The Portland daily press., 1893-06-06
THE BAND WILL PLAY
And Young America Will See Some
Fun On independence Day.
DOINGs OF THE CITY FATHERS
LAST EVENING.


Militia-The Water Company Serves
Notice-A1leged Abuse of an Aims
House Patient To Be Investigated
Important Report Concerning the Gas
Light Company.
The regular monthly meeting of the
city council was held last evening. AS a
result, Young America will rejoice for
independence Day is to be observed in
good style. Band concerts during the
summer were also. provided for and
much other business transacted. An
important report was made concerning
the Portland Gaslight Company. This
report is printed in full on page three of
this issue.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDER
MEN.
Mayor Baxter presided; absent, Alder
man Josselyn.
Fourth of July Celebration.
An order that a joint committee of
three aldermen and such as the council
may join, be authorized to expend from
the contingent fund sum not exceeding
$4,000, for proper celebration of the
Fourth of July. was presented by Alder
man Prince. ss
Alderman Strout said that personally
he was in favor of the order. A celebra-
ton was available thing financially for
the city. For every dollar expended
several was brought in. And this was
but the minor argument, since the proper
observance of the day was a lesson in
patriotism, reminder of the duties of
Citizenship, which should be perpet-
uated.
Alderman Guptill agreed with this;
but did not see how the contingent fund
could stand $4,000 He would rather
make it $1,000.
Alderman Bracket wanted to know
if-the gentleman from Ward | had any
boys.
Alderman McGowan wanted to hear
the Mayors opinion. Mayor Baxter said
he should like to see good celebration;
but there was force in what Mr.. Guptill
said. He thought a good celebration
might be had for less than $4,000.
Mr. Prince suggested $500 and at this
figure the order passed unanimously.
When the order reached the council,
Councilman Webb objected to its passage
basing his objection upon the condition
of the city's contingent fund.
Councilman Chapman also opposed the
passage of the order on the ground that
the sum would be insufficient to get up a
celebration that would be of any benefit
to the city
Councilman, Pennell championed the
appropriation of good sum for the eel
ebration of the day in a worthy manner
and made some sound talk in favor of
the order.
Councilman Chapman moved an
amendment to the order placing the
amount at $500 instead of $2500, but the
amendment failed to pass.
The original order then came before
the Council and failed to pass and was
returned to the upper board.
The upper board refused to reconsider
it's vote and called for committee of
conference. The majority of this COM
mittee on the part of the Council voted
tos.recede and concur, and the matter was
further discussed in the Council, Coun-
Gilman Webb speaking against it and
Councilman NJ laugh making good APP
peal for it. The question being called
for Jon a yea and nay vote, the order
received a passage in concurrence by the
following vote:
Yea--Councilmen Simpson, Knowles, Kehoe,
O'Neil, Lefayor, Kent, Melaugh, Howell, Ney,
Pencil, Smith and Randall-12.
-ConncIlmen Cousens, Chapman, John
son, Laughlin, Webb, Chute and Leighton-7.
The Chair appointed as a committee,
Councilmen Pennell, Simpson, Kent,
O'Neil and Smith, and the upper board
joined Aldermen Prince, MCGOWAN and
Strout.
The Water Company Contract.
There was a reminder of old times
when the following letter was presented
in the Board of Aldermen:
PORTLAND, May, 1893.
To the Honorable Mayor and the City Council
# of the City of Porttdi1d:
Gentlemen: On the sixth day of December
1892, Mayor lngraham presented to the Honor
able CITY Council OF the city OF Portland COM
the Water Company and the city should be an
nulled, which communication was accompanied
by the following order:
with the Portland Water Company as per
orders passed July 18th and August I'd, 1870,
wherein the city of Portland agreed to pay the
sum OF $4,000 annually to said company for
the use OF water, be annuled on and after
January 1, 1898; and the city treasurer is
hereby instructed to make no further payments
W odiu cOllpetlly unuci Sdiu eoHotdoe oleOi oniu
date" ~
This order was referred to the committee or
judicial proceedings and claims, and a hearing
was granted the Portland Wa er Company on
the 10th day of December. At the next regular
meeting, on January sd, the said committee
reported that they were unable to agree ON the
order of the city council for the annullment OF
tne Water Company contract ana asked TO pc
discharged from further consideration OF the
matter.
At this meeting of the City Council on the Sd
OF January the Portland Water Company pre-
sented communication of the following tenor
II the City Council are OF the opinion thai
thefe Is any real question or questions in
VoiVeG m this ISSUE the Portland Water Com
pany VIII be willing, and hereby offers, to sub
NIT eaen question or GU 9stions to the next law
term OF the Supreme Judicial Court, either on
an agreed statement of facts or otherwise. as
the city may desire. The Portland Water Com
pany is ready to adopt the readest method tt
reach an amicable settlement OF them and il
necessary OF reaching the Judgment of the court
upon them and In the meantime the Water
Company are willing for the payments conteln
plated by the existing contracts TO be who'll,
suspended until all questions at issue shall have
been adjudicated."
Mayor Ingralam declined the foregoing pron
osition of the company for reference and Womb
submit no either proposition in lien thereof.
We make this statement to call to the attention
of the City Council the effort this company has
made to reach a fair and amcable adjustment
on its part of existing controversies and its