The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-02-16
City Affairs,
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.

III BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
February Is, 1864. !
EeportS ot Cont8tiuecs.--Of committee on
Judicial Proceedings, granting leave to with
draw on petition of Charles 4. Sawyer; of
same committee, on petition of S. b. Beckett,
recommending reference TO the next City
Council
VI committee on laying out new Streets, on
petition OF M. +. Walker & ais, recommend
ing reference to the next City Council; of
same committee on petition of Joseph Castel,
d ais, reporting leave to withdraw; of same
committee on petitions relating to Poplar St.,
recommending reference to the next City
council; OF same on petition of X. |. Robi-
son, recommending reference of the same to
the next City Council; of same committee on
petition OF Daniel Gould G. ais, recommend
ing reference oil the same to the next City
council; oil same committee, on petition of L.
ID. Cole u ais, that petitioners have leave to
withdraw.
or committee on Public Buildngs-On pc
tltlon OF }. e. Proctor & ais, recommending
reference OF the same to the next City Coun-
ell.
or committee on Streets, &c-That a por-
ton OF Commercial Street has been paved a.
cost of S5,5l0 40; of same committee rec
ommending the grade of Congress Street from
the Eastern Promenade to East Commercial
Street, be altered and established according
to the proilles of the same and the report of
the City Engineer; of same committee, res
pecting paving and grading the cutters in
Waterville, Lafayette and Quebec Streets, rec
ommending reference Of the same to the next
City Council; of same committee, that they
have been unable to have steps built the pres
ent season at the foot Of Tying and Canal SITS.
for $50, but have proposal for the work next
| spring for SO: of same committee, on paving
the cutters on Munjoy Street, recommending
the reference of the order to the next City
| Council.
or committee on Cemeteries, &c. On
| charges OF improper conduct made against
Ira Stison, Superintendent Of Burials, fully
exonorating him from any design to violate
the confidence placed in his official integrity.
All of the above reports were accepted.
| Order OF notice was voted upon petition of
| J.Dow d Son for permission to locate station
| cry steam engine on Congress Street, near
Libby's Corner.
| Orders Passed-Authorizing the City Treas.
urer to pay the sum of 81, III So, the same be-
ing for amount due over contract price for the
new stable at the City Farm; authorizing the
Mayor to cause national salute to be fired
and the bells to be rung morning noon and
sunset on the 22d of February; directing the
| several city officers who are required to make
annual reports, to do so on or before the LIST
| Of March next; fixing the grade of Congress
| Street from the Eastern Promenade to East
| Commercial Street; directing the committee
on Streets, &C., to cause the required notice
to be given, and proper measures taken to es-
tablish the grade of Congress Street, from
Munjoy Street TO the southwest line of the
Eastern Promenade; to pay the Portland Dis
| pensary the sum of s15, being one-half the
| yearly amount due them for vaccination as
per agreement made with them In 1860; d.
| recting the committee on accounts to enquire
under what contract the Portland Dispensary
has been employed by the city during the past
| year.
| Petitions Presented and Referred = OF
Irene l.. Bragdon & al, that Spruce Street
may be laid out and continued through Emery
Street; of +. A. Smith & ais for same.
| An order passed to be engrossed, fixing the
rate of fare In hackney coaches at thirty-1ye
cents from four A. NJ. to eleven p. NJ, and
| forty-fve cents from eleven p NJ. to four A.
| M.-Adjourned to Monday, Feb. Goth at 1-2
o'clock.