The Portland daily press., 1884-12-30
CITY GOVERNMENT.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TWO
BRANCHES LAST EVENING.
Passage of New Ordinance Relating to
Schools.

Passage of New Ordinance Relating to
Schools.
AT special meeting of the City Council
held last esening the following business was
transacted:
beard OF Mayor and AIdermen.
An insane person was committed to the Asy-
lam at Augusta.
The ordnance for ths government of the
fire department. was passed to be ordained
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF Charles d. Richards to erect wooden
building on the corner of Congress and How
ard streets; OF Frank G. Dunn for license as a
victualer, at house No. So Middle street; of
Mary y. Lawlor to erect wooden building on
Warren Street.
POLICEMAN APPOINTED.
Q. j. Bond sent in his resignation as a MEM
Der of the police force. the same to take effect
December 31st. The resignation was accepted
and the Mayor appointed Fred W. Cole to fill
the vacancy, subject to The approval of the ex-
aiming physician.
GRAND TRUNK PETITION.
The following petition was read for infor-
nation:
seatdtl0es an Legislature assembled:
Respe ctfully petitions the undersigned and
asks that your honorable body will pass a law
amendatory and additional TO cha pier Col of
the private laws of 1868, establishing sinking
fund for the objects named 10 sad act so as to
authorize the commissioners for said fund 10
invest the MONEYS paid into said fund in safe
securities additional to those named ia said act
as in their discretion shall be best for the inter-
ests of all concerned therein and your petition
ers will ever pray.
THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY OF
CANADA, by a. A. Strout, its attorney.
ORDERS PASSED.
That the city treasurer be- authorized to nav
to the treasurer OF the Widows Wood Society
$240, being the interest on the Clamp fund,
That the Mascr be requested to commuui-
cate with Commander A. S. Growninshield u
8. N, Inspector First Lighthouse District,
AID request the use and placing OF white
bno 10 mark the lines of the harbof as laid
out by the rules and regulations of Portland
harbor, lately adopted by TINS board.
FIRE Il FISH.
IL regard to the following ps tition it was
voted to give the parties hearing:
We, citizens of Portland, wish the passage
OF an ordnance that shall regulate the manner
of dressing certain kinds of fresh fish that are
landed at this port.
ORDINANCE RELATING To SCHOOLS.
The following ordinance to amend an ordi-
nance relating to schools was passed to be en-
crossed;
Be it ordained by the Mayor, aldermen ard
common council of the city of Portland, in
city council asseln bled, as follows:
SECT. l. Section five il hereby amended by
striking out the words ''six and seventeen,'
and inserting instead thereof, ''eght and six
teen," SO that said section when amended
SECT g. All children between the ages of
eight aud sixteen years, residing in the city OF
Portland, without Any regular and lawful oc-
cupat!on, growing up in ignorance, shsll be
required, nnless there be soma sufficient reason
70 the contrary, TO attend some public or pri-
vate school, or saitaole place of instruction.
SECT q Section six OF said ordinance ia
hereby repealed.
SECT B. Section seven is hereby amended
by Striking out its number, and in line twelve,
words, first, fourth fifth and SIXTH" and in-
serting instsad thereof Section g. and the
words, "htih, seventh and tenth" SO that said
section when amended shall read as foil 5ws:
SECT g. The City Council Of the city of
Portland shall annually appoint one or more
persons, who alone are authorized to make the
complaints as specified in this ordinance, but
daring the months of July aud August such
person or persons may, with the concurrence
OF the Mayor and Aldermen, be appointed to
such special police duty as may be required, at
x, NJ
bs their duty dnring the session Of the schools
to report daily ut the office of the Superin-
tencent of Schools between the hours
OF eight and niue q. M. to re-
ceiFe The names of tfuants and such
other information and instruction as NAV be
necessary, and it shall be their duty to arrest
ali snch children as are described in the fifth.
seventh aud tenth sections Of ths ordinance.
who may be found during school hours in any
Of the streets, alleys, lanes, squares, or pubic
places OF resort and amusement, and to take
them to such schools as they are accustomed or
entitled to attend, where they shall be de-
tanned during school hours by the teacher
thereof, and written notice of such arrest and
detention shall DO forthw with sent to tbs parent
or guardian OF such child by the Office
by whom the arrest is made, and
every child who shall have been three times
thus arrested shall bs proceeded against BY
complaint as an habitusl tr1ant."
SECT. 4-Ssction eight is hereby amended
by striking cut its number and words
mentioned in section fourteen of chaptsr
eleven OF the Revised Statutes" and inserting
instead thereof section seven and mentioned
IN section twenty -threa of CHAPTER eleven of
the Revised Statutes" SO that said section
when amended. shall read as follows:
SECT. THE house of correction connected
with the almhouse, in the city Of Portlsnd, or
State Reform School, is hereby assigned and
provided as the institution of instruction,
house of reformation other suitable situa-
ton, mentioned in section twenty-three of
chapter eleven of the Revised Statutes"
SECr. 5.-Section nine is hereby repealed.
SRCT. g Section 10 is hereby amended BY
striking out its number and Inserting Section
after the word Ignorance" in line four,
words 'or who shall become an habitual tru-
ant" also by striking out, in lines eight and
nine, words I'm the house of correction in said
city, or the State Reform School,; also by add
ing at the end OF said section words sin an in-
stliution Of instruction, house of reformation,
or other suitable situation provided for thu
purpose under the authority conferred Ey Sec
tions twenty-one aud twenty-threa of chapter
eleven of the Revised Statutes. - SO that said
section when amended shall read as follows:
SECT S-Every child in the city of Port
land, betwsen the ages of eight and sixteen
years, who shall not tend school, and not be
engaged in any regular lawful occupation,
and growing up in ignorance, or shall become
an habitaal trnant, shall be punished by fiue
not exceeding twenty dollars, to ba recovered
to the use OF the city, on complaint before the
Municipal Court, ia said city, or by being
placed for such period OF time as the judge of
said court may deem expedient, in an institu-
ton of instruction bonae of reformation or
other suitable situation provided for the pur-
pose. under the authority conferred by sections
twenty-oDe and twenty three OF cha oter eleven
OF the Revised Statntea.'
SECT. 7.-All ordinances or parts Of ordin-
sness inconsistent with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
SECT. S.-This ordinance shall take effect
when approved.
Hn Joint ConvepfIou.
William r. Bohsnnon was elected a sur
veyor Of wood and bark.
I'm Common Conncii.
Absent: Messrs. Turner, Thompson, Quinn,
Symouds and Burleigh.
Papers from the upper board passed in con-
currence.