The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-31

Urinary, the sum Of $1,000 for a daily
dispensarysfor one year lin the out pa
tleno department of the institution sup
plemented with board, nursing and
treatment in the patient department
for the relief of the poor, the money to
be taken from the contingent fund The
order was signed by Charles F. Libby,
M. P. Frank, Seth L. Larrabee, Henry G.
Peabody and others.
Alderman Thompson moved that the
ORDER have passage.
Alderman Little moved to amend the
order so that the money shall be appro-
priated from the fund tor the support
of the poor, and not from the contingent
fund. 1t was SO voted and the order
passed.
THOMAS SHANNAHAN'S CASE DIS
POSED OF.
H. D. Plummer, George P. Cram, War
rem W. Mansfield and others petitioned
that Thomas Shanahan shall not be al
lowed to keep explosives at 1874 High
street.
Alderman Little said it was thickly
settled place, and moved to settle the
matter by giving Mr.. Shannahan leave
togwithdraw. After some discussion, in
which Alderman MCGOWAN called atten-
tion to the permission given to the
Rines Bros. to store dynamite while
building their block, the matter was
put to a,vote, and the motion of Alder
man Little prevailed.
WHO SHALL PAY THE TAXES?
On July I'd an order was introduced
and passed giving Edgar E. Rounds the
right to'purchase quit claim deed of
the property at numbers A, 46, and 48
Pleasant street, for simply the amount
of thestaxes, $153. Alderman MCGOWAN
presented an order that the previous Or
der be rescinded, and that the legal own
ers of the property, Mr.. Martin O'Hare.
be authorized to.takespossession of the
property by paying the $153 taxes and
accrued interest. Mr.. MCGOWAN AK
planned that Mr.. o. Hare had paid nearly
s2o0O-on the property, and had the pa
pers to prove it. He was present sand
showed deed indicating that he had
paid $780,.
Alderman Smith thought that as it
was matter of controversy it would be
better TO give Mr.. Rounds a hearing, if
heswas present, -and:if not let the order
lie on the table till the next meeting
Alderman Dam said. that that pr p9
tyawas regularly bought in at tax sale
by Mr.. Rounds, and that therefore ne
ought to be present at any discussion in
regard to it.
.. 1t was voted to lay the order on the
table, Chairman Randall casting the
decisive vote. Messrs. Thompson, Smith
and Dam voted yes, and Messrs. Meow
an, Peters and Little voted no. 1t sswas
decided to postpone the matter till the
September meeting.
INVITATION TO THE STATE COL
LEGE CADETS.
1t was ordered that an invita- tion be
extended to the Maine State College Co.
burn Ca diets. to visit Portland on the
occasion of their annual encampment
this fall, and use the city land on Mum
joy Hill as camperound. This order
grew out of a movement in this city OH
the part of the State College alumni to
have the .Coburn Cadets camp here and
also a desire that they should do soon
the part of Lieutenant Hersey, military
instructor at the college. In letter to
one of the alumni, he stated that he
should like to bring them to Portland
for the sake of the instruction obtaina-
BILE at Fort Preble, as well as the pur-
pose of showing to people in this part
of the state tn is important and valuable
feature of the State College instruction.
They have also received an invitation
fromHouIton for this fall Their decision
as to location of the camp will depend
largely upon railroad rates.
1t wassvoted that the sum of money now
in the possession of tho city marshal
received from the United States monitor
Miantonomoh for the arrest and return
of certain deserters be paid to Officers
Skillings, Greeley and Foss. The
amount was $40 apiece.
Mr.. P H. Mcnamara, the proprietor
of the night lunch carts, at the corner
of Federal and Middle streets and Casco
and Congress streets, petiitoned for a
license to keep his carts on the street all
night long till as late as Z a. No., Sun
days excepted. Heretofore he has been
obliged to haul them away at midnight.
The petition was referred.
The committee on reducing the num-
Der Of overhead wires reported that they
mad investigated the matter, and could
only report that it would be advisa BILE
that an order be passed that the crooked
pole between 20 Monument square and
40 Congress street DE replaced by
straight and round one. 1t was SO vot-
eel.
The following petitions to erect new
buildings were received:
OF James White, wooden storehouse
Oh Portland Pier.
OF W. Frank Coffin, two-story wood
Ell dwelling at IS to u Newbury street.
OF Wilslow, toserect an addition
| to the building at 1919 Market street.
Alderman Thompson moved that the
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