The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-06-13
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Special Meeting Board of Mayor
and Aldermen.
Rules Voted to be Attached TO Amuse-
nent Licenses.

A special meeting was held last evening. All
present. The following business was transact
ed
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF Portland Railroad Company to construct
q turnout on Pearl near Fore street and notice
ordered for hearing.
OF ID. II. Corser, and others, for sidewalk
westerly side Of Quincy street.
OF Niels A. Bruins to erect new wooden
building on Warren street, and of S. III. Coles
worthy, Jr., new wooden bu'lding on Feder-
al street, with power.
OF Charles A. Warwick TO use building No.
104 Exchange street for theatrical purposes and
other public amusements.
LICENSES GRANTED.
or W. II. Leslie to be fish dealer; OF w,
w Ruby and NJ. J. Webb as victualers; of T..
G.. Foden, J. A. Whalen, w. G. Batty, Thom-
as Libby Ernesto Ponce j. M. Call @. j. Nc
Cam, W H. Macdonald, Geo. Waterhouse.
M. s. Gibson, John X. Martin, to keep billiard
halls; Of James A. Pine to keep bowling sa-
loon.
The bond of NJ. ]. Webb as vlctualer was
approved.
An insane man was sent to the Insane Hos
pital,
In accordance with order of notice hereto
fore published the committee on drains and
sewers were authorized and directed to build
sewers in the following streets: Sheridan, from
Congress to Monument Streets Monument
from Sheridan to Waterville; Adams, from
waterville TO Freeman's Court; Newbury,
from Hancock TO Mountfort; Lafayette from
Quebec to Cumberland Oxford, from Elm to
Cedar; st. John street, extension northerly;
Danforth, from May to Emery.
Notice was ordered ON petition for sewer in
Bowdoin street in accordance with the petit
tion of w. 7. Small and others.
Two petitions from physicians concerning
the ringing OF bells and firing OF cannons on
the Fourth OF July we're referred TO Alderman
winslow to bring the matter before the com.
mit,ee on the Fourth of July.
THE HORSE RAILROAD.
When the question of the horse railroad
turnout, referred to above, came up, Alder
man winslow thought 1t would accommodate
island travel. Mr.. Tukesbury thought the
turnout might inconvenience travel on Pearl
street and incommode people at that spot Mr.
Hawkes. thought that public hearing should
be given all who wished to favor or oppose the
turnout, and moved notice by advertising in
all the daily papers, and the motion was
passed and hearing ordered for Saturday,
June 10th, at i2 M, at the proposed location.
ALDERMENs PASSES.
The Mayor then read the following rules in
reference to places OF amusement, and an or
der giving them passage, The following are
! the rules.
| mo chairs, stools, or seats of any descrip-
tion shall be placed across the aisles passage
| way In the building.
2.-No other officers shall be employed for
fha nraee rvatiou of order in anV licangnd nlnpo
| OF amusement, than members OF the police
| force, or constables duly appointed by the
| Mayor and Aldermen.
| 3.-The Board OF Aldermen reserve the
right OF entering all places of amusement at all
| times, either Individually or collectively, for
| the purpose OF assuring themselves by per-
| sonal inspection, that matters are properly con-
| Quoted, according TO tho tenor of licenses is
| sued by them; and the same privilege Is to be
accorded the City Marshal and his deputies.
| Amy infracton ofsthe foregoing statutes or
| regulations Of the Mayor and Aldermen, will
be deemed sufficient cause for the revocation
| OF the license.
| The Mayor said in explanation OF the order
and rules that there is no ordinance now gov
erning places of amusementa and thesonly refer
| ence made 10 the matter in the Statutes Is
| that making the Mayor and Aldermen have
watch and ward OF the city.
Mr.. Hawkes. thought the City Charter, sec.
5, page u, gave all the powers necessary TO the
board, and that additional powers voted here
| would be superfuous
Mr. Looney CITY Solicitor, had found moth
ing in reference to the matter except that in
the statutes authorizing them to establish
| watch and ward
Mr.. Hawkes. asked II the City Charter quot
ed by him didn't confer these duties on the
| Marshal and police.
| The Mayor didn't think the Aldermen ought
to pay for admission to any place licensed by
them.