The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-08
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

| year ending March 81, 1851, reported that they
had examined the Auditors account of expen-
| ditures, comparing the several items with the
the entries in the books of the Office and found
| the same correctly stated. The results are as
stated in the accounts, submitted for examina-
! ton. Report accepted.
| The same committee reported that they had
| examined the accounts of the Treasurer and
| Collector for the year ending March 81, 1880,
| and found the same correctly stated and prop
erly vouched for. They find the balance of
cash in the hands of the Treasurer at the close
| of the year to be STA 1874 10. Report accepted
The committee on fire department to whom
was referred the suspension from duty of
Chief Engineer Littlefeld for neglect of duty,
reported that they had no official knowledge
of any neglect of duty of Chief Engineer Lit
tlefield previous to the appointment of the
present committee on fire department, and
beg leave to report that since the present Off
| cial relations have existed between Chief En-
gineer Littlefeld and your committee, they
find Chief Littlefeld has done his duty to the
| best f-hS knowledge and ability, and there
| fore report the order should not have a pas
sage, the charges not being sustained Laid
on the table.
| ORDERS PASSED.
| Authorizing the City Treasurer to pay the
| sum of $3.50 for the gas regulators which
| have been in use for the year past in City
Building, the same to be charged to the con-
| tingent fund.
That the Trustees of Evergreen Cemetery
be authorized to purchase for the city the land
contiguous to- and to be embraced in Ever
green Cemetery, containing about seventeen
acres, as recommended by the Trustees of said
| cemetery, at a sum not exceeding $500, and
j authorizing the City Treasurer, upon receipt
| of the deeds of said land, approved by the City
| Solicitor, to pay for the same from moneys
heretofore received for interest and credited to
account OF Evergreen fund. The same to be
| charged to Evergreen Cemetery and the
amount transferred from Evergreen Fund.
That the Joint Standing Committee on
| Streets, Sidewalks and Bridges be authorized
| and instructed to cause the following named
streets to be paved with granite blocks if in
| their discretion the same may be desirable:
| Fore street between driveway of the Eagle
Sugar Refinery and India street; also between
| Union street and the junction of York and
Pleasant streets Pearl street, between Middle
and Federal streets. The expense of the same
| to be charged to the appropriation for said
Committee on Streets Sidewalks and Bridges.
| Passed.
To remove all distractions from Milk street
at the expense of the owners, whether build
| ings or otherwise. Passed.
That the Committee on Fire Departme nt
and Public Buildings jointly procure estimates
| and plans for the extension of Engine House
| No. 3, in order to better accommodate the Fire
Department and likewise save the city consid-
| cradle expense by so doing. Passed.
| That the Committee on Bells and Clocks be
authorized and directed to cause the dials of
the clocks on the First Parish church, Casco
street church and North School house to be
| painted and the clocks repaired at cost not
exceeding $500, the same to be charged to the
contingent fund. Passed.
That the Committee on Drains and Sewers
| be authorized and directed to cause sewers to
| be built from Grove street through Portland
street and behring's Oaks to behring's bridge;
| Merrill street, from Melbourne to Quebec
| streets; Cumberland street, from State to Mel
| len street. The cost of same to be charged to
appropriation for drains and sewers. Passed.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
| OF J. HI. Hamlin & Son to erect store
house on Hobson wharf to be $50 feet long and
67 feet wide and is feet. post, being SO feet
| from any other building. Permission gran ted
OF s. T. Barbour to erect wooden building
| on Newbury street two stories high, so feet
| long and 20 feet wide, for dwelling house. Re-
| ferred with power.
OF s. A. Ulmer to erect a steam engine in
store No. 662 Congress street of Il horse power
for manufacturing purposes. Permission
granted.
OF the Portland & Rochester Railroad for
| permission to move one-story building from
Cedar street through Kennebec street to the
rear OF engine house on Alder street. Granted
OF John M. Todd and 65 others that the
barber shops be closed on Sundays.
John M Todd, Esq, appeared before the
Board claiming that the law was sufficient
and the trouble was with the officers whose
duty it was to execute the law.
The petition was referred to the City Marshal
on motion of Alderman Andrews for action.
OF B. G. Miles and others for sewer on
Howard street.
OF e. p. Chase and others for sewer on
Grove street. Referred to committee on
| drains and sewers.
Aid. Deeripg offered an ordnance additional
| to the ordinance for che government of the
| fire department as follows:
That the board of engineers and committee
on fire department be required twice each mu-
| nlcipal year to hold an inspection o. each en-
glne company and its apparatus, and also an
| inspection twice during year of each hook and
ladder company and their truck and report
any want of efficiency that, in their opinion,
may exist, to the city council.
Read and passed under suspension of the
| rules.
A communication was received from City
Marshal Bridges, notifying the board that an
unoccupied building belonging to Patrick
McGlinchy, near the foot of st. Lawrence
street was in a dangerous condition and liable
to fall.
An order was passed ordering Mr.. McGlin-
chy to remove the building forthwith.
Licenses were granted Miss Amelia Thomas
as victualler at No. 351 Commercial street:
| Watson Freeman as victualler at No. 353 Com
mercial street; Charles O'Neil af victualler at
No. 236 Federal street.
| The mayors veto of the Fourth Of july an
preparation of $4,000 came from the lower
| board.
The vote on passing over the mayors veto
resulted nays, 2 yeas.
Alderman Sargent offered an order that AS
sistant Engineer Cushing, suspended at the
last meeting, be re-instated Passed-yeas 4,
| nays 2.
Alderman Deering offered an order that
Asst. Engineer Gushing be requested and al
lowed to resign his office as incompetent for
the same. Lost-yeas 2, nays 4.
| The resignation of VIM. E. Dennison as an
overseer of the poor was received and &C.
cepted.
Papers from the lower board received con.
current action
On motion of Alderman CHAPMAN a n,essaoo
was sent to the lower board proposing a Joint
convention for the election of subordinate city
officers.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
Lorenzo T. Chase was elected constable
w. E. Phinney and George W. Usher, sur
veyors of lumber.
w. Fl. Roberts, Jr., weigher of leather.
Martin Kavanagh. weigher of cars.
George w Wyer, weigher of grain.
| IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Papers from the upper board passed in con.
currence.
The mayors veto Of the Fourth of july rel.
ebratlon was presented in this board, and afte,
discussion by members generally the order ap.
propriating $4,000, failed of passage owe,
the veto by vote of yeas u nays
FOURTH OF JULY VETO.
The Mayor veto Of the appropriation for the
Fourth of July celebration reads as follows:
10 the Board Of Common Council:
Gentlemen-The order introduced into Won,
Board May Sd appropriating $4,000 from the
contingent fund for the proper celebration Of
the coming 9TH of July, return to your Board
without my approval.
While L regret not to be in accord with the
City Council, L must act in accordance with
my judgment as expressed in my Inaugural
address, viz: that in the present condition o.
our finances, our expenditures must be limited
to works of necessity.
dun rasneot for +ba do,