The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
'ETRoLEUM LICKNsEs.

ray, ]. O. Nugent, Jas. A. Pine, Timothy B.
Percy, Sampson Plummer, George ID. Robin
son.
PETROLEUM LICENSES.
The following applications for licenses to
STORE petroleum were read and referred to the
ehied engineer OF the fire department: From
W. q =. X. Millken, 200 gallons; W. L. Will
son q Co., 25OO gals; Perlsy & Russell, 1000
gals; Portland Kerosene Oil Co., 1000 gals
Ryan q Kelsey, 1000 gals; Hantley W. Lewis,
1000 gals Woodbury. & Latham, $500 gals.
Howes, Hilton & Harris, 25Oo gals.
THE SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
A communication was received from Gen.
John M. Brown, chairman of the executive
committee of the Soldiers and Sailors Monu-
ment Association, asking that action be taken
on the petition of the association that the city
grant them the lot of land now occupied by
the Old City Building. This petition was pre-
sented to the last city government and referred
to the present council
A hearing was ordered for Wednesday, the
18th instant
THE SALARY BILL.
Mayor Deering read the following message
In regard to the salary bill:
PORTLAND, MAYORS OFFICE,
May Alb, 1885.
GeHtten7e0-I do not approve Of the salary bill as
passed at the last stated meeting OF the City Coun
el, and most respectfully return the bill to this
You will remember In nav address to the City
Council, when assumed the responsibilities of my
once that requested you would carefully scrutinise
eaeh Item OF expenditure Therefore, believing you
dd not give this bill that careful consideration that
!. should have received. think you should recon-
One Alderman requested that the board should
consider and vote upon each section Of the bill sep
aratey; This request was very proper and ressona-
Bile, and believe 1t should have been gran ted
Should you reconsider the bl trust you will give
each Alderman the right to vote upon to criticize
Ct ne desires) each section BY itself. In my judg-
of ala L.
sary or 1ndicious at this time Of great and posi-
unavoidable depression in all our manufacturing
and commercial industries
This unpleasant truth, with the knowledge that
wherever practicable, our large corporations re-
ducipg the salaries Of their employees, should cause
US to carefully consider this bill before voting an in
crease OF four thousand dollars 1t Is also true
there Appeais to have been indirect increase in
value Of salaries during the past few years. Because
owing TO the greatly increased purchasing power OF
the currency, we are enabled to buy nearly every
article that the family consumes very much cheap
or Or than for many years: We should Ass recsllect
provided for during this municipal year. We must
pay for the luxury Of TWO city marshals enjoyed by
our predecessors. We have a large sum to pay for
the great celebration In honor OF the Grand Army
Of the Republic These with other items (and ap-
propriatioDs increased) will amount to more than
S26 OOU over the amount appropriated for the same
purposes last year.
The city has also met with some losses; one in
particular that believe should call your atten-
tion to- Owing to the outrageous legislation Of last
winter at Augusta in favor of life insurance COM
panies) Portland loses 900 year in taxes that
her citizens called upon to pay, instead of the
corporation owning the property. With these facts,
1t seems to me, you are not justified in voting this
large increase in the salary bill.
Very respectfully,
j. w. DEERING, Mayor.
The bill was then taken up by items. The
only changes made were in the salaries of the
city messenger and truant officer, which we're
made $500 and $500 respectively less in
each case. The number of members belonging
to the Drigo Hose Company was limited to
ten. There was considerable discussion over
the pay of the policemen, and motions to
raise the daily payroll were made by Alder
men Prince and Russell. The board, however,
adhered to its former action, and limited the
pay to 81 per day.
The lower board refusing to concur in the
bill as sent down, q committee Of conference
vas appointed, Messrs. Gallagher, Prince and
Russell serving for the aldermen. The COM
mittee reported that the salary of the police
men be $2.12 IL per day, and the city physi-
clans salary $3.50 yearly. The bill was then
passed by yeas TO nays, Aldermen Denison
and Noyes voting no. The bill as passed is as
follows:
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