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

Sustained: 5 yeas, nay.
vote upon the original question resulted:
Yeas 3-Taylor, Andrews Deering
Nays 3-Hassett, Little Chapman.
The Mayor threw off the tie by declaring
the order having passage to disband the COM
Gushing, Second Assistant Engineer, the vote
resulted:
Yeas 3-Taylor, Andrews, Deering.
Nays 3-Hassett, Little, Chapman.
The Mayor threw off the tie by declaring the
order suspending Mr.. Gushing, as having a
| passage.
On this and all previous questions in connec-
ton with the company Alderman Sargent de-
manded the right to vote which was in each
case denied.
Alderman Chapman offered preamble and
resolution in regard to the discipline of the
Fire Department and contemplating a strict
observance OF the ordinances in regard to the
same. Referred to the Committee on Fire
Department.
Also a resolution consuming Chief Engineer
Littlefield for negligence in allowing COM
pany to continue in insubordination without
action for four months, as we'll as the loose and
unsafe manner in which the records of his
department have been kept. Referred to the
same committee.
| As directors of the Portland Institute and
Public Library Alderman Taylor nominated
Mayor Senter, ex-Mayors Walker and Rich
ardson. Confirmed.
The license of G. K. Boothby to sell gun
| powder was renewed.
Permission was granted G. A. & B. F. Ken
nard to erect and maintain a steam boiler and
pump on Merrill's wharf.
Two insane persons were committed to the
Insane Asylum.
policeman without pay.
LICENCES .GRANTRD.
Licences were granted as follows:
Neutrality-suspicious. Deering and Henry M.
| Parker, Congress street; w. W. Ruby, Silver
street; Geo. r. Kimball, Exchange street:
James 81. Rooney, Myrtle street; Edward W.
| Bates, 7. B. Perry and John W. WEIGH, Com
mercial street; Edward 81. Rich, Moulton
street, Walter Cox, Middle street; Samuel a.
| Cannon and Henry B. Shaw, Market street:
| Geo. Fl. Hodgdon, Portland street; Robert
Drew and Geo. s. Hay, Federal street; Jasper
III. Frost, Portland street; s. Fuller, Franklin
wharf; Sidney w. Fletcher, Temple street.
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York.
Pawnbrokers- Solomon Schryver and John
81. Coolidge.
Petition of j. L. S. Webster for license TO
keep fish market on Free street was referred
with power.
The Committee on State Pensions were au-
thorized to hire clerk at a cost of 800.
Papers from the lower board received con-
rrapt octioy, ;pclu1;urr Eo,,+I, TIL.
preparation.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Papers from the upper board passed in con-
currence.
PETITIONS REFERRED WITH POWER.
For gas lamp corner of Bramhall and Chad
wick streets.
For lamp corner of alley way in front of
Nos. 80 and 80 Chestnut street.
For four lamps on Vaughan's Bridge, city
side.
For brick sidewalk northerly side of Congress
street beyond Mellen street,
FOURTH OF JULY.
Messrs. G. D. B. Fisk, Sylvester Mari and
t. K. Galley, members of the joint special
committee appointed to draw up suitable
programme for celebrating the Fourth of
July, offered report in which they said that
while they considered theprogramme presented
by the other members of the committee very
acceptable one, they did not deem it advisable
to carry it out owing to the expense While
they fully realized that grand celebration
would afford much pleasure to large number
OF our citizens they could not close their eyes
to the fact that our city, already overburden-
ed by taxation, is to be still heavier assessed
the present municipal year for legitimate and
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gregate to sum of nearly$54OOO more than the
sum total expended during 1879. They there.
fore recommend the passage of the accompany
ing order:
That the sum of $500 be appropriated, the
same to be charged to the contingent fund for
ringing the bells and firing salute.
Messrs. l.. Taylor, B. F. Andrews and j. e.
Pickett from the same committee, reported the
following programme: One thousand dollars
for parade of the First Regiment militia in
their new uniforms $1,000 for boating prizes;
$500 for firemen's muster; $500 for fireworks;
$3.50 for illustrated entertainments by Rev.
Mr.. Bolles at City Hall; $50 for pig race and
climbing creased pole; $50 for foot race on
Eastern Promenade; $50 for bicycle race;
$3.50 for music; $3.50 for advertising; and $500
for contingent fund.- in all $4,000, and offered
an order appropriating 81, 300.
The order of Mr.. Fickett's appropriating
$4,000 was passed, II yeas and nays.
The order appropriating 81 ECO for extension
of Portland Horse Railroad was laid ON the
table.
Messrs. Pickett, Galley, Pennell, Jordan
and Tewksbury and any other one they may
add were appointed on the committee for the
Fourth of July.
The communication from the Board of En-
gineers of Fire Department relating to the
suspension of steamer No. 2 was accepted in
concurrence, and the report of the committee
on fire department in favor of disbanding
steamer company No. was accepted in con-
currence, 16 yeas nays and the order dis
banding the company passed in concurrence,
16 yeas nays. The report of the committee
recommending the suspension of Mr.. Cushing,
assistant engineer, was accepted, and the order
suspending Mr.. Gushing was passed, II yeas
9 nays, Melcher not voting.
Mr.. Galley offered the following order
which was referred to the committee on fire
department.:
Ordered, That Nahum Littlefeld, Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department. be and
hereby is suspended for gross neglect of duty
inasmuch as that he allowed Portland engine
company No. to remain in rebellion and in
subordnation from Dec. II, 1879 to April 1,
1880. without preferring charges against them
to the City Council.
Order passed accepting an invitation from
Bosworth Post to participate in the celebra-
ton of Memorial Day. Adjourned.
Personal
Rev. Herbert W. Lathe and Mrs Lathe
have gone on trip to Washington to be gone
a fortnight.
Our readers will remember that Miss Dods's
cookery lectures will be continued at Fraterni-
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