The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-04

~ NO uo1l On Auesudy, january Is, 1873,
for the city and to cast his vote for the
following named directors: S. j. An
derson, Weston T. Milliken, Ohas. n,
Amsden IN. HI, James F. Hawkes..
Thomas P. Shaw, John W. Deering,
Theodore A. Josselyn, Edward B. Wins
dali.
An order was passed bargaining lot
on Payson street to G. FL. Simonds, SUBJ
ject to the usual conditions.
The Consolidated Electric Light Com
pany of Maine presented petition ask
ing that location might be granted them
for poles on the following streets:
One pole opposite Nos. 9 and II on east
side of Moulton street.
One pole on north side of Gray street
between Nos. II and 10.
One pole on the northwest corner of
Lincoln and Wilmot streets.
The order accompanying the petition
granting hearing and authorizing its
advertisement was passed.
Ordered that the New England Tele-
phone ana Telegraph Company be and
they are hereby requested to remove their
poles now standing on Washington street
between the entrance to the Eastern
Promenade and Tukey's bridge and re-
locate them on the street line of the side
walk on the westerly side of said street,
together with such other poles as the city
may deem necessary for the proper con-
SfryJGti0n nf tho Inc To ovxN nN,.yxo
bridge.
Ordered that the city treasurer and
collector be and he is hereby authorized
and directed to credit moneys received
from the board of overseers of the Door
on account of board and other bills
charged to patients in the insane hospital
at Augusta and paid by the City of Port
land, to the account of the appropriation
for support of the poor and not to the
income from support Of the poor, as he
is required to do unless otherwise directed.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
A petition requesting the city govern
ment to accept the offer of the Walker
estate trustees to build manual training
school building for the city was presented
by Alderman Leighton 1t was signed by
over three hundred of the prominent cit
liens OF Portland, and was referred to
the special committee on this matter
which will shortly be announced.
James Bradley on Commercial street
and James l., Argus were licensed as
viotuallers
Alderman Rounds said that Turkey 8
bridge should be open to the public right
away. He wanted an order introduced
requesting the commissioner on public
works to open the bridge for travel as
soon as possible, but the aldermen ad-
journed without acting on the matter.
Alderman Ilsley Introduced an order
transferring $3.50 from the appropriation
for state reform school to the appropri-
alton for kindergarten schools The or.
der had passage.
The report OF the commissioner of pub
lie works for nine months last past was
received and placed on fle.H An invita-
ton from the Portland Longshoremen's
Benevolent Society to the city govern
ment to attend their annual ball was ac-
cepted with thanks.
The commissioner of public works re-
ported that SIS, 1897 .97 had been expended
for the month of December.
An order was passed bargaining lot
on a proposed street to Charles F. Jones.
gan order authorizing the city treasurer
to pay 1920 to Charles E. Cushing for
building the new street ON Long Island,
in full payment Of this work was
referred to the committee on public
works with power.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Councilman George Smith was absent.
Leroy L. Sanborn was chosen clork pro
them.
All of the orders requiring concurrent
action We're passed without discussion.
Councilman Driscoll introduced an or
der requiring the city government to
hereafter appropriately recognize any acts
Of heroisn or bravery which shall be
performed by any member of the Port
land fire department.. The order had an
unanimous passage in both the lower and
the upper boards. j