The Portland daily press., 1897-12-11
A VERY TAME SESSION.
Board Of Aldermen as Gentle as
Lambs Last Night.


George Nj. Seiders Elected Commissioner
TO Represent Portland ON the Anpexa.
ton mmlssion-Committee Appoint
ed to Confer With Walker Estate
Trustee.
The special meeting of the city govern
ment last night was very tame affair
pared with some OF the other meet
| ings OF that body, which have been held
this season. Alderman Rounds was as
quiet as lamb and not word was said
by any one in the upper board about the
questions which have heretofore created
SO much discussion. In fact after Mayor
Randall had adjourned the meeting the
members of the board did not seem dis
posed to leave their seats and His Honor
commented upon the fact that they acted
as if they did not feel like adiourning
without having had their accustomed
talking match"
All Of the members of the board of
aldermen were present with the exception
of Alderman Pagan. An insane case
having been disposed of without dis
cussion the following licenses were
granted subject to the favorable report of
the city marshal: Mcdonald Brothers
to keep fish market at 60 Newbury
street.
Edward J. Low to keep billiard hall
at So Middle street.
Michael Myscal as victualler at 295
Commercial street.
Mr.. 3. S. Tucker, who is the owner of
a building at the corner of Boyd and
Lincoln street which Building Inspector
Ward had complained of as being unsa fe
and dangerous to travel, waszpresent and
explained how the building came to be
ten feet or more over the street line. He
said that he used the building as a store
house for wood and was prepared to re-
move it at any time that the board might
order its removal. He asked however.
that he might be allowed to defer the
moving of the building until spring as
this time of year is not exactly suitable
or this kind of work. Alderman Rounds
said that some Of his constituents had
complained about this building and had
demanded that it should be removed. He
was willing to grant Mr.. Tucker timesto
remove 1t if be would promise to SEQ that
it was removed next spring.
| Alderman Kehoe raised laugh when
he said that as long as it now seemed
probable that Alderman Rounds would
be the only gentleman now In the board
| who would be in the board next year he
would recommend that the matter be re-
ferred to Mr.. Rounds with power to act
next spring.
Alderman Rounds said he did not want
the matter left in this shape and finally
after considerable discussion Mr. Tucker
was given until May first next to remove
the building in question.
| The bonds of Joseph E. Gonzales and
James W. Spiers as constables were ap-
proved.
| The next matter to engage the attention
of the board was the complaint which had
Leen made by the building inspector
against John f. Proctor who owns
wooden building at GO Centre street,
which the inspector deemsss unsafe. Mr..
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building Inspectors charge presented
claim against the city for 5000. In this
claim Mr.. Proctor alleged that he owned
this building and that it had been occu-
] pied by tenants until within six months.
About six months ago he had ordered the
tenants out of the place and had the
doors and windows fastened up in a
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informed that the house had been broken
into, the windows all troken, the interior
of thu house badly damaged and every
movable article in the place had been
| stolen and carried away or SO badly
damaged that it was useless. Mr. Proctor
claimed that he once more had the build
| ing properly fastened up and asked the
police on the beat to look after it. Some
weeks later he was informed by the build
ing inspector that the building had again
been broken into and this time it had
again been badly damaged AS two
policemen pass this building many times
and are supposed to look after the
property of tax payers on this street and
had not done SO, Mr.. Proctor thought
that he was entitled to damages to the
amount of $500 from the city.
| This claim was referred to the commit
tee on judicial proceedings and claims
The building inspector had complained
of this building of Mr.. Proctor's because
it was left open and upguarded and
might be entered by any person and set
on fire at any time to the danger of all
the buildings in this vicinity.
The board of aldermen and the common
council now went into joint session for
the purpose of electing q commissioner to
represent Portland on the annexation
commission.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
The common council granted the re-
quest of the board of aldermen for a Joint
session, but not until they had consulted
| behind closed doors for some time and
settled upon candidate for the position.
When the two boards had Assem- blad IN