The Portland daily press., 1884-01-08
OTHER THINGS.

When the order for sewer assessments came
up the Mayor remarked that it was rood
time to call the attention of the board to the
Commercial street sewer The committee de.
cided it would be out OF the question to assess
on the AUDITORS on Commercial street the cost
of the sewer. but taking the Union street sewer
assessment as o precedent, they have deter
mined to assess it at SLAP per foot. With this
exception the assessments have been made
in the usual way.
The City Solicitor transmitted his views to
His Honor the Mayor on the matter of lcans
ing those persons who keep stands on the street
corners. After citing the city ordinance rela
tive to the same, he gives his opinion that the
section does not refer to persons who occupy
stores or buildings and expose their wares for
sale on the sidewalks in front of their prem
ises. but to those who have only stands in the
streets or on the sidewalks. Whether such
parties are to be licensed is for the Board of
Aldermen to determine Unless SO licensed
they violate the ordinance.
The order for new ballot-boxes was non-con-
CURED in by the Council, but the Aldermen
voted to adhere to their former VOTE
The amendment to the hackney carriage Or
dinance was non-concurred in by the Alder
men and sent back: was sent up and returned
again.
The new ordinance for the fire department.
was passed by sections. 1t was slow reading,
and many queries arose, which could not Be
satisfactorily answered. The electric light be-
came tired and went out, and still the reading
went on. The voice of the Chair grew husky,
and to accelerate things longer passages from
the ordinance were read, aud it was finally
passed exactly as 1t came from the committee
ORDINANCE FOR GOVERNMENT OF THE FIRE DE-
PARTMENT OF PORTLAND.
Sec. /. This section provides that the Depart
ment shall consist of Superintendent of the Fire
Alarm Telegraph, in addition to the officers already
maintained, and as many enginemen, hose, hook
and ladder men and drivers as the City Council
shall deem expedient and that the election of the
Chief Engineer engineers and enginemen shall be
held as before and they shall receive the usual
tihcates Of election.
Sec. 2. Provides that the Chief Engineer alone
buildings, used by the department instead of the
full board, make the annual report including the
losses ana owners names. visit stores where gum
powder is kept and see that the owners comply with
the regulations of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
relating to the same.
Sec. 8, old Sec. 9. New members of companies
are to be approved by the committee on Fire De-
paItment Instead of the City Council.
Sec. 3, old Sec:24. Is virtually unchanged.
Sec. 3. Remains unchanged,
Sec. 4. Ibis is section IA in the old ordinance
and emains the same.
Sec. s. This was section and is unchanged
Sec. q. Relates to the engineers in charge at
fire, as in section of the old ordinances By this
section they shall have absolute centrol of ali
streets, etc., IN the vicinity as long time as is
necessary.
Sec. Z. This section differs from section in the
old ordinance in that the discpnng of the depart
ment is transferred from the City Council TO the
committee Fire Department
Sec. 10. Forbids any member to carry. or allow
any else to carry, intoxicating liquor into the
engine, hobk or hose house, to be drank in said
house and if he becomes intoxicated, or creates
disturbance, the foreman shall report him 10 the
board of engineers fer his discharge.
Sec. IL. Provides for the running of engines in
the board.
Sec. r.. Requires the department. houses shall
be closed Sunday.
Sec. 49,. Forbids any member to lend his badge;
requires him to use due diligence to find 1t II lost