The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17

An ordsr was passtd that the city
electrician remove all wires from In
front Of the house at "a Ocean avenue.
The Mayor announced an invitation
from the league Of American Munioipali-
ties fog Portland to take part In the
fourth annual meeting to be held ct
Charleston, q. G.
Alderman Thomas moved that the
salary Of the truant officer be 500, the
same a. last year. IL was 90 voted. &
A hearing was ordered May on the
petition OF the Portland Electric light
company TO ersot poles A hearing Tor
the Desring Electric Light company to
erect poles was also fixed for the sam o
date.
10 was voted that the money to be spent
for the observance Of Decoration Day be
sxpen dsd under ths direotion OF Alder
man Milliksn.
The aldermen passed an order authorize
ing the committee on public buildings to
make such Improvements In the venti-
lating conditions OF the Chestnut STREET
school building as 1t may deem ADVISE
q, ZOO, is to be charged to the appropri-
tain for public buildings when made.
The order came from the lower board
which tailed 10 ct the last nesting.
A petition 20 construct a sewer on
Deefing avenue. north from Bssssnden
street to point 100 feet distant, was re-
fsrred to the committee on public works
The petition was from q. b. Dalton.
COMMON COUNCIL.
All the member Of the Common Coun-
oil were present. Mr.. Woodside's orders
created considerable stir In the council,
but after they were disposed Of for the
time being the council waited patiently
for the appropriation bill. u did OF
seem to DO coming very soon and 90 an
adjournment was taken until this eve
ming as TO o'clock when the council
will consider the measure.
NEW BUILDINGS.
The following petitions were reisTrsd:
George Slooum, for dwelling on Pre-
sumpsoot street; John Sullivan, for q
store and dwelling at 4f3 Commercial;
the Twitobeli- Champlin Co., for stor-
age shed on Msrrill's wharf; Il. b. Dem
ison, for an addition to dive ling house at
Go Deerirg; Martin MoCarney, Tor u
shed at 1sl Portland; E. Eaton, for an
addition to dwelling at % Pine; j. j.
Brattls; Mary ]. Frazier, for dwelling
at 257 franklin; John W. Mussrave. for
dwelling at 1853 Fore, Preble House oou-
pany for = an addition to stable ut 20-2l
Preble; e r. Ellis, for store house In
the rear OF 21o franklin; Mary Libby,
for q store room ut 572 Congress; Arthur
T.. Marks for q wooden building on
Brighton; Mrs. Julia s. Legrow for a
dwelling at 62-3i Sherwan; John Fits
s. Son, for dwelling on the corner of
| Oxford and Anderson.
RAILROAD TURN OUT.
| The Portland & Yarmouth railroad
] asked permission to construct . turnout
on Vsranda street. near the U. y. Ma
rine hospital, 10 be located westerly for
aydistanoe not more than 200 fest. Direc-
tor X. d. Winslow, who was present, was
called and said that It was DESTROYS to
Immediately begin work on this turnout.
Considerable talk followed about this.
Alderman johnson. objected as did also
Alderman Thomas, who thought that
10 should first be referred to a special
committee and that hearing DO held
on Wednesday afternoon. This motion
prevailed.
| LIGHTING THE ISLANDS.
Alderman brown reported from the
COMMITTEES oh lights that 1t had b,en
deemed best to continue the present sys-
ten Of lighting on the islands. He also
introduced an order that a contract be
made with q. W. 7. 6oding for lighting
Peaks island. The order was passsd by
the aldermen
When the subject OF lighting the islands
reached the common council 1t created
some littl, discussion. The proposal Of
the Welsbauh company to furnish lights
for Peaks and Long islands at the rate
OF 91-2 cents Per light for 81 nights q
month on a three-year contract, and for
3-s cents ligb, for 81 nights month
Tor 1--WE years, was read, as was also the
proposition of q, VIZ. Cooling to furnish
is aros and Is inoandesoents Tor 10
weeks, keeping them burning each
night from dark until l1.S0 O'Clock, for
$500, was also received. The council
finally accepted the oommittss's report
that the electric lights mere the better
thing for the islands and also the cheap
or and passed the above order, giving
Me-. Cooling the contract, In ooncurrenoe
with the board Of aldermen.
THE MARGINAL WAY.