The Portland daily press., 1886-03-16
CITY covERNM EMIT.
Special Meeting of the Two Boards
Last Evening.
Appointment of the Standing Com
mittees for the Year.

AppOIntinGnr OF TIC StpildiuS ~Su-
mittees for the Year.
A special meeting of both branches of the
CITY Council was held last evening for the
purpose of listening to the appointment of
the standing committees. In addition to
this business number OF subordinate city
officers were elected, and considerable mis-
cellaneous business disposed OF.
In Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
The Board came to order at the call of the
Mayor. all the members being present.
THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
The preliminary committee on the centen-
NAL celebration presented their report, rec
ommending the passage OF the following or
der. The report was accepted and the order
passed:
ordered That joint committee, to consist of
the Mayor, the Board of Aldermen and the City
Clerk together with the President of the Common
Council and one member of the Council from each
ward be appointed to take in charge the centen-
NAL celebration of the separation of Portland
from Falmouth and the Incorporation of the town.
And said committee shall have power to call to
its assistance committees of citizens TO forward
the objects of the celebration.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Mayor announced the following APP
pointments for standing committees Of the
Mayor and Aldermen:
Agency and Sale of intoxicating Liquors-Al-
dermen Briggs, Kicker and Mcmahon
and Sawyer.
Licenses-The Mayor, Aldermen Wilson and
Marks.
Police-The Mayor, Aldermen Beale and Nc
Mahon.
State Pensions-Aldermen Sawyer and Wilson.
New Wooden Buildings-Al Aldermen Marks, Will
SON and SAWYER
Damage on Grading Streets-The Mayor, Alder
men Sawyer and Briggs.
The members of the joint standing COM
mittees on the part of this board were then
announced. The list of the committees, in
Guiding the members from both boards, is as
follows:
Accounts-Alderman Marks, Councmen Cox
and Cushing.
Finance-The Mayor, Aldermen Wilson and
Kicker, Councilman Dewey (of g., Brown and
MCGOWAN.
Fire Observation-Disclosures Beale and Marks,
Councilmen Lang Rumery and Adams.
Streets, Sidewalks and Bridges-Aldermen
Sawyer and Briggs, Councilman Roberts, Ire
fethen and Mccain.
Laying out New Streets-The Mayor Aldermen
Wilson and Sawyer Concimen Dewey (of 81,
Cox and ONeil.
Public Buildings The Mayor, Alderman Marks,
Councilmen Williamson Galley and Spring.
Judicial Proceedings and Claims-The Mayor,
Aldermen Wilson and Beale, Councilman Abbott,
Brown and Spring.
Public Observation-Disclosures Sawyer and
Kicker, Councilmen Cox, Kent and Parker.
Mayors Address-Aldermen Briggs and Nc,
Murphy.
Engrossed Bills and Printing-Alderman Briggs
Councilmen Lang, Kent and Mccain.
Bells and ClOcks-Alderman Sawyer, Council
men Galley, O'Neil and Adams.
Street Lamps-Alderman Briggs, COuncilmen
Abbott Dewey (of u, and Rumery.
Sale of Unimproyed Real Estate-Aldermen
Kicker and Wilson, Councilman Roberts, William
son and Parker.
men Dewey (of u, Cushing and McGowan.,
Electrical Appliances-The Mayor, Alderman
apd Bese and WILSON,
Councilmen Dewey (of O., Parker and Trefethen.
ORDERS PASSED.
That 200 copies of the Mayors inaugural
address be printed for distribution.
That the committee on fire department. be
authorized to make contract in behalf OF
the city with the owners of the steamer
Mary w. Libby during a term not exceeding
one year for fire service for a sum not exceed
ing $500 and further for such service by said
steamer or its substitute, sum not exceed
ing $15 per hour for each boat.
That the City Auditor make his annual re-
port, and that the same be printed together
with the reports of other city officers and
commissioners.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The bonds of the following. were
approved: S. III. Dyke, cleaner of privy
vaults; Levi S. Pennell, weigher of hay !;
Charles B. Moseley, A. M. Sawyer, James S.
Gould, VIM. I'll. Plummer, constables.
Fred I'll. CloyeS was appointed inspector of
petroleum.
The following were appointed special po-
licemen without pay: Ruel N. Field, Samuel
w. Joy, Samuel d. Lincoln, A. j. Cummings
and Frank |. Brett.
A communication was received from City
Civil Engineer Goodwin and ordered on
file stating that W. S. Edwards and Geo. n.
Fernald had been appointed assistant engi-
neerS.
The petition of R. S. Davis & Co., to store
petroleum was referred to the chief engineer
of the fire department.
The petition of Frederick Goth for re-
newal of his license to sell gunpowder was
granted.
VIM. Jeffords was appointed anundertaker.
The petition of residents of Long Island,
praying that the road be extended to the
eastern end of the island was referred.
The reports of the Street Commissioner
and the Chief Engineer Of the Fire Depart
ment were received and ordered on file.
In Joint Convention.
The Boards met in joint convention to
elect subordinate city officers. Alderman
Briggs moved that the vote Of the convention
be thrown by Alderman Marks, and it was
SO voted. Alderman Marks and Councilman
Parker were appointed committee to re-
ceive, sort and count ballots and the follow
ing officers were declared elected:
For surveyors of lumber-Isacc III. Par
sons, Samuel III. Dyer, Edwin P. Cummings,
Albert S. Legrow, E. C. Libby, Charles r.
Lewis, VIM. j. Whitehall, Richard White
hail. John A. Stevens.
Weighers of coal, iron and cabbage-Jos-
eph ii. Poor, Patrick Walsh.
Weigher of coal, iron and plaster-Nathan-
iel Walker.
Surveyor of lumber logs, wood and bark
John w. Phillips.
Weigher of coal and irOn-Frank III. Cole.
The convention then dissolved.
In Common Council.
Absent Mr.. Roberts.
Mr. Galley offered the petition of j. r.
Hill and others for the completion of the
street on Long Island. Referred and sent up.
Papers from the upper board received con-
current action.
celebration committee, Messrs, Abbott,
Lang, Spring, Galley, Mccain, Adams and
Parker.
The joint committees were announced by
the president and will be found elsewhere.
Adjourned.
Portland Wheel Club.
The Portland Wheel Club held their an
nual meeting at the club rooms last evening.
The following officers were elected;
President-John Calvin Stevens.
Vice President and Captain-H. S. Higgins.
Secretary and TreaSurec-H. S. Gardiner.
1st Lieutenant-L. j. Carney.
I'd Lieutenant-W. w. Beckett.
Bugler-W. r. Pitcher.
Mr.. F. A. Elwell was nominated for chief
consul, and Mr.. c. H. Lamson representative
of the State of Maine for the League of
American Wheelmen. The club now num-
hers forty members and is i'm a yery flourish