The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-06

all that 1t could out OF the uuimproved
real estate and that matters should be
arranged so that the city would realize
the full value Of the land. Aiderman
Kehoe moved to lay tho order on the
table until the board should have an
opportunity of investigating the matter
a little. The motion was lost, Alderman
Kehoe and Pagan alone voting for it.
The order mas finally passed by vote
of six to one, Alderman kehoe alone
voting, against it's passage.
Other deeds authorized to be granted
by the board were as follows: to Ida A.
Brock for lot OH Roberts street and
Charles H. Hanson for lot on Wash
burn avenue.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON AS
SCISSORS.
The following report from the commit
Alderman Pagan IL the chairman. was
introduced by him in the board Of alder
mon:
The committee on assessors department
beg leave to submit tho following re-
port:
The committee has met with the board
Of assessors of this city at several of it's
meetings and has inquired into the
methods of the discharge of the duties
of that office. After carefully examining
the methods of keeping the books Of
the Office, and the system of assessing
and the practice of abating taxes, the
committee are Of the opinion that the
t.
complex and may be made more praotl-
cal If simplified: that the practice OF
abating taxes should be more carefully
considered; that the city will be bene-
fitted If the board of assessors should
study newer and better systems of book
keeping and of assessing and abatinR
taxes. And Jour committee would re-
be given leave of absence for one week
for the purpose of investigating i'm
proved systems.
SAMUEL A. STONE,
JOHN L. COREY.
Committe on Assessors Dept.
Aldermen Pagan said that he believed
the system of bookkeeping now in Use
in the assessors office was too Anticipated
and complicated and that the assessors
should be given an opportunity of study
ing systems of bookkeeping and abate-
ment Of taxes in use in other cities.
The order passed the upper board but
was amended in the common council SO
that not more than 500 should be ex-
pended for this purpose and the amsndsd
order was also passed in che upper
board.
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Two claims for damages were referre d
to the committee on judicial proceeding s
and claims as follows:
A claim of Morrill, & Ross of Cong ress
street for damages done some of their
stock stored in the basement of their
store at the time Of the heavy rains of
last spring by the water backing up
from the sewer. The damage claimed
was $72. 90.
Julia A. G. Randall and Mary J..
O'Connell presented a claim of $685.
against the city for damage done their
building at 175 Fore street on account of
the water backing up into the cellar
from the sewer.
TRANSFER OF TIONS.
Alderman Thompson presented an
order for the transfer of appropriations
as follows:
5000 from the appropriation of city
building to the appropriation for school
books; 5000 from the appropriation for
sanitary committee to appropriation for
Australian ballot; 5000 from the appro-
priation of police contingent to printing
and stationery.
Alderman Thompson said be thought
the city was spending too much money
for school books. The original appro-
priation was 1000 and this, all that
was asked for, had been expended by the
school board. Now they asked for 5000
more. He thought 1t was all humbug.
If they had SIC. 600 year they would
spend it all in every case. The order
making the change was fin ally passed
unanimously.
SPECIAL POLICEMEN APPOINTED.
Franklin Nelson as special police
men. Eben Smith az special police
| man at Cushing's island
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