The Portland daily press., 1898-06-03
GOT EVEN With DOCTORS.
Alderman Rounds Gives Vent to
VindictiyeReSS.
WOULD MAKE THEM PAY FOB
USE OF COUNCIL ROOMS.

Theatre 70 Be Inspected BY Fire Com
mtttee-City Council Passes Resolu-
lions on Death of Ex-Mayor Chapman.
According to the wording of the call
last nights meeting of the city council
was specially called to take action on
the death of ex-Mayor Charles J. Chap
man, but Alderman Rounds found the
time and created the opportunity to sand
witch in two motions and five or six
speeches on matters entirely foreign to
that subject. He made an attack ON
the Portland doctors, who are entertain
ing the annual meeting of the Maine
Medical association, and also had great
deal to say about the management of the
Gem theatre at Peaks island, whom he
claimed had ignored the city government
IN fitting up that new place of entertain
ment.
In the upper board all the members
were present except Aldermen Sprague,
Mannix and Smith, AS soon as Mayor
Randall raped the board to order he
stated the object for which the meeting
had been called, and Alderman Dow
moved that joint convention be asked
for to take action on the death OF Mr..
Chapman.
Before the message could be transmit
ted to the lower board, Alderman Rounds
got the floor and saids
"Mr Mayor and gentlemen Of the
board: While waiting to hear from the
lower board, want to call your atten-
ton to little something. You. perhaps,
have noticed In the papers that the doc
tors are using these city council rooms
for their annual nesting. don't remem-
Der that any formal request has come be-
fore this board, and for one am opposed
to giving them free use Of these chambers.
stWhen the committee canvassed the
city for funds for the last Fourth Of. July
celebration, all we could raise among the
doctors Of Portland was the generous
sum Of 50. Now they come here and ex-
pect that we are going to sit by and see
them make free Use of the city council
chambers. I say. let's make EN- pay for
the use Of the rooms
Word came in that the common council
had acceded TO the request for a joint
convention. and the alderman from the
third ward was cut short in his remarks.
In joint convention, Mayor Randall
announced the object of the meeting, and
added that 1t seemed fitting that the city
council should take action On the death
Of so distinguished citizen as Mr.. Chap
man, who had served seven years in the
city government and three years hi 4 with
great ability performed the duties Of
mayor.
On motion Of Alderman Rounds, the
mayor and the chairman Of the two
boards were chosen committee to draft
resolutions on MIR. Chapman's death, for
the consideration of the meeting. The
resolutions reported by the committee,
and adopted by the convention, are as fol-
lows:
Whereas, ON the first day OF June. 1898.
this community was greatly shocked by
the sudden death Of our honored citizen,
Hon. Charles ]. Chapman, sx-mayor of
Portland, therefore be it.
Resolved, by this city council in joint
convention assembled, that by mis- un.
timely death our city has lost one of her
most active and progressive citizens, an
honorable and able business man, brill
liant orator and a gentleman, who, while
he held the Office of mayor of our city,
discharged the duties of the Office with
signal grace and ability. We sincerely
mourn his loss and fully realize that his
death has left void in this community
which will be hard to fill.
Resolved. That the sympathy and con.
dolence of this body be extended to his
bereaved family whose affliction and grief
can only be alleviated by Him. whose
sustaining arm can best support them, in
Resolved, That copy of these resclu-
tions be sent to the family of the de-.
ceased, and make a part of the records Of
this body.
A motion to dissolve the convention had
been made. and the mayor was about to
declare it passed, when Alderman Rounds
called a halt and got in another attack
on the doctors. He said he would like to
have the sense of this convention ex-
pressed ION a matter which concerned
them all. The doctors Of Por5lan Nd, whose
generosity toward the Fourth Of July
committee last year amounted to 81. were
using the city council chambers, and he
thought it would be wise plan to make
them pay rental. suoh payment uc be
turned over to this years Fourth of July
committee, to help swell the needed fund.
II want to go on record" said he. "as
one who is not willing for ths doctors to
use these rooms, and our furniture and
wear out our carpet withopt paying
something. I make motion to that
effect.
Nobody ventured word, either ia favor
of OF against tlais scheme, and the alder
man from Ward sat down, his counte.
nance rejecting ssthe satisfaction he felt
at what he termed getting back at the
doctors "
Mayor Randall declared the convention
dissolved.
When the aldermen got back to their
chamber Mr.. Rounds started in afresh,
on an entirely new tack. This time it
WINS the Gem theatre at Peaks island,
which came IN for his scoring.