The Portland daily press., 1885-01-06

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held last evening.
Beard of Mayor and Aldermen.
The Board was called to order at 745 o'clock,
Absent, Alderman Russell.
| APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
| On certificate from the city physician the
appointment of Fred W. Cole as policeman
was confirmed by the board.
INVITATION ACCEPTED.
| An invitation to attend the drill and ball of
the Portland High School Cadets on January
Is was received and accepted.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF the officers and members of the Fire De-
| partment asking their yearly pay be increased
| from $75 and $66 to $3.50 and $120 respectively
This petition was referred to committee on
| Fire Department.
OF Robert J. Nugent, to be licensed as VIC
| tualler.
OF c. R. Nelson & Co., for permission to
erect and maintain steam engine and boiler
| at Ala Fore street. Granted.
| VI j. w. Lane to erect new wooden bRild-
| ing on 95 Carleton street,
Of Benjamin Durham for 500 as compen-
| satlon for damages 10 his cellar resulting from
| detective drainage on the part of the city.
Ot w. w. Thomas, ey-Mayor and eleven
| 9th er prominent citizens, that the city council
| obtain from the legislature of the State stat
| ute establishing for the city commission of
| not less than three persons to be appointed by
the Mayor to hold office for one, two and three
| years respectively, and thereafter to be ap-
pointed on each year to hold for three years.
| to be called the commissioners of cemeteries
| and public grounds, who shall have charge of
the cemeteries of this city other than Ever
| green, together with the parks, promenades,
squares and other grounds reserved for orna-
mental uses and under whose direction all ap-
| preparations made for such purposes shall be
| expended.
| In Common Council.
| Absent, Messrs Burleigh O'Neil and Shaw.
| Papers from the upper board received con-
| current action.
The records OF the last meeting were read
and:approved.
Mr.. Mcmahon offered an order for a side
walk on South street which was passed and
| sent up.
| Mr.. Winchester offered orders that the
treasurer give deeds to G. A. Hanson of a lot
| OF land on Grant street, comprising 1882
square feet, at six cents per foot, and 10 81. L.
Carney Of a lot on Grant street, which were
passed and sent up. An order for an exchange
of a lot of land near Forest City Cemetery,
embracing an acre belonging to Clark, Chap
lin & Co., for another lot of land near thereto,
was passed and sent up. He also offered an
order that the treasurer give deed to c. A.
Hanson of lot corner of Grant and Wey-
mouth streets, 1857 square feet, at 10 cents a
foot. Passed and sent up.
| Mr.. Thompson offered an order for plank
| sidewalk on GilbertJ Lane. Referred with
| power and sent up.
An invitation to attend the High School
Cadets ball, January 18th, was accepted with
thanks and sent up.
| The clerk was requested on motion of Mr..
Turner to ask the upper board for the return
| of the order, passed at former meeting, au-
thorizing the treasurer to give the deed of
| piece OF property to Benz W. lStover. The
clerk returned with the answer that the order
had been indefinitely postponed A resolve
was then passed asking the upper board to re-
turn the original order with endorsements
The upper board did so. The order, while one
endorsement showed that it had passed in con-
curence, at one meeting, the other showed it
had been indefinitely postponed at the next.
RESOLUTION.
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and aldermen attend
the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Port
| land and Ogdensburg Railroad Company to be held
on Tuesday, the 20th inst, and BY majority vote
| coming before said meeting.
LEAVE TO WITHDRAW.
The committee on judicial proceedings and
claims to whom was referred the claim of D.
D. Chenery for damage to carriage July 4th,
1888, and of Fred S. Hawkes. and Lottie
| Hawkes. for damage by reason of defect in
Fsre street, reported that they had made in
vestigation and do not find that there is liabil-
| ity on the part Of the city in either case, and
therefore recommend that the petitioners sew
orally have leave to withdraw.
| ORDERS PASSED.
:, That the city treasurer be authorized to and
1 empowered to pay all claims and bills an
I proved by the several committees, the COM
| mlttee on accounts and the Mayor, which are
1 or may be in excess of specific appropriations:
| and that the city auditor be authorized to al
low and change the same to the proper appro-
| priations
| That the matter of reinvesting the securities
| OF the sinking fund of the Atlantic and ST.
| Lawrence Railroad Company, or the passing
OF any law amend8tory of or additional to
chapter COL of the private laws of 1868 by the
| Legislature be referred to the committee OF
| finance for their consideration and report to
the city council on or before the next regular
| meeting. q
That the City Auditor carry forward to the
next financial year the unexpended balances
| of the special appropriation for the intercept-
ing sewer on Back Bay made by order of the
| City Council Sept. 16, 1884.
That the City Auditor transfer at the closing
| of the financial year all balances of unexpend-
| ed appropriations to monies unappropriated
and with the same to balance the accounts
| where the expenditures have exceeded the ap-
| preparations, etc.
That the committee on fire department
| make contract for the services of steamer
| Mary w. Libby for year for fire service at
| an expense not exceeding 5000, and further
| for such services by said steamer or it's sub
stitute sum not exceeding $15 per hour for
each boat.
| That the street lamps hereafter be extin-
guished at daylight, instead of o'clock a. m.
| as heretofore.
The ordinance to amend an ordinance re-
lating to schools was reported correctly, en-
| crossed and was passed to be ordained
En Joint Convention.
The following letter was read in joint con-
vention by the Mayor:
| The undersigned haue been appointed COM
| mittee, by the Portland Fraternity, to consider
| and carry out some plan for securing places
| whore boys who have no real homes may pass
| their evenings.
They believe that these boys are greatly
tempted TO wrong by roaming the streets.
| They feel certain that these will grow UP to
constitute dangerous class in our commune
| ty They believe that all good citizens will
heartily approve any wise measure which will
| draw these boys away from the streets at
night. The chairman of the committee has
| therefore, appeared before the school commit
tee, and secured its appreciation of the gener-
al plan proposed. The undersigned therefore,
| petition your honorable bodies to authorize the
| school committee to use any of the public
| buildings for the purpose of providing places
well warmed and lighted and superintendent,
| which, in its judgment may help the proposed
service to the "boys of the street,
| HENRY BLANCHARD,
| JAMES p. BAXTER,
W. W. THOMAS.
| A hearing on the communication was grant,
ed and Rev, Henry Blanchard was called up
on to addrts the convention, He said in sub
| stance:
From many conversations with our citizens,
l have found that there is an interest in the
condition of the boys of ouf city. have con.
versed with many of our prominent citizens