The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-03
CITY GOVERNMENT
Regular Monthly Meeting OF tho City
Council.
The Salary Bill Passed With a Fow
Changes.
a Large Amount Of Routine Business
Transacted.

The regular monthly meeting Of the City
Council was held last night. A large
amount Of routine business was transacted
and the salary bill was passed with a few
changes from that Of last year.
In Board OF Mayor and Aldermen.
Mayor Chapman presided and the full
board was attendance.
NEW WOODEN BUILDINGS.
The standing committee on new wooden
buildings reported that they have granted
permits as follows: Charles r. Skillin 1S3 st
John street; G. w. Waldron, 100 st. John
street; Watson b. Drew, 10Ellsworth street;
Sylvester Doe, 10 Gilman street; Charles ID.
Mitchell, 101 "B" street.
The report was accepted
SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
The following were appointed special po-
licemen without pay: John II. Connor. Frank
G. Rounds, Edward A. Miles, Silas Hamil-
ton, Henry ChaInberlin, John Ball, James Il.
Rounds, James III. Clark and Thomas A.
Oakes.
THE cLAPP FUND.
Mr.. Samuel Rolfe, treasurer Of the Widows
Wood Society, reported in behalf Of that so
ciety that the sum Of s240, the interest on the
Clapp Fund committed TO said society, has
been distributed among 14S different persons
The report was accepted and ordered on
file.
CITY COUPON BONDS.
The report of the committee on burning Of
coupon bonds stated that said committee had
witnessed the destruction Of city coupon
bonds to the amount Of S415,0Oo. which had
been previously cancelled and registered, and
that they certified to the city treasurer a list
Of the same, giving numbers, etc. The regis
tered bonds issued Ia lieu Of said coupon
bonds are numbered from 504 to 730, both in
elusive, and amount In the aggregate to the
sum of the coupon bonds destroyed.
The report was accepted
HOSPITAL FOR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
A communication was received from the
Board Of Health recommending the estab-
lishment Of some suitable place as hos
pital for contagious diseases other than
small pox. The Board asked that a commit
tee be appointed from the Board Of Mayor
and Aldermen to examine into the matter
and report. Referred.
MAYORS ADDRESS.
The committee on Mayors address report
ed recommending that granite paving be
laid on Commercial street and continued ON
Congress street; that the old style eulyerts
be transformed into modern ones; that be-
fore purchasing the police signal system, the
committee on police ascertain II there may
not be received an improved system; that
the streets across the Poor Farm be opened
and tier of lots placed in the market.
The committee stated that II could not re-
commend the sale Of the City Gas C0mpany's
stock and that IL had decided to make no re-
commentator as regards other important
suggestions contained In the address. The
report was accepted.
THE SALARY LIST
The salary bill was introduced by Alder
man Cunningham, and upon motion 1t was
voted to consider 1t in sections. The bill.
which was passed as introduced, recon-
mended 1000 for clerk hire in the collectors
office instead of the sum raised last year,
the $500 to be for the first clerk and 500 for
second clerk. The increase was In the salary
Of the second clerk 1t being 5000 over that OF
last year S4O0 for clerk hire in city clerks
office; auditors salary Sl400; city physician
$500; police (S2.25 per day. and deputy
marshais 1915. 1t also provided for 50 extra
for each call made by the city physician at
the Pest House or other places when small
pox was TO be treated.
II was stated that the policemen's pay was
raised because 1t was thought best 70 allow
them something In the place OF the sum here
tof0re received by giving ball, which ball
is to be henceforth prohibited. The deputy
marshals' salary was raised for the same
reason.
Alderman Shaw made an effort to have
the salaries Of the engineers Of the steam
fire engines raised to 5000, but the board
voted against him.
The following are the salaries OF the differ
ent city officers for the ensuing year as COM
pared with those OF 1887; 90 90,