The Portland daily press., 1865-04-06
Qitr Affairs
REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL, 1


REGULAR MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL,
April 4, 1866.
IN Board Of Aldermen The following
gentlemen were drawn as jurors for the April
term of the Supreme Judicial Court, which
commences on the third Tuesday Of this
month:-Joseph 81. Perley, Levi j.. Jones,
Isaac jackson, Joseph johnson, Benjamin W.
Jones, John Fl. Hall, Benz. F. Hines, Henry
W. Hersey.
James 81. Derrick, John A. Simpson and
Mahlon Akers were appointed special police
men without pay. At4 A
The Mayor nominated David Weber as
regular policeman in place of James h Ber-
rick who declined. The Board confirmed the
nomination.
G.. A. Mason was appointed Undertaken
and special policeman without pay.
Orders pGssed.-For the construction of
Sewer from near the foot of Freeman Court
on Fore street to Hancock street; In relation
to Rules and Orders; Authorizing the Com
mittee on Streets, de-, to expend money
enough to keep the streets and sidewalks in
good repair; Authorizing the same committee
TO purchase paving stones and other materials
for repairs Of the streets, to an amount not ex
ceeding $4,000, the same to be paid for out of
the appropriation for streets; Authorizing
the Committee on aid to soldiers families to
pay the State aid authorized by law to be paid
to families of persons engaged in the military
or naval service of the United States Author
izing the Committee on Fire Department to
employ an Engineer capable OF running a
steam fire engine, without salary, to take the
place OF either of the elected engineers when
absent or sick, and to take charge of the Fal
mouth if it should be requireu at a fire; Au-
thorizing the Mayor to dispose OF the copies
OF Willis History of Portland, subscribed for
by the city, as he may deem expedient; The
Common Council amended the order by pro-
viding for distribution of the copies to the
States and Literary institutions. The Alder
men non-concurred in the amendment and ad-
hered to the original order. The order was
| then laid on the table in the other Board
Authorizing the Committee on Streets to pur-
| chase pair of horses, at cost not exceeding
| 5000; Authorizing the Committee on Fire
Department to dispose of two Of the hand
engines: Fixing the rent OF the hay scales at
$3.50 per annum; Appointing committee to
consider the expediency of establishing uni
| form weight for the bread sold by bakers
| THE committee consists of Aldermen South
ard Jack and Foster, and Councilmen Corey,
Fuller and Howe] Authorizing the commit
tee on Public Buildings to contract for the
/ erection of wooden stable In Ward l, on the
lot In rear OF the engine house, at cost not
exceeding $400.
Petitions presented and referred -Eben
/ True and fifty-three others for the continue
.tion of Hanover street; Henry B. Hart and
thirty others, for sidewalk on Preble street;
M. N. Rich, for sidewalk on Stone street.
The Committee on Fire Department report
ed that it was inexpedient to purchase two
horses for the use of that department.
Order from the Common Council appoint
ing the President and Messrs. York, Soule
Phinney, ellison, Fuller, Gerrish, OF 6, and
Brown, a committee, with such as the Mayor
and Aldermen may join, to report necessary
arrangements for the celebration Of the ensu.
ing Fourth of Ju,y, was concurred in, and the
Mayor and Aldermen Morgan, Jack and
Southland were joined.
Petition of Jane P. Thurston for remunera.
ton for land taken for continuation Of east
Commercial street, was read and it was voted
that petitioner have leave to withdraw.
Report of John l.. Shaw, Secretary of BOARD
of Engineers, of the officers elected by the
several companies composing the Fire De
partment was read, and the officers elected
were approved excepting ]. 3. Gribbon, fore
man of the Hook and Ladder company, who
was disqualified by being on the Police.
Alderman Jack was added to the committee
on salaries.
The Board balloted for Gas Agent, and AL
derman Southland was elected on the part 0
this Board. The Common Council concur
red.l
"Kesolves of Thankfulness,o in relation tc
the recent glorious victories, came up from
the other Board, and were unanimously adopt
ed. fHstrt
Order FROM the Common Council directing
the Committee on Streets &C.. to cause side