The Portland daily press., 1898-03-22

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judicial Proceedings and Claims-The
Mayor, Aldermen Dow and Merrill,
Councilmen Pierce, Huston, Brown.
Laying cut New Streets-The Mayor,
Aldermen Rounds and Mannix, Council
| men Sloman, Waldron, Drlscou.
| Lights-Alderman Smith, Councilmen
| Barker, Phillips, Mclaughlin.
Mayors Address-Aldermen Smith and
Mannix, Councilman Brown, Pierce,
Rosenberg.
Public Buildiugs-The Mayor, Alder
man Lamson, Councilmen Barker, Le-
| favo" Goudy.
| Public nstruction-A ldermen Dow and
Mannix, Counoilmen johnson, Josselyn,
| Burke.
Public Works-The Mayor, Aldermen
| Smith and Mannix, Councilmen Milliken.
Burke.
| Reduction of the City Debt--The Mayor,
| Alderman Lamson, Councilman Gerrish.
Rules and Orders-Aldermen Dow and
Merrill, Councilmen Milliken, Lefavor,
| Thomas.
Salaries-AIdermen Smith and Mannix,
Counoilmen Waldron, Sloman, Huston.
Sale of Unimproved Real Estate-A lder-
men Rounds and Mannix, Councilman
Barker, Thomas, Rosen burg
JOINT SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Estimates-Tbe Mayor, Aldermen Lam
son and Merrill, Councilman Gerrish.
| Brown, Cloudy, Driscoll, Chase.
| Printing Reports-Aldernian Sprague,
1 Councilman Smith, Huston.
/ STANDING COMMITTEES OF MAYOR
AND ALDERMEN.
| Agency for the Sale of Intoxicating
Observation-Disclosures Sprague, Lamson,
| Smith.
Damages for Grading Streets-The
Mayor, Aldermen Rounds and Mannix.
Licenses - The Mayor, Aldermen
Sprague and Lamson.
New Buildings-Alderman Rounds,
Smith and Mannix
Police--The Mayor, Aldermen Lamson
and Sprague.
| Sanitary-Aldermen Dow, Rounds and
Merrill.
State Pension-A ldermen Dow and Mer-
rill.
THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
All the members were persent, the
Mayor presiding.
THE TREASURERS' BOND.
The bond of City Treasurer Libby was
tied and approved. The bond is in
the sum of 100000. The sureties are
James P. Baxter, William R. Wood, D.
W. Kensell, W. S. Dana, George Burn
ham, Jr., Arthur K. Hunt.
Alderman Rounds wanted to know il
the committee on finance had had an ex-
pert examine the treasurer's accounts. He
said he thought that such an examination
should be made once in ten years at least,
although he had every confidence in Mr..
Libby. Mr. Rounds wanted to know ii
the acceptance of this bond released the
bondsmen on the old. He also referred to
an order in reference to this matter which
he had introduced last year and which ne
said had been lost in the shuttle. Their
Mr.. Rounds voted against the approval of
the bond. His was the only negative
vote.
| SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
A. J. Cummings, John L. Griffin,
George W. Gray, E. A. Chaplin, j. H.
Conner, W. S. Trott, F. A. Lane, and
Enoch Murray, were appointed special
policemen without pay. The name of
Daniel o. Davis as special policeman at
| Hammond block was tabled on motion of
| Alderman Rounds, who raised the point
that Mr.. Davis lives i'll Deering. Mr..
Dow said that he knew that Mr.. Davis is
now living in Dsering, but could not say
whether he was still citizen of Portland
or not. Alderman Lamson seconded Mr.
Rounds's motion which prevailed.
NEW WOODEN BUILDINGS.
Alderman Dow, presented petitions for
license. to erect Wooden buildings. Those
of the following were referred with
power:
Portland Creamery, 9S7 Congress street;
Abby E. Akeley, so Cedar street; H. b.
Pennell Carroll and Vaughan streets;
Mary d.. Simpson, IS Roberts street, G..
| M. Leighton, 81 Carroll street; Augustus
Paraday, 25 Chapel street; Kate Hessian,
11sWaterville street; G. H. Simonds, Pay
son street; Patrick Flharety, So Lin coin
street.
Alderman Rounds objected to the refer
ence of Mr.. Paraday's petition ON the
ground that the building to which it is
proposed to make an addition is in the
fire limits.
Alderman Dow said that the committee
was competent to see that the law was
observed. Everybody voted for the refer
ence but Mr.. Rounds. He voted no.
PAY FOR THE FIREMEN.
Alderman Smith presented petition
from 1o5 call men of the fire department.
praying that the committee on salaries
| would consider the advisability of raising
their pay $50 a year. The petitioners
point out that their pay even if the in
crease be granted would be less than that
given in cities similar in size and charao-
| ter to Portland; that the growth of the
| city has entailed extra work for them and
that the multiplication of high buildings
and elevators has increased the hazard of
life and limb; that they suffer loss
through the destruction of their clothing,
etc., and finally that the Portland fire de-
| partment is ranked A No. 1, by the insur-
ance men and should receive the support
of the citizens. The petition was referred.
| The increase asked for would involve an
expenditure of $4,000 yearly.