The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-24
Doings OF tn. City Gsvernm,- :.

Dolnss OF tbs City G,voram,-. |
in Board Of Aldermen, April 20. ls;..
Board met according to adjournment.
Tho Mayor In the chair. Aldcrm,n Bet.
tes absent.
Petition Of Geo. II. Monroe and Others, ,
for the draining Of stasnant water from the
Westerly side Of Wentworth Street.
Read and referred to Committee on sewers
and drains, sent down for concurrence.
Alderman Allen moved the following:
Ordered, That the City Clerk be dlrcc.
ted to make inquiry Of Of the City Solicitor,
and report to this Board, what action, il |
any, he has taker towards the settlement of
a SUIT for damages commenced in 1856
against the Pound keeper of this city.
Read twics and passed, sent down for
concurrence.
The City Marshall, in accorlanc, with
the provisions Of the city ordinances sub.
mitted the following appointments for the
approval Of tho Board, viz:
S I. Abbott, Deputy Marshall and Police.
James NJ. Butland, Lorenzo Pinkl,am, Eb.
enezcr Emerson, Lorenzo Emmons Active
Police. Isaac York, night watch and 20.
lice. Joseph Edwards Jr., Special Police.
No action was taken on the appointments
submitted by the City Marshal. And
thcreupon, on motion, the Board proceeded
to elect night Watch, Mark Wakefield
was accordingly elected. Mr.. Wakefield
was also elected Deputy NJ hall.
On motion of Alderman G edwin,
Ordered, That the number of active 20.
ic, DO limited to throe.
Levi Merrill, Eben-zer Emerson and Isaac
York, elected said Police.
On motion Of Alderman Goodwin, pro-
cccded to the choice OF special Police on.
Ger, with tho understanding that no pay
Shall be allowed sal officer, by the city, for
his services. Joseph Edwards. Jr., was nc.
cordingly elected.
The order directing tho City Clerk to
make enquiry Of the City Solicitor in rela.
ton to suit commenced in 1856 against the
Pound keeper Of Biddcford, came back from
the Common Coun il non.concurred and
sont up for amendment.
Board Of Aldermen adhered to their former
vote an requested Conftrccs. Alderman
Allen was appointed Confarcc, sent down to
DO joined.
Alderman Gowcn made request to the
Board to be excused from acting as Commit
tee on streets, unless compensation DO al.
lowed him by tho City Council for his SER
vices as such. After some discussion, the
subject was laid over for further action.
Adjourned to Monday evening next, at7,.
o'clock.
Is COMMON COUNCIL.
Papers from the Board Of Aldermen dis.
posed of in concurrence.
Order, For raising 500, OOO by taxation,
read and passed to its second reading.
Petition Of Eli Smith. to be classed with
School District No. 10 (srantcd by the board
of Aldermen, and sent down for concur
rence) was, on motion of s. p. McKcnncy,
non.concurred and indefinitely postponed.
EDITORIAL NoTr. 1t will be seen from
the foregoing proceedings of the Board Of
Aldermen that the boa'd, without acting
on tho appointments of the City Marshall,
proceeded to elect q Deputy Marshall and
Police officers. Such u proceeding cannot
but be irregular.
Section l, Of City ordinance No. Q, up.
proved march &C 1855, Is rs follows.
Section |. The City Marshall, with the
appreciation of the Mayor and Aldermen,
may appoint Police officers, no. exceeding
ten in number, who shall be removable at
the pleasure Of the Mayor md Aldermen,
and unless removed, shall hold the Office UNI
til the third Monday in March succeeding
their appointments.
We know nothing OF the reasons which
influenced the Board to pass by the list SUBJ
mit'ed by the Marshall, and to elect Others.
Clearly, 50 long as this ordinance remains
in force, and 1t cannot be repealed except
by concurrent act of both branches, whicn