The Portland daily press., 1900-04-12

Eve have an auditiag committee"
said Mr.. Gowsn, "and I hope that you
will have confidence that Captain York.
Mr.. Libby and myself will correctly audit
these bills.'
"No bill should be paid by the auditor
unless approved by . majority OF the
auditing committees" said Mr.. Goudy.
II supposed that this was always so,"
said Oh Airman Cousens.
"wsIl can tell you casss," stated
Nj. Goudy, "where bills have slipped
through the auditor TO the amount Of
$500 which have been approved by only
;wo OF the five msmbers Of the oom mmit-
tee. There 10 an ordinance Of the city
charter provides that all bills shall be
sent to the auditor by the 25d day Of each
MONTH"
Secretary Baker then suggested that
all bills Of merchandise should be sent
imme ediAtely to this secretary Of the
toard. A molten to this effect was
passed.
A flour bill Of Brown g. JosSslyn for
$3.50 was approved IS Was also the wood
bill, after some little discussion in which
criticism was made az to the method In
which these articles had been purchased.
Mr.. Oolesworthy brought mp the mat
ter about the collecting OF ofal In the
city saying that the contract expired on
the first day Of Juns The city paid
about "a, 600 for Uollscting this offal. The
time had now arrived when the oity
could collect this as well 90 an individ.
hos. q x,ta rua . IN al
by the use Of this offal. He said that
this contract is let out to Samuel d.
Plummsr and he sub let's 1t to two other
parties and makes out Of the trade 81, 600.
The board could take this contract and
sub let 10.
1--WE could SSH this WASTE" said Mr..
Goudy. "rhs hotels sell ID and used
to sell 1t In my manufacturing business
and used to make several hundreds of
dollars year on It,"
MIR. Gowen moved that the question bs
referred to the committee on farming
and 10 was 20 voted.
A bill of sS5. 05 Of the DesIing Drug
company was approved. Mr.. Gowen
brought mp bill Of e. v. Hillmsn OF
Oxford street. q grocer, who had charged
nine and one-half cents o pound Tor
twenty pounds Of soda crackers MIR.
Gowen said that he had hung this bill
up as the prices charged were Iiiiculous-
ly high. The grocer when asked 10 ex-
plain his bill had told Mr.. Gowsn that he
sold good oorned beet TO the aims house
at SO cheap price that he had to make
up the difference In some way.
The board voted to leave this matter
for settlement with MIR. Gowen who said
that he should see the dealer on Satur-
day.
The coal contract expires ON May S0th
and the fish contract on the first day Of
May and the board aut horizsd Secretary
Baker to advertise ioT bids ont these.
Secretary Baker SAID that the average
amount of the fish bill each month was
between $50 and $40.
Mr.. Gowen said that arrangements had
been made for receiving clerk ct the
aims house and the secretary was author
ICED to purchase the necessary books for
the department.. Mr.. Daniels said that
the secretary should be ordered TO pro-
cure railroad tickets for the members to
ride out to the aims house. Secretary
Baker said that he had tried to do this
last Year and had appealed to the mayor
who said that he would have nothing TO
do with this business. Mr., Cloudy sal d
that the members ought to have trans
portation az much a. the members OF the
aldsrmanio bca rd who were sent passes.
sometimes, fer consideration.
"They d. MT always accept do thsy"
queried Mr.. Colesworthy. 81 have
seen them being dragged around in
baro lohes."
snow we don't even get suppers," said
Mr.. Daniels. "Fhese suppers cost about
sl20 and they are now abolished. Yet
the committee on fire department win gn
down on Portland pier twice year In
hacks and that cost will be as big as the
cost OF these dinners"
"The question was not one Of cost.
said Mr.. Goudy. ''It WAS a question of
inappropriatensss. Now IL any body is
to 90 out on junksts and spend t. he
money of ths city, the poor should be
given an outing once In while instead
OF the authorities,
Then MIR. Gowen was asked to explain
about the appointment of baker and
Mr. G0udy said that there were four
candidates for the place, all Of these four
men formerly having worked for him.
"Don't promote the fellow who is
now working ON the gridiron, inter-
jscted Secretary Baker. "Hs is all right
while he attends TO the gridiron but he
Won't do as q baker,"
Chairman Cousens said that he and
Captain York had bean out to the house
last Saturday and while thelS the woman
who takes care Of the insane said that
she was m uch dissatisfied. 1t was voted
tnat the action on this case be postponed
for shcrt time.
At this point the board having been in
session for nearly three hours. adjourned
for two weeks. ~,
Thare will be Q mesking OF the sAOtticers'
Association Of the National Guard Fri
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