The Portland daily press., 1891-12-22
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Matters Considered by the Aldermen Yes
tcrday Afternoon.

The Board of Aldermen met In special
session at p. M yesterday. In the alb
sence of Mayor True. Alderman Lewis
presided. Absent, Aldermen McClutchie
and Conant
The following petitions were granted:
or A. g. Sennett, No. 165 Federal street.
for fish market; granted subject to super
vision of Board OF Health.
OF G. c. Perry. No. Commercial street,
license as pawn broker; granted.
or Portland Railroad Company for au-
thority to erect 7-horse power steam en-
gine with 15-horss power boiler at Nos "a
and So Vesper street; granted
The board refused the petition Of Henry
Brown who wants to keep gun powder at
No. 8 Orange street. because the Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department reported
the locality unsuitable.
The sewer assessment bill came up and
was passed with the exception of the as
sessment Of Mr.. Conley on Vaughan street.
AS he objected to his assessment the mat
ter was referred to the committee on
drains and sewers.
The next matter was the consideration
of the report of Buildings Inspector Han
son on the story and half wooden shop
erected by Messrs. Randall g. McAllister
ON the north side of Commercial street In
rear Of No. 55 The building is within the
fire limits where wooden buildings are
prohibited by city ordinance.
Mr.. Randall, Of Randall & McAllister,
was present to be heard in regard to the
building. He said that this building re-
placed an old shed which had been filled
with birch edgings, and was much more
dangerous, SO far as concerned fires, than
the present structure. The present build
Ing improved the fire risk of that locality.
When the structure was built the firm
were not aware that 1t was in violation of
the statutes.
Alderman Gallagher thought that the
building was an Improvement, inasmuch as
1t replaced one much worse.
Alderman Lewis said he had served
year and half on the committee ON new
buildings, and this was the first violation
of the ordinance, so far as he knew. He
was In favor Of enforcing the ordinance as
much against one person as another.
Therefore he offered the following order:
Resolved. That, in the opinion Of this Board.
the wooden building recently erected by Ran
dali Il McAllisrer, in rear Uf 55 Commercial
street, for repair shop. Is by virtue Of its erec-
tion IN violation of a city ordinance, nuisance,
and the Inspector OF Buildings Is hereby order
ed to present the facts relating to the erection
Of said building to the COuaty Attorney, for in
dictment at the January term of the Superior
Court.
Mr.. Gallagher moved that the order be
laid on the table until full meeting of the
board. Mr.. Burnie seconded 1t. Ona
yea and nay vote Mr.. Gallagher's motion
prevailed
Yeas-Messrs. Burnie, Gallagher and Clark.
Nays-Messrs. Stephenson aud Lewis.
1t was then voted that the matter be con-
tlnued at the next meeting:
Building permits were granted to the
following:
G. ". Dunlap, carriage shed No. 60 Hamp-
shire street.
keuben Wescott, wooden ware factory, Nos.
131-135 Lincoln street.
Cook, Everett s. Pennell, store house No. 60
Pearl street,
TRAVERSE JURORS.
The following were drawn as traverse
jurors for the Superior Court, county Of
Cumberland. for the January term;
Josiah c.. Ward.
John ID. l.. James.
Samuel B. Kelsey.
Willis l.. Knowlton.
William ii. Jewett.