The Portland daily press., 1899-04-20
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Adjourned Meeting City Council
Last Night.
The Question of Wages Discussed at
Length.

was held at South Portland last evening,
all the members being present. The
records of the last meeting were read and
approved, after which the following
orders were given their second reading.
Authorizing the mayor TO draw on the
city treasurer for the payment OF certain
audited bills, and the city treasurer to
issue city notes to an amount not exceed
ing 1000 in anticipation of city taxes.
A The bill directing the city treasurer to
give a ouitclaim deed to &lmar j. Price,
ON receipt of taxes on land for '93 was
given its final pa ssage.
1t was voted to give the committee on
public buildings one more week to report
on changes needed In the new Offices to
meet the wants of the city.
On motion of Alderman Spear it was
voted to pay the members of the regularly
organized fire companies of the city 80
cents an hour when engaged In actual
service, the captain of the company being
directed to file with the city auditor with
in three days after any fire, the names
of those engaged ana their hours of ser
vice.
On motion OF Alderman Jordan the city
treasurer W as authorized to settle, with
the advice of the city counsellor, all mat
tiers now pending between the old town
of South Portland, and Cape Elizabeth.
A communication was then read from
j. l.. Richardson requesting that he be
appointed constable for civil purposes
only and 1t was laid on the table.
PERMITS GRANTED.
William +. Kesfe to lay wooden side
walk in front of his house, Captain York
to enter East High street sewer.
QUESTION OF WAGES.
Alderman Davis then called up his
order fixing the wares of laborers on the
str cts at $3.50 per day, double teams 81
and single teams $3.50 day. This order
precipitated short discussion. Alder
man Tilton thought it would be economy
In the end to give So n day because more
work could be got of the men. Mr. Skill
lings the road commissioner, being
present, said he could get all the Iaborers
he wanted at $3.50 day.
"Townsmen or Italians" asked Alder
man Pickett "Townsmep, was the re-
ply. Alderman Scanman thought the
matter better be left to the road commits
sioner and Alderman Spear did not think
it business like TO pay 81, when men
coulc lie had at 81 80 day and 1t would
be wrong to Instruct the road commits
sioner to pay the higher figure.
Alderman Tilton's amendment fixing
the rate at 81 was voted down. Nays, 2;
yeas, 3.
REPAIRS ON SIDEWALKS.
Alderman Seaman called attention to
the deplorable condition of the sidewalks
in the city and after some discussion it
was voted to authorize the committee on
sidewalks to replace without delay by
gravel, concrete, broken stone, etc, all
sidewalks found to he dangerous for pub
lie travel.
The city clerk was directed to make the
investigation required by law in the case
of fires, ami the matter of signs for public
offices was left to the committee on pub
lie buildings.
CITY OFFICERS APPOINTED.
The following city officers were elected :;
Weighers of coal, hay, stone. etc, George
Talbot, Howard &. Dyer, Charles i. Jose,
william Spear, William f. Spear, Mrs
Isabel S. Skinner, Robert Tricky,
Frederick W. Jordan, William b. Jordan,
Frank A. Jordan, Andrew j. Cash, AL
phonso p. Cash, William A, Bryan,
Oliver B. Mills.
surveyors of lumber, timber. ETC., John
II. Bradford, Frank j. Dyer, Nathan X.
Dyer. Albert K. Dyer.
Measurers of wood, bark, etc, William
b. Jordan, George Waterhouse, Hugh f.
Flynn, Frederick W. Jordan, William
Spear, William +. Spear.
Inspector of oil S, Fred j. Ryall.
Weighers of ice, Alyery 5. Leighton and
Charles il. Dawson.
Tho council then adjourned to meet
Wednesday, April 20 at Z. 30 o'clock.
The mplimentary whist given at the
Union Opera House Tuesday evening, by
some of the members of Myrtle Assembly,
Pythian Sisterhood, for the benefit of one
OF their members, was grand success,
both financially and otherwise, for there
was very large attendance and every
thing passed of most satisfac torily.
A splendid entertainment was given
from s to 8 o'clock in which some of the
talent of the city of South Portland took
D art, and nearly every number on the
programme won a double encore. AT the
close of the concert, whist was INDUCED