The Portland daily press., 1884-09-17
CITY GOVERNMENT.


Special Meeting of the City CouneiI-The
BOards Pass Order Appropriating
$4,000 Towards Abating lhe Back
Bay Nuisanee-The Order Passed Re-
quiring the Assessors TO Assess the AN
nunI Taxes.
A special meeting was held last evening in re-
regard to arranging and passing the appropria-
ton bill so the assessors can proceed with the
work OF assessing the taxes for the year. 1t
was also thought advisable to see what the
Council would do in regard to the Back Bay
nuisance, although Mr.. Shedd, the expert en-
ployed, had not yet handed in his report.
Prior to the meeting of the two boards they
met in committee of the whole to discuss the
Back Bay, and voted that the discussion should
be private.
I'm Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
The Board was called to order by the Mayor
at eight O'Clock, all the aldermen being pres
emit The following business was transacted:
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF Jasper Carlson to erect a new wooden
buIdiDg!on T1rner street.
OF Cords l., Longley for license as a vct-
ualer.
OF Vincent Cameron for license as a yict-
ualer.
or Geo. Fl. Irish to erect new wooden
building on Lafayette street
VI William L. Small and others to continue
for month longer the services of special po-
lceman on the Western Promenade.
COMMUNICATIONS.
communication was received from Bos-
worth Post, No. 2, extending an invitation to
the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to accom-
pany them on their excursion today.
On Innfion nf A ldarnan q ~
thanks for the courtesy was extended.
The resignation of Richard Cole as weigher
of coal and plaster, was read and accepted.
NOMINATIONS MADE.
Gen. Francis Fessenden was appointed COM
missioner on the Atlantic & st. Lawrence
railroad sinking fund, in place of Samuel e.
Spring, deceased. The appointment was con-
firmed.
Luther e. SkilliDgs was appointed special
policeman without pay.
ORDERS PASSED.
That the sum of $15, 900 be, and the same il,
hereby appropriated for the purpose of Dur.
chasing material and procuring labor to con-
struct an intercepting sewer ON Back Bay, ac-
cording to plans to be approved by the city
civil engineer; and the committee on drains
and sewers are hereby authorized and empow-
cred to contract for said material and labor;
said sum. when expended, to be charged to
special appropriation for intercepting sewer on
Back Bay.
That instead of the sums heretofore ordered
to be raised and assessed, that is to say the
sum of six hundred and seventy one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-eight and 70-1O0
dollars ($671 ,928.70) by order of the City Coun-
Gil, approved March 26, 1884. and the further
sum OF eight thousand dollars ($80OO) by order
of the City Council, approved May 20, 1884,
making in all the sum of $679 928.70, so order
ed to be raised and assessed; the following
sum namely 1854, 92S.70 (six hundred and
nlnety-four Thousand, nine hundred and
twenty-eight and 70-l00 dollars. be raised and
assessed on the polls.and estates of the in
ha0itants, and on the estate of nonresident
proprietors of the city, according to law, to
defray the current expenses of the city of Port
land, and also to pay the State and county
the first day of April, 1884, and ending with
the last day of March, 1885. And the asses
sors OF taxes are hereby required to assess on
the polls and estates of the inhabitants, and
on the estate OF nonresident proprietors of
this city such further sum for overlayings over
and above the sums hereby ordered to be
raised and assess5d and not exceeding five %
per cent thereof as q practical division thereof
renders necessary.
In regard to the order concerning the Back
Bay appropriation, when this order reached
tbs lower board, Mr.. Wilson moved to amend
by inserting clause by which the expanding
charge OF joint committee from both boards.
This amendment, it was afterward thought,
might initiate against the provisions of the
city charter, by which the draiu and sewer
expenditures are placed in the hands of the
upper board, and it was reconsidered, although
it had previously rassed together with the
original order as amended.
Then Mr.. lrleigh amended by inserting
instead OF the words "for the construction of
an intercepting sewer on Back Bay" the
words "for the abatement OF the Back Bay
nuisance" and as amended the order had
passage. The upper board voted to insist
and the lower board asked for
committee of conference. The upper board
appointed Messrs. Noyes and Kelsey, and the
lower board appointed Messrs. Turner, Wilson
and Mcclellan. The committee reported, rec
ommending the orders passage in its original
state. In the lower board the question was
asked why the committee had apparently
changed their views. The action was explain
ed by the statement that the money would be
expended under plan provided by the City
Civil Engineer. The lower board then reced-
ed and passed the order in concurrence. 10
yeas and nays,
I'm Common Council.
Absent, Messrs. Simonds, Shaw and King,
Papers from the upper board passed in con-
currence.
Both boards adjourned at IL o'clock.