The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-11
SOUTH PORTLAND.
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Regular Meeting of the City
Government Last Evening.
Cumberland Illuminating Company
tition Laid on the Table.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
| city government of South Portland was
held last evening, the Mayor and full
board of aldermen being present Min
utes of tho previous meeting we're read
and approved.
The order authorizing the assessors to
take q new valuation Of the taxable
property of the city was given its second
reading and passed.
Permission WAS granted the Portland
Railroad company to move q pole near the
drug store iu KuiRhtville, and COM
munication from y. Mcdonald to move
a pole ON Pickett street, was referred to
the committee on streets.
: A petition was read, signed by VIII
liam Spear, Albert A. Cole and IA others,
praying that public street. at least 30
feet wide be laid out along the west
line Of W. s. Emery's land and extending
from Cottage streets to broadway.
! Referred to committee on streets.
Victusllers licenses were granted Lew
, eIlyn b. Bradford of Knightville and
William w. Rich of South Port la nd
proper, under the usual conditions.
A petition was read from certain citi-
zens of Willard praying for hydrant at
the junction of Myrtle avenue, Beach and
Thrasher streets In Willard. Referred to
committee on streets.
| j. W. Lowell and i've others. AUDITORS
on Shawmut street asked for the con-
struction of a sewer on Shawmut street,
beginning at Pickett street, and extend
ing for distance of 800 feet more or less;
the sanitary condition In said street
Being dangerous to the health Of the In
habitants living there. Referred to com
mittee on sewers
| A petition was received from the Cum
berland Illuminating company, through
its president, George NJ Brown, asking
permission to place 35s cedar poles from
20 to 80 feet high, for use Of lights, etc.
SAID poles to he erected at Westbrook
street from city line to Munjoy road, on
Musssy road, from Westbrook street to
Evans street, Evans street from Saco road
to Summer street, on Summer.street from
Evans street to Ocean House road, on
Main street, Knightville, from Summer
street to centre of Portland bridge, on
| Cape cottage road from Main street,
Knightville, to Broadway, on broadway
from Cape cottage road to Pickett street,
on Front street, South Portland, from
High street to Pickett street, on Pickett
street from Front to Broadway, on Saw
yer from Broadway to Front, on High
from Lowell to Shawmut. on Elm street,
Turner's Island, from Summer street to
b. s. M X. X. tracks, on Saco road
from Mussey road to Lincoln street. on
County road and Fourth street. Ligonia,
from Saco road to Central avenue, on
Central avenue, Ligonia from First
street to Eighth street, on Saco road from
Lincoln street to centre Of Vaughan q
bridge, also all necessary poles for any
and all other streets where lights are
needed either for street lighting or resi-
dences.
Alderman Scammon thought the petit
ton asked for too much as it contem-
plated the planting OF poles anywhere
the company saw tit, and on his motion
it was laid on the table.
The school committee was given au-
thority to use the office in the Town
House, formerly occupied by Superintsn-
cent Pickett, for school purposes. and
after the preparation of the jury box, AL
derman Scamman was authorized to pro-
vide the council with map to be used
In laying out ward lines, the price Of
which was not to exceed S25.
The council then adjourned until
Thursday. May 18th.
Yesterday being Arbor Day the pupils
of the High school were given the day for
recreation.
Tuesday evening Mrs. Annie Mosher,
proprietor of the South Portland housa
entertained party of friends from Lii
gonia. About thirty persons were pres.
snt and the evening was socially spent
with music, dancing. etc. Ice cream,
cake and fruit punch were served and the
affair proved to be delightfully."- success
full.
Mrs Diedrich has returned from Wis
it in Lewiston.
The parts have been assigned and re-
hearsals are in progress for the concert to
be given by Bethany church Sunday
school, Children's day.
Mrs Addie NJ. Cobb has been enter
tanning friends from Newark, N. j.
Miss Sarah Il. Brown passed Sunday
with friends at Hotel Thatcher, Bidde-
ford.
WORK RESUMED AT ROLLING
MILL.
The rolling mill at Ligonia, which has
been shut down for the past four months,
resumed operations Tuesday. During the
past month crew of men have been
busily engaged IN making repairs. The
company has large quantity of raw ma