The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-25
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Special Meeting of the City Council
Last Night.
President Harrison Invited to Accept
the clty's HospitaIities.
Money Appropriated for Open Air
Concerts.

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last night. the chief business being to
see il the council would ote to invite Presi-
dent Harrison to accept the city's hospitali-
ties on his way to or from Bar Harbor,
In Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
Mayor Melcher presided. All the aldermen
were present.
MAYOR Ms'cher stated the purpose of the
meeting, and said that as he had been in
formed from reliable sources that President
Harrison is TO pass through the city some
time next Month on his way to or from Bar
Harbor,he deemed 1t advisable to call meet
ing ofthe City Council to see what action
they wonld take in regard to giving the
President proper reception and inviting
him to accept the city's hospitalities.
The following order was introduced, and
on motion of Alderman Hobbs was unani-
mously adopted: s.r
That a joint C ,mmttee to consist of four from
TINS board, OF which the Mayor shall be one
pointed TO Invite President Harrison 10 visit
and that sail committee be authorized to take
such measures and incur such expenses as they
ting reception.
The Mayor appointed Aldermen Rand,
McClutcby and Smart TO serve on this COM
mittee, and President Crockett of the Com
mon Council joined Councimen Chapman,
Barrett, Clark and Coyne, Mr.. Crockett act
Ing as chairman of the committee from the
Common Council
adjournment of the City Council, and in
structed the Mayor TO invite President nar-
rison to accept the hospitalities of the city.
The military companies, Knights Templar.
Grand Canton Ridgely of Odd Fellows, and
other organizations win probably take part
in the demonstration to be given here in
President Harrison's honor II he decides to
visit our city.
The petition OF Edward p Chase for $50. so
damages caused by water flowing across his
land and into his cellar was referred.
The following order was introduced aud
on motion OF Alderman Shaw received unan-
imous passage:
| That sum not exceeding $500 be appropriated
| for open air concerts.
| Aldermen Shaw and Thomson were APP
pointed by the mayor on the part of this
board, a committee to arrange for the con-
| certs.
i Alderman Shaw here presented the report
of the committee Oh fire department in regard
to the Porter-Dow case, which is given else
where. The report was accepted.
| 49, MORE PAY AND NO BALL.
| AN order was passed granting the drivers
In the fire department and the tller man OF
| the Hayes truck an an increase in salary of
| 12l cents per day on condition that they hold
no more firemen's balls, and the money nee
essary to pay this additional, salary was
| transferred from the contingent fund to the
fire department appropriation. The sum
| amounts to $547.44. Aldermen Smart Rand
| Hobbs voted against this order.
| q VI MISCELLANEOUS ORDERS
l. Thelreport of the recorder of the MuncI-
pal court was received and ordered on file.
| The following persons we're granted per-
mission to erect buildings: Mrs. d. G. Reed
at443 Cumberland street, Geo A. Graynn
at rs Oxford street, Rufus Lamsoniat 7s3 aud
| 1856 Congress STREET, ii. III. Sawyer at 70 WAL
mt street, Megvuisr &lones to enlarge on
An order Vas passed directing the CITY
marshall to ascertain BY what authority the
building at 126 Middle street was erected. -.
ALLOWED TO WITHDRAW
The committee on police, to whom was re
ferred the petition of WmgG. Davis, ct ais,
asking that Officer Hussey be allowed his
usual salary for the time Id was off duty last
spring on account Of sickness, reported rec
emmending thatlthe petitioners be granted
leave to withdraw.'it being the committee S
belief that to grant such petition would be
70 establish a bad and dangerous precedent.
The report was accepted by the board.
In Board Of Common Council.
4 President Crockett presided.
4 Absent-Councilme Lewis, Irish, Nc.
/ Glaufiin and Gilliat.
| In tho absence of the clerk Councilman V
n. Foss was elected clerk pro TEN.
Councilman Gallagher introduced an order
i granting the city laborers and employees a
half holiday Saturday. After some discus
sion the order was laid on the table until the
next meeting, --.......
h. Councllmen McGlaufilin, Fits and Dow
were Joined to the committee on open air
concerts by this board
Papers from the upper board were passed
lip concurrence.