The Portland daily press., 1900-04-18

Amherrt street sewer was reached Mr..
True raised some objection to IL bot IL
was pa<ssd. whom the appropriation Of
thirty eight hundrsd dollars for the M
change street sewer wss trsaehsd nr.
Grimm said the net expense Of this sswer
b seventy 1--we hundred dollars. Ths
sewer n 10 be bnilt for tbs convsnisnos
Of fsw sbutsors and he thought 10 had
better be put over few years
Mr.. shaw explained that The Union
Mutual wonid give I've hundred dollars
and the Portland banks i've hundred and
loan The city thirty.Eve hundred dollars
for one year without intsrsst. This sewer
has rsached its limit Of usefulness and
must be reconstructed In few yeHra
Mr.. Grimm oouldn't zee why the sewer
should bs built to accommodate few
people.
Mr. Wilson said it was an excellent op-
portunity for the city 70 get one thousand
dollars towards the fewer.
The item had passage.
| Nv. MoLaughlin wanted to know why
the tire departments salaries were In
crsassd from forty-nins thousand TO nifty
one thonsand dollars. Mr.. Wilson said 10
was for increase OF salaries for Desring
call men. The itsm was passed.
When the appropriation for s!o.o3i 10
for investment Of sinking fund note came
up Nil. True moved that this amount be
appropriated for q construction Of a north
side intercepting sewer from Goold street
to Lancaster street. This motion Was
| seconded.
Mr.. Wilson thought this would be an
UNUSUAL proceeding and thought that the
money should DO paid into the sinking
fund and then borrowed later II nsces-
sary.
Mr.. True urged his mo tion aud said
that In 1856 slightly thousand dollars wa
borrowed from the sinking fund to widen
Portland street and build Tukey's bridge.
OF this eighty thousand three-fourths
has been paid back and this is the last
note.
Mr.. True urged the transfer Of this
amount for the intsrcepting sewer.
Mr.. Phinney said that he CONQUERED
with Mr.. Wilson that this appropriation
should not te transferred.
A vote ON the anendment was taken
and was lost and the Item a. reported
was passed.
WEST END FIRE ENGINE.
when the Item Of four hundred and
twenty dollars for land purchase for West
End engine house was reached Mr.. Fox
OF ,ctsd to the passage Of this item. He
said that this appropriation was Q useless
waste Of city money. He said he came
from the ward In which this land to be
| purchased Is located. This four hundred
and twenty dollars Is just one-tenth OF
what this lot 10 to COST. "This lot Is
nothing but frog pond. II Is open on
three sides and ct the bottom. II the city
wishes to purchase land which 10 covered
with water they could purchase lot not
far away which Is covered with water all
the time and this isn't covered with
water mors than half the time. There Is
q lot not twenty-five hundred feet away,
corner lot, which can be purchased at a
less price and IL real estate and not
water. / know something about this
land because was brought up among
these swamps myself and know about
them. This 10 . useless expense and j
move that 10 DO stricken out
Mr.. Robsrts-"Do you call this lot
worthless when 1t has been taxed at
twenty-five cents foot for the past
twenty ysarss"
MIR. Eox-"It isn't any good"
Mr.. Rohetrts-Mell, 1t was taxed at
that figure and II 1t Is worthless the city
tas robbed the people who-own this
land" Mr.. Roberts spoke In favor OF
purchasing the lot and giving the people
at the We . End better ire protection.
MIR. Fox said ns didn't hslievs In buy
Ing this lot because right near II it better
land for fire engine purposes.
Mr.. Kavnaugh wanted to know where
the land Mr.. Fox referred to was located.
MIR. Fox said IL was at the corner Of
Congress and Davis streets.
Mr.. Ksyanaugh said this lot was three
minutes further away from the West End
hotel than lie the Braokett street engine
house which that section of the city now
depends on for protection.
MIR. Dyer OF ward five wanted TO get
the opir Ion Of Chief Eldridge on this lot
and he was sent for. Mr.. Dyer asked bin
If this proposed lot was a good location
and II the West End needed more proteo-
ton.
Chief Eldridgs said the location of the
lot was good one and that rettsr IRE
protection was needed. Gas for the lot
you can judge as well as / cam" said the
chief. In answer to questions the obipf
said there wasn't much difference as to
value Of location between the proposed lot
aud the bradley corner lot, For what the
proposed lot will COST new hose house
coaid be equipped.
Mr.. Box-Is there Q difference In value
Of forty-two hundred dollars to the city
between this proposed lot and the Brad
ley corn or lot.
The Cnisf-I should say not.
Mr.. Dyer-If the common council au-
thorized you to select lot for an engine
house which one OF thsss lots would you
taksi