The Portland daily press., 1893-06-06

An ordinance was presented by Alder
man Strout to amend Sec. 80 of the city
ordinances to read as follows:
No person having for the time being
the care or use of any horse or other
beast of burden, carriage or draught, or
of any bicycle or tricycle., shall ride or
drive or cause the same to be driven
through any part of the city at faster
rate than six miles an hour, under
penalty of not less than IS nor more
than $25 for each offense.
The amendment adds bicycles and tri-
cycles to the list of vehicles, and is in
tended as check on fast bicycling.
The ordinance had it's first and second
readings and was passed to be engrossed.
Its final passage will come at another
meeting.
Previous to this action chance was
given for any wheelman to be heard, but
none appeared.
Rifle Range for the Militia.
The revision of the militia laws last
winter made a provision that each town
havinga militia company shall procure
and equip suitable rifle range for target
practice. In accordance with this law,
Alderman MCGOWAN presented an order
appropriating $3.50 for this purpose. The
order was passed unanimously.
The Streets and the Civil Engineer.
Alderman MCGOWAN brought up the
question of putting the streets under the
care of the civil engineer. If the order
should be passed now it would not inter-
fere with the present street commits
sioner. and might go into operation next
year. He would inquire what progress
had been made in the matter.
The Mayor called on Alderman
Bracket, who was chairman of the COM
mittee, to report. Mr.. Bracket said the
committee had not met.
Alderman Guptill then explained that
the matter was left to several commit
tees.
Finally on suggestion of Mr.. MCGOWAN,
the Mayor was made chairman of all the
committees, with instructions to report
at the next meeting.
A Chinese Orator Appears.
Mr.. R. T. Lamb, the anglicized China
man, who has kept a restaurant on GUS
tom house for dozen years or more,
made an eloquent plea for a renewal
of his license as victualler. Alderman
Tolman was his champion; and when the
aldermen went into a licensing board,
inquired why the marshal had recon-
mended against the license.
Marshal Trickey said he had withheld
approval because on going into Lambs
place he had found eight men there
gambling.
Alderman Tolman thought they might
have been shaking dice or playing cards
for cigars; but that was all.
Then Mr.. Lamb appeared and delivered
an Grafton. 0Sometimee shakee 1ice..
playee clard for cigar. No Gamble, If
gamble go to back room, out of way"
was the substance of the speech.
Several citizens. including Alderman
MCGOWAN, testified as to the
and finally the board de-
cided that Mr.. Lamb could have his
license provided the city marshal should
be satisfied with his doings in future.
The bonds of G. L. Gibbs and G.. Da
Silva as victuallers were approved.
Petitions of G. HI. Stowell, G. Da Silva,
Chas. 81. McCloskey, Percy VIM. Faulk-
ner and John E. Mullen for licenses as
victuallersfwere granted subject to APP
proval Of city marshal.
Special Policemen.
These special policemen without pay
were appointed: Thomas A. Cakes at
Congress Hall; Josiah Fl. Dill at Union
Safe and Deposit Company; Henry Mayo
in Monument square.
John 7. Totman was appointed spec
ial policeman at Peaks Island during the
pleasure of the board.E
To Store the Engineers Records.
An order was introduced by Alderman
Prince to authorize the Mayor to con-
tract for the erection of safety vault
in the city engineers office, and charge
the expense to the committee on drains
and sewers. This caused some protes t,
and Mr.. Prince amended it by making
the charge to the committee on public
buildings. In this form it passed.
Clerk for the Assessors.
The assessors committee, Messrs. JOS
selyn, Pennell and O'Neill, made report
favoring the appointment of clerk to
than they can do, and the committee
think that with the aid of clerk they
may be able to take the regular decennial
valuation, which is part Of their work,
and which has cost $4,000 OF $4,000 extra.
Accordingly an order empowering the
city assessors to appoint clerk at sal
afy not exceeding 500 per year, the APP
pointment to be subject to the approval
of the assessors committee, and the cost
to be charged to the contingent appro-
priation, was presented by Alderman
Tolman and unanimously passed.
Eye and Ear Infirmary.
An order to pay $500 to the Maine Eye
and Ear Infirmary, the same to be charg-
ed to the appropriation for contingent,
was passed without debate.
Mr.. Ingraham's Portrait.
| An order directing the city clerk to re
quest, in the name of the city, of ex-
Mayor Darius Fl. Ingraham, that he will