The Portland daily press., 1897-04-06

numbers designated in the plans for
streets in the city engineers office. Said
numbers to be of metal or such number
ing done to the satisfaction of the city
marshal. If owners of buildings neglect
or refuse to af1x such numbers the city
marshal isIauthorized to take the neces-
sary steps to enforce the penalty provid-
ed in the oiuy ordinances.
APPROPRIATION FOR NEW ENG
LAND FAIR.
Alderman Mcdonald introduced an
order calling for the appointment Of a
Ecommittee of three from the upper board
with such number as the common
council may join to expend not exceeding
$4,000 in connection with the New Eng
land fair.
Alderamn Leighton thought that the
board was voting money away very
rapidly and he moved to amend Alder
man McDonald's order by making the
appropriation $4,000. The matter was
finally laidon the table.
THE GAS AGENT ROASTED"
Alderman Rounds, the gas agent, re-
ported that he had secured a reduction
in the price of gas from the $3.50 per
thousand feet to Sl.2O per Thousand. He
also made some recommendations in rsla-
tion to the disposition that is to be made
Of the city's gas stock.
Alderman leighton became scathingly
Rounds. He said that LIE was not satisfied
with the gas agents report. He had been
elected to secure dollar gas, and now to
the disappointment of the board and the
citizens generally he comes within a
month and reports that he has secured
gas at $1.20. This was very disappoint-
ing, and Mr.. Leighton thought that any
Of the old members of the city council
might have done as well. He hoped that
Mr.. Hounds would perservere and ulti-
nately carry out the prophecies that had
been made by his friends. s-
FOURTH OF JULY APPROPRIA-
TON.
An order was introduced appointing
special joint committee of three members
from each board to expend s25UO for the
proper observance of July 4th. The order
passed the upper board by q vote of 4
to 8.
ORDINANCE ON PRINTING.
Alderman Moore introduced an ordi-
nance providing that all printing shall
be done under the supervision of the
eommitte on printing, and the COMMITTEES
on accounts shall approve no bills which
have not been approved by the committee
on printing. The ordinance pass ed to be
engrossed.
WIDOWS WOOD SOCIETY,
Samuel Rolfe, treasurer Of the Widows
Wood Society, rep 1rted that s240, the
interest on the Clapp fund, has been dis
tributed to 1877 widows for the purchase
of fuel.
NEW BUILDINGS.
The following petitions were intro
duoed and referred to the committee on
new buildings:
Samuel d. Plummer, to erect a wooden
shed in the rear of the City building.
Same to erect three-story wooden
dwelling house at 40 and 81 Morning
street.
O. b. Dalton, to erect two-story
dwelling house at $50 Congress street.
Samuel d. Plummer to erect stable
at 40 and 81 Morning street.
Thomas Dixon, to erect a wooden
stable rear 81 North street.
Augustus Stearns, to erect shed at
81 Cushman street.
Patrick j. Barrett, TO erect two-story
wooden building rear 81 Maple street.
Murphy Brothers, to erect five.story
dwelling house at Z Smith street.
j. L. Horr, to erect an addition to
wooden building s5e Spring street.
Joseph G. Colesworthy, to erect a
dwelling at 81 Walnut street.
S. II. Colesworthy, Jr, to erect a
three-story wooden dwelling at 179 Ok
ford street.
George W. Legrow, to erect two-story
wooden building at ~ Roberts street.
Peter S. Nickerson & Co., to erect d
wooden addition to one-story building
at 1875 Commercial street, to be used as
an office.
Warren W. Cole, to erect an addition
to dwelling at 205 franklin street.
e. V. Earle and A. e. Marks, to cree t
four two-story wooden buildings rear
of Grove street, to be used as dwellings.
SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
The mayor appointed tbs following
special policemen to serve without
pay: VIM. B. Melcher, Thomas j. Do
Ian. Fred A. Lane, ] ohm H. Conner.
Enoch Murray.
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS RE-
PORT.
J. q. Ward inspector of buildings
submitted his annual report. Tota
number of buildings erected during
the year, 1853 OF these 10 were brick,
81 were wooden and 81 were additions
to buildings already erected.