The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-07
of estim ates for the ensuing year:

L SCuOOi iOF Tue DeaI 1200
school House Repairs. ................... 1900
/ Oaar1eS. $4,000
Smont " p Sohooi' ''''.''...'...''.'.I 60O
Streets, Sidewalks and Bridges 500
State Tax. H. 9517
Wster and na4 * sdr.n 554s2
Io1ai.'.'..... 1873 .698 80
This board appointed Aldermen Small, Gun
bingham and Maxcy on the Committee on Ap.
preparations. The lower board added Council
men Libby, Jordan, Sargent, Andrews and
Melaugh to this committee.
An order was passed authorizing l, P. Far
rington to run dIain from his new building to
the High School drain, upon the payment of
such sum as the City Treasurer shall fix upon
An ordinance in regard to the duty of the
Truant officer was introduced providing that
during the months of July and August that
officer shall be required to do special police
duty. 1t shall also be his duty to report daily
to the Superintendent of Schools during the
session of school, to receive names of truants
and such other information and instructions as
may be necessary. The ordinance was laid on
the table.
The committee on public buildings reported
on the petition of Charles Sager ct ais, for q
reduction in the price for weighing hay, that
owing to the many conveniences which the
city offers it is not expedient to make reduc-
ton.
S. G. Rundlett was appointed Superintendent
of Forest City Cemetery.
The petition of Joseph browne ct ais to pre-
venG the maintenance of stable on State street
was laid on the table.
Eben Rich, w. Ell. a. Loring aud M. c.
Strout were appointed special policemen with
out pay.
An order WAS passed authorizing the com.
mittee on state pensions to employ a competent
person to assist them in making out thair
papers.
Petitions Presented and Referred-Of J. ii.
Hallett ct ais, for sewer on Melbourne
street; of Elbridge Gerry ct ais, for a sewer on
West Commercial street; of W. Fl. Benson for
9 wooden building on Turner street; of W. 81.
Shaw ct ais, for sewer on North street; of
Michael Herman for license as yictualer ON
India street; Of J. B. Brown for pay for dreds-
ing Berlin Mill DOCK of Miss Annie Bradley
for damage by fall on sidewalk.
An ordinance was introduced amending the
ordinances of 1868 relating to health, so as to
forbid any person erecting a privy within nine
feet OF any street, lane, alley, court, square or
public place, or within like distance of any
adjoining lot, dwelling, house, shop as well as
aay public building under penalty Of S. with
An additional penalty of S. for every month it
shall continue and SO remain, provided these
penalties shall not be imposed in any case
wnen there is necessary already erected or
when one may hereafter be erected with vault
under it, the size of which shall be not less
than 128 cubic feet in size and erected with
bricks and laid 10 cement
The ordinance passed to be engrossed.
An ordinance forbidding any one leaving
horses unhitched in the streets was passed to
be engrossed
An ordinance also passed providing for the
construction aud cleaning of vaults in the city
limits.
Aldermen Haseltine, Brunei and Clay were
appointed committee on the celebration OF
the Fourth of July on the part of this board.
The following licenses were granted: As
victualers, Mrs. S. F. Patch, 81. B. Shaw, w.
a. Ruby, Albert Dunlap, 7. B. Percy, Smith
& Leighton, j. j. Fuller, John Wall, Joseph
III. Frost, George W. Murch, T. S. Hatch,
Samuel H. CANINE on, Rufus 81. Waite, Thomas
Deering, John Sheridan, George Keely, g. M.
Goold, II. M. Parker, Thos. 81. flanagan.
Charles Erras and Peter Heating. Inn holders
licenses were granted: j. K. Martin, j. G.
Perry and Randall & Son.
COMMON COUNCIL.
A petition was received from Adeline Walker
for damages from falling on Pine street and was
referred.
A petition was received from John Hull
asking for hearing on his claim on the city
for services performed. The petition was
referred.
Councilman Andrews introduced an order
providing for the tearing down of Bracket
street school house and erecting new building
to seat 800 to 900 scholars at cost not to ex-
coed $1,000. This order produced q long and
earnest discussion upon the school house
question, The order was finally tabled.
Councilman Jordan moved that the original
order be taken from the table. The motion
was lost.
The order fixing the rental of the hay scales
at $500 was taken from the table and passed in
concurrence.
The committee on finance made an extended
report upon the matter of the plans and speci-
fications of the Portland real estate. They
IcpUItcu tAdt 1uo piduS WtIo SUBSTANTIALLY
correct with the exception of the Islands.
Councilman Andrews commended that this was
not fact if what he heard about the affair
was true. A long discussion followed upon
the disagreement of Mr.. Hull and the Civil
Engineer as to the performance of the work
and the matter was finally dropped without
action.
A second motion was made to take Bracket
street school house order from the table but it
| was lost.
Other papers from the upper board were
| passed in concurrence.
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