The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16
DEERING.
City Government Meets and Chooses
Subordinate officers.


ganized-Chief st. John Succeeds Chiei
Berry-EIectric Fighting,
A meeting of thu Deering oitysgovern,
menu was held last evening, Mayor
Mitchell presiding, and all the aldermen
being present. The following subordin
ate city officers were elected:
Permanent Chairman-A. F. Berry.
Clerk, COLLECTOR, ete.--L. T JONES'.
Assessor tor three years-G gorge W,
johnson.
Overseer OF the Poor for three years.
o. Chapman.
Street Commissioner Gardiner Wal
ker.
City Physician-Dr. William H. Ger
IRISH.
City Solicitor Isaac L.Elder.
Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment-trank y. Moody.
Manager of Ancient Burying Grounds
for Three Years-Andrew Halves.
City Auditor-Charles J riggs.
s Sealer of WEIGHTS ard Measures-Fred
&. Briggs.
E Sealers Of Leather-W W. Mitchell,
George D. Little.
SurveyorEof Plaster--Joseph H. Hutch
ins. S
Surveyors OF Stone-George B. Leavitt,
George Smith, George W. Leighton.
Surveyors of Lumber and Tim ber-
John A. Stevens, G. r. Berry, G gorge Rus
sell, John L. Small. Nv
Surveyors of Wood, Bark and Charcoal
jerome l.. Watson, Mark Jordan, Wal
ter Pickett, ILL Cobb, E. M Jacobs,
George D. Little. G. l.. Marstou.
Weighers OF Hay, Straw. Stone and
Cnal-George e. Martin, Joshua Nc
Kinnon, E. M Jacobs, r. Marsh, Wal
ter Pickett, j. l.. Rice, George B. Jacobs,
VIC. Knapp. e. B. Knapp, ]. l.. Watson,
Martin Burke, p. Marsh, George NJ.
Cram, A r. Huston. CIR. Berry, j. B.
Dresser, q. A. Pride.
Surveyor of Ship Tim Der and Knees
Daniel Brewer.
To Clean Cess Pools and Vaults-Mar-
tin Curran, Jr.
DR.. f. B. Coleman was appointed me n.
Der of the Board of Health.
Mr. George w. ST. John was appointed
City Marshal.
MIR. L. P. Hawkins was appointed spec
ial policeman without pay, and LIE.
Jones and CT. Hooper constables.
The two Democrat C members of the
Board did not draw party lines on the
principal officers, the nominees Of the
Repn blican caucus receiving all seven
votes. For manager of ancient burial
grounds Mr.. L. B. Chapman had two
votes. e 6 24sgep ~
Mayor Mitchell announced that The
opin of the City Solicitor was that
the only way. to fill the vacancy in the
office of City Auditor was for thes Board
to elect. Mr.. Charles I. Riggs is the lead
ing Democrat of Ward s. but he received
six votes. Mr.. A c. Blake received one. ..
1t was voted to postpone the election
of city civil engineer to the next meet
ing. qs
The election of three truant officers
was laid over also.
OTHER MATTERS.
|. Petitions were received from the Port
land Railroad Company for leave to
build their new power house at Deering
Point, and also for leave to change the
location of the track ON Ocean street to
enable the trolley poles to be erected. The
council voted leave to change location
subject to approval of the street commits
sioner.
The matter of electric lighting was
Fought up by Alderman Pierce, and on
his motion next Wednesday evening was
fixed for a special meeting to consider
this question. Albert DinlGey was Civ
en- permission to maintain and operate a
steam engine at his place of business.
THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE ORGAN
lies.
Tho Donpino cohooI aoanarniftao N, q;
yesterday for the first time The entire
board were present as follows: Messrs
DIV. Hawkes., George W. Jacobs, S.A.
Packard, George Russell, Cyrus B. Varney.
&. P. Wilson and Asher C. Kinds.
Mr.. Asher G. Kinds was elected chair
man for the ensuing year.
Mr.. F. E. G. Robbins was unanimously
elected superintendent of schools at the
same salary as last year.
The resignation of Miss Flora M.Stod-
dard, of the Oakdale grammar school, was
received and accepted. The securing OF
successor was left to the superintend-
ent and DR.. Packard.
:. The school census will be taken April
1st, and it was voted that each commit
teeman hire a census taker in his own
ward, the pay to be So. SO for day OF
eight hours, the census taker to be a
taxpayer and voter. &sa4
The supervisors of the schools were as
signed as follows:
Lunt's Corner and East Deerfng-Mr.
Russell.
Aliens Corner, Riverside and Riverton
Mr.. Varue..
Morrill's grammar, intermediate and
primary-Mr. Hawkes..
Center intermediate and primary-Mr.
Kinds.
Ocean street grammar and Saunders
street-Mr. Wilson.