The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-06

may have caught some suckers when the
Marginal way was built but II was really
built for the Portland and Rochester rail-
road and everyone knew it. The city
built this way at q cost Of ssUO.0o0 and Is
now going to sell ous for ten cents ON
dollar.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said many people had
approached him on this matter to see
what he was going to do, but they came
away knowing just as much as they did
when they began to talk with him.
The question was now called FOR and
the order passed by vote OF twenty to
six. Those voting no were Griffin, Mon
roe, Mclaughlin, True, Shaw and Hunt.
Mr.. johnson was absent.
The order now went TO the aldermen
for concurrence.
Alderman Thomas said he wanted tho
report or the commissioners on public
works regarding the subject The report
was In answer 10 several questions pro-
pounded to him. he answers that seven
parties had used part OF the wy for the
storage OF material. The Worcester,
Nashua and Portland division OF the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad cross a part of the
way with tracks, using the same tracks
as for merly used by the Portland and
Rochester. He was unable to report
whether any buildings had bsen erected
on the way.
Alderman Miliken then moved that the
order have a passage in concurrence. Al
derman Thomas objected. He thought II
should be laid on the table until the next
meeting so that the city could be repre-
sented at the meeting at the United
States engineers office.
Alderman Driscoll said that the public
had been given everv opportunity TO pre-
sent its views. He thought the PROPOSE
ton was fair one and the matter OF the
harbor commissioners line should not
have any influence on the postponemens
OF this matter. The Boston and Maine
had been fair In Its proposition and for
one who was interested in the locality
where this work was to be done he would
like to see the order pass at once. He
said that Portland won Id not become a
manufacturing city and this is due to the
fact that the public spirited citizens OF
Portland are forever opposing all the re-
quests that the corporations who will de-
velope Portland make OF the city govern
menet. Time enough has been given in
this matter and he didn't believe that the
harbor commissioners hearing would
have anything to do with the subject
anyway.
Alderman Thomas said the taxes today
are due to the public spirited corpora
tions. We are engaged in paying ths
debts they forced on us.
Alderman Moulton said the city OF
Portland has had a good deal OF expert
enoe with railroads, but 1t does not foil wv
that in this case the city should refuse a
good proposition. He went on to say that
Back Bay would some time be to the
back aide of the city what Commercial
street Is on the front side. The railroads
viii bring this about II anything can.
Here is a chance for the city to get $780,
600 and at the same time improve the
city property.
The mayor said he would like to call
the attention OF the board to the fact that
motion to lay on the table was not de-
bataple.
Alderman Drisooll said that the motion
to lay on the table had not been seconded.
The question was now called for. The
ayes and nays were called for. All voted
yes with the exception Of Aldermen
Brown and Thomas. The order then had
a passage In concurrence.
FOR LIGHTS FOR THE CITY.
For furnishing 800 lights to the city,
Alderman Brown presented several psti-
lions. The Portland Gas company offered
to renew its contract. The Portland
Electric Light company offered to in
stall s5 incandescent lights for $500
year for each light, for one, three or
five years. The Consolidated Electric
Light company did not care to submit
an offer.
The report was accepted.
Alderman Brown said the light COM
m ittee had no accommodation to pre-
sent.
In answer to Alderman johnson, Al
derman Brown said the Welsbach had on
the whole, given good satisfaction.
Alderman Driscoll had petition from
several citizens that ths Welsbach system
be retained. He thoughts these lights
were perfectly satisfactory. In larger
cities the light was the favorite light.
He read letters praising the welsbach
system from several cities.
Alderman johnson said that gentle
man on West street had told him that
the city had made great mistake in
securing these lights.
Then Alderman Driscoll read an ex.
tract from Boston newspaper In favor
OF the system.
The present contract expired today
(Monday.)
The order to consider the bids was
laid ON the tab le.