The Portland daily press., 1897-04-06

hehoe, Moore and Pagan voteu Ior tho
passage OF the order and Aldermen
Rounds, Mcdonald and leighton voted
against its passage. The order was
passed.
AN ORDINANCE REG ULATING The
LICENSING OF BICYCLES.
Be it ordained by the Mayor, Alder
men and Com mon Council of the City OF
Portland in City Council assembled, as
follows:
Livery owner of a bicycle snail,
annually on or before the first day OF
June, apply to the city clerks Office anu
register his bicycle, for which registsa-
ton ne shall pay to the city clerk the
sum of one dollar. No further fee. charge
or tax shall be imposed upon any person
owning suoh wheel. Every bicycle pur-
chased between the first day of June and
the first day OF the following October
shall be registered before it shall be used.
2.-The city clerk shall register such
bicycles in book to be kept for that pur-
pose. The registration shall show the
manufacturer name and the serial num-
Der OF the bicycle If possible
Also the owners name and street resi-
dence. Owners Of bicycles shall cause the
| registered number to be attached to the
frame of the bicycle SO that it can be dis
tinctly seen.
8-Every person who shall ride bicycle
without its being registered as aforesaid
shall be liable to a fine as hereinafter
mentioned.
1.-The city clerk shall forthwith pay to
the city treasurer the sum of ninety
| cents, retaining the balance for his own
| use. The amount SO received by the city
| treasurer shall be expended by the COM
missioner of public works for the i'm
provement of such streets as in his judg-
| ment will be most beneficial to the users
of bicycles. The commissioner of public
works is hereby authorized by this ordi-
nance to build bicycle paths along Wash
| ington street and such other streets as he
may deem expedient. In no case shall
the cost Of construction Of such improve
ments exceed the amount received by the
city treasurer for the registration of
bicycles under this ordinance.
5.-This ordinance shall not apply to
bicycles kept by dealers for sale, nor to
bicycles riders residing outside of the city
of Portland.
6.-Any person violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall be sub
Ject to a penalty of not exceeding ten
dollars for each violation thereof.
This ordinance shall take effect
when approved.
Referred to the committee on rules and
orders to be revised.
ORDERS PASSED.
The following orders were passed:
Authorizing the city auditor to audit
all bills and charge the same to the
proper accounts when the appropriations
are made.
Edwin @. Thorne was authorized to at
tend the sale of property which is to be
sold by the city treasurer for non-pay-
ment Of taxes and bid for such land as
seems sufficient to pay the amount of
taxes due thereon 10 the city. This order
passed the upper board but was not
passed by the lower board. After COM
mittee on conference the mueier was
laid over for investigation.
Authorizing the city clerk to re-, lest in
the name of the city portrait Of OK
Mayor Baxter to be furnished by himself
and to be hung in the mayors office in
accordance with the custom of his
predecessors in office.
Authorizing the city treasurer to pay
Caleb N. Lang, treasurer of the commit
tee of the Bosworth and Thatcher posts,
G. A. R., $500 to he expended for the
proper observance of Memorial day.
Ordered, That whereas the Portland
Gas Light company, has agreed to ex
change part OF their land containing
10, 100 square feet. adjoining land Of
Maine Central Railroad company for a
part OF the land of said railroad of the
same area as shown by the plan made by
the Railroad company and dated March
4, 1897. the assent of the city council of
Portland is hereby given to the erection
and establishment OF works for the
man ufacture of gas upon the land so t.
be conveyed to the gas company, which
| is of generally triangular shape and
bounded southeasterly by the loca ion of
| the Boston and Maine railroad; northerly
by land of the Maine Central railroad
and westerly by land of Portland Gas
Light company and that of the Gas COM
pany to use in connection with their
| works the triangular piece of land or
| flats proposed to be conveyed to them by
the Maine Central railroad bounded
easterly by land Of Gas company;
nOrtherly by the location of the P. S.
and P. Z. r. company, and south
| westerly by the harbor as shown in the
same plan.
/ The city treasurer was authorized to
borrow from time to timesa sums not ex-
ceeding $500, 600 as temporary loan pay
able on November 1, 1897, until the
money raised by taxation falls DUE Said
loans to be borrowed under the direction
and approval of the committee on finance
and the interest on said loans to be fixed
by said committee.
The city clerk WAS authorized and
directed to have printed 5000 copies of the
proposed new charter for distribution
among the citizens of Portland.
Authorizing the committee on lights
to place an arc light on Vaughan street
between Braok EFT and West streets.
Authorizing Thomas Shannahan to
use an engine and blast with powder at
the corner of Free and High streets.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Mary A. Morse petitioned for the re-
moval OF a large elm tree in front of her
house at 100 Pleasant street.
The committee on public works to