The Portland daily press., 1899-07-18
Two Sets Have Been authorized BY
City Council.
Public Baths Not To Be
Constructed.
Subject OF Electric Lighting
Again Up.

Last evenings meeting Of the City gov.
eminent was quite lengthy and important.
The Park street school was the main sub
jeot Of debate. and the council decided &c
have plans made both for remodellinc
the old baiiding and for building a net
one.
THE PARK STREET SCHOOL.
The subject Of the Park street school
house was brought up early by Alder.
man Lsmson. who presented an order ap-
propriating sibcco for the school house,
this sum to be mn edition to the tax levy
os already made In ths annual appropri.
alton bill.
MIR. Lamsou said ttat whatever the
city council should do either to remodel
or rebuild. Ii would be necessary to have
an appropriation.
The order received an unanimous pas
sage.
Thsn Mr.. Lamson followed this up with
an order providing That the present Park
street school houss be taken down and a
new sight-room school house be erected
at an estimated cost OF 49,. 900, of which
$4,000 should be paid this year. and the
taiance during the year 1909. The con.
ssruction would be under the direction of
the committee on public buildings, this
building to DO according to the recon-
mendations of the special commission,
aud the committee to have authority to
procure plans for the building.
Alderman Mannix called attention to
| the fact that the report of the commission
showed that the old building could be
remodelled and ne thought that consid-
Grafton should first BIS given to that
phase OF it.
. MIR. Mannix having offered an amend
ment In such form as to make an Issue
between remodelling the old building and
building a new one, the vote was taken
with the result that the proposition to
get plans TOR remodelling the old build
ing was adopted 4 to 3. The yeas were.
Messrs. Sprague, Mannix, johnson, Frye.
The nays were Messrs Dow, Lamson and
Moulton. The order to procure plans
for remodelling the old building was then
passed and sent to the lower board.
In the. council Mr.. Gerrish objected TO
having this cost of til 70 plans charged to
any other account than the Sin. 600 which
it was proposed to expend this year On
account Of this objection the council non
ooncurred in the order. and Messrs. Ger
rish, Waldron and Burke were appointed
conferees. Mayor Robinson Joined to this
Messrs. Lamson and Mannix.
This committee agreed to a substitute
order authorizing the COMMITTEES on pub
lilo buildings to procure plans for re-
modelling the building, into an eight
room school house In accordance with
the recommendation CT the commission,
the cost of the plans to be charged 10 the
special appropriation.
The report of the committee of confer
ences was adopted, and then an order was
passed., ON motion of M. Lamson, proyid-
ing for the procuring Of plans also for a
new eight room building. This order
went to the lower board with the confer
ence report. The lower board decided to
ask for a new conference to discuss the
question OF plans both for modelling
and for a new building. The same con-
ferees were appointed to the new confer
encs.
The new conference reported an order
providing for procuring plans both for re-
modelling the old building and for build
ing new one. The order passed the al
dermen unanimously.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
The order providing for the appoint.
ment Of special committee to make a
contract for the lighting the city at the
expiration of the present contract was
taken up and put into conference. Messrs.
Moulton and johnson being appointed
conferees.
| Mr.. Moulton's absence threatening to
interfere with the conference, Mr.. John
SON urged immediate action In order that
the new company might know whether
1t should have chance to compete for
the contract.
Aldermen Mannix and Lamson thought
the matter was important and should not
be hurried. Mr. Mannix said he thought
the Portland Electric light company
should have its poles in place before II
proposed to light the city. II was asking
too much.
Alderman FRYE proposed to speak on
the light question when Alderman
Lamson called him to order. The point
was sustained, but by special vote Mr..
Frye was allowed to speak. He said that
the way should not be barred to the now
company but that free competition should
be allowed.
The conterees appointed by the council
on this subject we've Messrs. Goudy,
True and Driscoll.
The conferees did noe meet.
THE PUBLIC BATHS.
On motion Of Mr.. Mannix the order
from the council relating to the construc-