The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-16
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Meeting Of the City Council.

The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The following business was transacted
II. G. Quincy was licensed as auctioneer.
The license of Lang & Sargent to keep a
fish market was referred with power.
A communication was received from Superin-
tendent of Schools fash announcing vacancy
in the experimenting School Committee from
Ward 2, and accepted.
A remonstrance of George Loring and others
against permission being given to Mr. Forester
to add to his paint-shop was laid on tie table,
Mr.. Z. S. Bickford was appointed -four in
spector.
The bonds of J. B. Smith, J. L. Trickey,
Geo. F. Wescott, j. s. Gould, John Andrew,
Jr, as constables were approved, and of Eli
L. Wing as weigher of hay.
The license given Chas. Fobes at last meet
ing to erect carriage mart on Plum street
was reconsidered to give remonstrants a
chance to be heard. Judge Goddard appeared
for the remonstrants. The matter was refer
red to the committee with power. and with
proviso the roof of the mart should be slated
or gravelled.
The petition Of John Mussey to erect a
wooden building on the corner of Free and
Centre streets was referred with power
The resignation of FL. S. Bennett as assistant
engineer Fire Department was accepted.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
W. w. Thomas and others, that Pearl street
be paved with granite blocks between Middle
and Fore streets.
Mary w. Whittier for abatement of taxes
The matter of valuation was referred to
committee on reduction of city. debt with
power.
ORDERS PASSED.
For reference of the revaluation to the COM
mittee on reduction of city debt with power.
That the joint rul be band orders of the City
Councils amended by inserting committee for
unimprcved real estate in section 1. The same
to be sixth committee as printed in the Munic-
ipal Register.
ALDERArANIc COMMITTEES.
The Mayor announced the following stand
ing committees Mayor and Aldermen, and
joint standing committees Board of Mayor and
Aldermen.
Accounts-Taylor.
Finance-The Mayor, Aldermen Taylor and
Andrews
Fire Department-Deeringa and Taylor.
Streets, Sidewalks and Bridges-Little and
Andrews.
Laying out new streets-The Mayor, Little
and Sargent.
Public Buildings-The Mayor and Alder
man Chapman.
Judicial Proceedings and Claims-The Nav
or, Chapman and Andrews.
Public Observation-Disclosures and Hassett
Cemeteries and Public Grounds-Taylor.
EnUrOcan6 Ri1lc-Chonpoop
Bells and Clocks-Deering.
Street Lamps-Little.
Salaries-Lttle, Hassett and Sargent.
Sale of Unimproved Real Estate-Taylor
and Chapman.
Agency for the Sale of Liquors and
Little.
Drains and Sewers Deering, Chapman and
Hassett.
Damages for Grading Streets-The Mayor,
Deering and Andrews
Health-The Mayor, Taylor and Hassett.
Licenses-The Mayor, Sargent and An
drews.
Police-The Mayor, Little and Hassett.
State Pensions-Deering and Taylor.
New Wooden Buildings-Little, Hassett and
Sargent.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
The following officers were elected:
Overseers House of Correctional. H. Bnr-
CESS, w HI. Green, Sewall Lang, William
Huse, Chas HI. Baker,
experimenting School Committee for Ward
Emery S. Ridlon.
Weighers of Coal-George Gwynn, Albert
j. Randall.
Surveyors of LUMBER. S. Mosher, G. R.
Dame, W. L. Noble.
Measurer Wood and Bark-Jerome Rumery.
Constable-W. FL. Graves.
The Mayor appointed and the Aldermen
confirmed the following:
Undertakers and Special Police without pay
IS. S. Rich, Andrew Rich, G. H. Blake, G.
n Lunt, W. B. Melcher, Dennis Tobin, Mark
Wiggin, Louis Bunce, n. W. Morse, w. A.
Stillings, j: FL. Tobin, John Dougher, G. L.
Smith, j. Ilsley, j. Aver, G. Ramsey, G. L.
McKenna, G. Isley, W. L. Doyle.
In taking the vote for School Committee,
Aldermen Hassett offered the name of Emery
S. Ridlon, seconded by Alderman Andrews
and Councilman buddy. Councilman Hard
ing offered the name OF Chas. Fl. Kimball,
seconded by Mr.. Mannix. The vote stood as
follows:
Whole number of votes - Of