The Portland daily press., 1898-04-09
DEeRING CITY COUNCIL.
Orders and Petitions Galore Were Consid-
ed Last Night.


ed Last Night.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Deering city government was held last
evening, commencing at 7.45 Prior TO
the regular session a hearing was grant
ed the Portland 4 Yarmouth Electric
Railroad company for right to locate
poles and wires on Veranda street. Ihere
were no objections offered to the right
to locate, but Mr.. Mark Jordan sug-
gested to the board that the electric roads
should be made to pave the street. An
order was given its first reading rela-
tive to granting tine right to locate.
Mayor MouItou appointed Mr.. Mar
shall Libby Of Deering Centre as police
odicer on the regular force. The noml-
nation was confll med.
The finance committee were directed
to burn maturing bonds, coupons and
notes paid up to February IA, 1898.
COMMUNICATIONS REFERRED.
The following communications were
received and referred to the respective
committees: From W. l.. Putnam for
the estate of Ira p. Harrington, calling
attention to the condition of the street
drain at the southwest corner of Clark
and South street. OF Lucien Phinhey Is
claim for rebate of last year sewer tax
Cd Glenwood avenue. Miss Flora Cool
idge's claim of Sl00 for personal injuries
sustained on account OF defective side
walk on Pearl street. Request OF Geo.
G. Hopkins and E. +. Carleton that side
walk and lawn in front of their property
on Forest avenue be put in good condlt-
ion. Bills of Fl. L. Chapman, 500, 81;
". III. Newell, S275; A. M. Spear, S2e0;
Geo. NJ. Soldiers, 1913. so; Myron II. Moore,
$3.50. for services on annex alton commits
on. John NJ. Adams estate, claim Tor
1000 damage to property on Ocean street.
Request from Henry Mayo for renewal
Of license of billiard hall in Masonic
brlding, Woodfords.
P5tition of E. H. Libby, referred from
olu city government, asking for brick
sidewalk on Westbrook street. Petition
from residents Of Congress street, for ex-
tension of sewer. Claim of GUNNER Bar
bour for personal injuries, referred from
last city government was again referred.
Claim of Arthur II. Bailey, deferred by
last city government. for damage to prop
erty caused by laying sewer on Forest
avenue.
Petition of j. P. Stevens for brick side
walk on Pearl street. from p. q r. r.
tracks to Grant street. Petition of Adam
Wilson for brick sidewalk at 532 Stevens
Plains avenue Petition OF W. +. Phin-
ney.. for sidewalk on south side of Central
avenue to Smith street. Petition of j.
N Strout for sidewalk on Pleasant street
from Stevens Plains to Forest avenues.
Petition of John N. Foss for two electric
lights on Glenwood avenue. Claim OF
Trueman Harmon heirs for damage to
amount of $50 caused by raising grade of
Pleasant street. Petition of Marks q
Earle for extension Of sewer along Deer
Zig avenue to Longfellow and Noyes
street. Petition of Edwin +. Carleton
for brick sidewalk on southerly side of
Pearl street, beginning at Portland &
Rochester tracks. Petition of G. B. Dali
ton for sidewalk on Glenwood avenue to
Rackleffe street, easterly side.
Petition ofLf1eorge Smith for brick side
walk on Saunders street from Nevens to
Forest avenue. Petition of d. II. Phil
mer for laying out new street for Lawn
avenue, westerly. to Stevens Plains avenue
Petition CT c. B Dalton for sidewalk
westerly side CT Forest avenue at Oak
dale Claim of Simon Cummings for
abatement of sewer assessment at Con-
gress and Wood streets
ORDERS PRESENTED AND PASSED.
Appropriating s1e5 for the use of Bos.
worth and Thatcher Posts on Memorial
day observances. Instructing the city
solicitor to amend the city ordinance
TO conform to special acts of the legisla-
! Ire, and appropriating the sum of $3.50
be charged to account on incidentals
pay for 100 copies of the ordinances as
amended.
Fixing the salary of the city marshal
at 50 per day, ali fees to be paid into the
city lgtreasury. Instructing the public
buildings com mittee TO make all neces-
sayy ntracts for the completion of the
new gh school building.
FIRST READINGS
were given an ordinance amending an
ordinance, so that amended it reads:
Especial policemen may be appointed
for a definite terra not exceeding one
year, who sh all have all powers of police
men, but who shall not report to or be
und.r the direction of the city marshal,
except when an arrest is made, and who
shall receive no compensation from the
city"
The ordinance regulating the width of
new streets formerly repealed by the old
city government, WIS submitted for its
and given its first reading.
An order amending the city ordinance
regulating the duties of the auditor was
passed to the second reading. The sum of
SIC, 900. was authorized for the compile
tion of the High school building, the
money to he raised on temporary loan.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
The resignation of .Judson J. Connary
as . constable, accepted
Bonds of L. F. Jones as city clerk; A.
S. Leighton, constable, and the Port