The Portland daily press., 1865-02-21
City Affairs.
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
Fahruarv 90 1854

N.
February 20, 1864.
Reports Of Committees-Of committee on
Judicial Proceedings, on petition OF g. D.
Miller, for damages for injuries received by
mis- wife falling on the sdewalk-leave to with
draw; of same committee, on petition OF Mis-.
Elizabeth Pote, through her counsel MessIs.
Howard & Cleaves, for damages for injuries re.
ceive6 by falling on the sidewalk-leave to
withdraw; of same committee, on petition of
AlpAeus q. Rogers and ais. for the city bounty
OF $500 for substitutes put in by them previous
to the action of the Legislature legalizing the
paying OF bounties by cities and towns-leaye
to Withdraw; OF committee on laying out
and widening streets, on the expediency of
Strengthening Fore street, near Freeman's
Court-that the same is expedient, provided
the Portland Company will effect an ex-
change, without cost to the city, OF the gore
on the northwesterly side of Fore street for
that on the southeasterly side of said street; OF
same committee, on petition OF Irene l., Brag-
don and ais for the continuation of Spruce
street to Thomas street-referred to next City
Council; of same committee, on petition OF st
John Smith and ais, for the removal of OBJ
structions caused by coaches standing in front
of the P. S. d P. depot-reference to next City
Council; of same committee, on petition OF y.
b. Written and ais. for q street or road to be
laid out or Peaks Island-reference to next
City Council; OF committee on Health, on pc
ition of James FL Libby and ais, for the priv
llege OF selling FISH in Coles Market on Lime
street-recommending that the privilege be
granted, provided petitioners obtain the neces-
sary supply OF water and sufficient sewerage,
and also comply with the ordinance regulating
the sale of fresh fish above high water mark;
of same committee, on petition of j. A. How
and ais. for fish market in No. 1878 Congress
street-that the privilege be granted upon
their complying with the conditions named
in the preceding report; of committee on Sal
aries, on petitions of S. B. Beckett and Lewis
Bond, for increase of salaries-leave to with
draw; of committee on Street lamps. on petit
ton of j. G. Barker and ais, for lamp on the
corner of Danforth and Orange streets-refer-
ence to next City Council.
Orders pGssed-Directing the several sub
ordinate city officers to make their annual re-
ports On or before the 1st day of March next.
Amending the regulations in regard to the
keeping of gunpowder; authorizing the Mayor
to cause the bells OF the city to be rung at
noon on the anniversary of the birthday of
The Father of his Country; fixing the sal
airy of the clerk of the Common Council for the
current year at 5000; directing the Board for
revising the jury list to revise the same and
report at the next meeting.
A license was granted J. McBrien to keep
a vctualing house in Exchange street.
An ordinance amendatory of the revised or.
dnance on taxes was read twice and passed
to be engrossed. oa
The ordinance as amended provides that in
publishing the annual list of unpaid taxes,
none shall be published which are less than
$20.1 Hr Ia
Subsequently the ordinance passed to be Or
dained.
Report of the Joint Special committee on
the expediency of constituting ga Joint Stand
| ing committee of the City Council on Aims
house, House of Correction and support OF the
Poor'-also to take into consideration the ex-
pediency of making the Joint Standing Com
mittee on Public Instruction SEX Officio"
members of the experimenting School COM
mittee, came up-accepted in the Common
Council The Aldermen concurred in accept
| ing the report.
| In the Board of Common Council an order
directing the City Solicitor to obtain from the
| Legislature an amendment to the City Charter
in order to carry into effect the recommends
ton Of the committee above mentioned, was
refused passage-yeas 8, nays 10.l
Resolve for revaluation of the city came
up passed in the other Board. In this Board
it was referred to the committee on Judicial
| Proceedings.
Memorial of F. w. Clark and ais. that the
city bounty be paid to Albert Burns, who fur
nished substitute for three years, before any
action was taken by the city relative to filling
its quota under the last call, was referred, in
concurrence to the committee on Judicial
4 Proceedings.
Both Boards adjourned to Wednesday even
ing, March 1, at IL o'clock. The Board Of
Alderman, as the revising board of the Jury
list will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock.