The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-03-21
OitY Affairs.
ADJOURNED MEETING OF City COUNCIL,
Mo,nh 12RS

March 20, 1866.
Inc JOINT Standing committees on the part
Of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen were
announced by the Mayor. They were sent
down and Joined by the President OF the Com
mon Council. They ara as follogs:
On Accounts-Alderman Donnell: Council
men Corey and Gibson.
On Bells and Clocks-Alderman White.
more; Councilmen Staples, York and Rice.
On Cemeteries and Public Grounds-Alder
man Seuthard Couacilmen IT, P. Gerrish, Fu,-
On Engrossed Bitls-A'dermsn Southland;
Councilmen Novel, Brown and Cummings.
On Fire Observation-Disclosures Morgan
and JacS; Councilman Corey, Staples aud
Plummer. n
On FSndnce-Thc Mayor; Aldermen South
ard and Foster; Councilmen Howe, E. P. Ger
IRISH and Fuller.
Judicial Proceedings and Claims = The
Mayor; Aldermen Donnell and Foster: Coun-
cilmen Burr, j. j. Gerrish aud G. Bailey.
On Laying out and Widening Streets The
Mayor; Aldermen Foster and rhinney; Coun-
ciimen Soule, Bradford and Giddings. 80 q
On Public Buildings-The Mayor: Alder
man Morgan; Coancilmen Burr, Giddings and
J. j. Garrish. sse q afsns'sE
. On Public IRstruction-The Mayor; Alder
man Whittemore; Councilmen Robinson,
Brown and 9. Bailey.
On Street Lamps-Aldermen Jack and Fos-
ter; CouDclmen Novel;, York and Plummer
On Streets, Sidewalks and Bridges-Alder-
men Donnell and Phiauey; Councilmen Gil
son, Clark and Cummings. GHleI
Standing Committees in Board Of Mayor
and Aldermen:
Liquor Agency-A'deimen Jack. White
more and Morgan.
Damages for Grading Streets-The Mayor
and Aldermen Donneil and Phinney. t91
4 Drains and Sewers-Aliermea Phinney and
Donnell.
Health-The Mayor and Aldermen Donnell
and Morgan.
Licenses-Aldermen Whittemore, Southland
and Jack.
.Police-The Mayor and Aldermen Dcnnell
and Morgan.
Soldiers Aid--Alderman Donnell.
The Mayor nominated, and the Aldermen
confirmed, the following Police officers for the
present Municipal year: as
POLICE.
Marshal-John S. Head.
Deputy Marshals-Alonzo Wentworth, vii.
liam B. Irish.
Policemen joel W.. Merrill, Joseph w
Eastman Francis B. Barr, Charles a. Pickett
| A. FL. Floyd, Joseph G. Sterling, Jonathan
Meserve, VIM. w. Hall, VIM. 81. Robinson
Thomas Wildes, Ruel N. Fields, Joseph B
| Parsons, A. II. burlington, Benz. Burnham
| VIM. A. Charieton, Archibald Montgomery
Robert E. Smith, William Foster. David Wy
man, Charles II. Williams, Daniel F. Gerts
Oliver H. Davis, james W. Adams, James q
Derrick, John w. Collins, lothian R. Gri5bon
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
A communication to the Mayor in answer
| to enquiries made by him of Capt. Doughty
Provost Marshal fort this district relative to thu
| quota Of this city, was read. The Mayor afte
some remarks upon the unjust apportionmen
of the quota, offered the following order, which
was unanimously adopted: m
Ordered, That the Mayor be authorized t.
take such measures as he may deem expedient
for the correction Of The obvious errors in tn,
assignment Of the quotas Of this district ant
city, made under the call of Dec. 10. 1854.
An order passed for the appointment of
committee of one on the part OF this Board, Il
take charge of the distribution of aid to familie
| of soldiers, under such rules as the Board ma
| prescribe. 4 eA
Elisha Towbridge, John Bradford, Nathan
iel Ellsworth and Daniel Gould were electe
Overseers of the House of Correction.
sNlQlE q n UNDERTAKES.
The Board confirmed the following nomina
tons by the Mayor for Undertakers:
John w. Neal, james P. Skillin, Mark Wig
gin, David Stillings, Ira Stilson, James n
Rooney, Louis Bunce, Charles II. Lun:, Dan
iel S.Dudley, JAMES M. Currier. Charles 1
| Williams, George Fessehden, Caleb S. Hatcf
Edwin H. Ripley, Samuel G. Rnndlett, Jane
Jordan, Bernard DAILY.
An order passed, continuing in force til
Rules and Regulations made by the Mayo
and Aldermen last year for the government {
the follce DePartrnant n4s sfi1l aElaA
i "A communication was read from I;a,vs p
| Smith, Esq resigning his Office as one of til
OTerseers OF the Poor and one of the Oyerseer
OF the House of Correction, in consequence q
| other engagements.
1t was voted that the several Undertaken
of the city be special policemen without pay
l William Burnham and Samuel Cobb Wer
appointed special policemen without pay.
Order from the Common Council for th
appointment OF Joint Standing COMMITTEE
on Salaries, was concurred in, and the com
mittee was Joined. 1t consists of Aldermc
Donneil, Morgan and Southland, and Council
men Corey, York, Howe, NOVEL;, Gibson, Flu
Ter and Clarke.
The bonds of Charles H. Hail as Constabl,
and William FL. Bigelow as keeper of the DOW
der house were approved.
An order was passed that all papers referre
to the Board from the last City Council, b
taken from the files and referred to the appro
pirate committees.
\ Petitions presented and referred-Of J. 3
Hamlin and al. for a sewer on High stree
from Dantorh to Commercial street. O
Charles Fl. Stuart and ais for sewer on Cush
man street. OF w. Ell. Stewart and ais. for
/ sewer on Bracket street, between Carlto
and Vaughan streets.
IN CONVENTION.
A convention of the Boards was held for tn
purpose If filing the vacancy in the Board {
Overseers of the Poor and electing additions
Surveyors of lumber. &c. u.
Nathaniel Ellsworth was elected Overseer c
the Poor for three years, in place OF Lewis E
Smith, resigned.
Samuel P. Clark, George S. Sylvester, Jane
Berry, Lewis D. Thursion, F. A. b. Wilco,
and John c. Phenix were elected Surveyor
OF Lumber. 5as3 sra
Levi L. JONES was elected Cutler of hoop
and slaves. 9tNh i-
The convention then dissolved. Adjourned