The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
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XIII Successful candidates will be divided ints
two grades, according to their relative standing,
and no candidate can be certified for appointment
from the second grade until the first grade has been
exhausted within two.
XIY-No candidate of incorporate lIcentious,
profane, quarrelsome disorderly or indoient habits
cess.
XV-The examination is designed to test the
physical, moral and mental qualifications Of the
candidates, including an inquiry into their
strength, activity, power Of endurance, coursgs,
se1-eonrol, Judgment, willingness TO obey, quick
of perception, thought and expression promptneas,
capacity and willingness to learn and their fAmili-
arity with the streets, localities and principal
buildings and objects ia the city and vicinity.
in Rule L:
APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT ON THA PoLIcH
FORCE oF PORTLAND.
The applicant will answer the following quss-
tions In his handwriting, date and subscribe
the same and return TO the city clerk.
1. When were you bornY
2. Are you married?
.. Where were You born and whore have y0u
lived since your birth?
4. How long have you lived continuously In
:, s.; In what ward, street and number do yea now
6. What Is your present occupation, and vhAs
has 1t been for the past two years?
z: Are you native born or DRturalzed citizen;
II the latter, when and where were you naturalzedt
.. What Is your heightS
8. What is your weight?
10. Do you use intoxicating liquorsY
II 40 HSse you ever S been upon any Police Fores
u. II you once belonged to any Police Force,
13. What Is the present state Of your health7
Have You ever suffered any severe sickness; and II
SO, when and what was its character? Have you .
regular physician; and If 20, Whom9
IA. To whom can you refer as to ysur habits,
chsraci er and general fitness for policeman
Dated this. day yof............, A. D., 188
THE MUNJoK HILL REsERvoR.
Alderman Gallagher introduced report OF
the Portland Water Company to the commit
tee on Hre department Of the city Of Portland,
IN regard to the water supply Of MuDtoy
Hill. The company are aware that the pipes
carrying water TO this hill are rot Of eufioieht
capacity to give the best supply and will lay
this year twelye-inch main through Port
land, Oxford and Washington streets to Wal
nut. This will connect Munjoy Hill directly
with the twenty mile section pipe at Wey-
mouth street. This will insure good supply OF
are many practical difficulties in the way Of
the reservoir on Munjoy Hill and the report
questions the advissbility Of its erection.
THE BACK BAT SEWER.
City Civil Engineer Goodwin presented re-
port of sewer for Back Bay. The plan pro-
vides for the dredging of channel along
Rack Bay and extending the lateral sewers In
flow OF the tide. This system can be com-
pleted at a cost Of 1875. The report Was
accepted and the work ordered to be carried on
under the direction of the committee on drains
and sewers
OTHER MATTERS.
Peter oConncr was elected city liquor
agent
The committee on skating rinks reported
that licenses had been granted to Chas. 4.
Warwick and VIM. DsWolf, and recommended
that the Marshal be instructed to close all an
licensed rinks and all found open between the
hours OF 10 p. m. and sunrise. The Marshal
was so instructed.
Alderman Gallagher presented the follow
ing amendments to the Revised Ordinances:
At the 11th line Of paragraph Eve, page AIS,
after the word shall" !" read "under the drec-
tion OF the committee on streets, sidewalks
and bridges" Section shall be stricken out
and the following inserted: SIT shall be the
duty OF the Street Commissioner to keep in 9
proper journal an exact amount of his ex-
penditares, which shall be audited monthly By
the committee on streets, sidewalks and
bridges"
The amendments were read twice.
The claim Of Mrs. A. Billings for damages
done TO her property by the failure of the city
TO grade St. John street, was referred to the
COMMITTEES on damages for grading streets.
The joint standing committee on finance re-
ported that they had examined the accounts Of
the treasurer and found them to be correct.
The report was accepted.
The following were appointed special police
men without pay: Henry W. Badger, Josiah
d. Gill, Samuel W. Joy, Robert B. Whitcomb.
Jas N. Carter, Thos. Smith, Geo. N Will
liams, Watson R. Gribben, Mslen L. Stick
ney, Chss. ?: CovsL, Samuel NJ. Kelsey, Jo-
siah N. Smith.
The petition of the hackmen, which came
up from the lower board, was tabled and Al
dermen Gallagher and Noyes appointed men,
oers OF committee on the part OF this board to
frame new ordinance which would be ap-
plicable to the case in point.
I'm Joint Convention.
The two boards met in joint convention and
Alderman Noyes cast the ballot of the conven-
tion for K. M. Richardson, O. +. Libby and
John W. Deering as trustees of Evergreen
Cemetery.
John e. Bradford, John Oaks and Daniel
Brewer were elected surveyors of ship timber,
and the convention adjourned.
Hn Commen CSunciI.
Absent-Messrs. Woodbury., Somers and
In the absence of the president, Mr.. Shaw Of
Ward 8, was elected president pro tenn.
The records were read and approved.
Papers from the upper board met with con-
current action.
Mr.. Mcclellan presented petition signed BY
ID. y. Libby and many others, that no non.
resident shall drive for hire q hacknsy-coach
IN Portland without a license from the Board
OF Mayor and Aldermen, which shall be $40
for each one horse carriage, S1S for each two
horse carriage, and So for each additional
horse.
The salary bill was amended in this board BY
raising the salaries Of she policemen to S2.25;
reducing the city physician to $3.50 and raisInK
the truant officers to $500. The upper board
requested q committee Of conference and
Beals, Williamson and Roberts were appoint
cd on the part of this board. They reported
making the policemen's salaries So 12i a raise
OF ia cents; the city physicians $3.50, and tra-
ant officer $500, and the report was accepted
and the bill passed in concurrence, 1o yeas, /
nay.
The appropriation bill passed in this board,
16 yeas, / nay.
A committee on the part OF this board to
draw hack Orninanca had ~