The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-03
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the
City Council.
Annual Reports Received and Other
Business Transacted.

The last regular monthly meeting Of the
City Council was held last evening.
In Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
The full board was present with Mayor King
in the chair.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
The following petitions were read and re-
ferred:
OF Hugh f. Flynn, for license as victualer
at No. 129 Green street; to the favorable re-
port of the City Marshal.
OF Thos Laughlin & Son, for permission to
erect and maintain a steam engine OF eix-horse
power, at No. 1874 Commercial street; the
chief engineer of the fire department, and
notice ordered.
OF @. E. Whitney for permission to enlarge
the wooden building at No. 81 Federal street;
to the committee on new wooden buildings,
with power.
or Emma A. johnson, on account Of dam
ages sustained by falling on the sidewalk on
Quebec street; to the committee on judicial
proceedings and claims.
OF John Marshall Brown, In behalf of the
Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association,
that the city give the Association the lot In
Market square now occupied by Old City Hall
as site for monument to the soldiers and
sailors of Portland who served in the rebellion;
to the next City Council.
CLAIMS REFERRED.
The claims of Eastman & Goodwin for dam
ages to hack at the foot of Danforth street
was read and referred to the committee on ju-
dical proceedings and claims
The claims of Mrs. Mary Wells for damages
done the property Of the claimant by the fall
of tree during storm was referred to the
committee on judicial proceedings and claims.
ANNUAL REPORTS.
The following annual reports were accepted:
City Physician, Truant Officer, City Civil En-
gineer, Street Commissioner, City Marshal,
City Liquor Agency. Superintendent of
Burials, and Harbor Master.
CITY PHYSICIAN.
DIR. Charles D. Smith, City Physician, gives
the following statistics:
Patients in Greeley Hospital March l. 1884, Al;
admitted during the past year, 1859; births, u to-
tai 217. Daily average 40; discharged during the
year LA; ran away 6; died %; number in hospital
Dr. Smith has made 426 professional calls at the
Greeley Hospital and 226 outpatients from the
aims house have received medical treatment. Two
deaths have occurred among the inmates of the
aims house, both from apopexy. The capacity of
the hospital has been taxed to its utmost most Of
the time, and the labor OF the attendants material
ly increased. From the Overseers of the Poor 163
orders have been received for professional attend
ance, and 81S calls have been made, and 130 pa
tients have received treatment at DR.. Smiths Office
No demand for the accommodations of the small
pox hospital has arisen, since March, 1884 when it
was occupied by one case of varioloid.
TRUANT OFFICER.
Mr.. Charles A. Beal, the truant officer, thinks
there is no better way to correct evil habits and
tendencies of childhood than by the use of good
home influences. Fewer arrests have been made
aud less commitments made to the Reform School
the past year. There have been I'll vSitations on
schools, 1 914 cards of investigation attended to-
1739 visitatons of families, 1877 Investigations at
request of parents guardians SO scholars return
ed to school without arrest 81 committed to school,
5 sentenced to Reform School, 429 furnished with
clothing from Provident Association. The increase
of attendance will soon require additiona. help
this department. Thanks are expressed to Judge
Gould for his assistance.
STREET COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
The following is an abstract of the report
submitted by Street Commissioner Staples:
Expenditures