The Portland daily press., 1865-09-05
oIrY AFFAIRS.

CITY. AFFAIRS.
The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held Monday evening, Sept. 4th.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Communication from Charles Baker. re-
ouesting payment of coupon on a city bond
which he had accidentally destroyed, was read.
and an order was passed directing the City
Treasurer to pay said coupon upon Mr.. Bak-
er's giving an indemnifying bond. -'I,
Petitions Presented and Referred.-Of r.
D Rice, Superintendent of Portland and Ken
nebec Railroad, and Francis Chase, Superin-
tendent OF Portland, Saco and Portsmouth
Railroad, for sidewalks on Canal and Com
mercial streets, in the vicinity of the depot;
or George Barber, for compensation for inju-
ries sustained in travelling over Tukey's
Bridge; OF d. Hood, & ais, for sewer from
Washington Street, through Congress Street,
to connect with the Franklin Street Sewer;
OF Il. f. Bascom, 81 ais, complaining that the
gates on certain wharves are closed at night,
preventing persons coming up from the Is
lands passing through, and praying the city to
adopt measures that free passage may be had
over those wharves at all hours; OF A. Dun
yon q ais. for the continuation of Henry
Street to Congress Street; OfW. A. Winship
& al. for extension of the sewer in Carleton
Street; OF G. W. Beal for sidewalk on st.
Lawrence Street
Orders Passed-That the salary of the late
Policeman Floyd be paid to his widow up
to the close of the present quarter end
ing September Both; That the Horse Rail
road Company be directed to pave outside
their track on both sides, from State Street to
the terminus at Vaughan Street; Directing
the Committee on Drains and Sewers 10 build
a sewer from the S. Z. side Of York Street
down High Street to Commercial Street: Au-
thorizing new draw to be erected on Waugh
ans Bridge; Directing notice to be given
various persons to lay sidewalks in front OF
their property; Establishing assessments fol-
the sewer on Congress Street; Appropriating
$500 for building a reservoir at Evergreen
Cemetery, and supplying the same with water
by means of a hydraulic ram; Authorizing the
City Treasurer to empty an additional clerk
for the collection of taxes, at a compensation
not exceeding $50 per month; Authorizing
the Committee on Streets to establish the
grades of Quebec and Turner Streets, if they
shall deem the same eXpedient. 81, ~
The nomination Of Herbert Sargent po-
lieeman was rejected. 1t was stated by those
who voted against confirming him, that they
knew nothing against him, but they were not
willing to confirm the nomination until Justice
had been done to ex-policeman Barbour.
Order from the Common Council, requiring
the Committee on Judicial PROCEEDINGS to re-
port, at the next meeting, upon the petition OF
Stanley Covell, was laid upon the table.
The City Engineer reported the cost of the
Congress Street sewer, and the assessments
thereon.
Communication from the Board of Engi-
neer Of the Fire Department giving the names
of persons appointed to take charge of steam
fire engine Falmouth, was read, and he APP
pointments were confirmed.
License was granted Isaac Bamum as inn
holder at the Grand Trunk depot. fss.s.
Thomas McClary was licensed to keep an
Intelligence Office. a~ Al r g
Petition of e. Armstrong and ais. for sew
er in Spruce street was laid upon the table.
A Convention of the two Boards was held
and John A. j. Roach was elected Surveyor of
lumber.
Alderman Whittemore suggested to the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen that there
should be an addition to the day force of Po-
lice, and on motion of Alderman DonnelI the
matter was left with the Mayor. Adjourned.
A SINGULAR SToRY.-The Portsmouth, N
f., journal relates singular sorry arising
from desire to possesses an old piece of fur
niture, in accordance with the rage of the day.
A lady, now residing at Cape Elizabeth, in the
vicinity of Portland, two or three years since
purchased at auction, in Portsmouth, an old
mahogany chair with hair-cloth cushioned
seat, tackled round with brass nails. The price
paid was fifty cents. After taking it home,
she undertook the repair of the cushion, and
on opening discovered some papers, with the
whole value of which the public have not been
made acquainted. It is said that an import
ant will of one of the Earl of Derby family
was here brought to light, which sent large
estate to different heirs from those who have
inherited it. information, it is said, was sent
to England, and a special messenger was sent
out, Who gave the lady large reward. How
much is not known, but as she was enabled to
invest $4,000 in government stocks last year,
it is thought that she made profitable bust
ness in her chair speculation. The name OF
the lady is Mrs. Mayberry. The informant CT
the Journal, Mr.. f. P. May of Greenland, has
resided in her neighborhood, and has seen the
chair since the treasure has been developed
CAMP BERRY.-The Star, in speaking of the
breaking up of the Military Posts in our State,
says: @Thus Camp Berry ceases to be longer
a Military Post = and now are we to
miss the familiar sights of going and coming of
troops and only the genial face of the
Major left to remind US of the familiar associ-
ations of this beautiful camp"
Possessing, as does Camp Berry, a strong
local interest, as well as military, and as it is
so soon to be broken up, it seems to us that if
our photographers are wise, there will be no
it'll rivalry among our best artists in obtain
ing the best view that can be had of that beau
tiful camping ground before it is too Late
Will not many of our citizens desire such
picture.
SELLING OUT.-It will be perceived from
the advertisement of Messrs. Feuchtwanger &
Zunder, that they are about to break up their
establishment in this city and return South,
where they were doing business prior to the
rebellion. They offer their large and varied
stock Of goods at extraordinary low prices in
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