The Portland daily press., 1893-03-25

Orders were passed:
To provide that the election clerks for
the annual spring election receive three
dollars per day for their services. ms
| order includes wardens and ward CLERKS.
That the operation of section OF the
ordinance relating TO the supplying OF
stationery be so suspended as to allow
each department to purchase it's own.
Adopting the rules and orders OF the
| last board until otherwise ordered.
Authorizing the city clerk to issue per-
mits for opening the streets for private
drains and for occupying the streets Tor
| building purposes.
Directing the auditor to furnish the
committee on estimates with data.
! Referring unfinished business to the
appropriate committees.
| Assistant City Engineers.
City Engineer George N. Fernald has
appointed the following assistants:
First Assistant-Wi S. Edwards.
Assistants-Bion Bradbury, Jr., and William
| 0. Thompson.
The council confirmed these appoint
ments.
| Miscellaneous.
| l.
er of the Widows Wood Society. on the
disposition of the $40 of the Clapp
fund was received.
The bond of City Treasurer George a..
Libby for 800, 600 was read and approved
the following being sureties: George 5.
Hunt, George Burnham, VIM. R. Wood,
James P. Baxter, and Chas. S. Fobes.
Moses Brown of Fore street was
licensed as pawnbroker.
Petition of William A. Gates for per
mission to erect and maintain steam
/ engine at SIG Commercial street was
granted subject to the usual conditions.
Petition of Dirigo Heater Co., for au-
thority to erect building on Cross
street, near Commercial, was referred to
the committee on new buildings. To
the same committee was referred petit
ton of G. A. Hanson to enlarge build
ing at No. 1856 Grant street.
Fred Goth's license to keep gunpowder
was renewed.
Mr.. Fl. M. Payson petitions for side :
walk around his premises on corner of
Vaughan and Pine streets, and the petit
ton was referred.
James NJ. Black and John B. Smith
were elected constables in joint conven-
ton. E. w. Dyer was elected weigher of
coal; and Jacob Jones and S. w. Wyman
surveyors of lumber
Creating to the "Eriadno."
To decide upon the reception to the
ssEriadno," joint convention was held,
Alderman Guptill (by grace of Tom
Harper) presiding. Mr.. Guptill stated
the object of the meeting, and called up
on Mr.. Smith, agent of the Grand Trunk
railway, to make statement as to the
mission and standing of the s'Eriadno.' 2
Mr.. Smith read letter from the Grand
Trunk officials, saying that Portland had
{ been honored by the Italian government
in being selected as the port of entry for
: the exhibits.
, Alderman MCGOWAN was called upon
next. He said that the Grand Trunk had
made special effort to get the vessel here
, This coming would be of great advan
, tage to Portland The unloading of the
, ssEriadno'' would of itself be task
which would be of material advantage tt
Portland. Mr.. MCGOWAN thought il
would be simple and proper courtesy t.
have the ''Eriadno" met by a tug which
should bear the Mayor and other officials
who could extend welcome to thu
! ssEriadno'' and offer to her officers thu
freedom of the city,
Alderman Strout cordially seconded
!, Mr.. McGowan's remarks. The fact tina
the italian government, with which ou
relations had of late been somewha
strained, had selected our port as thu
! port of entry for it's exhibits, was some
thing that merited cordial recognition
Of course at present we know nothing o
g the rank of the '.Eriadno' in the Italian
Q navy, or Of the men who command her
but such courtesies as Mr.. McGowal
: suggested would be fitting, and afte
that more elaborate preparations coul'
be made.
councilman Wtup Iooh ou0 SsnAo VioH
as also did Councilman KehOe.
h Alderman MCGOWAN then prepared a
T. order, which later, in the Board of Al
dermen he presented, as follows:
That the freedom of the city be extended t
the officers of the Royal italian Transpor
s'Eriadno,o and that committee of three o
the part Of this board. including the chairman
and such as the Common Council may add, b
q appointed to make all necessary arrangement
- for the proper reception and entertainment {
II said officers.
Aldermen Guptill, MCGOWAN an
;. Strout, Councilmen Randall, Pencil
$. Chapman, Melaugh and Knowles wer
appointed as the committee by the chair
men of the respective boards.
m Both boards then adjourned.