The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-11
CITY AFFAIRS.
Special Meeting of the City Council.

A special meeting of both branches of the
City Council was held last evening and the
| following business was transacted:
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The Committee on Public Buildings reported
| that they had let the hay scales to Eli L. Wing
! for $500 per:annum, instead of $500 as former
| ly, to be paid monthly.
| Charles s. Bickford was appointed and con-
firmed as inspector of flour.
Edward p Chase was appointed and con-
firmed as one of the trustees of Evergreen
Cemetery.
An order was passed authorizing the Com
mittee On Streets to make full examination
into the condition of the retaining wall on
Fore street, and report as soon as practical.
81. S. Melcher was granted permission to re-
move tree from in front of his residence on
Pine street.
N. E. Ridlon was granted permission to
place grating in front of the store of Err eder
lex Fox 90 Fore street.
A com munication from Samuel Rolfe, Treas
urer of the Widows Wood Society, gave the
names of persons who had received the sum
of $24O, the interest on the Clapp fund.
<AioCAu4oa A4ncCituo lutIOuUCtu dIl OTu6E ASK
ing that joint special committee be raised to
ascertain if any benefit or income can be derived
from the bank deposit of the city.
Alderman Small thought this was taking
matter which properly belonged to the finance
committee out of their hands and saying to the
public that that committee was not capable of
doing their work.
Aid. Cunningham asked that the order be
laid on the table. This was losl, and that gen.
tleman asked to have it amended SO as to re-
fer the matter to the finance c, mhlittee. The
order was so amended.
The Committee on Salaries reported, recon-
mending that the salary of the truant officer
and that of the superintendent of school build
ings be $500 each.
Alderman Haseltine moved to amend by
making the salary of the truant officer $3.50.
He said that he understood that this officer
was in the habit of taking the names of the
truants and asking the police to arrest them
for him, and if this was the fact $3.50 was sal
ary enough for him.
Alderman Greeley moved to amend by max
ing the salary $500.
Alderman Cushman thought that $500 was
little enough for man who did his duty, and
If the officer did not do it he should be re-
placed by another.
Both amendments were lost and the salary
was voted at $500 as reported by the commit
tee.
Alderman Cushman thought that the salary
of the superintendent of school buildin gs
should be more than $500 if the.superintendent
of schools received $25O0. The report of the
committee was accepted, however, making the
salary $780,
Petitions presented and referred Of Mrs A.
K. T. Lord for damages for gravel taken from
lot Cd Poplar street; of George j. Abbott to
lay out street from Emery,t to Mayo street; of
A. ID. Sweetsir to build a house on Portland
street; of James N Edwards ct ais. for a lamn
on the corner of High and Portland streets; Of
Thomas McEwan for an oil lamp at the foot of
Anderson street
COMMON COUNCIL.
The order on salaries came from the upper
board and was laid on the table, after one or
two amendments to reduce them were lost
Onsmotion of Councilman Sturgis the order
was afterwards taken from the table. and on
motion of Councilman W. II. Sargent it was
passed in concurrence. Other papers were
passed in concurrence.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
The declination of Frederick Fox to accept
the office of superintendent of school buildings
was received and the convention proceeded to
fill the vacancy. Alderman Haseltne nomin-
ated S. r Leavitt, and Alderman Brunei NOM
mated John W. Colcord. On the first ballot
there was no choice, Mr.. Leavtt receiving 10 |
votes and Mr.. Colcord - out of %. Ga the |
second ballot Mr. Co1nord uos olaotad rooor;n-
l6 out of 25
Benjamin Gushing and Asa G. Littlefield |
were chosenfence viewers on Long Island; j. |
+. Woodbury., pound keeper; Geo. w. Witham,
John F. Randall, Henry f. Nc |
Alltster, VIM. T. Curtis and John S. Conley,
weighers of coal