The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-13
oEERlNG CITY GOVERNMENT.
Subordinate Officers Elected and Other
Business.

At the regular monthly meeting of the
Deering city council last evening. all OF
the members were present and Mayor
Davis was in the chair.
The mayor nominated Horace f. Mill
ken as a member of the board of health.
and he was confirmed by the board OF
aldermen.
The council then proceeded to the cleo
tinn of subordinate city officers. The
following were unanimously elected:
Weighers of Hay-Shew, Stone.
Weighers of Coal-Walter Pickett,
<. NJ. jacobs, W. G. Knapp, A. r. Hus-
ton, E. B. Knapp, George Il. jacobs,
z. S. Marsh. j. b. Dresser, J. L. Rice,
Martin Burke, George NJ. Cram, Y. A.
PRIDE, j. L. Watson, G. r. Marsh, z.
h. Berry.
Pound Keeper-M. B. F. MoKenney. +.
Surveyor of Wood. Bark and CHARCOAL
jerome l.. Watson, Mark Jordan, Wal
ter Pickett, j. l.. Cobb, George u. Lii
tie and E. M. Jacobs.
Surveyors Of Lumber and Timber
John A. Stevens, G. r. Kerry. George
Russell and John t. Small.
Surveyors of Plaster, Stone and Brick
Joseph H. Hutchins, George Smith,
George b. Leavitt, George W. Leighton,
Ira f. Iibbetts.
Sealers of Lsather-William W. Mitch.
ell. George D. Little.
Sealers of Weights and Measures
James Hibb
Truant Off1cers--C. r. Berry, Wallace
G. Knapp, G r. Dresser.
To Clean Cess Pools and Vaults
Martin Curran, Jr.
Manager of Board of Ancient BuIyinR
Grounds for three years-Ruel Small
Surveyor of Ship Timber and Knees
George Russell.
The following constables were elected:
Ward 2, William h. Frank; Ward B.
Henry w. Ilsley; Ward 4, q. Il. Berry
Ward 5, +. e. Wheeler; Ward 6, Henry
H. White Constables of wards one anc
seven will be elected atEthe next meeting
of the city council.
The resignation of George W. johnson
as city assessor, was received and &C
copied.
Alderman Cobb presented petition
from EastlDeering praying for two cleo
trio lights on Calvin street and one OF
Water street. east of rukey's bridge. Re
ferred to the committee on lights.
Alderman Gowan presented petition
asking for the extension of Wharf street
to the canal basin. Referred to the com.
mittee on new streets.
Alderman Gowan presented an order
authorizing the issue of 81, 500 worth Of
bonds in sums Of $500 each to meet $11,
500 of the bonded debt which soon falls
due. The order WAS given its first read.
ing.
The council took recess of few
minutes to select a can didate to I'LL the
vacancy in the board OF aasessors. On
the reconvenipg of the council Alderman
Aver ANNOUNCED that the council had
decided to let TIE matter go over until
the next meeting before electing an as.
SCISSOR.
Just before the council adjourned Mr..
e. r. Newcomb, superintendent OF the
WestbrOok Fec trio Light company ap.
peared before the board and announced
that his company is now prepared to fur
nish power in any reasonable quantity
in the city of Deering at reasonable
prices. He said that new turbine
wheel capable of creating 500 horse power
has just been put in position at Smelt
ELL, and that when poles were laid be-
tween Aliens Corner and the Smelt
Hill plant the company would be in q
position to transmit its power to any
part of the city.
The council then adjourned until
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