The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-28
CITY OF WEsTBRook.
The Office of Collector and Treasurer Es-
tablished.

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City Council was held at Grand Army
Hall last evening, President j. E. War
rem in the chair.
Mayor Webb made statement con-
corning damage by an overflow of water
on the premises of Mr.. Stephen Dresser.
The matter was referred to the next city
council.
The ordinance fixing the salaries of the
assessors at $S5 and that of the clerk at
S75, came up, and the ordinance was
passed on motion of Alderman Cutter.
This was passed on a strict party VOTE
9 in favor and 2 opposed.
The resignation of S. G. Morton as
ballot clerk in Ward /, and that of Will
liam e. Aver in Ward 2, were accepted,
and Willis W. Neal was elected to fill
the vacancy in Ward 1, and Ernest L.
Dresser in Ward 2.
The ordinance in relation to establish
ing the Office of city collector of taxes
was taken up, and on motion of Alder
man Foster was discussed by sections.
Some discussion arose as to the use of
the word s'shall'' or ''may." in regard to
the appointment of the Mayor in the
matter of the appointment of the city
tax collector. Section was finally
adopted, with an amendment providing
for the attendance of the collector at his
office for one evening in each week.
1.-THE section in regard to the response
bility for old taxes City Solicitor Lyons
gave his opinion that the present collec-
tors and their bonds were legally respon-
sible up to the time collector might be
chosen.
Alderman Cutter moved as an amend
ment that the salary of the collector be
$500 instead of 5000 with the constable's
fees to stand. amounting to about 500 a
year, in the regular course OF business.
The president stated 'thatin the City of
Deering they had made the salary of
their collector and treasurer 81 900, and
the result had been SO satisfactory that
it had been increased to 81 800 with GER
tain additional clerical expenses inclu-
sive.
An amendment was made and carried
making the combined salary of collector
and treasurer 81, 900 per annum.
2 The ordinance came up on its final
passage and was passed unanimously by
the vote of ten aldermen.
The chair declared it the most impor-
tant action taken by the City of West
brook within the past year.
Alderman Skate made statement in
regard to the Bridge street sewer, saying
that the assessment of that sewer had
been excessive by reason of lodges, etc.,
and suggested that some abatement
might be made for AUDITORS. The amount
of assessments of sewer on Brown, Lott
and King streets as assessed was report
ed by the city engineer and assessment on
other streets.
Alderman Cutter suggested that the
matter be left with a committee and it
was so referred.
Annual reports of the committee on
health and fire department were pre-
sented and referred to the appropriate
committee.
Alderman Cutter presented an order
for the first reading appropriating 5000
for the fire department and $1,584.33 I'M
expended appropriation be carried to the
account of incidentals.
The chair stated that there was but
one more meeting.
President of the Council, Alderman
John E. Warren, extended an invitation
to the body to accept the Inequalities of
his house on Saturday evening next.
On motion of Alderman Skates the
invitation was accepted with the thanks
of the board,
Adjourned to Monday evening, March