The Portland daily press., 1898-03-15

| state of our finances, we cannot afford
any luxuries. The school committee rec
omm ends some slight repairs on the Val
entine and Rocky Hill achoolhouses,
which should be attended to at once.
| They also recommend the following ap'
| preparation for schools the coming year
Common schools, $1,000; High school,
$500; Manual Training school. siIoo;
school books, $3.50; repairs, Sl2O0- making
total of $16,l50. As the school board Is
| composed of men of ability and lntegTity
and as they understand the SITUATION
thoroughly, 1 think their recommends
| lions should be adopted.
| The present financial standlug Oh our
| city Is as follows:
| Observation-Disclosures Library books,
Sl994S; unpaid Mayors orders, Sl67o. oo
bonds, $l24.S90; notes, $50, 700; trustee OF
| Valentine Hose Co., 500; A. b. Wins
| low. treasurer, $500. 70. Total $165, O7o.ol.
Recommendations due from taxes,
S5l ,038.54; amount due from sewer ana
sidewalk assessments, $3.50. 81; tax
deeds $3,781.4 sewer and sidewalk
deeds, $2s5.s4. Total, 1900 SO.
The valuation as given by the assessors
is as follows: Real estate. SO, 756, sS5 ;
s., 7ss, ss5 3f he rate of taxation is i.9
with 1854 polls at 49,, making total
assessment of SIC, 661. 81. There has been
collected of this assessment about SOD, 0OO.
and on old taxes about 5000. Total
collection, $4,000.
Lastly, gentlemen, 1 shall be glad to
cooperate with you in any movement
chat will put new life into our ilde
mills, give employment to our people or
encourage new industries to locate with
us. Our city should be thriving one.
We have railroad facilities, good water
privileges and good schools. but in order
| To ho yUa 1r11at ha QT1fQrnriginp
I have briefly outlined the situation of
some Of the most important matters,
which we are to consider and act upon,
and have indicated what appears to me
should be the general policy of the city
government. With our oaths Oh ONCE
Trash upon our lips, we enter upon, our
duties bearing witness to God OF our
hi Oh purpose and the importance OF tne
trust we now undertake.
Mayor Raymond was applauded when
he had concluded his short, but complete
address.
George B. Gray, who was unanimous
ly elected president of the council,
thanked the aldermen for the honor they
had conferred upon him.
APPOINTMENTS.
Mayor Raymond made part of his
appointments which were as follows:
Collector and Treasurer-Clinton S.
Eastman.
Street Commissioner-JohnJ J. Sktll1ngs.
City Marshal-Dudley I. Swan.
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department
John Bryne
First Assstant-A. E. Gray.
Second Assistant-Joseph +. Smith.
Overseers Of the Poor-Geo. W. Leigh
ton, Ernest J: Bragdon, B +. Roberts;
Police for three years-Harry S. Cousins.
City Soiicitor-Wm. Lyons.
Member of Board of Health for three
years-L. Horr.
City Physician-Dr. A. F. Murch.
Trustee Woodlnwn Cemetery for three
years-A. ID. Woodbury..
Regent Memorial Library for five years
j. Clark Scates.
The mayor then stated that the other
appointments would be made at his
leisure.
At the motion of Alderman Warren adj
journment was taken to Monday eve
ming, March 2s.
Number of pupils who have not been
absent from Warren school. primary, a
half day: Linnie Naylor, Frances Bar
rett, Ivy Blake, Nellie Wentworth, AL
bion Dyer, Harold Cole. Eva Dyer.
Georgia Sullivan, Norman Greene, Reba
Blake, Mabel Parson. Lillian Davies,
teacher.
The Jolly Five have arranged for an
entertainment in the parlors of the West
End church Thursday evening. A pro-
gramme consisting of ''The Songs of
Seven,'' tableaux and musical numbers
will be presented. Ice cream and cake
will be offered for sale. The proceeds
will be given to the Ladies' sociable;
entertainments to commence at s o'clock.
The members of Calanthe assembly
will visit Pine Cone assembly of Saco,
Thursday, March II. All members are
invited. The party will leave on the $50
car for Portland.
The sum of 1929. n has been contributed
by Warren church as free will offering
to Mr.. Haines, the evangelist.
Victor Lemieux, who for number of
years has kept a peanut stand on Main
street near the Presumpscot hotel, died
very suddenly Sunday afternoon from
ucbTU OlSCdbC az uiAC dkO VI ~. oAASA%A
at St. Byacinth's church this morning at
s O'Clock.
The funeral services OF Lamette Lam
dry, the young Ere nc imam who died sud-
denly, occurred yesterday at st. Hya-
cinthe's church. The burial was at St.
Hyacinth's cemetery.
DR.. Pidgeon has been called to South
Windham in attendance on professional
business.
Winfield e. Mcclellan, Laurinston Saw
yer and Charles Harmon left yesterday
morning to establish agencies for A. H.
Benoit g. Co., in the following places.
Mcclellan in Fryeburg. Sawyer in Corn
ish and Harmon IN Bridgton. Mr.. Renoit
has also opened a department. under the
charge of Mrs NJ NJ Edison for the manu-
facture of ladies' ready made skirts.
Miss A. N. Perry Is soon to remove her
stock of millinery and fancy goods to
Norway. She left yesterday morning