The Portland daily press., 1900-03-24

lisve In u they were held at the sapsase
OF the tax payers.
Another reason MT. Goudy gave TO-
bis objection to this practice was thas
there are now in the aims house many
poor men and women who had sven bet-
ter dsys Thsy have sssn the time wher
they could sflsrd 70 give suppsrs 10 their
friends and have perhaps Lived - high ss
any one. Now they have met with re-
verses, are cid and unfortunate and Mr.
Goudy said that the contrast presented BE-
their PRESENT condition and thess month
ly dinners at whish the oversssrs enter
tain their friends 10 no doubt Distressing
to them. He said IL was ont Of place &
hold thsss dinners at the aims h3uss O.
any rate and he believed 10 % be out
place and Illegal 10 hold thsm at all
Mr.. Cloudy gave sill another reason TO
bis objection to thsse suppsrs. He faii
that for years the board OF overssers had
bssn criticized by the public for these
dinners and 10 was an open scandal and
had besn for years. Mr.. Cloudy said that
he believed it was about time that the
tax hDout tuo pooEu Va s'osoof" W@s
stopped.
Mr.. John Cousens, one Of the Oldest
members Of ths board In point Of ssrvics.
agreed with Mr.. Goudy In this matter as
did Mr.. Libby and Mr.. Gowan, the new
members or the board. Mr.. johnson, Mr..
koFs, Mr.. Daniels and Mr.. Daggett spoke
in favor Of tis monthly dinners. They
- ~. hal ha
members of the board of overseers could
be brought together for the monthly In
speotion Of the aims house and for the APP
pfovAl OF bills. Furthermore these gen.
slemen said that the expense Of these dir
ners was not one thousand dollars year
rs Mr.. Gowan had said he had heard 1t
was, bat not over one hundred dollars
q year. Furthermore the board Of over
seers did O great deal Of work TO the
city and got no salary for 1t and 1t wa
no more than right that they should be
given a dinner ones q month In payment
for their services.
Mr.. Goudy's point In relation Co thess
monthly suppers created a great deal OF
discussion and 1t was after ten O'Clock
when the board Of overseers adjour ned.
The rules including the monthly din er
matter were submitted to q fpscial com
mittee consisting OF Messrs. Gowsn,
Gouuy and Ross for revision and will b.
reported back to the full hoard TO- 80 i'm
at the next regular meeting. The boari
will met this afternoon to approve bills.
After the meeting of the board Of over
seers had adjourned Mr.. Goady was ks
what course he wouli tuk' II ire order
prohibiting the monthly dinners was 6e-
fsated by tine board OF overseers. II said
that he should then take it to the city
council for action and would not drop the
matter until he had put an end to the
custom. He said that he felt that tn
board would vote to do away with the
monthly dinners.
The statement appearing in an evening
paper to the effect that Mr.. Frank !.
Moore who was electsd Thursday as q
member of the board Of aldermen from
ward four did not intsnd to resign his
position as o member of the tosri OF
overseers OF he poor seems to be without
foundation. Mr.. Moore will tender his
resignation very soon and will have O
chance to vote for his successor ct ths
next meeting of the city council. Their
will re bigger scramble for this va3ant
position than there was for the last one,
several mora oandidgts 70 having been an
nounced.