The Portland daily press., 1895-07-02
THE CITY GOVERN MENT.
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the. Board of Aldermen adjourn, it be
until today at 3 p. m.
George M. Moulton was appointed a
member of the police force.
Resolved, That the members of the
City Council take part in the floral
parade August 28th and the Coaching
Parade August 29th and that special
committee OF two with such as the Com
mon Council join be appointed to act
with similar committee from the Board
of Trade, to make arrangements for the
parades, the expense to be not over $500
and charged to the contingent fund
Ordered. That the special committee
appointed by the City Council April 1st
to be known as the "Park Improvement
Committee be and is hereby authorized
and empowered to expend $1,000 under the
direction of said committee.
The order for the purchase of photo
graphs passed.
An order was passed to it's second read
ing that 800 be paid to the owner of
triangular lot of land at 573 Congress
street.
street from Elm to Green street be ma
cadamized; also that Brackett street from
Vaughan street to Spring street. at an
expense of $4,000 A
An order came up from the lower board
for the improvement of Deering street.
1t was laid on the table by the Board
of Aldermen.
EVERGREEN FUND.
An Ordinance to amend Section relat-
| ing to Evergreen Fund of the Ordinance
of the City of Portland relating to Gene
teries.
Be it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen
and Common Council of the City of Port
land, in City Council assembled, as fol-
| lows:
of the ordinance of the City of Portland
relating to Cemeteries is hereby amended
by adding after the word interest and
before the word orr in the twelfth line
of said section the words "and the city
treasurer shall credit to the account of
Evergreen Cemetery on the thirtieth day
of September in each year interest at the
rate of four per cent per annum on the
amount standing to the credit of Ever
green Fund uninvested on the previous
thirty first day of March and on the
thirty first day of March in each year
credit, as aforesaid, interest on the
amount standing to the credit of said
fund and uninvested on the previous
thirtieth day of September; the amount
so paid and credited to be charged to the
appropriation for interest.
| Said section is hereby further amended
by adding after the word "or' and before
the word securely in said twelfth line,
the words 'said fund shall be;' also by
striking out the word che" in the
fifteenth line and inserting in the place
thereof the words "the city streasurer,
SO that said section as amended shall read
as follows =
Sec. s. One fourth part Of the amount
received from the sale of lots, exclusive Of
grading, in Evergreen Cemetery, and all
sums received from transfer of lots to-
gether with all donations made by the
holders of lots, or other persons, shall
constitute fund to be called Evergreen
Fund.- the interest of which shall be
appropriated to improving and ornament
ing the grounds and lots in said cemetery
and keeping the same in good order under
the direction of the trustees.
The city treasurer shall have the care
and custody of said fund, and such por-
UlOu VI UIlo StlIl6 DIS Iilcty HUI Do WduU6u lOf
immediate use in accordance with tn g
provisions of this ordinance, may be
loaned to the city on interest, and the city
treasurer shall credit to the account of
Evergreen Cemetery on the thirtieth day
of September in each year interest at the
rate of four per cent per annum on the
amount standing to the credit of Ever
green Fund uninvested on the previous
thirty first day of March, and on the
thirty first day of March in each year
credit as aforesaid, interest on the
amount standing to the credit of said
fund and uninvested on the previous
thirtieth day of September; the amount
SO paid and credited to be charged to the
appropriation for interest; or said fund
shall be securely invested under the direc-
tion fsthe trustees, and the city treas
urer shall at the close of each financial
year. report to the city council the con-
dition of the fund.
BICYCLING MUST BE REGULATED
An order came up from the lower
board that no bicycle shall be used at any
time in the city unless provided with
bell, gong or similar device, under
penalty of not less than 50, or more
than $40.
1t was finally decided that Alderman
Little and Peters and Councilman Pay
son, Ilsley and Dow shall draw up an or
din ance.
DIRIGO TELEPHONE co.
A communication was received from
Seiders & Chase, attorneys for the Dirigo
Telephone Company, asking for the con-
tinuance of the hearing in regard to the
| location Of its lines in Portland within
IA days.
| PORTLAND RAILROAD COMPANY.
A communication was received from
the Portland Railroad Company assent
ing to and accepting the location of it's
tracks as fixed June Goth by the board.
PUBLIC PARKS.
The ordinance passed at the June meet
| ing to be engrossed in regard to public
parks, forbidding the cutting or injuring