The Portland daily press., 1876-03-14
Evening Session.


Evening Session.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The Board was called to order by Mayor Fes-
senden. The bonds of Cyrus K Bridges as
city marshal, and Stephen D. Hall as consta-
BILE, were approved.
The Mayor appointed Lyman A. Batchelder
as inspector of flour for one year. The Board
confirmed the appointment.
A petition from I. P. Harrington for sewer
on Chestnut street was deferred to the commit
tee on sewers when appointed.
A message was sent to the Council proposing
joint convention for the erection of subordi-
nate city officers. The Council returned a mes
sage signifying their readiness to assemble in
jout convention, The two Boards then went
into
JOINT CONVENTION.
On motion OF Alderman Greeley, the conven-
tion at once began the election of subordinate
city officers. Two committees were appointed
to receive, sort and count the votes. The first
committee consisted of Councmen Marsh and
| Roberts, the second Of Councilmen Leach and
| Sargent.
The election resulted in the choice of the fol-
| lowing officers:
City C1erE-Hosea L Robinson
Treasurer and Collector-Heury W. Hersey.
City MesSenqer-John L. Shaw
City Auditor-Cyrus NOVEL;.
City Solicitor-Thomas B. Reed
City E1aaileer--Wlliam A Gondwn
Street Commissioner H. Payson.
HdrbOr Mdster-Bepj jamn W. Jones.
Assessor-Stephen X. Dyer
Assistant Assessors-Ward l, Ezekiel H.
| Hanson; 2, William Weeks; 3, William Huse;
| A. John A. Brown; 3, Henry S. Trickey; g. Will
liam D. Mariner; Z, William a. Plummer
Chief Engineer Fire Department = Frank
| Merrill
Assistant EngiaeerS-1st, Nahum Littlefield; ;
| I'd, Samue Rand; Sd, John H. Russell; 4tb
| Charles Fl. Skillings.
Engineer Steamer No. Edward w. Porter.
Engineer Steamer No 2-John Cousens
| Engineer Steamer No. 3-Alfred Wiggn.
Engineer Steamer No At. I'll. Williams.
Egilaeer Steamer No 5-Georrge f. HAYES,
City Physicidn-Eugene w. Brooks.
Consulting Physicidns-John T. Gilman, N.
A. Hersom, ,Horatio n. Small.
O0erseers of the Poor for Too Years-Adam
| Lemont; for three years, William A. Winship
| James r. Lunt, Sewall Waterhouse, Charles j.
| Pennell.
Weighers and Gaugers-Arthur NJ. Small,
| George McAlister.
| Weigher of Hay-Eli Wing.
| >. Weigher Of Hard Coal and Plaster-Richard
| Cole.
| Seazer Of Weights and Measures William R.
| p Cross.
Ringer of City BeU-wiliam A Stillings.
| Superintendent Of Czocks-William H. 81.
| Hatch,
1ruant O6icer-Thomas A. Bowen.
City ConStdbles-Charles H. Williams, Geo.
| w. Parker, Arthur NJ Sawyer. Edwin a.
X. Bridges, Joseph A. Perry. James S. Could
| Adam W. Barbour, VIM. H. Plummer, AIonzo
| q: Libby. John B. Smith. William B. Irish
| William Hayes.
| Keeper Of Poaoder Magazine-Willam H.
| Bigelow.
| Meas,wers of Wood and Bark brought By
Railroad and Water onueydnce-Andrew Nj
Benson, Benz. f. Brock, Albert j Merrill, j.
| ". Stevens VIM. Huse, Lewis L. Thurston,
| Francis T5betus, Nathaniel Walker. Elias
Chase, A. G Sterling, Samuel Libby VIM. 81.
| Walker, Paul Prince, Simeon Shurtleff, Arthur
| Libby, Geo. W. Burnham, Harris G. Barnes,
Chas Fl Pike.
Measurers Of Wood and Bark 0rought by
| Carts and Steds-Francs Tibbetts, Arthur
Libby, VIM. Huse, Orrin TAoits, Roland A.
| Barbour,
Cullers of Dried Fish-Wm. H. Chase, E. G.
Willard, Geo. Trefethen, Joshua w. Sawyer,
Emery Gushing, Francis o. Sawyer.
Pound Keepers-James Powell, Eli L. Wing,
Isaac Libby. Josiah NJ. Haskell
| Field Drivers and Fence Viewers-Samuel
Cobb, James M. f. johnson, John Taylor,
| Franklin H. Kicker, John Weeks, Isaac Libby,
Lewis Thurston, Josiah M. Haskell.
For Surveyors of Lum6er,-Nathaniel Wal
| ker, Edward l. Clark, George Worcester, Ca
| leb I'll. Philips Nahum Libby, Nathan Dyer,
Isaac ID. Parsons, Edmund Lannagan, James
| Carle, Jr, Lewis Thurston, G. II p. Larrabee,
Edward Smart, William McKigney, Harlan P.
Smart, Thomas Deering, Joseph L. Whtmore,
William ). Morgan, Joseph M. Gsrrisb, Ro.
land A Barbour, j. w. Taylor, Cyrus X.
Ladd, Henry E. Bacou, James A. Leavitt,
Howard Winsow, Nathaniel S. Basetine,
Harris G. Barnes, Henry Bullard, Joseph S.
Roberts, A. M Benson, Fred E Rowe, Jerome
Rumery, NJ W. Ripley, A S. Legrow, Charles
Dyer, George z. Jordan William H. Walker,
Frank NJ Clement. Henry G. Bagley, H N.
Senkins Gsk, u washington Griffin, James Horton,
Widber, John Crowley, William HI Brough-
too, Cassius d, Richardson, Edward G Merrill.
A. ID. Smith, Thomas Holyoke, Simon NJ
Sawyer, Edwin G. Libby.
", Surveyors of Ship Timber and Knees-Joseph
W. Dyer, Nathan Dyer, Charles Jordan, Joseph
H. Merrill, William W. Dyer, Henry Trckey,
Lorenzo Taylor. William Curtis D. w. Brown,
Nathaniel Walker, John B. Thorndike, Roland
a A; Barbour, J. W. Taylor, Cyrus K. Ladd,
William H. Smonton.
Cullers Of Hoops and Stayes-George Burn
ham, ham, Loring Lombard, George Dow, Joshua
Hobbs. Emery Cushing, Daniel Dacy, John
Brooks, James Dyer, Thomas T. Sawyer, Ed
WIN DOW, George Mcclellan. Levi j. Jones,
John L. Hobbs, Abraham w. Whitmore, Ed
mund Phinney, Albion Harmon, Charles d.
Thomas.
Surveyors of Plaster-R chard K Gately,
Joseph Craig, George II. Hanson.
The voting was generally straight. although
little cutting was done. The trouble COM
menced on Street Commissioner, but Mr. Pay
son was elected. The next trouble was on As
SCISSOR, when six ballots Were taken before there
was any choice. The following shows the re-
suit of the ballots
Whole number of votes 90