The Portland daily press., 1901-01-08


viesualer at IS Preble street.
NEW BUILDINGS.
The fol lowing petitions for new build.
ines we're granted'
American Stone Co. on Deakes wharf
to be ssd as boiler house; q. II. Felt,
at 50 wiimot street; Henry Souie, at s
Bopd streeti E~M, Cobb OF 40 Clinton
street.
MORE POULTRY KILLED.
l. II. johnson presented q bill for the
loss Of eight plymouth Hook chickens
that were killed BY dog The loss is es-
timated at stU0.
MISCELLANEOUS
A lot Of land on the westerly side OF
Roberts street was bargained to j. w..
Hawkes..
A lot of land, at Il Rowell street, was
pargained 10 @. W. Hawkes..
The committee on lights was empow-
cred to lotate arc lights at the corner OF
pine and Neal, at the corner OF Pine and
Carleton streets, on Commercial between
Pearl and franklin and one incandescent
on Free street.
The committee on p ubiic works re-
ported for the month OF December bills
are payable to the amount Of s14,9s4 40i
for streets, sidewalks and bridges. sV.-
e75. ~: for drains and sewers, %, 624.O8.
An order was p assed that the Union
Mutual Life Insurance company and the
Portland Savings bank each pay $500 for
their part to the repairs on the Exchange
street sewer.
The report OF the commissioner ofPublic
works for the past nine months showed
bills to tho amount of s2s. .2S4.eS.
Alderman Mouiton from the commit
tee on judicial proceedings and claims re-
ported thai thsAirs. Barbara Keaney claim
for damages at 96 Adams street, be given
leave to Withdraw.
Alderman DrIscoli inquired II Mrs.
Keaney was represented by counsel at the
hearing to which Alderman Moulton re-
Piled In the negative. This report was
laid on the tapls.
John e. .o'Connall, the Thomas Laugh
lin company, Mrs. III. q. Natthell, and
James bradley, Jr., were given leave to
withdraw.
The committee recommended that the
sum of $50 be paid to Morrill, and Ross
The committee reported THAI Mrs. Eliza
beth +. Usgood be paid sl75 for damage
received October 4, 1899, on Congress
street near Pine.
The committee reported that Nathan ).
freeman be paid not more tina n $ll9.
The claim OF Cornsll A. Barnes, ad
Portland street, was referred as were also
the claims of George Keeley, Mrs. Nc
Kim nd Mrs. Davis.
The committee on finance was granted
further time to investigate the Goondition
OF the Evergreen cemetery appropria
ton.
The Mayor read communication from
the city treasurer regarding bin author
izing the Portland representatives In the
legislature to secure certain amendments
to the tax laws. The treasurer stated
that as conditions are at present only I'M
paid real estate taxes can be collected on
the first Monday in december. The or
der had passage in the upper board.
The city auditor was authorized tc
transfer $500 from the appropriation FOL
salaries to that OF the appropriation fol
haTbor commissioners.
The order authorizing the construction
Of q Taper circuit in the DeerinR district
was referred tc the committee on eiectri
cal appliances.
arTa Nr Ia o1
at four 90 lock in the afternoon on th'
petition OF the Wsstbrook Electric l. ighi
company to erect poles.
The bill OF MIR. johnson for chickens
killed was referred,
The mayor was authorized to attend
the annual meeting of the Portland ant
Ogdensburg railroad January 10 in be
half of ths city and to cast his vots fol
the following directors: Samuel q. An
derson, Charles II. Amsden, James II
Hawkes., Thomas p. Shaw, John W
Deering, Theodore A, Josselyn, Edward
B. WinsIow, Elias Thomas, Charl es Ii
Randall, Frank W. Robinson.
In joint convention the following sur
bordinate city officers were chosen: In
sp sotors OF grease, bone ana iertllizer
Fred p. Berry. Ii b. Ramsdeli and Ar
thur F. Berry; constables, Herbert +
Libby and Clair W. Burnen.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The session OF the Common Counoi
last evening was one of the most inter
esting that body has held for manJ
months. The only ahsentses were Mr
Dyer and MIR. kavanough. The council
sent to the alderman and requested thai
the proposed city cha rter and the accom-
panying order be returned TO the lowe
board which had re-considsred Its vote
of former meeting by which ID passed
the order. The charter being returnet
the amendments proposed by the uppe
board when 1t had the charter unde
discussion were taken up and discussed.
The question OF three-headed commits
sion for the board OF overseers OF the poo
osoasione1 considerable debate and th'
proposition was defeated, the origina
idea OF one oversser to be cno san from
aa nh WIS ri hv ponular vote bainQ adoptel