The Portland daily press., 1899-07-11


the property SO far as taxes are concerned.
Reuel Small and others petition for a
sewer In Dartmouth street. The matter
was referred to the committee on public
works with power.
Fred e. Leighton .nnd others petition
for the extension of Clinton avenue to
Forest avenue. Referred to the commit
tse on laying out new streets.
A petition asking for the draining of
land south of ii07 Congress street, was
received and placed ON file.
An order directing the commissioner of
public work to abate the nuisance Mt, u 9
old canal basin passed both boards.
The controversy between the two boards
over the sidewalk on A street wss It :
ferred to q conference committee.
Alderman Merrill tried to got the ordt :
relating to municipal baths before the
board, but the aldermen decided to LEI
1t go over to the next meeting.
Tho proposition to eJtend East Com
mercsal strset,is hsld in conference, pend
ing further Investigation.
The order providing for the enlarge.
ment of the Forest street school house
which was passed by the Common Coun-
OIL at the previous meeting, was taken up
by the Aldermen, who non-concurred
and threw the matter into conference.
The conference agreed to an enlargement
at cost not to exceed $4,000. to be charged
to tho public buildings account, but
without stipulation as to plans.
An order providing 1890 for remedy
ing the sanitary condition of the Casco
street school house. which was passed by
the Common Council. was laid on the
table by the aldermen.
L. NJ. leighton petitions for a sewer on
Pearl street extension. and also that the
extension of Pearl street may be accept.
ed. Referred.
COMMON COUNCIL
Absent: Messrs. Huston. True and
Thomas
All orders coming from the upper board
were.passed. in concurrence. The only dis
cusslon of any consequence In the Coun-
Gil last night arose when Mr.. Driscoll
asked whether the commissioner of public
works was accustomed to advertise for
bids for the llarger jobs of paving. Mr.
burke. q member of the committee of
public works, replied that the commits
sioner had found that the city could do
the work cheaper than 1t could be done
II 1t were let out by contract. In ad :.
dition to this the commissioner has q
lot Of experienced PAYERS whom he keeps
at work on jobs of repairing and whom
he employs in the permanent work.
Mr.. Drisooll argued that the work
should he let out by contract as the work
could be done cheaper and fully as well
II not better than 1t ia now done by the
city. He Cited as an example of the good
work Of the contractors the paving on
Forest avenue. He said that he believed
the work of paving Washington street
should be done by contract as he believed
more :ould be done for the money.
Mr.. Milliken said that the experiment
had been tried and it had not been found
to work very satisfactorily.
MIR. Wilson objected 60 the discussion
as being out of order and the president
OF tho Council sustained the objections
and ruled out of order.
The Council voted to adjourn until
Monday night at 7.30 O'Clock when two
orders In the hands of the upper board
on which committees Of conference had
been asked will be considered. One of
these measures twas in relation to thu
salary of the sealer of weights and
measures.
ADJOURNMENT.
Both boards adjourned to meet Monday
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