The Portland daily press., 1899-03-11

Arrangements have been made, so Sc ID
authoritativsly STATED about City hall,
that MIR. Irving W. Barbour, who has
been Dcering's city engineer so long. shall
enter the ofiice Of the Commissioner Of
Public Works at an advance Of salary
ana will devote hhs entire attention to
the Deering work NJ Barbour Is a
very Competent engineer and knows Deer
iDg's needs and requirements rs far as
streets, sewers and sidewalks better than
any other man. His Deering friends viii
be glad to know that Mr.. Harbour 10 GER
tain to continue In his work OF making
Deering attractive and beautiful.
Probably on Monday night several
special policemen will be appointed TO
serve In Deering. pending the increase of
the police force and the regular appoint
ments. 1t is expected that the regular
appointments will not be made for some
weeks yet.
A new office will probably be created
on the police force, perhaps more than
ope new office. Deering will probably
have a little department all BY itself and
a sergeant or lieutenant must be appoint
ed 10 superintend the work in that Sec
ton of Greater Portland. 1t Is said on
the best Of authority that the present chief
of police of Deering. Mr. Brown, will be
the police sergeant in charge Of the new
district.
1t would not be at all surprising If in
the inaugural address of the first Mayor
of Greater Portland, some recommended
lions CONCERNING the police force were
made which may bring about re-orga-
nization of the entire system. Portland is
some years behind the times In its police
department. The system Is awkward and
unsatisfactory to all concerned. Changes
In the manner of running this irnportant
city department win undoubtedly be
considered by the incoming city council
1t is extremely doubtful II the minori-
ty members Of the city council hold eau
Gus this afternoon The Democrats usual
ly get together, cudgel their brains for
men to nominate and finally present a
list for which they vote as a matter Of
form. This year the Democratic mem
beers say they will not perpetrate such
useless farce and probably will not eau
Gus at all because of the extra work
forced on them by behring's annexation.
=. The hustling for the committees has al,
ready commenced. There are two candi
dates for president of the common council
and each of them have received many ap-
plioations for committee appointments.
The Mayor. who appoints the committees
in the upper board, has also been often
interviewed in regard to these places.
There are only few committees of great
consequence and not near enough to go
around. Everyone wants to get or the
committee on fire department. public
buildings. lights, pnblio works. police,
electrical appliances and liquor agency
These are about all the real nice commit
tees The committees on estimates, ac-
counts furnace and salaries are not gen.
orally very much in demand, though very
important.
There are plenty Of committees for tie
aldermen, but in the council he Is fortu-
nate man who gets one good committee
out of the lot and many councilmen get
left altogether or are contented with
bells and clocks, mayors address, etc.
All committees will be very busy this
year but the counoilmen are now agitAt-
ing the advisability of increasing the
size Of the committees and 1t will prob
ably be done. If it is brought about 1t
will be great relief to the president OF
the council and the Mayor as both will
yl1yps n haGtnxy amnnn tbn
many.