The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-10

records of the three previous meetings
Mayor Davis proceeded to unload his
desk.
A petition from the Portland Sanitary
company, for renewal of it's license.
was presented. 1t was accompanied Dy a
petition signed by several prominent citi-
zens, urging a renewal of the license In
question. The petitions were referred to
the committee on licenses.
These petitions, handed down by the
last administration, were referred to the
committee of the whole;
Petition of Charles L. Goodridge and
others, for the extension of Ocean street
to Reed street.
Petition of John NJ Adams and others
to extend Dunham's court to Forest
avenue.
These matters presented by the mayor
were referred to the proper standing COM
mi tees:
Petition of A. E. Marks and Others for
sewer through Deering avenue to
Forest avenue.
Claim of s. S. Hersey for damages to
his premises by accumulation of surface
water, due to the lack of q sewer In Her
sey staeet.
Petition of Mary D. Scott and others
for sidewalk on Spring street.
Petition of &c +. Carleton for brink
sidewalk ON Pearl street, from Forest
avenue to Deering avenue.
These appointments were made by the
mayor and confirmed by the board:
Assistant Engineers N. Leigh
ton, Adam W. Wilson, J. H. Hutchins,
X. g. Smith, Alfred II. Cloudy, II. N.
Leighton, E. N. Themes.
Regular Patrolmen-Frank Fl. Mount.
fort, Edwin H. Brown, Chauncy r.
Berry.
Special Police offioers-F. E. Wheeler,
Stephen Elder, Henry Frank, H. W.
Ilsley, c. S. Bates, Moses McKenney.
Frank III. Floyd, Arthur j. Floyd, Geo.
b. Stevens.
Charles e. Cobb was elected constable
and Arthur W. Pierce surveyor of
stone. brick and plaster.
A communication from City Marshal
Clark called attention to the recent
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recommended that the keeper of the city
farm be elected consta BILE. On motion
of Alderman Cram the communication
was referred to the committee on police.
Judge Peabody, counsel for the heirs OF
Erastus knight, sunt in communication
offering to settle for $1,000 the claim OF
his clients for damages to their property
accustomed by the raising of Deering
street.
This matter, the mayor explained. had
been referred to a special com mittee, and
ne called on Alderman Ayar of that com
mittee to make report Aldermen Aver,
Matthews anu Gowen expressed their
sentiment in favor of accepting the pro.
position of Judge Peabody, and declared
that their opinion was in accord with the
sense of the last city government and the
present administration. st the sug-
gestion of the mayor, the matter was
tabled till the next nesting, when re-
port of the committee, recommending a
settlement, will be forthcoming.
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Alderman Aver to the chair, and, taking
his stand beside the city clerk, presented
two communications of his own, for the
boards consideration.
The first message embodied a recon-
mendatio for bonding the city's sewer
Indebtedness. 1t was as follows:
Gentlemen of the Board of Aldermen
l wish to call your attention to matter
OF more than passing interest to the oiti-
the sewer debt.
The eity's third of thessewer debt to
date is $40, 1871. While this debt has
been accommodating it has been provided
for by temporary loan. While this has
been the better way to handle said debt,
1T seems to me that from business point
OF view it would be much better for the
interests of the city that this be bonded
for several reasons
place or time to begin to pay this debt,
as each incoming city government think
themselves fortunate If they can make
the appropriations large enough to meet
the expense of the current year, without
making any provisions for old debts.
Then again, it does away with the
necessity OF procuring large temporary
tonh OOSh yOdis UlO lLtOEeSU Ou WnlCD Is
liable IN fiuctuate and in case there
should be a stringency in the money
market, necessitate the paying of large
rate of interest.
1t seems to mo that the proper way to
float this debt issto issue the city's bonds.
The credit Of the city is such at the
present time that its bonds sell readily
among it's own citizens at low rate of
interest and at "a premium. The bonding
of this debt will not increase the in
dentedness OF the city in any way, but
will simply place it in a more business
like condition, and where it can be met
when it falls due.
/ have called your attent ion to this
matter, gentlemen, as one of some i'm
portance, and would recommend that you
take steps toward bonding the same. as
soon as practicable.
HENRY J. DAVIS, Mayor