The Portland daily press., 1885-03-07
CITY GOVERNMENT.


The last meeting of the present City Coun-
Gil was held last evening.
Nm Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
Every member of the board was present
when Mayor King took the chair The petit
tion of the Peaks Island Engine company,
asking that the city fix the salary of the mem
bers was referred to the next city council.
REPORTS ACCEPTED.
The reportsof the following officers were
accepted Overseers of the Poor, Chief Engi-
neer of the Fire Department, Gas Agent, and
School Committee.
An addition of 30 days was made to the time
which is given the owner of certain buildings
now obstructing Somerset street to remove the
SAME.
THE FINAL LEAVE TAKING.
On motion of Mr.. Gallagher seconded by Mr..
Russell the thanks Of the Board were unani-
mously extended by rising vote to Mayor
King.
The Mayor responded in appropriate words
and said that he thanked the board for their
handsome compliment aud their attendance at
the meeting. He said that no was aware that
anything of the sort is sometimes regarded as
superfnous but II the board had neglected
this rounding off of their courteous conduct
towards him, he should bave felt that some
thing was lacking. Mayor King closed bis re-
marks with reference to his cordial feelings
towards the members of the board and ex-
pressed his hearty wishes for their future pros-
perity.
Mr.. Hawkes., as the chairman of the board
and one of the retiring members, expressed his
appreciation of the kindness with which the
board had invariably treated him, and voiced
the sentiments Of the retiring members to the
Mayor when he expressed their appreciation of
the unvarying courtesy, ability and impartial
ity with which he presided over the delibera-
tions of the board.
In conclusion E1r. Hawkes. said For those
members who remain can extend no better
wish than that their sessions may be attended
with the same harmony and good-feeling
which have attended all our meetings.
Mr.. Hawkes. also remarked that of the four
years he had spent in the City Council none
had been p)easanter than the one just passed.
The thanks of the Board were unanimously
extended to the efficient City Clerk, Mr.. Geo.
was aware that it was not customary for the
City Clerk to make any remarks at this time,
he thought that the members of the Board
might like to know what had been accomplish
ed during the year. Eighty-three meetings
have been held by the Board since the tenth Of
March last There have been received and
considered 366 petitions; rs reports have been
made, ard 1856 orders passed, making $50 pages
of the city records.
The thanks of the Board were also extended
to the City Messenger, the other city officers
and the reporters. When the vote was passed,
MIR. Shaw was spoken of as the genial city
messenger. Equal to the emergency, Mr..
Shaw responded that it should be gin-ial.
Papers from the lower board received con.
current action, and the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen adjourned sine die.
I'm Common Council.
Absent, Messls. Thompson, Jordan and
King.
The reports of the OVerseers OF the Poor,
Chief Engineer OF the Fire Department,
School Committee, Superintendent of Schools
were received, accepted and ordered printed in
concurrence.
The nsh ordnance was called from the table
by Mr.. Mcclellan and passed to be engrossed in
concurrence. 1t was afterwards reported cor
reotly engrossed and passed to be ordained in
concurrence.
The petition of Peaks island Engine COM
pany was referred to the next City Govern
ment in concurrence.
On motion of Mr.. Winchester a vote of
thankc wa n =, ~, axtandad h., r;,r =
President Fogg for the able and impartial
manner i'll which he had presided the last year,
to which the president most happily responded.
On motion of Mr.. Turner vote of thanks
was unanimously extended by rising 10 the
clerk, Mr.. Wade, for the manner in which he
had performed his duties the last year.
The Common Council of 1884-5 then ad-
innrnad sine die