The Portland daily press., 1894-03-20
CITY IA THEIRS.
Committees Appointed in Both Branch
es Last Evening.

to General Dow To-day Other Matters.
A meeting of the City Government
was held last evening. The principal
business was the announcement of
various committees and appointments.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Mayor Baxter and the entire board of
aldermen were present.
Mayor Baxter made the following
assignments of aldermen to committees
for the ensuing year:
Standing Committees.
Agency for the Sale of Intoxicating
Observation-Disclosures Little, Smith and
Thompson.
Mayor, Messrs. Smith and Peters.
( Drains and 'Sewers-Messrs. Thomp-
son, Dam and MCGOWAN.
Licenses-Mayor, Randall and Peters.
New Buildings-Little, Thompson and
MCGOWAN.
Police-The Mayor, Randall and Little.
Sanitary-Smith. Dam and Peters.
State Pensions-Dam and Smith.
Joint Standing Committees.
Accounts-Randall
Assessors Observation-Disclosures
Bells and Clocks-Dam.
/, City Engineers Experimentation
Electrical Appliances-Mayor Dam.
Engrossed Bills-Dam.
Finance The Mayor, Thompson,
Peters.
Fire Observation-Disclosures, Smith.
Judicial Proceedings and Claims--The
Mayor, Randall, MCGOWAN.
:. Laying Out New Streets-The Mayor
Thompson and Peters. i
Mayor'sAddress-T Thompson. MCGOWAN.
Public Bulldings-The Mayor, Ran
dali.
Public Instruction-Dam, MCGOWAN.
Reduction of City Debt-The May or,
Randall.
Rules and Orders--Little, Peters.
Salaries-Randall MCGOWAN.
b Sale of Unimproved Real state-Smith,
MCGOWAN.
City Lights-Little.
Streets. Sidewalks aud Bridges-Smith,
Peters.
Joint Special Committees.
Estimates-The Mayor. Randall,
Peters.
Printing Reports-Dam.
Undertakers Appointed.
The following undertakers were APP
pointed: Andrew J. Rich, Herbert W.
Rich, Brian e. McDonough. Henry T.
Skillings, John S. Cushing, John Feeney,
John G.. Downes, Josiah H. Dill, James
Wallace. Edward II. Tasker, jeremiah
Ilsley, John G. Roberts, James A.
Martin, James H. Tobin, Frank NJ.
Floyd, Cornelius Ilsley, Frank Ilsley,
Shat Berman.
Special Policemen.
Tho foI1o,,,;r~x xroro ,pnoi,tal eyooioI
policemen without pay: William G.
Jackson, Thomas A. Cakes at Temper
ance Reform hall, Charles H. Dyer ait
Ainsworth store, Charles Fl. Vincent,
James B. Malone at the Union Mutual
building, Alfred 7. Marsh at Mystic hall,
George N. E. Kimball at the Union
Station. 80
An order was presented by Alderman
pointment Of Isaac T. Wyer, as special
policeman in the city building.
New Buildings.
The following petitions for leave to
erect new buildings were received and
referred as usual:
VIII. Pease and E. o. johnson, a
wooden two and one-half story dwelling
on lot five Washburn avenue. n
Luther Hanscome of Stroudwater. a
two story wooden dwelling at 81 Doug
lass street.
EN-. Greedy, one story wooden
William ii. Looney, a two story wooden
building at Nos. rs and so High street.
Wal ter H. Brown, a two and one-half
story wooden dwelling at Nos. 271 and
273 State street.
Southworth Brothers, a brick, two
story dwelling at the rear OF Nos. 1s2-1s4
Newbury street.
The City Marsh ais Report.
Mayor Baxter returned without his ap-
prevail the order to strike out the tables
of nativity in the city marshals report.
Licenses.
The following licenses were granted
subject to the usual conditions:
Fred Goth to store gunpowder at No.
40 Market street.
Nathaniel Druker, billiard hall at 465
Fore street.
John Brown. victualler at 104 Elk
change street.
Brown & Papageorge. vic tuallers at 1S1
Middle street.
Bonds Approved.
The bonds of City Auditor Charles F.
Tobie $4,000, City Marshal Henry S.
Tricky ($50o), City Treasurer George H.
Libby (s10O, Ooo), and Constable Mark n.
Sawyer were approved.
.s. -. To Greet General Dow.
Alderman Thompson presented the fol-
lowing order:
Resolved, That committee of two,
with such as the common council may
Join, be appointed to call tomorrow upon |
our distinguished fellow citizen and |
oldest living ex-Mayor of this city,
General Neal Dow, and tender him the
of the city government |
upon his long continued health and |
strength and upon the widespread appre-
citation of his eminent services, mani |
tested in the general recognition of the |
ninetieth anniversary OF his birth.
On this committee the Mayor ap-
pointed Alderman Thompson and Nc |
Gowan, and Councilmen johnson, Snow
and Howell.
The resolution will be engrossed by
Prof. H. W. Shaylor, and presented to |
General Dow when the committee call,
at 3 p. m. today.