The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-08

gentleman from Three has stated here
that he has 5000 in his pocket belonging
to the city, given by some person for %
Fourth of July celebration which he pro
poses to use TO pay his attorney in the
late street investigation matter if the CRY
doesn't pay the attorney for him. 1 shall
ask the city solicitor if he has any right
to keep this money which was given to
the city FOR an entirely different pur-
pose"
Alderman Rounds-"I propose to put
that $500 where l see fit. 1t is mine and
was given me by the man whose name is
ON the check to do just what want to
with it. l shall do just as I please with
that $780, city solicitor or no city solici-
tor
Alderman Rounds's order asking for
an opinion about the secretary of the
overseers of the poor's right to collect
money was then passed with only one
dissenting vote.
Alderman leighton now introduced an
order asking the city solicitor to render
an opinion assto whether a member Of. the
board of aldermen had the power to col
lect money for any purpose connected
with the city or whether he had the pow
er to apply money SO collected by him for
one purpose to an entirely different
purpose.
This order passed by an unanimous
vote, Alderman Rounds seoonding the
orders passage before the vote was taken.
THE POLICE PENSION BILL.
Alderman Pagan, the chairman of the
committee which was appointed to look
into the police pension ordinance little
asked that the ordinance have passage
The ordinance was taken from the table
and discussion on the question at once
commenced,
Alderman Leighton said he thought the
ordinance if passed, would put heavy
provision should be made in it to employ
all able bodied men on special duty and
their per diem pay when on such duty
should be deducted from their pensions.
He thought that this would be only fair
to the tax payers, as special duty is not
very hard as rule and could be per-
formed by old officers on the retired list
as we'll as by others.
Alderman Rounds thought that this
proviso might be added, but said he was
in favor of the passage of the bill.
Alderman Kehoe said he personally
| "a 10 houo no ho,
q pension, but he didn't think the city s
interests would be well served by pension
| ing it's officers. Men ought to be thank
full to work at steady employment until
they are % years cid and they should
make some provision for their old age
as other people were supposed to-. There
was talk, If this ordinance passed, of
pensioning the fremen and school teach
ers, whom he believed were as much en-
titled to pension as were policemen.
Alderman Moore spoke in favor Of the
passage OF the ordinance. Men who
| served a city for the best part of their
natural lives, who were called upon to
perform dangerous and disagreeable
duty, whose lives were often jeopardized
and whose health was also often broken
down by their labors, should be given a
pension when they reach an age which
will incapaciate them from all other en-
ployment. We expect police officers to do
their duty and they do it. Soldiers are
pensioned for endangering their lives for
country, why not pension policemen
| for doing the same thing for their city
! The expense would be slight when COM
pared with the good results which
would come from 1t.
| After great deal of discussion pro and
con, during which many amendments
| were suggested, it was voted to refer the
ordinance back to the original commit
| tee, Aldermen Pagan, Kehoe and Ilsley,
with committee from the common
council, to be revised. The common coun-
Gil concurred in this action and the fol-
lowing committee was appointed from
that body: Councilmen Dow, Howe,
/ Driscoll. Johnston, Lamson and Dough
erty. q
| The mayor read a communication from
Chief Justice Peters Stating that he had
appointed three commissioners, in accord
ance with chapter 566. special and private
| laws of 1898, entitled all enabling act for
the annexation of Deering to Portland
and asking the city government of Port
land to appoint commissioner in accord
ance with the law.
This enabling act was in substance as
| follows:
The chief justice of the Supreme court
shall upon application of so voters of
Deering appoint three commissioners NOT
residents of either city who shall act with
two commissioners appointed, one by
each city government, who shall after q
hearing fix upon tie term Of annexation
ward lines. etc. The commission shall
report to each city government not later
than January /, 1898. The mayor and
aldermen of each city shall issue warrants
for meetings in each city the first Mon
day IN March, to vote on the question and
the act shall be void if majority of the
voters of eithsr city shall be opposed to
annexation. If a majority favor annexa-
ton the mayors shall proclaim the fact