The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-02

10 VAIL SEW lin "A ClI4
Alderman Smith presented for the COM
m1ttee on public works bunch of re-
ports and orders in relation to the work
on the streets, mostly in Ward z. A Pc
t1t'on for change in the line of Cres-
cent street was referred after Alderman
Rounds had asked where Crescent
street was, SO he could inform himself
about it. Orders for sidewalks on B and
A streets at first did not fare well. Both
were killed, to s.
Later, Alderman Rounds said that he
understood this was the last of the Ward
work. SO he wanted it finished up. The
votes were rGconsidered and the orders
passed.
An order for the grading of Congress
street from the Maine Central railroad
crossing to Lowell street, was passed after
Aldermen Rounds and Merrill had asked
for information. Mr.. Smith said that
the work would cost $4,000 and that the
street was now likely to be indicted.
Messrs. Rounds, Mannix and Merrill
voted no. Then came an order for side
walk on Sherman street. from Nos. 10 to
80. This was passed. An order to pave
the westerly side of Elm street, was
passed. Next was a petition of e. A.
Moves and others that the grade of Dan
forth street at the foot of Vaughan street.
be lowered to keep the water from flow
ing over private land.
Thereupon the alderman from Three
waxed eloquent and sarcastic. "Step
out of Ward with the street department.
and let people know they're at work. even
if they d MT get farther than Ward g."
said Mr.. Rounds. 'Isn't there no other
place in the city but Ward z? Is that a
little city. by itselfP If we're not going
to have any work done anywhere else
let us know it and the voters will fix it
next spring"
Alderman Smith retorted that in the
past when the aldermen from Ward 8
was on the committee it was not possible
to get any work done in Ward Z.
THE PATROL CART.
Alderman Rounds put i'll an order pro-
viding for rubber tires on the patrol wag-
on. He said: "Ihe streets down town
are SO bad the cart is likely to tip over
and it makes so much noise that when
it brings the DRINKS from Ward Z it
wakes every body up. (Laughter.) The
order went. III
THE FIRE BOAT.
Next, Alderman Rounds announced
that the board of health had been using
the tireboat to take them out to vessels
in the stream. "They get S10," said Mr..
Rounds, "and they use our engines and
coal to do it. understand that when
they are away, they tell the captain to
go out and give the vessel clean bill
of health and they take the S10.''
After some comment in which the
opinion was expressed that the freboat
should not be so used and that if it were
proper for the board of health to do so,
the school committee might take the
boat if they wanted to see the island
streets, it was voted that the freEoat
should not be used without the consent
of the Mayor and chief engineer.
MR.. PROCTOR'S BUILDING.
Notice had been served ON Mr.. John +.
Proctor, the owner of a small building
gerous condition, to appear before the
board. it was stated that Mr.. Proctor
had told the city solicitor that he could
not appear at this meeting owing to ill
ness in his family
Alderman Rounds-Is the city solicitor
here as city solicitor or agent of Mr..
PROCTOR How long is MIR. Proctor to
defy this board. He ought to have called
on the Mayor and not on a subordinate
city official.
On motion of Alderman Lamson, an
extension of two weeks was granted.
WHO IS CITY PHYSICIAN9
When the boards met in joint oonven-
ton, Alderman Rounds asked il the city
had q physician? Discussion brought out
the fact that the work is being done by
substitute for City Physician Smith,
who is surgeon on the Montauk. DR..
Smith is drawing the salary. At first
the convention was under the impression
that action had been taken declarir q
vacant the places of those who had enlist
ed until they returned, and the conven-
ton voted to proceed to the election CT
a physician to serve during the absence
of DIR. Smith. An examination of the
records, however, showed that therei was
no vote declaring the place vacant. So
the convention did not vote for Drs, +.
W. SearIe and James l.. McAleny, who
had been nominated. Instead, on mo-
tion of Alderman Dow, the convention
voted that it was the sense of the conven-
ton that DR.. Smith should resign for
such time as he is in the service of the
government.
OVERSEER KING RESIGNS.
Fred II. King, overseer of the poor,
sent in his resignation on account of the
pressure of private business. The resig-
nation was accepted in joint conven-
ton. Subordinate city officers were elect
ed as follows: Randall johnson, survey
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