The Portland daily press., 1896-04-07

| upon-Red Men Celebrate Their Ami
versary-Church NJ Meetings, Etc.
The regular monthly meeting of the
city council WAS held Monday evening.
A Communication from J. II. Fogg, Esq,
of Portland in regard to the care of the
| lot in the old Village Corporation ceme-
| terry where the remains of James Wilson
are inferred was referred to the ceme-
terry trustees. communication from
| the board OF health ii. K. Griggs seore-
| tary, asking for salary of S75 for the
past year. Referred.
The order authorizing the city treasurer
to borrow $25, 900 for current expenses
had it's second reading and final passage.
The Saocareppa grammar school asso-
citation made communication In regard
to the interest on $4,000 bond, which
they tender to the school of Manual train
ing which was filed.
The finance committee offered the fol-
lowing list OF appropriations for the pres
emit municipal year: Abatements, $1,000;
Aims House and Farm. ST, 500; crushed
stone, s1,5ot; discount on taxes, 5000;
81, 900; fire alarm, $1,000; health depart
ment, $3.50; interest, Sc, 500; inoidentals.
so, 6O0 Memorial Day, $10o; Memorial
library, 81, 500; police, SO, 900; bonded
debt, 5000; roads and bridges, "a. 600;
salaries, So, 800; common schools SO. 500;
High school, So, school books, $500;
school house repairs, 81, 600; sidewalks,
81, 900; outdoor poor, So. 500; street lights.
$3, 750; county tax. $4,S05.l2; state tax,
SO, 236. 20; water tax, SO, 710; new bridge,
So, 500; manual school. $500.
A request was read from the residents
near the Forest street school house ask
ing that fence be built on that property.
Referred to the committee on public
grounds. Alderman Cobb from the COM
mittee on street lights presented the rec-
ord of the time the lights were out last
year.
Alderman Briggs asked that the COM
mittee ask for deduction from the COM
pany.
!. Attention was called to q washout on
Saoo street. A special police officer was
as ked for at Centreville.
Claim of Joseph Deshart for damages
resulting from raising grade OF z Brown
street was referred.
Ordered that abuuters be required to
put in granite cur hing where ever con-
crete sidewalks. are built
| An examination into the condition of
the brick sidewalk on Church street WAS
ordered.
= Petition for brick walk on Church
street from P. & r. railroad to Main
| street, referred.
| Petition for an electric light corner of
Spring and Union streets; referred.
| Bond of City Treasurer was accepted.
The Portland Extension railroad asked
for an approval of its route from Main
street to Gorham. Referred.
Temple lodge, No. Sc, F. & A. NJ,
will hold stated communication next
Wednesday evening. The D. D. g. M.
W ork in the E. A. degree.
The Ladies' Circle of the Warren church
will meet Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Frank Haskell, president the
board Of aldermen for 1895 will give a
complimentary dinner to the board at
his residence next Thursday evening.
The Firemen's Relief association held
their annual meeting Monday night and
elected the following officers: President,
@. Fl. Leighton; vice president, G. NJ
! Waterhouse; treasurer, L. W. Edwards;
secretary, .. W. Graham.
At, the annual meeting of Warren par
ish Monday evening Mr.. 8. e. Cordwell
was elected clerk. The following were
elected as parish committee: I'D. Leigh
ton, +. A. VerriI, H. H. Melcher, Il.
E. Newcomb and W. Fl. Holston. james
Graham was elected auditor. The retir
ing treasurer reported that the subsorip
tions for last year amounted to SO, 414.2
and that aside from paying regular ex
the Indebtedness reduced S156. SO. Th.
ladies of the circle helped during the
year to the extent of $345.
Pequawket tribe, No. II, l. o. r. M,
celebrated their seventh anniversary al
their wigwam last evening. A. K.
Gray delivered the address of welcome.
G. G. of r. j. P. Gardiner of Massachu.
setts spoke ct the good qualities of the
order A history Of the tribe by r. e
Holster, piano duet by Misses Knight art
.Jefferds. violin solo by MIR. Bishop and
vocal solo by A. s. Chandler and re
marks by several greatschiefs of the stats
were listened to after which COLLATION.
was served.