The Portland daily press., 1895-02-05


had acted on this principle in a receut
Gaze.
Mr.. Dam replied that ia that case he
sigued the paper on what he supposed
was an understanding that the matter
should be submitted TO the people.
.,layor Baxter thought that the num-
her OF seven would be preferable to
twelve.
|. Councilman Laughlin was in favor, if
change was proposed, to restrict the
number to seven.
After some iurther debate, the joint
convention broke up, the Aldermen re-
turning to their own chamber.
Mr.. McGowan then presented the fol-
lowing draft of bill:
Be it enacted oy the Senate and House
| of Representatives, IN legislature as
sembied, AS follows:
Sec. 1-All powers conferred by exif t.
ing statutes upon the board OF Overseers
of the Poor for the City of Portland are
| hereby transferred, and s1all hereafter
be exercised by the City Council of the
City of Portland, acting through the
agency of such persons ON board as the
City council may by ordinance deter
1
not to consist of more than seven.
Mr.. Little believed that the passage of
this bill would complicate the admins
tration Of the poor department at this
time. He was in favor of more de]iber-
ate action, and would rather whit for a
general revision of the city charter.
On yea and nay vote the result was;
| Yeas Thompson, Peters,
Smith,.
Nays-Dam, Little, Randall-3.
In the Common Council the order
came up, and Mr.. Holland moved that
it be tabled. This was carried by the
following vote:
Yeas-Mannix, Henley, Nickerson,
Lowell, Winship, Stover-6.
Nays-IlsIey, Anderson, Kent, Lefav II,
Johnston, Pagan, Holland, Mcdonald,
Payson, Nash-l0.
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC
WORKS.
The contest over street administration
was brought to mind by an order intro
duced in the Board of Aldermen, that
there be a joint special committee of five
to attend the hearing at Augusta before
the judiciary commitre on Thursday,
February %. to use all honorable means
| to secure the passage of the bill TO create
a board of public works. The order fur
ther provided that this committee
should consist of Aldermen Randall and
| McG owan and Councilmen Ilsley, Fagan
and Henley.
Mr.. MCGOWAN moved that the Mayor
/ be added.
Mayor Baxter said he should rather
not be on the committee.
On the call of the yeas and nays, Mr..
McGowan declined to vote to send him
self to Augusta.
The vote was:
Yeas Dam, Peters, Randall, Smiths.
| Nays-Thompson, Little-2.
In the Council the order was brought
up, and Mr.. Kent moved that it be laid
on the table. This was lost, 9 to Z. on
rising vote. On yeas and nays the vote
stood.
Yeas-Ilsley, Anderson, Mannix, Hen
| ley, Nickerson, Winship, Pagan, Holland.
Mcdonald, Stover-lo.
Nays-Ke ent, Lefavor, Howell, j Johnston,
Payson, Nash-6.
CLEANING OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Councilman Payson introduced the rol-
lowing, which was passed unanimously
in the Council:
| Ordered, That a special COMMITTEES of
| three on the part of this board, and
such as the Aldermen may appoint, be ap-
pointed to conduct an investigation into
Il an
1 in cleansing the public school buildings
of the city, and to report at the next
meeting of the city government, with
such recommendations and plans for
! better performance of said duties as
the committee may see fit to offer.
President pro TEN. Pagan appointed
Messrs. Payson, Anderson and Henley
on the committee, and the order went
| to the Aldermen. They laid it on the
table after brief discussion, in which
it semed to be the opinion that the
school committee were doing all needful
4 in the matter.
CITY FINANCES.
Alderman Smith introduced the fol-
lowing order, to provide for perma-
nent loan:
Ordered, That for the purpose of re-
newing the loan of City of Portland,
falling due March 9, 1895, the city trea-
surer be and hereby is authorized and
directed to hire on the credit of the City
of Portland, the sum of one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,0O and to issue
coupon or registered bonds of the City
of Portland, therefor, to said amount,
bearing date March /, 1905, with inter
est at the rate of four per cent per an
! mum, payable on the first days of March
and September, in each year.
This was unanimously passed by both
boards to it's second reading, as was also
the following order for temporary loan,
| introduced by Mr.. Dam:
Ordered, That for the purpose of re-
newing the existing loan of the ciuy of
| Portland, due February l, 1895, the city
treasurer be and he is hereby autho-
rized and directed to borrow, under the
direction of the committee on finance,
th. sum of one hundred thousand dol.
lars, and to execute and deliver the note
or notes of the City of Portland there
for, approved by said committee on
finance, all payable on the second day of