The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-05
A New Floor Wanted For Bigh
SchSol Building.
Expenditures For July
Are ST., 5O1.4O
Other Items of Interest To
Neighboring City.

There was short session Of the city
government last evening Aldermen Davis
Jordan and willard being absent
A communication was read from James
A. Pinkerton, superintendent OF Calvary
cemetery, asking that he be licensed as
an undertaken and it was so ordered.
A letter was received from J. Otis
Kaler calling attention 10 the condition
OF the High school building and request
ing that a new floor be laid In the main
room and the expense Of the same be
charged to some other than the school
account The matter was referred to the
committee on public buildings with In
struotions to report at tho next meeting.
MIR. Mcdonald then appeared before the
board and spoke in the interest OF the
Industrial midsummer number of the
Cape Elizabeth Sentinel which is to be
issued next week. He referred to the in
terest taken and support given by many
of the business firms Of the city and
urged an appropriation by the city.
Alderman Spear then introduced an or
der that the city appropriate ss5 to as
sist in the production Of the Issue.
Mr. Scamman said: 81 think 1t is a
good thing and will be to the interest of
the CITY, but the question is can we afford
just now to spend the money" The
vote stood: Yeas, Messrs. Spear, Pickett
and Hilton; nay. MIR. Soamman.
Alderman Spear introduced an order
that the city clerk be Instructed to ar
range for and have q telephone put in the
city office at once. An inquiry was made
as to the expense of the same. and the
order was laid on the table until the next
meeting.
The city auditor reported bills Of ex-
penditure for July apgregatIng si,50i. 40.
land an order that the Mayor issue war
| rant on the city treasurer for payment of
the game was given its first reading after
which an adjournment was taken to
Wednesday, August Q.
MUNICIPAL COURT CASES.
Judge Hartford held court Friday morn
ing for the first time In the new rooms
which have been fixed up in the city
offices for the use CT the municipal off,
GERS and the court. and the tirst indiyid-
ual to feel the rigurs of the law in these
new halls Of justice was Edwin F. Nc
Donough. Ii was case Of drunk at Rig.
by Park last Thursday, and pleading
| guilty the offender was fined So and costs.
Thursday McDonouah was put in the
knightville lock up and evidently he did
not like his quarters for he broke out and
went TO the city where ne was re-oapt-
ured late in the evening by Constabies
| O'Neil and Burgess and put for safer
keeping in the Portland station.
| The second case which was tried was
that of Robert ID. A. Hamilton, who was
arraigned on the charge of feloniously
entering and breaking into room in
the South Portland house Sunday and
taking a bicycle which was the property
Of Frank A. Hall. Hamilton pleaded no,
guilty as TO the entering and breaking,
and the first witness was Alr. Hall, who
testified IN substance that Hamilton told
him he was going to take his wheel OF
tandem. He advised Hamilton not to
do SO and he locked them up in his room
at the South Portland house. Sunday
he found that some one had taken his
wheel and when 1t was returned to the
house the handle bars had been exchanged
and some Of the springs had been broken
He asked Hamilton about the matter and
he admitted to him in the city that he
had used the wheel.
Policeman Fowler testified that DIR.
Kincaid called his attention to the affair
at the South Portland house and they
went and made an investigation. Fow.
Ter said that Hamilton after his arrest,
admitted to him that he went into the
lroom and took the wheel but that he had
returned it
Hamilton made q short statement say
ing that no told Hall In the city that hs
had taken the wheel and snapped handle
bars in the city, but would bring back
the ones that belonged to the wheel.
Gan right said Halt Hamilton said
he returned che bars and then found
that the police officers were otter him &C
he kept in hiding. He told the judge
he was drinking at the time OF the affair
Judge Hartford found probable cause
and the prisoner was ordered TO recognize
in the sum of $500 for his appearance al
the September term Of the Superior
Ioourt.
Miss Mary e. Thompson has gone t.
Boston whore she will spend the rest OF
the summer.
Mrs. Robert Wayne of MoCulium'i
theatre, was the guest of Mrs. II. J.
Brook, Stanford street. at Wednesday
afternoon tea.
Mr.. and MIS-. Hethsrly Spear or Marsh-
oil Hall, Maryland, are the guests OF Mr.
William Spear, Front street.
Mrs. Charles Littiejohn and sons. havs
returned home from trip on Capt. Lit
tieiohnsa vesseI