The Portland daily press., 1898-03-22

The Nestbrook aldermen held special
meeting last evening, which lasted fol
just thirty minutes.
Alderman Joseph Warren was the only
absentee. The council chamber was well
filled with spectators at 7.40 p. III. when
President George B. Gray called the
meeting to order.
The only business stated In the call was
the election of a board Of assessors.
The result was as follows:
Ward 1-Stephen A. CordweH.
Ward 2.-Joseph H. Rezelton.
Ward 3.-Frank Adams.
Ward 4 -Peter Iurgeon.
Ward Sd. NJ. Woodbury..
To obtain the above result there was
considerable voting and talking.
Alderman Pomerleau set the pall roll
ing by motion to elect the board as
nominated By the ward aldermen.
Alderman Quimby, who is an alderman
at large, and had nomination to make
for the ward enc assessor, took thls
motion to mean that the alderman deslreu
to shut him (Qulmby) out Of the AFFAIR
The vote on the motion was carried nine
to three in favor.
James A. Tolman, who was the canal
date in opposition TO Mr.. CordWell, re-
oeived only five votes.
H. H. B. Haines, whose name as
candidate from ward three, was accom-
panied by petition for appointment
signed by L. W. Edwards and thirty six
.LLo--. -ooo;ro1 orIv n votes
j. H. Hezelton of ward two. Peter
Turgeon, ward four and D. NJ. Wood
bury, ward five, were unanimously
elected.
There being no other business an adj
iournment was taken at 81 p. m.
SCHOOL COMMITTEES FIRST
MEETING.
The first regular monthly meeting OF
the Westbrook school committee was held
last evening
Several matters of routine business
were transacted, after which Chairman
Haskell made the announcement of the
subcommittee and supervisors.
The following members of the commit
fee were assigned as supervisors OF the
several schools: High school, the commit
tee, Dr. Murch, chairman; Bridge street,
Wilson, Haskell; Forest street, CordweIl,
Witham; Brown street, Murch, wilson;
Saco street, Pride; Valentino street,
Pride; Rocky Hill, Witham; Pride's cor
ner, Carleton; Duck Pond Carleton;
Spruce street, Murch.
The following subcommittee wero ap-
pointed: Teachers and instructions, Cord
well, Murch, Haskell; text books, sup
plies and course of study, Murch, Pride,
Carleton; rules, regulations and dis
cipline, Pride, Witham, Wilson; janitors,
fuel AID heating and ventilating appara-
tus, Haskell, Murch, Carleton; school
houses, grounds and sanitary regulations,
Witham, Pride, Cordwell; finance and
statistics, Wilson, Pride, Witham:
manual training, Carleton, Wilson, Cord
well.
The matter of appropriations was dis
cussed but it was decided not to recon-
mend any definite changes in the way CT
decreasing the amounts.
1t was voted to repair the blackboards
in the Rocky Hill and Bridge street
school houses.
The matter of taking the school census
was left with the committee on finance
and statistics with power.
1t was voted to recommend to the city
government that the appropriation made
for finishing off two rooms in the Forest
street school house be decreased from. $500
to $500.
1t was also voted to recommend it as
expedient to decrease the, amount S700 for
text books to 5000.
Ex-Mayor Cutter and Rev. Thomas B.
Payne were appointed as judges on the
award of prizes for the prize defamation
to be held by the high school students in
April The judges are to select the third
member. The time and place for holding
the contest was left with the principal of
the high scohol.
Messrs. Gray and Huston, the carpen.
tiers, and builders, started crew to
work yesterday on the addition that is
to be built to the Checkley house, Prout's
Neck.
Mr. Fred Jones, formerly of Westbrook,
who is now in charge of railroad sig
nal station near North Adams, Mass,
is in the city, called by the serious i'll
ness of his father, Edward Jones, Bridge
street.
Yesterday morning marked the COM
mencement of the services attendent
upon the 40 hours devotion at st. Hya-
cinthe's Catholic church. Father De-
celles has for assistance several priests
OF the diocese, among them being Father
T. ?. Linnehan, formerly of Portland.
The ladies' sociable of the West End
congregational church, will be enter
tained in the parlots Wednesday by the
following committee of Kings Daugh-
tiers: Mrs. Fl. P. Murch, Mrs. W. <.
Dana, Mrs W. W. Poole, Mrs. S. N.
Adams, Mrs. b. f. Andrews, Mrs. w.
F. Bettes, Miss Annie Hughes, Mrs. L.
W. Edwards, Mrs. L, W. Knight and