The Portland daily press., 1897-02-05

ments Can BE Had at ie Cost-Has
No Use for "Obstructionists''-Co
Council Passes a Resolve Asking Efforts
of Legislators for the New Measure by
Vote of IL to 4-Friends of New Char
ter Are Happy--Ful1 Reports of a Most
Interesting Meeting.
The City Council had another special
meeting last night. A majority ut the
boards endorsed the new charter.
+ Th charter was for the most part the
charter that reported by the COM
miss ion. The vote varied in
number of the amendments.
Frequently the amendment would be
carried by one majority. In one in
stance the Mayor had to cast the deci-
siye vote. The most surprising part of
the evenings meeting was the big vote
looking to legislative action in the
lower board. All of the amendments got
through save one introduced by tho clerk
of the council which through some neg
ligencs had not been printed with the
Others. 1t provided for three women
mem bers OF the school committee to
be elected at large and serve in connec-
tion with the present board of seven.
Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
All Of the members Of the upper
branch of the citv government were pres
ent when the mayor called the special
meeting to order to act upon the matters
presented in the call. These matters were
stated In the call to be the consideration
of the transfer of appropriations, the
amendments to the city charter and the
annexation of q part of Deering.
TRANSFERS oFAPPROPRIATIoNs.
The following transfers Of appropria-
tions were ordered:
5000 from the appropriation for adver-
tising to the appropriation for Austral-
ian ballot.
5000 from police contingent to Iublic
buildings.
$s75sfrom liquor.agency to printing.and
stationery.
1925 liqaor agency to electrical appli-
ances.
$3.50 from reform school to evening
schools.
$50 from salaries to health.
Alderman Kehoe introduced an order
inssructinR the park commissioners to re-
move a dead tree in front of the residence
of Howard Hall on Cedar street. Re-
ferred to the comm ittee ON parks and
cemeteries.
The order for sewer assessment for 1895
was passed.
DEERING ANNEXATION.
Alderman Mcdonald presented an
order instructing Portland's representa-
tives to the legislature to use all honor
able means In their power to secure such
leRisla tion as may be necessary to sst off
Wards and and part of Ward 8 from
Deering and annex this territory to the
city of Portland. To this order was
affixed the appetitionsof..J. s. Kicker and
others of Desring praying for annexation
to Portland which has bofore been
printed in the PRESS.
Alderman Mcdonald moved that this
order have passage ana Alderman
Kehoe seconded the motion.
Alderman Thompson sa!d that before
this order was put to vote he wished
to offer as substitute for it resolution.
"This matter should not be considered
hastily but should receive CAREFUL stten-
tion. believe 1T desilable," continued
Alderman Thompson, "that when the
proper time comes wa should add the
city of Deering to our city. l believe
that the time is not far distant when this
annexation can be made with the full
consent of the citizens of Deerlng but
until this unanimous consent can be OBJ
tanned do not believe any attempt at
annexation should be made. The citizens
of Deering have "a nice little city uIider
way out there and have got it into good
shape. desirs to offer the following
resolution in place of the order offered
by the gentleman from Ward 6. .
THOMpsoN's RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That while the citizens OF
Portland entertain the most If enGly nnu
fraternRl feeling for the city OF Deerln9
and will most gladly welcome the plans
for annexation to the city OF fol6lano
when presented MS the desire OF major
ity ofsits citizens, the city governmeIt