The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-18

Alderman Woodman presented I this
| street commission report. After reading
1t wasa accepted and ordered printed.
| Alderman knight from the committee
on public buildings read report of that
committee for the past year showing
number OF improvements and asks that
the next council give this department.
their support after which it was accept
ed and ordered printed in the annual re-
port.
Alderman Stevens from the committee
ON fire department read their report for
the past year. The COMMITTEES recon-
,nended that tts council supply the city
with some kind of fire alarm. The re-
| port was accepted and ordered printed in
| the annual report.
President Haskell presented the report
Of the chief of the fire department., which
was read by Clerk Webb ana was accent
ed and ordered printed.
Alderman Riggs from the committee
on street lights read the report of that
| committee showing the amount of prop
erty on hand, also the work for the past
year. The report was accepted and or
| dered printed.
| AEsrInan Ve1rill from the committee
on drains arc sewers showing that a great
anon Mt of work had been done and rec
commended that the good work go oil.
This report was accepted and ordered
printed.
President Haskell read the report Of
the city marshal showing the number Of
arrests for the year.
report
Alderman Cloudman from the commit
tae on laying out new streets the COM
mittee referred to the NJ c. r. r.
bridge Oh Brown street and recommended
that this matter be given their early at
| tention.
The council resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole with Alderman Hop
k1ns in the chair, ana the committee lis
tened to the trustees of Woodlawn Gene
terry in regard to the ordinance lately
/ passed by the council for the government
of that body. Mr.. L. ". Eiwa; DIS ex-
pressed himself as not we'll pleased with
! the way the ordinance Was framed, in
regard to the perpetual care. he adyo-
Gated some measure whereby sum
should be get apart. the income Of which
could be used for perpetual care Mr..
Ed wards was fearful that in tie near
| future it would become neglected and
become like the old cemetery at Sacoa-
Kappa. Mr.. Lamb made few remarks
IN the same line as Mr. Edwards Ar
| derman Haskell, Aldern en- Verrill,
Knight, Hopkinson, Haskell, Cloudman
and Woodman fully discussed the matter
I of the new ordinances particularly sec
tion nine, which related to perpetual
care of lots.
: Adjourned to meet next Monday.
THE PROHIBITION CAUCUS.
| The Prohibitionist of this city assem-
bled in caucus in Ward / ward room
Monday. The caucus was crowded, there
being twenty present W. S. Hunt was
chosen chairman and E. j. Brag don was
elected secretary
| For Mayor-E. J. Bragdou.
| City Clerk-Fred L. Alden,
| A Aldermen at Large-Ben, Haskell. Il.
H. Dolley, D. N. A bpott
City Committee-C. H. leighton, E.
3. Dolley, q. S. Bragion, George
Hurian.
| At Ward caucus Of the Prohib:tionist
of this city the following officers for Ward
l wero named: Chairman, p S. Graham
Secretary, S. : FIVE; Alderman, sabez
| Dlckie, Frank Swan school committee,
| George Hamilton, Charles Leighton
warden. George Q. Graham; ward clerk,
| Warren s. Flye constable S. S. Flye
| The city committee were instructed to
| fill all vacancies that might occur.
| Charles Hodsdon returned Saturday
| from two weeks visit to his brother
| Andrew at Compton, N H.
Captain Heborn Mayhew and wife are
in Bangor attending the state convention
of 6. A. r. and Ladies' Relief Corps.
| The trustees of the Cumberland Count
Agricultural society held a business
meeting Saturday and decided to claim
the same dates as usual for their fair
viz: September z 5, and 10. They also.
slected John S. Head and Albert E.
Warren as superintendent Of the horse
department. Mr.. B. F. Carter is to be
superintendent of the ticket department.
Levi E Wescott is to be superintendent
of the grounds; c. K. Jordan to be su
perintendent OF halls and Abnar r.