The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-05
A Long and Lively Meeting Of the
City Government.
Bids for Electric Light
ing not Considered.
Mr.. Waldr0n Resigns as Member
of Light Committee.

The NEE ting of the city council last
night was very tame IN the upper board
and lively in the council, Mr.. Cloudy in
PRODUCED many orders in tire council
which occasioned much discussion and
were In nature sensational. The bids
of electric lighting were reported to the
city council, hut were not acted upon
by either hoard. The council finally
adjourned until Thursday night at 7.sO
O'Clock, brit the aldermen adjourned
without day.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALI
DERMEN.
At 100 the board came to order.
REMAINING STREETS.
Alderman Moulton presented the report
of the committee ON remaining streets
with the order accompanying.
The accompanying order was passed
changing the names as follows:
A street to Ivy street.
Alder street to Lambert.
Bond street to Garrison.
Brighton and Deering avenues TO
Brighton avenue.
Brown street to Norwood.
Cedar street to Bell.
Central street, Ward 4, to Canal, Ward
L.
Central avenue to Brentwood.
Charles street to Brewer.
Cherry street to Holly.
Cherry street. N. W., to Fern street.
Chestnut to Ashmont.
Church to Capisic.
Clark and South to Concord.
Clinton avenue to g linton street.
IlparinO aypnnp- horaeU avpnTa IN Rad-
ford, Winslow street..
Desiring avenue, Forest avenue to Deer,
Bedford.
Now Douglass to Douglass.
Dyer to Randall. hid
Elm to Mack worth.
Falmouth to Yarmouth, Ward 9.
Forest and Winslow to Sherwood,
Ward g.
Glenwood avenue to Glenwood street.
6rant to Beacon.
Green street, Ward 5, to Forest avenue.
Grove street, Ward z, to Dsering
avenue.
Hartley avenue to Hartley street,
Hawthorn street to William street.
Haywood to BeSsenden street.
Howell to Pitt street.
High 20 Highland street.
Lawn avenue to Lawn street.
Lincoln, Ward 3, TO Lancaster street.
Main and Washington street to Wash
Maple street to Wav6rley avenue.
Maplewood avenue to Maplewood street.
Mechanic street to Revere street..
Oak street to Walton street,
Oakdale avenue to Oakdale street.
Ocean street to Ocean avenue.
Pearl street to Coyle avenue.
: Pleasant street, Ward 4, to Evans
avenue.
Prospect street, Ward 5, to Shepley
avenue.
Smith street TO Leland avenue.
/ Spring street to Woodfords avenue.
{ Stata street TO Conant avenue.
Stevens Plains avenue, Congress to
Forest avenue, Stevens avenue.
Stevens Plains avenue, Forest avenue
N. h., to Allen avenue.
Summer street to Abbott street.
Thomas street to Irving street.
Union street to Fowler street.
Warren street, Ward |. to KELLOGG street.
West street to AIbor stTest.
Wharf street to Bristol street.
Wilmct street to Torrey street.
1t should be understood that unless the
ward is given as in OH Portland all of
tine changes are in the annexed district.
The order was read twice and sent down
for concurrence.
MA KING DEEhING SAFE.
A herman johnson presented the fol-
lowing orders which were unanimously
adopted:
Ordered, That the Portland Electric
Light and Power company be and hereby
are directed and ordered to rebuild their
pole line on Forest avenue bet ween Pearl
stTest and said coplpany's power house
ON said street. Said poles to be on east
side of said avenue between said COM
pany's power house Hnd Woodfords street,
and on west side of said avenue from
Deering avenue to Pearl street. Poles to
be- 40 feet in length, inches In diameter
at top, reasonably straight and to be of
cedar or chestnut. Gross arms to be of
such length as are needed to get by or
around such distractions as may be in
said street between these points. Wires
next to poles to be at least s6 inches
apart.
This work to be done at once and
to the satisfaction of The committee on
poles, the commissioner Of public works
and the city electrician.
Ordered, That the Westbrook Electric
Light and Power company be and hereby
are ordered and directed to rebuild their
pole line on Bores5 avenue between Pleas
ant street and Stevens Plains avenue.
Said poles to be on east side OF said ave-
nue. between Pleasant and Reed streets,
and on west side of said avenue between
Reed street and Stevens Plains avenue.
Poles to be from 80 to 40 feet in length, s
inches In diameter at top, to be reason
ably straight aud Of cedar or chestnut
Gross arms at top to be of such length as
may be needed to get by or around such
distractions as may be in said street be.
tween these points. Wires next to poles to
be at least 26 inches apart.
This work to be done at once and to