The Portland daily press., 1900-10-02

And the said city agrees that it win
permit SAID right of way hereby granted
20 be occupied, used and improved by any
ether railroad, in conjunction with said
Boston and Maine railroad, according to
the terms OF any agreement or lease that
may be hereafter entered into between
said Boston and Maine railroad and any
other railroad not inconsistent with the
provisions OF this agreements; but moth
ing contained in this agreement shall
vl6late the rights of the city to the ocou-
pancy of Yarmouth street formerly called
Falmouth street) Anderson street. East
Commercial street, or the Marginal Way,
or terminate any rights which the city
has or may have in these streets, or in
any street or streets laid out before the
Marginal Way was laid out, which have
been or may hereafter be located on or
laid out across the Marginal Way.
The said city further agrees after the
signing or the proposed agreement, it will
forthwith discontinue that part of Var
mouth street formerly laid out as Fal-
mouth street) on the northerly side of the
Marginal Way, extending from said way
to Washington avenue, and Will not
thereafter relocate the same to the same
point
1t being understood that after said way
shall be filed by said city to it's full
width that the rights herein before
granted and conveyed to said railroad are
subject to the provisions that said city of
Portland retains and at all othcs times
hereinafter shall have the power to exer-
else the full right to regulate the speed OF
trains passing over any and all parts CT
said tWenty-s1x feet, between the termini
aforesaid, and to prohibit any train or
trains from remaining stationary at any
crossing made by the intersection of any
other street, or any wharf, with said way,
also to prohibit trains from remaining
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except for the purpose OF loading or un-
loading, and in such cases to fix the
length of time such trains or any de-
tached cars may remain for such purpose
and to enforce any regulations made by
the City Council with reference to the
aforesaid rights reserved, under such pen
alties as may be imposed for breach there
of, by any ordinance or ordinances what
soever.
In testimony of all which, the said city
of Portland by the undersigned, a COM
mittee authorized for that purpose, and
the said railroad by It's president also duly
authorized, have hereuntO set their hands
and the respective seals OF said contract
ing parties on the day and year aforesaid.
Portland and Rochester Railroad by
George p. Wescott, President; for
Boston and Maine Railroad.
Description of proposed extension OF
Anderson street to connection with Wash
ington avenue, with an estimate of the
cost to construct said extension.
Beginning at a stake in the westerly
side line of Washington avenue, said
stake being distant northerly on said
side line one hundred forty-eight and
tWentv-four one hundredths (148 24) feet
from the angle in said westerly side of
Washington avenue next southerly from
the overhead bridge over the Marginal
Way; thence in a southwesterly direction
and with an angle of forty-five degrees
(46) degrees to the right from the SOuther-
ly direction of said Washington avenue,
a distance Of twenty-five (25) feet to a
stake; thence in sOutherly direction
distance of five hundred sixty and four
tenths (56O-4 AZ feet to a stake in the easter
ly side line of Anderson street, said stake
being distant southerly on said easterly
side line Of Anderson street one hundred
twenty-four and thirty-six one hun
dredths (l24.36) feet from the first angle
in said easterly sideline of said Anderson
street south of the Marginal way. Said
street to be t1fty (5O) feet wide and to lie
on the westerly side OF the abe described
line.
And where constructed the grade of the
same not to exceed 4. 8 feet per 100 feet.
The estimated cost to construct street
exclusive of land damage is as follows:
4, 800 c, yds. excavation, 80, $1440
H. 600 c. DIS. fill, 80 $3.50
24O G. yds. masonry z 1880
500 c. yds. excavation for founda-
tion, 40 200
Add 10 per cent for contingencies, 9S7
$40, 1877
This proposition was accepted and or
dered on file in both boards.
An invitation from Hon, George P.
Wescott for The city government to in
spect this locality on next Saturday was
accepted by the common council
THAT PEST HOUSE.
A communication was also received
from the overseers of the poor that the
isolation ward be placed on the Trask
property in Deering instead Of on tn
almshouse lot in the Deering section.
Afterwards, on motion of Alderman
Frye, the order that the Trask property
be purchased at a cost not to exceed
1000, was taken from the table. Then
Alderman Frye moved that the order be
given a passage.
Then followed a discussion of some
time in which nearly all of the members
participated. The Mayor said if the or
der passed the contingent fund would be
$4,000. The fund now
amounted to only 81, 439. SO.
"This is case that demands action at
once" said Alderman Gerrish. "I can't
seq why it wouldn't be effective to pass
an order annulling the previous order.
Alderman johnson thought it strange
the pest house would not be located on
the aImshouse property.
Alderman Moulton moved the mem
Oers OF the overseers of the poor be heard.
This was voted and Chairman Codsens
Of the overseers was introduced. He
said that "a pest house on the farm would
use up large portion of the farm. The
Irask- house can be moved back. We
nave seen something of the trouble of the
past when the pest house has been placed
IN our farm In the city proper. 1t is not
rood policy to have pest house in close
proximity to our aImshouse full of pau