The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-15

interesting Extracts from Electric
Light Order Before Council.

The order introduced Into the council
of this city OF South Portland on wedues-
day evening granting exclusive permits
sion to the Cumberland Illuminating
Company TO erect a line Of poles, etc..
con taips among ether provisions these,
Tais permission Is given under the en-
press condition that poles shall not be
erected under this permit on any streets
upon which the Portland aud Cape Eliz-
abeth street Railway may now or here.
after have a double line OF poles, SO long
as the said railway company ID willing
10 permit the Cumberland illuminating
Company 20 string Its wires upon said
poles, under conditions as to compensa-
tion and erection and maintenance Of
wires. which the said municipal Officers
shall consider reasonable. And 1t must
be made to appear to said officers that
such consent cannot be had before poles
are erected upon said streets under said
permit.
This permission Is granted upon the
further express condition that the com
pany shall furnish the city for one year
free OF cost, twenty incandescent lights
for the city offices and twelve arc lights
Of 1900 candle power and four % candle
power incandescent lights at such places
as may be designated; and thereafter,
SO long as an exclusive privilege Is al
lowed the company they shall furnish the
city free OF cost. 20 incandesoent lights
for the city Offices and four 25 candle
power incandesoeut lights and six arc
lights of 1900 candle power in such places
as the municipal officers designate. The
other conditions such as equipments of
line, bond. etc, have been rs'erred to
in previous issues of this paper.
NEW LODGE OF ANCIENT ORDER
UNITED woRKMEN.
O. II. Playes. State organizer Of the
A. o. U. W., has been In South Port
land some time organizing alodge Of this
order and has met with great suocess.
There have been over 30 applicants and
s5 are pledged to be at the X. of p.
hall Saturday evening next, when the
lodge will be instituted with appropriate
exercises.
All members Of the order in Portland
and vicinity are cordially invited to be
present on the occasion and lend enoour-
agement by their presence to the new
lodge.
CHANGES AT FORT PREBLE.
First Sergeant Thomas Lewis of Bate
ry Z 9TH ARTILLERY at Fort Preble, has
been made DUTY sergeant and his
place as LIST sergeant has been taken by
Nathan W. Raynor. This Ia a promotion
for Sergeant Raynor.
The Ladies' circle Of the Universalist
church, will meet at the home of Mrs
Hiram Dyer. Tuesday afternoon next, at
2 p. m.
The Ladies' circle of the East High
street branch of ths Peoples church
met with Mrs. Allan A. PsttengilI on
Stanford street. yesterday afternoon.
O. b. Mills has been electsd trustss of
Oasis commandery, Golden Cross,i In place
of Edward Turner resigned.
A class of S. scholars has been entersd
at George +. Henley's ON Pleasant
street.
PLEASANrDALE.
Mr.. Herbert Strout has returned to
his studies at the Perkins Institute,
South Boston.
Mrs. II. K. Downs has returned from q
few days at the home of her parents,
South Berwick.
The regular Y. p. s. O. e. service
will be held at Elm strest church Sunday
evening under the leadership of Miss
George Dyer, topic "Unhesitating CON-
fidence In Christ Mr.. George Wilson of
LiRonia will be the soloist.
Mrs. Fred W. Jordan is passing the
week at the home of her sister. Mrs.
Charles Cole of Falmouth.
Mr.. Ernest l.. Sargent. clerk for W. e.
Dyer is confined to his home by illness.