The Portland daily press., 1899-01-14
DEERIyG.
Regular Monthly Meeting Of City
Council Last Night.
DIRIGO TELEPHONE COMPANY
ASKS FOR POLE RIGHTS.

An Electrical Expert Before the Board
10 Tell Them About High Voltage
Hearing on Petition differing Eice-
trio Light Company.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Deering city government was held last
evening at the city council chamber at
woodfords. commencing at 7.i5 O'Clock.
Mayor Moulton presided.
All the aldermen were In attendance.
The hearing on the Stevens. Plains ave-
nue. and Maple street sewer assessment
was the first item of business. MIR. Frank
NJ. Floyd superintendent Of Evergreen
cemetery and Messrs. Cousens and Has
kell trustees Of the oemetry on behalf Of
the city Of Portland, appeared and OF
jeoted to the payment Of the assessment
levied against the cemetery, on the
ground that ten years ago the land over
which the sewer runs on New street was
decided to the town Of Deering with the
agreement that. the cemetery should have
the use of that sewer without assessment
Mr.. +. II. Holding. Mrs. Pierce and
Mr.. ]. II. wescott, and representative
of Harriet L. Gray, and A. II. Bailey.
also appeared and ma dc claim that the
assessment sgainst their lots were exor
bitant in view of the amount Of benefit
derived.
The hearing on the petition Of the
Dirigo Telephone company for pole rights
and the right to stretch wires for tele-
ph ones purposes was then taken up. The
company was represented by Mr.. Seth r.
Beedy of Fsrmi ngton. Mr.. Beedy ex-
planned that the company operated 2o4
IN lies of wire in Androscoggin and
Franklin counties and that they desired
to gain foothold in Deering to supply
Its citizens with telephone communion
tion at low rates.
City Solicitor Wilson was called to ask
questions of MIR. Beedy relative TO the
financial strength of the company and Its
ability to carry out its contracts. Among
other things Mr.. Wilson asked Mr.. Beeuy
II the company had ever endeavored to
locate In any OF the other large cities OF
the state. Mr.. Beedy replied that they
had, but had been refused rights in spite
of largely signed petitions In their favor,
the opposition coming from the monopo
lies in tho telephone business.
Hon. Clarence Hale representing the
New England Telegraph and Telephone
company asked II the Dirigo Telephone
company had always been willing to file
bond with the other municipal cities
to indemnify them for injuries sustained
b, the operation of the lines.
MIR. Beedy replied that their company
was always just and willing to comply
with such requirements as were some OF
the other well known companies. He
,,t, H..1 El ~
mrch of bond the New England COM
pany was furnishing.
Hon. Clarence Hale for the New Eng
land Telephone company objected tn the
rights asked, until the city government
was satisfied of the ability of the com
pany to carry out It's contract The petit
tion was finally laid on the table.
A hearing was.given the Deering Electric
Light company on their petition for per.
mission to run 10, 900 volt current from
Great Falls to the Deering line, thence
over Forest avenue to their power house
on said avenue.
A petition signed by F. o. Bailey and
one hundred others were presented by
Alderman Dingley asking that the prayer
of the petitioners should be granted.
MIR. J. ii. Fogg appeared in the inter
est Of thelDeering Electric Light COM
pany.
Prof. Puffar an electrical expert, and
instructor of'electricity at the Mnssachu
setts School of Technology, was present
on behalf of the Deering company. Prof.
Puffer In the course of his remarks gave
one of the most impartial and compre-
henstve opinions ever expressed before the
aldermen relative to the handling of high
volt currents. Messrs. Q. Varney and
W. Hawkes., residents on Forest ave-
nue. appeared In objection to the granting
of the petition. w. NJ. Bradley Esq, ana
Claranna Hala EeQ also AnnqlrpU and
protested In the interests of the West
brook Electric Light company and the
Telephone companies respectively.
! he discussion was then declared closed
until the next meeting.
An order received it first reading au
thorizin2 the public buildings committee
to purchase the Ocean street hall asso-
Citations building at an expense not to
exceed $1,000, the building to be fitted up
as hose house and ward rooms.
Mrs. l.. j. Adams was given permits
sion to have Moulton and Chestnut
streets opened for the purpose of con-
Meeting her property with the sewer.
The Westbrook Electric Light company
were granted permit TO open the street on
Stevens Plains avenue and laying a con-
duit under the sidewalk for the purpose
of laying underground wires tnto Ever
green cemetery.
Adjourned to meet Thursday, January
26th.
An order was given It's first reading
for the city to purchase of the Ocean
street hall association its house for $1,000
for use as n hose house and ward room.
Mrs L. j. Adams, corner Mouiton and
Chestnut streets, was given sewer per-
NIT.
Adjourned to January e6 when the vol
tage hearing will he held.
After the the meeting adjourned Mr.
Brown appeared and asked permission TO
erect n trans power house betw cen Xiv
erton and Morrill's corner.