The Portland daily press., 1878-01-11

and Messrs. Shuftleff, Lttlefeld and Proctor
were declared elected.
G. III. O'Brou was chosen wegher of coal
and the convention dissolved.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
After the dissolving of the convention the
Board passed the order in relation to the COM
pensation of the Valuation Commission.
The ordinance in relation to the appointment
of an inspector of milk was passed to be or
dained.
The Mayor appointed and the Board approx
ed of FL. 7. Cummings as Inspector of Milk.
The Board then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The order regulating the compensation of the
Valuation Commissioners was passed.
The President then read the following order
That the Auditor be aud hereby Is authoriz-
ed and directed to allow the City Treasurer to
pay Rensselaer, Greeley the sum of $500 for his
services rendered to the city in experimenting
and overseeing the work on the wall built on
Fore street, the same to be charged to the con-
tingent fund.
Councilman Knowlton moved to refer it to
the COMMITTEES on streets, sidewalks and bridges.
A member of that committee said it had been
before them, but as the amount was over $500
A motion to lay it on the table and to in
definitely postpone it were lost, and finally af
ter an animated discussion, it was referred to
the committee on streets for information and
recommendation.
The Portland Fraternity and lis Work.
Every citizen Of Portland who is interested
in our charities should make il point to call at
the Fraternity rooms, on Free street, and see
what this uoblest of charities is doing to make
good citizens of boys who, without guidance,
might become a cost to the state and might en-
tail misery on unborn generations. Boys Of all
ages will be found here pursuing their studies
under competent teachers, who voluntarily rem
der their services.
A number of these boys have left the school
well fitted to assume places in life which, with
out tho education received hare, they Dever
would have attained. One of the most flour
ishing classes is that 10 bookkeeping, under
the charge of Mr.. John o. Rice, the average
attendance being never below twenty-five The
boys belonging to this class ara obtaining
practical knowledge of science which they
could not otherwise obtain, as most of them are
employed during the day, and do not possess the
tend the commercial colleges. Other equally
useful classes might be spoken Of if space per-
mitted, this being especially noticed only to
show that the rage of studies is not confsd to
reading, writing and arithmetic, as some have
supposed. The reading room is well supplied
with the periodicals of the day, and being we'll
warmed and lighted, and cheerful place With
al, attracts boys to it who otherwise would con-
gregate about disreptuable places, where the in
fluences would be Injurious to them. The Fra
ternity is carried on without expense, except for
rent, lighting and heating the rooms and the
cost of jantor, so that every dollar contribut-
ed goes directly to help the Que who needs it.
OF course it requires money to carry on such an
institution, and the more it receives the wider
can it extend its usefulness. 1t is to be hoped
that every one who can will contribute to its
support annually, and enable it to perform it's
appointed work well. B.