Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1850-03-28

Convention NJ tue VOWIiou Couucti Room,
The following were present and were duly
qualified his Honor F. H. Morse Mayor !;
Alderman.
Peleg Sprague, Jeremiah Robinson, O,is
Kimball, Timothy S. Robinson. VIM. M.
Reed, Johnson Rideoui, Lendall c. Lilch-
field.
COMMON CorNcILMEN.
Charles Potter, D. w. Standish, Geo. w.
Merryman, A. J. Fuller, Francis Wilds,
Horace Wilson, John Shaw. J. W. Frye,
David p. Low, Jonn Elliot. Geo. w. Ken
dali, Vim. Drun,nio D. C. Maaoun, John
Weeks, Hiram Turner. Scott Morse, Jacub
s. SewnlI, Aaron L. Allen, Hugh Rogers, c.
Ciapp IT,, |. w. Lynch.
After The two Boards had separated, the
Common Council was organized by The
choice Of David G. Magoun Esq. as Pfesl-
dent, and Ammi r. MuchelI ESQ.,. as clerk.
VoIed 10 a,op, the rules and orders OF
the Inst Common Council until otherwise
ordered. s.4
The President appointed Messrs. Elliot
Clapp aud Shaw, Committee on Elections.
Messrs SewalI. Kendall and Wilson were
appointed a committee to report what sub
ordinate city officers it will he necessary TO
elect, and also to Fix and establish their COM
pensalion. Messrs Kimball and Rideout
were joined 10 the Committee on the part OF
The Aldermen. Adjourned till evening AT
o'clock.
Met according 10 adjournment.
The Report Of abe Committee ON city Of
ficers and their compensation was passed in
concurrence, together with the following
| order. rL
Ordered. That the following City officers
he elected for the coming Municipal year.
| One Treasures. = lao shall also be Collector
| of Taxes; one Cry ,i.ssllal. who shall
also he Health officer; three Overseers OF
the Poor Work House aud House of Correc-
tim /; one City Constable and Messenger |;
five CITY Constables one Chief. one 2d
and one 81 Engineer Ol the Fire DEPART
ment, AMI Elk Assistant Engineers; three
experimenting School Comnnttee twelve
Surveyors of Lumber; Eleven Surveyors of
Wood and Bark Two Sealrrs of Leather !;
three Cullers OF HOOP S and Slaves; seven
Tvthinc. men; One Pound Keeper one
Cty Solicitor; Three Fence Viewers and
Field Drivers.
The same Committee also reported the
following order, which was passed in con-
currence.
Ordered, That the compensation OF the
| officers he as follows City Clerk, eighty five
dollars Clerk of the Common Council,
forty five dollars Treasurer and Collector,
one per cent on all nett amount collected
under the discount, and three per cent Oh all
monies collected after the discount in full
for all his services as Treasurer aud Colec-
tor assessors ninety io!!ars Cferseers OF
the Poor, Work House and House of Cor
for fIQI
services the City Marshal and Health of
ticer, two hundred dollars in iull for all his
services the Street Commissioner, two
hundred and seventy dollars III Iull for all
his services as Superintendent Of Burning
Ground and the Guy Bell; the School
Committee shall receive one hundred dollars
in full for their services the CRY Solicitor,
ten dollars in full for all his SERVICES
The two Boards then formed Convsn-
ton and elected the following officers.
William Torrey, Cry Clerk
Ammi X. Mitchell, Collector aud Treas
urer.
Charles T. Greenleaf. City Marshal
James Coval, Commissioner on Streets
Assessors-Wm. Torrey, Anml X. Mitchell,
Oliver Moses.
Ouerseers of the Poor-Michael F. Gam
nett, Israel Putnam. John Dearing.
Surveyors Of Lumb Caleb Leavitt. Saml.
Ea,ne,, Peleg Spras.e. Benz. Patree. Saml.
Edgronh, John Whine, Andrew MrFadlen,
David Y Ken,inll, Charles Potter, Hiram
Turner, E. G.. Wilson, Benz. Small
Surveyors of Wood and Bmk-Eben Lin
coin, j., Peleg Sriagur, Samuel Parker, D.
Y. Kendall Daniel D. HoIgkius, NJ. F.
Cannot, Hartley Cove. E. 6. Wilson. James
Potter. WIN. Torrev, IIosea Ililtreth.
Seaters Of Leaiher-Duvis Hatch, WIN. S.
Puttee.
C,lilers of Hoops and Tures-Geo. Vau-
gIian, Charles Murphy. Wm. P. Smith.
TYthing Men-Danel ID. Hodgkit,s. James
Potter, Alvah Morse. Alden B. Farnhnm.
NarhI I.oneley, John bearing. Saml. Eames.
Pound Keeper-Jesse Duston.
Fence Vie,oers and Field DIoers- Isaiah
Crooker, John Tucker. Jesse Grace.
City Sohcitor-Benj. Randall.
The Council me, again on Thursday eve
ming. Mr. Clapp differed the following, which
passed IN concurrence.
Ordered, That the City Clerk cause to be
published in the Weekly Tribune. and Times
.hree weeks in each, the report Of the joint
Committee on New Streets by which they
extended Commercial Street. which reports
were accepted July 18th l549 and March
Ia 1850
The following City officers were elected
by u convention OF The two boards.
Fire Depanment-I>rae Putnam. Chief
Engineers !; Oliver Moses, 81 Engineer !;
Geo. w. Kendall. 81 Engineer John Lara
bee. Levi w. Hougl,ton. james Wakefield.
James Couillard, Otis Kinball. E. A. Morse,
A ssisrant Engineers.
Constab,es T. Greeleaf, Willard
Walker, Edmund French, Jesse Grace, John
bearing.
The following were appointed MS the Join.
Standing Committee of the two Boards.
On Highways. Bridges and Side;Oaiks-
jeremiah RobilsoII, Len,lall Litrhfi-ld, of
the Aldermen VIM. Drummond, Francis
Wildes, J. w. Frye Of the Common Coun-
ell.
.Ne,c Streets Riheour. P. Spragne. Of
the Aldermen; John Elliot, J. w. Lynch,
D. w. Stand,sn, D. C. Magouli, of the Com-
mon Council.
.4ccount-Otis Kimball, WIN. NJ. Reed, Of
the Aldermen C. Cl,pp, Jr., J. Ellior, A.
L. Allen, of the Common Council.
FYnance-Wnl. NJ. Reed. Jere. Robinson.
If the Aldermen John Shaw, Chas. Potter,
c. Clapp. Jr., D. c. Ninsoun. Of the Com
mon C"unci.
On Schools and School Houses-Otis Kim
ball, T. s. Robinson. of the Aldermen A.
J. Fuller, Geo. W. Kendall, ]. 8. Sewall
Of the Common Council.
On Rurying Grounds-L. Liichfeld, T.
S. Robinson, of the Aldermen J. 5. Sew
sll. |. Weeks, J. w. Frye Of the Common
Council e"
Fire Department -Jere. R Crimson, ]. Ride
out, of the Aldermen G. w. Kendall, A.
L. Allen, Horace Wilson. Of the Common