The Portland daily press., 1897-03-16
WEsTBRooK CITY COUNCIL.
Committees Chosen and Assessors Elected
Last Evening.

An adjourned meeting of the city
council was held at the council rooms
last evening. Committees for the year
were appointed:
Flnence-Woodman Craigis and Riggs
Aocounts-Cohb, Warren and Morris.
Highways, Sidewalks and Bridges
Davies, Morris and Pomerleau.
Public Grounds and B1ildings-Black,
Hardy and Howe
Fire Departmental Morris, Davies and
Craigie.
Rules-Cloudman, Riggs and Cobb.
Street Llghrs-Riggs, Cobb and knowl-
ton.
Drains and lie wers-Warren, Knowlton
and Davies.
Health-Hardy, Howe and Black.
Pollce-Howe, Black ana Knowlton.
Laying Out New streats-Craigie,
Cloudman, Warren. Morris and Hardy.
L1censes-Pomerleau, Craigie and
Cloudman.
Claims-Knowlton. Pomerleau and
Davies.
Claims of J. K. Small, Joseph Deshin
for damages to their property on Brown
street, also the claim of S. D. Warren &
Co., for the same were referred.
An order to have the bund of the city
treasurer signed by a surety and the city
pay for same, was referred.
An order authorizing temporary loan
of $25, 900 was given Its first reading.
Assessors Tor the ensuing year were
selected as follows: Ward one, G. A.
Moses; two, Charles Davis; three, H. H.
B. Halves; four, Peter Turgeou; FIVE
John A. CLARK.
A communication from the Cleaves
Guards asking that room at their
armory be set apart for the use of the
officers WAS referred to the committee on
public buildings, with authority to con-
fer with the mayor and power to act.
The bonds OF Policemen Dresser and
Witham and Constable Phiney were pre-
sented and referred to the city soil citor.
Adjourned.
SCHOOL BOARD.
The adjourned meeting of the West
brook school board was held at the High
school building last evening. Commit
teemen Benson, Knight and Melaher were
absent.
Although there were several local can
didates for the position, Mr.. B. E. G..
Robbins of Deering was almost unan-
imously reelected to the position Of
superintendent OF the schools of the city.
Each candidate was carefully considered
by the board but as in previous years it
was found that the finances at the dis
posal OF the board would not permit the
hiring of supervisor to devote his entire
time 90 the city. 1t was Thought that If
one of the teachers in this city should be
elected to the position it would cause
jealousy between the schools. For these
and many other reasons it was decided
that it would be muuh more to the adj
vantage of the schools to reengage Mr..
Robbins
Chairman Haskell appointed his list Of
subcommittee ss follows:
Teachers and Instruction-Libby, Cord
| we'll, Hacker and Haskell.
Text Books, Supplies and Course of
Study-Cordwell Benson, Payne and
Knight.
Rules, Regulations and Discipline
Hacker Benson, Libby and Sullivan.
HASKELL, Meloher, Knight anu sullivan.
School Houses. Grounds and Sanitary
Regulations-Knight, Pride, Benson and
Cordwell.
Finance and Statistics - Sullivan,
Payne, Libby and Melcher.
Manual Training-Meloher, Haskell,
Hacker and Prido.
President Haskell appointed the fellow
ing list of supervisors:
High School-Payne Benson, Cordwell,
! Pride and haskell.
Bridge Street Grammar School-Sulli-
vac, Haskell and Knight.
| Forest Street Grammar School-Cord-
well, Melchar and Libby.
| Warren School-Benson and Payne.
| Brown Strset-Sulliyan and Libby
| Saco Street--Pride.
| Valentine Street-Knight.
| Rocky Hill-1ibby.
Duck Pond and PRIZES Corner
Hacker.
| Spruce Street-Knight.
| A communication WAS received from
| Miss Bertha Rice asking leave of absence
| from the position as teacher of the
grade of the Forest street grammar
school for the remainder of the schoo.
yssr. The request was granted and Miss
Myra Bragdon was appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Several applications for positions as
teachers in the schools we're received and
placed on file. Several names were also
added to the list of substitutes.
Miss Maggie Matthew'S a graduate OF
the Yves tbrook High school and student
at Colby University, Waterville, for two
wears, was elected to the position Of
fourth assistant in the High school OF
salary of $500 per year for the remainder
of the school year.
The election of person to take the
school census of the city was left with
the committee on finance and statistics.
Adjourned.