The Portland daily press., 1882-05-23

Alderman KING was absent
The following business was transacted:
The committee on new wooden buildings
reported favorably on the petition of Chase
Bros to erect a wooden building and permis-
sion was granted.
The city auditor and city treasurer presented
their annual report of receipts and expendi-
lures for the financial year, ending March 31st.
These reports were ordered on file.
A petition from the Portland Light Infantry
was read requesting that during the march OF
the procession on Memorial Day that Congress
street between Congress Square and the Uni
ted States Hotel be Kept clear of carriages.
Time to be about fifteen minutes. Referred
to the committee on police with power.
A petition of Alpheus Griffin to erect wood
en- building on North street was granted.
The bonds of several persons who have been
granted victualer's license was granted.
The Mayor stated that A. G. Arey, who had
lately been granted victuaer's license, had
been indicted for selling liquor. The vote
whereby he was granted license was recon-
sidered, and the matter referred to the COM
mittee on license. The bonds of several 9TH
ers were also referred to this committee.
Patrick Conway, Daniel Tobey and Thomas
H. Handagan petitioned for victuaer's IL
cense ane the petitions were referred to the
committee on licenses.
A petition of John Adams and others for q
street lamp on North street was referred to the
committee on Streets sidewalks and bridges.
An order was presented that Temple street,
between Federal and Middle be paved with
granite blocks in place of the present cobble
stone paving. 1t was laid on the table.
Papers from the lower board passed in con-
currence.
FOURTH OF JULY.
Alderman Winslow introduced an order that
the sum of $4,000 be appropriated for proper
celebration Of the Fourth of July, and that a
committee be appointed to expend the money.
Alderman Little said he had been voting for
small approp riations with the understanding
that there was no money to spend. He should
oppose the order for that reason.
Alderman Winslow thonght the time had
come when the city should have celebration.
There has been none for SIX years and there
should be one this year in particular. The Doth
anniversary of the incorporation of the city has
just passed and the 250th anniversary OF its
settlement is near at hand. The people de-
mand it, and he thought would sustain him in
favoring it,
Alderman Melcher stated that he had
voted persistently against an increase in the
appropriations, and he thought it would not be
consistent to vote for the passage of the order.
He called the attention of the board to the At
lantic & st. Lawrence railroad matter, saying
that this year violence had been done to the
sinking fund by transferring the unexpended
balances to this years expenses instead OF to
the fund, $4,000 OF bonds maturing this year
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we have any money to spend it should go to
the street department. We denied it to the
committee on drains and sewers, and also to
the committee on public grounds. We tried
to deny it to the fire department. He did not
see how the board could vote this money away
under these conditions.
Alderman Little said he had voted to carry
over the unexpended balances to this ! ear for
the purpose of reducing the city debt. He did
it because he thought they could not got
through the year without it, and would not
have done it if be had believed it was for such
purposes as a Fourth of Julyscelebration. He
would like to see parade, &c. to please the peo
pie, but he did not believe in making an appro-
priation on the pretense of bringing IN trade.
Alderman Thurston said he was believer
in Fourth of July celebrations in general and
most any other year would favor even larger
appropriation than had been mentioned. This
year the city is in a peculiar situation. We can
not go into an elaborate celebration in the con-
dition we are now in and after what we have
put forth to the citizens in regard to our f.
nancial condition. He was in favor of a SIM
pie celebration at cost of few hundred dol
lars.
Alderman Gould thought the celebration
necessity The amount should be $1,000.
Alderman Little said the cry all over the
State was that taxation is killing Portland
T+ fsoiof hot parth i'm an
guard
Alderman Winslow said it was not ques-
tion of taxation. The money has already been
appropriated and is in the contingent fund.
Alderman Little here moved to amend the
order by substituting $400 for $40O0.
Before putting the motion the Mayor said
that whether the money was appropriated or
not it would not affect taxation. 1t would
simply be taken from the contingent fund. 1t
is not available for any of the departments. Ii
is a question whether the money shall be used
now or for some other purpose in the future.
Alderman Winslow moved az second amend
ment by substituting $500 for $4,000.
By the rules of the board this motion was
put first and lost, Winslow and Gould voting
in the affirmative and Tewksbury, Melcher
and Thurston in the negative
Alderman Little's motion was then put and
lost by tie vote.
Alderman Tukesbury then moved to amend
by inserting So 800 in place of $4,000, and AL
dernan Thurston moved second one of $500.
The largest sum was put first and was lost as
was also the amendment of Alderman Thurs
ton.
Alderman Gould then said il they were 60
ing to resort to small talk he would move that
all the liquor that was seized by the police be-
tween now and the Fourth be saved and dis
tributed among the citizens.
The question was then on the original order,
which was lost by the following vote: Yeas
Winslow and Gould; inay-Thurston, Tukes-
bur-, Little and Melcher.
Alderman fukesbury then moved to recon-
slider the vote and his Fmotion was carried by
the vote of the Mayor.
Alderman WinsloW then moved that tha
sum be $4,000, but his motion was lost.
Alderman Tukesbury moved to make the
amount So 500 and the vote stood tie, the
Mayor deciding III the affirmative. The order
was then passed as amended, tne amount
standing $780,
In the lower board Mr.. Smith moved to
amend by substituting So, 800 for So, 800.
Mr.. Brown thought if an appropriation was
made at this time, after all other cities had got
out their programmes, it would be too late to
accomplish much.
Mr.. CLARK wanted to amend by substituting
"a soldiers monument for suitable cele-
bration for Fourth of July"
The amendment of Mr.. Smiths was put and
carried, and the order passed with the substltu-
ton of $500 for $1,000 in non-concurrence.
Only one member of the board voted against
the appropriation.
When the order returned from the lower
board Alderman Winslow moved to receds
and pass it in concurrence. This motion was
voted down by q vote OF to-
Adjourned.
In Common Council.
Absent-Messrs. Lappin, Murray and
Hawkes..
Papers from the upper board passed and
were referred in concurrence.
Mr. Kicker offered petition of E. w. Cum
mings and others for a street lamp corner oi
Eastern Promenade and Bay View court
Referred and sent up
Mr. Kicker offered an order authorizing the
committee on public buildings to make
changes in the second story of the engine
house, No. 2, on Munjoy Hill, so that the fam
lilies of the drivers of the engine and hose car
rage Ecan be accommodated there, the ex.
pense of changes not to exceed $500. Mr.
Kicker explained that the drivers could not
get tenements Fclose by the engine house al
rents permitted by their salaries. Consequently
if fires broke out when they were absent a.
meals the engine was successfully delayed
The drivers would pay $120 apiece rent for the
two tenements the changes would construct
and the city thus get $240 year rent for
hall which now brought in but a few dollars
not enough to pay Tor the gas used. The
order passed and was sent up.
This action on Fourth of July will be fount
above.
In Joint Convention.
Charles III. Green was elected q weigher o
coal and iron.
Adjourned.