The Portland daily press., 1865-06-21
City Affairs.
Auaaiourned Meeting Of the City Council
was held Monday evening, June 10Th.
CIV Affair.

| was held Monday evening, June19lh.
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Orders Passed Directing the constructiop
OF sewer on High Street, as prayed for bg
w. ri. Stafford and ais. Instructing the Com
mittee on Fire Department to INQUIRE into
the expediency Of disbanding hand compa-
MES Nos. and 5; Authorizing the construc-
ton oil asewer from Carleton TO Neal street,
and 70 continue the sewer ON Vaughan street
up 70 Bracket street, with suitable street ara
age; Directing the construction OF sewer IN
Bracket street, from Gray to Danforth, also
down Danforth to State street; Laying ajax
OF $761 40 80, to defray the expenses OF the
city Tor the year 1866; Authorizing a
temporary loan Of $4,000, 10 De applied TO
the payment of current expenses, In anticipa-
ii IN of income from taxes; Fixing the salaries
Of Superintendent of Burials and Superinten-
dent of Clocks at $50 each, and $1,000 for the
two Assistant City Engineers; Notifying Ger
tain persons to lay sidewalks In front of their
lois On Pearl. Lime, Pleasant. Free. CLIMBER
land, franklin, Congress and York streets !;
Establishing the grade of Portland, Vaughan,
Emery, Lewis, Cushman, Fore and Poplar
streets In accordance with the profiles sub
mitted 0y the City Engineer, dated June 17th !;
Directing the construction OF a sewer on Pine
street from Bracket to Clark street; Direct
ing the City Solicitor 10 prosecute ali persons
engaged In the business of innholders 10 this
city, who are not licensed therefor; Author
lzlng the employment Of an additional clerk
in the City Treasurer and Assessors Offices.
An invitation from the Committee OF Ar
rangements of the Gettysburg Monument AS
soeiation for the City Council to be present at
the ceremony of laying the corner stone, on
the 4th Of July, was referred to the Mayor.
Permission was granted Mrs. Kay to re-
move q tree In front OF her resi- ence ON Con-.
gress street; also to Capt James Hutchinson
to remove two trees on Winter street-pro-
vided they are replaced with elms. q ( ~ 49,
Richard Locke, Thomas Look and BENZ.
=. Willard were appointed Special Police
The bond Of Ut. Hull, Esq, Deputy Col
lector OF Taxes was approved. ia sea
An order came up from the Common Coun-
GILL requesting the Mayor not to let the City
Hall for concerts, exhibitions, lectures, or 9th
or purposes, calculated, by their noise, to dis.
turb the Common Council, on the evenings of
their regular meetings. The order was laid
on the table. e sH sEse l13a nnsssd1aa3 sH5i
The Joint Special Committee to whom was
referred the Auditors estimates for the cur
rent year, reported back the amounts estima-
ted by the Auditor, with amendments reduc-
ing the estimates $4,000. The report was
accepted. 5ii 5aa Eas5 saiG IS 81 ssa-y fse 5.
The annual appropriation bill for city ex-
penses was passed. 81
Petitions presented and referred. or.
Henry Triekey and ais. for sidewalk on Port.
land street; of charles Alden and ais that
Cedar street may be laid out and opened to
Ksnnebec street; of Cyrus Novel;, for side
walk in front of No. % Franklin street; of
Harriet Mason for State aid; Of w. f. Stafford
aud ais. for sewer in High street. OF Charles
Sager and ais, that Oak street may be graded;
Of T. B. Grindell and ais, that the grade of
Mayo street may be established e.
A petition signed by Lowellan and Senter and
as, praying that the Horse Railroad Co. NAV
have permission to extend their double track
through Middle street, from Market Square TO
the Post Office, was read, and leave was grant
ed the petitioners to withdraw. $50 ~
Reports Accepted. or the Committee on
the subject OF purchasing two portraits OF
President Lincoln-that they could not agree
upon the kinds Of portraits, and deem it inex-i
pedient to purchase at present. Laid on the
table. issr ~ ~. 80
or Committee on Accountants they had
examined the accounts of the City Treasurer
and found the same correctly stated
or Committee on laying out and widening
streets-that, after examination Of the prem
ises, they consider it unnecessary to re-run the
lines Of Cumberland street between Green and
PIehle streets. W. .8.a 4
Adjourned 81 ssals NJ xirss 4 s1 \