The Portland daily press., 1886-06-08
An Ordinance Providing for an In
spector of Buildings.
Action on the Market Square Lot
Postponed.
The Forest City Skating Rink is
Granted a License.

IN 6OdFu OF MAYOR ana AioeTHSH.
The Board came to order at little after
7.3O o'clock with Mayor Chapman in the
chair, all the members being present.
THE PORTLAND AND oGDENsBURG.
The following paper providing for the
representation of the city at the meeting for
the reorganization of the Portland and Og-
densburg Railroad Company and signed by
the Mayor and Aldermen, was read and
ordered placed ON file and recorded;
The undersigned, the Mayor and Alder
men of the city of Portland, and as such the
municipal officers of said city, hereby deslg-
nate and appoint ourselves and john L.
Hobbs, Esq, president Of the Common
Council to attend the first meeting OF the
new corporation to be organized under the
foreclosure of the mortgage from the Port
land and Ogdensburg Railroad Company to
Samuel E. Spring ct. ais, trustees, dated the
first day of November, A. ID. 1871, and of the
later mortgages on said railroad which have
also been foreclosed; which meeting is to be
held at the office of the Portland and Og-
densburg Railroad Company at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon of Tuesday, the Sth day of
June next, in pursuance of the published
notice therefor, printed copy of which is
hereto annexed; with full power and author
ity to act by majority vote in the city's name
and behalf, as its agent and representative,
upon all matters which shall arise at said
meeting or any adjournment thereof
THE ORDINANCE ON TAXES.
The committee on engrossed bills reported
that they had found the ordinance amending
an ordinance on taxes correctly endorsed.
The ordinance, which provides for the re-
duction of the rate of discount from three to
one per cent, then came up for final pas
sage
The Mayor stated that the intention had
been to bring the matter before the Council
earlier in the year, but it had been laid over
by accident.
Alderman Briggs called for yea and nay
vote, and the ordinance was given passage
as follows: Yeas-Beale, Kicker, Sawyer,
Marks. Nays-Wilson, Mcmahon, Briggs.
DRAINS AND SEWERS.
The committee on drains and sewers re-
ported ON the petition of d. T. Perkins for
the extension of the private sewer on Cum
berland street to the corner of Paris street,
recommending that the petitioner have leave
to enter his private drain into the drain ex-
tending towards Hanover street, and that
the cost of construction be deducted from
the assessment on the petitioners lot on
Cumberland street.
The same committee reported on the petit
ton of John F. Kelsey ct al. to enter the
sewer on Danforth street without paying an
assessment, recommending the petitioners
have leave to enter that sewer without as
sessment until the construction of a sewer
in Pleasant street. into which they may en-
ter their private drains.
Both reports were accepted.
TREAsURER's AND AUDITORS ACCOUNTS.
The committee on accounts reported that
they had examined the account of the Treas
urer and Collector for the financial year end
ing March 81, 1886, and found the same cor
rectly vouched and properly stated. The
balance of cash in the hands of the Treasurer
at the close of the year was $S7,771.50.
The same committee reported that they had
examined the Auditors accounts of appro-
priations and expenditures of the city for the
financial year ending March 81, 1886, and found
them properly authorized and correctly
stated.
THE FERRY LANDING.
The following order was introduced by Al
derman Beale and passed The vote being
doubted by Alderman Briggs, yea and nay
vote resulted as follows: yeas-Beals, Will
son, Mcmahon, Sawyer, Marks; nays-Rick-
er, Briggs.
Ordered that the City Solicitor be instruct
ed. or requested, to appear at the approach
ing term of the Law Court for this district
and to maintain and support the exceptions
uary term, 1886, of the Supreme Judicial
Court for this county in the appeal of A. V.
Cole and others from the decision of the
County Commissioners of Cumberland coun-
Al. 1n1 in 1,n
peal at the April term, 1886, of the Law Court
in opposition to the acceptance OF the report
of the committee which reversed the dec1S-
ion of the County Commissioners refusing to
lay out the highway and ferry landing prayed
for in said petition.
NO BALL PLAYING IN THE STREETS.
An amendment to the ordinance on streets
was read once and sent down. The ordi-
nance is as follows:
Section 20 of the ordinance ON streets is
hereby amended by inserting in the SECOND
line after the word throw" the words 'any
ball." so that the section shall read, when
amended, as follows:
Sec 20.-No person shall play lat bat and
ball, or foot ball, or throw any ball, stones,
brick bats, clubs or snowballs, within any of
the streets, alleys squares, or any other pub
less than one nor more than twenty dollars
for each offence.
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS.
The following ordinance was read oncs
and sent down:
Be it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen
and Common Council of Portland in City
Council assembled, as follows:
SEC. There shall be elected annually at
the time fixed for the election of other subor-
dinate city officers, or as soon thereafter as
convenient, an inspector of buildings, who
shall hold office until a successor is duly
elected and qualified. He shall be removable
at the pleasure of the City Council and shall
receive such compensation for his services
as the City Council may determine.
SEC. 1.-The inspector shall examine all
buildings in course of erection, alteration or
repair in the city. He shall make a record
of, and report forthwith to the Board of May
or and Aldermen, all violations of the ordi-
nances of the city, or laws Of the State rela-
ting to buildings, and shall generally per-
form such duties as may be required of him
by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
SEC. 3-This ordinance shall take effect
when approved.
THE MARKET SQUARE LOT.
Alderman Briggs for the joint committee
to whom was referred the petition of j. S.
Winslow, ct ais, for the taking of Market
Square as a public park, such action being
necessary before the same can be set aside
for the soldiers monument, reported tie fol-
lowing order:
Ordered That the municipal officers of
the city of Portland be, and hereby are di-
rected to proceed at once in the manner pre-
scribed by law, to take the lot of land in said
city known as Market Square and particu-
larly described in said petition for a public
park or square, if they deem the same suita-
BILE therefor, and to make due and legal re-
turn of their doings in the premises.
Alderman Wilson thought the matter
should be tabled until after the Centennial
celebration, as a hearing will be necessary
which is likely to be a long one.
Alderman Sawyer thought that action
should be taken now.
Alderman Briggs favored passing the or
der, but postponing the hearing until after
the celebration if deemed best.
Alderman Beale thought that the hearing
should not take place until after the celebra
ton, but did not care how the matter was
postponed.
The Mayor favored laying the order on the
table as he thought the publication of no.
tice for hearing would create discussion
which would interfere with the preparations
for the Centennial.
A motion to lay the matter on the table
was then passed. Alderman Briggs asked
for the roll call, which resulted as follows: