The Portland daily press., 1899-10-12

until the new services 10 established, BY
temporary CONTRACTS with the company
having pole line already in the streets.
The order was passed without debate,
and went down to the Common Council
for concurrence. The Council also con.
CURED without debate.
Alderman Smith on behalf OF the COM
mittee on lights. rose to'a personal expla-
nation. He said the committee had been
criticizsd somewhat because they had not
gone ahead and settled the matter of con-
tract without referring it back to the city
government again. de read letter which
he addressed to the Portland Electric
Light company ON October Q, notifying
them OH ciaily that the Consolidated COM
pany had refused to take their share
of the contract and asking II the Port
land Electrio Light company was in
position to Immediately enter upon the
contract for the while city. Last night
just about 8 O'Clock he received reply
from MIR. Brown, which said that the
Portland Electric Light company is in a
position to Immediately enter upon the
contract so far as IL refers to the northsr-
ly section of the city. So far as 1t refers
to the southeriy side the company is
ready to enter upon a contract so soon
as the matters pertaining to role rights
petitioned for are readjudicated by the
city government.
Mr.. Smith said that not having received
this answer until less that two hours
before the meeting the committee could
not have done anything more than he
bad done.
Alderman Johnson read letter from
George A. Hernald 81 c., ths Boston bank
ing house, which is behind the Portland
Electric Light company, 20 the effect that
rumor to the effect that he had with
drawn their support was false. The ar
rangements still continued in force and
would continue so. MIR. johnson read
this letter to refute, as he said the ru-
mors which he claimed were In circula-
tion TO the effect that the company had
lost its angel.
Alderman Sprague then road petition
for pole rights in the southern section of
the city which as nearly as could be
made out from rough COUNTESS the
reading progressed contem plates the erec-
tion of $3.50 poles. Hearing was ordered
for October Sc at D. m.
ELECTRIC LINEMEN PETITION.
A petition of much Importance, and In
the nature of round robin, from the
electric linemen of the city, was pre-.
sented by Alderman Moulton. This Pc
tition, signed by As linemsn, is as follows:
Your respectful attention is called to
the matter from which no person of
conscientious soruplss would allow to be
set aside. and which moral duty i'm
poses upon such who are vested with
legal power, where danger to human
life is involved and which demands pro-
lection. The signers below represented,
whose occupation as linemen requires AK
posure to great danger, in which situation
by reason OF certain deficient means of
protection valuable lives have been sacri-
feed, hereby petition your honorable
CODY, that owing to improper oonstruc-
ton, and lack OF certain necessary cut
out in running the several wires which
conduct electricity Of high voltage
through our city streets. that suitable
protection be given to the signers below,
and to this end ask that power be grant,
ell to the city electrician to supervise
all construction of wires, and guard
wires be placed over all trolley lines
where such guard wires do not already
exist. Earnestly praying that immedi-
ate action be taken resulting favorably
20 q ho
considering our families and protection
to our lives TOR their sake, we have the
pleasure, gentlemen, to remain most re-
speotfully.'' The petition is headed by A.
II. Jacobs.
NEW BUILDINGS.
The following building permits were
granted under the usual restrictions:
Megquier & Jones, Middle and Pearl |
str eet. shop.
L. B. Libby. 80 Forest avenue. stable.
George M Blades, "a Washington ave- |
nue.. hsh market.
B. A. Drinkwatsr, 1874 Sherman street, |
bay window.
A. D. Smith, agent. Fessenden street,
DIV elling.
W; NJ. Ewing. 1871 Portland street, |
dwelling enlargement.
Charles Il. Thomas. Lafayette street, |
stable.
Geo. II. Fitzgerald. Belmont street, pri-
vate stabla.
FIRE EXITING UISHERS.
Councilman Dyer introduced this Or
der;
Ordered, That the COMMITTEES on pub |
lie buildings be and Ia hereby authorized, |
empowered and directed to purchase |
forthwith a certain number of ohemi- !
cal fire extinguishers. the number not to |
exceed so, one to be placed In the base |
ment and one upon each floor where chill |
drsn are seated of every school house in |
tne city where there are one or more |
fights of stairs. The estimated expense |
thereof Is 5000, the amount expended 90 |
be charged to the appropriation for con- |
tingent.
Mr.. Dyer explained the order briefly, |
a nd &c was passed and sent to the alder |
men for concurrence.
In the beard of aldermen the order
rvac To- ia IN he table