The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-20
CITY GOVERNMENT.
special Meeting of the City Council
Last Night.
Standing and Joint Standing Com
mittees Appointed.

A special meeting of both branches CT the
city government was held last night, the
chief business being the appointment of
standing and joint standing committees.
In Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
Mayor Chapman presided, and the full
Board was in attendance.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following standing committees of the
Board Of Mayor and Aldermen were APP
pointed:
Agency and Sale Of Intoxicating Liquors
Smith, Cunningham ana Tukesbnry. -,
Damage on Grazing Streets-The Mayor Alder
men Galley and Shaw. ,,.
LicensesSThe Mayor, Aldermen Hobbs and
Galley. c.,,,,,.
Poce-The Mayor, Aldermen Smith and Red
State Pensions-Aldermen Galley and Hobbs.
Sanitary COmmittee-Aldermen Redlon, Gun
bingham and Hobbs.
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following joint standing committees
were also appointed:
Accounts-Alderman Galley; Councllmen Peck
and True.
Bells and Clocks-Alderman Tukesbury Coun-
cmen Higgins, sylvester and Rowe;
Electrical ApplldnceS-Mdyof, AlNCIuldu oidM,
Councilmen Peck, Irish and Coyne.
EngrOssed Bills-Alderman Hobbs Councllmen
McGlaufin Bagley and Gallagher.
Finance-Mayor, Aldermen Cunningham ana
Shaw, Councilman Hill, Lewis and Melaugh.
Fire Observation-Disclosures Shaw and TukeS-
bury Councilmen Peck, Callahan and rompson.
u J1dicial Proceedings and Claims-Mayor, Al
dermen Smith and Shaw, Councimen FLOYD, True
and Tompson.
Redion, Councilman Rand, Higgins and Crockett
Mayors Address-Aldermen Galley and HoDbs
Councilmen Floyd Callahan and Gallagher.
Public NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Alderman Tukesbury
Councilmen sylvester, Lewis and Jordan.
Public Instruction Aldermen Hobbs and Red
Ion, Councilman Higgins, Bagley and Coyne.
Rules and Orders-Aldermen Cunningham and
Shaw, Councflmen Floyd, Smart and Rowe.
Salaries-A ldermen Cunningham and Smith,
Councilman Crockett, Irish and Melaugh
Sale of UnimprOyed Real EState-Aldemen
Hobbs and Tukesbury, Councilman, Rand, Bag
ley and Rowe.
Street Iights--The Mayor, CounciImen Rand,
Jordan and Gallagher
Streets Sidewalks and Bridges-Aldermen Cat
ley and Smith, Councilman McGlaufin, Hill and
Smart.
ORDERS PASSED.
The following orders were passed:
That the committee on streets macadamize
| Bracket street between Pine and Carlton
| streets.
That committee of two on the part of
this Board be appointed with such as the
| Common Council may join, TO contract IOr
| city advertising for the present municipal
wear. Alderman Cunningham and Smith,
and Councimen Crockett Coyne and Floyd
were appointed for the committe.
That the committee on streets macademlze
| such portion of Washington street as in their
| judgment may seem necessary.
That the committee on the Liquor Agency
| purchase such liquor as may be required TO
| be sold by the city liquor agent Tor the pres
ent municipal year.
That the sewer assessment of Royal r.
| Burnham ON Congress street be abated.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were referred:
OF James Harper for damage caused by
of W. w. Thomas and other for an arc
light at the corner of Gray and Winter
streets.
or c. w. Waldron to erect wooden build
ing.
OF the Portland Kerosene Oil Company to
stow and sell petroleum at store on Fore
street.
BONDS APPROVED.
Tie bonds of Levi S. Pennell, as city
weigher of hay and of j. W. Smith, Frank
lin Perry, William H. Plummer, Charles d.
Moseley John K. Carlton, James G. Gould,
William III. Graves and Augustus b. Brown,
as constables. were approved.
SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
Hiram Crook and the undertakers of the
city were appointed special policemen with
Oub pay.
In Common Council.
Absent: Messrs. Rowe and Hill.
President Laughlin read the list of COM
mittees on the part of this Board which will
be found in the proceedings of the alder
men.
Papers from the upper Board received con-
current action.
Messrs. Crockett, Coyne and Floyd were
appointed the committee on the part of this
board ON advertising.
In Joint Convention.
The following subordinate officers were
elected:
City Constable-Herbert r. Sargent.
Surveyors of Lumber-A. s. Legrow, W. j;
Weir, L. P. Cummings, j. A. Stevens, Richard
Whitehall.
Weighers of Coal and Iron-David S. Warren,
E. H. Sargent David Couneen.
Weighers of Lumber Iron, Coal and Grain-G.
L. Bracket, Fairfield Tuttle K. Coolbroth, nj. Il.
Williams.
The convention then dissolved.