The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-08
COUNCIL PASSED ORDER.
Transferring Money to the Centin-
gent Fund.
IN ALL EIGHT VOTES HAVE BEEN
TAKEN ON THE MATTER.

Long Session of City Government Last
Night-CumberIand Street to Have an
Esplanade-The Electric Light Con-
tract-overseers of Poor to Have NO
More Monthly suppers at Aims House
other Matters.
The meeting OF the city council last
night was a long and stormy one. This
was due chiefly to the refusal of the COM
mon council to pass an order transferring
$3.50 to the contingent fund from another
appropriation. After great deal of dis
cussion and several committees of confer
ence the order had a passage in the coun-
Gil.
The proposition of the Consolidated
Electric Light company to light the city
for another year was received, but the
accompanying order authorizing the DORA
nlittee to sign the contract was held up
by the council,
+ An order authorizing the oyerseers OF the
poor TO put fire escapes on the aims house
and prohibiting the monthly suppsrs OF
the overseers of the poor at the aims
house were passed by both boards A reso-
luton requesting the transportation COM
panies to employ Portland laberers about
the docks when possible in preference to
outside laborers was also passed by both
branches. In the council report OF the
committee appointed to confer with the
Portland railroad directors about free
transfers was resolved and resolution
accompanying it was passed. Many
other matters of Importance were disposed
of.
SPITTERS TO BE FINED.
The first action of consequence recorded
by Acting Clerk Merrill in the upper
board was the passage an ordinance
prohibiting splitting in street oars and In
public buildings and places of amuse-
ment. Alderman Rounds introduced the
measure, which in its original form ap-
piled only to splitting in street cars.
Alderman Lanson amended it SO as to
include public buildings. The ordinance
was given it's several readings and Is now
entitled to enforcement. The penalty for
violation OF the ordinance is a fine not
exceeding $40.
10 BUY NEW POOR FARM.
Alderman Rounds introduced the fol-
lowing order:
That a joint special committee consist
| ing of two on the part of this board and
such as the common council may join, be
and are hereby appointed for the purpose
| of considering the matter of changing the
| location of the city aims house from its
present location to some suitable place in
| the Immediate vicinity of Portland. Al.
| SO to further consider the sdvisability of
and maintaining Herewith suitable APP
paratus for crushing rocks and making
| macadam for streets.
4 Said committee Is further directed by
this order to prepare suitable and proper
bill to be presented to the next Legislature
authorizing the city Of Portland to pur-
chase farm in any adjoining town OF
towns and to build proper aims houses
thereon rs it may deem advisable. And II
| further directed to incorporate in said bill
suitable clause or clauses placing SO much
of said real estate as may be purchased by
| the city for aims house purposes under the
jurisdiction OF. the city of Portland Tor al
purposes whatever, including those OF
| taxation.
Alderman Lamson wanted to know If a
similar order was not filed in the clerk e
Office year ago. Alderman Rounds re-
plied that the new feature in this order
was the clause relating to the house OF
correction. eff we had a house of COR
rection,' he added, I'VE might save the
SIS, 600 year that we are paying fol
crushed stone. We might also save the
$40. 900 year that we are paying Sheriff
Plumrner for the board of our prisoners.
| | would like to have this thing looked in.
to in season to act when the Legislature
| convenes. =
| The order was given passage. by the
| aldermen, abut was tabled in the lower
board.
THE COST OF AN ESPLA MADE.
Commissioner of Public Works George N
| Fernald, reported that the contemplated
| esplanade on Cumberland street between
| Mellen and state streets would cost $780,
| 1t would require the narrowing Of the
sidewalks to eight feet and the building
Of a planting space eight feet wide on
either side of the street. This would re-
quire the resetting of 1900 feet of curb,
the furnishing and setting of lilo feet of
new curb, 1900 linear feet of sidewalk and
1900 linear feet of gutter to be relaid. 1900
feet of cement border to be furnished and
laid, 200 cubic yar7s of loan and 1900
square yards of tn ring.
The report was accepted and an order
authorizing the work was passed. The
estimated cost of the esplanade is 1864.
CHESTNUT STREET SCHOOL LOT.
An order. presented By Alderman
Rounds, transferred from the committee
on unimproved real estate to the commit
tee on public property the care OF the
Chestnut street school house lot. Alder
man Lamson wanted to know il the debt
incurred will be transferred. He objected
to the clause of the order which authorized
the committee to inclose the lot with an
iron fence. The combined order was