The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-02

descent light in Boyd place, OIL Park
street. Referred to committee on lights.
Petition of Mary A. Baxter TOR removal
of tree at Brown and Pleasant street.
was referred.
The aldermen agreed to proposition
to lease at. 500 per year room next the
cell in Odd Fellows block at Woodfords.
This proposition also passed the council
| The resignation of Harbor Master
Charles A. Goud, and his bill at the rats
of $3.50 yearly for four years, were present.
ed. They were referred to the committee
on claims.
The Portland Railroad company pc
| titions for permission to make cross
over connection between the parable
tracks of the Cape line and the Portland
lines in Monument square. The aldermen
granted the petition.
An invitation to participate in the Die
mortal day exercises was received and &C.
cepted.
The Christian Endeavorers ask for free
use of City hall, September 8, 6 and z for
the state convention. Their petition was
granted.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
All of the orders coming to the council
from the upper board were passed in con-
currence without debate. Having com.
pleted its concurrent business the council
adjourned at II O'Clock until Monday
night at 7.30 O'clock
Councilman Dyer introduced the fol-
lowing ordinance in the council and 1t
was referred to the committee on revi sion
OF the city ordinances:
The owner, proprietor or manager of
every hotel and lodging house and of
every boarding house having more than
15 sleeping rooms above the ground floor,
and the person or persons having charge
or management of every public or pri-
vate hospital or asylum shall. within
two months after the passage of this act.
place, or cause to be placed In every room
Of fsuch building used as u lodging or
sleeping room, except the rooms on the
ground floor and also excepting rooms
one or more windows of which open up
on fire escape having direct access to
the ground, a manila rope or other bet.
ter appliances, to be approved by the
chief of the lire department of said city.
to be used as an auxiliary means of escape.
securely fastened at one end to a suitable
iron hook or eye, to be securely driven
or secured to one of the joists or timbers
next adjoining the frame of the window
or one OF the windows of such room and
shall at all times be kept coiled up and
exposed to the view of tho occupant
of the room, the coil to be fastened in
such slight manner as to be easy and
quickly loosened. Said rope shall not
be less than one inch in diameter and
shall be OF sufficient strength to sustain
weight of not less than one thousand
pounds.
Any violation of the provisions of this
ordnance shall be punished by fine not
exceeding $50.
The order introduced by MIR. Milliken
authorizing the purchase of triangular
lot of land bounded by Congress, Burn
ham and Lowell streets. from the Jones
estate, at rate not exceeding a5 cents
a square fq9t, with $500 to be paid down
and the rsSt in four annual payments,
was tabled by vote Of 10 to H..
Councilman Cobb of Ward was ap-
pointed committee to confer with the
managers of the Portland railroad to
sndeayor to secure from them the ccnces-
sion allowing flrsmen to ride to tires on