The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-06

rotation, are bHey "ao oHe ""'o
representatives rejoinder. II am glad to
know that they are taken up in rotation.
Does that mean rotation of wards, or in
the order in which they were presentedg
We'd like to see a few of 'em coming in
down town."
Alderman Dow presented petition for
q continuance of the macadamizing of
Danforth street. to Emery street, and
moved it's reference to the committee on
public works.
This brought the Ward man to his
feet with an inquiry as to when the board
had authorized the laying of macadam
on Danforth street.
Mayor Randall replied that the city
council records would show, and that the
city clerk could probably enlighten the
inquirer on that subject.
Alderman Rounds-"Weh, I'd like to
know. Idon't remember any such order.
The summer is nearly over and the days
are getting shorter. We kinder like to see
that road roller doing little work down
town. Some of the streets near the City
building got SO bad that they had to bring
the roller down here for a little while.
They dumped in some rock which I sup
posed they called crushed stone, but which
call boulders. They rolled them little.
till the roller had to be taken away be-
cause they thought Vaughan street needed
little more rolling. I move that we
table that petition til! next meeting"
The board sustained the Ward 8 mem
Der by voting to table the petit ion.
The public works committee reported
that the bills and payrolls approved
during the month of August aggregating
s11 .9l7. SO, divided as follows' Streets,
sidewalks and bridges, $40, 6sl. 1s; drains
and sewers, 5000. 45; Tukey's bridge.
$3.50
Alderman Rounds wanted to know If
the city hadn't got about done paying for
Tukey's bridge. He had got tired seeing
bills coming in every month on that job
which was finished some time ago.
NEW BUILDINGS.
Permits were gran ted for the erection
of the following ne " buildings: Joseph
z. BRETT, addition to dwelling at So
Portland street; John MCCARTHY. private
stable, East Commercial street; e. f.
Billman, stable, oil Pearl street; Elias
Thomas, dwelling II and IL Marion
street; Marks & Earle, dwelling, Is and
II Pleasant street; Joseph La Rochelle,
wood shed, 81 Preble street; Z. Z. Holt
addition to dwelling, 723 Congress street;
George G. johnson, addition to house, i49
Bracket street.
A CEMETERY CASE.
A communication from the administra-
tor Of the estate of Mrs. Mary L. Walker
of Bridgton stated that In her will she
had made provision for the payment OF
$500 to the city of Portland as trust
fund, its income to be devoted to the per-
petual care of her burial lot in Evergreen
cemetery.
An order was introduced, instructing
the city treasurer to receive the 5000 and
enter 1t on his books as trust fund, to
be devoted to the purpose specified.
Alderman Rounds objected to passage
of the order till conference could be
had with the trustees of the cemetery. He
wanted to know how large lot Mrs.
Walker had and whether the income of
the 5000 would be sufficient to keep 1t in
order At his suggestion the matter was
referred to the cemetery trustees, with in
struotion to report.
A QUESTION ABOUT GAS.
Alderman Smith presented an order in
structing the Portland Gas Light COM
pany to lay pipes on Commercial street
between India and Franklin streets.
Alderman Dow wanted to know if it
would not be better to request the COM
pany, instead of ordering.
Alderman Rounds ventured to presume
that if the matter is laid before the direo-
tors Of the company in the right light
they will do the fair thing.
Patrick Heating, owner of q building
located within the territory named. was
given permission t. address to board. He
said he had asked the company three or
four times to supply him with gas, but
the request had never been complied with.
The company managers had expressed a
willingness to put in a main between
India and Franklin streets If he would
pay half the cost. but he didn't consider
this fair proposition. He believed that
when the Gas company was granted a
right to open the streets it came under
obligation to supply with gas all parties
within the city limits who desire to be-
come takers. The reason why the gas
main had not been laid in Commercial
street between the points named was be-
cause of the existence of a ledge there.
Alderman Mannix couldn't see the
sense of passing an order that would have
no effect. On his motion the order was
tabled, and Mr.. Heating went home with
q new grievance.
WBY TAXES ARE GOING UP.
Alderman Rounds took advantage of
lull in business to inquire why
the tax rate Is to be raised to $2l on q
thousand, He had heard that the assessors
first intended to raise the rate to s21.40
and afterward tried s2l.30, but after look