The Portland daily press., 1880-09-07
CITY AFFAIRS.
Regular Monthly Meeting Of the City
Government.

The regular monthly meeting of the City
Government was held last evening
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The following business was transacted in this
Board:
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF Alfred E. Eaton, to erect a wooden build
ing on Market street.
OF c. E. Hull, to make addition to building
corner of Spring and High street.
OF Hannah 3. Prince Tor license to keep an
intelligence Office at 994 Exchange street.
OF John Loring for junk dealers license at
16 Plum street. m
~ JURORS DRAWN.
The following gentlemen for September term
OF the United States Circuit Court were drawn
as grand jurors: VIM. g. Twombly, Charles
VIM. Henessey.
ORDERS REFERRED.
An order was introduced approving the ap-
pointment of G. o. Goding as clerk and Thos.
Dane as foreman of engine No. 2. Referred to
the committee on fire partment.
ORDINANCE PASSED.
To codify the laws in relation to collection of
taxes.
NOTICE TO SUBORDINATE OFFICERS.
A resolution was passed giving it as the
sense of the Board that subordinate officers
should report through the committees to
which they are attached.
ORDERS PASSED.
To appropriate $4,000 for school house on
North street.
To instruct the trustees of Evergreen Gene
terry to expend the balance of the interest of
the Evergreen fund, some $500.
To pay the Portland Dispensary 500, ard to
continue the contract for one year more.
To amend the order passed August I'd by in
Cprtipu tho words 6GoOruo D frrc
tee" instead of the words Portland & Roches
ter Railroad Co." so that the deed to be given
by the city to land sold to the Portland &
Rochester road can be properly made.
To order the treasurer to make deeds to
Frederic. A. Clark, W. j.. Day and L. NJ
Webb, of land on St. John and Congress
streets sold to them by the committee ON un-
improved real estate.
tREPoRTs PRESENTED.
To complete the extension OF engine house
No. o, at an expense not exceeding $4,000. The
committee recommend that the matter be laid
over. Carried.
The annual report of the trustees of the sink
ing fund of the Atlantic & St. Lawrence rail-
road, showing the fund to be at present $34S,-
coo, was presented, accepted and placed on
file.
The committee on the proposed Bi-Centen-
nial of the settlement of Falmouth reported,
recommending thatno action be taken in re-
gard to the matter.
On motion of Alderman Taylor a report rec
ommending the appropriation of $4,000 for
hook and ladder house on Brackett street was
indefinitely postponed.
COMMUNICATIONS EREcEIvED.
Locke & Locke as attorneys for Commercial
street merchants, complained of sewer nuis-
ance, and asked that it be abated. Referred
to committee on drains and sewers.
From the Chief Engineer giving it as his
opinion that the horses attached to the several
fire companies should not be employed on the
streets. Referred to the committee on streets,
sidewalks and bridges, and to the committee
on fire department..
A communication was received from the
Board of Engineers stating that Mark FL.
Sawyer of engine No. had been suspended.
Referred back to the board of engineers with
instructions to report to the city government
through the committee of the fire department
the facts in the case, and also in regard to the
case of Captain Ball, giving thereason why he
had been suspended.
A PERSONAL DIFFICULTY.
Alderman Deering then presented an order
that no bills for work on the Mill Pond sewer
should be paid until the pay roll was found to
compare with that in the office OF the Treas
urer, and until the bills had been approved by
the foreman in charge of the work, and by the
city engineer. A long discussion very personal
in its nature followed between Alderman
Deering on the one side and Aldermen Has
is the chairman of the committee on drains
and sewers, the committee being composed of
Aldermen Deering, Hassett. and Chapman.
1t appeared by the discussion that among
the men hired to do 'dry work" at the pond
were eight men who were transferred to "wet
work" and their pay raised from $1.25 to $1.50
per day. They were afterwards put back on
the dry work, but claim payment for the whole
time at $1.5O per day. The amount in dispute
Alderman Deering was not willing to pay,
while the other Aldermen voted to pay it, the
bill amounting to about $40. The dispute in
the board was very bitter and Mr.. Chapman
made an augry exceedingly attack on Mr.
Deering.
He said that before the work commenced
Mr.. Deering asked to have hemlock substituted
for spruce lumberin in the construction of the
sewer as he stated that he had nice lot OF
hemlock that he wanted to sell. Mr.. Deering
rep led that the statement was false; that the
change had been made at the suggestion of the
city engineer and that he did not furnish the
lumber, and, what was more, did not have
any hemlock lumber that he could have furn-
ished. He defied Mr.. Chapman to prove the
charge of corruption made against him, to
point out the first dishonorable act of his life.
Mr.: Chapman then withdrew his charge.
The original order introduced by Mr.. Deer
ing was thon declared out of order by the
Mayor, who was sustained .on an appeal from
his decision, four to three.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Papers from the upper board passed in con-
currence with the exception of the report of
the committee on unimproved real estate in
reference to the late sale by auction on St.
John street, and the order in regard to the
same, which were laid on the table.
Adjourned.