The Portland daily press., 1896-02-17
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Special Meeting of Both Boards Held
Saturday.

Important Action on Sinking Fund-The
Quarantine station-Cape Elizabeth
Railroad
special meeting Of the city govern
ment was held Saturday evening. In the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen all were
present except Alderman Smith. In the
council there was just a quorum of
eleven members until the last and most
important paper, that on the sinking
fund, was presented at the close of the
meeting and one Of the members had
then gone, and the quorum was broken.
This business was transacted:
THE PALACE THEATRE.
Inspector Hanson, of the insurance
companies, wanted the board to order
stand pipe placed in the Palace theatre
He said the insurance companies were
very indignant because mono had been
placed there.
Alderman Thompson said that he did.
IT see what the board had to do in the
matter; ;iJ was matter between the own
ers of the building and the insurance
companies. We can revoke the license but
that's all. He understood that Assistant
Engineer Eldridge, in the absence Of the
chief. signed the license request, with the
building inspector. with the understand
ing that the standpipe should be put in.
Alderman Little confirmed Alderman
Thompson's statement.
CAPE ELIZABETH RAILWAY.
A petition was received from the presi-
dent of the Portland & Cape Elizabeth
Railway company asking for an addi-
| tional location from Monument Square,
| across Congress street, down Elm to Ok
ford street, thence through Oxford street
| to Preble street, to a point twenty feet
| from the southerly track of the Portland
& Rochester railroad. The petition asks
! permission to build single electric track
on all of these streets except Preble
street. and on Preble to build double
electric track, and five hundred feet
turn out on Elm street; also to erect the
necessary poles and wires. The road is
to be built on such part of these streets
as the board shall designate.
On motion of Chairman Randall of
the road hearing was ordered on March
| I'd al 730 O'Clock.
NEW BUILDINGS.
| Petition of James S. Mclaughlin to
erect two story wooden building at No
| 53 Preble street. for harness shop.
Granted under the usual condition.
OF Vinton Earle to erect two story
dwelling on Stetson court. Granted uu-
der the usual conditions.
HARBOR IMPROVEMENT.
An order was passed adding the Mayor
to the committee on harbor improve
ments.
| BOARD OF HEALTH.
This communication was received from
the Board of Health:
We are informed that at several I'M
| portant points of entry in the United
States, the United States government
| owns the quarantine station and has
immediate supervision and enforcement
of the law relating to the quarantine of
vessels. We believe it is for the best inter-
est of Portland to dispose of its guaran-
tine station at this port to the United
| States government, and we respectfully
ask your honorable body to pass reso-
luton urging our Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress to use all honora-
BILE means to secure such legislation as is
necessary for the United States govern
ment to purchase of the city OF Portland
| it's quarantine station and equipment
and to authorize the officers of the SUnit-
ed States government to have charge of
the quarantine of vessels at this port, SO
far as is not incompatible with our ex-
isting law.
An accompanying resolution cites the
statements made in the foregoing COM
munication.
This was introduced:
Ordered-That the City Treasurer be-,
and is hereby authorized. empowered and
directed to make, execute and deliver to
| the United States government, a good
and sufficient bill of sale of the quaran-
tine station and all the equipments and
appertenances thereunto belonging, for
| such sum OF money as the Mayor and
City Treasurer may deem advisable.
| The communication was read and Or
dered on file The resolution was adopt
ed, and the order, on motion of Alder
man Randall, was laid on the table
THE SINKING FUND.
An ordinance to amend the Sinking
Fund was presented, the ordinance when
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2.-All balances OF money unap-
propriated remaining in the treasury at
the end of any financial year; all e1cesses
of income over the original estimated
income, except in the case of sewer as
sessments; fees and fines recovered for
the use of the city; receipts on account of
interest. rents and support of the poor;
all balances of appropriations, original,
Or by additions remaining on the books
Of the auditor; all receipts in money on
account of the sale Of any real estate of
any description now belonging, or which
may hereafter belong to the city, except
| ing the sale Of burial lots in the ceme-
ueries of the city; all receipts Oh account
of the principal sum of any stock bonds,
or notes now owned, or which may here
after be owned by the city, and also the
annual tax, such sum as the City Coun-
oil of each vear shall fix and determine