The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-06
Order Passed Common Council By
Vote Of 20 to 6.
Vote Of Aldermen Stood
z to 2.
Draft of The New Charter Pre-
scented But No Action Taken.

At the regular November meeting OF
the city council held last night the propo-
sltion OF the Boston and Maine railroad
to purchase perpetual rights on the Mar
ginsl way was accepted by the common
council and board Of aldermen. The
proposition Is In substance that for a per-
petual right of 26 feet OF the Marginal
way thu Boston and Maine Will pay the
city of Portland S2J.6JO in cash, VIII
build Anderson street at cost of SIC, 900,
and will not contest the right of any
other railroad to lay tracks on the Margi'
nal way or to cross their tracks II the city
requests that such rights be granted.
The order accepting this proposition
passed the common council by vote oil
twenty to six, anc passed the aldermen
by a vets of seven to two.
The draft of the new charter was pre-
scented and ordered printed. The council
then adjourned until next Monday night
when the new charter will be discussed
The fire department committee asked fol
further time In which to prepare the
charges against Engineers French and
Wiggin and their request was granted.
MARGINAL WAY MATTER.
Mr., Cobb, in the council introduced the
following order:
Ordered. that the form of agreement
submitted herewith for the uss and ocou-
pancy, for railroad purposes by the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad OF portion OF
the Marginal Way, to be entered into by
the city of Portland and Boston and
Maine railroad, be and is hereby go
~ al nd ha
special committee on Marginal way CON-
sisting of Aldermen John j. Frye, Con-
oiImen Cobb and Hunt. is hereby oon-
tinue1, and they are hereby authorized
and directed In behalf of the city OF Port
land to sign and execute said agreement,
subject to change asSto form in order to
meet approval OF the city solicitor.
In connection with this order MIR. Cobb
sent to the presidents desk to be read a
communication from the city solicitor
who approved the offer of the Boston and
Maine regarding the Marginal way as to
its legal form, and calling attention to
the additional offer of the Boston and
Maine not to contest the occupancy OF che
Marginal way by any other railroad
should any railroad desire to use the said
way. The offer for perpetual right to
uss the Marginal way was $4,000, and
the further agreement to keep 1t IN
repair. On request Of the city the Boston
and Maine will not contest the right of
any other railroad to cross the tracks of
the Boston and Maine.
Mr.. Cobb moved the above order have a
passage and the motion was seconded by
Mr.. SIoman.
Mr.Hunt thought the suggestion in the
PRESS of this morning should have
some weight, and that the delay suggested
should be taken.
Mr.. Cobb said that there had been
eightsen months of talk and he thought
that was enough.
Just before every city government
meeting the PRESS comes out with an
editorial and.objects, and then the matter
is laid on the table. The PRESS sug.
gested one time that there be q public
hearing given and the city council
granted this hearing. At that hearing
there were few people present who OBJ
jecteo and now 1t is time to act. He said
that the city should by rights give the
Portland and Rochester vote of thanks
for what they had done to preserve the
Marginal way. He thought the city
should also give vote of thanks to the
man who has been representing the Bos-
ton and Maine because he has got the
best offer he could from the Boston and
Maine and has not tried to gouge the
city.
Mr.. Cobb said that If this matter was
delayed there would be a danger Of losing
this proposition.