The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-11
CITY AFFAIRS.
Last Meeting of the City CouEciI

The final meeting of the City Council of
1875 was held last evening.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Orders Passed.-That the plans of numbers
as reported by the City Civil Engineer for the
REMEMBERING of Alder, Brackett Elm, India,
Myrtle, Preble and Smith streets, be, and the
same are hereby, accepted, this order to take
effect on and after April LIST, 1876; that the
City Treasurer pay M. f. King the sum of $50
for the portrait of Hon. John Anderson.
The petitioners asking for the use of room
in the City Building for the meetings of the
Reform Club were given leave to withdraw.
John E. Wooster was granted permission to
erect dwelling house on Atlantic street.
I. A. Bowen, truant officer, submitted his
report, which was accepted. The report is
from November to March, during which time
the. officer visited the schools 235 times and
made IS arrests.
The report of the City Solicitor was accept
ed.
The order for the payment of $500 to the
Mechanic Blues and Portland Light Infantry
came from the lower board, and it was voted
to recede from former vote and concur with the
Council to leave both orders to the next City
Council.
Alderman Gerrish offered the following reso-
luton which was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That this Board tender as the express
sion OF their sincere feelings of respect and tribute to
Roswell NJ Richardson as Mayor of this city, and
the courteous and impartial manner in which he has
presided over our meetings onr sincere thanks, and
on his retirement from office our best wishes for bis
health happiness and prosperity in all his future life
The Mayor responded as follows:
Gentlemen-As you well know, am not &C.
customed to much speaking, but after the pas
sage of your very complimentary resolution,
shall do injustice to my own feelings if l fail
to express IN words my hearty and sincere
thanks in return for your uniform indulgence
in my numerous omissions, during our year of
Intercourse together. 1t is not to be expected
that Board no larger than this should always
be unit on matters of policy, or perhaps pre-
rogative Yet think we can feel that our
work has been as harm onious and as success
full as any of our predecessors. [ wish to pre-
sent my sincere acknowledgements to this
Board, and to all other officers of the city gov
eminent without exception, for their ready
support and consideration in the duties of the
past year. Particularly wish to extend my
many. many thanks to our accomplished City
Clerk for kindly aid and ever ready assistance
in the daily routine of business.
Again, gentlemen, allow me to thank you
not forgetting to include the members of the
press for their polteness and courtesy.
Alderman Littlefeld presented the following
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this Board be and
they are hereby rendered to our Chairman, Henry
Fox, Esq, for the able and impartial manner In
which he has discharged the duties of this office.
Alderman Fox responded in very witty
speech full of sharp hits. But for its length
we should give it in full.
Albanian Tjfflaf,a1d presaptod tbo S>I,x,;oc
which was also adopted by rising vote:
Resotved, That the thanks of this Board are due,
and are hereby rendered to H. l. Robinson, Esq., for
his efficient services and courtesy to the members of
this Board, and it is with pleasure that we all
dorse him as a most faithful public servant and
worthy official.
Mr.. Robinson responded in his usual happy
style.
Resolutions were also adopted compliment
airy to the City Messeu ger and the reporters of
the press.
The Board then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Papers from the upper Board were passed in
concurrence and the Board at once proceeded
to complimentary resolutions.
Councilman Small presented the following:
ResoIued, That the thanks of this Board be and
they are hereby rendered to Hon. M. Richardson,
the retiring Mayor, for the efficient and conscientious
in which he has discharged the duties of his
office the past municipal year; and this Board also
extend to him their sincere and earnest and good
wishes for his future health and prosperity.
Councilman Cunningham followed with:
Resolved, That the members of the Common Coun-
Gil do hereby tender their warmest thanks to their
President Frederick F. Hale, for the able and i'm
partial manner in which he has discharged the duties
of his office the past municipal year, and in his re-
trement from this Board we also wish him a most
future.
Councilman Cushing read the following:
ReSolued That the members of the Common Coun-
Gil extend their thanks to their genial and accom-
plished Clerk, B. Barnes Jr., for the faithful man
ner in which he has discharged the duties of his
office during the past municipal year.
Complimentary RESOLUTIONS to the retiring
members, City Messenger, and the reporters of
the press were also adopted. Nearly all of the
above were appropriately responded TO.
The Board then adjourned.
The Board of Aldermen have held IL regular
meetings and 80 specials and the Council the
same number of regular and special meet
ings.