The Portland daily press., 1865-02-10
oitH Affairs.

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An adjGned meeting Of the City Council
was held St evening, more especially to con-
slider the object of bounties to soldiers.
In BoARpF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
February 9, 1864.
Alderml Messer offered the following or
DER
oraered-That as an indueement to those
capable OF erforming military service, and to
III the quo OF this city under the call OF tne
alssiuent the U. S., OF Dec. ~, loo4, ioI
oooVuU mel to serve one year, there DC pau
TO each peion, resident of Portland, VINO
snail hereafR enter the service OF the Oniteu
States, as Nlunteer, drafted man, or suostl.
tute, for ON years enlistment, the sum OF
$3.50; ior tN years enlistment, tne sum OF
| $3.50, ITO be pad to the persons thus enlistlng
az lie time ofInnster into the Unitee States
sar1ico EEtr-J VIZ BlSAAbFz III !
To all othe persons thus snlisting there
shall be paid be sum of 5000 at the time of
muster, and irther sum of $50 for each six
months Of servce as private or n0n-commis-
stoned officer If killed, or DISCHARGED from
wounds receivd in service, the bounty that
may be due up;o the expiration of the term of
enlistment WILDE paid to the legal heirs of
those that arethus killed, and also to those
thus discharged.
This order totake effect, and be in force, on.
and after the passage of a law by the Legisla-
ture of this Site, legalizing the paying of
bounties by citis and towns.
% The order wa passed, and sent down to the
Common Council. A Nih thd
The order passed by the Common Council
at their last Meeting, respecting boonties,
came up amended, and passed as amended in
that Board. ilIis1 Hf DEB .liaQi3De
1t was amended in the Board of Aldermen,
on motion of AID. Messer, and then refused a
passage by the bllowing vote:
Yeas.-Beale and Stewart,--2. o.sIss ~
Nays.-Moody, Donnell, Hayes, Bosworth,
and Messer,-5.
On motion of Aid. Beale, Committee o.
Conference was ordered to be- appointed, to
whom both orders relating to bounties shall be
referred. Aldermen Beale, Donnell, and Bos.
worth were appointed on the part of this
Board. 20 's'4'9i + ,siAailIi s9sel aaBe
q Communication from Messrs. Howard and
Cleaves, respecting claim for damages by
Mrs. Elizabeth j. Pote for injuries sustained
by reason of an alleged defect in the sidewalk
on Middle Street, was referred to the Commit
tee on Judicial Proceedings, ssail6 ysve (
The ordinance in relation to contracts, hav-
ing been reported as duly engrossed, was
passed to be ordained. e2 70 isoo anls
An ordnance passed in concurrence naming
the New City Hall "City Hail." the Senate
Chamber, reception Hall" and the old City
Hall, market Hali:' and that the Sc veral
rooms in the City Building be numbered as
the Committee on Public Buildings may di-
rect. s,a 5rs q. .a,,, -.
The ordinance concerning public buildings
having been correctly engrossed, passed to be
ordained. rraar fzssR sssa
Aid. Beale, from the Committee of Confer
ence on, the bounty order, reported that they
had agreed upon the order originating in the
Common Council, with an amendment giving
any citizen of Portland, who may be mustered
into the service, an additional bounty of $50,
the same to be paid to him when mustered out
of service, or to his heirs, if killed. !, -.
= The report was accepted. and the order was
amended according to the report of the Com
mittee; and, as amended, the order was passed
by the following vote:-
Yeas.-Beal, Moody, Bosworth, and Stew
art,--4. aa- Il iau,sse e.sss..s,,., &. .-..
Nayss-Donnell, Hayes, Messer, g 3. I lisiea
IN COMMON COUNCIL. Aeis
On motion of Mr.. Gilman, the vote by
which the order respecting bounties wasIpas-
sed at the lastmeeting was reconsidered. 10
Mr.. Gilman then offered some amendments
to the order which after debate were adopted,
and the order, as amended was passed.. ssf
The order on bounties which passed in the
Board of Aldermen this evening was read and
the Council non-concurred in its passage.
The order Game back from the Board of
Aldermen, that body insisting upon their
vote passing the order and appointing COM
mttee of conference, to whom the propositions
of both Boards shall be submitted. The Coun-
Gil concurred in the proposition, and Messrs.
Gilman, Bailey and Brown were appointed
conferees on the part of this Board. I Il I
Subsequently the report of the committee
was accepted, and the order as amended, was
passed unanimously.
Both Boards adjourned to Monday, Feb. 20,
at 7l,2 o'clock. " 1as hsvsss4 600 .sgs
The following is the order as it has passed
the City Council. ai .s'issaeaA'ssA f9 ss4.f
An Order to Promote Recruitiag.sT
Ordered as foIIops;-
1st.-That.to each man who shalTbe accept
ed in the service of the United States on the
quota OF this city under the call of Dec. 10,
1864, either personally or by substitute, whe-
Their by volunteering or by draft, shall be paid
bounty, as follows - 81 .,..'.is,eq
For one years service, $500
For two years service, $500
For three years. service, $500
Such bounties to be paid to the person on
being mustered Into the service of the United
States. NL .sr..,a4,syy
And to any citizen of Portland who may be
mustered into the service as aforesaid, shall be
paid the additional sum OF $50 when SO mus
tered out of the service, or to his legal heirs in
case of the death of said recruit in the service.
Provided, That no recruits shall be raised
for two and three years, unless the term of SER
vice for such recruits can be commuted on the
aforementioned cali Of Dec. 10, 1854; alda $
And, provided further, that enlistments for
the navy may be made for two years, without
communication, for bounty of $500.
2d.-Thst the foregoing provisions shall be
in force and take effect, and the Treasurer be
authorized to pay the -bounties which it con-
templates, as soon as the Legislature of this
State shall enact law, under the operation of
which, the legality Of such bounties shall be-
unquestioned. - -as zyEz . -