The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-04

- P0'00e'S0s 4nally the vote was racOnsfd
ereu ana a motion was carried to non
concur IN the action of the aldermen and
ask Tor a conference. Messrs, Dyer Con-
nellan ana Woodside were aruointed by
the chair, who said these men oon,,,77
ngh5 1t out" Mr.. Mclaughlin ''kicked"
ana said the minority should have place
on the conference. Mr.. Comedian said
that was SO and resigned in Mr.. Nc
Laughlln's favor. "No, won't take 1t. -
said the latter, so the matter went on
with the original oonferees.
Aldermen Brown and Frye were con-
Ierees for the upper board The result of
the conference was decision to refer the
half pay question to the city solicitor for
an opinion.
IHE 1NTERCEPTING SEWER.
The formalities of assembling having
been attended to Councilman Ernest True
OF ward three, moved that the clerk OF
the council be Instructed to ask the citv
clerk what action had been taken In re-
gard to the intercepting sewer. The city
clerk gave the information that the al
derman having non-concurred. the mat.
ter was in allegiance. The council there
upon, on motion of Mr.. True, voted to
insist on its former action and ask a COM
m1ttee of conference. Messrs. True. of
Three, Murphy of Two and Griffin of
One, were appointed conferees. Aldermen
johnson and Driscon were joined to
these.
The conferees unanimously decided that
the order should be passed, and this wa s
reported by the two boards.
This order directs the building of the
needed link along Gold, Anderson and
Lancaster streets to complete the inter-
cepting sewer along Back Bay.
In the aldermen the conference report
failed Of the needed two-thirds required
to pass the appropriation. The yeas
were Messrs. Driscoll, johnson, Mil
hken, Moulton and Frye-5. The nays
were Messrs. Gerrish, Moore, Brown and
Thomas.
In the council, on motion of Mr.. True.
1t was voted that new committee OF
conference be appointed to report at the
next meeting. The sans c0nferees were
appointed.
THE MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
Alderman Gerrish introduced an order
that the committee on public buildings
purchase the Casco street church lot
for $4,000. to be used as manual train
ing school.
Alderman Brown brought up the sub
ject of the Bickford lot at 95-97 Spring
street, He wanted to know If the COM
mittee had considered this lot. ss[rhe May
or replied that the committee had and
that after long and careful investi-
CATION had decided on the Casco street
lot
Alderman Gerrish said that according
to the conditions work on this school
must begin by January 1, 1901.
Architect Fred A. Tompson and Princi-
pal Babb of the school, were then intro
, duced to speak on the subject. The
former doubted If the old building on the
Casco street lot could be used in the
construction OF the new building. He
knew nothing at all Iabout the Spring
street lot.
Principal Babb had looked at the
Spring street. lot and found a great OBJ
lection to it on account of lack of suffic-
lent light. By all odds the Casco street
lot was the most desirable.
The order of Alderman Gerrish then
had a passage as did an order that she
committee on public buildings should
procure plans for the new training
building, the cost not to exceed 81, 400.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Comedian,
the subject of the lot was considered
first; and Principal Babb, who was pres
ent,w invited to speak. At the sugges-
tion of Councilman Dyer he described
the various lots offered and explained the
reasons for preferring the Casco street lot. |
Architect Thompson also explained the
advantages of the lot. The orders were
then passed.
OPINIONS BY CITY SOLICITOR.
City Solicitor Strout sent his opin-
ions on two cases. Respecting the or
dinance constituting the committee on
finance a committee on deposits he states
! that the ordinance confers on the com
mittee powers that are Inconsistent
with the statutory rights and duties of
the city treasurer, that it's passage would
raise serious objections regarding the
| liability of his bondsmen; that it might
become advisable for the city treasurer
In case the ordinance should have pas
sage to a decline to comply with it's pro-
visions in order to obtain decision of
the court to settle just what his rights
would be in the premises and that there
fore it would not be advisable to give
the ordinance a passage.
Respecting the order passed relating
to the electric light poles standing on the
southwesterly corner of West and CarIe-
ton streets, Manager Raymond of the
company, who had been seen. has taken
the poles down.
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