The Portland daily press., 1881-10-04

The full board was present and the follow
ing business transacted;
A petition was presented that the house
owned by Mrs. Mary Osborne on North stree
be moved even with the street line, and wal
recomm;tted after considerable discussion.
At the last regular meeting an order to the
effect that sections 26, 27, 2S and 90, chapter
II of the Revised Statutes of 1871, be adopted
was referred to Clarence Hale, City Solicitor
He reported thereon last evening as follows:
Revised Statutes, chap. II, sections 26, 27
%, 20 and 30 contain the provisions in regarC
provisions are taken from the laws of 1860
chap. i77, and amended in 1868. This law by
its terms is not operative unless adopted BY
the inhabitants of town or at legal meet
ing of the city council of city. 1t nevel
having been adopted by our city council il
must be SO adopted before it will be in power
in our city.
The communication was received and the
order passed.
G. E. Jose & Co. were granted permission te
erect and maintain steam engine at theil
store, corner of Preble and Congress street
The City Civil Engineer submitted his re-
port on the Union street sewer and proposed
two routes for the same-one through Wild
gery's and one through Union wharf. He
estimated the cost of the former at $3,160 and
the latter at $3.004. 1t was voted to give all
interested in this sewer hearing at a special
meeting of the Council in two weeks
Joseph S. Wilson, William X. Austin and
Geo. w. d avis were drawn as jurors to serve
at the October term of the Supreme Judicial
Court
J. W. Clark was granted permission to
and Taylor streets.
A petition was presented by the Portland
Gas Light Company and others against the
establishment of place of deposit and de-
livery of kerosene and other products Of
mineral oil on West Commercial street, and a
hearing was appointed for those interested at
the premises this afternoon at o'clock.
The committee to whom was referred the
matter of repairing the bank in the rear of
Harry Browns residence reported th at they
did not think the city liable and recommended
that the order should not have passage. The
report was accepted and the recommendation
adopted
John L. Murray was appointed and confirm
ed special policeman without pay at Long
Wharf.
An insane person was committed to the In
sane Asylum.
THE POLICE AGAIN.
Alderman Deering called for the report of
the committee appointed at the last regular
meeting to settle the pay Of policemen who
are unable by sickness to perform their duties.
The mayor replied that the committee did not
think it proper to make a report before the
Council as the Mayor simply asked for in
formation. He also stated how the cases of
policemen who were sick at present had been
disposed of.
Alderman Deering mentioned the case of
Office Hanson who was sick forty-three days
and received only SIT. He read certificate
from DIR. Weeks stating that the officer was
unfit for duty at that time and moved the
passage of the following order:
That policemen who are disabled in the dis
charge of their duties and shall produce a
full pay during their disability
The Mayor asked if the doctor should be
judge in regard to how the policeman received
his injuries or simply that he was unable to
perform the duties. This was the point, he
said, that was in discussion.
Alderman Deering again referred to Officer
Hanson and s. ated that the physician said his
injuries were undoubtedly caused by long
service on the police force and thought there
should be no question but what he should
receive his full pay. He thought the physi-
cian' certificate was sufficient.
Alderman Chapman did not believe in hav-
Ing it SO sweeping. Policemen were liable to
sickness the same as any other workmen and
unless they were injured in some manner
directly caused by the performance of their
duties he did not think they were entitled to
full pay Ii man could not stan,l the walk
ing, &C., he was not fit for the place. If the
order was passed the whole force would al
ways receive their pay as it was well known
that physician seldom denied certificate to
a patient.
After considerable discussion, on motion of
Alderman Hassett, the order was recommitted
to the committee on police with full power.
THE TRucKMEN's HEARING
Mr.. Emory Chase argued for the truckmen,
and in a few words explained the case from
their standpoint. He did not claim that they
were not violating the law. but thought they
were picked out from among hundreds of
others who had done the same thing. He
claimed that they were not given proper notice
and that when they asked the Marshal about
it wsre given to understand that it was done
by the Board of Aldermen. He asked re-
mittance of the fine.
Marshal Bridges asked Mr.. Chase if he un-
derstood ny what he said that the present
Board was meant.
Mr.. Chase replied that he did. No Board
was mentioned, and he inferred that it was the
present one.
Marshal Bridges then said that he did not
mean the present Board. Several years ago
law relating to the licenses and it was this one
that he referred to. In reference to being un-
fair in his selection, he said that the officer was
instructed to bring in the first ten trnckmen he
met and did So He did not know their names
until they were handed to him in writing.
The opinion Of the City Solicitor was called
for, and he gave it, that the City Council could
j
After considerable discussion the whole mat
ter was referred to the Committee on Claims.
Papers from the lower Board passed in con-
currence.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF Storer Bros & Co., and others for lam p
post on Market street between Middle and
Milk street.
OF S. L. Carleton and others for a sewer
through a lane leading from Hammond and
Cove streets.
OF Josiah W. Smith for $3.50 for damages
to his horse injured in the street.
OF Daniel Hamlin and A. Douglass for a
street lamp on the corner of Alder and Cum
berland street.
ORDERS PASSED.
That the Treasurer pay the bills Of expenses
incurred by the joint special committee on
accounts, of the obsequies of the late Presi-
dent.
That the committee on streets, sideW alks
and bridges be authorized to pave Congress
street from Preble to High, with granite blocks
md that the cobble stones taken up be used for
cutters.
That the City Treasurer pay to Mrs. e. G,
Cummings the sum of $50 for the support OF
Charles Lamar, blind child, seven years OF
age.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
In the absence of the clerk, Mr.. b. Barnes
Jr., was chosen clerk pro tenn and sworn by
the city solicitor, Clarence Hale, Esq.
Papers were read and passed in concurrence