The Portland daily press., 1863-10-06
ALTERS BOUT TOWN.
CITY Affairs,
IL BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,

TX BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
October ), 1868.
Petitions presented and referred:
OF VIM b. Hayden ct ais for a sidewalk
in Winter street; of A. j. Merrill ct ais for a
lamp post on the corner of Lincoln and Frank
lin streets; of John Neal ct ais, for compile
ton OF the sidewalk in Summer street: OF j.
&. Churchill ct ais, for sidewalk on certain
portions of the Easterly side of Congress
street; of VIM. Curtis ct ais. for the extension
of Congress street across the Promenade to
the track of the Atlantic & ST. Lawrence
Railroad Company.
Orders passed:
T. That the Committee on LAYING out
Streets, &c, be authorized and directed to
cause the repaired notices to be given, that it
is he'intention of the City Council to adhere
to the original Westerly line of Hampshire
street. and order new running of the same:
Explanatory of the order passed August 3, in
relation to the filing in of Somerset street and
the continuation of other streets; that the
Committee on Public Buildings cause the
walls of Ward Room No to be repaired and
painted; that the Committee on Streets, &c.
be directed to enquire into the expectancy of
paving the cutters on Munjoy street; that the
Committee on Widening Streets cause the
passage way to the Powder Magazine to be
widened and graded; that the Committee or
Public Buildings be directed to remove the
recting the Mayor, in behalf o. the City Gov
ernnent and of the City, to express to Admir-
al Lessofsky, of the Russian Fleet now laying
at New York, the profound regard and friend
ship entertained by the City towards the Gov
eminent of which he is the distinguished rep
resentative, and instructng the Mayor to eX-
tend to Admiral L. and his officers an invita-
ton to visit this city with his fleet, and par
take of its Inequalities; that all bills Tor add
which hp ted az bp
city during the present financial year be paid,
provided. they shall have been first acted and
duly passed upon by the Committee on Ac-
counts; disseminating the location of the
horse railroad track on Paris street, and Civ
ing the company leave TO locate their track on
Portland to Green street; authorizing. the
Committee on Fire Department to purchase
either a I'd or Sd class steam fire engine
they may deem expedient; requiring the
Horse Railroad Co. to PIT around trees dam
aged by, material TO prevent permadent in
jury.
The resignation of John c. Tukesbury, as
LIST Assistant Engineer, was accepted.
The Committee Widening Streets, &C.,
on petition of Lazarus Harlow ct ais, for the
widening OF Union street from Fore TO Com
mercial street, reported against the prayer of
said petition, and that petitioner have leave to
withdraw.
The appointments of j. n. Davis as Fore
man, George w. Noyes Assistant, and George
e. Burnham as Clerk of Engine Co. No.
were approved
An order was passed to a second reading
providing for the filing in Of the flats on Back
Cove
Leave to withdraw was voted upon the pc
ttion OF }. G. Myers for remission OF theatre
license.
Memorial OF S. C. Rand ct ais relative to
the grade of the horse railroad in Spring
street, was laid on the table
Report of NJ. A. Blanchard, Esq. City Au-
ditor, upon the condition of the original and
increased appropriations, Sept. 80, was read
and accepted
The resignation of John Nj. Marston as one
of the Police officers, was accepted.
The petition OF the Portland d Forest Ave-
nue. Horse Railroad Co., for permission to
alter the location of the road IRON Paris to
Green street-also memorial of w. &. Bar
rows, Elisha Trowbrdge and So others, in
FAVOR of the same-was taken up, and it was
voted to grant the prayer of petitioners.
Israel w. Seaman was appointed Under
taker and Special Policeman without pay.
An order from the other Board, appointing
Councilmen Storer and Bailey of Ward 3, to
which the President of the Board was added,
to bear such communication as the Mayor
should make to the Russian Admiral at Now
York, was concurred in, and the Mayor and
Alderman Messer were added on the part of
this Board
On motion of Alderman Larrabee of Ward
l. Section 10 of the Police regulations was re-
iei red to the Committee on Police Department.
Reports of Commiuees-Of Committee on
Streets-that it is not expedient TO grade
Deerng street at present; OF same Commit
tee-that it is inexpedieat to raise the wages
paid city truckmen; of same Conmittee-that
il is iuexpedient for them to fix the price paid
to laborers on the streets, and recommending
that the same be referred to the Street Com
missioner; of the Joint Special Committee on
the subiect-that it is inexpedient sell any
portion of the Hay Scale lot; of Committee
on Fire Department-reporting the price at
which I'd or 3D. class steam fire engine can
be procured. These reports were all accepted.
The memorial of S. G. Rand ct ais, repre-
senting that the track of the horse railroad is
above the grade of Spring street, and request
ing that the City Council cause it to be laid
at the correct grade. Also, memorial Of l. +.
Sturdivant ct ais, requesting that the grade of
the track may not be altered. Considerable
discussion was had, not only by members of
the Board. but also by the City Engineer and
Allen Hanes, Esq, President of the Railroad
Company, who were called upon for their
views upon the matter. Finally, upon motion
of Alderman S. w. Larrabee, it was voted to
adjourn to o'clock Friday morning, to meet
and view the track from High street.