The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-16
CITY AFFAIRS.
Special Meeting Of the City Council.

CITY AFFAIRS.
Special Meeting Of the City Council.
Special meetings of both branches of the
City Council were held last evening, and the
l following business was transacted:
The following were the committees as
announced by the mayor:
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
Accounts-Alderman Small, Councilmen Andrews
and Jordan.
Finance-The Mayor, Aldermen Small and cush-
/ man, Councilmen Latham, Haskell and SWEET.
| Fire Observation-Disclosures Small and Brunei
| Councilmen Sargent, Chaplin and Melaugh.
Street, Sidewalks and Bridges-Aldermen CLAW
and Cunningham, Councilmen Libby, Dyer and An.
drews
| eltine and Cushman, Councilmen Smith, Hamilton
Public Buildipgs-Mayor, Alderman Maxey, Coun-
cimen Jordan, Thurston and Tobin.
Judicial Proceedings and Claims-Mayor, Alder
| men Small and Cushman, Counci'men Haskell,
Latham and Redlon.
Cushman, Councilmen Thurston. Hall and SWEET
Cemeteries and Public Grounds-Alderman Bru-
/ mel, Councilmen Smith, Hall and Malaugh.
Engrossed Bills-Alderman Maxey, COuncilmen
| Libby, Sturgls and Hamilton.
l Bells and Clocks-Alderman Cushman, Council
men Morse, Robinson and Coyle.
Street Lamps-Alderman Haseltine Couucimen
/ Sturges, Morse and CoyIe.
| Sal saIaries-Aldermen Small, Brunei and Clay.
Councllmen Chaplin, Sargent and Ridlon.
l STANDING COMMITTEES OF MAYOR AND ALDER
Liquor Agency-Aldermen Brunei, Small and
| Maxey.
Drains and sewers-Aldermen Haseltine, Maxey
Health-Mayor, Aldermen Small and Cunningham
Damages from Grading Streets-Mayor, Aldermen
Clay and Cunningham.
Licenses-Mayor, Aldermen Small! and Brunei.
Polce-Mayor, Aldermen Brunei and Clay.
State Pensions-Aldermen Brunei and Cushman.
Wooden BuildiDgs-Aldermen Maxey, Cunning
ham and Clay.
Alderman sCushman appeared considerably
worked up over the appointment of the COM
mittees, and he refused to accept the positions
assigned him. He declined to serve as chair
man of the committee on clocks and bells, and
Alderman Cunningham was assigned to that
position. He also declined to serve on the
committee to revise the Municipal register, and
he was excused.
The venerable Alderman from the fourth
ward then moved that the Mayor be added to
the committee on streets, but no one would
second the motion and it fell dead.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
The Mayor made the following appoint
ments which were confirmed by the board:
Undertakers-Samuel s. Rich, Andrew J.
Rich, W. B. Melcher, Louis Bunce n W.
Morse. W. A. Stillings, Joel W. Merrill, Chas
Cornelius Ilsley, Jeremiah Ilsley, Dennis
Tobin, James 81. Tobin, John Dougher,
George L. Smith, John Ayers, Charles a.
Blake.
Special Policemen without Pay-Geo L.
Warren, @. A. Davis, Geo. W. Allen, A. G.
Pettengil and Clinton T. McIntire.
Superintendent of Burials-James s. Could
Orders Passed-That for the purpose of
effecting the suggestion contained lie the
Mayors address touching the condition of the
Bracket street school house, the whole subject
matter be referred to the Committee on Public
Buildings for investigation, said committee to
make thorough Investigation as to the pre-
sent condition and necessary improvements
required for the accommodation of the schools
occupying this building, and to report at its
earliest convenience such facts to the City
Council together with such recommendations
as the investigation would seem to require;
that the committee on new streets be authorized
to lay out st. John street; that the Auditor
be authorized to carry forward to credit of
school expenditures for the financial year
1883, the surplus amount received from the
state for school purposes over and above the
amount estimated to be received for the present
financial year; that the committee on fire
department be authorized to repair the spare
steamer No. at an expense not exceeding
$1,000; that the Mayor be authorized in behalf |
cases where he may deem it expedient.
Petitions Presented and Referred-Of A. G.
Barker for permission to erect a two-story
wooden building on Brackett street; of resi- |
dents for the laying of a sidewalk on Congress
street opposite No. Engine house.
The bonds of Matthew Adams, Thomas PEN
nell, E. N. Rich and J. L. Turkey as constables
were received and accepted.
The license of Frederick Goth as dealer in
powder was issued for one year.
The order from the lower board for the revis-
ing of the city ordinance swas tabled.
JOINT CONVENTION.
A joint committee was formed for the choice
of subordinate city officers.
On the choice for Harbor Masters the
vote was as follows.
Whole number of votes ...,.....,...u........N
Necessary for a choice. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Y. ID. knOWlton had. .........-........20
Scattering. ...s.'..s....,. .............
Other officers were elected as follows;
Keeper of the Powder Experimentation
h w RgshlSM; Of co.l-H.rri, @. n.,ns. and
Charles 0. Baker.
Surveyors of Plastering-Thomas j. Feeney
and Richard W. f. Craig.
Weighers and Gaugers-Wm. F. Hicks and
Albert M. Fish.
The question whether Joseph Craig, non
resident of the city, could be chosen surveyor
of clustering came up and was referred to the
city solicitor for his opinion. The convention
then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The order tabled at the last meeting of the
Council, in regard to the abatement of the tax
on the Forest City Sugar Refinery for 1876, was
called for by Councilman Andrews.
proe;dont Ghonmap rnlod tbot oo fba ordor
tabled was not in order, the motion to take it
from the table would also be out of order. The
chair was sustained by a vote of IA to 2. 1t
will be remembered that at the last meeting of
the old City Council an order was passed abat-
ing the tax on this Refinery. Messrs. Andrews
and SWEET claimed that the present Council
could undo the work of the former Council
but the chair ruled that they could not and
was sustained.
Councilman SWEET offered a resolution de-
claring the work of the last Council in this
matter unconstitutional, and ordering the
Treasurer to collect the tax as assessed. The
chair ruled this out of ORDER but said if it
could be rewritten so as not to be out of order
he would present it to the Council.
Councilman Haskell raised the point of
order that as the paper was not in order, it
could not be received, and the chair ruling that
the point was well taken, the matter was
dropped and the tax stands abated.
Other papers from the upper board were
passed in concurrence.
The MAN OF MANY NAMEs.-William Clark
who was arrested the other day for the larceny
of rubber overshoes was photographed and
the officers in several places asked for informa-
ton in regard to him. Yesterday Marshal