The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-13
WANT CLARK REMOVED.
Deering City Marshal is Persona
Non Grata.
ALDERMEN ASK MAYOR TO RE-
QUEST HIS RESIGNATION.

Mayor Says He VIII Consider the Matter
and Give His Answer in a Few Days
Request Signed by Full Board.
meeting of the Deering city government
last evening was request presented by
the aldermen asking Mayor Davis to re-
move City Marshal Clark.
Mayor Davis called the meeting to order
at $50 with all the aldermen in their
seats.
The records of the previous meetings
held in October were read and approved.
The report of City Marshal Clark was re-
oeived. The bills for the month were $l75.
Alderman Aver arose and suggested
that the bills for police service should be
itemized SO that the board might know
just what was being done, for the money
that is spent from month to month for
police service. The motion to receive the
report and place it on file was passed,
Aldermen Cobb, Cram, Seal, Lane and
MoGowen voting yes, and Aldermen Aver
CLAIMS PRESENTED.
A. II. Bailey of Forest avenue presented
claims for damage to q spring from
which he obtained drinking water, caused
by the digging of trench on the avenue.
No sum has been asked for as an award
as the matter was left to the committee
on claims for q decision as to amount of
damages.
Summer johnson of Falmouth, pre-
sented claims for personal damages sus-
tanned on the evening of October IS, 1897,
caused by defect in the street on Forest
avenue. The sum asked for is SIS.
Communication from Mr. John Wilson
of Rackliffe street, announcing that the
award of damages to his land on Rackliffe
street recently made, was not satisfactory
and asking that the sum be increased.
e. G. o 'Brien of Stevens plains avenue
living near Congress street, asked that
the street in front of his house be placed
in proper condition. All the claims were
referred to the committee on claims.
A petition of Joseph G. Libby and
eight others asking that Douglass street
at Libby be accepted. Referred to
committee on streets, bridges, etc.
Alderman Cram presented an order
directing the city clerk to issue license
to W. P. Goss as an auctioneer, upon
payment of the required fee. Passed. ao
Alderman Cram introduced an order.
directing the city clerk to purchase fuel
for the several hose houses and that the
money for the same be taken from the In
cidental account. Passed. 81.
Alderman Cram moved that a commit
tee of three be appointed to confer with
Captain Lewis relative to the removal of
the city property from Lewis hall to the
city's quarters in Odd Fellows block.
Aldermen Cram, Aver and Gowan were
appointed as that committee.
At this point Alderman Cram handed
the following signed request to the city
clerk which was read as follows:
To the Honorable Henry ). Davis, Mayor
of the City of Deering:
We the undersigned aldermen of Deer
ing request that you will ask l.. M. Clark
who now holds the position of city mar
shall to hand in to this board his resigna-
ton as marshal TO take eHec6 az once,
as we believe it for the best interest of
Deering that he should no longer hold
said position.
(Signed)
Elbridge L. Cobb. :
George M. Cram. t
Herbert Seal.
seae Wyer P. Aver.
alaaec Elbridge Matth ews. !
1 Jabez M. Lane &
Freeman Gowen. q
Alderman Cram moved that the petition
be entered as matter of public record.f
Mayor Davis was OF the opinion that as
the matter of the appointment and re-
moval of the city marshal belonged to the
mayor, that the request of the aldermen
should be considered as personal. After
some discussion it was upon motion voted
that copy of the petition be spread upon
the records.