The Portland daily press., 1899-08-19

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line
MAY be IL is." said Mr.. Colesworthy
Mr.. Libby" Don't you know that II
| isg''
Judge Peabody, with considerable feel.
ing-"Ye come here to give our side Of
the case pertaining to the building per.
mit for house on Grove street. This
question has nothing to do with the case,
thai oan see. You arraign Mr.. Coles
worthy for alleged short comings past
ana present and / consider 1t an outrage.
If the board wishes 10 hear this sort oI
business all right but IL isan outrage" "
Mir. Libby--"Mr. Colesworthy began
wandering from the matter in considera.
| tion."
Judge Peabody-"It is your business to
eep him within bounds them"
Mr.. Libby-"It is no more my business
than It is yours
But MIR. Libby did not press the ques-
tion which caused this little passage
ct arms. At this point Mr.. Alvin Jordan,
building inspector. was called by Mr..
Libby for the remonstrants. He said
that he had talked with Mr.. Colesworthy
about getting permit He referred TO
some memoranda he carried In which he
had taken note Of the dimensions OF the
proposed building. Mr.. Colesworthy had
said nothing about putting up an ell.
He had examined the building and as
1t was Mt present he did not regard Ii as
entirely safe but Il could be made safe
by mailing cross pieces on the posts.
On examination by Alderman johnson.
Mr.. Jordan said that Mr.. Colssworthy
had rever mentioned to him anything
about the ell and he did not know an ell
was to be built ON the house. Had MIR.
Colssworthy asked for permit to build
the ell the building inspector thought
the necessary permission would have been
granted.
Alderman Merrill asked the oity clerk
what the custom was regarding the TAX
ing out of building permits after they
were granted. MIR. Dyer replied that not
quarter OF the permits obtained were
ever taken out of the office.
REGARDING THE LIGRTSHIp.
Alderman Merrill introduced a resolu-
tion which was passed urging this Maine
representatives IN .Congressl TO use every
effort to have the lighthouse board begin
at once the construction of the lightship
for the mouth Of Portland harbor for
which $4,000 was appropriated. ahe
resolution passed.
The petition of residents of Glsnwood
avenue to have an esplanade built on
that street between Prospect and Racixleff
streets was referred 60 the committee on
public works
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
About six O'Clock the board of alder
men went into an executive session. 1t
waslintended to be a short one of about
ten minutes to consider pending matters
and on motion of, Alderman Smith the
application of the Yarmouth railroad for
a turnout pm Washington street at the
head of Oxford was considered. The re-
port of the special committee was read
and 1t was unfavorabls to the spot sug-
gested by she road. The committee re-.
ported favorably, however, on turnout
between Marion and Walnut streets.
At this junoture Alderman Mannix
rose and said that since the report was
prepared he had consulted AUDITORS
and he believed a turnout at Marion and
Walnut streets would be very bad indeed
and believ ed the road could get along by
turnout further down Washington
street.
Q Alderman johnson said that no doubt
the company needed turnout but there
was scant room on the street and believed
one might bs put in front OF the car
house and suggested that perhaps one
might be used In common with the Port.
land railroad.
A short discussion followed and a
moe parliamentary wrangle was brought
on just after Alderman Merrill moved
that the company be given leave to with
draw thoir petition. Bafore any vote was
taken on this proposition Alderman
Smith noted the fact that there were re-
porters of the daily papers present who
had been permitted TO remain during the
executive session and 1t was the desire
that a sort of informal vote be taken, but
not for publication. About this time
Mayor Robinson entered the chamber.
having been sent for by the city clerk and
as hesfesumed the chair he thought the
board had returned to a public session.
He listened to thesnrotest of the alderman
from ward sew en- againt having vot,
published on the motion pending and re-
piled that he deprecated any secrecy In
such matters. That 1t was within the
province of the board to take q recess OF
have an informal meeting in the nature
perhaps OF a caucus and when this was
resorted to the proceedings were of oourss
secret. This, however, was-a public b ,dy
and the public had right to know its
proceedings and votes. 1t was quite
obvious that the board could not under
| stand how they had so soon drifted from
an executive session to public meeting
and for some time the mayor and this
board seemed to be at GROSS purposes.
Alderman MRnnix rose to question o