The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-12-22
City Afaifs.
IE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALpERsIEN,


December 81, 1868.
Reports Of Committees-Of Committee ON
Public Buildings, on petition for Ward room
in Ward Recommending the purchase OF a
lot on Congress strcet, \. f. from the OBJ
serratory, for the purposes Of a ward room
and engine house. Said lot can be purchased
for 5000.
OF Committee Oh Judicial Proceedings, on
petition OF d. Ayeril! ct ais, for alteration OF
hackney coach fares Recommending that 50
cents be substituted for 25,SaDd that after 10
o'clock at night the fares be 70 cents.
OF same committee, or petition Of William
Hatch for compensation for Injuries sustained
BIZ falling through grating in the sidewalk
in front Of Morton's bock--that they recon-
mended the agent OF the property to pay the
amount claimed $500, which has been done.
and the matter settled
OF Committee on Fire Department, that it
is not eSpedent TO exchange the steamer
Cumberland
or same committee, approving the proceed
lngs OF the Board Of Engineers in suspending
Engine Co. No. j.
or Committee on Salaries, recommending
an increase OF s23 to the salaries of the po-
licemen for the present year. Also recon-
mendlng an increase OF % cents per day 10
the city teamsters.
All the above reports were accepted.
communication was received from the
Treasurer OF the Insane Asylum, stating that
that hereafter the price Of board at that insti-
tuition would be 1918 per week.
Petition of the Lamp lighters of the city
for an increase of pay, was referred to the
committee on street lamps.
Petition of j. &. Proctor aud O. NJ. Marrett,
Committee on the part of the Mercantile Ii
brary Association for permission 10 erect q
temporary gallery on the northwest side Of
the new City Hall-the same to be done the
expense OF the association, was referred TO the
Committee on Public Buildings, with instruc-
tions TO grant the prayer of the petitioners, if
they deem 1t expcdent.
James Bradley, Jr. & Co. were licensed as
inn-holders.
Petition Of WIN. Lewis TO he appointed En.
gincer of the new steam fire engine about to
be added to the Department, was referred TO
the Committee on Fire Department. Also Pc
titlon of j. G. Brown ct ais, that John +.
Cochran may be appointed Engineer of the
same, was referred to the same Committee.
Orders Pcssed--To pay the policemen s25.
additional for their services the present year.
To Increase the pay Of city teamsters % cents
per day. Authorizing the Committee on
Streets. &c, to establish the grade of the
''heater" bounded by York, Maple and Dan
forth streets. Authorizing q lease 10 the
County, of the emery lot" Of land, on which
stands part of the city building. Directing
the Mayor 10 cause the bells of the city to be
rung at morning, noon and sunset, Friday,
January /, and National salute to be fired,
In commemoratlon Of the Emancipation Proc
lamation OF the President of the United States.
Disbanding Engine Co. No. 8, for repeated
violations Of the city ordinance, and that the
apparatus be placed in charge of the Chief
Engineer Of the Fire Department
IN CONVENTION.
A vacancy having occurred in the Board of
Engineers of the Fire Department, by the
resignation of ]. C. Tukesbury, LIST Assist
ant Engineer, Il convention was formed
and Ezra Russell was elected LIST Assistant;
Spencer Rogers, ID Assistant and Nahum Lit
tlefeld, Jr., 4th Assistant Engineers. John l..
Shaw holds his present position as Sd Assist
ant Engineer, he having declined promotion
and requested that Mr.. Rogers be reinstated
in his old position as I'd Assistant.
The Conyention then dissolved and the
Board adjourned.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
An ordinance amcndatory of the ordinance
regulating hackney coaches was offered. 1t
allowed hackmen 10 charge 35 cents to any
place within the limits of the city, and 50
cents between 10 O'Clock at night and 5 o'clock
in the morning. Ater some debate, the ordi-
nance was refused passage, yeas I /; nays 8.