The Portland daily press., 1896-06-02
ing to the commission all the powers of
the committee on fire department.

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the next meeting and the board so voted.
| The proposed ordinance has Is long Sec
tions and makes some rational changes
in the present system.
NONRESIDENT CITY employees.
Alderman Illsley said there are nom
residents who are employed on public
| works to the detriment of citizens and
presented an order that the committee on
public works examine the books of reg
| istration and ascertain if such persons
are so employed.
Alderman Thompson asked if Alder
man Illsley referred to one person who is
said to belong to South Boston.
Alderman Illsley-Yes.
| Alderman Thompson-I am informed
that he is registered and that he claims
| Portland as his home.
Alderman Illsley-He is South Bos-
ton man and went back as soon as his
work was done here last fall.
Alderman Thompson-We haven't
good PAYERS enough, and so this man is
employed on special work.
Alderman Illsley said that there is
good payer, MIR. Corners out OF Job.
The motion was debated by Alderman
Kehoe, Thompson and nlsley and the
order was then given passage. 80
CURFEW MAY RING.
Alderman Pagan presented and the
board adopted an order directing the city
solicitor to prepare an ordinance to carry
into effect the petition for the ringing
Of a curfew bell and the keeping of
young children from the streets after
O'Clock.
MAINE OUTINGS.
Alderman Thompson from the special
committee appointed to consider tn pro-
position from the publishers of Maine
Outings to advertise in that journal, re-
ported that no quorum was present at any
nesting. The committee was discharged.
LICENSES REFERRED.
Petitions of 81. NJ. Cashier, billiard
hall West End hotel; Mrs. Annie P.
Griffin, victualler; Chas. f. Cushing,
victualler; James B. Jones, innholder;
John I. Towle, victualler were referred
W Uu6 COmInlUI66 ON uCoQSeb.
NEW BUILDING PETITIONS.
These petitions were granted subject to
the usual conditions: &c. Colesworthy,
1876 Oxford street, George E. I. Owen.
| Sc Andersen street, T. B. Davis, rs Ok
ford street, Robert Fl. Anderson, Sc Han
| over street, all dwellings.
| N. e. FAIR COMMITTEE.
Aldermen Mcdonald, Kehoe and Illsley
were appointed a committee on the New
| England Fair appropriation.
| Bonds of various parties were laid over
u ntil the next regular meeting of the
| board.
| Adjourned.
In Com mon Council.
The entire board except Councilman
Mayberry was present.
| The councilmen were unable to agree
with : the aldermen in regard to the
Fourth Of July celebration saying that
If they couldn't have good celebration
they would have none so Portland will
have quiet Fourth
Councilman Virgin objected to the
passage of the intercepting sewer order
saying he had been unable to ascertain
where the money was coming from to
pay all the special appropriations. The
sinking fund was something nobody
seemed to know anything abous. He
thought it should be looked into before
the council took any steps in the dark,
but the council voted 10 to to pass the
order.
The council on motion Of Mr.. Virgin
indefinitely postponed the "Curfew
order.
L 1t also took from the table and con-
CURED in the New England Fair appro-
priation. The committee on the part Of
the board appointed were johnson, Doher-
ty, Stowe, Thompson and Med onald.
Messrs. Corey, Sprague and Mcdonald
were appointed on the new committee
on advertising Portland IN Maine Out
ings.
Mr.. Virgin introduced the following
Ordered that committee Of three from
the common council and suoh as the al
dermen may join be appointed by the
chair to join with committee from the
third Army Corps and make necessary
arrangements for extending proper coul
tesies to Gen. Nelson A. Miles and other
distinguished men at the coming meet
ing of that corps in this city June "a -25,
and that not exceeding $500 be alpropri-
ated to defray the expenses thereof, the
same to be charged to the contingent
fund.
The committee appointed Messrs. Vlr-
gin, Lamson and Merrill.
Other papers passed in concurrence.
In Joint Convention.
were elected weighers of coal and plaster
and Frank A. Hsrsey and George A,