The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-08

| COnuulG TO Une MHliic Eye anu Cdf lnIlr-
mary. The appropriation was $500 less
than the committee had asked for.
| Alderman Leighton asked why $1,000
should be appropriated for the deaf school.
| He asked if the state had not taken
charge of this institution.
The mayor replied that the state had
not yet taken charge of this institution. .
Alderman Leighton thought that the
appropriation for Evergreen cemetary
could be cut down $4,000.
| Alderman Kehoe spoke at some length
on this matter and thought that it was
| throwing the money away and piece
OF extravaganza to give Evergreen ceme-
| tary so much money. He believed that
| the Evergreen cemetary had fund of
$4,000 and he asked why this amount
was not drawn upon. He did not believe
that the amount of money should be
given to this cemetary. He thought it
was extravaganza to make this appropria-
ton and that the city should sit down
upon this item.
The aldermen then proceeded to discuss
| the whole bill and the itemsswere brought
up promiscously and talked over. To
facilitate matters the mayor finally sug-
gested that the bill be considered section
| by section as had been first proposed
The former motion to thus.consider the
bill had been voted down but it was re-
considered and the mayor read each item
| of the bill in turn and each one was vot-
ed on.
No objection was made to the first few
items but when the appropriation for
bonded interest was reached Alderman
Leighton asked if it was absolutely nee
essary to appropriate this amount. The
mayor said that he thought it was neces-
sary and the section passed, without
further objection.
When the item appropriating $4,000 for
the city building came up Alderman
Leighton moved that it be cut down to
| &c. 900. The mayor said that SO, 900 was
the smallest sum City hall could be run
on. Alderman Leighton thought it could
be run for $1,000 less and wanted the APP
preparation made $4,000. City Auditor
Sanborn explained that there was one
coal bill of 5000 alone which belonged to
last year and must be paid. The $1,000 ap-
preparation finally passed.
The appropriation of 81 800 for contin-
gent Alderman Leighton moved to cut
down to $4,000. When the motion was
put to vote Alderman Leighton alone
voted for the cut down.
The appropriation of $4,000 for Ever
green cemetary stirred up breeze.
| Alderman Kehoe moved that it be
stricken out. The motion was lost where
upon Alderman Kehoe moved that it be
cut down to 1000. The motion to amend
was lost, Alderman Kehoe alone voting
for it.
The appropriation of $4,000 for the
board of Health brought Alderman
Rounds to his feet. He moved to cut this
appropriation down to 81 800. He said
that there was two health officers, plumb
ing inspector and another inspector who
ride around together and he could not
understand why both of them were need
ed. To cut off one of these inspectors
would save the city 81 600 Alderman
Rounds said. But when the matter was
put to a vote the appropriation of So, 500
stood.
Then came up the appropriation of
$4,000 for lights Alderman Leighton
moved to amend this by making the sum
$40, 900.
Alderman Pagan said that this might
be done if the gentleman from Ward
was willing to have half of the lights in
his ward taken out.
Alderman Leighton thought it would
be good idea to have some of the lights
in the city taken out and thus save sew
eral thousand dollars.
An aye and nay vote was taken and AL
derman Rounds, Kehoe and Leighton
voted for the cutting down of the appro-
Pagan and Mcdonald voted against it.
The $44, 900 appropriation stood unamend-
ed.
When the appropriation Of 1890 for the
Larrabee lot came up Alderman Rounds
wanted to know what right any city gov
eminent had to pass any bills to be paid
by succeeding city government. He
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little good and it might be wise for the
city to give it up altogether. He moved
that this appropriation of 1890 be stricken
out. Alderman Rounds alone voted for
this motion and the original appropriation
stood.
The item appropriating 900 for the
new school building in Ward 1, Alderman
Leighton thought might be stricken out.
He said that for the interest on this sum
at four per cent suitable quarters might
be obtained for a school and thus the
building of a new building this year
would be obviated.
Alderman Ilsley was on his feet in an
instant to object to the striking out of
this appropriation. He said that Ward l
needed this school and had been needing
it for four years. 1t was time that the
school was built.
The appropriation was put to a vote
and stood unamended.
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