The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-14

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said that the Portland railroad hal no
desire 20 object TO the crossing Of
yaugban's bridge BY the new road II u
sbouid he built\ He said that 10 would
REQUIRE two tracks across the proposed
new bridge anyway and NJ he understood
the contemp plated plans there would be
room enough for both roads. Mr.. New
man said that he WASH aware there were
any complications regarding Tukey's
bridge. The two roads are now Operating
tracks on that bridge without any DIM
GUILTY. He said that BY the proposed Pc
titiou the entire matter Of iocstion was In
the hands Of the board OF aldermen and
they could alto make whatever conditions
they saw 1T about crossing Vaughan's
bridge. IS
Alderman Lamson said that he was not
prepared to vote on this order and insisted
that IL be referred TO the committee On
public works. His motion to so refer the
order was lost
Alderman smith said that the passage
of this order would not crowd any other
company which might wish to cross the
proposed bridge. ghs more companies
which crossed the bridge the less the city
would have TO pay for its construction as
the companies would of course be re-
q uired to pay for the right to cross IT,
The order was then passsd witho at dis
senting vote.
MORE POLE RIGHTS.
The Portland Electric Light oompany's
petition for the granting OF additional
pole rights on various streets of the city
was then taken up Hon. Joseph A.
Locke appeared as remonstrance against
the erection Of seven poles on Brattle
street. Mr.. George W. Brown. manager
of the Portland Electric Light company
said that be would not require more than
three poles on Bratsle street. Alderman
Lamson wanted to make it two poles. but
the city electrician when appealed to said
that 1t would require three poles there to
objected to this and long argument over
tie mater ensued. After the usual oon
sumption of time in regard to this matter
It was voted to allow the company to put
up three poles on Brattle street, and after
some other objections had been made and
other poles which Mr.. Brown said he
would not need were withdrawn from the
petition the order passed.
POLES IN DEERING.
The mayor read petition for the iooa.
ton Of number of poles In wards eight
and nine by the Portland Electric Light
company. There were q number OF
changes Of the present locations and
Msn lger Brown was called upon to ex-
na'n these changes, He said that In run
ming the Inns Of his company through
Forest avenue, considerable difficulty had
been experienced ON account OF the tele-
graph and telephone lines. The company
had therefore asked for q location OF the
poles on the .easterly sids- INSTEAD OF the
westerly. In reply to n question by Alder
man Merrill he said the petition was
asked simply to, change locations. In re-
ply to a question by Alderman johnson,
Manager Brown said the change had been
recommended by the city electrician.
City Electrician Cummings who was
called upon, said that he had objected T."
certain locations Of the poles being
granted on Hartley avenue, Maple avenue
and Brighton avenue. ~
Manager Brown explained thai the To-
cations OF some OF the poles were desired
simply to complies the circuit and to sup.
ply customers.
al AIN tired of coming here day after
day." said Alderman Merrill ut this
point, land hearing representative Of
this company who Is unable to satisfac-
torily explain his business"
Professor Ball, an expert on electrical
affairs who hal been retained by shs
Portland Electric Light company, asked
permission to speak for few minutes
The request was granted and Professor
Ball stated that great many apparently
useless poles had been erected on account
of re-arrangemsnts Of plans that had been
made.
Alderman Smith remarked that the
ak that this man WAS making. was not
relative to the case at all and moved that
1t be discontinued.
But Professor Bell kept right on. He
said that 1t would be an advantage to the
city to have this petition granted. Speak
ing of the poles on Brighton avenue he
said they will take clean. straight line.
Alderman Merrill denied the truth of
the insinuation that the professor had
made to the effect that the blame for the
trouble which had arisen was due to the
committee on lights. At this Professor
Bell jumped up and replied that he had
not meant to cast any reflections upon
this COMMITTEES, the members Of which
had been diiigent and psinstaking. 1t
was necessary to place poles asked for on
Brighton avenue In order to strengthen
the lines of the company into the city.
Manager Brown repeated the same
statement and explained that lines of
poles had been placed ON three different
streets, coming into the city so that the
city might BE- protected In case Of smer-
gsnoy. There was one line on Grove
| street; q second on Congress street
through Stroudwater; and third on
Forest avenue.