The Portland daily press., 1900-04-12
Order for Construction Of School
House Defeated.
Damages Claimed for
Defective Sidewalk.
Order to Admit New Electric
Light Company.

All were present ct the April meet
ing Of the south Portland aldermen last
evening.
An order for the months bills
amounting 70 S7.SsS.l4 was given hnai
passage by roll oall. 4
Alderman SoammAn presented an ordi-
nance establishing q committee OF thres
aldermen on public buildings which
shall lie elected annually. This con-
mittee she'll have charge. Of all public
buildings, except those occupied As
schools which shall be under the charge
OF the SO, oil COMMITTEES who shall at
tend to all repairs. First reading.
SCHOOL HOUSE ORDER DEFEATED
The order for the construction OF an
eight room trlok school building In
either Ward or failed OF passage
The vote was, nays, Soammsn, small
Fiokett, Willard Jordan; yeas, Spsar'
1ilton.
The order for the construction OF the
Stanford street sewer was laid on tine
table for two weeks.
communication from James OTIS
Kaler was received concerning necessary
Iepsirs about the High school building.
Alderman Small annouced that the re-
pairs have bsen nearly completed.
The assessors reported the list OF shats-
msnts granted for 1s97-s-9. amounting TO
$2,OSs.5S.
-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS DAM
AGES.
notice was received from Wilford q.
CHAPMAN, attorney for Capt. Simeon s.
Hamilton, that the latter had fallen On
account OF a detective wooden sidewalk
on West High street on Monday, Mar on
g sustaining fracture OF the shc nlder
aud OF the small bones Of the arm near
the shoulder. He asked for $1,000 dam
ages. Referred.
SIDEWALK FOR PREBLE STREET.
Alderman Spear presented an order
that plank sidewalk iVe feet wies, ex-
tsndinz the whole length Of Preble
shest ana Front street to ferry boat
wharf be built Immediately First read
ing.
CUMBERLAND ILLUMIN ATING co.
Alderman Spear pre- sented an order that
ss the Cumberland Illuminating oomps-
NJ havs not complied with their agree-
ment with the city whereby they secured
exclusive rights throughout the city. and
as q. N. 1refethen and others are desir-
Gus Of having electricity in their resi-
denoss, the Consolidated Electric Light
company shelf have permit to erect polss
and stretch wires IN High street.
Alderman Spear moved that the order
be laid ON the table until the next meet
ing when George W. Brown, manager ot
the former company. who will be notified,
will be given an opportunity to be heard.
THE LOWELL TAXES.
Alderman Soamman preEented an or
der instruotins the city to settle with
the assignsss OF the Lowell Cycle compa-
nv and John p. Lowell Arms Company
for s., 100 for their back taxes IL PAID
within ten days and to give quilt claim
deed to George II. Ball and Charles b.
Barnes, Jr., assignee OF the same.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions wsrs received
and referred:
For the renewal OF the plank sidewalk
on PrebIe and Front streets to the ferry
boat wharf.
Frank j. Minott and 75 others for n
sewer on Summer street from the juno
tion of Evana and Summer streets co
some point In PIsasantdale.
OF Vim. L. Miller and others, sewer
from the shore OF Thrasher street to
Myrtle street thence through Fort road
and Main street to Willard square.
IN BOARD OF MUNICIPAL OFF.
GERS.
4. II. Dyer was granted license to re-
move offal.
George Ii. Nutter was given permit to
erect one story stable on Nutter street.
James SouthsrlAnd was permitted TO
srecs a one and ons-halr story residence
ON the corner of Bean and kRsb High
streets.
Adjourned at 30 p. m, to next Satur-
day eveniug,