The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-04
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
Msyer Robinson Calls Attention To
Need Of Economy.
ELECTRIC LIGHT PROPOSITION
TABLED BY ALDERMEN.

Conventton-Ctty Fathers Asked to
Proceed with Prudence--Much Bus
insss Relating to Streets, Sewers,
Fire Department., etc.
Ths regular city government meeting
Monday evening was marked fy the
transaction of u large amount OF business,
much Of 1t OF a routine nature, but OF
considsvable Importance. The subjects OF
fires and fire department were quite
largely to the front; and the subjects Of
streets aud sewers were also considered at
| considerable length. The special activity
on these subjects is due In a large meas
ure to the annexation of Deering. The
most important event of the evening WAS
the brief but clear and forcible remarks
of Mayor Robinson OH the subject Of the
city expenditures and the necessity Of
prudence and economy. In this connec-
ZION he presented figures rather startling.
Iu the hoard of aldermen, all of whom
were present, business started of in n
manner little unusual. 1t Is usual to
dispense with the reading of the records
| of the last meeting by unanimous con-
ssnt, but this time Alderman Mannix de-
Inanded the reading in full When the
ra,a,p, had b.ar conc,uded NJ, NANNY
made the no,nt that the entrv relating to
the order for the construction of the Park
street school, which had been laid on the
table on the object on of two aldermen
w,s incorrect. Alderman Moultou said
,bo, s.csord,ng tn his reoolIection the
rocord vas correct and on his motion
the ,acord was annrovsd.
This dono Alderman Soraoue moved
sor io,rt convept,on to e,ect subordinats
c,,v ofy,c.rs and 10, other nurposes.
A A,daruan Manp,1 ob;ected Tn the .sotber
nrrno.as - He vanted tn know dsfnitelv
-h., tr.,ra.a vas IN be transacted
M.xo- Rob;nson informed Mr. NANNY
,ha. ba intenaed to presept certain mat
Tor. ,.b,ch bs expla,nsd Than the Joint
copvention uas ordered without obisotion.
wur c,rv vpvprND,ruptS
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convention was speeon w niayoi i'ooih
son relating to the amount when must
Ina raised nv taxation by the present city
-o.u,t % WOE, tho do0cit comtrr
over from the previous city government
The exact amount OF that denolt
was not known exactly at present. put IL
had reached known ngure exceeding
seventy tnousano ooiiars. III 'nis oon-
he'''oh no ,ei' ~ n.' uuS " "eA 'A'
49, nre., caro and d,scret,on as
ros.,hIs In Al, action rsonir,n, erpenoi.
,ur.s ur,iI tho comm,t,ee on estimates
s,o,,Id ar, tbav would not know on what
h,.,s ,o n.ooosd Rrt opa fact was
.rovr and that was that tbe oitv had
snan, .sror,v thousand dollars bafors tb.v
~, -.,..d th, ,,orav and ths,sfors that
.rr, v.s not available Tbsrefore he
,vo,,d .,s,n enioln a,onomv Ettbsr the
.ppropriations a wear ago vera not
enough to meet the expenses. or the pur.
poses for which the money was expended
was Tot necessary. The Items OF the de-
fott were as follows:
Streets. SIS, 174 %
Public buildings, II 044. "a
Slty oulising, ,,.So f'Sso' ~ 80
E,ncrson sonool building. i'56I.47
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Total sos' ~4'so
In addition the debt coming in with
Deering would amount to at least $40. 900.
| Therefore the need OF economy was mani
fest.
INSPECTION OF MILK. ETC.
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fA"h oinHAi oonooA.
An order authorizing and directing the
making of contract for taking down the