The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-24
DEERING.
city Marshal Clark Will Not Be Re-
moved.

mOIGus
members of Board of AIderma, ConcIude
AneS were Trifie TASTY in Their Ac-
'i"h-Attempt to Repeal Police Ordi
nance
The adjourned meeting of the Deerine
city government was held last evening
at the City building, commencing ut
145, with Mayor Davis in the chair and
all the aldermen present with the exoen-
ton of Mr.. Matthews. The attendance
on the part of the citizens was nearly nc
large as on the last regular meeting As
soon as the meeting opened. Aldern,a,,
Cram arose and addressing the Mayor,
said: AS an order was introduced at
the last meeting of the city government
looking toward the repeal of the notice
ordinance I wish to offer word r.
appears that there are a large number
OF people interested for and against the
removal of the marshal. Therefore. in
justice to the Mayor and the marshal, if
there is any just cause why the marshal
should be removed, the people should
prefer charges and he should be given a
hearing before this board"
| Mr. Cram asked for a full and free dis
cussion of the question.
| Alderman Gowan took the floor and
said: 81 would like to explain my po-
| sition as regards the action Of the board
of aldermen in signing the petition ask
ing the Mayor to request the marshaPs
resignation. I signed the petition to
the Mayor believing that the matter was
to be kept among the members of the
board and the Mayor, and not aired be-
fore the public. / believe fair play
should be shown in the treatment Of this
question regarding the resignation Of the
marshal. l understand Mr.. Clark has
made considerable talk about the board
of aldermen, and perhaps we may have
made good deal of talk outside about
him. There have been many things said
in regard to this matter that would not
look well in print
Mr.. Cram-'tIn looking over the list Of
signers on 1.-THE petitions saw names of
men that in conversation / understand
are on the opposite side of the issue .
Mayor Davis Gentlemen, it shows
that street corner talk is not what is
wanted to run city government. We
all know how Mr.. Clark came into office
and know how he was greeted at the time
| by the full board. He has never had q
| fair chance and / further believe that
| he has performed his duty without fear
| or favor"
| Mr.. Grant, do not believe in listen
ing to street talk. Neither do l feel like
assuming the responsibility of removing
q man if it appears that tho majority of
the people wish to retain him in office. -
Mayor Davis When you come to re-
move the head of the police department.
you are undertaking n big thing. and 1
believe you should be careful about de.
Gliding this matter
The discussion continued for some ten
minutes. the gist of which was that il
the marshal was not the proper man for
the office that charges should be preferred
against him and upon due conviction he
would by vote of the board be removed.
Alderman Gowan moved to take the
ordinance repeating the ordinance estab-
fishing q police department from the
table. Is
Z The question being formally declared
before the board, Alderman Gowan then
moved that the repeal of the ordinance be
indefinitely postponed. Upon vote the
motion to postpone was passed. Alder
man Cobb, Cram, Lane ard Gowan vot-
ing yes, and Aldermen Seal and Aver
voting no. q
Adjourned to meet November Goth at
7.30 p. m.
= The students of Westbrook Seminary
are to present the comedy, GA Model
Lover" on the evening of December 9th
in Hoegg hail. The entertainment will
also comprise musical selections and read
ings.
Mr.. ". E. Leighton of Harvard 7Medi-
cal School, is spending the Thanksgiving
holidays at his home on Stevens Plains
avenue.
The county commissioners in accor-
dance with the advertised hearit &, met
yesterday forenoon at 10 O'Clock at the
store of Cobb & Roberts, at Morrill, s
Corner, to take action on the petition OF
the Deering aldermen asking that the
street lines on Stevens Plains avenue he
REDEEMED from its intersection with
Forest avenue TO a point opposite q resi-
dence of MIR. Charles Cram
After going over the ground and after
consultation with Mr.. e. G. Jordan, the
civil engineer, the commission decided
to have Mr.. Jordan prepare plan for
the proposed new lines and submit the
plan to the commissioners for final de-
cision
The tramp business in Deering during
the past few months has been on the
increase. From February Is to Novem-
Der 20 inclusive, $50 tramps have applied
for and received lodging. For the en-
tire year of 1896 from February915th to
February IS, 1897, there were SIC tramps
provided for. The number this year is
the largest in the history of the city and
with the cold weather months to end
the fiscal year, tho number will undoubt-
eddy be increased in greater proportion
than during the summer and fall
months.
A party of the members of the Wood