The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-02-15

The Question of Insurance Rates Brought
Up-Application For a Reduction WaII
Be Made-Auditor Refused Raise of
Salary.
The adjourned meeting of the Deering
aldermen was held last evening. AL
about the council chamber until after
10 O'Clock not much business was tram
sacted.
Every member of the board WAS present.
The aldermen were assembled in a.star
session in the mayors Office until near
ly 8. so p. m. During thatIsession the pa
pers committing two insane cases to the
Insane hospital at Augusta were signed.
The order for the laying out OF New
Douglass street was given it second read
ing and final passage.
The order authorizing the issuing OF
the new High school bonds was given lts
second reading and final passage.
At the motion of Alderman Aver the
order fixing the salary bill was taken
from the table. The matter OF increas-
ing the salary of the auditor from sloO,
was discussed
Alderman Matthew'S moved that the
salary of auditor be increased to $3.50.
As this motion was not seconded, Alder
man Gowen moved that the bill have its
second reading. This was given and the
hill had its final passage, no change be-
ing made
A recess for the approval of bills was
then taken.
Wien the business of the council was
resumed City Solicitor Matthews at the
request of the hoard, carefully explained
the duties of the city auditor. He showed
that the duties pertaining to the office
would be considerably increased by the
new law governing the office of auditor.
Alderman Gowen moved that the vote
giving final passage to the salary bill
he reconsidered. This motion was lost,
the vote being two in favor and five op-
posed.
Clerk Jones read the following commu-
Woodfords, February ID, 1898.
To the Honorable Board OF Mayor and
Aldermen:
Believing that the great improvements
made in the fire protection OF this city
| in the last few years should result In re-
duction in insurance rates on all proper
| ty situated within the limits Of hydrant
protection; and as you will probably ad-
init that unless the attention of the In
surancesboard is calledsto the matter by
property owners we cannot expect nc
| change.
/ would respectfully suggest # Eyou
would represent to Mr.. G. W. Goddard,
secretary of the New England Board OF
| Fire Underwriters at Boston, THAT this
department has beenFmuch improved, and
request visit from committee to in
spect the same, have no doubt that he
would comply with our request and that
| 1t would result in a reduction OF rates.
Il. L. COBB.
| Alderman Cobb presented an order In.
structing the Mayor to appoint commit
tee of one to wait upon Mr.. Goddard.
The order was passed, but the Mayor
deemed the matter worthy of hissconsid-
Grafton so he withheld the appointment
of the committee for time.
Alderman Aver presented an order
transferring several sums OF money to
balance the several accounts. This was
given it's first reading.
The question of increasing the audi
tors salary was again taken up in an in
formal way and discussed until adjourn
ment was taken at 10 p. m.
About noon yesterday fire was dis
covered in house at Brighton corner,
near the old town house in Deering An
alarm was rung in and the department
promptly responded. The fire was found
to be in a house owned by Mr.. Sanborn,
ana occupied by several Italians. The
flames had attained considerable Roadway
before the engines arrived, but they were
quickly gotten under control and the
damage by fire was tojthe roof and upper
portions of the house only. The Italians
threw out such furniture as they had,
and there is no lesson that to speak Of.
The damagelto the buildings will not ex-
coed $500.
There were three persons before Judge
Hopkins yesterday morning for drunken
ness on Sunday. They were each fined
Sc 81. including costs. The prisoners
were unable to pay the fine and were
committed to the Portland Jail.
AS Marshal Clark was bringing the
prisoners to town Monday morning, he
met with an accident that lost him one
of his men. The marshal had a double
sleigh with two men shackled together
on the rear seat, and Il Lewiston man
who had been arrested for drunkenness
and disturbance on the front seat with
him. Just by the power house the sleigh
runner caught in the track and the sleigh
overturned. The marshal held his horse
| with one hand, grasped the two shackled
prisoners with the other, but not having
a third hand he had to let something go,
and it proved to be the Lewiston prison
err At late hour the prisoner had not
been captured.
concert was held last evening in Pitt
street hall, Oakdale, by the Carciotto
ouintette, for the benefit of the Oakdale
hall fund. The following programme
was rendered:
piano Solo-Fair Harvard and Vari-