The Portland daily press., 1889-03-21
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Special Meeting Of the City Council
Last Evening.
Appointment OF Municipal Commit
tees for the Year.
A Revision of the City Ordinances
Contemplated.

A Revision of the City Ordinances
Contemplated.
special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening for the appointment OF
committees for the current year, aud for the
transaction of such other business
might come before them.
In Board OF Mayor and Aldermen.
All present. The following business was
transacted:
BONDS APPROVED.
Augustus B. Brown, Arthur l.. Mitchell.
William h. Plnmmer, Charles B. Mosley,
Levi S. Pennell, and James S. Gould as con-
stables.
PETITIONS RECEIVED.
OF Joseph Schmidt, to erect new wooden
building at No. &C Smith street. Granted.
OF Mountfort Green, for a fish market at
No Pleasant street. Granted.
OF the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, for appointment of Mrs. Raymond
rs police matron. Referred.
of Bernard Mcclure, to erect a new wood
en- building at No. % Greenleaf street.
Granted.
OF Richardson, Walker & Co., to erect a
wooden building corner of Maple and Com
merclal StreetS. referred.
OF Joseph Colsen, to erect wooden build
Ing on Turner street. Granted
OF G.. III. Adams, to move building from
Custom House wharf. Granted subject to
conditions.
OF ii. P. Dewey and others. to macadenize
Fore street. Referred.
OF L. S. Pendexter for permission to erect,
post in front of his store on which to put
gold bicycle wheel as bicycle sign. Re-
ferred.
Of the LOngfelloW Statue Association, for
curb and fence around the statue in Long
fellow square. Referred.
ELECTION IN WARD THREE.
An order was passed that warrant be is
sued in due form for election Of one Common
Councilman from Ward 8. on Monday, April
LIST, at 10 a. m, to take the place OF George
| II. Cloudman, deceased Passed and sent
down.
~ ORDERS PASSED.
That the committee on liquor agency buy
liquors to be sold by the liquor agent for the
current muncipal year.
Extending the time allowed to Charles ID.
Getchell to build house upon lot pur-
chased from the city.
That joint committee, consisting of the
Mayor, Aldermen Rounds and McClutchy
be appointed with such as the council may
join to whom shall be submitted the audi
tors estimates OF income and expenditures
for consideration, and report. The council
added President Crockett, Messrs. Jordan,
BaRley, Irish aud Gallagher
That a committee of one, with such as the
council may join, be appointed to revise the
municipal register for 1S89-90, and to con-
tract for the printing of the annual reports
and the mnnlcipal register when prepared.
Alderman Hobbs aud CouncilmeD Clark and
Murphy were appointed.
ORDERS REFERRED.
That the committee on streets, place
curbstone and iron railing around the Long
fellow statue in Longfellow square, in accord
ance with the design OF Fassett and Temp
son. at a cost not exceeding $500, the sum to
be charged to the contingent fund.
That committee of two, with such as the
the matter of a revision of the city Ordin-
ances and report what action is advisable.
This board appointed Aldermen Shaw and
Thompson, and the council added Messrs.
Chapman, Dow and Fits.
f REPORTS ACCEPTED.
OF the Widows Wood Society of the ex-
penditures of the income of the Clapp fund,
amounting to $24O, aiding 146 benificiaries.
The moathly report of the recorder of the
Municipal Court for February.
THE COMMITTEES.
The Mayor read the following committees
for information.
Standing Committees.
Agency and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors-Al-
dermen Shaw. Thompson and Smart.
Damage on Grading streets-Ihe Mayor, Alder
Drains and Sewers-A Aldermen Hobbs, Rand and
Licenses-The Mayor, Aldermen shaw and Nc
Clutchy.
New Wooden Buildings Aldermen Thomp-
Polce-The Mayor, Aldermen Smart and
saniiary-Aldermen Hobbs, Rand and Mccain.
State Pensons-Aldermen Rand and Smart
Joi,a Standing Committees.
Accounts-Alderman Rand Councilmen Foss
Bells and Cocks-Alderman Thompson; Coun.
cilmen sylvrs ter, Murphy and Clark
Electrical Appliances-The Mayor, Alderman
Shaw; Councilman Irish, Clark and Coyne.
Engrossed Bills-Alderman Hobbs; Councilmen
Finance3The Mayor, Aldermen Shaw and
Rand; Councilman Lewis, CLARK and Fits.
Fire Observation-Disclosures Shaw and Thomp-
son; CouncImen Tompson, Conant and Coyne.
CJuoicial Proceedings and Claims-The Mayor,
aldermen Thompson and McClutchy; Councilmen
Floyd, Thompson and Chapman.
Laying Out New Streets-The Mayor, Aldermen
Rand McClutchy; Councilmen Sylvester. Irish
Mayors Acknowledgement Hobbs and Smart;
Councilmen Clark, Dow and Fits.
Public Buildings-The Mayor, Alderman Smart;
Public Instruetion-A AL iermen Hobbs and Nc
Cam; Councilmen Floyd, Barrett and Dow.
Rules and Orders-Aldermen Shaw and Thomp-
son; Councilmen Chapman, -, and Dow.
Councimen Bagley Conant and Giliatt.
Sale of Unclaimed Real Estate-Aldermen
Hobbs and Shaw; Conncilmen McGlaufin, Muir
ply and Gallagher.
Street Lamps-Alderman Shaw; Councilmen
McGaunin, F0ss and Gallagher.
Streets, Sidewalks and Bridges-Aldermen
Smart and Rand; Councilman Jordan, Bagey and
Gilliatt.
The spaces left in some of the joint stand
ing committees are for the name of the
councilman to be elected from Ward 3.
In Board Of Common Council.
Absent, Messrs. Clark and Irish.
Mr.. Thompson offered the petition of j. II.
Lynusky for damages to his house from
overflow Of sewer Referred and sent up.
Mr.Floyd offered petition for the grading
of Moody street from Washington street to
the Eastern Promenade. Referred and sent
up.
President Crockett was added to the special
committee on estimates ON motion of Mr..
Jordan of Ward 2.
The President read the committees of this
board to the Council for information. They
will be found in the printed list in the pro
ceedings of the aldermen, and also the men,.
bers of this board appointed on the special
committees.
Papers from the upper board received con-
current action.
In Joint Convention.