The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-19
TnE COUNCIL REBELS.
Its Members Would Not Follow
Aldermen.
COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR WERE
APPOINTED.

| New Rules For Registration of City Labor
ers- Mayor Baxter Unable to be Present
Charges Against Policemen Other
Matters.
Mayor Baxter. who has been threatened
| with acute tonsilitis, and only got out yes
| terday. was unable to be present at the city
meeting last evening,so Alderman Randall
| chairman OF the Board, presided. All the
| aldermen were present except Mr.. Smith
| President Pagan called the Council to or
der. The committee of the two boards were
announced as follows. by the two presiding
| officers:
COMMITTEES.
| These are the standing committees of the
| Board of Mayor and Aldermen:
Agency for sale OF Intoxicating Liquors.
Aldermen little, smith and thompson.
Damage for Grading Streets--The Mayor,
| Aldermen smith and Peters.
Licenses-The May or, Aldermen Randall
and Peters.
New buildings Aldermen Little. Thomp-
Police-The Mayor, Aldermen Russell and
Little.
sanitary Aldermen Smith, Dam and Pet :
ers.
state Pensions Aldermen Dam and
ninfs-A1dyrMan Randall. COUNCIL
men Stevens and Wjnship.
Assessors Department-Alde buddy,
Councilmen Haskell and Hayes.
| Bells and Clocks-Alderinan Dam, Council
men Dow. Haskell and Dougherty.
| Chief Engineers Observation-Disclosures
| Dam, Councilnien Haskell and Wfnship.
| Electrical Appliances-The Mayor. Alder
man Dam, Councilmen Plne,lisiey and Hen
Engrossed Bills-AldeIman Dam, Coun.
cilmen Kent. Dow and Dn1gberty.
Einance-Ihe Mayor. Aldermen Thomp-
son and Peters, Councilmen Niekerson.
| and Henley.
Fire Observation-Disclosures Little and
Smith. Councilmen Holland Anderson and
judicial Proc eedings and claims-The
Counc linen Payson. Dow and Mannix.
Laying Out New Streets-The Mayor, Al
dermen Thompson and Peters. CounciIrnen
| Stover,s Nickerson and Stevens.
!-ights-Alderman Little, Councilmen An
derson. Kent and HAYES.
Public Buildings The Mayor. Alderms
Randall. Councilmen Ilsley, Holland and
snow.
Public Observation-Disclosures lDen Dam and
Rednciion City Debt-Tbe Mayor, Alder
man Randall, Councilman Pagan.
Peters. Councilmen Mcdonald, Payson and
Winshlp.
Salaries Aldermen Randall and Peters.
Counciimen Holland. llsley and Flaherty.
Sale of Unimproved Real Estate-Alder-
men Smith ana Buddy. Councilmeu. Snow,
Kent and Mcdonald.
MAYORS Address--Aldermen Thompson
aid buddy, Councilmen Nash, Nickerson
and Flaherty.
Public Works-Aldermen Thompson and
Peters. Councilmen Slower and Mannix.
a hese are the joint special committees:
Eslimates-Tbe Mayor, Aldermen Randall
and Peters, Couneiluen Pagan, Anderson
Pine. Stevens and Dougherty.
Printing Reports-Alderman Dam, Coun-
cilmen Nash and Flaherty.
After the committees had been announced
in the board OF aldermen. certain general
business was brought up and passed. When
this business came into the Common Coun-
ell. Mr.. Payson raised the point Of order
that the meeting was special meeting
called for the announcement of commit ees,
and that any other business was not Of or
der. President Pagan supported this point
of order, and SO the council refused to
have anything to do with the business.
The matters transacted By the aldermen
were as follows:
NEW SCHOOL HOUSES.
Alpheus Griffin and about one hundred
and twenty others petition for better
schools buildings in their school district in
the eastern part of the city in Ward l. AL
derman Dam presented the petition. and
then introduced an order constituting a
joint special COMMITTEES consisting of two al
dermen and three councilLnen to cooperate
with the school board in considering the
need of new school house Accommodations
in Ward l. This order passed the alder
men.
CONGRESS STREET RAILROAD TRACK.
communication was received from sup
erintend ent Newman of the Portland Rail-
road company, saying that from eonvcrsa-
tion with the city engineer it is understood
that it is in contemplation to widen the
travelled part of Congress street betwee n
Ellsworth and Gilman, and in that case it
may be desirable to place the car tracks in
the middle of the street: and this will re-
quire prompt action if it is decided SO to
do, as special curves will be used and rails.
and SO as to get the road opened in mid
summer. The petition was referIe to the
board OF public works with power. The
following order was similarly referred +;
That the Portland Railroad company be
and hereby is authorized TO move the double
tracks now existing ON Congress street be-
tween Vaughan and ST. John streets, from
the present location to the middle of the
located wsy on Congress street, subject
to the approval of the city engineer
POLICE OFFICERS PAY.
4 long petition of CHI. Redlon and many
others was presented asking that the police
mems salary be increased to ST. 80 per day
Referred TO the committee on salaries.
APPOINTING NTS.
The chairman read Mayor Bakers an.
pointment of Charles B. Mosle,, special
policeman without pay, at PrebJe chapel.
John H. Conner. Walter s. Trott, #. A..
Lane and Enoch Murray at Port land and
Rochester railroad station; Frank A. Her
sey at the Oxford building; Winfield i.
Pickett, foot Of Boyd street. These appoint
ments were confirmed.
BONDS APPROVED.
Of George H. Libby, as city treasurer,
bondsmen same as last year: of Charles f.
Tobie auditor; George E. MCGOWAN, Ed
win G. Tho1ne, E. P. Sweeny, II. r. Sar-
gent, AS cons,ables, Henry s. Trickey as
city marshal: Mark II. Sawyer, wegher of