The Portland daily press., 1899-10-03

be charged to the appropriation for con-
tin cent:
Brighton avenue. from Bedford street
co Westbrook line.
Norwood street, from Pleasant to
Spring.
Holly strest from Forest avenue to
Fern street.
Fern street, from Holly to Oak.
Concord street, from Nevsns to Leland.
Winslow, from Forest avenue TO Bedford
street,
Bedford. from Forest Avenue to Deer
Ing avenue.
Douglass street
Sherwood street from Presumpsoot to
Il. Il. X.
Forest avenue, from Congress street to
Westbrook line.
Deering ayenus, from Congress to Wood.
ford street.
william street. from Forest avenue to
Brig hton avenue.
Fessenden street, from Forest avenue to
Brighton avenue.
Pitt street, from Forest avenue to
Brighton avenue
Washington avenue from Congress
street to Falmouth line.
Coyle street, from Back Cove to Beacon
street.
Leland street, from New street, to Con-
cord street.
Woodford street. from Back Cove to
Stevens avenue from Congress street to
Forest avenue.
Alien avenue from Forest avenue to
Falmouth line.
MIR. Moulton also presented the follow
ing order which was passed and sent
down for concurrence:
Ordered, That the commissioner OF pub.
lilo works be and he Is hereby authorized
and instructed to cause street signs to be
placed on the streets, the names OF which
bave been recently changed; gid signs to
be approved by the committee on pub \
lie works, and the expense of said work
estimated a. S1t0 to be- charged to the APP
proyriation for streets, sidewalks and
bridges.
The common council concurred In both
these orders.
NEW BUILDINGS.
The following petitions for leave to
erect new buildings were received and
rferred:
en- dwelling at No. 35 Lawn street.
A. l.. Richardson, a two-story wooden
dwelling on Riohsrdson street.
George Il. I'D wards, a two-story wooden
dwelling at No. 60 (about), Highland
street.
Al 0s u. MVONbIl utu Sufu Oh
the backland at Revere street.
APPOINTMENTS.
The Mayor announced the following ap-
pointments.
John Doughty, special policeman with
out pas at jackson school.
Clarence p. Thomas, special police
man.
Samuel G. Sloan and Adelbert L. New
ell, undertakes. j. Il
These appointments were confirmed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The ordinances amending the ordinance
relating to lights. lamps and lamp-posts,
was read second time and engrossed.
2 An order removing thirteen trees on
Forest avenue, between numbers ano
SO, was passed. The object of this is to
make way for a sidewalk.
In joint convention Jacob +. Coombs
was elected ueieher of coal and wood,
house surveyors OF lumber.
A paper was received notifying the
council that Henry Deering and others
appealed to the Supreme court from the
decision of the city government relating
to damages for the location OF Grant
street.
Licenses to keep gunpowder were grant
ed to Houghton, Clark s. Co.. and I'd
wards. Walker company, subject to the
favorable report of the city marshal.
An order providing for the extension of
the sewer on Pearl street, was presented
by Mr.. Mannix.
Alderman Lamson presented an order
to pay John II. Moore. AS reoompense for
a sheep killed, by dogs. SO. Passed.
An order for building a sewer In Brish.
ton avenue. to cost about $500, was pre-
sented and passed; also an order for
building a sewer in the proposedsstree
westerly from Norwood street.
Two insane persons were committed to
the asylum. Alderman Mannix took CO.
oasion to say in this connection that hs
thought relatives of the persons commit
time ago the board had nearly commit.
ted sane person. and such mistakes
should be amply guarded against.
A petition for sidewalk on B street
was received and placed on file.
Police Officer Webb puts in claim for
pay for loss of Is days, caused by an In
jury received while in the service of the
city. Referred to the committee on ju-
dicial proceedings and claims. Officer
Webb received a blow on the head while
making an arrest.
A petition for improvement of the side
walk at Fort Allen Park xvas rraoan+ad
by Mr.. Sprague and referred.
Alderman Smith presented an order to
construct sidewalk on the westerly side
Of Danfortb street from May to Emery,
the cost to he s4oO. Referred.
The ordinance relating to swimming
passed by the Council at previous meet
ing, was referred to the committee ON en-
crossed bills.
A petition OF the Consolidated Electric
Light company for leave to make open
ings in the street to run conduits - the
post office and certain private houses