The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-02
WOODEN BUILDINGS IN FIRE
LIMITS.

Mr.. Lamson presented an order aivine
TO the Richardson Wharf company per
mission to erect wooden building at No
is Cross.street, two storiesi high, 45x13l
feet, with iron covered walls, to be used
rs storehouse. IL was explained tna'
this was within the fire limits. The order
was passed by the aldermen without
fu rther debate.
Mr.. Lamson also presented an order
giving permission 10 Mrs.. b. N. hiohard
son to erect a wooden building at No. 30
Spring street, to be Q 1.2 stories high,
50x50 feet, to be used as dwelling. This
also was within the fire limit. The alder
men refused the order passage.
PURCHASE OF THE CURTIS LAND.
Alderman Moulton presented the
petition of James p. Baxter and Others
urging the necessity of 40 luiring the land
on the Eastern promenade belonging to
the Curtis estate. Following the petirion
he presented an order providing for the
purchase of the property by the city. This
includes 407, 0S9 square feet giving q
frontage of 101l feet on the promenade
vides for paying S19, 900 Of which $3.50 Is
to be Ia cash and the balance In fifteen
annual payments Of $3.50 each, with In
terest at per cent.
This order passed the board without
much debate. In the council Mr. Drisooll
raised some question, and Park Commits
sioner Jordan was called on to explain
the proposition. The council then passed
the order unanimously.
CITY LIQUOR AGENT.
Mr.. Charles c. Douglass was elected
city liquor agent by an unanimous vote
of the board OF aldermen. Mr.. Douglass
was nominated In the Republican caucus
held at five O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
MIR. John +. Woodbury. was also candi-
date for this position. Mr.. Douglass was
nominated by vote of five to two
After this election was made Alderm an
Lamson iustroduced an order authorizing
the city liquor agent to appoint a clerk
and fixing his salary at the same sum as
that which has ordinarily been set aside
by the committee on liquor agency for
this purpose.
Alderman Lamson thought 1t On insult
to the committee on liquor agency to pass
such an order. He said that the city gov
eminent might just as we'll vote to do
away with the committee on liquor
agency altogether. He wanted the order
committed to the committee on liquor
agency. This motion was lost by vote
of seven to two the vote being as follows:
Yeas-Lamsou and Frye.
Nays-Sprague, Mannix, johnson, Mer-
rill, Dow, Smith and Moulton.
The question of the passage of the order
was then put and resulted in the failure
of passage. The vote was as follows:
Yeas, Sprague, Mannix, johnson and
Dow. The others voting no.
FINANCES OF EVERGREEN GENE
Terry.
City Treasurer George H. Libby..pre-
sented his report of the rece ipts and ex-
penditures on account of Evergreen oeme-
terry. The receipts for the year ending
March 81, amounted to $2S, 43S 90; of
which Sc, 900 was appropriated by the city
council "a, AS. S3 was from the sale of
lots; 81 $40 from grading lots: "a, 300 Is
from interest on Evergreen fund; sl4Sa. 80
from annual care of lots; 81, 1865. Is from
labor on lots; s1,51l.1S for foundation
stone sold; 81, 1850 from burials; and
other miscellaneous sources enough to
make up the total. The payments
amounted to S23, 203.9 6, of which $15, l72. AZ
went for pay roll, and the remainder in
smaller amounts for the miscellaneous ex-
penses of carrying on the work.
The Evergreen fund amounts to Sl06,
73O. 90, of which SAT, 800 90 is in cash. and
$50. SEQ in bonds.t $40. 600 being in Port
land bonds, and the remainder in various
railway and water bonds.
CITY TREASURER'S REPORT.
The report of City Treasurer George H.
Libby was presented. 1t shows total re-
ceipts for the year ending March 81, 1899,
of 81 800, 997. 6a The largest sources of
this income were S739, 763. O3 for taxes of
1895; $50, $50. 90 for taxes of 1897; tempo
rary loan, $500, 900; SIS, S04. interest; $751;
aO5. 90 railroad and telegraph tax; $50. 900
income; $50, 900 Evergreen fund; 1884,
OF committee on reduction city debt,
etc.
The expenditures were 81, 36l. 900. Is,
with 500, 6g7 .93 cash balance to new &C.
count. The largest expenditures were:
131, $40 bonded interest; 900 school
salaries streets, sidewalks and bridges,
SS5 267. 46; $50, 9l0. 80 support Of poor; $50, =
600 county taxes; sl6S, 22S. GO state taxes |;
temporary z loan, 1900 600; $50. 49o.7l
Tukey's bridge. etc.
THE SALARY BILL.
The salary bill was the first subject of
Importance and interest in the board of
aldermen. Mr.. Dow presented the report
of the committee and 1t was considered
by paragraphs. The first change.was in
the salary of city auditor. On motion of
Mr.. Lamson the sl40O reported by the
committee was raised to $500, on the