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

| lie library was objected to by Alderman
Kehoe. Heretofore he said the library had
been given $4,000 and this he thought was
enough. He believed that the city had
been given $1O0, 600 for the library by the
Harrington will and as this amount
would soon be available he moved That
the $4,000 appropriation be striker out.
Only Aldermen Kehoe and Leighton
voted for this motion and the $4,000 ap-
preparation stood.
Alderman Rounds objected to $4,000 be-
ing appropriated for school books. He
thought $4,000 was enough and moved it
be cut down to this sum. He alone voted
for the motion and the $4,000 appropria-
ton stood.
The appropriation of $50, 900 for the care
| of the poor Alderman Rounds moved be
cut down to $4,000. He said that he I'M
derstood that the salaries at the Aims
house had been increased 33 per cent in
the last ten years, and thought the ex-
penses in this department. could be re-
duced. He alone voted for the cut down
and the original sum stood.
The whole bill was then put to a vote
and passed the board of aldermen by an
unanimous vote and was sent to the COM
mon council for concurrence.
ROUNDS AND LEIGHTON AT
LOGGERHEADS.
Alderman Rounds introduced an order
for the construction of sewer on Wash
burn avenue to be built by day labor
instead of by contract as has been the
custom for the last few years.
Alderman Rounds said that the com
m1ttee on public works wanted to try the
building Of sewer by day labor to see if
it couldn't be built cheaper than it could
be done by contract
Alderman Leighton said that the com
mission of public works had told him
that it cost the city fully 20 per cent more
to build a sewer by day labor than it did
by contract.
Alderman Rounds said he couldn't I'M
derstand this statement of the commits
| sioner of public works as he was present
when the committee voted to construct
this sewer by day labor. He said that he
thought the subordinate city officers were
doing too much talking. He thought the
city government had something to say
about these matters.
= Alderman Leighton asked ''why don't
you discharge the commissioner of the
public works?''
Alderman Rounds-'sI would dischage
him if 1 COULD
Alderman Leighton--"I am willing to
take the Judgment of this gentleman who
is serving the city faithfully and well as
commissioner of public works. For my
part I hope he will continue to serve the
city in this capacity long after the gentle
man from Ward is gone and forgotten. -
Alderman Rounds's order was put to a
vote and it passed with only Alderman
Leighton voting against it,
TO REGULATE THE SALE OF MILK.
Alderman Rounds introduced an order
authorizing the mayor to appoint COM
mittee to confer with the attorney for the
Milkmen's association and the Board of
Health and see if an ordinance could not
be framed which should be satisfactory to
all concerned in relation to the sale of
milk in Portland
And the order futher requested the
Board Of Health not to take any action in
this matter until conference had been
held. This order passed after some dis
cussion.
ORDINANCE RELATING TO PAINT
ING OF POLES.
An ordinance was introduced by Alder
man Rounds providing that all telegraph
or telephone poles should be painted a
uniform color satisfactory to the mayor
| and board of aldermen. The ordinance
was referred to the committee on rules
and orders for revision.
SUBORDINATE CITY OFFICERS
ELECTED.
Mark ii. Sawyer rendered his resigna-
ton as city weigher of hay and it was &C.
cepted. A joint convention was asked for
the election of subordinate city officers |.
There were three candidates for the
position of city weigher of hay and in
caucus the vote stood E. A. Motley, 4, H.
K. Colesworthy, 2, and J. W. Robinson,
16, and the latter gentleman was nomi-
mated and afterwards elected in joint con-
vention unanimously.
The following subordinate city officers
were elected:
Measurer of Wood and Bark-Samuel B.
Griffin.
Weigher Of Coal-John M. Irwin.
Surveyor of Lumber-Alfred j. Cross
man, Edward G. Thompson, Orrin P.
Weymouth, Herbert R. Dyer, Henry
Witcher.
CITY TO EMPLOY AMERICAN
LABOR.
Alderman Rounds introduced an ordi-
nance to the effect that no person should
be employed by the city who was not an
American citizen and providing that in
all contracts for city work it should be
regulated so that contractors should alone
employ American laborers in their work.
Alderman Rounds asked that the rules
be suspended and the ordinance passed to
be engrossed.
Herman x ehoe said he xua C ;,, c,,,,,