The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-03
CITY GOVERNMENT.
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OF John T. Hull that the city furnish illus
trations of public buildings for his forth,
coming handbook and guide Of Portland
and vicinity Referred.
OF Casco Engine Company, No. ), for in-
prevement in stable. Referred.
OF citizens for a cross walk on Dantortn
street. head of Orange. Referred -
| OF Edward Hasty TO erect wooden bulids
| ing on Congress street.
ORDERS.
The following orders were passed:
That all petitions FOR the erection of new
| wooden buildings be referred to the eommil-
tee on new wooden buildings with power to
grant the same, aud said committee snail re-
| port TO this board, at each regular meeting, a
| list OF all permits granted By 1t >inee the
| last meeting.
That the salary of the Judge of the Mu-
| uicipal Court be fixed for the current munic-
| ipal year at S1200
That the sanitary committee be empow-
| cred to make contract in behalf If the city
for term OF years, To collect all house and
| fish offal.
That the City Treasurer give Sylvester
Doe deed of a lot of land on the westerly
side of Gilman street; the LOT containing
6,056 square feet, at y cents per foot The
sewer assessment of SlSl5 on said lot to be
paid by Doe
That the City Treasurer hire $4,000 per
month fer the purpose of detraying ordina..
nv city expenses. The sum not TO exceed
$4,000, TO be hired under the direction OF
the committee of finance.
That the City Treasurer renew $4,000 OIL
the city's notes, falling due on May lst.
That there be prepared under the direction
of the city engineer plans of Peaks Island
similar TO the re-yalaation plans IL the Guy
proper. The cost of said plans
TO be charged To special appropria ION 10 De
made for the purpose.
That the city clerk contract Tor saklng CEN
sus of births of all children under one year
Of age at this date.
That the city treasurer pay Bosworth ana
Thatcher posts, u. A. X, $500 Tor Memoilai
Day expenses.
That committee of two be appointed,
| with such as the Council may join, to consll-
| er the ACCESSIBILITY of revising the city ordl-
| nances. Aldermen Smith aud Shaw were
| appointed ON the part of this board.
That the committee on streets be directed
| 10 open aud construct Bond street.
That the committee on publle buildings
| have some definite plans and estimates made
| of the enlargement of engi re company M.
| house and report at next meeting OF City
| Council.
That the Mayor appoint soule responsible
| person to examine the title of property at
ut Peaks Island. Virgil G. Wilson, ESQ.,,
was appointed.
| to contract for all city advertising.
That the committee on police take such ac-
| ton as will prevent hereafter the giving OF a
| ball or any other entertainment Tor the ben
| eft of the police
That the committee on streets construct
| Vaughan street from School to Orange.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The bond of Henry w. Hersey, as treasurer
| and collector. was approved.
The report of the recorder of the Municipal
Court for the month ending March 16 was
received and ordered on file
A protest against the erection of a livery
stable by John f. Proctor, signed by James
Devlin and ten others, was presented and
accepted.
The report OF the Deputy Marshals on the
lights stated that in March the arc lights
were out 251 hours and the incandescent 4s3
hours, the city thereby losing 1922. The re-
port was accepted.
Sewell Lang, Henry W. Burgess, Lyman
N. Kimball, Henry s. Tricky and Charles
HI. Baker were appointed overseers of the
house of correction.
The matter of insuring the public build
ings was referred to the committee on esti-
mates.
A communication was received from M.
| N. Rich, secretary of the Board OF Trade,
| asking for a small appropriation for the
Board OF Trade Journal in return for which
q number of copies of the journal are to be
each month given the city for circulation
Referred to the committee on estimates.
The committee on advertising reported,
recommending that all contracts for adver-
Using be made by the Mayor and City Clerk.
The report was accepted.
The committee ON making a contract for
the printing of subordinate city reports re-
ported that the contract had been awarded
to William M. Marks, he being the lowest
bidder Accepted.
DR.. A. K. p. Messerve was appointed as a
member of the Board of Health, Edwin b.
Winslow as a member of the Police Examin-
ing Board, FL. I. Cunningham, inspector of
vinegar and milk; Fred II. Cloyes and John
E. Haskell, trustee of Evergreen Cemetery.
Papers from the Lower Board received
concurrent action, after which the Board
adjourned.