Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-05-30
In COMMON COUNCIL, I
Nav %. 1850.

Present, Messrs Masoun, Clapp, Drummond,
Elliot, Frye, Fuller, Kendall, Low, Lynch ,Mer-
ryman. Morse, Potter, Rogers, Scwall, STAN
dish, Turner, Weeks, Wilson.
Mr.. Clapp, from the committee appointed
for that purpose, reported an order, recon-
mending that committee be raised to petition
the Legislature to enact law concerning hab-
itual "truants," and children who do not at
tend school-th order passed, and Messrs. Ma
goun, Clapp, Fuller and Frye, were appointed
the committee on the part of the Common
Council.
Mr.. Elliot presented the pitition of Henry
Tallman and seventy others, requesting the
city Council to petition the Legislature to abol-
ish the Municipal Court, established in Bath,
or to fix the salary and fees of the Court and
its officers.
Mr.. Elliot presented the following order :
Ordered, that the Mayor be requested to Pc
tition the Legislature in behalf of the City
Council for reform in the judicial Court, in
said city, in conformity with the petition of H
Tallman and others. Amended on motion Of
Mr.. Sewall, by striking out all, after the words
City Council, and inserting ''that the compen-
sation of the Judge of the Municipal Court OF
the city of Bath shall be dollars, which
sum shall be in full for all the services of said
judge of said court" Passed as amended, and
sent up. Mr.. Magoun was joined with the
Mayor to petition the Legislature for the fixing
of salary for the Judge of the Municipal
Court
The Board of Aldermen returned the above
petition and order, they having referred the
same to the joint standing committee on Fl
nances.
The Common Council insisted on its former
vote and sent up the petition and order. The
Aldermen returned the same again, insisting on
a reference-the Common Council insist, ask a
conference and appoint Messrs. Elliot. Weeks
and Potter conferces on their part. The AL
dermen concur in a conference, and appoint on
their part, Messrs J. Robinson and Rideout.
Mr. Rogers presented the petition of Isaac
Sylvester and others, to have the road leadin.
from near James Wards to the old County
road, widened and northumberland to the
committee on laying out new streets.
The president of the Common Council was
added to the committee to petition the Legis-
lature for State Reform School The Mayor
was added to the same committee on the par,
of the Aldermen.
The Report of the committee on new streets
10 whom was referred the order for discontinue
ing Lincoln street, came from the Aldermen
with an order in a ne1 draft, disseminating on.
ly that portion of said street, as laid out by the
committee on new streets Nov. IL, lS4S-read
and passed in concurrence.
Mr.. Potter presented the following order:
Ordered, that the joint standing committee or
new streets, SC, and assessing the damage:
thereon, be instructed to report on the petition
of Emerson Bachelor and Others for laying
out Middle Street. presented to the last City
Council. .. - -...-u. -. ...
Petition of C. Davenport to occupy portion
of Washington and Bowery streets for building
purposes, was read and leave granted in con-
currence. .tt
Petition of T. r. Bradford and others, for .
hch StTett west Oh DdNiu 4 AouSS
was referred in concurrence to the committed
on laying out new streets.
Petition Of T. d. Wilder and forty one 9th.
ers for bridge over the railroad on Oak street
was read and referred to the committee or
highways, &c., in concurrence. srs4.f--
MIR. Clapp, from the committee for that pur'
pose, reported that they had prepared petition
in behalf Of the City Council, to be presen-
ted to the Legislature for State Reform
School.
A communication from the Mayor, enlosins
! a communication from the Chief Engineer o
the Fire Department, was received and read
Also the following resolve, adopted by tn,
Board of Aldermen:
Resolved, that in the opinion of the City
Council it is not sound policy to increase rn'
city debt for ordinary city purposes, and tina
as the annual appropriations have been made
and in consideration of the scarcity of money
and the depressed state Of business in our city
it will not be sxpedent to make any further
appropriations for the Fire Department during
the present year. 'f-AH
Read and passage refused by the following
vote-yeas, Messrs. Clapp, Elliot Fuller, Ken