The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-05-03
City Affairs.
The regular monthly meeting Of the City
Council was held Monday evening, May /.

Council was heio MONDAY evening, May !.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Orders Passed.-Authorizing the transfer
of $4,000 from the Sinking Fund, to balance
the accounts in Departments where the ap-
preparations have been over expended; said
sum to be estimated for and assessed in the
taxes of this year Authorizing continues
tion of the sewer on Maple street to low wa
ter mark on Fore river: Increasing the head
money assessed on alien passengers to 81 for 4
each passenger: Requiring certain persons to
cause the sidewalks in front of their lots to be
suitably paved Directing the Auditor to lay
before the Council on or before the 9TH day of
June next, the financial estimates for the cur
rent year: Providing for the construction OF
reservoir at Evergreen Cemetery: Providing
for the purchase of suitable portraits OF the
late President Lincoln, for the respective
rooms of the City Council: Directing the es-
Enlistment of the division line between land
owned by the city, west Of the Western Prom
enaie, and that of John B. Brown and 9TH
erS. dQ9 sas.fa t4
Petitions presented and referred.-Of W.
G. Robinson, for sidewalk on Congress ST.
between his house and the United States Ho-
tel: Ebenezer True and als that Hanover St.
may be extended ard laid out to Kennebec
street: st. John Smith & ais, that CONNER
cial street may be paved from The foot of Ma
pie street (where the work ended last year) to
to the P. 5. & P. r. r. depot: P. D. Cum
mings, for sewer on Pine street: Stanley
Covill, for compensation for injuries received
in aiding police officer in making an arrest:
Sylvan Shurtleff & ais, that the sewer on
Bracket street, below Spring street, be ex-
tended through Gray street to the State street
sewer !: Daniel s. Jones & ais, for a sidewalk
on the east side OF North street: Moody F.
Walker and ais, that Ash street may be laid
mt md oranod.i p0rflaud Railrood IN for
permission to lay double track on Middle
street, from Congress street to the Custom
House and also single track through Ex-
change street to Congress street. The Board
voted 10 give a hearing to all parties interest
ed in this latter petition.
Reports.-Of Committee on Fire Depart
ment-that it is inexpedient to purchase
hook q ladder carriage; of Committee on
Street Lamps that it is inexpedient to locate
a lamp on the corner Of Danforth and Orange
streets. 76o
f. VIM. s. Broughton was elected City Liquor
Agent for the current year. 100 ~ sse''s sl
Daniel Gould was appointed special police
man without pay. at the Grand Trunk De-
pot
d Salaries.-Orders fixing the salaries Of the
following city officers, were passed in both
branches: s
Mayor tss8 1920
Judge OF Municipal Court 900
City Liquor Agent 800
Clerk Of Common Council zoo
The Joint Standing Committee on Salaries
reported the following as the pay to subordi-
nate city officers, to be paid quarterly unless
otherwise directed: qgfi
City Clerk, together with all fees, 81 s5.
4 and perquisites of said office, 100000
Treasurer and Collector, including aa
Assistant Collector, commissions