The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-15

10 commemorate Senator Evans by NAM
ing n street for him without doubt. but
the giving Of this name to Pleasant strset
in Portland was not indicative 10 anyone
whatsoever. In speaking Of the petitions
demonstrating against tue name being
changed back again Judge Webb said that
while the petition from the residents OF
Pleasant street In Deering might have
SONS weight with the committees the one
y hIoh WINS signed by 81 outsiders against
the change being made should have no
weight at all. He said that he could take
q petition asking for the retention OF the
name Pleasant for his street and get it
81 sned by half q hundred respectable men
in a day with reasonable diligenoe.
Ira 5. Locke, Esq Who lives on Pleas
ant street. Deering, and who seemed TO
be acting as the attorney for the residents
Of that street. asked Judge Webb II ne
might ask q question.
"Aie there any names on that petition
from ths residents of Pleasant street,
Portland, besides owners Of real eststs
on that strestP' asked Mr.. Locke. the
permission being given.
Judge webb Yes.
Mr.. Locke-"Any women's names"
Judge webb-"Yss."
Mr. Locke-"Any servants uamef"
Judge Wepb-"I have no means OF
knowing. There may he some"
Mr.. Locke made some remark about the
retition from the Portland Pleasant street.
being paddle d with names Of woman and
servant girls.
Judge webb-"In my opin ion the wives
who signed this petition or the servant
girls WIN signe1 1t, II any did, have as
much right to be heard as any one. am
not q democrat in politics, but l am
democratic enough to appreciate the
rights Of the poor man or OF the friend
less man as we'll as those Of the rich
man"
Ex.Mayor Darius ii. Ingraham was
called upon and spoke In favor Of the
name Of Pleasant street being retained In
the older portion of Portland. The name
was full Of fond associations to many
Portland people. He had lived there for
thirty years and hi wife had lived there
nearly all of her life. His children had
been born here and he would be very
sorry to have the name changed. There
was no appropriateness In calling this
street Evans street. He had known Geo.
E,ans very WELL He had resided In Port
land but a few years and was not idsnu-
fled with It's business or social interests.
He had lived on the corner of Park and
Spring streets until he died at an Ad-
vancsd aye. respected ty all. He repre-
sen ted nothing excepting his own ohsrac-
ter and his name has almost passed. out
Of the rec election Of ths people Of Port
land. Six or seven hundred people live
on Pleasant street and do not desire to
have it called Evans street.
william III. Bradley, Efq., said that be
had lived near this street for twenty
years and should be sorry to have the
name changed.
Captain John Policy said that every
man, woman and child on Pleasant strt ct
wished the old name retained.
Captain George K. Brown said ne was
born on that street as were all Of his
brothers. Harry Brown, the artist, Port
lands greatest painter, had also been
born on that street. He did nos approve
of the name being changed. IL 1t were
necessary to change the name 1t would
have bean wiser to have given 1t some
name more entitled to the honor and
more intimately connected with the his
tory Of the street than was Senator
Evans.
William X. Wood said he had lived on
the street twenty five years and would be
extremely sorry to have the name
changed. Pleasant street In Deerlng has
no claim to this name.
Judge Webb then asked permits sion to
speak again. He said that the attorney
who represented the remonstrants and
spoke for them for fee had said
At this point DR.. Carleton Kimball in
terrupted Judge Webb and said there
were no feed attorneys here unless some
present representing the petitioners were
paid. Judge Webb appologized for his
remark aud then said: "The attorney
asked II women and wives had signed
that petition to retain the name of Pleas
ant street. My own wife's name is on
that petition and this man insinuntes
that no woman has a right to sign that
petition.
Mr.. Locke-'No sir did not.
Judge Webb-"You made references TO
the fact that women's names had been
added to that petition implying that
Mr.. Locke-''I made no reference to
you or your family, ami made no assault
upUn them."
Judge Webb-"I am open to any assault
you may make"
Mr.. Ira 5. Locke then spoke for the re-
monstrants. He was eloquent and at
times his argument bordered upon the
pathetic rs he described his own fear that
a change of name might invalidats the
title to his property. He became faoetious
and taking up the arguments of the
petitioners picked them to shrsds. He
reviewed the history of the annexation of
pesring k Portland and of the good
graoe winch DeerinR had accepted the