The Portland daily press., 1897-02-05
at this time do not consider such TO he
shown at the present time.

land had troubles enough of her own and
desired to second Alderman Thompson Is
resolution.
Mayor Baxter said that Mr.. Seiders
was present as representative OF
the petitioners and might desire to say
something in favor of the annexation
order.
man MoDonald's order on annexation be
laid on the table until the two boards
should go into joint convention wheu
Mr.. Seiders could present his argument
before both branches at once.
At rhisspoint request for joint con-
vention was made BY the lower board.
Alderman Kehos moved that the re-
quest to the lower hoard for joint con-
vention be granted.
Alderman Pagan desired it to be un-
derstood that should the two branches
go into joint convention no action should
be taken on either the annexation order
or the amendments to the city charter in
either q formal or informal manner
Alderman leighton seconded Alder
man Kehoe's motion for joint session
and said, II hope the upper board will
go down into joint. convention with the
purpose of voting on the amendments to
the city charter as presented to the city
government. Let us be put On record as
either opposing or favoring them and
not be afraid of expressing our opinion
in regard to them.'' 81
Alderman Pagan offered an amend
ment to Alderman Kehoe's motion
granting the lower board q request for q
Joint convention. This amendment was
to the effect that no action be taken on
the question of amendments to the city
charter while in joint convention. This
motion was seconded.
The mayor then said:
II trust that no attempt will be made
nv this board to obStruct proceedings.
At this period it would not sbe good
object lesson for the citizens of Portland
to know that any gentleman here present
was acting as An ObstruotiOnist to legis-
lstion. Heretofore no request for a Joint
convention from the lower board has
been refused and I trust that this dis
courtesy will not be done the lower board
tonight and that this exhibition of OBJ
struction to legislation will not be car
ried out.
Alderman Fagan then arose to explain
the object Of his amendment to Alder
man Kshoe's motion. He did not desire
to go into joint convention and then be
called upon to vote for any amendments
+hot bo xvoo not in favor nf
Alderman Kehoe said: 1.-THE alder
man from Ward can not dictate to me
what I shall or shall not do when get
into joint convention. Any vote taken
by this board cannot tie my hands in a
joint convention of both branches.
shall NOT be compelled to follow the
hictation Of this board after get there
and as am willing to stand bshiLd any
act of mine in joint convention do not
propose to have my hands tied by any
one before CO."
Alderman Faqan wanted to know for
requested. He wished to understand ex-
actly what the joint convention proposed
to do.
Alderman Kehoe said that he believed
every man should act In joint conven-
tion as saw fit and he said he wasn't t
afraid to act in accordance with his
views on any subject He did not stand
in fear of having his head chopped off as
others did.
Alderman Pagan sat down making
some remark about 'what might be
done In joint convention would have very
little weight, anyway"
Alderman Illsley then moved that the
request of the lower board for joint
convention be refused. His motion was
not seconded and the alderman from
Ward seemed to be alone in desiring to
refuse joint convention, for when the
vote was taken on the motion granting
the request of the lower board he alone
voted no.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
As soon as the two branches were as
sembled in the council chamber Mayor
Baxtsr read the following message'to to the
city government:
Portland,s Me-, February 4, 1897.
Gentlemen OF the City Counci1-I pre-
sent you herewith a deed of land on the
shores of Back Bay, extending from
Tukey's bridge along the shore wester-
ly for distance OF about 1900 feet,
shown on the plan here exhibited. The
erantors are Lemuel W. and Carrie N.
Dyer. and the land is free gift to the
CITY. / hai hoped to be able at the Feb
ruary meeting to have in hand other
deeds of similar character, but delays
have occurred, and it will probably be
number of weeks before the other deeds
car be completed.
EARLY in the municipal year the work
of defining the various ownerships
around the bay and marking upon the
ground the territory required by the city
was recommended. TO see each owner
in turn and explain all the details of
the contemplated improvements around
the bay was necessarily slow and tedi-
Gus, but l was greatly encouraged by the
favorable consideration which was given
to the matter by the various owners,
and anu happy to report to you that
every owner but five, the extent of whose
holdings represents less than one-eigbth
of the entire shore of about 2 2-10 miles
in length, has declared hiswillingness TO
convey to tie city, without price, the