The Portland daily press., 1900-11-13


board OF aldermen OF any officer, was
passed witnout debate. Sections six and
seven relating to the mayor veto power,
giving him the privilege OF returning his
veto nc a nesting called for the purpose
ana also giving him the privilege 10 veto
sections IN an ordinance without vetoing
the whole OF it was passed. Section eight
relating TO powers Of the city council vas
passed without much debate. This seq
tlon changes tho date Of the municipal
election to January when the terms OF all
officers shall expire and their Successors
shall be chosen.
section nine relating to the police, pro-
vidine for q chief Of police and two depu-
ty marshaIs to be called captains was
next considered. Mr.. Woodside said that
this board had appointed special COM
mittee TO recommend legislation to reform
the police force and this section merely
provides for a police department.. The
section had passage.
Sections, 10. IL. l2, 10, IA, 10, IS and IL
relating to the commissioner Of public
works and his duties and powers passed
without debate. They are the same as in
the old charter.
Sections IS, 10. 20. 81 and % relsting to
the school committee and its powers and
duties passed without debate. No change
from the old charter.
Section twenty three provides that the
fees of the city clerk, city treasurer, mes
senger and all other officers shall be paid
to the city treasurer quarterly for the
benefit OF the city. This Is thu only
change from similar section in the old
charter.
MIR. Roberts didn't believe In reducing
the compensation Of the city clerk. Mr..
woodside said that the city messenger
now receives no fees, the fees OF the city
treasurer are estimated to be anywhere
from $500 to $500 year. The objection
Of this section was to know what com-
pensation each officer receives. The SEQ
tion then passed.
Sections twenty-four and twenty y-five
relating to expenditure OF money and the
auditing Of bills, not changed from old
charter, passed without debate. Section
twenty-six providing for two readings of
all orders with an interval Of three days
between each reading without unanimous
vote of all members of the board of alder
men passed with little debate. Section
twenty seven relating to the assessment
OF taxes not being changed was passed.
Section twenty-eight provides for the
election of assistant assessors on the pop
ular vote at each municipal election. Mr..
Fox opposed this change. MIR. Murphy
said ne thought that by such a provision
Democrat might be elected once in
while. This section finally passed.
10 section twenty-nine providing for
nine overseers Of the poor, to be elected
for a term Of three years, three to be
chosen each year 1t was proposed to
amend by Mr.. Hunt by providing for
three female members OF the board OF
oyerseers to be elected on general ticket.
Mr. Murphy, Mr.. Dyer and DIR. Bowers
spoke in favor OF this amendment.
Mrs Roberts said he thought one over.
seer for each ward was enough. He didn't
see the necessity for the three female
members of the board. He didn't believe
in putting women on every board and he
thought the proposition made by the
special committee for nine members was
a good one There had been scandal
enough regarding this board In the past
and he didn't believe in connecting the
women With it.
MIR. Wilson said he favored a commits
sion of i've to be appointed by the mayor,
and thought nine members of the over
ssers to be too many.
Mr.. True said he also favored this plan.
Mr.. Woodside said he didn't think the
board OF oyerseers fit place for a woman.
He believed in women on the school
board and thought It was q success. He
didn't think the average woman would
go to the aims house anyway. Then q
business board was required and the
women would be out OF plscs on it.
Mr.. Cousins, chairman OF the board of
overseers was asked to express his opinion
on this matter. He said he believed in a
commission of three members with fair
salary. He thought that commission Of
three was large enough. As to the propo-
sition Of putting women on the board he
didEnot favor 1t. He said women were as
a rule more generous than men, and not
disposed to investigate far enough even.
They were also more sensitive and more
charitable perhaps. He believed that
women on the board would result in ex-
travagance. MIR. Cousins thought that
the business of the oity could be better
attended to by a commission, the MEM
bers of which would receive a small
salary.
Mr.. Woodside said the special commit
tee believed in commission but didn' t
believe in presenting chartsr with too
radical changes. de thought that the
proposition to put women on the poor
board should come bafore the people as
the proposal to put women on the school
board came, from the legislature.
Mr.. Hunt said 1t had been said tnat
women were Inclined to be too generous.
The three women members to the board
would be out voted by the nine male
members II their views were extrayagant
or impracticable. As to their ability, Mr..
uuut ca Iiad aetaufton To tha fact that