The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-07
TINE CITY FATHERS
Take Action to Secure a Board
Public Works,
Discuss the Water Rates and Tran
act Other Business.

In Board OF Mayor and Aldernne,
Absent: Alderman Rand.
Mayor Melcher called the Board to orr
LOT FOR THE TEMPORARY HOME.
The commissioners Of cemeteries and d.
| lie grounds reported In reference 10 the pt
tion Of the managers Of the Tempors
Home, for lot in Forest City Cemetery IL
they had assigned them lot No. 1913, sectl
+. The assignment was approved.
LIGHTING STREETS.
The report Of the committee on sire.
lamps Of their contract with the Consolld
ted Electric Light Company was read an
approved. The contract has already bee
printed. An amendment was added provid
Ing for the testing Of the Incandeseent light
each month
EQUALIZATION OF VALUES.
This order was passed: That, In order Il
| afford necessary assistance to the city asses
| sors In Te-valuing and equallzlng the values
| OF real estate belonging TO resident and non
resident tax payers Of the city, two commits
sioners be and hereby are appointed, 70 wit:
Virgil @. Wilson and William b. Irish, and
one clerk for said commissioners. TO wit:
Miss Belle Elliot. The compensation for
said commissioners shall be four dollars per
day OF actual service, and Of the said clerk
Out anu Ont-DdII uOllATS Der 0aX
Of actual service. The bills for said SER
vice shall be approved by the assessors
before payment For the preparation Of
plans for the use of said Commissioners, the
City Engineer Is hereby authorized TO en-
plOy an additional assistant for three months
at sixty dollars per month. Said commits
sloners are authorized to procure such books
and stationery as may be needed for their
work In the same maDner as city officers and
departments are now supplied. The whole
avn oil hrr nrha tn0Is Atv.r.
compensation for commissioners, clerk and
Engineers assistant, not to exceed fifteen
hundred dollars, which shall be charged to
contingent"
BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.
The Mayor appointed as water commits
sioners: George f. Emery for one year
Henry Fl. Burgess for two years. Edward W.
Kent for three years.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
The petitions Of the following parties were
referred:
Citizens for grading Smith street.
Eastern Granite Company for compensa-
tiOn for granite.
School committee for appointment Of tru-
ant officer at Long Island.
ID. +. COnnOr aud others for acceptance
and opening OF Ponce street.
VIM. Connor and others for an arc light on
Sheridan street.
GROVE STREET APPROACHES.
An order was passed authorizing the Port
land and Rochester railroad to make changes
in the approaches Of Grows street where new
tracks are being laid, subject to the super
vision Of the street department and city en-
gineer
NEW BUILDINGS.
The following were granted permission TO
erect new building subject to the usual con-
dition; S. w. Thaxter, Spring street; Q. Fl.
Hill. Moody street; G; w. Wells, Newbury
street; j. g. Leeman, Neal street; Ira Clay,
Elm street; Henry Soule, Congress street;
p. Ward, Casco street; John Dwight, Grove
street.
POLICE.
Charles A. Jones was appointed regular
policeman.
John F. Bracket was appointed special
policeman at Peaks Island.
THE BIJoU THEATRE.
The petition OF l.. II. Bosworth for a IL
cense for the BijOu Theatre was granted pro-
vided exits be made satisfactory to the In
spector of Buildings.
IN COMPETITION WITH MR.. PORTER.
An order was passed authorizing the MayA
to have an enumeration OF the population =
the city made by the police and appropriate
ing $3.50 for the expense OF the same.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
Patrick White was given permission to
The report Of the deputy marshals for Sep
tember showed lights out making loss 70
the city OF S12 80.
A. NJ. Hume's sewer assessment was re-
duced.
Chas. Hoffman was granted apawnbroker's
license.
An order was passed restricting and gov
erning the sale and storage Of gunpowder.
In Common Council.
Absent, Messrs. Fits. Barrett and Conant.
The reading Of the records was dispensed
with.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Mr.. Stevens presented an order that a com
mittee Of three with such as the aldermen
may join be appointed to take into consider
alton the petitioning Of the legislature to
create Board Of Commissioners Of Public
Works for the city Of Portland, with In
structions to give public hearing IL 1t Is
deemed advisable and to report by bill or
otherwise at the regular meeting In Noyem-
Der.
In presenting the order Mr.. Stevens pre-
sented many reasons, on the score OF econ
omy and advantage to the city, for the estab-
lishment Of such a commission. Mr.. Chap
man in seconding the passage Of the order
spoke Of the fact that nowadays a member
Of the city government hardly gets ac-
quainted with his work before he retires to
give place to somebody else who has to 20
over the same ground. Messrs. Jordan.
Josselyn and Strout all seconded the order
which had passage, and Messrs. Stevens
Jordan and Welch were appointed on the
part Of this board The Aldermen cOncurred
and Joined Messrs. Rand and McClutchy.
OUR WATER RATES.
Mr.. Rounds offered an order that a COM
mtttee Of three on the part Of this board.
with such as the aldermen may join. be APP
pointed to investigate the water rates paid
by the city to the Portland Water Company,
and also those paid by private citizens. and
report at the next regular meeting OF the
Board. In presenting the order MI stew
ems spoke Of the high rates paid 10 THIS Guy,
and read from the charter OF the company
| and the ordinances to show that the city hau
| not asserted its rights, either for lts own, OF
| the citizens benefit. The ORDER was passed
/ and MessTs. Rounds, smith anu HalasneI
| appoInted the committee Tor thls Doaru.
| When the order reached the aldermen u was
| referTed 10 a board of water commissioners
| annointed bv them, and this board receded
| and eOneurred with the upper DOaru'
STREET LIGHTING.
The contract for street lighting was ap-
proved, with the amendment that the city Do
assnred that it gets the amount OF power
| that ii pays for, and as amended passed In
non-concurrence.
COL. MooRE's CONTRACT.
Col. Moore's contract to fill In the Marginal
Way was extended another year. Consider
able discussion VS. INDUCED In, Mr.. Rounds
claiming that the extension Of time will hnd
the way no nearer completed than before.
The committee Of conference, however, re-
ported in its favor and the Board so voted In
concurrence.
CITY CENSUS.
The order apprOpriating $3.50 to take n
census Of the city passed In concurrence,
though Mr.. COusens and Mr.. JOsselyn
thought IL an unnecessary job. The one
doubted If 1t could be taken for the sum mem
toned. and the other thought II 1t turned out
we had no more people than the government
enumeration reported we should have had
our labor for our pains.
Other papers from the upper board received
concurrent action.
In Joint Convention.
Patrick Stanton was appointed a weigher
Of coal; Edwin G. Thorn a city constable Tor
collection Of taxes; George A. Burgess pouuu
keeper at Long Island.
Adjourned.