The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-05

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Paid for salutes, 5000
Paid for band stands, b. 2S
Paid for trucking, etc., 10. 90
SASS. rs
The appropriation was 500.
ORDERS.
The following orders were read, passed
and sent down for concurrence:
Authorizing the committee on fire de-
partment to organizs company to be
known as Ladder company No. 2 to con :
sist OF three permanent men TO work In
connection with Englne company No Q.
Referred to committee on fire depart
ment.
Directing the commissioner of public
works to pave with granite blocks the
northerly side of Commercial street Ee-
tween High and Park. Estimated cost
$400., to be charged to contingent. He.
ferred to commissioner with power.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were read and
referred:
of James DeWolfe and others for q
brick sidewalk on Danforth street. be-
tween May and Emery.
OF Mrs. Il. Thorne and "a others for n
sidewalk on Church street, Ward 8.
OF Hiram NJ. Cox and ii others for
| the lay ing out of DayoDshire street.
OF James NJ. Nelson nnd-others for a
light at corner Of Dyer and Front streets.
OF k. A. Newman for a new street
| from Spring TO South street, Ward s.
Of X. g. Hall and others for side
walk and esplannde. 44-52 Forest avenue.
OF Smith S&Broe, prison doors in side
walk at No. Iva Centre street.
OF Angelic Lorello. to blast rocks ON
Cumberland and Pearl streets.
OF X. q. Smith, to blast rocks in
Wards and for the remainder Of the
or II. G. smith, to blast rocks at No.
&C and No. 90 Glen wood avenue.
OF Q. b. Dalton, to blast rocks In Ward
OF L. +. Wilcox to move building
from No. 80 North street to 1913 Sheridan
| street.
NEW BUILDINGS.
The following building permits were
read and referred in regular order:
John II. Card, 81 Lincoln, dwelling.
q. II. Dalton. Racklef street. dwelling.
Morrills Corner wood and coal compa-
O. B. Dalton Stevens Plains avenue,
dwelling.
S. D. Plummer 0 Cumberland street.
dwelling.
II ONobt, OCShn btFeeb
W. p. Carr, rear 20 Cotton street, avn
NJ. B. Bell, l46 Presumpscot street.
stable and hen house.
Geo. L. Edwards, 81 Lawn avenue,
dwelling.
Hattie e. Jenokes, sOi Washington
street, shed.
Annie G. Jordan, 60 Gienwood avenue,
dwelling.
Albert Dingiey, III Oak street, Ward
0, dwelling.
Susan Heaton, Glenwood avenue,
dwelling.
K. E. Gray, % Alba street. stable.
James Hepburn, 43-45 Oxford street,
A. j. Slooum, ia Prssumpscot street,
stable
A. II. Freeman, 60 Alder street, shed.
It. j. Stubs, 25 Winter street, dwelling.
Mrs. Lottie Thomps IN, A Mabsl street.,
stable.
MR.. GOUDY RAISES A RUMPUS.
MIR. Cloudy introduced several orders
last night in the oommonsoonnciI which
| accustomed more OF less debate and GREAT
| ed some excitement.
| An order instructing the committee on
lights to make a contract with the proper
persons to light Peaks island. no con-
| tract for this purpose having thus far
been made though the city's money has
been paid out onssacoount of this lighting
contrary to the requirements and provis-
ions of the city charter and city ordi-
nanees
Mr.. Cloudy commended that the agree
ment entered into between the city ant,
G. W. L. Cooling for the iighting.of the
island was Illegal. as the matter had not
teen acted upon by. the two boards of the
city council as the charter provides. MIR.
Cloudy showed that a bill of 1857 for half
the season had been presented TO the city
by MIR. Cooling and had been paid though
the bill had not been proved by maiori-
ty of the committee on lights. He charac-
terized the rates charged by Mir. Cooling
for lights on Peaks island as exhorbitant.
The city had paid at the rate of $500 a
year for arc lights and $50 for incandes-
cent lights, while in the city proper sos is
paid for arc lights and SIS for inc2ndes-
cent lights. Mr.. Cloudy said that only
half OF the bill for the year had been paid
ana he proposed to prevent the payment
of the rest of 1t at the rate charged and
| in this Illegal manner
| Some of the members of the council
thought 1t rather late to make contract
for lighting Peaks island this year. but
Mr.. Cloudy said that it was never too late
to right a wrong. The rates for lighting
Peaks island were established ny one man
and the city council had no opportunity
to consider the matter. Mr.. Cloudy went
on to say that the city auditor had paid
this bill of s457 when he knew 1t was II.
legal and that he thought. thers had beer
enough of this business, and he proposed
to prevent 1t in the future If he could
4 F1a continued m saw that he rrsaa x..aaox,