The Portland daily press., 1890-03-11
THE NEW CITY GOVERNMENT.
Organization of the City Council OF
iseo-ei Yesterday.
The Members Begin the Year with
Customary Ceremonies.
The List of Officers Elected at the
Evening Meeting.

The City Council of 1S90-91 was organized
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, in the pres
ence of large number of spectators, includ-
ing many ladies. 1t was a charming day, an
suspicious forerunner of the coming year.
In Board of Aldermen.
The convention was called to order by
City Clerk Burgess at 10 a. m., precisely, and
Alderman McCann of Ward elected tempo
rary chairman. After the dissolution of the
convention, Alderman Thompson of Ward
was elected permanent chairman, and John
F. Rand gas agent.
Orders were passed, as usual, that all UNI
finished business of the last City Council be
referred to the appropriate committees of
this Council when appointed; that the audi
tor propose his estimates of receipts and ex-
penditures for the ensuing year, and that
the rules and orders of the last City Council
be the rules and orders of this City Council
until otherwise ordered. These orders were
concurred in by the lower board.
1t was ordered that for the purposes pro-
vided for in sections II, IA, 16, 10 and 26 of
the ordinances on streets, relating to the
opening of streets for private drains and
occupying streets for building purposes, the
City Clerk be authorized to continue, for and
in behalf of this board, to grant the custom
airy permits and licenses.
James S. Gould was appointed superinten-
dent Of burials.
Alonzo w. Smith was appointed member
OF the commission on cemeteries and public
grounds for three years.
Waldo S. Trott, John S. Connor and Fred
erick P. Russell were appointed special pc
licemen, without pay, at the Portland &
Rochester station.
In Common Council.
The board was called to order at 10 o'clock
by the clerk, Mr.. Wade, and Mr.. Gallagher
of Ward elected temporary chairman.
Upon taking the chair, Mr.. Gallagher
thanked the board for the honor. He said
he had been so fortunate as to see two terms
in the board, and had always held the opin-
ion that party affiliations ended on the night
OF election. After election it was the duty
of all to drop party lines in regard to all
matters pertaining to the city''s interests. He
made these remarks, he said, for the benefit
of the new members. [Applausel.
Messrs. McAleny and Conant were ap-
pointed a committee on credentials, and re-
ported the gentlemen present properly certi-
fed
The upper board notified this board of its
temporary organization, and this board gave
like notification to the upper board.
After the dissolution of the convention,
Mr.. V. Richard Foss, of Ward /, was elected
president by reclamation. Mr. Foss said:
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Appreciate the honor you have conferred
and shall use my utmost endeavors to fulfill
the trust imposed upon me as president of
this board. The efficiency of my service
largely depends upon your cooperation and
support, which | shall confidently expect to
receive.
We are here, not to serve ourselves. or to
secure personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT, hut as rep
resentatives of the best city Gods sun ever
shone upon we are to legislate for the best
public good.
Unfortunately, most bills that come to us
from the upper board will be measures re.
garding which the majority of us will have
ont little information; and we shall be I'M
true to our constituency, unless we first in
vestigate, so far as possible, these measures
before finally acting upon them.
trust none of us will give our sanction to
Dill until we can vote upon it intelligenty.
Rushing measures through the City Council
Is an abuse from which great evils may arise.
Oos ltb US dCt Will CAUTION, WISDOM ana dis
erection, remembering the oath of fidelity to
the city, which we shall this day take. ZAP
plausel.
Mr.. L. Clifford Wade wasiunanimously re-
elected clerk, Mr.. Clark of Ward 8, casting
the ballot for the Council. Mr.. Wade re-
sponded
In Joint Convention.
After the temporary organization was eff
fected the two boards met in joint conven.
ton. Alderman Mccain was elected presi-
dent pro tenn. Alderman McClutchy,
MessrS. Chapman and Barrett were APP
pointed committee to wait upon the Mayor
elect and request his presence. The Mayor
elect, accompanied by Rev. DR.. A. T. Dunn
and Marshal Green appeared. The city clerk
read the official returns showing the election
of Mayor Melcher, and the oath of office was
administered to him, and then to the alder
men and councilmen elect. DIR. Dunn offered
prayer and the Mayor delivered his inaugu-
raj. THE inaugural is printed ON the second
page.
After the reading of the inaugural the
convention dissolved.
Both boards adjourned to $780, m.