The Portland daily press., 1883-04-06
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Adjourned Meeting Of the City
Council.
TIE SALARY BILL RECoNSIDERED BY
THE ALDERMEN.
The Common Council Adhere to Old
Prices.

In Board OF Mayor and Aldermen.
The full board was present.
The bond OF III. w. Hersey as City Treasur
or and Collector was approved
On report of Chief Engineer OF Fire DEPART
ment, licenses were granted Fletcher & Co and
G. Q. Shaw 4 Co., for storage OF petroleum.
The committee on streets were instructed to
consider whatever meters should be attached
to the street lamps, and II so to estimate the
cost.
Leave to withdraw was reported on petition
| Of e. @. Chase to erect wooden building on
Federal street.
Joseph n. DIN was confirmed as special
policeman without pay.
The City Marshal reported that the building
Of Patrick McGllnehy on s. Lawrence street
was In dangerous condition and should be re-
moved.
+. Fl. Cloyes was appointed and confirmed
as Inspector Of petroleum rice S. d. Lincoln,
resigned.
T.. II. Daveis was granted permission TO cut
down a tree on Free street.
Alderman Emery offered the following:
| That the gas agent, Mr.. John A. Emery, be
| and he is hereby authorized by the city council
| to arrange and contract with the Portland Gas
| Light Company, or some other competent and
| responsible party or person, for furnishing gas
| or other suitable Illuminating material for city
uses and purposes during the current munich
| pal year and report thereon at the next regular
meeting Of the city council.
And the said gas agent 10 requested and in
| structed to represent 10 the aforesaid Portland
| Gas Light Company, that having good reason
| TO believe that said company has a large re-
serve fund, available and not required for the
| present or immediate prospective wants of the
| company, and the city being largely interested
therein-an extra dividend kfrom said surplus
or reserve fund would be for the best interest
| OF the city at the present time.
Read and passed and sent down.
The petition of the National Bell Telephone
company, was reported fayorably provided the
company erect their poles not less than 80 feet
| in height from the ground.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF Ira P. Harrington and John f Proctor for
| sewer on Hancock street.
OF the Society Of Friends for abatement Of
| sewer tax ON Oak street.
OF Geo. G. Reemts for license as victualler.
| OF Michael Gulliyer and James Wiley for
licenses as victuallers, reported upon favorably
by the City Marshal
ORDERS PASSED.
| That the City Clerk notify Patrick McGlin-
| chey that his building on ST. Lawrence street
| be removed.
That Cyrus Novel; be employed in behalf OF
| the city 10 attend the sale of such parcels Of
real estate rs are to be sold by the Treasurer on
the 9th inst for non-payment OF 1881 taxes
| and 70 bid for such parcels In which the city is
| interested and which he deems advisable a sum
| sufficient to pay the sums due and charges
thereon.
| SALARY BILL.
The salary bill come up from the board Of
common council-the latter board concurring
with the action Of the board of aldermen there
on on Monday evening ID inst, on the several
| portions OF the bill-excspt making the pay OF
policemen So per day instead Of $3.50 per an
mum, and the pay Of second assistant OWL en-
gineer. The lower board substituted 500
instead Of $3.50 per annnm.
Alderman winslow moved the appointment
OF committee Of conference, but the motion
was not seconded.
Alderman Tewksbury moved the board o.
aldermen recede and concur with the board OF
common council. Lost-Yeas 8, nays 4.
The salary bill was sent down for correction
as to whether the second assistant engineer
referred to the civil engineer or fire engineer.
| Upon return Of the same the discussion was re-
newed.
Alderman Winslow moved the appointment
OF committee of conference. which motion was
| agreed to, and Aldermen winslow, Emery and
Birniegere appointed by the Mayor on the
| Psrt Of this board. The common council Joined
/ Messrs. Fogg, Turner, Denison and Jordan.
After recess the committee Of conference
reported unable to agree.
Alderman Emery moved that the board OF
aldermen recede and concur with the common
council, making the salary of the second assist
ant civil engineer S7eO per annum instead Of
| $780, Agreed TO unanimously.
Alderman Emery also moved that the board
recede on making the pay OF the policemen
$3.50 per annum, aud that the pay be fixed at
| S2.l2a per day with ten days vacation allow
anee (The common council had fixed the pay
at 81 per dsy) The motion was agreed to,
yeas 4, nays 3, and the bill was sent back to
the common council in non-concurrence.
| The salary till came back on non-concur-
reuce.
Alderman winslow OF ward 4, moved this
board reconsider the entire salary bill. Mr..
| winslow explained He concurred with the
board of common council in the united action
| Of the two boards in all respects, except the
| policemens salary, but he did not propose to
have all the other officials get satisfactory pay
aud the policemen not theirs.
Alderman Emery ooncurred with the gentle
man from ward 4.
Aldermen Melcher, Hawkes. and Tewks-
bury opposed reconsideration.
The vote Of reconsideration prevailed Yeas
| A, nays 3.
Alderman Tewksbury moved that the board
adjourn, which motion was seconded by Alder.
man Emery, and 1t was agreed to.
Adjourned.
In Common Council.
| All present.
THE SALARY BILL,
The salary bill was taken mp. Mr.. Fogg, oil
| ., offered the motion that this board concur
with the upper board on the salaries of the va
| rlous city officers as fixed by them, excepting
| the salary Of policemen and second assistant
| engineer which shall be fixed at So per day
for each policeman while On duty for the city
and seven hundred dollars per year for the sec
ond assistant engineer. The motion was sec.
onded
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment that the
salary OF the second clerk in the Treasurer's
Office be $3.50, and Mr.. Russell an amendmen,
that the auditors salary 81 100, the same as the
first clerk in treasurers office. Neither OF these
amendments was seconded.
Mr.. Fogg's motion was then put and declar
ed carried. The vote was doubted. On ris
ing vote tho motion was carried; IA in favor &c
| opposed, one member not present and there.
fore not voting. The salary oili as amended
was then returned to the upper board.
The upper board voted not to concur with
the sboard and asked for committee OF confer
ence on the bill. This board voted TO accept
this proposition, and Messrs Fogg, Dennison
Turner and Jordan were appointed the com
mittee on the part of this board. After the
committee had boen out some half an hour, the
members belonging to the 10 wer board return
ed and awaited the report from the upper
board in reference TO the conference The
clerk was sent at last TO ascertain, but the up
per board had taken recess without sending
any report TO the lower board The salary bill
was, however, returned with the official en-
dorsements. Mr.. Wilson moved TO accept the
bill as amended by the Aldermen and Mr.. Con
elan seconded him. The vote was put and
doubted, and tho acceptance OF the bin al
amended was lost by vote or yeas and /.
nays Messrs Comedian, Gallagher, Lappin Will
SON. Prince, Russell and Bureigh voting yes
Mr. Fogg then moved that the pay OF the no
lice be SO d day In non concurrence with tht
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