The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-06

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mites IN order was Introduces In and
passed By the common council, osnc'ii-
ips the existing annual rental contract
between tn city and the railroad s.com-
psny. said contract being that the rail-
road company should pay yearly rental
-terminable at city's option at any time
OF five hundred dollars for su"h part Of
said marginal way az Is now occupied By
said railroad company. The order failed
Of passage In the board Of alderman
where 10 has sinoe laid on the table with
out action OF any kind
Your committee after investigating the
matter In general way met, By his re-
quest . special representative Of the rail-
road company, Nothing definite, however.
resulted from the conference.
Your committee are OF tbs unepimous
opinion that the city should rsoeive mes
annual rental of ct least. two thousand
dollars for the uss of said marginal way
as now occupied by the said railroad oom-
rany as an amount Of say, nifty thousand
dollars in gross for permanent right Of
way. subject to proper guarding and pro-
kfCttOn OF tn5 Cttf anu Ahscsoes"s
The gross amount OF rental paid to the
city for the past eighteen years. has been
only $1,000, which 10 less than one-haf OF
one per cent on the oity's original Invest
ment.
The cost of the said portion Of the mar
ginai way, as used by the railroad COM
pany as estimated by the commissioners OF
public works was In excess of 500. 900;
for which non-refundabis city bonds were
Issued ON twenty year term at six per
cent, the result being that the city has
paid In interest, an amount more than
the original Investment, or In excess Of
5000, 600 In gross for principal and In.
terest.
The foregoing conditions are 80 inequit-
able and unjust toward the city and Its
tax payers, that your committee would
urgently advise the appointment Of o new
committee by the next city government
for the adjustment Of this most important
issue, and heretofore Improbable invest
ment to the city.
1hs report was ordered on file by both
boards.
SEWER MATTERS.
1t was ordered that the saver assess
ments against the following lots on the
Eastern promenade be held in allegiance
tor the reason that the sewer IL too high
to afford proper drainage at present:
John II. Randall, 59-4l Eastern prone
made, amounting to $50 30; william
Curtis, 1891 Eastern promenade $50 20
John j. Gerrish. 1915 Eastern prone
made, SIS. So; r. W. Cummings, 47-55
Eastern promenade, $500.
1t was ordered that the sewer assess
ments on the following lots be abatsd;
Deering heirs, IS to 80 Exchange street,
amounting to $61. so; Charlotte q. Emery
20 May street, amounting 20 81; Ltoe :
tia III. KenRctt, % to "a Stone street,
amounting to ss9.ie.
1t was ordered that the sewar assess.
nent against the following lots be held
in abeyancs: Nancy ADderson, $40 b
street, Mary Miller and others, 1<6-lS0 to
CommeroisI street.
STREET CHANGES.
The Joint committee on streets also
recommended that the petition OF the
Boston and Maine railroad that small
part Of Dante street be discontinued,
be granted; and also that small part of
this street be changed be granted.
The upper board voted TO accept these
reports and took the same action on the
following reports Of this committee;
That the petition of Henry j. Davis
and others praying that Brentwood street
be widsnsd, be granted.
a Tint Granite street be laid out as pro-
posed.
That Fern street be widened upon th=
petition OF p. ID. Lennon.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Z. II. Watsrhouse was given permits
sion TO move tbs building numbered l7b
and IFS Clark street and TO slightly In
crease the size of the pre- sent addition.
The following petitions for erection Of
new buildings were referred: 4. q. John
son, q wooden building at 20 North
street; L. III. Leighton, . brick building
at Gray street.
LIGHTS OUT.
Alderman Smith, the chairman OF the
light COMMITTEES, reported that large
mum Der of the lights Of the Portland
Electric Light company were out during
the month of February. These included
the arcs and incAndescents and the total
mum Der Of hours during which these
lights were not burning was 1910.
VETO OF PRINTING ORDER.
Mayor Robinson announced that he had
vetoed the order that had been introduced
at the last meeting that the stamp Of the
typographical Union should be placed
upon all of the city printing. thus show
ing that the work had been done By none
but union printers. The reason for the
veto was that the city had no right to in
terfsrs In competition In this matter of
the city printing. The mayor stated that
the council had failed to pass the order