The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-06-07
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" Referred to Committee on accounts.
7 A letter from the City Clerk Ut Toronto, q
W. acknowledging the receipt, By the Mayor
OF that city, OF copy Of the History OF Port
land, was read and placed on file.
Orders Passed - Authorizing the Commit
tee on Public Grounds to appoint City For.
ester: appointing q joint Committee to in.
quirc upon the expanding Of manufacturing
/ gas by the city, for the supply Of City Hall and
The several Offices Ia the City Building; au.
thoTizlng repairs ~ be made upo. steam fire
engine, Casco; ordering the lines OF Cum
berland street, between Green and Preble SIS.
| 70 bere-run and re-estsblished; appropriating
the sum OF $1,000 for the payment OF expenses
| in celebrating the ensuing 18th Of July.
Petitions presented and referred OF Louis
Bunce, Superintendent OF Burials, 4 r increase
OF salary; OF K. P. Haines, Superintendent OF
4 Clocks for same; OF w. ii. Vinton and ais for
sidewalk on corner OF Spring and Winter
streets; of Josiah Head and ais for sidewalk
| on Congress, near Temple streets ;ofP Barnes
and ais for sewer from Deering to Cumberland
street; Of Leathe 6 Gore for refunding GER
tain moneys paid BY them for entering the
Canal street sewer; OF Charles @ Clapp and
ale for discontinuance OF portion Of Lincoln
hstreet-also for the extention Of Somerset
stfeet-also for the relaying out Of Kenneoec
street. 40 ~ i.4s,4 81 81 ssIs -sai.seas ssl
The Committee on Drains and Sewers re-
ported in favor Of constructing several sewers
Ia Ward NOT. The matter was laid over un-
oil the appropriations tor the current year are
made. a sssa fsa8 tpaasd1sa'J - aiss aif<
The Committee on laying out and wideniug
streets reported. upon petition OF Samuel Ty-
Ter and ais, that Ii ie inexpedent to lay out q
continuation OF Salem street, and shat petit
TONERS have leave to Withdraw. Report ac-
cepted. q
"A Communication from The City Engineer that
he had appointed r. d. Moore and w. l..
Bradley as 1st and al Assistants in the En-
gineer's Office, and asking for the confirmation
of the same, and that Q suitable rate of COM
pensation may be fixed upon for their services,
was referred to the Committee on Salaries.
3 The Committee on Streets reported in "a
vor Of establishing the grades of several
streets. sls e4sn 1eeH nis aE slf Us
8 The salary or the Judge of the Municipal
Court was fixed at 1000 for the current
year.
a The Salary bill was taken up and the pay of
the Chairman OF the Board of Assessors was
fxed at $1,000 for the present year. sa a
The appointment OF j, N. Jewett as fore
man OF the Hook and Ladder Company, No.
4 /, was confirmed. q aa si t9 3 eE d
Permission was refused s. Fl. Colesworthy
to remove the old Turkey house from Con-
gress street to Lincoln street. as the same
could not be done without injury TO the trees.
Jacob Quimby and Jacob Frost were APP
pointed Undertakers. ~ "a ~ ~
Jacob Quimby, Jacob Frost and Henry p.
White were appointed special policemen.
g A license was granted @. 81. Holmes as
Auctioneer.
Anlorder was passed to pay the additional
bounty of $50 TO each citizen of Portland who
enlisted on its quota under the order Of the
City Council OF Feb. 9th, and who had been
sent to the front, unless detached Tor special
duty. The same to be paid to such recruit
when mustered Out OF service. The Common
Council non concurred in the passage of the
order. n.ss sfas n9
4 An order from the Common Council pro-
viding for the erection OF a reservoir In Ev-
ergreeen Cemetery was laid on The table.
An order from the Common Council, in
STRUGGLING the Committee on Streets to in
quire into and report upon the expectancy of
aniting the Offices and salaries OF City Civil
Engineer and Commissioner OF Streets was
laid upon the table. lfE10E
A largs number OF licences were granted to
victualers and innholders. s'i s
Adjourned TO Monday, June 10th, 2
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