The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-12-06

were renewed.
Ann FIaherty Yves committed to the insane
asylum.
An invitation was received from the Portland
Cadets for the Board to join in the reception
of Gov. Plaisted at their ball this evening. The
invitation was accepted.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF w. A. Allen for damage caused by de-
feet in corner Kennebec and Elm streets.
OF Benjamin Knight for lamp on corner of
Lincoln and Mayo streets.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
The committee on unimproved real estate re-
ported that alta meeting of the committee held
on Thursday evening, Dec. list, it was voted to
recommend that the city sell the lot Of land
wherein the powder house now stands, con
tanning 10 S5-10O acres, with the flats appurte-
nant thereto, to the Maine Central Railroad
Co., for the sum of $1,000 provided the rail-
road company remove their machine and work
shops to this lot and occupy it perpetually for
such railroad purposes, and that sum not ex-
ceeding $4,000 be established on the taxable
valuation of said property for the next ten
years, the Maine Central Railroad Co. to allow
the city to use the powder house where it now
stands until the time when the railroad COM
pany shall need the ground, when they shall
then remove the powder house to such place
as the city may designate at the expense OF
such railroad company.
The report was accepted in both boards, and
recommendation adopted by rising vote.
In explanation o. the sabove it was shown
that while the valuation given above was
much less than the property was considered
worth yet when it is considered that the loca-
ton of the shops OF The Maine Central will
bring to Portland an addition of. 900 to the
population, or some 800 workmen with their
families, and that in ten years, the value of
the buildings they will build will add $780,
600 to the taxable valuation of the city. The
offer seems to be an advantageous one 1t is
believed this offer will be acceptable to the
Maine Central directors, and if accepted the
property will afford them all the facilities they
must have. This is the property the Portland
and Ogdensburg wanted, but were willing to
resign in favor of the Maine Central. The
sale to the Maine Central will also add
greatly to the taxable value of the rest of the
land in that vicinity. The committee on un-
improved real estate have been engaged on
entitled to great credit for their labors.
PAVING THE STREETS
Aldermen Little offered the following order.
giving as an explanation that it was difficult
to obtain paving and lime in the spring when
it was generally done:
That tho committee on streets, sidewalks
and bridges contract with responsible parties
for granite paving blocks, to be delivered in
the months of April, May and June, 1882, and
to be paid for after they are accepted by the
city and laid in the streets, the amount In
value not to exceed 5000.
Whether this coald be legally done and
without infringing on the rights of the next
board was discussed, and the order was finally
passed by a vote of yeas to nays.
A petition signed by all the business men on
Commercial street, was presented. praying that
West Commercial street, from the Eastern
Depot to Leathe & Cores, be paved with gran
tie blocks.
Alderman Deering moved that the petition
be attached to the order just passed. with the
recommendation that % feet in width on that
street be paved as soon as possible
THE POLICE MATTER.
Alderman Hassett for the committee on
police, made the following report:
The committee on police, to whom was re-
ferred the subject of pay of sick policeman
have attended to their duties end beg leave TO
report that by Sec. 10 of the Salary Bill for the
present municipal year, the salary of each pc
| iiceman was fixed at $3.50 per annum and as a.
provision is made for sickness, inefficienoy and
other causes and the following named police
| men, viz: Hanson, Covell, Slower and Pennell
| having been disabled and sick while in the per-
| formance OF their duties, we recommend that
MI in ful1 ha-
| come due, until they resign or are removed for
cause.
THos., HAssETT,
JOHN c. TUKE SBURY.
Before putting the motion to accept the re-
port the Mayor read the following communica
| ton:
PORTLAND, Dec. 3, 1881.
| Gentlemen ofthe Board OF Aldermen:
| In conformity with section 3 Of the city
| charter the Mayor makes the following COM
munication in relation to the question, but
| recently agitated in this board regarding the
| pay of the police, when absent from duty by
| sickness and otherwise.
For the government OF the police the Board
of Aldermen established rules and regulations
| providing that in cases of ordinary sickness
| pay shall not be allowed Tor over ten days"
| 1t was evidently the intention of the board
| when they framed these rules, that police
| man should not receive his salary unless he
| performed his duty.
Unfortunately for good order, an extra al :
| lowance in two instances, has led to per-
sistent and determined demand on the part of
some policemen for full pay while absent from
duty from one month to four and o half months.
The provision of the rules is based upon the
| fact that q policeman ID to ba paid and paid
only for work done by himself.
Over one hundred and twenty-five teachers
in our public schools are paid their salary on
the same terms that the police are paid theirs
only when on duty. When off duty, the sala-
| nv goes to the substitute who performs the du-
ty. The salary is for the service and is paid to
the one who does it.
No citizen can become q member Of the po-
lice force unless qualified physically and other
wise to perform policeman's duty, and should
not be allowed to remain on the force when
pc manently disqualified.
Policemen know The rules, and have, hereto
fore, when sick for over ten days provided a
substitute satisfactory to the Marshal, and at
their own expense.
Unless specially ordered otherwise by the
Board, the Mayor will instruct the Marshal to
allow OF no deviation from the established Rules
and Regulations Respectfully,
WIN. SENTER, Mayor.
The matter was discussed by the Board and
the report of the committee accepted and the
recommendation adopted.
A communication was received from the
City Marshal saying that in compliance with
the order of Nov. 7th, and in accordance with
custom and the consent Of the mayor, he had
employed W. e. Sterling five days as special
policeman at the expense of the city, and had
given officer Langmaid permission to employ,
at his own expense, Mr.. Sterling to run bis
beat during his absence of few months. The
communication was accepted and placed on file
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Papers from the upper Board passed in con-
currence'