The Portland daily press., 1899-03-06
NEW WARDS MODEST.
They Make Little Claim for the city
Offices.

Our Deering wards are very modest in
their claims for office. There are very few
candidates for city offices among the Re
III Iiicans of wards eight aud nine. This
fact has been commented upon by many
as it was expected that with the annex
alton of Deering there would be at least
dozens of men after every position.
Tho 81 ,0o0 which the Deering city gov
eminent expended in furnishing their
palatial quarters in the new Odd Fellows
block Is now acknowledged TO have been
somewhat prematurely expended. This
furniture is now the property of the city
of Portland and the greater part of it
will be transferred to city hall aud util-
lied in Frightening up the rooms of the
city offices here
Dsering leased rooms in the new Odd
Fellows block Tor ten years, Only one
of these years has passed since this con-
tract was signed. When the Deering city
government ceases to exist the ty Of
Portland will continue to pay rent for the
rooms for which it has no use. An at.
tempt may be made to sub let these rooms
DR. otherwise dispose of them. This is one
of the questions which annexation has
given our city government to solve.
The claims for fire protection in Deer
ing have already begun. just what it is
best to do to give Dsering fire protection
Is a problem which the new committee on
fire department will have to solve. The
plan suggested by an official who is thor
g., ha
and its requirements and who has made
study of the Deering situation Is as fol-
lows: The two spare engines now owned
by Portland and the engine now in the
house of engine company No. should
be placed in Deering and "a big Amoskeag
engine for use in the Portland business
district should he purchased and located
at tive's house. The three engines should
be placed, according to this official at
Morrill's corner, at Woodfords aud in the
house of hose six at the West End Inc
hose companies at Deeripg will probably
be reduced in size and one or two perma-
nent man plncsd in each house. A lad
der truck, of which Portland has o spare
one, will also be located somewhere In
Deering. OF course all of these changes
may not be made ut ores but it Is the
opinion Of this official that they shou d
be brought. iabout as rapidly as possible.
Other people have different ideas regard.
ing this proposed location of fire appafa.
tus in Deering and as there are about as
many opinions as TO how tais should be
done as there are members of the city
government, there seems. log DO lively
Zines in stcre for the committee on lire
department
so far no plans have been suggested for
the organization OF the Deering portion
OF the police department One thing is
certain: De ring will have soetter police
protection than she has ever enjoyed be-
fore and this system will be -inau gurated
just as soon as the new city government
committees are organized.
The Deeriug 6re alarm system wi II be
consolidated with the Portland tyste IN IN
few days This system Will lie part OF
the city system and will come under the
control Of the city electrician. 1t is now
In excellent condition, having Teen we'll
cared for since it was put in by the Deer
ing officials. Tho ire alarms W n probs
bly, be sounded from the big whistle at
the Portland Railroad company's power
house and from a new whistle which is TO
be located on the Deering match factory.