The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-05
APPOINTMENTS,

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The Mayor appointed Monroe A. Blan-
chard and Michael G. McCann members
of the poard of Registration.
The Mayor also appointed G. W. F..
Brackett, apeoial police without pay,
James A. Craig at Eastern Promenade;
Geo. B. Harmon, Deering Oaks; Thomas
o. Bonner, Lincoln Park; James McVane.
Asa e. Littlejohn, Geo. e. Woodbury.,
at Long Island; Geo. W. Gray, without
pay, at Maine General Hospital; Luther
Sterling, Luther Skillings and James
Trott at Peaks island; William Waddell,
without pay at city stables; Theodore
W. A. Boynton, without pay; Reuel N.
Field, Great Diamond island: Whitman
R. Garland, Western Promenade; Wn.
B. Meloher, without pay.
ORDERS PASSED.
The following orders were passed for
committee on public works: For brick
sidewalk from 373 to 1888 Danforth street;
to advertise for bids to rebuild Tukey's
bridge; to adyertisesfor bids for compile
tion of the armory; to pave with granite
blocks the northerIy side Of Congress
street from Mellen to Groves street; for
brick sidewalk on easterly side of B
street, from Congress to A street; for a
cross walk on Green street, between Cum
berland and Portland; that the Grant
street grade from Grove to Weymouth
be established.
OFFICERS AT EVERGREEN.
Frank n. Floyd and Arthur j. Floyd
were appointed special police at Ever
green cemetery.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were read:
T. W. Stockman ct ais, that Fred w.
Chandler, and Albert Fl. Lowell be ap-
pointed as inspectors of milk. Read and
| ordered on file.
| Wm. G. Davis ct ais, that the northerly
side Of St. John street from A to Con-
gIess street, be paved with granite blocks.
| Il. O. Milliken ct ais, that Congress
street beyond Union station, be put in
suitable 1epair.
B. F. Hammond ct ais for special
policeman, to be appointed for the sum-
mittee on police.
| Eureka steam laundry for steam engine
and boiler at 107 Green street.
| Thomas Shannahan to blast rouk for
one year at 17s to 1874 High street. Grant
| ed subject to favorable report of the chief
of the fire department..
| Mayor Chapman to extend Central ave-
nue., and accept Park avenue on Peaks
| island.
| Geo. E. Rines ct ais for electric light
on Alder street, between Cumberland
and Portland streets.
Thomas L. Talbot, to extend sewer on
| Spring street to Vaughan.
| Edward 2. Chase and 3S5 others for an
esplanade to be built on Deering street,
between State and Mellen streets, and
| that the abuttors will pay one-half of the
expenses of the same. Read and referred
to the committee ON public works with
power.
VIM. J. Murray, to open sidewalk at
lis Washington street to put in light
grating.
A. L. Earnsworth and &c others for new
blocks from North street to Washington
street on Congress. Order passed to pave
same; order passed to brick sidewalk
or SO much of same as is needed.
NEW WOODEN BUILDINGS.
Arthur H. Gray, stable. Vespe1
street. Granted subject to favorable re.
port of committee on new buildings.
The same action was taken on petition
of Robert H. Hardy for stable at 12I
| Waterville street.
CITY TREASURER'S REPORT.
The report of the City Treasurer from
April /, 1895 to Maroh 81, 1885, was pre-
| sented as follows: