The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-10-04
City Affairs,
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
Monday Evening, Oct. 8.

In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
Monday Evening, Oct. 8.
Alderman bosWorth was appointed to fill
vacancies In several committees. created by
the decease OF the late Alderman Smith.
ofoefS fdssed-Authorizing the Commit
tee on fuollc Buildings to sell at auction the
engine house corner of Monument and St.
lawrence streets; appropriating 81 ,343 to pay
LOT the new stable on Bracket street; author
ling the Committee on Public Buildings to
sell, Immediately, the recruiting Office in front
OF the Custom House; authorizing the CITY
Treasurer to exchange deeds with Mrs. Bry-
ant for strips OF land in the rear of the engine
mouse on Bracket street; appropriating ST ,525
iof recruiting purposes; authorizing the ex-
tension OF the sewer in Silver street, proyid-
ing the AUDITORS comply with the city regula-
tions. M
A communication from e. & +. Fox in re-
lation to claim of the Cumberland and Oxford
Canal Corporation against the CITY for dam
ages from sand flowing into the canal. was
read, and an order was passed directing the
Committee on Streets to refer the matter if
they deem 1t expedient.
communication from the Board of Engi-
neers OF inc FIRE Department was read and
ordered to be placed on file.
A communication from the Committee of
Arrangements of the 9th National Quarantine
ana sanitary Convention, to be held at Phila-
delphla on the last Tuesday of October direct
ed to the Board of Health, was read and or
dered to be placed on file.
Erastus Dodge was appointed special police
man, without pay.
License was granted Patrick Tobin to keep
victualing house.
Reports Of the Committee on Streets on lay
ing out combinations Of Danforth, Green and
Washington Streets, were accepted.
An ordinance concerning meetings of the
City Council, came from the Board of Com
mon Council, passed to be engrossed in that
body. 1t was laid on the table,
Communication from l.. B. Smith, Chair
man of the Board of Overseers of the Poor, in
relation to selling Gen. Neal Dow certain land
adjacent to the city farm, was referred, in
concurrence, to a joint special committee, con-
sisting of Aldermen Messer and Stewart and
Councilmen Gilman, Bailey and Laid.
Petitions presented and referred-Of John
w. Collins and ais. for sidewalk from corner
of Iarch TO corner of Washington Streets of
james s. Marrett and ais for brick sidewalk
on Pleasant Street, in front of the vacant lot
next east of Park Street Church; of Charles
III. Stuart & ais. that Cushman Street NAV be
made the present year, &c.
The Committee on Street Lamps reported
on several petitions as follows: For lamp
on Waterville Street, no gas, and leave to
withdraw; for lamp on Paris Street, no gas
and leave to Withdraw; for lamp on Deering
Street. not expedient; for lamp on Plumb
Street, not expedient, for lamp corner of
State and Danlorth Streets, not expedient.-
The several reports were accepted.
The Committee on Fire Department, on pc
titon of members of steam fire engines Cum
berland aud Casco, for compensation for extra
services at the fire on Hobson's Wharf, report
ed statement of facts, aud recommending
the payment of $6S,50 to the members of the
Cumberland. and twenty dollars to the menu
bers of the Casco. The report was accepted.
IN CONVENTION.
Z convention of both Boards was held for
the purpose Of eleoting Surveyor Of lumber
and Samuel B. Clark was elected.
The convention then separated and the
Board of Aldermen adjourned.
IN THE BoABD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
An order having passed this Board request
ing the COMMITTEES on Fire Department. TO re-
port, forthwith, what progress, if any had been
made in selling the steamer Falmouth, and the
purchase of new steam fire engine, as au-
thorized by vote of the City Council June 81,
1864
Councilman johnson, Chairman of the Com
mittee on the part of the Board, Stated that
the Committee had decided to repair the Fal
mouth and keep her as a spare engine, and
had contracted with the Portland Company
for a new engine.