The Portland daily press., 1899-07-18

tion q public batha in the Auditorium
was taken up.
Mr.. Lsmson inquired as to ths cost Of
running these hsshs.
Mr.. johnson, said hs Understood that
an extra man uorld to required 70 assisb
the ja1ieor.
Mr. Lamsnn said he was In favor OF
public baths, but he was not In favor
having them all In one piaos In city OF
Do.oan people. Therefore he would move
an amendments for the construction Of q
floating hath. which would DO acceptable
near the foot Of Cinrk street
Mr.. johnson said that baths should be
available in winter, and he thought the
A uditorium the best place.
On motion OF Mr.. Spragus the alder
men non-conourrsd In the order, and
Messrs. Sprague and Mannix were APP
pointed confsrses In the council Messrs.
Connolly, Thomas and Slomsn were
added.
The report of the conference provided
for fifteen shower baths at cost of $500.
On the adoption OF shis report, Msssrs.
Sprague, Mannix and johnson voted yea
md Messrs. Dow, Lamson and Frye.
nay. Mayor Robinson cast the deciding
vote, voting no. so the shower bath
PROPOSITION WAS defeated.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Robert L. Rooney wss appointed a
special policeman at the dump. The APP
pointment was approved.
N. M, Marsha u asks fer the accept inoe
OF new street near krsilsy's Conner.
Referred TO the ommittee on laying out
new streets.
The East End Yacht club ask permits
sion TO erect q f-2 story club house In
the Quits shipyard. The request was re.
reried 10 the committee on new buildings.
J. W. Strout and 25 others ask for an
arc light on May street at the foot Of
Taylor street. Referred to the COMMITTEES
on lights.
The committee of conference on fixing
the salary OF this ssaler of weights and
measures reported in favor of salary of
$3.50. Tdis sun was approved.
On the committee to confer with the
Park Commissioners on the subject of the
removal Of the deer park from its place at
the Oaks the Mayor appointed Aldermen
Dow. In the council Pres ident Brown
appointed Messrs Cloudy and phinney.
Aldermen Merrill and smith were alb
sent.
The following petitioEs for vioiuallers
licenses were referred to the committee on
licenses, Charles Garbareno, GAS Con-
gress street; W. s. Dickinson, So Com
mercial street; Edward Il. Conway, 46l
Commercial street; Anna O'Brion, SO
Commercial street.
THE COMMON CoUSCIL.
Absent; Messrs. Dyer and Milliken.
The council passed the appropriation
for the Park street school without debate.
1he order authorizing the committee on
public buildings to procure plans for re-
modelling and rebuilding the Park street
school was finally passed after teye al
committees of conference had been ap.
pointed. The council passed. in CONCUR
renee the order fixing the salary of he
scatter Of weights and measures at $3.50,
and also passed the order for fifteen
shower baths in the Auditorium which
was defeated in the aldermen by the vote
Of the mayor.
Mr.. Waldron made a motion, which
WIS seconded that the clerk request the
upper board to take from the table the or
der empowering the committee on lights
ASA whole to make contracts for the
OF Peaks island. In explanation
of this motion Mr. waldron stated that
the committee on lights we're powerless
TO transact business owing to the fact
that the order In question is held up in
the upper board. Mr.. Waidron's motion
was put to vote and carried and as In
structed The clerk requested the upper
board to take some action on the order.
Mr. Waldron's motion brought MIR.
Burke to his feot. He eaid that he had no
desire to mix up in any OF the rows of
this COMMITTEES, but he thought 1t was
high time that something was done about
1t by the city council He said that In
stead Of acting like men and members
of the city council the men on this COM
mittee had acted like q lot of boys. he
said that this committee had been ortiz
cized on all sides. They had allowed the
city's business to 90 anyway, and it was
high time that they came down and did
business on business principles or re-
sign.
Mr.. Waldron said that he was glad
someone had opened tho ball, and II the
council desired it he was ready to- go
ahead and tell the whole trouble in this
committee. He said that he had kent his
mouth closed for months and allowed 1t
TO go on but he was not prepared to tell
the whole business.
On motion made by several members of
the council, Mr.. Waldron was requested
to give the inside workings Of this COM
mittee on lights. Mr.. Waldron took the
floor and gave the history of the commit.
tee from the time that It was appointed.
He said that when the committees were
announced the member Of the committee
from the hoard of alderman (Mr Smithl