The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-19
CITY GOVERNMENT.
The ogdensburg Matter Finally Adjusted
Alderman Gallagher's Method of
Putting Away. Unpleasant Subjects
! The Yarmouth Electric and the City's
Interests.

| A special meeting of the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen was held yesterday
afternoon to arrange finally the city's
representation onsthe board of Portland
& Ogdensburg directors.
According to the bylaws of the cor
poration the city can put on but three
new members each year. Mayor Ingra-
ham and the other Democratic big wigs
of the city government did not know
this when they distributed the places.
There were about 20 applicants for the
office, the only emolument of which is a
free pass over the Mountain Division
and even with the caucus's clean sweep,
there was left a large crowd of disap-
pointed ones. In fact, some of those
who were left off wanted the places much
more than did some OF those who were
put on. So when Mayor Ingraham got
to the meeting and found that instead of
eight places to fill there were only three
regular and one left by Mr. Jose'ss de-
cease, it may vel be- believed that he
stood aghast. A caucus was summoned
for yesterday afternoon and it's solemn
deliberations were long. What Repub-
licans of the old board should be re-
tanned, and what newly-chosen men
dropped was a subject of much trouble.
Charles II. Amsden of New Hampshire
had to be retained to represent his state.
OF the Republicans 1t was decided to re-
tain Weston F. Milliken, j. F. Hawkes.,
Geo. w. True and T. P. Shaw, and drop
S. R. Small, Charles f. Libby and Gen.
Francis Fessenden. OF the men selected
by the previous caucus it was decided to
retain Darius II. Ingraham, S. J. Ander-
son, John w. Deering and Philip Fl.
Brown, and drop E. B. Winslow, Vim.
III. Green and Oscar r. Wish.
Then, to complete the BOARD it was
decided to propose John E. Dewitt for
the vacancy caused by the death of the
late Fl. N. Jose.
When this programme was brought in
to the city government, Alderman Josse-
Ign protested against the dropping Of
Gen. Francis Fessenden and went on to
speak of Gen. Fessenden's standing as a
citizen, ending with the hope that the
matter would be considered
Here Alderman Daniel Gallagher
promptly spoke up, Il move that we adj
journ."
The other Democratic members
promptly voted adjournment, and Mr..
Josselyn's request lapsed.
The Yarmouth Electric Road.
Mayor Ingraham brought up the pro-
posed charter of an electric road from
Portland to Yarmouth. This road, he
said, proposed to start somewhere be-
tween Elm and Washington streets, and
run out over two bridges in which the
city was interested There were some
things in the charter which might be of
considerable harm to the city if carried
out, and he thought that the city should
be represented at the hearing, which was
to be held on the morrow today at Au-
gusta.
City Civil Engineer Jordan was pres
emit. He was called on and said that at
present the two bridges were not built for
weights over six tons and that an cleo
trio road would demand bridges capable
of sustaining twenty tons. He thought
that care should be taken that the char
ter did not impose on the city the ex-
pense Of these and other changes.
The council took considerable interest
in the matter and voted that City Solici-
tor Bradbury and City Engineer Jordan
go to Augusta and look out for the city's |
interests at the hearing.
Petition of j. B. Brown for right to
erect building an vacant lot on Cross
street, opposite Kelley's foundry, was
granted subject to the usual conditions. |
The building is to beused for galvanized |
iron works.