The Portland daily press., 1894-04-03

forms and blanks of every description.
needed by the city government, School
board and all city Offices"
Another order to the effect that all
contacts for stationery. etc. sbe ..signed
by heads of departments who shall state
the quantity, was also passed.
On motion of Alderman MCGOWAN
an order was passed to control still fur
Their the output of stationery by having
the city clerk keep cabinet and regis
ter Of the stock.
Appointments.
The following special policemen were
appointed: Geo. H. Skillings, W. J.
Linehan, F. J.Welch. P. J.Farry. all at
the request of the Maine Central rail-
road; Waldo S.Trott. John H. Conner,
Fred A. Lane, and Enoch Murray, at
the request of the Potland & Rochester
railroad; william Wardell at the city
stables, Walter G. Mcdonald. David
HI. Harris. Charles McVane, Flank M.
and Arthur j. Floyd at Evergreen GEM
etery.
Also the following n appointments tn It's
superintendent of burials without pay;
Jas. H. Alexander, to be undertaken at
Long Island for one year; Lyman Cous-
ems. to be trustee of Evergreen cemetery
for three years; James 2. Jordan, to be
commissioner of Parks for three years;
VIM. r. Wood, to be water commissioner
for three years; DR.. Geo. III. Cum mlngs,
to be a mem Der of the board of health
for three years; Geo. H. Trefethen, to oe
a member of the police examining
board for three years.
Rifles for the High School.
Councilman Holland, of Ward six,
introduced the following order: That
the committee on public instruction be
directed to inquire into the expedlency
of purchasing one hundred cadet rifles
for the use of the pupils in the High
school, and report back as soon as pos
sibie. This also passed the upper board.
New Buildings.
The following petitions for leave to
erect lew buildings were received and
referred: Mrs. Mary O'Donnell, one
and half story wooden dwelling at NO.
40 Pleasant street; Mrs. Sarah Sawyer
a private stable at 23 Carter street;
BENJAMIN Slower, a wooden building at
II Boynton Court; Sidney ". Thaxter,
a wooden addition to building at 10
Park Place; T.A.S. Hutchinson, addl-
ton to to building at Al Winter street;
Mary ]. Callahan, an addition to build
ing at Ill Monument street; J. l.. Stew
ems, a wooden building at Washburn
street. to he used as a dwelllnmg; w.
g. Allen. a wooden dwelling house at,1l
Dow street; John Fl. Johnson. an ad-
dition to building at 40 Wilmot street, to
be used as dwelling; Geo. Il. Gup5llI,
a wooden building at 81 10 Middle
street.. E. G. Richards, a wooden addl-
ton to building at 70 Congress street;
G.. F. Lovett, wooden building at ~
Grant street; trustees Brown estate.
brick building as 1875 and 128 Center
street, four stories high, ITO feet long,
SO feet wide, to be used as store ana
shops; 7. R. Garland. wooden building
on West street, three stories high, to be
used as dwelling; John Leeman, wood
en- building at 13S Neal street.
Orders Were Passed.
Orders were passed: fauthoizing tenn.
porary loan not to exceed $300.0 to
provide for the dumping of waste mater
iaI resulting from city work.. to autho-
ire Edwin G. Thorne to attend sales of
real estate for tax dues and make bids
under certain conditions; to pay 5. T.
Getchell. treasurer of the g. A. X. COM
mission $500 for use on memorial day
an Increase of 500 as the graves OF
veterans have increased to over 1OO0
An order authorizing the COMMISSION on
streets to purchase a pair of horses and
seven tons of castings for city work,
was referred.
Petitions.
The following petitions were received
and referred: OF Chas. II. Lovejoy for
abatement of sewerage on May street; OF
w. n Winslow &Co., and others for an
| electric light on the corner Of Federal
| and Market streets; of David L. Muir
| dock that the sewer on Locust street be
| extended to connect with his property
of the six undertaking firms for re-
| ceiving tomb in Forest City cemetery;
| of ]. 8. Coyle for a fire alarm. box on
Franklin wharf; of E. W. Cox for side
| walk on West street.
The following petitions were granted
of A.E. Newell for license to keep
| gunpowder and dynamite on Peaks
Island, and of Michael Flynn to be a
| licensed victualler at 100 Center street.
Miscellaneous.
Mr.. Randall presented largely signed
petiiton for a new fire boat. Alderman
Little also presented memorial OF the
| Portland Beard of Underwriters for
| the same purpose.
An order was passed that all officials
who collect money shall turn it into the
city treasury monthly instead of once
| every three months.
Samuel Rolfe as treasurer of the Wild
ows' Wood society. reported disburse-
| ments during the year of $240, the inter-
est on the Clapps fund, to 1872 widows.
1t was ordered that the location OF
auxiliary alarms boxes be at the dis
erection of the chief engi-
1 neer of the fire department.
A petition for new bell to take the
| place of the one that was broken in the
tower of the Church of the Messiah was
referred to comm ittee on electrical ap-
planes.
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