The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-03

rs Mountfort, Herbert L. Morrill,, 1873
Sum nit; Il. q. Richards, $50 Emerson;
Myrun E. Moore. Q fremont; H. p.
Newton, f5s Federal, James Cunning
han, gu Congress; L. u. leighton, 90
COyis; Clifford Piummer, ~ Emerson;
Annie Wolf, 1851 Brankin; Clarene,
Morten. sOs b street; Randall g. MoAi-
lister. SO Commercial, Nelson Gregor,
Ocean View Parki Mrs.. Jessie y. True,
10 Hsmlock! N. q. Dunlap, iS7 Oumber-
land; O. b. Dalton, 80 Noyes; E. ..
Richards, corner Moody street and East
ern promenade; L. O. Richards. Is Que
beo
The following orders were passed;
The commissioner Of public works was
directed to cause oxford street. from
Prebls TO Boyd, to be paved With granite
blocks, the cost not to exceed s1s, 900; also
to cause franklin street. between Com
mercial and Fore, to be paved, the cost
not 10 exceed $500. Referred 10 COM
mite Of public works.
The city treasurer was directed to noti-
| fy all parties owing sidewalk assessments
which were asssssed prios to April !, 1892,
that unless the SINE are paid within
Thirty days, the same will be placed In
the hands Of the city solicitor.
A lot Of land owned by the city at SO
Payson street. consisting Of 5000 square
feet, be bargainsd to sadie Billings.
The city solicitor was directed 10 take
action for the collection Of money due
/ A. 80 hn andknu
March LIST. 1900, relating to granting gen.
eral franchises TO various electric light
companies, as under this act the munich
pal officers are entitled to receive for
these services the sum Of two dollars .
day.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Maud III. Tyler presented claim Of s5a
which was referred.
L. Perry s. Co. were licensed as junk
dealers.
The bond OF City Treasurer Libby In
the sum of 500, 200 was approved, the
suret lee being James p. Baxter. Charles
.. Botes, william X. Wood, Arthur X.
Hunt. jeremiah W. Tabor, Woodbury. S.
Dana, George BuInham, Jr.
George II. McKsnnsy asked that an
arc light he located at &C Elm street. Re.
ferred to committee on lights.
X. q. Richards and Clifford A. Plum
msr petition that public sewer be built
through Emerson street from Turner to
Quebec. The petition was referred.
Robert Pearson was granted permission
to move a one and one-haif story build
ing from 70 Mountiort street to eight
Federal street, the moving to DO by tackle
and fall.
The city treasurer was authorized to re-
| csive alcertain release dated February %,
1900, by which the Commercial union
| Telegraph company released and quilt
claimed to the city all right, title and in
terest in twenty-five telegraph poles
erected In various sections OF the city to-
gsthsr with all rights Of way under
which the poles were erected and main
tained.
A petition for q sidewalk on Boyd and
Lancaster streets was referred to the
committee on public works.
An order introduced By Mr.. low In the
council authorizing the comprising Of the
work of ventilating the CASIO street
school and appropriating $500 for this
purpose was referred to the com mite o on
public buildings.
A petition asking for the macadamiz-
Ing of Franklin street between Cumosr-
land and Oxford was referred to the eorn-
mittsA on public works.
A petition for q WsisbASh light on
IL hok
Neubury was referred to the lighting
committee.
In Joint convention Robert HARDWOOD
was elected = constable and Jason L.
Pickett surveyor of lumber.
Alderman Thomas introduced an order
that York street between Maple and Dam
forth be paved. The order was referred
to the committee on public works.
Alderman johnson presented an order
that the city treasurer be directed to pay
| to the widow Of the late Lucellus f.
Tiuberlake ths sum Of $685. ius the late
MIR. Timberlake In his duties as assistant
assessor. Alderman Thomas obi soted to
this order being passed and sent down,
asking that 1t be referred to the commit.
tee on judicial proceedings and claims. A
vote was taken and Alderman Thomas
was the only ono to vote against the
order. 1t passed the council without di.
vislon.
The usual list of undertsksrs was ap-
pointed.
Hearings were ordered for April Is at
fonr O'Clock in the afternoon on the petit
lions Of the Wsstbrook Electric Light
company. the Desring Eisotrio Light
company, and the Portland Electric
LII ght company.
Aldermsa Milliken read the reports Of
the commissioner OF public works for the
months OF February and March. The
former month had an expense of So. 022. %
and the latter month had an expense of
q. 055.77.
Petitions for sewers on Dsering avenue
and on Beacon sstreet were referred to
the committee on public works. The pc
tition that Fore street between the Gus