The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-08
WESTBROOK.
Special Meeting of the City Council satur-
day Evening.

Special Meeting of the City Council satur-
day Evening.
A special meeting of the City Council
| of Westbrook, adjourned from the regu-
lar monthly meeting of January 1st, was
held Saturday evening to act upon i'm
portant financial matters, etc.
President Cutter was in the chair and
there were but three absentees in the
board of thirteen.
The order that had its first reading
and as age at the previous meeting,
| authorizing the issuing of the CITY s
bonds for term of years to the amount
OF ST. 900, came up as unfinished business.
The order provided for the issuing OF
fifteen bonds of the denomination OF
$1,000. bearing interest at per cent pei
| annum, payable semi-annually in Boston
in July and January.
MI. Lane introduced an order repeating
the action of the council on November
IL, 1898, when the loan was first pro vided
Tor. This action was considered necessary
by reason Of an informality and an error
OF date in the printing. The order had d
/ passage.
Alderman Goodell was of the opinion
that if the loan was put in. small denoln-
nations it would be taken by the people
at home as an investment for their
savings.
| Alderman Waternouse offered an
amendment reducing the denomination
of the bonds to $500 and increasing the
number to thirty. The amendment was
| adopted.
The order as amended then had its
second reading and final passage by a
unanimous vote. This $4,000 loan has
been taken by thesbankers Woodbury. &
| Moulton of Portland.
| The order authorizing the city treas
urer to effect Il temporary loan of $1,000
| for thirty days had it's second reading
and final passage.
| A petition was presented from E. A.
| Cartret and twenty-five others of the
| lire department, asking for an increase OF
| salary, stating that the present compen-
| sation, SIS per annum, was something
hardly equal to the loss of time oc-
casioned by a single fire.
| A petition from f W. Kicker and four
teen Others of Hose Co. was also pre-
sented.
! These petitions were referred to the
| committee on finance at the request OF
the chairman of the committee on fire
department, he being member of the
| DEPARTMENT himself.
| President Cutter stated it was the sug-
| gestion of Mr.. Fox that there should be a
| board of trustees to take charge of the
| Walker library and building, which
would be ready to turn over to the city
| about February 10th.
| Alderman Goodell thought list OF
| names should be fixed upon, including
the Mayor and president Of the city
council.
Action will probably be taken at the
next regular meeting of the council on
the first Monday in February and some
plan arranged for the reception of the
property and the opening of the public
| library.
A communication was received from
Peter Stewart stating that by the defects
of the excavation of the sewer on lam
| street his we'll had been made worthless
and the city council should put Sebagc
water into his house. Referred to com
| mittee on drains and sewers.
| Alderman Cloudman presented an or
| der appropriating SIS for free vaccina-
| tion. 1t mad unanimous passage
The same alderman stated that in the
matter of bonds they had created new
series and provision should be made fol
doing away with the old. The MAYOR,
president Of the council, city clerk, city
treasurer and finance committee were
voted committee to see to the DESTROY
ing of the bonds authorized by vote OF
November 10, 1898.
Adjourned