The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-06
Report Of Committee on Assessing
Taxes.
Recommendations AS
To Marginal Way.
Mayor Robinson YetOes Union
Label Order.

The last regular nesting OF the city
government occurred last evening, and
the session In both boards continued Tor
scarcely more than an hour. 1t was or
dered that the reports Of the several
boards and heads Of departments, made
in accordance with the statutes and ordi-
pancss, 70 the board or 10 the city coun-
oil, be received and printed with the
auditors report. IL was also voted tnat
all unfinished business which is not COM
pleted before March 18th, be referred to
che next city council. City Clerk Dyer
was Obliged to be absent in order to
officially receive the election returns
and In his place Auditor Sanborn was
elected clerk pro tenn. The only absen-
tee In the upper board was Alderman
Frye.
EXCHANGE OF GRAND TRUNK
PROPERTY.
Mr.. Cloudy introduced the following re-
port in the council:
The joint special committee appointed
several months ago to confer with the
repre- ssntatives Of the Grand Trunk Rail-
way company, In relation to transfer to
the city, by sale or lease, Of the upland
adjacent to Fort Allen Park for. and in
consideration OF the discontinusnoe by
the city OF East Commercial street, as pc
titonsd for by said railway company, re-
ported as follows: Your com mittee ascer-
tained that when the proposition fer the
discontinuanoe OF said street, was made
to the city council In 1898, that q ques-
ton sross about the transfer of the land
above mentioned to the City Of Portland
for park purposes; and upon presentation
to the representatives of the Grand Trunk
railway, by the officials and citizens Of
Portland, that mutually equitable ar
rangsmsnts should be oonsummnted be-
fore action WAS taken by the city council
for diseon tinuancs OF said street. assur
ances were given by the railway officials.
that satisfactory arran SemsDts would be
concluded later; II action was at once
taken, for ontin uanoe OF sald street.
Notwithstan ding which, however, since
obtaining the disoontlnuanoe of East
Com srcisi street, the railway officials
have failed to ocnsummate any definite
or satisfactory arrangements, although
solicited to do so from time to time, by
the committee who have had several
meet ngs without accomplishing any
practical results, other than the making
of a sketch by the commissioner Of public
works, showing the several pieces OF
property under consideration for ex-
change. between the parties.
Your committee regrest that no definite
results have been secured. and would
a new committee BY the next city govern.
ment, In or der that this most desirable
object bs brought to . settlement, In 40
cordance with the agreement Of the rail-
way eompany's officials to ADJUST the
matter on IN utuaily advantageous basis;
which would result In a much desired
extension Of our park system on the
Eastern promenade and increased faoili
ties for the railway company.
The report was placed on file by the up
Per board and the council.
REGARDING USE OF MARGINAL
WAY.
= Mr.. Cloudy introduced the folio wing re-
port in the council
The joint special committee appointed
to confer with representatives Of the Port.
land and Rochester Railroad company,
now the Boston and Maine, In relation to
use of the marginal way ESQ callsd) by
the said Portland snd Rochester or Bos-
ton and Maine Rsilroad company reported
rs follows: