The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-02
Order Passed to Investigate school
Expenses.

Order Passed to lnvestIe ate school
Expenses.
The regular meeting of the city government
was held last evening.
In Board Of Mayor and Aldermen.
Mayor Melcher presided. Absent, Alder
man Thompson.
FORT SUMNER"
twill be remembered that some time ago
the city purchased the old Fort Sumner lot
near the Smaller school for gravel lot. 1t
has now been thought advisable to convert
the lot into public park and lookout, the
view of the city from that point being very
fine. The city engineer has plan for its
treatment and this, with an accompanying
order authorizing its completion, was offered
In the Board. 1t met with some opposition,
but was finally passed, Aldermen Smart and
Bagley voting In the negative. They thought
The city had parks enough.
FIRE DEPARTMENT..
Alderman Lewis offered an amendment to
the ordinance on fire department providing
for the election of clerk for the Board of
Engineers and the conduct of their meetings.
~ "No AN"N anu PoooC0 w 10 Ob6hOcoCus
MISCELLANEOUS
Amos Arsenault was granted license for a
fish market on Dadforth street.
Ella E. Merrill's sewer assessment was
abated.
G. b. Bennett was granted license for fish
market on Fore street.
j. w. Perkins d. Co. were given a permit
to store petroleum.
The Mayor was given authority to grant
free use of City Hall co the Children's Christ
mas Club.
An extension of time was granted to the
special committee on board of public works.
An insane person was committed to the
asylum.
The report of sewer committee was re
ceived and filed; 2.86S feet of new sewer has
been built the past summer.
The street committee reported $15,72S rs
unexpended
James F. Woodbury. was appointed regu-
lar policeman.
The committee on public buildings were
authorized to purchase land for the erection
OF police station at Long Island.
J. w. Hansc0mb was appointed special
policeman at the Gospel Mission.
ORDERS PASSED.
Authorizing the committee on police to ex-
pend $500 for the new patrol wagon, and
$3.50 for horse for the same.I
-Appropriating 500 for the purpose of
clearing the ice In Deering Oaks this winter.
Authorizing the street department to buy
two horses at cost not to exceed $3.50
WATER COMMISSION.
The report of the Water Commissioners
was accepted and ordered printed.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
Petitions to erect and maintain stationary
steam engines were received from @. w.
Ktmball, 81 Fore street; Murdoch 81 Free
franklin William Ffndlor
1903 Washington street; and E. E. Brown.
39-41 Pearl street, and were referred.
WOODEN BUILDINGS.
The following requests for permission to
erect wooden buildings were presented and
granted
A. L. Wardwell, at corner. of Lincoln and
Mayo streets.
Richardson Wharf Company, dry house at
ZIG Commercial street.
Libby heirs, at II Grant street.
In Common Council.
Absent: Messfs. Hanlon and Barrett.
The reading of the records was dispensed
with
SCHOOL COMMITTEE EXPENSES.
Mr.. Rounds offered an order that COM
mittee of three with such as the aldermen
might join. be appointed to investigate the
expeL ses of the school committee for the
past ten years and report at the next regular
meeting. In explanation Mr.. Rounds said
he noticed very great increase in the cost
per capita of the children since 1880, as Civ
en- in the auditors report. He had been
told by members of the school committee
that the City Government had nothing to do
with schools or school expenses, except to
vote the money to carry them Oh, asked for
by the committee. BE didn't believe this.
The order passed and was sent up, and the
aldermen cOncurred. This board appointed
Willard, Bracket and Westwood, and the
aldermen joined Mccain.
TO ENCOURAGE MANUFACTURES.
Mr.. Rounds offered an order that COM
mittee Of three be appointed, with such as
the aldermen join, to confer with any party
or parties who were contemplating the es-
tablishment Of manufactures and offer in
ducements to them to locate in Portland, and
to call public meeting If advisable and re-
port at the next regular meeting. The order
was passed and sent up, and the aldermen
Rounds, Gallagher and Conant; the alder
men Joined Smart, McClutchy and Rand.
THE NEW PATROL WAGON.
Mr.. Rounds wanted to know how it hap
pened the patrol wagon was bought by the
committee for $500. when no committee was
auth6 rized to expend over $500. Then again
he wanted to know why it was necessary to
go out of town for such wagon, and have
one wheel Of the purchase three-eighths of
an inch out OF the way. He didn't think
men could build as good il not a better
wagon.
Mr.. Rounds question was not answered.
THOSE MIGRANTS.
Mr.. COnant said that last spring the city
appropriated $1,000 for hydrants on CONNER
cial street. He wanted to know if the money
had been expended for them.
Mr.. Cousins said the committee located
the hydrants and he supposed the chief
placed them, or, at least, had the work well
under way.
Mr.. Stephenson thought a number had
been placed on the wharves.
MIR. WesLwood asked why the pressure had
been reduced on Commercial street from 80
to GO pounds. By the reduced pressure a
stream wouldn't reach the roof of build
ing. Mr. Marston, Of the Water Company,
had said the water was gated, so as not to
have the pressure so strong
MIR. Cousins said it was understood the
Water Company should give all tine pressure
needed at a fire. At other times it was gated
to prevent breaks in the mains. Superinten-
dent Dyer had charge of the matter.
MIR. Rounds said he understood that Mr.
Marston had been in the habit formerly of
letting the water on at Commercial street
fires SO as to have good pressure, but Mr.
Dyer thought Mr.. Marston was making
something out of it and so he put stop to it
by adopting the present plan.
Mr. Smith thought the committee on fire
department should see that the full pressure
was Immediately afforded at Commercial |
street fires or anywhere it was needed.
WATER COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
The report of the water commissioners
was accepted and ordered printed In con- |
currence with the upper board.