The Portland daily press., 1895-11-12
yICTULLER TODD SUSTAINED.
Licenses and Other Matters Considered
by Aldermen.


by Aldermen.
Lot on Roberts Street Sold-Other
Business.
The meeting of both branches OF the
city government last evening was SHINY
attended, and the interesting matters OF
business were not many
ALDERMEN VOTE TO SUSTAIN
VICTUAILER TODD.
Considerable interest was caused in the
Board of Aldermen by the case of Henry
G. Todd, who keeps shop on thescorner
of Park and Commercial street. Marshal
Trickey revoked his license because. after
repeated warnings, Todd had continued
to keep noisy and disorderly place on
Sunday. There were dice and cards used
in the shop, and he suspected that lntoxi-
eating liquors were sold, but had never
been able to verify this suspicion. A
disorderly crowd was found both inside
of and outside of the place on Sundays.
Hon. George M. Seiders appeared for
Todd. A young man named Gallagher,
Todd's clerk, testified that Todd never
kept any Intoxicating liquors; but that
he did get intoxicated himself, especially
since his mother had died. The crowd
kept coming up in front of the store and
made trouble.
Mr.. Seiders, in making the argument
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might get intoxicated. there was no evil
dence that intoxicating liquors were sold
there. He dealt in newspapers, soft
drinks, pastry and confectionery, but no
hard drinks. The man issnow in jail ON
a sentence of sixty days for intoxication.
He is down now, but why crowd him
down still further by taking away his
business. There must be some good n
this man; for he has been on that corner
five years, and has carried on this busi-
ness He took good care of his mother,
and it may be that her death has un-
steadied him. The present sentence may
restore him to good sense There have
been disturbances in front of the store,
but the men outside who disturb shoul
be punished rather than the man in the
shop. 1t seems to me that this man
should have another chance.
Aldermen buddy, Randall and Little
took view favorable to Todd.
Alderman Thompson m ade a spirited
speech in support of the marshal. He
said: 1t seems to me that the question
before us is whether--we are. going to sus-
tain our marshal or not. We have at
every meeting, licenses which we grant
subject to the approval Of our marshal
Now here comes up case that has been
a nuisance. We have been told that the
men get rum at other shops and then go
to this mans place. notice that flies
always gather where the molasses is.
This place is nuisance on Sundays and
we ought to stand by the marshal.
But Alderman Thompson words fell
on deaf ears, as they generally have at
all times, in this years board of alder
men, and it was decided to sustain Todd
and not the marshal, by the following
vote:
Yeas-Thompson. Nays-Duddy, Pet
ers, Little and Randall.
THEATRE LICENSEES.
The aldermen passed the following or
der;
That the committee on licenses be and
is hereby authorized and empowered to
tx and establish such sums as 1t may
deem proper for any person or company
to paw to the oity for license for any or
the purposes mentioned in Section /,
Chapter 20, of thefRevised Statutes.
The object of this is to enable fee to
be fixed for theatrical entertainments.
The Mayor and Aldermen Randall and
Peters are on this committee.
BUSINESS IN CONCURRENCE.
When the Common Council was called
to order by President Fagan, just quo
rum was present.
The first business was action upon the
matters passed by the aldermen at the
meeting the week before and requiring
concurrentgaction. These were passed in
concurrence unanimously, as follows;
The Jose claim; the Thomas Brogan
claim: authorizing the CITY treasurer to
give the bond required to protect the
city's rights in the matter of the taxed
lands Of Evergreen Cemetery; the cross
walk on Pearl street; the electric light
contract; the sale of the Pine street lot
to Harrie B. Coe; the constituting OF
special committee ssto see ahout aid for
ouarantined families; allowing for board
of extra horse for commissioner of public
works ;sordinanoe relating to attendance
of city physician at police station.
PAY OF FIREMEN.
q Both boards passed an order amending
the ordinance relating to the fire depart
ment, SO that the men may beapaid quar-
terly in January, April, July and Ooto-
ber, except enginemen and drivers, who
NAV be paid oftener Under the old ar