The Portland daily press., 1898-01-27
DEERING.
Meeting of the City COuncileand as
Usual Breezy.

| Usual Breezy.
ETbe Cost of the New Sch
| Question of Guard Room for the
| Police Force-Sewer Assessments.
| The adjourned meeting of the Deering
city government was held last evening
with Mayor Davis in the chair and all
the aldermen present.
| Alderman Cram introduced an order
directing the city treasurer to reimburse
| Mr.. G. F. Scammon, S37, the amount of
his taxes for 1897, on his factory at Nor
rill's corner.
The order called for some discussion as
the offer made Mr.. Scammon several years
ago was when he started into the man
ufacture of toothpicks. Since then ne
has changed several times, but Is now
manufacturing meat skewers. The order
was finally passed by vote Of to %
Aldermen Seal and Gowan voting no.
Alderman Cram then enquired the
reason that the police had not occupied
the room in the new Odd Fellows biock
bnaU Was OflSllldlAy 11oo
marshall Office.
The Mayor informed the alderman from
Ward that the matter was In the hanas
of the committee on police.
| Alderman Lane, for the committee on
police, said that there had been delay In
accepting the rooms as the price charged
for the rent was considered too high.
| Alderman Cram said that he thought
that the police should be furnished with
a room in the new building.
4 Mayor Davis said that 1t would not
require any further action on the part OF
the board, but that he would Issue an
order February L, directing the marshal
to occupy office room In the new build
ing.
claims, reported on the claim OF A. L.
Cobb for damages sustained by his team
on Stevens Plains avenue, that the said
Cobb was entitled to the sum Of SIS, and
he recommended that the amount be paid
and charged to the account OF incidentals.
Passed.
| Alderman Seal reported on the claim of
Christine Ellsworth for land damage on
George street, and recommended that the
petitioner have leave to Withdraw Passed.
/ d Alderman Aver reminded the council
that the order establishing the grade of
Fessenden street had not been passed legal
" as it had only received one reading.
Alderman Aver presented an order
directing that the true grade OF Fessenden
street be established according to the
profiles in the hands of the city engineer.
Passed to a second reading.
Alderman Aver introduced an order
directing that the sum of S44S.75 be ap-
propriated in addition to amount pre-
yiously appropriated for the construction
Of the Congress and Douglass street sew
ers. The order passed to second read
ing.
| Alderman Aver explained previous to
the vote that the order was necessary
owing to a miscal culation on the original
estimates. %&s
Alderman Matthews reported on the
matter of buying a certain parcel of land
of Mr.. George Libby and moved that the
matter be referred to the next city govern
ment. Passed.
Alderman Lane introduced an order
directing the city treasurer to issue in the
name of the city of Deering coupon bonds
to the amount of BIG, 1000 in denominations
of $1,000, and that the same be numbered
169 to 1871, to be known as the new High
School bonds, the same to bear date of
February /, 1898. to run for Is years with
n1% Mt A any1t w
for the payment of the High School debt.
Passed to q second reading.
Mayor Davis referred to the claim of
Ada S. Waite on Veranda street, and on
motion of Alderman Matthews the mat.
ter was referred to the next city govern
ment.
The first reading was given on the
Congress and Douglass streets sewer
assessment. The assessments were as fol-
lows: Hannah M. Feeny, 5000; George
Libby, $4l9.77; Samuel Jewett, Jr.,
s79. 81; Mrs. Annie W. Marston, 100. As;
Timothy B. Thompson, s6221; Caroline
M. Cobb. s5S 81; Dennis A. Meaher, on
three lots, assessed $15613; John S.
Randall, $2S. rs; Francis Tibbetts, heirs,
ss8. 81; Dennis A. Meaher, $780, Charles
II. Richards, $685. Susan j. Tibbetts,
sss. or; Mary g. Tway, $3s.o7; James An
derson, S57.11; Nancy Anderson, S3s. As;
Susan Cummings $45.6s; George W.
Richards, s45.6S; total assessed, 81, BAT. 90.
l. AIhearing on the assessments was ordered
for Wednesday, March ? at 7.30.
| When the meeting had again been called
TO order an order was passed releasing the
/ bonds of Worster & Wilson for the faithful
building of the Deering avenue and Noyes
street sewer.
DISCUSSED THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL
The aldermen occupied the remainder
of the evening in discussing the new High
school building.
Alderman Aver set the ball rolling by
saving that he had heard considerable
4 talk concerning the filling in about the
walls of the building. There is consider
ble dissatisfaction.