The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-04
M .rTERs ABOUT TOWN.
CITY Affairs.
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDER

In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDER
MEN, Aug. 3D. 1868. I
Petition of w. w. Thomas, and ais. Tor steps
to be placed at the foot OF Tying street, was
referred to the Committee on Streets, &c.
An order passed, directing the Committee
on Drains and Sewers, to extend the sewer
that leads from High street across Commercial
street, to the dock between Hobsons aud Saw
yer's wharf.
An order passed. to allow Charles Q. Clapp
ct ais, four cents per foot for filling in such
streets ia Back cove as have been laid out by
the city.
An order passed to pay ]. b. Carroll So 49,
80 for 2445 feet OF land taken to widen Lime
street. The Committee on laying out Streets
Recommend thai the time allowed to Mr.. Car
roll TO remove his buildings from the premises
be extended to April /, 1864.
Petition of Lazarus Harlow ct ais for widen
ing OF Union street, from Fore TO commercial
streets, was referred in concurrence, TO the
Committee on Laying out Streets.
The Commissioners of the Railroad Sinking
Fund, made their annual report. 1t appears
from il that nothing has been paid towards
the fund for the year 1861 and W. For the
present year one-half of the annual contribu-
lion has been paid, and the other half is prom
ised IN the month of January next.
The whole amount of the fund, principal
and interest, on the one million loan of the
credit Of the city, is 1916, I2i.79. On the city
loan for $4,000 the whole amount of the Sink
ing Fund, principal and interest, is Sll9SS1.-
"a. Total amount OF both funds 1896, 6O608,
which is all safely invested The Commission
ers say that the deficiency for the past two
years, will receive the further attention of the
Commissioners.
c Joint Standing Committee on Cemeteries, &c,
to whom was referred to the petition of Rt.
Rev. Bishop Baconfo the purchase of the Hay
market lot, reported that they were unani-
imous in the opinion that large portion of
the lot should be reserved for the use of the
school adjoining said lot, and that they were
equally divided in opinion as to the question
oil disposing OF any part Of said lot--one half
OF the Committee would recommed that the
whole lot be kept for the use of the school,
and the other part of the Committee recon-
mend that a portion of the land be sold for 90
cents per foot. The report aud petition was
referred TO Joint Special Committee.
An order passed, that Committee consist
ing of the Mayor and Aldermen Moody and
Messer be authorized and directed to employ
the Assistant Assessors to take the enrolment
of the city, under she same directions and re-
strctions as the enrolment taken by order
and direction of the Provost Marshal, II in
their judgment ii is deemed expedient.
An order passed. directing the Mayor to
lutte fired at half past IL o'clock Thursday,
August 9th.
The Committee on Streets, &C. reported
that Ii was not expedient to grant the prayer
of the petition OF ]. NJ. Churchill. Report ac-
cepted.
The same Committee, on petition of A.
ConaDt ct ais, reported, recommending that so
mYch OF Union street, between Fore and Com
mercal streets, be paved with cobble stones as
xrrsff h<.s IN, mt fbS,H nu aft mud
into the culyerts, and filling up the drains
Report accepted.
A Communication from the Mayor, stating
his objections to the order passed in City
Council July n. authorizing the payment of
$500 bounty to each man drafted. who by him
self or substitute, may be mustered into the
United States service, was read and ordered
TO be placed on file.
The Mayor signed the order, being salts
fed that his veto would be of no effect" His
objections, as stated, were, first, there should
be a discrimination. Assistance should be Civ
en- to those only that are poor, and could pro-
duce good reasons for requiring substitutes
Second, the bounty, when paid, should be paid
by installments, and not in one payment, which
would lessen the inducements for desertion,
and better class of men would offer for SUBJ
stitutes. Third, the majority OF substitutes
that viii offer, he thinks, will be foreigners.
and will improve the first opportunity 10 de-
sert Fourth, 1t will produce an eageraess TO
procure substitutes by those who can have no
good reason tor not serving their country, and
will, he thinks, be productive OF evil TO the
government.
An order was passed directing the city Mar
shal to abate the nuisance caused by the stag
nant pool of water on the corner of Portland
and Brattle Streets.
The Committee on Drains and Sewers re-
ported the cost and assessments for the sewer
on Carleton Street, and an order was passed
adopting and establishing the same. - d-
journed.