The Portland daily press., 1896-07-11
DEERINe CITY GOVERNMENT.
Monthly Meeting Very Tame-Chauncey r.
Berry Confirmed as City Marshal.

Sensations were lacking in the regular
monthly meeting of the Deering city
council meeting held last evening. All of
the aldermen were present with the ex-
ception of Alderman Small.
Mayor Mitchell read comm unication
from MIR. George W. st. John rendering
his resignation as city marshal, in which
that gentleman thanked the Mayor for
his hearty cooperation and support and
said he deemed it advisable to resign his
position owing to the feeling in the board
of aldermen against bis administration.
The board voted unanimously to accept
Mr.. st. Johns resignation and un-
hesitatingly confirmed Mr.. Chauncey r.
Berry, whom Mayor Mitchell nominated
as his successor at the head of the police
department
Then Alderman Ayre moved to recon-
slider the vote on the order passed at the
last meeting, rsvoking the ordinance
creating police department. The
motion was carried without dissenting
vote, and that ends the matter as far as
the board of aldermen was concerned, as
the mayor did not put the question again
and doubtless the original order stands
resoinded in the minds of the honorable
board.
The report of City Marshal ST. John
for the month of June presenting claim
Of $500. 60 against the city for the pay of
the police department was received and
ordered placed on file.
The committee on streets recommended
that GROSS walk be put in on Forest
avenue at the head of Clifton street in
accordance with the petition of Mrs.
Elmer Adams and other ladies Of Clifton
street. 1t was SO ordered.
An order instructing the committee ON
fire department to expend not more than
$1,000 in fitting up the stable and house
In Ward 2, ready for use, the money to
be paid April l, 1897, was passed.
The committee on engrossed bills re-
ported the ordinance regulating the lay
ing of water pipes, and the ordinance
was passed to be enacted.
In accordance with the petition of four
teen citizens Of Woodfords, Charles Fl.
Thompson was appointed "a special police
man to serve without pay ar Woodfords
Corner by the Mayor and the appoint
mont was confirmed by the board.
The order for the laying out of the
Glenwood avenue extension Ebetween
Pleasant and South streets had its first
reading and passed to its second reading.
The damages awarded by the COMMITTEES
to abutting land owners were as follows
To the Maine Wesleyan Educational asso-
citation, $3.50, and to the heirs Of Isaac
Jack S59S. 80. A little later Alderman
Aver introduced an order calling for the
payment of these damages and attending
expenses of the hearing to the amount OF
1851. 81. the sewer to be charged to the
appropriations for streets.
Tho contract for street lighting made
by q committee on the part Of the city
council and the Westbrook Electric Light
and Power company, was confirmed by
the board. In this contract the West
brook company agrees to furnish 1854 in
@ andescent lamps for street lighting,
maintain poles, wires, etc., for the an
uu&l pay menu u p5OSO. L u6 COLI pdLy
agrees to give the city ten 16 candle
power lights for the city building free OF
cost and maintain al extra lights that
may be- ordered at the cost of S21.5 per
light. The company further agrees to
maintain its lights at o certain standard
of excellence and utility and agrees 60
assume all damages which may arise
from defective insulation or carelessness.
Alderman Matthews said he thought
the trees about the streets should DO
trimmed and properly attended to by
some authorized person. The mayor
thought it was the duty of the street de-
partmsnt to look after those trees which
needed attention. The street commits
sioner was instructed to look after this
matter.
The meeting adjourned until July Il
at O'Clock in the evening.
The Oakdale hose company will hold
their regular monthly meeting tonight
and action will be taken in regard to