The Portland daily press., 1895-05-07

ject to the approval of the City Marshal;
Charles Rosenbloom. billiard hall at NO.
237 Federal street.
John K. Martin & Co., billiard hall at fal-
mouth hotel.
Patrick J.Hggins, billiard hall at q India
street.
E.J Farrell. billiard hall at State street.
Thomas Coleman, billiard hall at 3o2 fore
street.
Joseph g. White, billiard hall at Ere Die
house.
Foss & O'Connor. billiard hall at United
States hotel.
Congress street.
James A. Lovett, billiard hall at Peaks
Island.
| Mrs. Finch, victualller at 8. Middle street.
STREETS AND SEWERS.
| The following orders relating TO streets
and sewers were passed:
TO construct Leavitt street, Long Island.
cost $3.50.
To build Island avenue, Cliff Island. cost
SS.5.
To build sewer on Oxford street, 15o fett
long, extending from Pearl westerly, cost
$50.
| TO construct extension on Commercial
street intercepting sewer between easterly
end and Hampshire street sewer, cost S6000
The city clerk is instructed to communi-
cate with the mayor of Deering 10 see what
action can be taken in regard 10 changing
the grade of Green street and Forest
avenue at Deering' IS bridge.
APPOINTMENTS.
| Dana Hurbertt special policeman with,
out pay at Union Mutual building.
| Edward M. Hunt as secretary of the com
| mission vf public works also for the COM
mittee of public works. o I'll the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Bion Bradbury.
| Mr.. Hunt graduated from the Boston School
of Technology. He is native of Portland.
| and has worked in the city civil engineers
office at various times. He is at present an
| instructor in the School of Technology. His
father is Mr.. George A. Hunt. The salary
of the position is $1,000 yearly.
Special policeman at Eastern promenade
Whitmore r. Garland and James R. Craig:
at Diamond Island. Llwellyn Field at Deer
ing park. George f. Harmon; at Peaks
Island. James #. Trott. Luther e. Skillings
and Luther Sterling; at Long Island. james
Woodbury.. Samuel Alexander and Asl
Littlejohn.
On motion of Alderman Smith the nomi-
nation of George f. Harmon was laid on
| the table, because OF complaints. although
City Marshal Trickey said he had done his
duty.
| Regular Policemen-CharlesC G. Record, A.
| j. Stewart and Charles ID. Getchell.
| The examining boaru's rankB for Racord
| was 95, and for the other two. IS. Alderman
buddy said that William j. McCalum had
rank of 81, and Mr.. Duddy wanted to know
why he was not appointed.
| The debate developed the fact that the
mayor is not compelled to go entirely by
| the ranking marks in making appointments
| from the lists furnished him by the examin-
| ing board.
| These appointments were laid over for
week for con irmation under the rule. =
VIM. J. Linnehan, Patrick G. Welch and
| Frank j. Fairy were appointed special
| policemen at the Maine Central.
| Orders passed for the sale of several lots
on Roberts and Pa5son streets.
PAVING CONGRESS STREET.
| An order was passed to pave Congress
street from Ellsworth to Gilman streets, at
| cost of $4,000. ~
NEW ARMORY. 9a
| The question of new armory came up
when Alderman Dam presented an order
| for the COMMITTEES on public buildings to
prepare plans for an armory on the city's
| market lot, to be used during the city'a
| pleasure by the militia companies. The Or
der further directs that plans be made for
an auditorium on the same lot. This audi
torium would really be the drill she'd of the
armory: but it is made separate in order
at the city may use it for other purposes,
which would not be the case with the
| armory, which the state controls. The order
passed, Mesers. Dam. Peters, Little. Ran
dali and Smith voting yea, and Messrs.
buddy and Thompson voting nay.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| The bonds of a large number of viotualleIs
and others were presented and approved.
| Mr.. Frank D. Lunt protests against the
erection of pole for electrical or other
purposes in front of No. SAG Congress street.
Referred.
| The city of Deering requests the city gov
ernment Of Portland TO place q suitable foot
path on the bridge across Fore river at
St1oudwater, as the present one is unsafe.
| The Portland Water company asks for the
appointment of an inspector of water
meters, with powers similar to those exer
cised by the inspector of gas meters. An
order was passed that this matter tie re-
ferred to the committee on judicial proceed
| ings and claims. and that they be in
structed to prepare an ordinance defining
the duties of such official, and report at the
next meeting.
| g. F. Lombard ana others ask for brick
sidewalk from No. 10 Taylor street to May
street, also cross walk from the corner Of
May and Taylor streets to the easterly side
of May street. Referred.
| The Boston and Maine. through Symonds,
Snow and Cook, their attorneys. ask that
| the city will accept the private way extend
| ing southerly of State street, down State
Street wharf to Portland bridge. In case
the city will accept it, the company will
pave 1T with granite blocks.
| The meeting was the largest and busiest
| for long time. The council had consider
able deferred business to transact, besides
the large amount of important new busi-
| ness. When the two bodies finally adjourned