The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-19
LIVELY CAUCUSES.


| power from the street commissioner and put
| ltswhere it belonged.
| Captain Shaw said that the alderman
| from Ward One whose friend he had always
been. had questioned whether the work
could not have been done as we'll by the city
engineer under the advice of the street
committee. He had raised the objection
that it is the power of the street commmis-
sion that must be curtailed. l beg you
gentlemen, to consider tae propriety OF his
action. For him to come here and say that
he objects to the power of the street COM
missioner that he. himself, as a delegate
from this ward helped 10 give, seems to me
to be little disconnected. Don't it to you?
"a little disconnected in thought. That
that office has been abused. l know. ana SO
do you. am amazed that Alderman Dam
should be opposed to street commissioner
that he helped 10 put in power"
Alderman Dam again mounted the chair
and said: Mr.. Shaw was not this commits
sion organized for the express purpose of
trying whether it would be efficient. or
not?''
Mr.. Shaw replied in the affirmative and
asked Mr.. Dam if they had conferred any
power upon it, or could do SO.
I'VE did. 1t was understood that the
| street commissioner should be subordinate
TO the commission"
He hasn't been very subordinate to any
body. has her" said Mr.. Shaw.
mo, sir. agree with you thcre."
Captain Shaw then went on to sayssthat the
first street commission bill that was not
passed by the city government proposed to
give, by legislative enactment. to this COM
l,,,f- +l,~ i
''Then bill was presented and passed that
firmly believe, that though cannot prove.
was prepared by the Portland Water COM
pany. with the object of heading off the
giving OF this power to the commission and
| causing the return of the old order of
| things
Alderman Dam mounted the chair again
| and SAID:
~ can tell you the truth of that question.
Nineteen members of the city government
studied this matter and then acted without
any connection with the Water company or
anything else.''
"Ahi | understand how those things are
done. I've been there" said Captain shaw.
''if you understand that the Water COM
pany had anything to do with it, you know
more than l do was the reply.
Mr.. NJ. A. Floyd mounted chair at this
point, and thought that the caucus could
not intelligen:ly vote on Capt. ShaW's
motion until the two bills were explained or
read.
Captain Shaw explained them.
ECounoilman llsley said that ne was one
of the six that drafted that bill. and the
Water company had nothing to do with it.
He declared that the bill had taken all
poa er away from the street commissioner
and placed it in the hands of the city engi-
Deer.
Captain Shaw thought that that was as
much one mans power as it was before, and
was open to he same object ton as the old
order of things if the city engineer should
by the same kind of man as some of the
street commissioners had been.
Then followed a colloquy between
Councilman IlsIey and Captain Shaw, the
former contendiDg that civil engineer had
not yet been tried in that position, and
would be restrained blythe city government
committee and Captain Shaw contending
that that left ne matter open to political
wire pulling just as 1T was before the COM
mission.
AT this point Edward II. Sargent moved
| 10 adjourn. Captain Shaw said that the
| motion was not in order.
"a motion to adjourn is always in order -
was the retort.
George Lefavor moved, and G. W. T..
Cooling seconded that Capt. Shaw's motion
be laid on the table.
| SIS that the sense of this oaucus?' said
Chairman Uousens. sNo, no." from dozen
Threats.
Captain Shaw's motion was then put and
| there was loud call off ayes"
The chairman declared the motion carried,
but the vote was doubted.
At this point Alderman Dam was very
| anxious to know just what Capt. Shaw's
| motion was, and il was explained again by
Captain Shaw.
Alderman Dam with much earnestLe ss
made the point which he said he considered
strong one. that in matter of this kind
an amendment to the city charter, it should
be settled by vote of the people
"That's just what I'm trying to get at,:'
said Captain Shaw.
The vote was then made by a show of
hands and.the motion was carried by a vote
of forty-four to thirty-fye. and therefore
Ward One is committed in favor of the
| street commission and Captain Shaw will
go to Augusta with that little fact to back
him up in his efforts in its behalf. The
caucus then proceeded to select candidates
| for ward officers with the following result:
| Alderman-Charles f. Dam.
| Councilman Frederick a. Ilslev
Nathaniel Haskell, Fred. E. Anderson.
| Northumberland II. Sargent
| Clerk--OZman c. Monroe.
| Constables-E. X. Heath, BENJAMIN G..
| Miles.
| City COMMUNICATIONS H. Bowen.
| Oman G. Monroe, Albert II. Hatch, G. W.
| L. Cooling. John Chisholm.
| Delegates to Mayoralty Convention.
| Alpheus Griffin. Richard X Galley, George
| Trefethen, John Cousens, s. c.. Fowler 7 .
D. York, Arthur ". Beals.
WARD TWO.
| IL Ward Two the caucus was very quiet
| one, and there was no contest. Only thirty
votes were thrown. Thomas Pennell was
appointed chairman and Jabez True seer a.
! tary. The delegates to the mayoralty con.
vention were not instructed. but are sup
| posed to be unanimous for Baxter. Follow
| ing is the ward ticket:
| For Alderman-Isaiah Daniels.
For COuncilmen-StephenW W. Garlic, ThOs
J. Rockingham, r. Cutler Libby.
Warden-James E. Stevenson.
| Olerk-Clement S. Johnson.
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