The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-07-04
sieorge Warren, 10 blast rock at the cor.
nsr Of Payson and Prospect streets.
VARIOUS ORDERS.


Various orders were passed a. follows:
Empowering the COMMITTEES on public
buildings % contract for coal for the en-
suing year.
Authorizing the committee on public
buildings to contract for ventilating the
jackson school house TAT cost Of not
over ss7b. This order was referred to III
committee on public buildings with
p over.
Directing the removal Of trees in front
of No. l5T High street, and As wstervilIe
street.
AN order was passed directing the COM
mittee to purchase three police signal
boxes at an expense Of not over $3.50, three
firT alarm boxes at a cost Of not over 1876,
one bell striker not to exceed $3.50. all
these appliances being for Wards 8 and o.
Councilman Gerrish introduced an order
auth orizing, the committee on public
buildings to expend not more than $500
inremodeliing the engine house In Ward
fora hook and ladder truck and [chemi-
cal engine. The order was passed and
sent to the aldermen who passed itin con-
currence. ffis
Councilman Gerrish offered an order
authorizing the purchase of 10 900 feet of
cable. the expense not to exceed e., 0O0.
The order passed the council and also the
aldermen.
Councilman Cobb introduced an order
authorizing the committee on public
buildings TO expend $1,000 to enlarge the
Forest street school house. Tho ordrs
passed the council by vote of II to aud
was sent up. The aldermen conourred.
An order directing the Westbrook Elec-
trio Light company to move certain poles
on Stevens Plains avenue. was presented
and referred to the committee on poles.
Orders directing the DeerIng Electric
Light and Power company to move GER
tain poles on Ocean street, Brighton
street and Forest avenue, and Pleasant
street, were similarly referred to the COM
mittee on poles.
STREETS, SEWERS, ETC.
Favorable committee reports were made
on these subjects and action was taken to
carry out the objects in the following
cases: :.
Placing grating or door In the side
walk at No. 20 Pearl street.
Blasting rock at No. 133 Pleas SAINT street.
Douglas street to No. 1917 Congress
street, as far as funds available win al
low.
Construction of "a sewer on Brown
street, between South and Spring streets,
In Deering.
The purchase OF the lot of land on
Brighton strest adjoining the town house
lot
Unfavorable reports were made on the
Iqliowing subjects, no funds being avail
able for the purpose:
building of sewer on Forest street.
building sewer In proposed street ba-
tween Spring and South streets, Wood.
fords.
Building sewer In wadsworth, Bright
on. Beacon, 81. George and Noyes streets
anu Orland avenue, In Fessenden Park
building sewer In Dartmouth street.
Paving efsierly side of Commercial
wharf.
Macadamizing India street, between
Middle and Newbury streets.
Paving or r1acsdamizing Danforth
street, on the northerly side from Fore
street to. EmeryIstreet.
The committee on public works recon-
mend that the petition for the removal of
a tree in front OF Nos. 25l 1858 Cumber.
land street, be referred to the commission
ers of cemeteries and public grounds.
An adverse report was made on a petit
tion for sidewalk on portion OF Pleas
ant streeu.
Councilman Milliken presented an order
In the council which passed, authorizing
sidewalk on West street from Chadwick
street to the Western Promenade. The
order was sent to the aldermen where 1t
passed In concurrence.
Councilman Driscoll presented an order
in the council authorizing committee of
two on the part of the council to be ap-
pointed with such as the aldermen might
join to request the Portland Railroad
company and the Portland and Yarmouth
railroad to sprinkle Washington street
and the Portland and Yarmouth railroad
to sprinkle Oxford street from Elm to
Washington streets until those streets be
paved with granite blocks. The order
passed the council. and was sent to the
aldermen who passed II In concurrence.
An order was passed directing pay men I
to Messrs. Finley and johnson In salts
faction of their claim against the city.
John K Martin and others petition for
improvement Of A street. The commits.
sioner of public works was ordered to
make estimates of the cost of sidewalks on
the northerly side. This was laid on the
table in the council MIR. Milliken calling
attention to the fact that the petitioners
did not live ON the street.
Orders were also passed as follows:
Directing that the westerly side Of
Washington street, between Congress
street and Walnut street be paved with
granite blocks.
That a relief sewer in st. John street,
between Portland and Congress streets.
be built.
10 construct and open to public travel
WEIGH street, at PEAKS island.
That Brown street in Deering be laid
out and constructed.
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