The Portland daily press., 1892-04-05
THE MAYOR VETOED IT.
He Doesn't Think the Assessors Need
that Clerk.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

How Mr.. Kehoe and His COMMITTEES OK
Conferences Entertained the Lower
Board-An Inspector of Flour Appoint
ed Notwithstanding the Protest OF
Business Men-Assistant Engineers of
the Fire Department Elected.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Citv Council was held last evening and
large amount of business was transacted.
A feature Of the meeting was the Mayor
veto of an order passed at the last pre-
vious meeting. The appointment OF an
inspector of flour was the cause OF some
what lengthy discussion.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Present-the Mayor and aldermen. The
reading of the records was dispensed
with.
The CITY treasurer's bond in the sum OF
500 900. with George Walker as princi-
pal and w. L. Putnam, Frederick Robie,
w. G. Davis, J. S. Palmer and Nathan
Cleaves as sureties, was approved.
The bond of Charles S. Deake as city
auditor in the sum of $4,000, with Spen-
Ger Rogers and Nathan Cleaves as sure
ties, was approved.
Vetoed by the Mayor.
The following communication was read
by the Mayor:
MAYORS OFFICE, April 4.
The following joint order was present
ed in the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
at their last meeting by the alderman
from Ward Z:
Ordered. That the Board of Aldermen
be and are hereby authorized to employ
clerk to be denominated ''Clerk of Asses
sors' Department. the compensation to
be reported in the salary bill to be APP
proved by The City Council.
The order was read, passed and sent
down and concurred in by the lower
board, and only awaits the approval OF
the Mayor to take effect.
In the board where the order origin
ated, it was passed at once, after being
read, without objection, inquiry or dis
cussion. So far as / can learn, mem
bers had no previous knowledge that
such an order was to be introduced.
No motion was made to lay on the table,
to refer to committee or to postpone.
There appears to me no exceptional con-
ditions over preceding years to warrant
the appointment OF a clerk OF the as
SCISSORS department and which perhaps
might prove permanent rather than tenn
porary.
section of the city charter provides
that s'every law, act, ordinance or order
requiring the consent of both branches
of the city council excepting rules and
orders of a parliamentary character,
shall be presented to the mayor for APP
proval. If not approved by him he shall
return it with his objections at the next
stated session of the city council to that
branch in which it originated, which
shall enter the objection at large on its
journal and proceed to reconsider the
same" etc. Demands for increased ap-
propriations are now being made by
different departments and it behooyes
public servants, entrusted with the con-
troll of expenditures to carefully inform
themselves beforehand whether every
item is absolutely necessary or justi-
fable.
For the reason already given, return
the order authorizing the Board Of AS
SCISSORS to employ clerk to be denomi-
mated s'Clerk of Assessors Department"
to YOUR honorable board where it origi-
mated, with my objections and without
my approval.
DARIUS Ell. INaRAHAM, Mayor.
No action was taken respecting the
mayors communication.
For Streets and Sidewalks.
On motion of Alderman Gallagher, an
order was passed authorizing the COM
mittee on streets, sidewalks and bridges
to advertise for proposals and to con-
tract in behalf of the city for 5000 tons
of granite grouting material for use in
1892, the cost to be charged to the appro-
priation for streets, sidewalks and
bridges.
Also, on motion of Alderman Gala
CHER, an order was passed authorizing
the same committee to contract for 5000
granite paving blocks.
Also, on motion of Alderman Gala
CHER, an order was passed authorizing
the same committee to contract for 500,-
900 bricks, the cost of same not to ex-
ceed $4,000.
Police Telegraph System.
The following order, read by the May
or, received a passage:
Ordered, That the committee on cleo
trical appliances be authorized to con-
tract with the Gamewell Fire Alarm Tel
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