The Portland daily press., 1864-01-05
City Affairs.
IL BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,


IL BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
January 4, 1864.
The following gentlemen were drawn to
serve as traverse Jurors at the January Term
OF the Supreme Judicial Court:
Abner Shaw, Charles Ii. Lunt, George w
Green, Daniel +. Emery, Newell A. Foster
Luther G. ellison.
An order from the Board of Common Coun-
ell, passed in that body, authorizing the com
mlttee on Streets, &c., to contract for all the
materials necessary for paving the whole OF
Commercial Street, and some other streets
leading into it, came up. The Aldermen nom
concurred in the action of the other Board
and voted to refer the order to the committee
on Streets, &C.
The Common Council non-concurred in this
action of the Aldermen and a committee of
Conference was appointed. The result of the
matter was the passing OF an order authoriz-
ing the committee on Streets, &c, TO purchase
material for paving Commercial Street, and
those portions of Franklin, Moulton, Lime and
Union Streets between Fore and Commercial
Streets, whenever they can do so at fair prices
An ordinance concerning the Receiving
Tomb in Evergreen Cemetery, having had
two several readings, passed to be engrossed.
An order passed, in concurrence, appointing
Harbor Committee, and Aldermen Larrabee,
of Ward 4, Moody, and Councilman Hamlin,
McGiinchy and True were appointed said
committee.
Remonstrance OF John Cousins and sixteen
others against the removal of the steam fire
engine Cumberland from her present location,
and placing the steamer Falmouth in her
place, was referred TO the committee OH Fire
Department.
Reports Of ComD,iiteeS-Of committee on
Judicial Proceedings, recommending the pay
ment of $40 to Charles Sager, for injury done
n hoa nI FL H.. a.
streets February 22d, 1863.
Or committee on Fire Department, that
they had purchased second class steam fire
engine OF the Portland Companyfor $4,000,
the same to be called Casco No. ).
OF committee on Streets, &C., that they had
established the grades of the streets bounded
by the heater on York and Danforth Streets.
OF same committee, that it is not expedent
to alter the grade of the cross-walk on Myrtle
Street.
OF same committee, that the Street Com
missioner had caused Monument Street to be
graded and repaired.
orders passed-Authorizing the City Treas
urer to hire the sum of $1,000 on a term of
time not exceeding one year, the same to be
applied to the payment of the moody lott on
Congress street; authorizing the City Treas
urer to purchase the Moody lott on Congress
street for Ward room and Engine house for
Ward l. authorizing the City Treasurer to
hire $500 on term of time not exceeding
one year, the same to be applied TO the pay
ment of the new steam fire engine; establish
ing the grade of York, Danforth and Maple
streets; that the outstanding bills on drains
and sewers be allowed and paid, and that the
deficiency in that department, ii any, be sup
piled from the unappropriated balances from
other appropriations; directing the Superin-
tendent of Burials to report at the next meet
ing oil the City Council, the name of any I'M
dertaker who has not complied with the ordi-
nances of the city, requiring said undertakers
to report within twenty-lour hours after in
terring the body of any deceased person. to
allow and pay Samuel Kyle $40; Noah Edge
comb 1865; John Barbour S71; heirs of Il.
Barbour Sl76,50; David Boyd s13725, the
same having been awarded and allowed them
for damages sustained by widening Hampshire
street; directing the City Marshal to enforce
the ordinance in relationto clearing the side
walks from snow and ice; allowing the pro-
prietors of Milk Street Market to pay their
rents quarterly in advance, as prayed for in
their petition; appointing Aldermen Moody
and Smith, with such as the Common Council
may join, to be a committee to revise the City
Ordinances, and to cause suitable number of
copies to be printed; authorizing the City
Treasurer to pay Charles Sager $40, for injury
done TO his carriage on the 22d OF February
last.
Petitions presented and referred - Oh r.
ID. Rice, President of the Portland and Ken
nebec Railroad, for permission to build a
bridge on Danforth street and to so modify
the grade of said street as to accommodate
said Railroad Co. in their change of location
OF said road; OF occupants OF Milk Street
Market that they may be allowed to pay their
rents quarterly, in advance, instead Of yearly,
as they have done heretofore; of Alfred Wig
gin TO be appointed Engineer of steam fire
engine Cumberland; of Lewis b. Smith ct ais
in favor of petition of Alfred Wiggin: of NJ.
A. Plummer for remuneration for damages to
her property, caused by alteration of the
grade of the sidewalk on Bracket street; of
HI Holland TO be appointed Engineer of
one OF the steam, fire Engines of G. Ii.
Bowker aud fourteen others to be attached, as
company to the steam fire Engine to be To-
Gated on Bracket street; of Charles Cobb to
be appointed Engineer of one OF the steam
fire Engines.
Adjourned to Monday, January is, at IL
o'clock.