The Portland daily press., 1865-03-14

organized By electing 'ona H. Donn'A
Ward ga temporary chairman. conniiS
foo vos amounted to examine the Credentials
- ,ha members, who reported the following as
j d,,,v elected Aldermen fer the ensuing mu-
ueipal year, viz:
ward Thomas S. jack; Ward2-Stephen
wbittemore. Ward 3--John K. Donuell; Ward
! "A. p. MORGAN. Ward 5-Stephen Phinney;
Ward 8-Wm. l. Southland; Ward George
f. Foster.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The members elect met in convention and
were called to order by Mr.. Howe of Ward ?.
Cyrus NOVEL; Of Ward 8, was elected to pre-
side.
committee was appointed to examine the
credentials. who reported the names OF the
members elected, who have presented creden-
tials from the Ward Clerks, as follows:
Ward Joseph S. York, Charles Bailey,
| John j. Gerrish.
Ward Jeremiah Howe, VIM. P. Soule,
| Charles M. Rice.
Ward S-Cyrus Novel;, Charles H. Burr,
David Plummer.
| Ward 4-Charles A. Gilson VIM. G. Robin
| son, Joseph Bradford.
! Ward Colbert l.. Bailey, Thomas F. Cum
mings; A. p. Fuller.
Ward 6-Eben Corey, Edward P. Gerrish,
Charles Staples, Jr.
Ward 7-Ambrose Giddings, Frederick w.
CLARK, John M Brown.
IN CONVENTION.
After the interchange of messages between
the two Boards, they met in Convention in
the Common Council room. Alderman Don
nell was elected chairman.
The records of the election were read by
| the City Clerk, and it appearing that Jacob
Mcclellan was elected Mayor, a committee,
consisting of Messrs. Corey Of 6, Bailey of S,
Burr of 8, of the Council, and Morgan of the
Aldermen, was appointed to wait upon the
Mayor elect and inform him of his election.
| Subsequently the committee reported that
the Mayor elect accepted the Office. Soon af
ter the Mayor elect, accompanies by the COM
mittec, entered the room, and the oath of Of
hce was administered to him by the City
Clerk, aud subsequently to the Aldermen and
Common Councilmen elect.
Prayer was then offered by Rev. Mr.. Hewes
Of the Park Street Church.
| The Mayor then delivered his inaugural adj
| dress, which will be found on the first page
I
of this paper.
| The Convention then separated.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
This Board then permanently organized by
| the election of Alderman Donnell as Chair
man of the Board for the present Municipal
year.
Orders were passed adopting the Rules and
| Orders of the past Board of Aldermen until
otherwise ordered; also that the joint rnles
and orders of the last City Council be adopt
ed until otherwise ordered.
IN BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
The Board of Common Council then per-
manenty organized by the election OF Gilbert
L. Bailey Of Ward 8 as President, and Ira j.
Bachelor as Clerk. Mr.. Bailey received the
whole number OF votes cast, 10. Mr.. Batchel-
or received unanimous vote.
On taking the chair Mr.. Bailey addressed
the Board as follows:
Gentlemen of the Common Council Be
fore proceeding further with the business of
the meeting, permit me TO thank you Tor this
kind expression of your confidence ia me, and
for the honor conferred by thus eleeLing me to
preside over your deliberations for the ensuing
municipal year.
In attempting the duties devolving upon
me in this position, with my limited expert
| ence, cannot hope TO succeed without your
kind cooperation and support; and the unan-
unity that has attended my election, assures
me tnat this will not be withheld.
With this understanding, and the expression
of the hope that may be enabled so TO dis
charge the duties OF the Office as to cause no
regrets in your minds that you have placed
me there, accept the position to which you
have assigned me. ~
IL will be our duty, as servants of the peo-
pie, to work together, with anew single. 4.
| the best interests or the whole city. To this
| end, let harmony and kindly feelings, one
towards another. characterize all our delibera
| tions; and at the expiration OF our term of
office, we shall have the satisfaction of feeling
that we have deserved, if we shall not receive,
the appreciation of our constituents.
The Rules and Orders of last year were
adopted until otherwise ordered.
Both Boards adjourned to O'Clock, P. M,
for the purpose of electing subordinate city
officers. toe t9t
EVENING SESSION.
The two Boards met in Convention, the
Mayor presiding, and proceeded to the cleo
ton Of the several subordinate City officers
as follows:
For City Clerk onathan NJ Heath.
For City Treasurer and Collector-Henry
| p. Lord 4
For City Auditor Monroe A. Blanchard
| For City Constable and Messenger-George
| I. Iagraham. NN 80
For City Solicitor osiah II. Drummond.
For City Engineer-Chafies r. Goodell.
For Commissioner ofStreets-Nahum Libby.
For City Printer-Newell A. Foster.
| For Visiting Officer-Joseph Short
| For Harbor Master-John Waite.
| For Assessor for Three Years-William
Boyd. los
For Assistant Assessors-Ward /, Robert /.
Hull; 2, William Weeks; 8, Henry K. Hink-
ley; a, George Hail.. 5, George s. Nutting;
8, N. G. Cummings; I, William d. Mariner.
For City Weigher and Guager-Arthur NJ
| Small. "a rk5r3tst
For Weigher of Hay-EIL L. Wing.
! For of Hard Coal-Richard Cole
For of Plaster-Richard Cole 4
For Sealer of Weights and Measures-Wil.
liam r. p. Cross. faai8
For Ringer of City Bell-David Stillings.
For Superintendent of Bells and Clocks
Edward p. Haines.a Ta8s4
For Clerk Milk Street Market-Andrew
Leighton saA fs7ps IS a t'se =
For Experimenting School Committee for
One Year-Henry c. Peabody, John Marshal
Brown.
Fer experimenting School Committee for
Two Years-William II. Clifford
For Snperintending School Committee for
Three Years-Charles Holden, Samuel r.
Leavitt, Daniel M. Graham, Henry r. White,
Thomas r. Rodman, Jeremiah E. Walton,
| Charles B. Merrill tt1
For Truant OlIicer-Henry P. White.
For Chief Engint er Fire Experimentation
| Russell.
For Assistant Engineers-Spencer Rogers,
lst; John l.. Shaw, ID; Nahum Liitlefeld, 81 |;
Charles II. Rich, Attn. lEIl7'
For Engineers OF Steam Fire Engines
Edward w. Porter, John Cousins, Alfred
| Wiggin. VIM. j. Lewis.
For Keeper of Powder Magazine William
Fl. Bigelow. ~
For City Physician George L. Goodale.