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The Portland daily press., 1897-03-09

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Sterling, HerbertssR. Sargent, Edward P.
Edwin g. Thorne, Howard F. Hall, James
=. Jordan, Stephen D. Hall, David +.
Harmon, Charles B. Mogeley.
Measures of Wood, Charcoal and Bark
George H. Blake, Joseph II. Blake,
Jason T. Pickett. Randall johnson, VIM.
r. Bohannon, Argyle ID. Morse, jerome
Rumery, Lewis L. Thurston.
Surveyors of Gran i'e-Cornelius A.
Mannix, George E. Hawker.
| Measnrers Of Plaster-Richard K. Cat,
ley, Thomas j. Eeeney.
Public Weighers-Willard G. g. Carney,
Howard W. Carey, Frank II. Cole. Ed.
ward ". Dyer Coca. Braokett, Richard
H. Grimmer, Edwin Coolbroth, Willard
W. Fickett Edgar e. Rounds, Samuel ].
Knowles, Geo. L. Gerrish, Geo. a. Skill
lings, jerome l.. Watson, Gilman L.
Ross, Marshall H. Williams, VIM. H.
Litohfelh, Harry o. Nnyes.
Weighers of Coal and Iron-Oakley B.
Curtis. Howard W. Carey, VIM. CASTLE
den, Frank H. Cole, Edward buddy,
Charles II. Green, Geo. l.. Gerrish, Car
roll NJ. Warren, Andrew NJ. Haseltine
Joseph LaRochelle, Clifford s. Randall,
George NJ. Stanwood. VIM. n. Tayltr,
VIM. r. Thorndike, Irving G. Rice.
Weighers Of Coal-EImer e.. Cum.
mings, Daniel J. Feeney, VIM. Skerrett,
| Frad H. .Johpson, Henry E. Merrill. Fred
M. ingalls,.
We1gher Of Iron-Fred M. Ingalls,.
Weighers of Lumber-Gilman Il. Brack-
EFT, Edward buddy.
Surveyors Of Lnmber-Pliny Allen,
Charles W. Blake. Albion z. p. Barton,
| Daniel O. Bryant Geo. A. Barrows, Al
| bert Bracket, VIM. F. BRINE, Charles e.
Bailey, Edward p. Cummings, David
W. Cole, Fred G. CLARK, Edward L.
Clark, James earle, Charles #. Deering.
Thomas Deering, Edward G. Thompson.
James Horton, George B. HodRdOn, Fred
M. Ingalls,, Edgar L Jordan, VIM. e.
Willard. Albert S. Legrow, Charles W.
Legrow, Rufus A. Legrow, Purington
n. Iegrow, Ezekiel N. Leighton,
Charles r. Lewis, James o. Mclean,
Cassiua D. Richardson, Winthrop W..
Riggs, jerome kumery, Philip J. Deer
cry, John A. Stevens, Samuel M. Smart,
Lewis L. Thurston, Walter Fryatt, How
ard Winslow. G. Eugene Walker, Jerome
l.. Watson, Charles j. Mcdonald, Rohert
Coylo, VIM. S. 0raseie, Charles E. Phe
nix, Irving A. Lowell. Wondall 3. Wards
worth, Samuel Fl. Dyson.
Surveyorssof Lumber and Ship Timber
ALBERT Brackett, John L. Whitmcre.
j. Willis Taylor, Lewis L. Thurston.
Surveyor of Ashes-Edward buddy.
Cullers of Dried Fish-Geo. Trefethen,
Inspect II of Petroleum-Wm. Fl. Red
dy.
Measurers of Wood-Wm. r. Birnis,
Gen. L. Gerrish, VIM. r. Willard, Joseph
LaRochella, John H. Mountfort. Samuel
J. Knowles.
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Overseers of Poor and Workhouse-
John Cousins, F. f. Anderson, G. A.
Rounds, James g.. Kent. F. II. King,
Charles r. Lewis.
Chief Engineer-M. L. Eldridge.
Assistant Engineers. N. Long, A.
Fl. Hatch, W. H. Dugan, S. NJ. Ham
NETT.
City Electrician-Levi L. Cummings.
City Weigher and GuRger-C. o. Leach.
Weigher Of Hay-M. II. Sawyer.
Sealer Of Weights and Measures-Edgar
f. SWEET
Truant Offioer-Eben S. burns,
Superintendent Of Clocks-G Gorge ".
Barrier.
City Physician-O. p. Smith,
Consulting Physicians-Dr. Brook, G..
d. Smith, George H. Cummings.
Superintendent Of School Ruldings-
Thomas A. Bowen.
Weighers of Graiu-Gilman Il. Braok-
ett, VIM. II. York.
onstables-Thomas N. Glendenning,
Warren e. Biokfofd, Augustus B. Brown,
Andrew J. Cummings. Arthur NJ. Saw
yer, Timothy r. Hartnett. william
Hayes, Henry S. Thicker, George H.
Macgowan, James NJ. Hack, Joseph C.
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moved that the matter he laid on the
table for a month and that a committee
be appointed to investigate the matter
and report to the board of aldermen.
Alderman leighton said he could not
see why the matter should go over for a
month on account Of Mr.. Rounds, The
committee Of the last city government
had Investigated the proposition Of the
Portland Railroad company and was
competent to act upon the matter.
Alderman Pagan said that this COM
mittee had never made any report on the
matter of the bridge or of the Portland
Railroads proposition to cross it, and be
said hs also desired to know more ABOUT
it before he voted. He seconded Alder
man Rounds's motion to lay the orders
introduced by Aldermen Kehoe and
Leighton on the table.
Alderman Leighton said that he
thought the Portland Railroad company
had made very generous offer TO tie
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municipal year ending March 81. $685.
| 1t was voted to refer the unfinished
busninesssof the last city council which
was referred to this olty council to the
proper committees when they shall have
been appointed.
| An order instruoring the board of as.
SCISSORS to report to the aldermen all
neglect of duty on the parts of the assis-
tant assessors, was passed.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY.
The committee on judicial proceed
ings and claims reported favor
ably on the claims of Morrill,
& Ross and Burnham & Morrill,,
for damages resulting from tho over
flow of sewsr on Sunday, September g,
1896, and recommended that their claims
of S72 90 and s25273 respectively, be
paid. 1t was SO voted.
This committee also reported favorahly
on the claims of Julia A. G. Randall
and Mary j. O'Conneil for damages
caused by overflow Of sewer on gore
street, and it was voted to pay the claim
of S394.s in full settlement.
William L.. Watson, B. q. Twitchell,
Forest E. Mann and e. M. Brown. pu-
pills at the High school had their over
coats stolen from the dressing room OF
the school building on December s. 1896.
They presented claims against the city
and the committee On judicial proceed
ings and. claims recommended that the
petitioners have leave to withdraw.
A petition was recoived from Daniel
6. Carter and Gathering Carter of SO
Canton street, presenting claim for
s174.26, being the value of furniture and
clothing which was destroyed by order
of the board of health when the family
was stricken with diphtheria. The
petition was referred to tho committee
on judicial proceedings and claims.
BONDS APPROVED.
The bonds Of Eben N. Perry, Howard
E. Hall, and Stephen D. Hall were pre-
sented and approved.
APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL PO-
LICEMEN.
The following were appointed special
policemen: Frsn'- a. Haggett, James
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Alderman Rounds,
Ward 81

city and believed it should be accepted.
He thought that action on this important
matter should not be delayed.
Alderman Rounds said that he saw no
necessity for haste in this matter, and
again made his motion to lag the order
orders on the table for a month and for
the appointment of committee to in
vestigate and report.
Alderman Kehoe said that wards one
and two wanted the bridge to be built
without delay, and they wanted this road
to run over it and out Washington street
to East Deering. 1t would give the
people in the eastern end Of the city
better car accommodations and he
thought that public necessity demanded
that the,tracks be built across Tukey 8
bridge. He too believed the Portland
Railroad company mad made a generous
offsr and one that sho uld be accepted
Should the Portland and Yarmouth road
desire to CROSS Tukey's bridge nothing on
the order now before the board would
prevent them from so doing. but they
would bs obliged to pay the city of Port
lind 100000 for this privilege as the PORT
land Street railroad had offered to do.
Alderman Ilsley said that he was will
ing to vote upon the matter at once.
Superintendent Newman of the Port
land Railroad company who was present
explained to the board that the road de-
sired to lay tracks across the bridge and
use them exclusively, but that this would
not prevent any other road from laying
tracks across The bridge If the city should
give them permission to do so.
Mayor Randall then put Alderman
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Blackie Wooing Sleep.

Professor Blackie was once staying at
Tynemouth. Before retiring to rest he in
formed his host that he had two requests
to make-frst, that they would allow his
bedroom door to stand wide open, and, Sec
ond, that they were not to be alarmed
should they hear him singing in the mid
die of the night, for when he could not
fall asleep he wooed Somnus with song.
Accordingly at Q O'Clock in the morning
the old professor was heard singing in
strong, CHEEKY tones, "Scots, wha haze WI
Wallace bied,'' like veritable highlander
on the warpath. And again, in the still
ness Of the night, he sang out, "Green
grow the rushes, O." The last lines were
sung in more subdued tones, and sleep
came to him ere he finished his song.-San
Francisco Argonaut
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The Devil and the Snake,

The Arabians had tradition that when
the devil started forth from his own place
to the garden of Eden he was too lazy to
walk and begged all the animals, one after
another, to carry him. All refused except
the serpent which was then a quadruped
and the most beautiful of all beasts. Yield
ing to the entreaties Of satan, the serpent
took up the devil on its back and carried
him the rest Of the way, no one knows how
far, and after the consequences of the
DEVILS entry into the garden became ap-
parent the angels were commanded to look
up the serpent and punish it, so Michael
out off its legs, and it was doomed hence
forth to travel about as best it could, flat on
the ground.
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LINcoLN'S BoYHooD.
A Playmate Who Saved Him From Death
by Drowning.

Wy OEO"hnSs
The child's life during the time the
family lived in Kentucky appears to have
been entirely uneventful. He helped his
mother after he was g. years old in the
simple household duties, went to the dis
trict school and played with the children
of the neighborhood. The only one OF
young Lincoln's playmates now living is
an old man, nearly 100 years old, named
Austin Gollaher, whose mind is bright
and clear, and who never tires of telling
of the days Lincoln and he "were little
tikes and played together" This old man,
who yet lives in the log house in which he
has always lived, few miles from the old
Lincoln place, tells entertaining stories
about the presidents boyhood.
Mr.. Gollaher says that they were togeth-
er moe than the other boys in Fehool, that
he became fond of llis little friend, and he
believed that Abe thought great deal Of
him.
In speaking of various events Of minor
Importance in their boyhood days Mr.. Col.
laher remarked, IT once saved Lincoln's
life. Upon being urged to tell OF the &C.
currence he thus related it: "We had been
going to school together one year, but the
next year we had no school because there
were so few scholars to attend, there be-
ing only about 20 in the school DE year be-
fore Consequently Abe and I had not
much to do, but as we did not go to school
and our mothers were strict with us we
did not get TO see each other very often.
One Sunday morning my mother walked
me up early, saying she was going to see
Mrs. Lincoln and that I could go along.
Glad of the chance, was soon dressed and
l. al nd T
there Abe and I played all through the
day. While we were wandering up and
down the little stream called Knob creek
Abe said: Right up there, pointing to
the east, we saw covey of cartridges yes
terday Let's go over and get some OF
Them The stream was swollen and was
too wide for us to jump across. Finally
we saw narrow footlog, and we con-
cluded to try it. 1t was narrow, but Abe
said, Let's coon 1t.
81 went first and reached the other side
all right. Abe went about half way across,
when he got scared and began trembling.
/ hollered to him, Don't look down noI
up, nor sideways, but look right at me
and hold on tight But he fell off into the
creek, and as the water was about seven or
eight feet deep, and could not swim, and
neither could Abe, knew it would do no
good for me to go in after him. So got
stick-a long water sprout-and held it out
to him. He came up, grabbing with both
hands, and 1 put the stick into his hands.
He chung to it, and 1 pulled him out on
the bank, almost dead. I got him by the
arms and shook him well and then rolled
him on the ground, when the water pour.
ed out of his mouth. He was all right very
soon. We promised each other that we
would never tell anybody about 1t, and
never did for years. Il never told any one
of it until after Lincoln was killed. -
George 81. Yenowine in st. Nicholas.
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Alderman Leighton introduced the fol-
lowing order in relation to this matter
and asked that it have passage:
Ordered, That the offer of the Portland
Railroad company to pay the sum of
$40, 600 in two annual payments of $40, 900
each towards the cost of rebuilding
Tukey's bridge including paving be &C.
copied and that in consideration of said
payment the right is hereby granted to
said Portland Railroad company to lay
and maintain for its exclusive use and
not to be used by any other road now Or
ganized or that may be hereafter or
ganizsd and consolidated with said road,
single track across said bridge on the
westerly side of the same connecting with
its tracks as now located on either end
of said bridge together with the right to
erect and maintain the poles and over
head fixtures on said bridge necessary TO
operate said railroad by electricity. Said
tracks to be located and constructed
under the supervision of tie commission
ers Of public works.
Alderman Kehoe introduced a similar
order to the above but with the following
addition: 'But said Railroad company
shall not have the right to lease or to
grant any trackage right over said tracks
to any other company"
Alderman Kehoe and Leighton dis
cussed the relative merits of these two
orders for some time until finally Alder
man Rounds said he wished to be in
formed just what rights were granted the
Portland Railroad company by these or
ders. He said that as he understood the
orders the exclusive right of crossing
rckey's bridge was to be given the Port
land Railroad company.
Alderman Kehoe explained that no ex-
elusive right to cross the bridge would be
granted tie company. He said that tx .
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committee on public works had been at
work on this matter for six months and
more When the committee on public
works was discussing what kind of a
bridge should be built representatives of
the Portland Railroad company appeared
before the committee ami explained that
they desired to lay tracks across the
bridge and for this privilege they offered
to pay $780, The committee had had
the matter under consideration for six
months and more and had finally decided
to accept the proposition of the Portland
Railroad company.
ssAlderman Rounds said that he was a
new member of the board of aldermen
and for this reason he wanted to know
something about the matter before he
voted upon 1t. He desired to be informed
just what rights were being granted the
Portland Railroad company and he
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Mayor Randall then read his address,
which is printed in full in another col
ump.
Alter the reading Eof the address She
Joint convention was dissolved and the
board went into separate session.
The board of aldermen was called tt
order by ths mayor. On motion of AL
derman Hsley, seconded by Alderman
Kehoe Alderman Pagan was chosen per
manent chairman.
Alderman Moore nominated Edgar Il.
Rounds for gas agent.
Alderman leighton nominated Charles
j. Mcdonald.
A ballot was taken and MIR. Rounds
was elected by vote Of to q
Adjourned to 7.3O O'Clock in the even
ing.
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ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.J

4
| Augusta, March S-The House session
was uneventful today.
| Mr.. Smith of Presque Isle, presented
reInonstrances against the incorporation
of the Mars Hill and Blaine Water COM
pany.
A large number Of petitions asking frs
inspection Of feed stutfs seeds were pre-
sented by the country members. There
was also large number of remonstrances
against making any change in the lobster
laws, presented by mem bers from sea-
board towns.
On motion Of Mr.. Maoomber of Au-
eusta, the bill relating to the duties of
superint endent of schools was laid on
the tabls pending it's first reading. 1t
provides that the state superintendent of
schools shall furnish the officers of each
town blank books in which shall be kept
complete and itemized records of all
matters relating to moneys appropriated,
received and expended for schools
Mr.. Talbot Of Lewiston, presented an
act to amend sections 80, 60, 81 and SO of
chapter &, of the Revised Statutes relat-
ing TO the taxation of insurance COM
panies. 1t amends so that insurance
companies will pay taxes on their gross
receipts instead of net receipts at the
present rate of TWO psr cent. 1t is said
by insurance men here that this will
effect only the Union Mutual company in
Maine. whose rivals located in other
states are expected to retaliate by secur-
ing the passage of similar laws in their
states.
Judge Pnilbrook of Waterville pre-
fented bill to incorporate the new City
hall comm ission of Waterville.
1 Mr.. Hutchinson of Auburn, presented
bill authorizing Inspectors of buildings
to enter buildings and caused to be re-
moved anything combustible which
might prove dangerous. The occupant
may appeal to the municipal authorities
and they revoke the order of the inspector
after an Investigation.
Mr.. Rounds of Paris, presented resolu-
lions from the South Paris Board of
Trade against giving Oxford Electric
Light company any other rights than it
may obtain under the general law.
The new city charter for Portland and
the Amendments to the Bangor charter
we're among the bills assigned for tomor-
row.
A number of private bills including the
charter of the Mercantile Trust company
of Portland were passed to be enRrossed
The bill regulating the election of the
board of agriculture and the bill to pro-
hibit shooting ducks by night in Merry
meeting Bay, were also passed by the
House.
Mr.. Blanchard of Wilton will assail
the state college resolve in the House to-
morrow.
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Virgin. Esq, as president, and Elliott
G. Mitchell as clerk, after which they
went into joint convention
Mr.. Virgin made the following re-
marks:
l thank you very heartily for electing
me as your permanent president. he
me touches me deeply. That the rer-
formance Of my duties may he faithful
and impartial, I shall devote to it my
utmost efforts (Applause.) To that end
/ tespeak your cordial and generous
help. There ere. several very important
matters to come before us this year and
| know you will give to them your earn
oct and hest thought and attention.
Again, thank you and await your
pleasure.
Mr.. Mitchell spoke as follows:
"I accent this off ce and extend to you
NV deepest thanks for this continued
evidence of confidence in me on the part
of minority and majority In choosing
me aeainsunanimo usly 10 this Office. ]
feel that / can best thank you by giving
to thesperformance of my duties in b
ooming municipal year my careful atten-
tiop and most earnest efforts" Gap
plause.)
The Joint convention for inaugurating
the new city government was called to
order by Alderman Kehoe.
City Clerk Dyer read the returns Of the
votes cf the mayor by which it appeared
that CharI 81 H. Randall had a majority
of all the votes cast.
The following joint committee was
then appointed to wait on MIR. Randall,
potifv him of his election and request his
uress nee: Aldermen Pagan and Moore,
Coulcilmen Virgin, Mayberry and Bry-
son.
City Marshal Tricky escorted Mayor
eject Randall to his seat. He was at
tended by Mayor Baxter and Rev. DR..
Blanchard.
The oath was then administered to the
mayor and aldermen and common ooun-
Gil by City Clerk Dyer.
Payer was offered b. Rev. DR.. Blanch-
ard.
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AcFev words on Athletic Training.

If you have been eating all sorts OF
things during the summer, sitting up late
at night and getting up late in the morn
ing, do you fancy that on the LIST of Octo.
Der you can begin an entirely new life and
make good football player OF yourself by
Thanksgiving day? Not by any means. 1t
Won want to be a member of some col
lego athletic team, begin before you get to
college Begin by eating carefully, not by
eating food fit for wild animals, but by
eating good meats and so on, and not fill
ing up on candies and sweets day after day
at M calls and between meals. There is a
reason for this. A man whose stomach 10
weak has no courage, and if he has no
courage he carries himself through game
on his nerves and is completely exhausted
at the end of that game. No one can give
himself strong, vigorous digestion IN one
month nor in one year II he is at al Weah
there. Itrequires years of normal living 10
do this, and it is the most important paf'
of all training Probably the famous story
about NAPOLEON Is quite true, tna1 ne
thought more of his soldiers food and
shoes thai, of their guns, for he maintain.
ed that no man could fight in pinchiEg
shoes and on an empty stomach. In the
same way you cannot train your muscles
TO do extraordinary things in a few short
weeks 1t requires months and years OF
gradual work. If you start in late and
work hard every day you will ruin youl
muscles instead Of improving them, and
as matter of actual record many good
man has been lost to his team for this rea.
son ne.-Harper' Round Table.
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was made bright with profusion of out
flowers.
How the two boards met, organized and
| went into joint convention is set
forth below:
The board of aldermen was called to
order by City Clerk Dyer, and Alderman
Kehoe was chosen the temporary chair
man.
A committee on credentials, consisting
of Messrs. Ilsley and Leighton, was ap-
pointedsby the chair. They reported the
following aldermen elect:
Ward 1.-Frederick j. Ilsley.
Ward 2.-JohE b. Kehoe.
Ward 3.-Edgar K. Rounds.
Ward 4.-Frank I. Moore.
Ward 5.-John T. Pagan.
Ward 6-Charles J. Mcdonald.
Ward adam q. Leighton. x
Mr.. Mcdonald, of Ward 6. was absent
by reason OF sickness in his family.
The common council was called to Or
der by the clerk, Mr.. Elliott G. Mitchell
and Mr.. W. H. Dougherty was chosen
temporary chairman.
A committee on credentials, consisting
of Messrs Sprague. Stone and Corey.
was appointed by the chair. They re-
ported the following councilmen elected:
Ward 1.-Wilson Sprague, James l.
johnson, Elmer 9. Gsrriah.
Ward 2.-William II. Doughart7.
william B. Bryson, Florence F. DfiscolI.
Ward S.-Samuel A. Stone. Elmer 4.
Brown, Hugh L. Barker.
Ward 4-George @. CannelI, Frank l..
Howe, John r Woodbury..
Ward civilian Fl. Dow, Harry r.
Virgin, George e. Smith.
Ward o.-John L. Corey, Edward Fl.
York, RUFUS Lawson.
Ward 7-Theodore H. johnson, Fred
N. Maybery, Winfield L. Smith.
The common council then organized
permanently by the choice of Harry r.
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A. Craig, Thomas o. Bonner, Michael Il.
Fell, George It. Harmon, Ellery W.
Rowe, Charles W. Stevens, to serve ntt
beyond the first of May. Mark II. Saw
yer, Martin P. Mortesen, VIM. Wordel.
Geo. N. Z. Kimball. VIM. F. Weloh
were appointed special policemen during
the municipal year
LICENSES.
The following petitions for licenses
we're received and referred: Jeremiah
Lang, as viotualler at 10 York street
Hiram Wolf, to run Palace theatre.
NEW BUILDINGS.
The following petitions for permission
to erect new buildings were referred to
the committee on new buildings:
". T. Kilhorn, to enlarge a wooden
house at 81 P Inc street.
Lyman Fl. Nelson to erect frame
building on Vaughan street. corner of
Orchard, to be two atories high and to
be used Us dwelling.