The Portland daily press., 1894-03-16
DEERING.
Meeting and Organization of School Com
mittee.


mittee.
The Deering school committee met
yesterday afternoon to organize for the
ensuing year. Mr.C. A. Woo dbury was
nominated for chairman by Mr.. DIV.
Hawkes., and unanimously elected. The
salary of the superintendent was fixed
at the same figure as last year. MIR. f. E.
Robbins was then unanimously re-
elected superintendent. 1t was voted
that this year the school census be taken
by wards, the census takers to be en-
ployed by the committeeman in the
several wards and to receive a recon-
pense of two dollars and a half for Fan
eight hour day. The superintendent
was instructed to prepared the books for
the census.
The superintendent was authorized to
purchase supplementary readers for the
lower classes of all the schools. These
readers will have ..articles about nature.
mythology, literature, ETC.. and will do
much to stimulate the pupils
Last Evenings City Meeting.
The Deering city government met last
evening, Mayor Sawyer presiding and
all.the aldermen being present.
The principal business of the evening
was the election of city ofic Gals. A let
ter was received from Mr.. M. E. Moore,
who has served two years as assessor,
stating that he found himself unable.to
continue to perform the duties, and
therefore would resign. The council
voted to accept his RESIGNATION and the
filling of the term was postponed until
next neutrality-suspicious. of Alderman
Redlon.
The Board then proceeded to ballot,
electing unanimously the following
officials, as already foreshadowed by the
City Clerk, Treasurer and Collector
L. f. Jones.
Assessor for Three. Years H.
Hutchins.
Overseer of the Poor-Frank Crockett.
Street OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Walker
City Physician-Dr.A A. M. Parker.
City Soiicitor-Judge Isaac L. Elder.
Supt. of Ancient Burying Grounds
Henry Deering.
Frank B. Moody.
Truant Officers - Chauncey Berry,
George 81. Bailey and Vincent C.Mount-
fort.
Sealer of Weights and Measures-A. K.
Small.
George d. Little.
Cess Pools and Vaults-Martin Cur
ran.
Surveyors of Plaster-Joseph H. Hutch
ms.
Caorxo C,,ifb Gooroa w lei
Surveyor of Lumber and Timber -
John A. Stevens, C. R. Berry, George
Russell, John I. Small.
SURVEYORS of Wood, Bark and Charcoal
- Jerome L. Watson, Walter Fickett,
George d. Little, Mark Jordan, i'll.
Cobb, Anne PurrinJon, g. l.. Marston,
e. M. Jacobs.
Weighers of Hay, Stone and Coal
George e. Martin, Walter Pickett, z. B.
Knapp. Joshua McKinnon, Anne Pur-
rinuon, Chas. o. Moses, j. l.. Rice, James
Parker, jill. Watson, Cyrus B.Abbott,
E. M. Jacobs, Martin Burke, Q. X. Marsh,
Wallace G. Knapp, P.S. Marsh, George
Surveyor of Shiptimber and Knees
Mr.. George Russell was appointed and
confined member of the Board of Health
Alderman Redlon was elected chair
man of the Board.
Other Matters.
A letter was received from Fl. M. Stone
of Falmouth. claiming damages for
injuries of his wife, who, it is claimed,
was injured on. March 3rd by an accident
caused by defect in the road near the
Marine Hospital. Mrs. Stone is said to
have been seriously hurt. The matter
was referred to the committee on claims.
A communication was received from
John G. and FIJI. Cobb notifying the
city that if settlement was not made
suit would be commenced on account of
Mr.. H @. Thompson, who claims damages
for an accident said to have been caused
by the putting in of the poles of the
Electric lighting system. This was re-
ferred to the committee.on claims.
A petition for tine extension of Sawyer
street was referred to the committee on
new streets. Mr.. Fred Fl. Thompson
gave notice that he was ready to put in
a concrete sidewalk in front of his house
in accordance with the offer of the city.
Alerman Redlon was presented a
petition of Edgar Q. Hawkes. and Others
for sewer down Pitt to School street
and along School to the William street
sewer. Referred. Alderman Pierce
presented an order, which had it's first
reading. TO provide for buying the pipe