The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-07

| mon eoneurrsd In By The aldermen A
conference oommittss WAS appointed -
follows, Aldermen. Smith and Dow,
Msssrs. Goady, Trus and Connolly.
ExAMIN ERs FOR FIRE DEPART
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Mr.. Connolly In the eounsii ~oallsd MP
the ordinances appointing sxsminsrs far
the fire department.. He said that ~ w.
tenn under which the firs department
operates ID antiquatsd. The companies ere
social srxAnissssoss, some pellsissa oluhs
and have been A. p. A. organisatiens.
He Thought a. the city psys the nrsmsn
the departmsnt should b put ON bust
prss basis. II was voted 10 refer this ordi-
nance 10 the committss on IRE depart
msnt for . rvport The matter did not
reach the slds, men before sd5ournDena
RLEcTINs A HAY wKlaHER.
The tive boards 10 joint oonvsntion
spent an hour IN sisctingg wsfsher Of
hay. coal and Iron and dtdn't elect him
after all. The name proposed was Mr..
Aitert Dinglsy OF Asrrills corner. Alder
man johnson obtected 10 his being elected
a. the city required rental from IT.
wsieher Of hay who depsnds on his fees
for living. 10 slsos other hay weichsrs
10 doing him an injustics. Mr. wilson
thought It Was doing other. people m In
justice to make them bring their hay %
FAR into Portland to be weighed.
Some Of the members Of the joiat ooD-
veutiou wanted to elect Mr.. Dinglsy and
some did not. 7hs question was how
10 defeat him N there bsirg unly one
candidate those opposed to him did not
know how to mark their ballots 10 have
them counted. This was the cause Of the
wrangls. A vote was at last taken which
resulted TO 8, and the ,oonvsntion then
dissolved without efYecting an election.
Willard II. Hicks was chosen . member
Of the school COMMITTEES from ward four
without debats.
CURFEw ORDINANCR.
Mr., Dyer In the common council introduc-
ed an ordinances providing that any child
under ths age Of 10 years, unstsendsd BY
adult person or persons, Who shall prom
enads or stand upon any street or avenue
Of the city between the hours Of o'clock
D. m. and O'Clock a. m, following, |
shall, upon conviction thereof. be fined
not less than 81 nor more than $40 for |
each offense. or 80 days In the city house
Of correction. It shall DO she duty Of
every constable, oity marshal, deputy |
marshal and every policeman to arrest |
every child found an aforesaid upon any
street or avenue. 1t WAS laid on the table
In the council aftsr some debate.
NEW STREETS.
The following streets were soospted and
laid out by order Of the city council:
Amherst. bradley. Berkeley. CoyIe, Gin
tan, Dsvonshirs and Wadsworth.
PEAKS ISLAND WATER co.
Ordered that the joint standing com
mittes on fire department and chief
speotfully requested to make care
ful report to the city council at its next
meeting Of the advisability of making
contract with the Peaks Island Light |
and Water company for the purpose Of
Supplying the city with water for NUM-
oipal purposes. 1t passed both boards.
A NEW xLMsHOUsE. /
orcersd. that special committee ON
sisting OF two on the part of this board |
with suoh as the common council may /
join be and is hereby appointed for the
purpose OF considering carefully the mat.
ter Of building n new almshouse and
b ,spital connected with the sAms, and to
report back TO the city council In detail
at the next meeting, Its opinion as to
location, cost Of struction and form Of
such Buildings This order passed both
boards
MUST REBUILD fOLE LINES.
Ordering the Portland Electric Ligh
company to rebuild its pole line on Forest
avenue from the power house to the West
brook line. tao rebuild its pole line on
Pleasant street between Forest avenue
and Stevens Plains avenue and ordering
the Westbrook Electric Lighs company to
rebuild Its pole line on Prospect street.
LICENSES.
Mrs. William Roy was licensed as a !
Sam Popkin was licensed to keep bill
lard hall at 100 Middle street.
Benjamin Wolfe was licen ssd as q vio-
tualer at 95 Middle street.
NEW BUILDINGS
G. A. Rounds, shed at 10 franklin and
addition to dwelling at AZ Boyd street; II.
q. Blanchard private stable AZ 246 Wash.
ngton avenue.
L. NJ. Leighton, stable at Norwood
street.
]. q. SAwysr. dwelling on Glsnwood
avenue.
]. Il. Libby, hen hoass at 5 Eallbrook
street.
W. J. Hilborn, wooden dwelling at af2 |
Braoi,ett street.
L. NJ. leighton wooden dwelling at IA
Amherst street.
Portland Extracting Co., Q building