The Portland daily press., 1863-07-07
City Affairs.
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDER
MEN. July 9th. 1863. (

farm, and have received four proposals-the
lowest of which was 5000, which was in ex-
cess OF the estimate, 5000. The report was
accepted.
The resignation of George A. Card, Assist
ant Assessor of Ward No. ?, was accepted.
City Solicitor, III. p. Deane, made a report
respecting the legality of the title of the City
to the lot of land on Bramhall Hill, purchased
OF Henry Merrill and ais in 1896. He reports
that the title is defective as to a small portion
of the land that Merrill and ais conveyed
more land than they owned. The report was
referred to the Commttee on Judicial Pro-
ceedngs, together with all the papers relating
to it, with power to settle the same.
A resolution of thanks was passed to the
Chaplain and Orators who participated in the
services at the City Hall on the 4th of July.
The resolution declares that the sentiments
adopted and uttered by them, will find a re-
Spouse in every patriotic heart.
An order from the other Board, that the
Committee on Drains and Sewers cause the
sewer on Bracket street, which terminates in
front of James Halls, to be extended to and
across Spring street, was referred to the COM
mittee on Drains and Sewers
Petition of ii. Little and ais, laborers on the
streets, for increase of pay, was referred to
the Committee on Streets.
Petition of Edward Fox and ais that the
matter of keeping the cross-walks clear from
allowed to flow them, may be regulated by an
ordinance, was referred to the Committee on
Streets, &c.
Petition of Shaw, Haskell & Richardson
and ais for sidewalk on the eastern side OF
Union street, from Fore street to Commercial
street, was referred to Committee on Streets,
&c.
Petition of Portland and Forest Avenue
Railroad Company for permission to pave the
tsiIp of their track with hlpcks of ura to
of alternate lengths of fourteen and eighteen
inches, was referred to the Committee on
Streets, &C., on the part of this Board.
Report of Committee on Streets, DC, that
it was inexpedient to grant the prayer of the
petition of John Neal for leave to open en-
trance to the easements of Nos. 26 and so
Exchange street, in front, was accepted.
An order passed appropriating an additional
sum of S1020 for the purpose of building a
stable on the City farm.
An order passed for placing a lamp on Gray
street, between State and Park streets.
Petition of S. Ii. Libby and ais, that the
street leading from Deering street to the
Preble line, between High and Henry streets,
should forthwith be graded, and called Deering
Place, was referred to the Committee on High
ways, &c.
An order passed directing the Joint
Committee on Streets, &c. to cause the dol
phins off Victoria Wharyes to be removed
forthwith.
The report of the Committee on Emery
street was accepted, and an order was passed
to locate said street according to the report.
Aresolution was passed rendering the thanks
of the City Council to William f. Laighton,
U. 5. Navy, George J. Barry, U. S. Navy, Col.
K. G. Mason of the Army, and his command,
Capt. WiIletts of the Chesapeake, Capt. Lis
comb of the Forest City, and to all others en-
gagged in the enterprise, for their most valua-
BILE services in the successful attack on the
pirates who seized the cutter Caleb Cushing
in which attack the pirates not only lost their
prize, but were themselves captured, with the
vessel to which they had tranferred their most
necessary weapons of ofiense, with which
they intended to pursue their netarious dep
relations upon our commerce.
IN CONVENTION.
A convention was formed for the purpose
of electing an Assistant Assessor for Ward
No. 2, in place OF George A. Card. William
Weeks was elected Oh the first ballot, receiv-
ing % votes out of "a cast
The report of the Committee on laying out
Cushman street, was taken from the table, and
accepted, and the order accompanying the re-
port laying out said street was passed.
The order laying out Lewis street was taken
from the table, and accepted, and an order for
laying out said street was passed.
The report of the Committee on laying out
Deering place was taken from the table, and
an order was passed to lay out said place.
Alderman Beal offered an order that the
Committee OH Public Grounds be directed to
ascertain the cost, and take into consideration
the expediency of purchasing the lot Of land
lying between the Observatory and the East
ern Cemetery, the same to be kept for a
public common. The order passed unani-
mously.
Alderman Messer from the Committee on
Streets, dc. reported that the amount expend-
ed for streets, sidewalks and bridges during
the months of April, May and June, was
S510S,55.
Alderman Stewart offered an order, which
passed. directing the Committee on Public
Gounds to enquire into the expediency of
purchasing lot of land on the corner of
Bracket and Vaughan streets-the same to
be kept for public common.
An order passed. in concurrence, directing
the Committee on Streets, &C., to cause a
brick sidewalk to be laid on the Southerly side
of Congress street, between Brown street and
land owned by Mr.. A. p. Harrington, if in
their Judgment said sidewalk is required by
the public good.
The Committee on Drains, &C., on petition
of j. b. Brown and ais, for sewer on Clark and
Pine streets, reported in favor of granting the
prayer of petitioners. An order directing the
Committee to construct a sewer on Clark,
from Spruce TO Pine street, thence up Pine to
Lewis street, was passed.
Alderman Larrabee, of Ward 3, from the
Committee on Cemeteries and Public Grounds
reported that the amount expended on Gene
teries and Public Grounds for three months,
ending June 80, was S544.30, viz:-Cemeter-
les and Public Grounds, $3.50, Forest City
Cemetery S24.25, Evergreen Cemetery S4S5.25.
An order offered by Alderman Stewart,
amending the ordinance relating to the sale of
gun powder, was referred TO the Committee
on Fire Department, on the part of this
Board.
The following order from the Common
Council was read and passed unanimously:
Whereas, The City Council OF Portland
take high interest in the members of the
9th regiment of Maine volunteers, who, after
their term of enlistment had expired, patriot
ieally rendered their services TO the National
Government, in the hour of its peril, by the
invasion OF traitorous horde; and as they de-
cline to visit our city, to receive the tokens of
regards we much wished TO bestow. There
fore
Resolred, That the thanks of the City are
hereby rendered to that portion of the 9th
regiment, who so periodically rendered their
services to the Government, after their term
of enlistment had expired.
An order passed to place a lamp on the N.
Z. corner of Deering and State streets
The Committee on Lamps, &c, reported
that it is ineXpedient to place Kerosene
lamp on Danforth street. in front OF the foot of
Vaughan street.
Petition of d. w. Fessenden & ais, for =
brick sidewalk on Wimot street, from the