The Portland daily press., 1900-10-02

council and was sent up for concurrence.
Alderman Gerrish moved that this order
be laid on the table and it was so voted.
He thought this street did not deserve to
have It's name changed to an avenue.
THE LONGFELLOW STREET SEWER.
IAN order was passed by the aldermen
and sent to the council authorizing the
construction of a sewer on Longfellow
street between Beacon and Highland
streets at a cost not exceeding $24OO pro
viding Frederick G. Dudley deposits this
amount with the city treasurer and the
city treasurer was authorized to pay him
that amount on or before October 81, 1910.
Mr.. True objected to building q sewer
on new street when there were 50 many
streets which are thickly settled and have
no sewer.
Mr.. Murphy said that the committee
on public works had investigated this
matter and believed that under the cir
cumstanees it would be a good thing to
build the sewer.
Mr.. Fiokett said that Mr.. Dudley had
offered to build this sewer and charge the
city no interest.
Messrs. Comedian and Griffin agreed
with Mr.. True that until more thickly
populated streets have sewers those thiniy
settled would have to go without sewers.
Mr.. Phinney also thought this was a
reasonable way to look at the matter.
The common council voted } non-concur
in this matter and a conference commit
tee was appointed. The report of the con-
ference committee was not made before
adjournment and the matter will not
come up for action until next Monday
evening.
SINKING FUND ORDINAN CE.
In the council Mr. Comedian moved to
go into committee OF the whole for the
purpose OF considering the ordinance re-
lating to the sinking fund, then on the
table. There was objection made to this
motion by several mem bers of the coun-
Gil. Mr.. Woodside urged the adoption OF
the motion and it was carried by a vote
of II to 4.
Going into committee of the whole
President Wilson of the council called
I Mr. Fox TO the chair. The council as a
committee OF the whole then proceeded to
discuss the ordinance Of Mr.. Woodside
section by section. This occupied over an
hour and a half. At II. 80 the committee
arose and reported the ordinance to the
council The council referred the ordi-
nance to the committee on reduction of
the city debt with instructions to report
at the next meeting. The matter didn It
reach the aldermen before adjournment.
THE EXTINGUISHER IN SCHOOL
BUILDINGS.
Mr.. Dyer brought up the matter Of fur
nishing the school buildings of the city
with suitable fire extinguishers. He said
in support of this order: "Gentlemen /
beg of you do your duty in this matter
and see that the children in your schools
are properly protected"
Mr.. Dyer's order provided not more
than $1,000 to purchase enough fire extin
guishers to place one in the basement ano
one on each floor OF school buildings
which have one or more flights of stairs.
Mr.. Dyer's order passed the council.
This was laid on the table in the upper
board.
THE WELSBACH LIGHTS.
An order was introduced in the upper
board that the committee on lights con.
tract with the Portland Gas Light COM
pany for 300 Welsbach lights for one year
from November 1st, the present contra CT
expiring at that time.
Mr.. Woodside said he would IikestC
know II there wers not some way of re-
placing these Welsback lights with In
candegcsnt lights. He said that at first
these lights were all right, but now some
Of them are worthless.
Mr.. Woodside introduced an order au-
thorlzing the committee on lights to CD
tain bids for 1ncandescent lights to re-.
placs the Welsbach lights which passed
the common council and was sent to the
aldermen.
A committee of conference was asked
for the. in the upper board. The con-
ference committee reported back that
the light committee confer with the Con-
solidated and Portland companies regard
| ing the lights to take the places of the
800 Welsbach lights. This had passage.
LICENSES.
L. d. Mathis was granted a license to
keep billiard hall in the Baxter block
and James A. McLauglin, billiard hall
at / Commercial street.
The petition of John II Flanagan to
blast rock on Exchange street where a
sewer is to be constructed was referred to
the commissioner OF public works with
power.
Arthur K Hunt was granted permits
81 on to move a building from 80 Carleton
street to West street..
Charles Hooper was granted permission
to move a building on Central street,
Peaks island.
VAUGHAN'S BRIDGE.
The Mayor read a communication from
the nfIica of the sacn.ot-arn of Wal. etotir,c.