The Portland daily press., 1884-07-30
CITY GOVERNMENT.


Special Meeting of she City Council
$500 Appropriated for Sanitary En-
gineer's Opinion ON Back Bay-CharIes
p. French Elected His Own Successor.
A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening
I'm Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
All the Aldermen were present at 7.45 D.
M, when His Honor raped for order The
following business was transacted:
NOMINATIONS MADE.
George Ham was appointed special police
man without pay at the Portland Theatre.
Charles f. Mccarthy was appointed special
policeman without pay at the Democratic
headquarters.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF George r. Davis and % others for cleo
trio lights at the head of Park street and at
Congress square.
OF FL. 1. Holland to enlarge new wooden
building on Silver street.
OF the heirs of e. I. Williams to enlarge a
wooden building on Middle street.
OF Addie A. Johns to erect new wooden
building on Willis street.
OF Winifred Garagan and G. II. Starks for
licenses as victHalers.
REPORTS OF Committees,
The joint special committee on the Back
Back nuisance reported progress in said inyes-
ugailon. and that at this stage of their in
qulries the employment of the services of an
expert sanitary engineer was very important
and desirable, and asked the passage of an ac-
companYing order.
The joint standing committss on laying out
new streets reported in favor Of the extension
OF Canton street from P,tter's lane Ia PORT
iand street, and assigned land damages as
follows: Trustees of Building Loan Fund,
$l2O0; Francis o. Woodbury., 1925: Henry
McG!inchy. S75. They presented an accom-
panying order.
The joint committee on drains and sewers
recommended that John Fits be allowed ner-
mission to enter Cumberland street sewer from
MS lot No. 125 on said street on payment of
81.
ORDERS PASSED.
That the committee on Back Bay nuisance
be authorized and empowered to employ the
services OF an expert sanitary engineer, for
such length OF time and in such manner as
may seem to said committee desirable; the ex-
pense SO incurred to be charged to the appro-
prlation for contingent expenses
That the City Treasurer pay Clarence Hale
one hundred and seventy-fiVe dollars for seryi-
ces In taking testimony and arguing the case
OF City OF Portland VS.. Atlantic & st. Law
renee Il. r. Co., in 1882 Said sum to be
charged to appropriation for contingent ex-
peDseS.
That until otherwise ordered, the horses at.
tached to steam fire engine No. 2, be kept in
the house of said engine ready for immediate
service.
That the sum of SO, 800 appropriated for the
erection of a building for imbecile and idiotje
persons be expended under the direction of the
Overseers OF the Poor. And the sum so ex.
pended shall be charged to "Alms House Asy-
lum."
That Canton street, with the boundaries and
admeasurements of the same, as laid out ard
reported by the committee, be accepted, allow
ed and established as street or public way for
the use OF the city of Portland
OTHER BUSINESS.
communication was read by Alderman
Denison from the Board of Engineers, urging
the need OF keeping horses constantly at the
engine house on the hill. An order embody-
ing these views was then offered. Quite a dis.
cussion arose at its adoption participated in by
all the members of the board, and it finally
had passage.
The bond of William Fl. Plummer as city
constable was approved.
The order relating to the employment of a
sanitary engineer was amended BY the Com
mon Council by inserting the words sat an ex-
pense not to exceed $780," AS amended it
passed in concurrence.
AT 905 the Board adjourned
Hn Common CounciI.
Absent, Messrs. Thompson, Quinn, Bar
leigh, O'Neil, Shaw and Winchester.
Papers from the upper board passed in con-
currence.
The report of the special committee on
BACK Bay Nuisance" was accepted in concur.
renee. On motion of Mr.. Mcclellan, the order
was amended, fixing the expense to be incur
red at $500. and as amended the order passed
in non-cencurrence, and was sent back.
The order to keep the horses in engine house
NO. was laid on the table until the next regu.
lar monthly meeting, as it was thought con-
ference between the street and fire committees
in the meantime would be productive of good
results 1t was shown that owing to the weak
water pressure at the extremes of the city that
serious conhagratioa might take place in
those localities il the engine horses were not
easily procurable.
I'm Joint Convention.
Alfred P. Sawyer was elected city consta-
BILE.
The resignation of Mr.. Frederick Fox, as a
member of the School Committee was read
and accepted. On motion of Alderman Moves
the election of his successor was postponed to
the regular August monthly meeting.
Alderman DenisoD chairman of the commit
tee on fire department, said that several
months ago, Charles P. French was removed
from the position of engineman of Casco steam :
or No. 8, his removal to take place OH the cleo
tion of his successor. Mr.. Denison said that
since that time Mr.. French had performed his
duties most satisfactorily and he therefore
moved he be elected engineman of Casco No.
5, and he was unanimously elected. Mayor
King took occasion to express his qualification,
that OF the engineers, the department., and the
municipal officers at this result
The convention then dissolved.
The Law and Order League and the rFays
or,