The Portland daily press., 1880-02-03


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Portland; JAM 8th 1880.
This report was accepted and ordered on
| file.
A PROPOSED ORDINANCE.
The following ordinance relating to the ap-
pointment of commissioners of cemeteries and
public grounds, was presented to the City
Council by Mayor Walker, with brief predatory
remarks:
BE it Ordained DC.
SECTION 1.-Instead of appointing annually
committee on cemeteries and public grounds,
as now provided, three persons shall be APP
pointed by the Mayor, with the approval of
the Aldermen, who shall have the entire
charge and control OF the same, one OF whom
shall be appointed for the current municipal
year. one for two years and one for three years,
and at the commencement of all succeeding
municipal years one shall be appointed for the
term of three years and until another shall be
appointed in his place.
SECTION 2.-The three persons chosen shall
be called commissioners of Cemeteries and
Public Grounds and shall have all the power
and duties relating to the same which are
prescribed in the city ordinances for the COM
mittee on cemeteries and public grounds.
SECTION 3.-They are not to receive any paw
for their services, and they are authorized to
employ a local agent to take care of the
cemeteries and public grounds
SECTION All parts of the city ordinances
inconsistent herewith are repealed
Alderman Taylor moved that the proposed
ordinance be referred to the next city govern
ment.
The motion was seconded by Alderman
Clay.
Alderman Cunningham hoped the matter
would not be postponed, but be acted upon at
this meeting.
Alderman Taylor declared himself opposed
to the appointment of any such commissioners
on the ground that it is an expensive luxury
Alderman Small didn't believe in appointing
a commissioner for 80 days, as would be the
case if the proposed ordinance passed He
preferred to refer the matter to the next City
Council
Alderman Cunningham expressed his belief
that the appointment of such a commission
would greatly subserve the city's interests, and
quoted the names of several prominent citizens
as entertaining the same views thereto.
Alderman Small considered the proposed Or
dinance faulty in that it was too broad in the
ground it covered.
The matter was then referred to the next
city government by vote of 5 yeas to nay.
ORDERS PASSED.
That the city treasurer give deed with the
usual covenants of warranty to Messrs. d. W.
Clark & Co., of the lot of land bounded by
Market, Milk and Silver streets, for the sum
of S4,502.97.
That the committee on fire department be
authorized and directed to pay $275 towards
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the tower of the Congress street NJ. E. church
for striking the alarm for fire.
That the Chief Engineer of the fire depart
ment be directed to sell all of the unservicea-
bic hose belonging to the fire department, the
proceeds of the same to be applied to the pur-
chase of new hose.
That the auditor be directed to transfer at
the close of the financial year the balances of
unexpended appropriations and with the same
to balance the accounts where the expenditures
have exceeded the appropriations.
That the city solicitor be directed to prepare
the notice of foreclosure of the mortgages of
the P. & Il. R., given to the city, said foreclos-
ure being for the benefit of all parties inter-
ested.
THE NEW RAILROAD.
The following order introduced by Gen.
Mattocks, was laid upon the table:
That the Mayor is empowered to consent in
behalf of the city to the granting of charter
to railroad to be built from the foot of Sebago
Lake to some point in the P. & o. r. R., in
Gorham, and to the passage of bill by the
Legislature to authorize the Cumberland &
oxford Canal Corporation to sell the whole or
any part of its real or personal property and
other rights to be used for the construction
and operation of railroad between said
points.
An order was presented directing that the
following additional rules and regulations in
relation to the keeping Of gunpowder in this
city are hereby established:
Section zone and two" OH page 174 of the
city ordinances relating to "gunpowder" and
to "rules and regulations established by the
Mayor and aldermen in that behalf are here
by repealed. Section "3'' of rules adopted
Jan. %, 1873, shall be amended by striking out
the first clause thereof, as far as the word mo-
in the third line thereof and by adding to said
section the following words: Every person
licensed shall have the use of one compart-
ment in the city powder magazine by paying
to the treasurer of the city the sum
of $25.
This order was laid on the table.
James Frye was appointed special police
man without pay
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The papers from the upper board passed in
Mr.. Fitzgerald offered an order directing the
committee on Fire Department to stop the
ringing of the Casco street bell as fire alarm
The order was tabled until the next meeting.