The Portland daily press., 1898-04-12
so NETTING FOR ALL.
kaaine Monument, New England Fair
and Fourth Of July.

for All Three Observation-Disclosures of
the Salary Bill Recon- united
A special meeting OF the city council
was hold last evening 1t MADE appro-
priations for the New England fair,
Fourth of July, and monument to the
memory Of the men who died on the
Maine. The salary bill was taken up by
the aldermen anithe sections passed except
several which are in dispute and will
ba reported on by the committee to whom
the bill was recommitted. The question
of water for fire purposes on Peaks island
wss settled the council concurring with
the aldermen.
THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
All the members were in attendance,
the Mayor presiding.
THE SALARY BILL.
The salary bill was taken up on mo-
ton of Alderman Smith and considered
by sections. Tbs bill made no changes
from that of last year. All the sections
were acted on favorably except those
fixing the compensation of the treasurer,
the members Of thespolioe force ano the
city physician. Mr.. Rounds asked if the
treasurer received fees in addition TO MS
salary and how much. Assistant Ireasur-
er Libby said that the fees for the sum-
monses went to pay the constables. Ger
tain other fees were allowed the treasurer
by statute. The section was not acted
upon.
Mr.. Mannix moved that the police re-
ceive compensation for work overtime,
nine hours being days work.
Alderman Rounds favored the increase.
Thsre was considerable uncertainty as
to how much overtime there was and this
item of the bill went over with the 9TH
ers
City Physician Smith stated that form
erly the compensation of that Office WAS
$1,000 or sl400 year, but since the fees
for certain work had been denied him
the physician received only $500, the
amount of his salary. Subsequently Mr..
Rounds introduced an order restoring
these fees and it was referred back with
the bill.
Mr.. Rounds attempted to stop the sec
tions fixing the compensation of certain
members of the fire department., quoting
the city solicitor to the effect that these
salaries should be fixed by the municipal
officers. On tine same authority Mr..
Rounds attempted to fix salary OF SlcO
annually for the members of the board
of health and the harbor commission,
but none of these prevailed and the bill
was sent back to the committee.
FOURTH OF JULY.
Alderman Lamson stated that next
Fourth of July would be the semi-cen-
tennial of the beginning of the Atlantic
and St. Lawrence railway, and he under
stood that the railroad would cooperate
in the celebration. 1t might look funny
to sec British corporation helping to
celebrate the Fourth, but the lion and
the lamb would lie down together and
over them would wave the Star Spangle
Banner. The order appropriating $3.50
was passed in concurrence with the coun-
Gil.
NEW ENGLAND FAIR.
The order appropriating S2500 in aid
of the New England fair was supported
by Alderman Rounds, who thought the
fair good thing for Portland. Alderman
Lamson did not think it benefited the
city $500 worth, and would make if
$1,000. He thought that the exhibits in
the city should be made more attractive
than last year when they principally con-
sisted of fishes, some of them dead. The
order passed to !, Mr.. Lamson voting
no.
THE MAINE MONUMENT.
The order appropriating $1,000 as a
nucleus for monument to the men Of
the Maine, was taken up on motion OF
Mr.. Merrill, who moved it's passage. MIR
Lamson, after paying a tribute to the
men of .thess Maine, suggested that action
should be deferred until the next meeting
of the board, when it would probably be
known whether war was coming. II
war came, it seemed to him that the city
should wait and then erect monument
to the men OF the Maine and Portland q
sons who might fall.
Mayor Randall said he thought action
should be taken now while the loss of the
Maine was fresh in the memory of the
people.
Alderman Rounds favored the order.
Alderman Lamson did not want to be
understood as opposing the project. He
simply suggested the expedienoy of delay
ing action few weeks. The order
passed unanimously. II provides for a
committee Of citizens with Mayor as
chairman to solicit subscriptions, the
city giving $1,000.