The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-05
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Adjourned city Government Meeting
Last Evening.

An adjourned city government meeting
OF South Portland vas held Thursday
evening, the mayor and all the aldermen
being present. The records OF the
previous meeting were read and approved
| On motion OF Aldermen Spear it was
ordered that the city solicitor be author
lied and directed to negotiate for the pur-
chase of municipal court blanks formerly
used by the city ot,DeerinR.
Permit was granted the ID ering SAM
tary company TO remove the consents of
vaults, garbage, ETC., in the city subject
to the regulations of the council.
ID. b. Small was granted permission to
enter the sewer in Knightville; Il. +.
Jones to enter sewer on the Z. High street
near Proble; n. E. Gordon was given
license as victualler and keeper of pool
| room.
A commun ication was received from
DIR. Alfred S. Sawyer declining a position
on the board of health and his declination
was accepted.
On motion of Alderman Soammon the
assessors were authorized to take a new
valuation of the taxable property Of the
city. The order was given its first read.
ing.
A petition was received from A. =.
Morrill, and others praying for a new
street in Willard commencing on the
corner of Main and Day streets, running
westerly to point within the judgment
of the board, there having been given
| to the city seventeen feet Of land by Ly-
man @ Twitchell, without land dam.
| ages, said street to be fifty feet wide. Pc
| tition referred to committee on streets.
On motion of Alderman Willard il was
ordered that all parties owing sewers as
easements be given until June 10 in which
to settle the same without cost and that
all assessments remaining unpaid, to-
gether with interest thereon at IL per cent
| from the date of assessment, be collected
by suit, or the land sold therefor. in &C.
cordance with the provisions of chapter
2S5 of the laws of 1889, and 1t is further
ordered that the city treasurer be in
structed TO notify all parties in arrears to
that effect.
The order relating to the expenditure
of money for monthly bills, ETC., was
given its second reading and passed.
| On motion of Alderman Spear the
street commissioner was directed to con-
fer with h. K. Pittee in relation to work
done by him on the street near his
premises with view of compensation in
case 1t should be found that Mr.. Pattee
was entitled to it.
On motion of Alderman Scammcn it
was ordered that the regular pay day for
employees be Saturday following the regu-
| lar monthly meeting of the council.
Alderman Jordan of the committee on
public buildings reported that MIR. Rines
| had been ordered to remove the partition
in tho city offices ana build the railing,
| etc., for court room, etc.
| On motion of Alderman Spear the city
| clerk was directed to furnish the captains
of each fire company with copy of the
city ordinance relating to the employ
ment of the company and the same be
| posted in each of the hose houses.
City Clerk knight reported on fires re-
Gently occurring in the city. after which
the council ad journed until Wednesday
| May 10.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING.
The third regular meeting OF the school
committee of South Portland, was held
at O'Clock Wednesday evening with
Mayor Reynolds presiding. The records
| of the previous meeting were read and
with the exception of an amendment In
question of salary of Miss Flagg. teach
or, were approved Teachers bills left
over from last month were approved and
also bills of 1898. carried from the last
meeting.
James j. Cassidy was appointed JAM
| tor of the school house at Pleasantdale
and bills from him were read. and ap-
proved. The supervisor was empowered
to purchase shelves for the library of
Pleasantdals school. Questionfof closing
schools on holidays and at other times
was discussed; at length and Messrs.
Cobb. hilton and Lomb bard were appoint
ed committee to report on the same.
| The supervisor was authorized to secure
maps and globes for schools not already
supplied. The days on which tine teach ers
should close their schools to visit schools
in Portland was left to the supervisor.
The salary of Miss Leila Broughton,
who has taken the school OF Miss Susie
Is. Startling, was made $40 per week, The
meeting adjourned to the first Wsdnes
day of next month.
| There will be teachers meeting in
the Knightville schoolhouse Saturday af.
ternoon at o'clock.
PLEA
| Next Saturday will he pay day at the
traasurer's office for the school teachers,
also for those having accounts against
the town for highway work done during
the months of November, December and
January
| Miss Mary Conaha spent the first of
the week at the home of Mrs. John Ham,
Ligonia.
Mrs. Frank Gilman is confined to tina
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