The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-10-07
City Affairs.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND AIDrR

BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, I
Orders Passed-To pay Edward p. Merrill
500 bounty for enlistment, he having enlist
ed in the 10th Maine regiment one day after
the time for granting bounties had expired.
To pay Moses Gould, Esq, 81 900 in full for
land taken to widen Myrtle Street.
Authorizing the city treasurer to hire sum
not exceeding $1,000, on term of time not
exceeding two years, the same to be applied TO
the payment of damages for widening streets.
To pay WIN. Chase $3.50 compensation for
injuries occasioned by the fall of derrick
willie in the employment of the chief engineer
OF the fire department. Subsequently the or
der came back from the Common Council, that
body having voted TO refer the subject to the
committee on judicial proceedings, with in
structions to report whether there be any le-
gal claim. This Board reconsidered their vote
and concurred with the action OF the Common
Council.
Directing the committee on laying out
streets to lay out street according to the pc
ttion of Hon. ]. B. Brown.
For laying out continuation of Boyd street
over portion OF the flats in Back Cove
Common Council refused the order a passage.
This Board insisted and appointed a commit
tee of conference.
Directing the committee on highways, &C..
not 10 build any street over the Back Cove
flats farther than the adjoining flats are filled
in.
Authorizing the City Treasurer to hire $1,000
on a term of time not exceeding ten years
the same to be appropriated to the payment Of
Steam Fire Engine Cumberland" No. 3.
Report of committee on laying out new
streets, adverse to purchasing the Fort Sum-
ner lot was accepted
Report OF committee on judicial proceed
ings, on petition OF James McGiinchy for a
restoration of certain liquors seized by the
City Marshal, granting leave to withdraw was
read. Mr. Putnam offered a minority report,
accompanied with an order that The petition
be recommitted, with Instructions to report an
order returning the liquors. The majority re-
port was accepted, and the minority report was,
also, but the order appended to the minority
report was indefinitely postponed.
James NJ. Currier was appointed under
taker.
Charles H. Rich was appointed as Director,
Edward Hodgkins, Assistant Director, and
c. C. Hinde as Clerk OF Engine Co. No. 4.
Petitions presented and referred-Of Geo.
II. Barr for remuneration, for damage caused
his property by the grading of Smith Street
of Simon j. Lewis, for same; Of $. Phil
brook, for same.
A communication was received from ID. III.
Kurdish, Esq, Alderman from Ward seven, re-
signing his situation on account OF his inability
to be present at the meetings OF this Board,
on account of business engagements.
After some remarks from the Mayor and
members of the Board, regretting that Aid f.
felt compelled to resign, his resignation was
accepted.
Mr.. Putnam offered an order directing a
warrant to issue for an election, to be held in
said Ward, on Thursday the 10th, for the pur-
pose of filling the vacancy. The order also
expressed the high esteem of the Board for
Alderman Kurdish, personally, and their regret
that he does not find it convenient to continue
his relation as member of the Board until
the close of the year. The order passed unan-
imously.
Adjourned to Monday, Oct. 10th, at 1-2
! o'clock.