The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-06
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
The Adjourned Regular Meeting Held Last
Evening-The Business Chiefly of a
Routine Nature-Brush Over the EN-
cry Claim-Danny Friel's Ranch.

city government was held last evening,
it having been postponed from Monday
evening in order to allow the city fathers
to attend the Stoddard lecture. Last
evening there was fair attendance. In
the upper board Aldermen Strout and
Prince were absent.
There was an interesting conflict which
grows out of the claim of Hon. George f.
Emery for $4,000 for his services as water
commissioner. AS is well known Mr..
Emery did a great amount of arduous
and faithfully work which was of much
account in the final issue of the case His
claim has been pending for long time,
and at the last city meeting was laid on
the table in the council after it had
passed the aldermen. This was done be-
cause some of the memb ers of the
council feel that the claim is one in
equity merely, not one for which the
city is legally held, and that it is exorbi
tant. Last evening, in order to put
pressure on the council, Alderman Toll
man asked the aldermen to hold up two
orders making transfers of funds in the
accounts, whereby the expenses of
various departments are to be met. So
these orders were laid on the table,
pending action on the Emery order in
the council. That order was called up
there, but was again tabled, Mr.. Webb
asking that, as it was an important mat
ter, it be laid over until more were in at
tendance,
The matters which were held up were:
The transfer of sum not exceeding
$500 from liquor agency to evening
school; $1,000 from agency to West chool;
$4,000 from agency to public buildings,
$1,000 from contingent to City hall; $500
from the same source to printing and
$500 to schools.
The council later took the claim off the
table. Mr.. Webb opposed it as exorbi-
tant and unjust. Mr.. johnson also said
he should vote against it. Mr.. Kehoe ad-
vocated it. Mr.. Pennell favored it, as
having been reported favorably by the
committee which included the mayor.
| The claim was passed to 4, Councilmen
| Lefavor, johnson, Leighton and Webb
being those voting nay.
| This being passed opposition to the
transfers ceased, and they were passed.
City Lighting.
| An order was passed to authorize the
committee on lights to negotiate with the
gas company for light for engine houses
at rate not to exceed 81. IS per 1000 feet.
An ordnance was presented to create a
| joint committee on lights, lamps and
| lampposts, consisting of one alderman
and three councilmen. This committee
would have auth GRITTY over all the public
| lights in the city The present commit
tee has Jurisdiction only over the street
| lights This ordinance took it's several
readings.
| These two matters were arranged in &C.
| cordance with the recommendations of
the joint committee appointed several
weeks ago to take into consideration the
subjects of lighting contracts.
| Mr.. GupJlll presented an order author
izing the committee on lights toscontarct
with the Consolidated Electric Light
| company for lighting the streets and
public buildings during 1894. This order
was passed after short debate.
A Lost Bond.
George Fl. Bass of Wilton, Franklin
| county, administrator of the estate of
Anorille R. Cram, late of Wilton, petit
lions the city council to pay coupon
bond No IA, dated December 1st, 1870,
and due December 1880. This bond
was part of the property OF the late
Anorllle R. Cram, but was mislaid or lost
in some way, before the property came
into the administrator hands. By the
terms of Mrs. Grants will all her estate
was to go to her husb band, Seweil Cram,
to hold during his lifetime, and after
| he should die all left was willed to the
American Baptist Missionary Union.
| The administrator believes that this
bond was never paid to Sewell Cram,
| upon he asks the city to allow the
money on it. He agrees to secure the
city from loss in case the bond should
| turn up. The petition was referred to
the committee on judicial proceedings
and claims on motion of Alderman
Josselyn.
The High Street Dynamite Magazine.
Messrs. George P. Barrett, Francis
Fessenden, Henry Deering, W. H. Ander-
son, Jas. E. Mcdowell, J. S. Winslow,S.
C.Gordon and II. T. Plummer, demonstrate
against the storing of dynamite on High
street ledge. They represent that three
years ago complaint was made, and the
city marshal caused the dynamite to be
| removed. But the petitioners believe
that in spite OF all this, more or less
dynamite has been kept there, and they
ask that means be taken to prevent it.
This remonstrance was, on motion Of
Mr.. Josselyn, referred to the committee
on licenses.
Streets for Coasting.
Alderman MCGOWAN presented an order
fol bidding boys coasting on any streets
but the following: Melbourne street te
the Eastern Promenade, Turner street te
the Eastern Promenade, Beckett street
from Hanson's lane to the Eastern
Promenade, Fore street from Atlantic tc
Mountfort, Hancock street to Fore, Fox
street from Washington to Back Bay,
Mayo street from Cum berland to Back
Bay, Cedar street from Oxford to Lin
coin, Alder from Portland to Kennebec
Brattle from Portland to Kennebec, Oak
from Prospect to Cumberland, Avon
from Deerlng to Cumberland, Cotton
from Free to Fore. State from Cum Der.
land to Portland, Daliforth from High
to Centre, Mellen from Congress to Port
land, Winter from Gray TO Danforth
Weymouth from Congress to Portland
Danforth from Vaughan to West Com.
mercial, Hampshire from Middle to Fore
Oxford from Washington to Anderson.
The order specifies that even on these
exempted streets there shall be no coast
ing on the sidewalks.
New Buildings.