The Portland daily press., 1875-04-06
CITY AFFAIRS.
Regular Meeting of the City Council

All the members of the Board were present.
Albert N. Watson, Lorenzo f. Dyer, otorer
| Dyer and Henry E. Bacon were drawn ior Ira
| verse Jurors for the Supreme Court.
The Committee on Licenses reported leave to
| Withdraw nm the petition of Jesse A. Jones to
| he appointed Inspector of Flour. Accepted.
| Nayor Richardson and eX-Mayor Wescott
yare chosen Directors of the Portland Institute
and Public Library.
The hearing on assessments Tor sewers IN
| Brown street Yves announced.
Mrs. Crocker through representative, rep
| resented that the assessment upon her property
was greater than others having the same real
estate. Mr.. Gage observed that the city ordi-
nance provides that the assessment shall be
made upon the value rather than the area of
property, and moved that the order fixing the
assessment be passed, which Vas done.
The order laying out Cushman street with
the assessment Of damages, was referred to the
Committee on New Streets.
The assessment for sewer on Washington
street, amounting to $1S1, was reported by the
City Engineer.
The Committee on Licenses reported an order
fixing the license on the Museum at $l25, to be
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until otherwise ordered, which was passed.
| Aid. Gerrish from the Committee on Salaries,
reported an order paying the salaries as fol-
! lows
City Clerk, $1,000 and 5000 for making re
| ports, and fees; Treasurer, $4,000; Clerks $500,
$3.50, respectively; Auditor, $1,000; Messenger,
| $500; Solicitor, $1,000. and expenses when call
| ed out of the city; Assessors, $1,000 each; AS
sistant Assessors SO per day when employed;
Marshal, $3.50; Deputy Marshals, $500; Po-
licemen $500; Chief Engineer Fire Depart
ment, $3.50; Assistant Engineers Fire Depart.
ment, 800 each; City Physician, $500; Clerk of
| Council, 5000; Superintendent OF Bur!a's, $l5o;
Harbor Master. $500; Ringer of City Bells,
| 5000; Truant Officer $3.50; Engineers Steam
| Fire Engines, 5000; Liquor Agent, $1,000;
Street Commissioners, S140O City Judge, $1,000;
City Civil Engineer, S25OO; LIST Assistant, 1900;
I'd Assistant 5000; Sd Assistant, $500; Keeper.
of Powder Magazine, 1925; Superintendent of
City Clocks, $3.50.
Aid. Fox presented an order fixing the salary
of the Mayor at s25OO. Aid. Gage moved to
amend by substituting $500 in place of $780,
! Aid. Perry said he was opposed to increasing
the salary two years since, but as be was beaten
/ he thought it should not now be changed. The
motion of Aid Gage was lost, 2 to 8, and the
order was passed.
Petitions presented and decentralization of
Cumberland Bar for ventilation of the Superior
| Court room with order); of Bosworth Post IT,
A R.. for $500 for Memorial Day, presented
| by Alderman Fox with order appropratlng the
amount, which was pIssed); tby Aid. Little
! field) petition of James S. Mitchell for remuH-
Grafton for damage received while hreman;
of Charles Mullen for sidewalk on Hancock
street; of d. NJ G. Dunn ct ais, for sewer on
! West street; of John Trefethen for authority
! to erect two story wooden building on Frank
| lin street; of E. B, Bruce for license to keep
Ia@ol rof TpAi 10 md Enr or
! Patrick Morgan to move a house all over town
| or whereabouts; of j. l.. Farmer to pay tor
house blown up in 1866: of W. G. Barrows ct.
ais, for continuance of sewer on Brackett
street; of f. j. Rollins for abatement of sewer
assessment on Congress street.
Orders pdSSed-AuthOrizng. the Mayor to
draw warrants upon the treasury until regular
appropriations; authorizing the City treasurer
to procure temporary loan to meet current
expenses, if necessary, not exceeding S3O ,OOO
per month; directing the Auditor to lay before
the City Council estimates of the receipts and
expenditures of the city government for the
current municipal year; appropratlng $oOo to
ventate the Superior Court room; appropriate
ing $500 for Memorial Day observances to be
| paid to Bosworth Post, G. A. r.
The Mayor appointed and the Aldermen con-
frmed the following special policemen without
pay: James C. Woodel, A. FL. Purington, j.
L. Rounds, Charles Townsend, G. M. Bean, r.
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Lafayette Wyman, Thomas S. Steele, w. D.
Doughty.
Subsequently the salary order came back from
the Council and the question was on recediDg
and concurring in the vote of that body fixing
the salary of the Auditor at $1,000. Aid. Ger
IRISH moved to recede and concur The vote
being taken three members voted on each side,
and the Mayor gave the casting vote by saying:
''The motion is lost" Mr.. Gage said that he
forgot to vote at the proper time. The Mayor
SAID he would consider the question open, and
again put the motion to recede and concur,
which was carried, Messrs. Gerrsh, Littlefeld,
Gage and Perry voting yes, and Messrs. Brunei,
Fox and Waterhouse no.
All the papers from the lower branch were
disposed of in concurrence.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
All of the Board were present except Mr..
Shaw of Ward 1.
Mr. Small of Ward presented the petition
of Freedom Nash and ais, for sidewalks on
Pine street. Referred to the Committee on
| Streets, Sidewalks and Bridges, and sent mp.
Mr.. McMahon of Ward 2, offered an order
| for the alteration and improvement of the
cloak room in the City Building Passed and
sent up.
| The salary bill was taken up Mr.. Russell
| of Ward4 moved to amend the section fixing
tie salary of Auditor, by striking out $1,000
end inserting $1,000. Carried, - to 6.
Mr. Mcmahon moved to strike out So and in
sert So as per diem of the assistant assessors.
| He thought that So was enough for the work
as it was now done. He could find men who
would be glad to do the work better for So per
day. The motion was lost, to -. The same
gentleman moved to make the pay of the City
Physician $500 instead of $500. Mr.. Small
said that last year the City Physician made 800
visits to the aims house with an average of 20
patients to attend to at each VISIT requiring
| two hours each day. In addition to this he
made $50 visits to the city poor outside of the
| aims house. The motion was lost. The salary
bill as amended was passed.
| When the order fixing the salary of the
Mayor was taken up, Mr.. McMahon moved to
strike out $500 and insert $1,000 Lost.
| Mr.. Russell moved to make the salary of the
| 81 assistant civil engineer $500. Mr.. Small
! said that Mr.. Pingree was very reliable officer
and earned more pay. Mr.. Cunningham con-
CURED in this opinion, whereupon Mr.. Russell
withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Cunningham moved that the vote reduc-
ing the salary of Auditor be re-considered,
presuming that the upper Board insist upon
its previous vote. Lost.
The order as amended was sent up.
All the other papers from the upper Board
were disposed of in concurrence.
IN CONVENTION.
The following officers were elected in a con-
| vention of both branches:
| Surveyors of Lumber-Thos. F. Cummings,
j. A. Leavitt, f. FL. Widber, H. E. Bacon.
John Crowly, E. G. Merrill, N. I. Hazeltne,
| w H. Broughton, Robinson Williams
Surveyors of Ship-timbar-W. FL. Simonton.
Surveyors of Mssts, etc.-W. Fl. SimontoD.
Weighers of Iron and Coal-Charles Trott.
| L. HI. Tobie.
| Constable-W. l.. Fitch.
Cutler of Hoops and Staves-Chas. D. Thorn
| as.
| Parish Meetings.
The parish meetings held last evening re-
suited as follows: