The Portland daily press., 1897-12-23
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g entertained twice by

motion cannot be entertained twice by
the chair.
Alderman leighton now moved the
passage Of his order authorizing the pay
nent of bills of the committee up to
$500, but no more. Alderman Leighton,
Mcdonald and Pagan voted yes; Alder
men Ilsley, Rounds and Moore voted no,
and it looked like another tie. Alder
man Kehoe had not voted. He finally
voted for tie passage of the order and 1t
had passage.
Alderman Rounds then asked that bis
order appropriating S4o0 for the commit.
tees bills be taken from the table and
amended to $500 and then passed.
Alderman Leighton objected to this.
Alderman Rounds-"I didn't know
that Alderman Leighton was the whole
city government.
Alderman I4oighton-"Yuu've said that
before .''
G. The Mayor ruled the gentlemen out of
order.
Alderman Rounds was very wrathy and
made fiery speech He said Alderman
Leighton had contracted bills for sl59
for the committee and expected the city
TO pay them. l ask the city to pay this
bill of 800 and he objects But the city
will pay it in the end. They can pay it
iQOw or after law suit as they please.
At the next meeting Alderman Rounds
said he would have some questions to ask
about how money was expended in other
commit ittees
Alderman leighton said the Mayor had
refused to pay the bills of the special
| committee out of the contingent fund
| without the approval OF the board of al
dermen. 'If the board had refused to
pay the committees bills I'd pay them
and wouldn't make so much talk about
it either.
| Alderman Rounds had good deal more
to say and finally said he didn't see any
reason why the city shouldn't pay the
investigating committee for its services.
Alderman Mcdonald said, as a member
of the. committee, he wasn't asking for
any pay.
$2G0 wasn't q bill for his attorney, but
bill for making out the report. Alder
man Rounds's motion was lost and he
sat down. A little later he drew up an
order authorizing the city treasurer to
pay all the bills of the committee on the
July 4th celebration up to the amount
of $1,000 and charge it to the contingent.
Something was tho matter with this or
! der and it had to be revised. Before AL
derman Rounds had chance to present
it again the mayor adjourned the board.
YARMOUTH ROADS PROPOSITION
ACCEPTED.
Alderman Ilsley read petition fro m
the Portland and Yarmouth electric road
asking that they be allowed to pay the
city, as their share OF the expense Of re-
building Tukey's bridge, $500 year for
SO years with the option Of paying SEQ, 600
with interest at five per cent at any time
within twenty years.
| Alderman Ilsley presented an order on
this matter and moved it's passage.
| The order was In substan ce, that the
Railroad company shall pay the city
| IN IN Ix- lot an
amount on the first day of July every
year to and including 1887, which shall
be deemed full payment OF the company's
share of the expense of rebuilding the
bridge. including paving. The company
is given the option Of paying $40 900 with
interest at five per cent, at any time
within twenty years, interest at tho same
rate being allowed on all payments pre-
| yously made.
Alderman Rounds said: "a have little
to say on this matter I have been ac
cused of being q stumbling block in the
way of every thing which comes up be-
fore this board but I want 70. see things
done right. Il don't believe-ih making
! fl esh of one railroad and fowl of another.
| We have made the Portland Railroad
| company pay the city the sum OF 81 900
| as their share of the expense of crossing
| this bridge, and this amount is to be paid
| in ten annual payments. The Yarmouth
road, it seems to me, should be made to
pay the salne sum under the same condi-
! tions. The road is being built by foreign
capital. am not right Mr.. Larrabeep
! Alderman Kehoe-'sYo are always
right Mr. Roundsl Go ahead. =" (Laugh-
/ ter
Mr. Larrabee did not answer and AL
| derman Rounds went on to say that all
| that he wanted was to have both roads
| treated alike in this matter.
Alderman Ilsley-ssI have seen many'
financial men about this matter, and
| have been told that 1t will be betterfor
ton. They say that the city will be the
gainer by this in the end. - q
Alderman Mcdonald called upon
Mayor Randall for his opinion about the
| matter. @
should pay $4,000 as their share of the
expense in rebuilding this bridge. At the
last meeting of this board the aldermen
fixed the sum which it is just and right
for railroad to pay for the expense
incurred in building this bridge. so that
the railroad could cross it and that sum
was $20 ,0O0 When you have fixed this
sum for one road to pay l can see no rea-
son why tho other road should not be
| obliged to pay the same amount l can't
make myself believe though am n0t
| much of tinancier now $500 year
| for 80 years is as good to the city as S@O,-
600 in ten annual payments 1t cost the
city of Portland 10000 to put this bridge
into shape so that the railroads could
cross it and this expense should be borne
by the roads which are going to cross it. -
Alderman Fagan-''I am informed that
the $500 year for SO years is the better
proposition for the city to accept. The
city can get money at 8 per cent any
time, and on this amount it receives 5
Per cent. am convinced that l was
wrong in not accepting the offer of the
Yarmouth road when it was first made,
| co,,tinrad q, seventh Pare.