The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-02

corner Congress and Myrtle and corner
Congress and st. John streets.
Auctioneer-W. p. 0oss.
Employment Ofiice-Mrs. N. II. Palmer
at No. 800 l 2 Congress street.
Pawn Broker--George H. Currier, No.
257 Federal street.
Billiards
James A. Pine, go Congress street and
Peaks island Bowling alley also.)
Simon Rubenod, 16 Washington street.
Gray and Thomas, Preble house.
James Dugan, Congress Square hotel.
II. M. Cashier, West End hotel.
Ernesto Ponce, Long Island.
II. III. Nunns, Falmouth hotel.
APPOINTMENTS
The Mayor appointed special policemen
without pay, AS followst
At Evergreen Cemetery-Frank NJ.
Floyd, Arthur j. Floyd, q. sBryson Stew.
ems, VIM. l.. Bennett, Albert NJ. Emery
Charles w. Leighton.
At Portland Company-Charles L..
Doane. Patrick H. Coney.
Members of board Of registration were
appointed and confirmed as follows:
James N. Read, Republican.
Robert K. Ahearn, Democrat.
INSPECTION OF MILK.
Alderman Moulton presented the report
of the committee ON the draft of an ordi-
nance relating to the inspection of milk.
1t provides that the Mayor and Aldermen
shall appoint one or more sworn inspec-
tors Of milk, each of whom shall keep an
office with records of all persons. selling
milk in Portland employ with the ap-
prevail of the Mayor suitable persons to
collect samples, who shall have authority
to take such samples from carts or other
places. All persons selling milk from
carts In Portland would be required to
be licensed on the first of May annually,
or within 30 days. by the inspectors, the
fee being so cents, for the use of the city.
For failure to procure license the fine is
fixed at not over SEQ for first offense and
not over $50 for subsequent offense. Milk
dealers selling milk from stores. booths.
etc. ARE req Vested TO register in the books
of the inspectors, paying fee Of so cents
for such registration.
For the sale of impure milk, or milk
from diseased cows, or COWS fed on i'm.
pure food, fine of not m IRE than SO
for the first offense is provided and not
over $50 for other offenses. These penal
ties are also provided for the sale of milk
from which the cream has been removed
except it be labelled conspicuously
"skimmed milk" In all prosecution
milk containing less than IS per cent Of
milk solids, or containing less than nine
and three-tsnths per cent..of milk solids
exclusive of fat, or containing less than
three and seven -tenths per cent of fat,
shall be deemedinot Of good standard
quality, except in the months of April,
May, June, July and August when milk
containing less than - per. cent of milk
solids, or lsss than 0 per cent of fat,
shall not be deemed of good standard
quality. The names of persons convicted
of selling adulterated milk are to be pub
lished.
This ordinance is Massachusetts law.
1t was presented but not acted on for
lack of time.
LEAVE TO BLAST.
Wooster 81 Wilson ask permission to
blast rock at High street. Woodfords;
Charles S. Foss, to blast at corner of
Perkins and Grant streets; Arthur W.
Pierce, to blast on the north side of
Brighton street; of Edward Southworth.
at the corner Of Halwell street and Deer
ing avenue, G. b. Dalton, at No. Al
Spring street, Woodrords. Granted sub
ject to the favorable report of The chief
engineer of the fire department
MISCELLANEOUS
The aldermen acted on the following
matters:
n. Il. Lamson and others petition for a
sewer on Perkins street. Referred to com.
mittee on public works.
Claim of James K. Kennard for over
time as Waterman was referred.
An order directing the commissioner of
cemeteries and public grounds to remove
the tree ID front of No. 10 Cedar street,
was passed.
City Solicitor Carroll W. Morrill,
rendered his opinion as to the power of
the city council to extend the authority of
any committee or part of any committee
beyond the term of the official life of the
body of which 1t Is part. In his opinion
there il no such power. The opinion was
received and placed on file:
An order providing that City hall and
Auditorium should not be let to parties
not paying therefore on previous occa-
sious. and that payments In future shall
be in advance, was presented and re-
ferred.
The committee on laying out new
streets reported in favor of laying out
WEIGH street on Peaks island, and giving
the metes and bounds of the street as
laid out. The laying out of the street was
confirmed. -.
An order bargaining lot on the easter
" side Of Payson street to Robert Quigley
was passed.
Albert T. Cobb and four Others ask
that a hydrant be located on Riverside
street near the residence of Mrs. Mary j
Wilson. Referred.