The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-03
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In Common Council,

Absent Messrs. Jordan, Coyne, Tompson
Sylvester, Bagley, mclaughlin and Lewis.
Mr.. Fcss offered the petition OF W. W.
Drinkwater for damages in the sum Of $500,
and it was referred and sent up.
LABoRERs' HALF HOLIDAY.
On motion of Mr.. Gallagher, the order to
give all the laborers employed on city streets
sewers, public grounds and cemeteries, a
half holiday in August, without reduction Of
pay, and tabled at the last special meeting of
the board, was taken from the table. and
amended. making the order apply to Septem-
Der, after the 9th, continuing during the
Saturdays in this month. The President
suggested that the Commissioners of Gene
teries and Public Grounds had charge OF the
matter and not the City Council. The Coun-
ell appropriated the money and the Com
missioners spent 1t as they saw fit. Mr..
Murphy moved the passage Of the amend
ment.
Mr. Chapman thought the city laborers
elected the City. Council to look after their
welfare as well as everybody else's. He
didn't believe they wanted pay for what
they didn't earn, and with the requirements
of the streets, and the desire Of the labOrers
for work. he thought they would prefer pay
to holidays. He also showed that by law
the Street Commissioner had the contract to
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City Council.
Mr.. Foss thought the laborers should have
a holiday. Mr.. Floyd thought the matter
could be arranged. The amended order
failed OF passage.
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS.
The order to expend money TO entertain
the international party was passed in con
currence, and President Crockett, Messrs.
Foss. Fits. Kennard, Gilliatt, Chapman,
Barrett and Irish appointed on the part Of
this board.
THE MARGINAL WAY.
Tha petition Of Col. Moore for an exteR-
sion Of time for the construction Of the
street on the Marginal Way, was granted In
concurrence. President Crockett, on being
asked the particulars of the matter, said
that Of the $4,000 appropriated to pay for
the street. $4,000 had been paid, and the
city engineer said the city had received full
value for the money, and that as the material
of the street grew harder and better every
day, the city lost nothing by waiting for the
street, and in his Judgment the contract had
better be continued. There was little
hitch, he said, between Col. Moore and the
United States Government, which may be
overcome. BE, Mr.. Crockett, thought the
city. should not back out in the matter. espe-
cially as it has the S11, 600 not paid out, in
hand. In answer to question, he said the
railroad people are not at work on the Mar
ginal way; when they do go to work they
will fill in between the Way and Somerset
street.
Ar order was introduced by Mr. Foss that
the Mayor, in behalf Of the City Council,
has authority to petition the Secretary Of
War that the dredging material being taken
from the harbor be dumped upon the flats Of
Back Bay, under direction Of the proper au-
thOrltiac and tho 0rdar xUa nassau and aanf
up.
AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCES.
The amendments to the ordinance allow
ing the board Of engineers to elect the en-
ginemen, was refused passage once, and
then concurred in. The amendments giving
the fire department the control Of all build
ings occupied by thedepartment, and that
relating to sanitary department, were passed
In concurrence.
THE HACKNEY CARRIAGE ORDINANCE.
This amended ordinance failed of a pas
sage as the two boards now concurred, differ
ing as to what should be done with the fees
collected. A question was asked Solicitor
Coombs as to whether the ordinance would
help the hackmen at the Union station, and
lfe.said no. Ii a haekman wears his badge
at the station and refuses to remove 1t the
| to come there again, and II he don't then
wear the badge then he must be arrested
unless the city repeals its ordinance. The
hackman Is roasted anyway between two
| fires.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Other papers from the upper board re-
ceived concurrent action.
In Joint Convention.
Samuel j. Knowles was elected weigher,
of coal, iron, cabbage and ice.