The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-10
SOUTH PORTLAND: =.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.


Pleasantdale and South Portland proper,
where the accommodations are said TO De
sadly lacking in efficiency. DIR. Lombard
was absent.
A petition was read from the south
Portland High school athletic associ-
alton asking for financial assistance from
the board. 1t was not in order to vote
them money, so the members of the board
and of the aldernan!c board contributed
a dollar each for the good Of the cause.
Mir. Matthew Woods of Pieasantdale
appeared as petitioner as did MIR. j. ID.
Hottie for a new school building at Pleas
antdale on account of the present crowd
ed conditions Of the schools in that vicini-
ty. The board recognized the fact that
additional accommodations wsrs needed,
but the hitch comes in who shall have
the new building this year.
Committeeman Brown Of the South
Portland district made u report that there
must soon be q change in the present
arrangement at the School street school.
The scholars are now using room In the
hose house on account Of the crowded
condition Of that primary school. He said
that judging from the number Of pupils
now coming in much more room will
be needed In the fall He recommended
that tho East High street school building
be raised up one story at an expense OF
about $500, or that new building he
constructed at whatever cost is necessary.
Committeeman Hilton thought that II
anything Is done at present 1t should be
on the School street school house. This
school is decidedly an unsatisfactory
place, to put 1t mildly, to send children.
he said. There Is no doubt but that
PIeasantdale needs better school accom-.
modations, and they should have them,
but these things cannot be had without
considerable expense. Nevertheless these
conditions must be met, even II 1t is nec-
esssry to meet them one at q time"
Committeeman Delano reported that
while school houses are being built Town
House Corner needs considerable in that
line. but the residents Of that section are
content to walt until after the FIRST year
that the expenses may not be any heavier
than are absolutely necessary.
Committeeman Brown announced that
there are 1888 pupils confined In three
rooms in the school street school, and all
of the surrounding buildings are filled.
Mr.. Tilton recommended that q COM
mittee of three be appointed to confer
with one from the board Of aldermen to
look up the matter and give the same a
due consideration and report.
Mr.. Hottie here interposed that he had
been told on good authority that . new
school building was needed at Cash
Corner.
Mayor Reynolds announced that the
finance committee OF the aldermen was
to be in session during the evening, and
it would be good scheme for the board
to hurry matters in this line that they
might not be left out In the cold.
Committeeman Weeks recommended
that Union hall be used as temporary
relief for the School street school. This
did not meet the approval of DIR. Brown.
Committeeman Brown, Weeks and Oaw-
son were appointed to serve on the com
mittee nominated by Mr.. Tilton. That
gentleman was unable to serve.
1t was voted to instruo5 the superint en-
dent to ask the aldermen to allow the use
OF the southwesterly corner Of town hall
for school purpoes.
Adjournment was taken at Q p. m.
MILLENIAL DAWN TO LEND.
Ever since the Cape elsctric line was
opened a sign on house on Broadway
has puzzled the passengers who pass that
way, remarks the Portland Advertiser.
The sign has been posted over the door
way to this effect:
MILLENIAL DAWN
FOR SALE.
Guesses have been numerous. 1t was
suggested that the name OF the house was
Millenial Dawn and that the house was
for sale. Others said that 1t was kind
Of salve. Still moro said it was kind of
early peas, but the true meaning was not
apparent. This year the old sign has
been taken down and new one has
been put up, reading like this:
MILLENIAL DAWN TO LEND.
That makes the meaning all the more
puzzlifg, for it Is evident that one Of
the con lectures named above we're correct.
The fact is that Millenial Dawn Is the
uame of book Of Second Advent per-
suasion. For several years it has been for
sale at this house. Now the supply has
been exhausted, but the proprietor has
still a copy or two left which he will lend.
BENEFIT LECTURE FOR THE HOSE
MOI.
The benefit lecture to be delivered at the
Union Opera house for South Portl and
Hose No. ty Col. g. H. French, Will
be worthy of the largest kind Of attend
ance. The lecture will be magnihcently
illustrated. Cuba and the Maine. also
the the golden regions of the Klondike
will be described in q most entertaining
and Instructive manner.
MIR. SUTHERLAND'S BENEFIT.
A week from Friday night a tenefit
concert will be given at the Union Opera
house for Mr.. Winfield Sutherland, who
has lost, for the time being. at least, the
use of his eyes. Mr.. Sutherland was
former employe at the Lowell bicycle fac
tory and his misfortune is traceRble to
the emery dust which permeated the room
in which he worked.
The agent of the Portland Consolidate
Electric company has been canvassinQ, the