The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-04
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the
City Council,
Considerable Discussion Between
Committees.
Both Branches Decide to Give the
Common Council a Clock.

Government was held last evening.
In Board OF Mayor and Aldermen.
The full board was present.
The following business was transacted:
Officers Geo. H. Gill and VIM. J. McCsllum
presented their resignation from the police
force, and Daniel W. Eaton was appointed In
place of Mr.. Gill and John f. A. Norton in
place of Mr.. McCallum. Both of their appoint
ments were confirmed.
Andrew j. Cummings was appointed special
policeman without pay.
A joint convention was called by the Mayor
after the above business was transacted, and
on the reassembling of the board he called AL
derman Winslow, chairman of the board, to
the chair and was absent the remainder of the
evening.
The order to appropriate $500 for the exter-
mination of the caterpillar pest, introduced at
a previous meeting was read with the endorse
ments which were placed on it by the council
and the veto by the mayor. A vote was taken
to pass it over the mayors veto, but was lost
by vote of six yeas and one nay.
Aldermen Meloher and Hawkes. gave as
reason for changing their votes that It was too
late in the season to attempt to exterminate
the pest
A petition for q street on Long Island was
presented by Stephen Pettingill aud AZ others,
aud one from William Harrington and 81 9TH
efs for street ON the same island, but in diff
ferent locality. The petitions were referred.
The joint standing committee, to whom was
referred the petition of Charles Deering and
others, asking for the removal of the harbol
master, reported that they had had hearing
in the matter, the hsrbor master appearing,
and giving satisfactory explanations, and nc
Que appeared to prefer or maintain any charges
against him. They were unanimous in recom-
mending that the petitioners have leave to
withdraw. The report was accepted.
An order that the Committee on Health
select location and procure estimates for a
floating bathing establishment, in accordance
With report of a committee last year, was
referred to the Committee on Health.
The bond of w. a. Shurtleff as inspector Of
fish was approved.
Permission was granted the trustees of tht
Brown estate 10 erect and maintain q steam
boiler IL their new building on Congress street
as proper notice had been given. ss p
Geo. ii. Hewin was granted vietualler'l
license, and Geo. e. Currier license to keep
billiard hall
The bond of Mr.. Haven was approved.
The bond Of Geo. w. Whitman, constable
was approved.
D. f. Stone was granted license to keep
fish market at ITO Congress street, and j. 81
Mcdonald same at so Washington street.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF W. 81. Stone to erect steam engine an,
boiler at the corner of Elm and Kennebe,
streets.
OF j. B. Wheelock to erect new woodel
building at 104 North street. Referred witt
power.
OF James Written to erect a new woodel
used as blacksmith's shop.
vi Geo. w. Beal, and others, that Fedora
or Newbury street be laid ont and continued I
st. Lawrence street.
OF Thomas M. Glendenning for compensa
ZION for services rendered as constable at Lon
OF e. 81. Rich, and others, for the remova
OF sewer deposits from Commercial whar
dock. Referred with power.
ORDERS PASSED.
That the City Treasurer be authorized to pay
Thomas Rafferty, S315 in full payment of thu
amount awarded him by the joint standing
COMMITTEES on laying out new streets, for dam
ages 70 his property by tho laying out OF Shori
dan street.
That the records of August 9th be amepde,
0y inserting the name of Samuel 81. Jose II
place Of Geo. G. Jose in the order directing tn
OF iana 10 the above named Geo. g. Jose, tbl
change OF name having been clerical error.
Inas tne committee on unimpr0vod real es
tate be instructed to ascertain and report to th
City Council what steps, if any, the Main,
Central Railroad have taken towards carryin,
out their agreement with the city with regard
20 the lot of land purchased from the city ii
1881.
COMMERCIAL STREET SEWER.
The following order was then read;
That the Street Commissioner be directed t.
remove all distractions from Commercial
street, between Union street and Portland
Fer, on the southerly side, and to make sale
portions OF the street safe and convenient fol
travelling therein, in accordance with Sectiopl
and Ut the ordinances on streets, the cost OF
same to be charged {, the appropriation fol
streets; estimated cost 500.
Alderman Tukesbury asked to have the order
explained.
Chairman Winslow said that In the construc
tion OF the Commercial street sewer tho paving
of the street had been removed and not re-
placed. He said it was an old time custom fsr
the Street Commissioner to replace all pave
ments taken mp in this manner But this com
mittee, after once voting to repave the street
had reconsidered that vote and decided tina,
the committee on drains and sewers was the
one that should do the work. In other words.
they have refused to have anything to do with
it. and it rem aims for some one to put the street
IN proper condition.
Alderman Hawkes., for the committee on
streets, said they had voted to repair the
streets under misapprehension as they
found it would cost over 5000 and they were
not able to do it. The blocks had been re-
moved by the sewer committee and 1t belonged
TO them to replace them. When they took the
street it was in good condition and they have
not left it as as they found it. II the order
passes it takes authority from our hands in d.
recting the street commissioner to do the work
when he was cnder the control OF the com.
mittee on streets
Chairman Winslow eaid it was all the citv's
work. If there was not money enough it
should be raised. He didn't think it was the
work of the committee on drains and sewers.
He thought the street committee should put
the street 10 proper shape. The street COM
missioner has already commenced work there.
Alderman Hawkes. said IL it was necessary to
give any instruction to the commissioner it
should come from the proper source. 1t is not
right for the board to order him to do the work
as he is under one control.
Alderman Emery said that an estimate of
S21 900 was made by the civil engineer and the
cost of replacing the pavement was not con-
sidered when it was made.
Aldermen Hawkes. said there were no cases
where the streets had been paved after the
sewers were built as they had been constructed
in streets where there were no pavements. He
also said the question was of ordering the
street commissioner to do the work when he
was under the control OF the COMMITTEES on
streets.
Aldermen Melcher thought it was the duty
Of the committee who took the pavement MP to
lay it down again. He thought the ordinance
was clear that any one who interfered with the
paving should replace, and he did not see why
the committee should be relieved from 1t any
more than an individual.
Chairman Winslow thought the committee
On sewers should not have anything to do
with the streets.
Alderman Tukesbury asked why the order
could not be amended SO as to read that tbe