The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-09

pointed to count votes.
Necessary for choice. ........... ...........l0
q. ID. b. Fisk had. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and Mr.. Fisk was elected and thanked the
Council for the honor conferred in few re-
marks.
The next business waa the election of clerk
The same committee were appointed to count
votes They reported as follows:
Whole number of votes. ....................-.2o
Necessary Tor choice.....'..... :. $500 %
Mr.. WaGe had ............ .........zo
and Mr.. Wade was elected and returned
thanks.
A message was sent to the Aldermen an
nouncing the permanent organization OF the
Council.
An order was passed that the rules and Or
ders of the last year be adopted until otherwise
ordered
Papers from the upper board passed IN con-
currence, and Marks of 6, Pickett OF 4, anu
Thurston of l were appointed to join the COM
mittee from the Aldermen on preparation Vi
The Municipal Register, and printing the annu-
al reports.
John w. Deering was elected Gas Agent.
Adjourned 7.30 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
Both branches met at 7.3O last evening ac-
cording to adjournment.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Alderman Andrews presented the following
order, which was passed:
Ordered, That for the purposes provided for
in sections ~ II, IS and II of the revised ordi-
nances on streets, the Mayor be authorized in
behalf of this board to grant permits or
licenses in all cases where he may deem it ex-
pedient.
Alderman Chapman offered the following
order, which was passed.
Ordered, That 500 copies of the Mayors adj
dress be printed. and that Aldermen Little and
Andrews be made committee on printing the
same with such as the Council may join. The
Council added Messrs. Marks, Pickett and
Thurston.
appointed inspector of flour was laid on the
table until the next meeting.
1t was stated as matter of current report
that Mr.. Bickford takes pay for his services
from the barrels inspected, and that the bur-
den necessarily falls upon the consumer.
Mr.. Hassett said he had been told Mr.. Bick-
ford takes at the rate of or pounds from
each barrel
The following special policemen without pay
were reappointed Andrew J. Cummings
James L. Rounds, John Ball, Howard A.
Fogg, Daniel H. Towle, Frank w. Cunning
ham, John J. Carney, William H. Elliott
Philip B. Hughes, Luther A. Marshall, Geo.
S. Staples, Edward A. Miles, Joseph Harris,
John III. Very, Freeman Libby, Henry S.
Thrasher.
communication was received from the
treasurer of the Widows Wood Society show
ing in detail the manner in which the interest
of the Clapp fund, $240, had been expended.
The petition to pave with granite blocks
Fore street from India street to the Eagle Re-
finery was referred.
The bonds of Stephen d. Hall, John G..
Mcfarland, Thomas w. Glendenning and
Howard F. Hall, as constables were approved.
The resignation of Mr.. Charles j. Pennell
was received and accepted as anOverseer of the
Poor and Jacob T. Lewis elected to fill the
vacancy. The convention then dissolved.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
This Board met pursuant to adjournment.
message was received and accepted, from
the Board of Aldermen for joint convention
for the choice of city officers.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
Both boards went into Joint convention to
elect subordinate city officials
Alderman Andrews and Council man. Mel
cher were appointed a committee to receive,
sort and count votes. To facilitate business
Alderman Sargent and Councilman Hall were
added to the above committee.
City Clerk-Hosea 1. Robinson.
Treasurer-Henry w. Hersey.
Auditor-Cyrus NOVEL;.
MeSSenger-John l.. Shaw.
Solicitor-ClarenceH Hale
Civil Engineer-William A. Goodwin.
Street Commissioner-Chaunce Barrett.
Harbor Master-Charles H. Knowlton.
Assessor-Stephen Marsh.
Assistant AsSessOrs-Ward l. Thomas A.
Bowen; Ward 2, Thomas Pennell; Ward 3,
William Huse; Ward 4, Charles c. Dougla IS;
Ward 5, Henry S. Trickey; Ward 6. Chas HI.
Rich; Ward 7. William H. Plummer.
Weighers and Gaugers-Arthur M. Small,
George McAllister. ,-A---,
Weigher of Hay-Eli L. Wing
Weigher of Hard Coal and Plaster-Richard
Cole.
Sealer of Weights and Measures VIM. r.
p Cross.
Ringer of City Bell-William A. Stillings.
Superintendent of Clocks-Frank III.
Swett
Truant Oficer-Charles A. Beals.
Superintendent OF School Buildings-Fran-
els E. Pray.
Chief Engineer-Nahum Littlefeld.
Assistant Engineers-1st, Granville III.
Cloyes; I'd, Chas. d. Skillings; Sd, Chas. w.
Cushing; 4th, Henry S. Bennett.
Engineers-Edward w. Porter, steamer No.
1; John Cousens, steamer No. 2; Alfred Wig
gin, steamer No 3; TIL. Williams, steamer
No. 4; Charles P French, steamer No. 5.
Superintendent of Burials-James S. Gould
Overseers of Poor-Henry H. Burgess, Chas
FL Baker, Christopher Way. VIM. Huse.
City Physici n-Geo. III. Cummings.
Consulting Physicians Nahum A. Hersom,
Constables-Cyrus X Bridges, John L.
Shaw, Geo. H. Sawyer, Joseph d. Decelle,
Chas. A. Eaton, Frank w. True, John B.
Smith, VIM. Hayes, Jos. L. Turkey. Thomas
Pencil, Isaac w; Parker, James M. Black,
Sawyer, Edwin A. Leighton, James S. Gould,
Adam W. Barbour, VIM. H. Plummer, VIM.
B. Irish, Grin Thoits, Samuel Hodgdon, Chas.
F. Fuller, James H. Barton, Edwin Ell. Rich,
Benz. w. Slower, Leonard Jordan Chas. d.
Starbitd, Geo. f. WescOtt, Howard f. Hall,
Stephen d. Hall, John G., Mcfarland W. III.
Milliken.
Surveyors of Plastering-Richard K Galley,
Thomas J. Feeney, John c. Stevens, Chas. H.
Kimball.
Surveyors of Ship Timber-Lorenzo Taylor,
Cyrus X. Laid, VIM. H. Simonton, Nathan
Dyer, John B. Thorndike, J. w. Taylor, Dan
iel Brewer.
Surveyors of Lumber-Nathaniel Walker,
Edward L. Clark, Caleb H. Phillips Nathan
Dyer, Isaac H. Parsons, Edmund flanagan,
James earle, Jr., Lewis L. Thurston, G. II.
P. Larrabee, Joseph L. Whitmore, Joseph NJ
Gerrish, Harris c. Barnes, A. NJ Benson, Je-
rome Rumery, M. W. Ripley, A. S. Legrow,
Charles Dyer, George P. Jordan, William HI.
Walker, Thomas Deering, T. A. Holyoke, N.
S. Haseltine, Frank NJ. Clement, James
McCrink, Washington Griffin, Charles E.
Merrill, j. W. Taylor. Cyrus X. Ladd, Henry
E. Bacon, James A. Leavitt, Howard Wins
low, Harlan P. Smart, Palmer Duly, Grin H.
Legrow, John B. Thorndike, F. H. Wilder,
John Crowley, Cassius d. Richardson, Ed
ward c. Merrill, Edwin c. Libby, James Hor-
ton, A. d. Smith, William Rideout. Geo. H.
Davis, Samuel M. Smart, Henry G. Bagley,
Pliny Allen.
Cullers of Hoops and Staves-Geo. Burn
ham, Emery Gushing, John Brooks, Thomas
7. Sawyer, George MCMILLAN, Edmund Phin-
ney Loring Lombard Daniel Dacy, Edwin
Dow, Levi J. Jones, Abraham w. Whitmore,
Albion Harmon, Chas. d. Themes, F. Nc
Carthy
Measures of Wood and Bark brought by
Railroad and Water Conveyance-Andrew M.
Benson, j. w. Stevens, VIM. Huse, Lewis L.
Thurston, Francis Tibbetts Nathaniel Walk
err, Elias Chase, J. B. Thorndike, VIM. HI.
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