The Portland daily press., 1900-07-03

the advice That has cured
q million W0ssseEs2
Aldermen Brown and Thomas were ap-
pointed on the committee on conference.
This committee reported that the wording
of the order be changed SO that the com
mittee may be empowered to sell the
house. This the upper board so voted.
THE MAYOR vETOES IT.
The mayor returned without his APP
prevail the order for band concerts and
the motion to reconsider was lost,
Aldermen Milliken, Thomas and MouI-
ton voting in the negative.
$1,000 FOR PEST HOUSE.
The order taking $1,000 from the contin-
gent fund and appropriating for a pest
house was after long delays and after be-
ing kicked back and forth between the
upper and lower boards finally sent down
to the council endorsed, ''passed and sent
down for concurrence.
As soon as this order came up there
was much debate in the CO neil. Mr..
Mclaughlin objected to looting the con
tingent fund. Mr.. Fox favored The order
because it would do away with the con-
tingent fund. Mr.. Griffin thought $1,000
was too much money for this purpose.
Mr.. Hunt said q competent architect had
told him $1,000 was none too much. sNr.
Fox said the council had been trying to
get a rist out Of the aldermen for some
time on this matter and this was the
| first one they had obtained. Mr.. Fox
further said ii 1--WE can afford to spend
$1,000 for Old Home Week we can surely
afford to spend $1,000 for a pest house
which we need. - This was the opinion
of several members of the council.
Mr.. Hunt said he didn't think the
mayor and board of health would spend
$1,000 If that sum was too much. Mr..
Griffin moved to non-concur and asked
for committee Of conference.-the see if a
less sum could not be agreed upon. A
vote on this motion resulted in a tie. On
a second vote the motion to non-concur
prevailed by vote of 70 to 10. The
committee on conference compromised on
an appropriation of $4,000. This order
passed the council in concurrence.
FOR A NEW ALMSHOUSE.
Ordered that the Mayor the board of
health, three members of the board of
overseers of the poor, to be appointed
by the Mayor, and three members of the
city council, to sbe appointed by the
Mayor, be and are hereby constituted
commission with full power and authori-
ty in behalf of the City of Portland M
First-To procure plans and specifica-
tions for new almshouse and new
pest house to be erected on the Deering
poor farm at an expense not to exceed
5000 81
4 Second-To advertise for bids for the
said buildings and contract with the
lowest responsible bidder for the construc-
tion Of said buildings and it is further
ordered that the expense of said build
ings be met and paid out of the trust
funds received from the Harrington
estate.
Mr.. Dyer- said he thought $50, 600 was
too much for pest house.
Mr.. Hunt moved it be laid on the table
and it was so voted by II yeas to 81
nays.
DOLPHINS FOR TURKEYS BRIDGE.
Alderman Driscoll presented an order
that the commissioner of public works
construct suitable dolphins at Turkey
bridge and install an electric motor for
turning the draw Of the bridge, the cost
not to exceed $4,000, and this sum to
be procured by loan from the principal
of the Harrington trust fund.
On motion of Alderman Moulton this
order was laid on the table. 1t was
again taken up and Alderman DriscoII
argued in favor of the passage of the
order as did Aldermen Milliken.
Alderman Brown moved an amend
ment that the expense of the dolphins
shall not exceed 81, 500. The amendment
was passed. Then the order as amend
ed had passage.
ORDINANCE ON LOAFING.
When the ordinance relating to loiter-
ing on the streets came up for passage to
be ordained in the council, Mr.. Comedian
objected to it on the ground that it wa
unconstitutional and puts too much
power in the hands of private watchmen
constables and others who are designat-
ed as officers. and it also interferes too
much with the liberty Of citizens of the
city.
Mr.. Mclaughlin who also spoke against