The Portland daily press., 1892-09-06
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Regular Monthly Meeting Held Last
Evening.

Order Passed to Remodel the Lowell st.
School House-Committee Appointed to
Consider the ACCESSIBILITY of Putting
Fire Affairs ins the Hands of Board
of Fire Commissioners-other Business
Transacted.
The regular monthly meeting of the
city government was held last evening
and considerable business transacted, in
Guiding the passage of an order to reno
del the Lowell ST. School house and to ap-
point committee to consider the advis-
ability of putting all the affairs of the
fire department into the hands of the
Board of Fire Commissioners.
Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
Mayor Ingraham called the board to
order at 7.45, Alderman Rogers absent.
The reading of the records was dispensed
with.
Petitions Presented.
oullOHo VI O0Os LIZ dOiluS loI ICuIoNdA
of shade tree in front of 269 and 271
Brackett was received and granted.
Petition of Anne E. Watts, through T..
Fl. Watts, for permission to erect a sta
tionery engine at No. IS Milk street, was
received and hearing ordered for Sept
20 at2 o'clock.
Petition of G. K. Newcomb for permits
rs n Ian r1s1diror OF n
Vesper street, to be used as a private
stable. Received and granted, subject to
approval of chief engineer.
Petition of Mrs. Mary B. Lamb and
others for the removal of shade tree in
front of 337 Congress street, was received
and ordered that the city forester be au-
thorized to remove the tree.
Petition signed by the various wardens
and ward election clerks of the city that
they be paid $40 for their services at each
election received. An explanation was
called for and Mr.. w. Edwin Ulmer ex-
planned the work necessitated by the new
law.
An order was then passed that the va
rious ballot clerks, election clerks, ward
en- and ward clerks be paid the sum of
So for their services at each election.
Petition for the removal of shade tree
at 81 st. Lawrence street was received
and the city forester authorized to re-
move the same.
Petition that Morning street be extend
ed through to Congress street was re-
ceived and referred to committee on lay
ing out new streets.
Petition of Chas. Lovejoy for an mean
descent light to be replaced at foot of
Taylor street was referred.
Pntition of IpmaS p Gnrrish that the
retaining wall, corner of Adams and Wa
terville streets, be removed and rebuilt,
at an expense of about $1,000 was re-
ferred to city engineer for his report
Petition of VIM. S. jackson for license
for bowling alley at 40 Preble street
was granted subject to approval of city
marshal.
Petition of the Diamond Island AS
ISOLATION that the city lay out public
streets, parks and squares according to
plan submitted, was referred to the com
mittee on laying out new street.
Petition of members Of Thatcher Post
that John A. Pellett be appointed special
policeman without pay, was received
and he was accordingly appointed for
one year.
Orders Passed.
Ordered that the money appropriated
for the West End school house be ap-
piled to the remodeling of the Lowell
street school house in accordance with
the plans of Architect Fassett, discrip-
ton of which has been given in the
PRESS.
Ordered that a sidewalk be laid on the
northwestern side of Gray street.
Ordered that Centre street be paved
with granite blocks from Fore street to
Commercial street.
Reports Received.
A report was received and accepted
from the trustees of Evergreen Cemetery
in regard to petition for damages by
Miss Wells.
A communication from Col. Jared
Smith, laid on the table by last council,
in regard to widening the draw of Tukey's
bri dye, was brought before the board and
referred to the committee on streets,
sidewalks and bridges, to consult the
City Solicitor in regard to same.
The report of electric lights out for
the month of August was received and
referred to the committee on street
lights.
Report of police examining board to
the effect that Granville R. Frank had
failed to pass favorable examination
was received and accepted.
Ordinance Passed.
An accompanying ordinance declaring
the revised ordinances as printed to be
the official ordinances of the city was
passed to be engrossed.
Miscellaneous,
Papers from the lower board received
and passed in concurrence.
IN COMMON COUNCIL,
Absent-Messrs. Dunn, T'ibbetts, Mer-
rill, Prince, Rines and Smith.
The records were read and approved.