The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-20
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The following are standing to credit of fol

The ordinance relating to cleaning on
privies was passed to be ordained.
The ordinance relating to truancy was pas
sed to be engrossed.
The committee on street reported that TIT
following petitioners have leave to withdraw
Solomon Davis ct ais, for side walk on Con
gress street in front of No. 2's engine house
John T. Palmer, Jr., ct ais /, for sidewalks or
Hemlock and Cherry street.
Petitions Presented and Refened-Of 7. w
Hatch q Sons for oil lamps corner North and
| Walnut streets; of G. H. Chase and others fol
sidewalk and cutters on Hancock street; of T.
y. Jersey, that the city will lay out and accept
an avenue for the use of the city on the west
side of his residence; of Hiram Hamilton fol
his claim OF $500 for stone delivered for wall on
Fore street; of A. L. Roberts to keep q fish
market in the city market, Milk street.
The following sidewalks and crosswalks were
ordered built. crosswalk across india street
on the north side of Federal street, brick
sidewalk in front of Forest City market, q
crosswalk on Pine street from westerly side of
Carleton street, also about $50 feet of brick
sidewalk on westerly side of Carleton street
from corner of Pine street.
M. s. Gibson, .. M. Shaw & Son and T.
Walcott were licensed as innholders. Elisha
Wheeler, George r. Kimball and John W.
Bonney were licensed as victualers. r j.
Lichtenstein and Solomon Schriver were
licensed pawnbrokers.
The report of the committee on public BALD
ings in regard to the Bracket street school
house was accepted in this board some time
ago. The lower board recommitted that part
pertaining to finances and returned it to this
board. 1t was brought up at this meeting and
tabled.
While the above business was being trans
acted the lower board were considering the
school house question. After waiting until
9 o'clock without receiving any intimaton as
to the time they would consume on the matter
the Aldermen became disguised, adjourned
and went home.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Messrs. Latham, Thurston, Sturgis. SWEET
and Coyle were appointed by the chair in
addition to the committee appointed by the
board of Aldermen on the Fourth of July
celebration.
On motion of Mr. Haskell, the order intro
duced by Mr. Andrews at the last meeting,
relative to the Bracket street school house, was
taken from the table. Two petitions in regard
to the subject were presented by the President,
as coming from citizens. Mr.. Haskell then
moved to amend MI. Andrews order by Offer
ing as substitute an order presented by him
self, which is as follows:
Ordered, That the Committee on Public
Buildings be and they are hereby authorized to
procure plans and specifications to be made for
school house to accommodate not less than
six nor more than eight hundred scholars; to
no ctr in hair hrsIk ne u:1I- Al
finish and floors of good material. The build
ing to be good, plain, commodious, substan-
tial structure. That said committee, after
having procured such plans, are to advertise for
proposals to take down the brick school house
on the Brackett street lot and in its stead erect
q building according to the plans and specifca-
tions aforesaid on that lot, having the use of
such materials as are suitable and come from
the building 80 taken down.
That said committee are hereby authorized
in the name of the city of Portland to contract
with the lowest responsible bidders to- take
down said old school house, and erect said new
one in its stead and fully complete the same
according to the plans and specifications afo re-
said, provided the same can be done at q cost
not exceeding sixteen thousand ($16,000) dol
lars, and provided such contractor will execute
to said City Treasurer bond in the penal sum
of ten thousand dollars, with good and sufi-
Gent sureties conditional to perform we'll and
truly his contract, on his part, and that said
men of said city before said contract shall be
awarded.
This being almost the same order as Mr.
Andrews had introduced, that gentleman &C.
cepted the amendment.
Mr.. Ridlon introduced an amendment substi.
tuting the words "seven hundred'' for 'tsix
hundred" in the number of pupils the house is
to accommodate The amendment was adopt.
ed.
Just as the chairman was prepared to put the
question, Councilman Haskell obtained the floor
and opened what proved to be very long and
uninteresting discussion. In the meantime the
upper board got tired and went home, thus pre-
venting concurrent action that evening. After
the friends and foes of the order introduced by
Mr. Haskell had talked it pretty severely, it
passed the Council by vote of II to 9. As the
matter has and is now exciting considerable
attention, we give the yea aud nay vote:
Yeas-Coyle, Melaugh, Ridlon, Smith, An
drews, Sweet, Dyer, Hall. Sturgis, Robinson,
Haskell, Chspman-12.
Nsys-Sargent, Thurston, Hamilton, Lath.
am, Morse, Tobin, Jordan. Libby, Chaplin-9
The Council then adjourned, and now they
look to see what the upper board will do with
the responsibility.