The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-17

Sanitary committee 6,5OO.O0 100000
support of the poor. 100000 100000
s saaetei iabts a &c ss666oo
IaxeS, state. ........ 1OS,214.65 1O4. O6
taxes, county ....... 44,395.15 36,O95.06
vital statistics. ... 10000 10000
Attorneys bills on
Rand g. Larrabee
as approved .... 100000
Water and MIGRANTS 100000 100000
water commission. 10000
$s59,1se.7e $s1e.42435
Mr.. Guptill then presented the appro-
priation bill, which agrees in it's amounts
with the estimates. The bill was then
passed unanimously.
victuaIlers' Licenses.
Several victuallers were licensed, but
their bonds were held for examination
before approval.
To Make Our City Attractive to strang-
The following order was presented BY
Alderman Strout, and unanimously
passed:
Ordered-That joint special committee to
consist of two aldermen and such as the Com
mon Council may be joined be appointed to CO.
proper ciyilities to visitors and to judiciously
advertise the attractions of our summer sur
roundingS.
Messrs. Strout and Guptill were ap-
pointed on this committee from the
Board of Aldermen.
Orders Passed.
That the City Treasurer pay G. H. Boyd s1se
| for rent of lands on Sheridan and Larch
streets.
That the City Treasurer pay M. T. Mulhall
$27.25 for painting signs
For sewer on West and Chadwick streets.
Petitions Presented.
George s. Rowell for sidewalk in front of No.
80 Neal street Referred to the committee on
| streets. sidewalks and bridges.
New Buildings.
Petitions were presented for permits
sion to erect new buildings as follows,
referred to committee on new buildings:
E. G. Little, addition to stable at 1913 Lincoln
street.
g. H. simonds, private stable at No. 70 India
| street.
| Samuel F. Wood, three-storied wooden
| dwelling, corner Cumberland and Cleaves
| streets.
Mrs. Ida Farnham. ia story wooden dwell
| ling at No. 81 Quebec street.
| Thomas F. Wood, 21a stored dwelling at
| SO Anderson street.
Committee Reports.
The committee on judicial proceedings
| and claims to whom was referred the
petition of Archibald Mclaughlin for
damages reported leave to withdraw.
The committee on judicial proceedings
| and claims to whom was referred an Or
| dinance relating to snow and ice on build
Il, II.
expedient.
The committee on claims to whom was
| referred petition of M. T. Mulhall for
$27.25 for painting city signs, reported in
| favor of paying the bill.
| The committee on claims to whom was
referred the petition of Charles N. Boyd
| for $1S6, rent of land on Sheridan and
| Larch streets reported in favor of paying
| the bill.
The committee on claims to whom was
reported the order allowing the officers
| of the city force access to the books of
| the County Commissioners reported fur
| Their legislation inexpedient.
Miscellaneous.
Geo. Hodgdon, Arthur NJ. Floyd,
Frank M. Floyd, Frank E. Hogan, were
nominated and confirmed as special
| policemen withoutppay.
| License of Henry Brown to sell gun.
| powder at No. 5 Orange street which
came up at a former meeting was held
| for a hearing.
| The petition of L.. e. Cotton whose IL
cense to run steam merrY-go-round was
! granted at former meeting was brought
| up by Mayor Baxter with the Marshal's
| recommendation that it be revoked. The
license was withheld by vote of the
| board.
Petition of William Conley. to run q
'Piate Board' at Peaks Island this sum-
| mer was granted.
Two insane cases were presented.
Police Matron Elected.
On motion of Alderman Josselyn this
| order was passed:
Ordered--.That Mrs. Mary J. Raymond be an
pointed police matron for one year from May
ID 1893, the compensation fixed at SIT per
month, the cost to be charged to the police CON
| tingent.
In Common Council.
Absent, Councilman Leighton.
Papers from the upper board were
passed in concurrence.
The vote on the appropriation bill was
yes Is, no ], Councilman Melaugh voting
| no, stating that he objected to the
amounts of the appropriations for schools
and streets.
There was considerable discussion on
the part of the Board in regard to the
various items of the appropriation bill,
but it was finally passed as reported
above.
Councilman Melaugh presented re-
quest that chairmen of committees call
meetings in the evening, when practical
BILE. 1t was given passage.
Sheridans at Lewiston.
The military event of the year at Lew
iston occurs Thursday, May Is, when the