The Portland daily press., 1883-06-15
CITY GOVERN MENT.
Special Meeting of the City Council.
A special meeting of the City Government
was held last evening.

was held last evening.
In Board OF Mayor and Aldermen.
The Mayor stated that the object for which
the meeting was called was that the ordinances
read so as to require the permission OF the city
government in regard to repairs on public
buildings. In the case OF the Chestnut street
schoolhouse, they had not received any salts
factory bids and had concluded to do it by the
day, and had placed one of their number in
charge of the work. He read the following
order:
That the committee on public build
ings are hereby directed to expend the
sum Of 81 700 Qorty-seven hundred dollars)
especially appropriated therefor in the
appropriation bill, approved May Stb, for
effecting certain changes and making GER
tain repairs In and on the Chestnut
street schoolhouse, this sum when expended TO
be charged 10 the appropriation for Chestnut
street school,
The order was passed and was concnrred in
by the lower board.
The committee on laying out new streets re-
ported on the petitions OF Geo. Milliken and
others for the extension Of Gray street, H. G.
Quincy and others for the relaying Of Federal
street, and J. j. Melaugh for the laying out OF
Canton street. that taey were unable to make
a final report and asked for further time.
Granted.
J. j. Hawkins was licensed as vctualler,
and his bond wss approved
The petition of E. E. Holt to erect new
wooden building at No, 72l Congress street was
referred. Also the. petition of Charles Bur-
leigh to erect wooden building st 16 Cedar
street.
An ,rder was passed to pave Temple street
fro N Middle to Federal streets, with granite
blocks Also to pave Green street from point
near the Portland 4 Rochester railroad, to
Portland street, with granite blocks.
The petition Of j. L. Whitmore for the re-
moval OF dangerous building, presented at
previous meeting, was taken up, aud the mar
shal was instructed to see the parties who
owned the bu ilding, and made the necessary
arrangements
Alderman Winslow reported on the pc
tition Of the physicians of the city, 20
prevent the discharge Of fire arms and fire
crackers on the Fourth of July, that he had
brought it before the Fourth Of July commit
tee, and they had vcted to ask the Cit; govern
ment to instruct tie city marshal to prevent
such firing before sunrise on that morning
The marshal was so instructed, and also to
give notice OF the fact in the daily papers.
Smith Chase was appointed special police
man without pay at Deak's wharf The fol
lowing were also appointed as special police
men, TO be placed on duty when necessary: d.
o. Mclntire at Deering's Oaks; A. w. Bar
bour at the Eastern Promenade and d. w.
Eaton at the Western Promenade.
The appointment of the three last was the
cause of considerable discussion, Aldermen
Melcher and Hawkes. doubling whether it was
proper to incur the extra expense when the APP
preparation fer police salaries would not allow
it.
Alderman Winslow thought that there would
be sum accumulated by the sickness or alb
sence of men on the regular force, sufficient to
cover the extra expense.
1t was voted to confirm the appointments,
and the vote was doubted by Alderman Mel
cher 1t was carried by vote OF to 2, AL
dermen Hawkes. and Melcher voting in the
negative.
When the Mayor was about to put the ques-
tion on the confirmation of the three supernu-
merary policemen, with pay, Alderman
Hawkes. asked the Mayor II he hadn't IL ateri
ally changed his mind since their last conver-
sation on the police, as the Mayor had repeat
edy stated twenty-five policemen were suffi-
cient at any time for the city of Portland.
Now that we had 36 he-the Mayor-was ask
ing for three more, and Mr.. Hawkes. desired
an explanation.
The Mayor replied that the Alderman from
Five changed his mind in three days, while he
tho Mayor had taken two years to do the
same thing.
Papers from the lower board passed in con-
currence.
In Common Council.
Absent: Messrs. Burleigh, Russell and
Smith.
Rules were suspended and reading of records
| postponed until next regular meeting.
| Papers from the upper board passed in con-
currence, except the order TO pave Temple
street, between Federal and Middle streets,
| which was referred to the committee in non
| concurrence.
The report OF the committee on Fourth OF
July, in reference to the ringing of bells aud
use OF firearms, was adopted. Some little dis.
cussion took place over the matter, since the
| petition had been referred in the upper board
to member OF committee, and that member
had reported, and his report had been acted on
in the upper board, without the lower
board, TO whom It was equally ad-
dressed, having been notified Of the
matter. Had 1t not been for the nature
Of the report and recommendation, the paper
would have been returned TO the upper board
without action from the Common Council.
An order for the committee on public build-
ings to spend $500, specially Appropriated, for
the repair of Monument school house, was
passed and sent up. 1t was amended by the
upper board and passed, aud, as amended, sc-
cepted by the lower board and passed in cop-
currence.