenue be paved at the
sides three feet from the curbing with
the Winslow brick. The aldermen called
upon George Staples, ex-street commits
sioner of Portland relative to paving the
entire width of the avenue with the
brick.
Mr.. Staples was of the opinion that the
brick would stand as we'll as granite
No decision was reached. by the aldermen
relative to pavingBthe avenue with the
brick.
Mr.. Fred Matthews appeared on behalf
OF Capt b. H. Lewis asking that a por-
tlon OF Brown street be narrowed from
80 to 40 feet,
An order levying the assessment on the
Noyes street and Deering avenue sewer
received it's final passage. A hearing on
Ihe sewer assessment was ordered for
July at 7.30.
The committee on electricI lights re-
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tract with the Westbrook Electric Light
20. be renewed for three years from July
/, said company to furnish lights for $40,
$l8, and SIT each for the first, second and
third respectively or $18 each for the three
years. MIR. George W. Brown for the Deer
ing Electric Light Co. submitted pro-
position to furnish 27S street lights for
one, two or three years for the sum Of
$40Sl. 50. or $14 IS per light, and to fur
nlsh additional lights at proportiOnate
cost per light. On the motion to renew
the contract with the Westbrook Electric
table the report until the noxt meeting.
Four aldermen voting for and three
against tabling.
Petition to lay out and build Front
and Dyer streets / in East Deering were
referred.
Petition for brick sidewalk on Cherry
street in front of P. ii. Lunt's referred.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee on fire department. re-
port that the petition for fire alarm
bell at East Deering should be granted.
Report accepted.
i On the matter of moving building to
Nason's corner to be used as hose house
the committee gave petitioners leave to
withdraw.
Petition for brick sidewalk in front OF
the Methodist church. Referred.
That it had been deemed advisable to
build a short sewer on GlenwoOd avenue
to connect with the one on Glenwood
avenue and Spring street the report was
accepted and the sewer ordered built at
an expense not to exceed $780, Accepted.
Petition of A. W. Pierce for sewer on
Prospect street. Petitioner given leave
to withdraw.
Ordered that $500 be appropriated from
which abatement of taxes can be paid and
provide for repairs on sewers.
An ordinance was given the flrst read
ing relative tn throwing glass, lacks OF
other injurious material on the streets
under penalty of from So to $50 for each
offence.
Ord 1 that committee of three be
chosen :. visit the Portland Railroad Co.
relative to issuing transfer checks from
all junction points to all parUs OF the
city. Aldermen Wyman, True and Flick
EFT were appointed committee to call on
the railroad officials for the purpose
An order giving the Portland g Var
mouth Electric Railroad company right
to locate poles and wires was given its
final passage. 80,
An order appropriaing ss5 for the pur'
pose Of purchasing Dell TO % USED Tor
fire alarm purposes at East Deer1ng re-
ceiyed passage.
The aldermen: then took up the appro-
priation bill and the following amounts
were submitted on the first reading of the
Abatement on taxes, $500. 90
; Attachments on sewers, 74 QUO 0C
Ancient burying grounds, 10y 0l
Auditor, Ivy. "
!! Assessors. &aa 100. 90
} Board of Health 200 OF
Board Of registration, 10Y 0C
City farm. QUO OF
Connty tax. 1851. 81
j City clerk. treasurer and collector, 1900 0C
Civil engineer, 2oo.o
City Solicitor, wv w
City physician, Soo "
Chief of fire department, Ivy. oO
Discount on taxes, l,SoU. W
Eieotrio LIGHTS $500. 0C
Firo dorartuant and supplies. 6,00O OC