The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-09
CITY sollclroR,s REPORT.
Disposition OF Cases I'm which the city
is Party.

City Solicitor Carroll W. Morrill, sub
mits the following report;
The following is list OF cases penu'ns
at the beginning OF the year: =,
Bragg Misunderstanding Co. vs. City OF
Portland. ,s
J. ii. Rines ct ais. vs.. City OF Portland
Mary ]. Frazier VS. City of Portland
william waddell VS.. City OF Porilanu'
Thomas Hebron vs.. City OF Poft 5sn
City of Portland VS.. town OIL oh'ii'
field. AZ.
City of Portland VS. town of East Ma
Bragg Misunderstanding company Us.
CITY of Portland. This Is suit In equity
in the U. ). Circuit court TO recover Ior
IN the fra engine houses Of the city.
The status of this case is the same as the
last report of the City Solicitor.
j. IA, Rines ct ais, VS.. City OF Port.
land. This is an appeal from an award
of damages for land taken In widening
Portland street, entered at the October
term 1898, of the 5. j. court At She
April term, 1898, this case was sent to
the Law court on report where IL is still
pending.
Mary J. Frazier VS.. City of Portland.
This is an action of appeal from an
award of S23s damages for land taken
to widen Franklin street, entered In our
5. J. Court, October term. 1897. AT the
April term 1893, this case was submitted
to the jury and verdict was rendered for
the appellant for the sum of Si559. so.
William waddell VS.. City of Portland,
and Thomas heffron VS.. City OF Port
land. These two actions were brought
to recover for service as watchmen at the
city stables, and were entered at the
April term of the Superior court Both
cases were satisfactorily settled out oil
court.
80 ny
field. City of Portland VS.. Town OF East
Machias. These two actions were brought
to recover expenses incurred in the sup,
port, care and nursing of one Isabel
Shaw, who had fallen into distress and
was liable to become a permanent pau
per. The suit against the town oil Cher-
ry6eld was settled by the defendant pay
ing the full amount sued for and the
suit against the town of East Machlas
has been entered neither party, no fufther
action for the same cause.
There is penang also controversy ne
tween the City of Portland and the Ooun
ty of Cumberland concerning the uispo'
sition of certain fines imposed for vio-
lations Of the statute against gambling,
which il is claimed the law requires To
be paid TO the city. This case ny agree
msnt between the former county attorney
and the former city solicitor, was referred
to Judge Walton and has recently Deen
has yet bean rendered.
The following are the legal proceeding
instituted during the year in which the
city Is Interested as party or otherwise
City of Portland VS.. David Stewart ex'
ecutor. This is an action brought to re
cover taxes for the years 1871 and 1898
assessed by David Stewart, executor OF
the will of Anna 81. Clair Gerry. The
writ was entered at the October term
1898 of the S. j. court, where the action
Is still pending.
Nellie S. kvans VS.. City of Portland
This is an action brought by the plaintiff
against the city to recover the sdm oil
$4,000 damages alleged to have been occa
stoned by the defective condition OF the
Hancock street sewer, which is alleged tC
have caused the plaintiffs cellar to be
flooded at various times since January
3U, 1897 The writ was entered at tht
November term 1898 of the superior
court, at which term the defendant nled
a demurrer to the plaintiffs writ and de
claration. The action is still pending.