The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-02-07
toityy Affairs.
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
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City Affairs. 1855
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, 4
.oErHJ4 so February z, 1864. (
uogOrders passed--For paying bouRties to
those who enlist under the last Call of the
President $500 for one year, $500 for two
years, and $500 for three years. The amount
ITO be paid as folloWs--$ 5000 on their entrance
Into camp and $50 every six months after
ward Nothing to bepaid until the Legisla-
oture shall pass an act authorizing cities aud
towns to raise moneys for the payment OF
bounties. 70 pay j. @. Weodman, Jr., $163
damages caused by the laying out OF Poplar
street. Designating the squate made BY the
junction OF Free and Congress streets and the
crossing of High street,as Congress Square"
Authorizing the City Treasurer to hire
money as il may be wanted for the purpose Of
paying bounties to enlisted men. Ordering
the City Auditor to include in his yearly esti-
mate OF expenditures for each year, commeuc-
ing with the present year, one-fourth part Of
all sums appropriated for the payment of
tbounties, until the full amount of the sum
shall be paid Ordering the Assessors to
assess the sums estimated by theaAuditor for
the payment of ,bounties, and such sums thus
=, raised BY taxation shall be appropriated for the
payment of loans or other liabilities for the
payment of bounties, aud for no other purpose.
For the payment Of $500 for steam fire en-
CINE No. 2. Authorizing the City Treasurer
to hire $4,5OO on one year to pay for steam fire
d engine No. 2. Authorizing the Mayor and
Aldermen, as authorized recruiting officers,
by order Of the A. A. Provost Marshal Gen.
ii eral of this State. to make arrangements Tor
1.-The enlistment of volunteers and the payment
of bounties. Authorizing the City Auditor to
transfer unexpended balances to those depart
"a ments where there may have been, over ex-
sspenditures.G Authorizing the Assessors to
- make such abatement of past taxes as in their
discretion may seem proper. iess,s s.-s ny
Reports of Conanlittees-Of committee on
Streets, &C., on petition Of VIM. Brown and
ais for raising the sidewalk on Oxford street,
2 y that 1t was inexpedient; of same commit ee
~ ON proposition of Moses Gould to sell the city
= the Cathedral lot on MuDjoy--that 1t is int K.
q pedient for the city to purchase 1t; of sane
committee on various orders and petitions re-
n ferred over from 1868, for sidewalks, grading
D and paving streets. that petitioners have leave
. TO withdrew; of committee ON. Cemeteries,
&C., that they had caused the pound building
TO be removed from Congress STREET.-THE the
E Eastern promenade. a151 33gsfsHw na2 1
.sss Ofcommittee on Street Lamps, on he petit
ton of lainplighters, for an increase Of pay
w recommending leave to Withdraw, as the pay
of these men IS fixed by the Gas Company; Of
committee on Fire Department, that they had
purchased new steam fire engine 81 the Port
leland Company for 1850; of same committee,
recommending 81 Daveyas engineer for the,
new sleam IRE 6HSlA61 Oh same, IN T6latlOl 10
repairs made on the steam engine Falmouth;
Of same committee, on the purchase Of hook
aud ladder truck approving of the OH CT,
AZ but recommending that the communication of
1.-The Board OF Engineers be referred 10 the next
% City Council of committee on public grounds
that they had caused the old hay scale lot to
6 be graded and enclosed at cost of $f75.67.
q All the oVeareports were aecepted.sns4 %
s.. Petition of B. F. Harris and ais that if5sny
y allowance is made to those who have furnish
saed substitutes, they may be included, was laid
Remonstranee of VIM. Willis and 70 oth-.rs
against the city paying any bounties Illegally,
ba was read and sent down. sls siylsol son ~ "
Petition of Edward Hamlin and others that
4. the square at the head of High Street may be
named Congress Square, was read and IL
vtHwas voted to grant the prayer OF the psu-
- Iionefs Ill
.at Petition Of Ether shepley and ais that CT, IS
street may be laid out and Continued from
Fore to Commercial street, was referred to
committee on laying out new streets. '
Petitions of S. b. Beckett, chairman of he
Board of Assessors, and Louis Bunce, Super
intendent, of BIrials. for increase of salary,
were referred to committee on Salaries. ~
The ordinance concerning contracts and K
. penditnres was passed TO be sengrOssed.
The ordinance amending the ordinance es-
tablishing sinking fund having been correct
Ihe petition Of 3. r. Harris and others W as
taken from the table and referred to the Com
mite GA Judicial Proceedings. 81
The City Auditor presented a report on the
appropriations and expenditures of the past
~ year, and of the unexpended balances. 81
Petition of John A. Horn to keep Fish
Market at No. 378 Congress Street; and petit
e. zion of e.. l.. Churchill and others in favor of
same man, referred to the Committee on
z Health 2 slaioi1iz 4abbaia sa1 III 3GoIe $40
d The Committee Of Conference on the order
respecting meetings of the, City Council re-
ported that they were unable to agree, AID
"a recommend a reference of the subjecttO The
next City Council. yah 1so ssa5is me
s,,s., ..slt 81, IA CONVENTION.
D. A Convention Of both branches was held for
\, the purpose Of eecting an Engineer of Steam
J, Fire Engine No. 2. '4As''s ysai
's''' The whole number Of votes was 20. &.
Necessary S ! to s choice &C. aaa6al L.:
Samuel E. Dagey had p ma. SIC. 70 ssN,
=. Aad Mr.. Cousins was declared elected Tue
~ e invention then dissolved se sssas iH
,iaes The Report ofothe COMMITTEES on Stree ts,
&C., came from the other branch, and tais
80 Board 30 far reconsidered; the report on
81 the. petition OF Henry Trickey and others for
a sidewalk on Portland Street, and scQncurred
y with the Common Couhcil in referring the pc
tition to tia next City Government.
An ordinance concerning Public Buildings
!, had its second reading and passed, to be On
crossed. 'As'9 -sw ~ ~ sFfa
The order which passed this Board In rea
lntion 60 paying bounties to volunteers and sub
2, stitutes, and drafted men, came back from
the Common Council, that body non-cencurr-
& ing in its passage. The order was vas laid upon
the table. .staa
Adjourned to Thursday evenlng. Feb. 9, at
ns 7 IL O'clock W IA 4 g aaAo ,s3i19 - a
IN COMMON COUNCIL, as.fs sss
Mr.. Gilman of Ward offered the following
order: sNA ss44 q 'as4 49,,
AN ORDER TO PROMOTE ENLISTMENT. 81.
Ordered, as OLlOivs:: s,si..sgsi. qe.tyoa ~ /
/. That to each man who shall be accepted
Ia thegservice of the United States, on the
quota Of this city, under the call of Dec. 10,
1884, either personally or by substitute, wheth-
or BY volunteering or by draft, shall be paid q
For one wears service, $500
For two years. service, ApQl4,
9 For three years. service9 Il - 500.
Such bounties to be paid on the mastering
of the recruit into the services of the United
States. ~9A ~
p. That the foregoing provision shall be IN
force and take effect, and the Treasurer be aa-
thorized to pay the bonnties which 1t contem-
plates, as soon as the Legislsturei of the State
shall enact a law under the operation OF
which the legality of such bounties shall be
nnquestioned. is s'''ti9o4 sassaaeN ~.
@s After full discussion of the matter by mem
hers Of the Board the vote was taken By yeas
ll and nays--yeas 20, nays none.a .naisy 3
qh The order went up to the Board Of Alder
isa men and was non-concurred in by that branch
d they having passed an order similar In all e.
spects excepting as to the time when the
js.l bounty should be paid A committee Of Con
Ii terence was appointed which, after long con-
sultation, reported that they could not agree
10 the Aldermen insisting upon their terms in
q e paying tho bounty viz: 5000 on entering the
camp, and $50 every six months after. The
Common Council insisted upon their order
i'a and non-coucurred in the passage of that
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