The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-29

what was owed me on the mortgage
when had to foreclose, he or they can
have the building and run prayer
meeting or Sunday school, or whatey'r
else may be wanted. The show business
is not in my line
Mr.. Rounds then said that as he was
personally interested he would like to be
excused from voting. So he was excused.
- Alderman Ilsley said he wanted it I'M
derstood that he was voting for new
license and a clean show.
The vote on granting the license was
then taken, resulting:
Yeas-Ilsley, Moore.-2
Nays-Fagan, Mcdonald, Leighton.-3.
Before giving his vote Mr.. Leighton
said he regretted very much to vote
against the Alderman from Three, But
from the nature of the show he could not
vote otherwise.
Alderman Pagan said he was sorry to
vote to shut the show off, but Mr..
Rounds had said that the contracts were
made for four weeks ahead, and such
being the case. there seemed to be nkll-
hood Of continuance of the same old
show
= Alderman Rounds asked Mr.. Pagan
if he had been to the ,Gaiety. Mr.. Rounds
asked him if he was going to.act on
heresay when he could haveE gone the
night before and seen it. Mr.. Pagan re-
piled that show couldihe fixed up for
inspection like anything else.
When the vote refusing the license was
granted Mr.. Rounds, evidently consider
ably irritated arose. and moved that the
licenses of all the other Portland thea
tres be revoked
He said he thought it was unju and
inconsistent to stop the plays he-was CIV
ing, when in The jefferson, before young
men and young women, was allowed a
play which had as it's central scene an
attempt at an immoral act which was
prevented only by. the breaking in Of
door by the husband about. to be injured.
This scene-the\ Sportinga Duchess evil
IDENTITY being referred to-was enough, in
Mr. Rounds's opinion, to cause the
license of The Jefferson to be revoked.
Mr.. Rounds's motion was not seconded,
and SO the matter dropped.
A victualler's license was granted
John H. Hanley at No. 81 Centre street.
An order was passed for the building
of sewers in Hawthorne and Howell
streets, in Fessenden park, and ordering
the commissioner of public works to
construct them, the expense being esti-
mated at $780,
A communication was read from Build
ing Inspector ]. G. Ward calling atten-
ton to the fact that at No Centre
street, is a story and half building
which he deems unsafe. He reported that
Mr.. j. F. Proctor. the agent of the
building, had been notified; but had done
nothing about 1t.
Alderman Mcdonald said be knew tbs
building and something should be done
with it,
Alderman Ilsley moved that the agent
of the building be directed to put it in
suitable shape, and it was so4voted.
GAIETY THEATRE SOLD.
Alderman h. h. Rounds informed a
reporter for the PRESS on Saturday that
he had sold or was about to sell the Ga
1ety theatre, of which SO much has been
said during the last few days. Mr..
Rounds did not state who the purchaser
of the theatre was, but did say that in
disposing of it he had sacrificed little.
The purchaser of the theatre will apply
to the city council for a license.
The attendance at the Gaiety theatre
at other times during the week. No
allusion was made by the vaudeville stars
to the refusal of license by the city gov
eminent