The Portland daily press., 1899-06-06
NEW STREETS.


streets reported favorably on the pat,.,on.
relating 70 LonsfelIow. Grant and BROWN
streets in Desring. Longfellow strsat
takes 6070 90 uArs feet belonging g
George 4. Edwards. for which $1,000 =
awarded. On the other streets no dam
ages are awarded. Mr.. Edwards oyns,d-
ers this inadequate. and thinks the dam.
ages should be IS cents foot. amountips
70 about $500. The orders laying ont
these streets were passed, Mr.. Edw.,ds
having lost his hearing before the CITY
government.
Liewsllyn wiides of Boston. who ON
February 81, 1894. bought lot on Rob.
erts street under the usual conditions.
represents that he was granted an ext.n.
sion Of time 20 May, 2. 1896, In which 20
fuihi the conditions and ask that the
act Of the City Treasurer dn giving the
deed in June. 1896, be ratified. The
aldermen and council passed an order
removing the legal tech nicaiity which
olou ded the title
MISCELLANEOUS.
Melvin Hamblet asks permission to
erect and maintain q steam engine In the
rear Of Douglass street, the chimney to be
10 feet high, and the engine to be 80
horse power The petition was granted.
Ida v. Woodbury. and Mary A. Baxter
ask for brick sidewalk In front of Nos
II and is Pleasant street, Deering, with
esplanade In 'front.'
The Consolidated Electric Light compa-
ny petition for leave to erect poles on Pearl
and Moulton streets. a hearing is fred
for Juns 70 at p. m.
A petition for brick sidewalk on the
southwestsrly side Of wilmot street
was referred to tho committee ON public
works.
. An order authorizing the committee on
sanitary to contract for the collection of
house offal In Wards 8 and 0 for one year.
at price not to exceed s. Q month was
passed.
An order directing the removal of two
trees In front of No. 2iiAiechanic street In
Ward 8. was passed. A
ID. n. Corser and others ask for the
removal Of the large tree in front Of Nos.
2b1 and 2b3 Cumberland street. as 1t is
old and unsafe. Referred to committee
on public works.
William Il. Plummer and about
twenty others petition for brick side
walk on. Sherman street,in front OF prem
ises Nos, 106-il4. An order was passed
ordering the sidewalk to be laid.
% An order authorizing the city treasurer
70 purchase lot Of land on Brighton
street next the town house lot" con-
tanning 10. 500 square feet at a cost not
to exceed $500. was referred to the COM
mittse on public works. This Is the lot
where.the stons orusher stands.
An order was passed bargaining the lot
of land IS A, on Grove street, to Judson
q. Corey.
The MISUNDERSTANDING the discount
on taxes was favorably reported from the
committee on finance, and was read a
first and second time and passed to be en-
crossed and later passed to be ordained.
The ordinance relating to interest on
taxes was amended In the aldermen so
that interest shall begin on the first day
Of November. The ordinance was then
passed to be ordained The rate Of inter.
est is fixed at six per cent.
David II. and Alpheus @. Grifin pc
tition that Island avenue near the land
ing on Cliff island be Strengthened. Re-
ferred to committee on public works by
the aldermen.
A report relating to encroachmeDts
on Central avenue, Deering, was referred
In concurrence.
Petition for sewer on Grove street,
signed by Harry ID. Mcclellan was re
fsrred to the committee on public works,
A petition for macadamizing India
street was presented and referred to the
committee on public works
So ADJOURNED.
The aldermen, becoming tired of walt.
Ing for the council, adjourned until
Thursday night.