The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-07


Common Council The Mayor APP
| pointed Two special Policemen and
Commissioner OF Back Bay.
Tbs last regular meeting Of the Port
land city government before the close of the
municipal year was held last night. 1t was
the last appearance Ia the board Of alder
man of Alderman Rounds of ward three
and the last stated meeting CT the board
over which Mayor Charles II. Randall
will preside There was large assemblage
of citizens to witness the closing scenes of
this city government many being present
from Portland's new wards.
Alderman Rounds's threatened attempt
to make somebody squirm" did not
materialize and the meeting was by all
odds the rost harmonious of the year.
The session of the board of mayor and
aldermen was very brief and lacking in
spirit, though the retiring alderman from
ward three tried lard to provoke DEBATE
over one order W hich the board passed.
| Mayor Randall appointed A. X. Wright
Back Bay commissioner, to succeed }. W.
Peters, deceased.
! Joha Il. Henderson and James A. Craig
were appointed regular policemen, and
| the appointments confirmed under a sus'
pension of the rules
| Alderman Rufus Lamson of ward six
was appointed agent of the Clapp fund. -
The special committee on revision of
the city ordinances asked for further time,
and the matter was carried over to the
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next city council.
| An order was introduced authorizing
| the committee on electrical appliances to
! exchange for new appliances those in use
n the city Offices in Deerlng. and those
| in Portland not in use, the cost of the
exchange not to excesd So, 900, that sum
to be paid out of the contingent fund.
| Alderman Round took occasion to re-
mark that he couldn't see where the 81,
COO vas coming from. but nobody seemed
DISPOSED 90 argue with him, and the order
was give passage.
The committee on public works reported
Expenditures Of $3.50 during the month
Of February
Lave those bills all been paids" asked
~ ,rman Rounds
1.-The report doesn't state" replied the
mayor.
Auditor Sanborn volunteered thu in.
formation thar they had all BEEN paid.
"Out of what appropriation, I'd like
to know said Alderman Rounds. why
l ask is because l know of "a man who has
a bill Of 500 against the city and ne has
been waiting a long time for his money.
J 6 n ba in .,
department, don't see why we shouldn't
pay him.
| A report of street lights that had fails0
to burn at intervals was read.
| Alderman Smith introduced an order
| for the appropriation of $50 toward the
! publication of book by the Evening Elk
press Publishing company, descriptive OF
Portland, the sum mentioned to be paid
/ from the contingent fund. The order
was given IA passage without debate. =
= License was granted to h. l.. Callahan
to give a religious musical entertainment
at the Jefferson theatre, next Sunday.
= petition of William y. Buck If 272
/ Middle street Cor a pawnbroker' license
was referred to the committee on licenses,
!
ness OF the board was referred to the next
city government.
Alderman Merrill Of ward four then
NOV d tn It "a vote CT thanks lie tend r1d
Mayor Randall for the impartial and at le
manner i'll which he had preside owes the
deliberations Of the board during the last
year. The motion also embodied a gilt to
the mayor Of the eayel which he has
welded il the board
Mayor Randall gracefully responded
He said in part: Il thank you very
heartily, gentlemen, for this kind action
Of the board, and l assure you l shall re-
member it all my ilfe. During the year
or two that we have been together as
members of this board our associations
have all been pleasant. l thank you for
your cordial support. The present city
government hRs had as many important
matters GENE before it as any Of lis pre-
cecessors, and l bsiieye that our admins
tration of aiiaigs will compare favurably
with that of any city government that
has gono before as. We have sometimes |
been accused of extravaganza, but when |
the balance sheet Is struck / believe the |
showing will be satisfactory. The treas |
urer informs me- that the net city debt
has been reduced 900 during tho last
year, and the gross debt reduced $1,000
TIE financial management OF the city has
boeu such that the treasurer has in de-
posit at the present time in national
bank over S.00,0O0 to the credit Of the
city, The government which rstIrss on
Monday next will, in my cpinion, COM