The Portland daily press., 1888-03-06
CITY GOVERN MENT.
Last Meeting Of the City Council OF
1879
Ordinance Establishing a Sanitary
Department Passed.
other Miscellaneous Matters OF In
terest.

The regular March meeting Of the City
Council was held last evening. This was
the last meeting Of the two boards. and after
referring all unfinished business TO the next
City Council, the board adjourned sine die.
In Board Of mayor and Aldermen.
Mayor Chapman presided and the full
BOARD was in attendance.
The City MarshaPs report for the year, Of
which the following is an abstract, was re-
ceived and ordered on file:
CITY MARsuAL's REPORT.
The present police force consists Of 80 men.
including the Marshal and two deputy mar
shals.
The number Of persons arrested by officers
Of this department for the year is 1852.
Nationality Of Persons Arrested.
United States, 0OD; Ireland, G53; Irish
Americans, 556; Endland, AZ; sweden, 36;
Scotland, ~; China, .; Italy, 3; British
Americans; 45; Central Americans, q; North
American indians, 10; Germany, 20; Belgi-
um, l France, 81. Total 1859.
The whole number VI persons applying for
and furnished with lodging Is 571.
Miscellaneous Business.
Number of stores found open and secured.
1888; dangerous places fo1nd In the streets
and reported, 56;, stray. teams found and
turned to their parents, 3S; fire alarms
sounded by the police. l /; sick and mad dogs
killed, 10.
Licenses.
The amount Of fines collected from lieens-
es to hacks and drays and paid to the alder
men In compliance with the ordinance Of the
city Is Sl65.
Stolen Property Recorersd.
The amount Of stolen property recovered
and returned to the owner during the year u
S6S050.
Intoxicating Liquors.
The whole number Of warrants for intox-
ieatlng liquors under what Is known as the
search and seizure process, served by the de-
partment from March l, 1887, u March I,
1888, Is 1856 Upon these warrants 40 liquor
was found on ,433; liquors were f0uGd and
seized on 1853. The number Of persons ar
rested and arIaigned in the municipal court
for violation Of the liquor law Is 1873.
The number OF gallons OF intoxicating
liquors seized, including ale, lager beer, hard
liquors and cider Is 1854. Total number Of
23,S65.
Total amount Of money received by the
City Marshal and paid into the city treasury
from the sale OF empty liquor vessels during
the year Is S890.43
SEWER ASSESSMENTS.
A hearing was given ON sewer assessments
as advertised in the daily papers to all par
ties interested.
On motion Of r. K. Galley 1t was voted to
hold in allegiance the sewer assessment Of
Mrs. G. Carlton ON st. John street.
ORDINANCE PASSED.
The Mayor stated that the ordinance es-
tablishing sanitary department was ON the
table and Alderman Smith moved that 1t be
taken up. The ordinance come up for final
reading, and after some discussion was
passed to be engrossed. after being slightly
amended by vote Of to q
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were referred
OF Roger McGrath for abatement on sewer
er assessment on Green street.
of V. p. Raymong TO keep a vitualing
house. Granted, subject to the favorable re-
port Of City Marshal.
OF John Scanlon to keep intelligence Of
nee. G Granted, subject to favorable report OF
OF St. stephens church and society for
damage to church,
Of John +, Proctor to erect a wooden
| tee on new wooden buildings.
ORDERS.
The following orders were passed;
That reports of the several boards and
heads of departments be received and
printed with the Auditors report.
That all unfinished business referred to
| and now in the hands OF the various COM
| mlttees, be referred to the next city council.
| That the sewer assessments as reported be
| established.
That any excess that may remain from the
unexpended appropriation for the Marginal
Way construction, not required to meet
0verdrawn expenditures In other depart
ments; the auditor of accounts Is hereby au-
| thoriZed to carry forward to new account OF
said Marginal Way construction" toward
meeting the expenditures in that department
for the incoming municipal year.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
The Board appointed TO make out a list Of
jurors reported, submitting 517 names. The
report was accepted.
The report of the Recorder Of the Munich
pal Court for the month of February was
read and ordered on file.
A claim OF Ezra Tinker for damages by
burning furniture. etc, after death in his
house by malignant.diphtheria. was referred
to the committee on judicial proceedings and
| claims.
The ordinance relating to Western Gene
| terry was passed.
The report Of the Deputy Marshals on cleo
trio lights was received. They reported the
lights out 253 hours, the city thereby losing
| S7.46.
| Alderman Wilson introduced the following
resolution, which was unanimously passed.
Resotred That the thanks OF the Board are due
| TO Mayor Chapman for the able, impartial and
courteous manner IN which he mas presided over
/ the deliberations Of this Board during the past
municipal year.
| Mayor Chapman returned thanks TO the
Board for the courtesy showa hin, and to
those who will serve no longer he wished the
4 i'm fhafr ft.fu
1t was then voted to adjourn Siae die.
In Common Council.
Absent-Messrs. Hutchinson, King. Dew
ey and Abbott.
The reading of the records was dispensed
with.
Papers from the upper board received con-
current action.
The following resolutions were passed.
and the board of 1887 8 adjourned.
Resoived-That lt Is the wish Of the Council, be
fore its final adjournment. 10 place ON record some
| partial ana bipartisan manner In which our
/ president. Mr.. John r. Hobbs, has presided over
| our session during the year about TO close.
/ ResOlred-That we believe hun, IN the discharge
/ of his duty ~ have been unbiased by personal
motives and as an honest official, 70 have sought
only TO further the best interests uf the city, that
the greater responsibilities OF the upper board to
which he has been elected, we trust ne will bring
/ same ihtcEitl1 pi puAPooo WhlOh AAo Nhsti
/ terized him here; that he retireS with the best
wishes of every member Of this board.
The resolutions were passed unanimously
by a rising vote, and Mr.. Hobbs responded.
Resoived-That vote OF thanks is hereby ex-
tended to the clerk Mr.. l.. Clifford Wade, for The
| courteous and impartial manner In which he ful-
filled his duties during the past municipal year.
The resolution was passed by rising vote
and Mr.. Wade responded.
|
Presentation.