The Portland daily press., 1899-04-25
Mary Holleran what he would do with her


property. Mr.. Conlsy said he would con
suit with Judge Peabody Of the probate
court about that Alderman Mouiton
asked Mr.. Conley II he would send Mrs.
HoIleran to an insane asylum. Mr.. Con :
10y replied that he should put her under
some restraint possibly placing her in
home for aged woman and paying her
board. Being questioned further air.
Copley said he knew very little about the
woman's property.
Mr.. wheIden at this point asked Mr..
Conley II John Curran had come to him
TO get him TO make out petition to have
a guardian appointed over Mary Holleran.
Mr.. Couley declined to answer this
dustion on the ground that he was nos
present to answer the questions OF attorn-
eys and did not care to become both wit
ness and attorney in this rinse. II he had
a choice he said he would stand as an
attorney before the board.
In succession MIR. Whelden then called
upon James and Thomas Curran and Mrs.
Finnerty who are brothers and sisters of
Mary Holleran and they said she was
fully capable of handling her own affairs
and did not need a guardian.
Mrs. Margarine Driscoll. a niece of Mrs.
Holleran, also testified to these facts.
The aldermen then went into executive
session for few minutes and voted to
deny the petition on the ground that
Mary Holleran was fully capable of man.
aging her own affairs.
OTHER MATTERS.
A petition from Edward &. O'Brien
for two electric lights on Church street In
ward eight was referred.
Henry NJ. Mcdonald was licensed as an
auctioneer.
An order creating a committee on poles
was passed.
The petition of the New England
Telegraph and Telephone company for
Forest avenue and Stevens Plains avenue
was referred to the committee on poles.
LICENSES.
The following petitions for licenses
were granted subject to the usual condi-
tions:
Patrick J. Higgins, &c India street, to
keep billiard hall.
Harris Mattson, 237 Federal street, to
keep billiard hall.
Il. b. Davis Arms Co., to keep gun
powder at 1893 Middle street
W. W. Harmon to keep billiard hall
at 23S Deering avenue.
ORDERS PASSED.
Ordered, that the Westbrook Electric
Light and Power company be and it is
hereby directed to move back onto the
curb line all poles belonging to said COM
pany and erected ION Stevens Plains
avenue between Spring and Pleas at
streets. The poles to replace those now
standing to he IS feet in height and seven
inches in diameter at the top. The top
arm or cross. bar of saidlpoles to be placed
thereon by said company to be for the
use of the city. The poles shall be well
dressed and reasonably straight. The
work to be done to the satisfaction of the
commissioner of public works and the city
electrician.
Ordered that the Deering Electric
Light and Power company be and it is
hereby directed to move back to the curb
line the poles now belonging to said com
pany as follows: Three poles on Ocean
street, between Sawyer and Oak streets;
one pole on Brighton street by old town
house; three poles OH Forest avenue be-
tween Mechanic and Lincoln streets.
The poles sh all be well dressed, reason
ably straight and the work to he done to
ba gatigfaptinn Df a mi of
public works and the city electrician.
Ordered, that the Deering Electric
Light and Power company be and it is
hereby directed to move back to the curb
line all poles belonging to said company
and now erected on Pleasant street be
tween Forest avenue and Stevens Plains
avenue. Said poles to be of uniform dis
lance with the Portland Street Railroad
poles now standing on said
street, said poles TO be twenty five feet in
height and seven inches in diameter at
the top. The poles shall be well dressed
straight and the work to be
done to the satisfaction of the commits |
siouer of public works and the city Q lee
.rician.
NEW BUILDINGS.
The following petitions for permission |
to erect new buildings were referred:
T. Connors, store and dwelling at AZ
street.
Williams Manufacturing company shed |
lor storing lumber at 19l Kennel street. |
W. .. 1aylo addition to dwelling at 81
Eastern promenade.
Charles +. Spear, dwelling at n Hartley
avenue.
l.. Nj. leighton, dwelling at 6 Brown
str eet.
II. K. Colesworthy. wooden addition to
dwelling at 10 Mechanic street.
Marks and Earle Co, dwelling at ia
W. George street.
f. A. Libby, addition to dwelling at
l62 Federal street.
Nj. ID. Hanson, carriage shed on Grant
street, ward eight.
a NEW LIGHT COMPANY.
A petition was received from the Port
land Lig hit and Power company which
was stated by Alderman Smith to be a
with a capitalization of 500
300, in which Messrs, Henry p. Cox, Ly-