The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-05-04
ORDERS PASSED.

ORDERS PASSED.
An order recommended by the committee
on hnance in regard to closing out the sinking
fund OF the Portland & Rochester Railroad as
per recommendation in their report
!nas sum not exceeding $1,000 be appro-
priated by the city to assist in the extension of
the Portland Horse Railroad Congress street
llne) to the junction of Congress and Lowell
streets provided the same is raised from sales
OF unlmproyed real estate of the city and SO
be subscribed and paid by the citizens,
That for the services of Miss Patrick at the
police station the city appropriate 500 for
the current year.
LIQUOR AGENT.
The Mayor read a petition from Arcana
Lodge of Good Templars requesting that an
agent be elected who is a temperance man and
in sympathy with the prohibitory law and
rejecting severely upon the present incumbent
Mr.. Leach.
Also petition asking for Mr.. Leachs re-
appointment signed by GA citizens representing
many heavy tax payers and prominent citi-
zens.
Alderman Taylor presented as a suitable
candidate the name of John M. Fluent
Alderman Chapman called upon the COM
mittee on the agency to state to the board
their observation as to the management of the
agency for last year under Mr.. Leach. Mr..
Andrews replied for the committee, strongly
advocating the reelection of Mr.. Leach, and
in somewhat lengthy remarks. reviewed the
conduct and management of the agency to-
gether with the law touching the same.
Alderman Deering endorsed the statements
and moved to proceed to ballo}
The ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes. ............8
Necessary for choice ...................5
AlDert " Leach ...................6
John Al. Fluent. .........2
John nj. Stevens. ..................1
and Mr.. Leach was declared elected.
The ballot stood as follows:
For Leach-The Mayor, Aldermen Andrews
Deering, Chapman, Hassett
For Fluent-Aldermen Taylor and Little,
For Stevens-Alderman Sargent.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
Of S. M. Watson and others for brick side
walk on south side of Federal street be tween
Market and Pearl streets; also to repair side
walk between Market and Pearl streets.
OF HI. Winslow and others for gas lamp on
Mellen street.
OF Maine General Hospital for gas lamp in
front of entrance on Arsenal street.
OF same for brick sidewalk on Arsenal street
in front of the hospital
OF Portland Institute and Public Library
that the city choose three persons to represent
the city in the board of directors
OF James FL. Hall to erect wooden build
ing on Cumberland street for dwelling house.
REGULATING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
A communication was received from the
Board of Engineers of the Fire Department
stating that at recent meeting additional
rules and regulations for the government of
the fire department, subject to the approval of
the City Council, had been adopted.
The above mentioned rules and regulations
consist of ten articles, of which the first five
designate the particular boxes to which the
various companies shall respond at an alarm.
The sixth contemplates that the officers and
members of the companies that have not been
detailed to respond at the first alarm will as
semble at their several houses and await sec
ond alarm If, at the expiration of one half
hour no second alarm has been given. the
roll shall be called and the company dismissed.
The last four are simply explanatory of the
present and above contemplated rules and reg
ulations.
MEMORIAL DAY.
A communication was received from Bos-
worth Post, G. A. R., inviting the City Coun-
Gil to join them in the observance of Memorial
day. Accepted.
STEAMER NO. 2.
Alderman Deering called for the question
before the board at its last meeting when an
adjournment was made, which was the pas
sage of an order disbanding Portland Engine
company, No. 2.
Alderman Chapman called for the reading
of the record touching the question, which the
clerk read, and he further declared that at all
times his vote could be counted for discipline
and efficiency in every department of the city,
concluding by offering an order to the effect
that the board OF engineers be sustained and
the company continued nnder suspension until
June 1st.
Alderman Deering moved to lay on the ia.
BILE.
The Mayor ruled that the alderman from
Ward 1 could not vote upon the question before
the board under the statutes, and he should
decline to receive his ote. The opinion of
the City Solicitor was called for who declared
that IN the case OF Mr.. Sargent, he having re-
signed as foreman, he saw no legal objection
to the vote being received.
The Mayor claimed that Mr.. Sargent was at
the time the question came before the CITY
Council, In lnsubordination and therefore Ii
able under the law
A call upon sustaining the chair resulted 40
| follows:
Yeas-Hassett, Taylor, Andrews, Deering,
Little.
Nays-Chapman.
Upon the question of laying the order Of
Alderman Chapman upon the table the vote
resulted, yeas 8, nays g.
The Mayor. throwing off the tie in the af
hrmatlve, the order was accordingly laid on
the table.
Alderman Chapman offered second order
changing the time of suspension until July 1st
Laid upon the table by the same vote.
Upon the call of the original order to dis
band the company, the Mayor refused to re-
] ceiye the vote of Alderman Sargent.