The Portland daily press., 1866-04-03
CITY AFFAIRS.
The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening"

The regular monthly meeting of the CITY
Council was held last evening
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDER,dE:y.
Jurors. The following gentlemen were
drawn for traverse jurors at the April term OF
the Supreme Judicial Court which comrnen-
ces its SESSION on the 18th inst, vix:-- Ge orge
Brock, Henry b. Hart, VIM. H. Evans. Angus
tus F. Gerrish, John u. Filiebrown, Jerome
B. Pickett, VIM. II. Morse, George Coo, fridge.
Special PoRcc.-The Mayor nominal. I'd and
the Aldermen confirmed the followi 90 as
special police without pay: VIM. G. Hart, A.
II. Andrews, Samuel w. Emery, Hen ry S.
Bennett, Charles Beal. WI
John S. Bowie was appointed regul ar po-
liceman in place of Mr.. Grindall who declined
accepting the Office. OIL. 7"' ~
The Committee on Health reported N favor
of granting a license to Frank NJ. Smith, to
keep fish market on Cumberland Street.
Report accepted. ....
An ordinance amendatory to the ordinance
relating to Evergreen Cemetery came up from
the other Board, passed to be engrossed in
that body. The ordinance embraces some
very strict regulations 1t was laid on the Ia.
BILE in this Board.
Alderman w. L. Southland, on ballot, was
elected Gas Agent on the part of this Board, !.
The Common Council concurred in the eloe-.
toni --ltl II JAL JxE hs. ar
a
rangements for the Sd Annual Ball of tln 4,
Irish American Relief Association, for the.
Mayor, Aldermen and Common Council to at-
tend the ball which was then going on in CITY
Hall was presented by Mr.. Thomas Parker
The Board of Aldermen voted to accepsthe
invitation and vote of thanks was passed to
the Association for their kind invitation.
Alderman Southland presented commu,,i-
cation from the Treasurer of the Portland
Gas LIGHT IN prOn0cinO Tn 6Irnich mr..
the street lamps'and public buildings at $500
per 1000 feet from and after April Jst The
other Board having adjourned the communi
cation was laid on the table.
Petitions presented and referred. Of r..
K. Boothby for license to sell CUR powder: of
Sarah G. Shackford and seventy othe ladies
for plank walk on the northerl,y sideof Con-
gress Street, from Grove Street to Libby's
Corner; of VIM. Brown and ais, for slewalk
on Atlantic Street; of 7. c.. Hersey nd ais.
for sidewalk on Danforth Str eet: of |: Mar,
bic and ais. for sidewalk on Park Sect. of
John F. Rand and ais. for lamp postal the
corner of Deeling Street and DeerinePlace:
of George Gilman and ais. for lamp DO at the
corner OF Pine and Lewis Streets; oJames
Knowlton and ais. for,sewer in Waterlle St;
OF VIM. ii. Stewart and ais. for sideylk on
the easterly side of Vaughan Stree Of S.
Waterman and ais. for sidewalk on thoorth-
erly side of Federal Street; of G. NJ. Bnham
and ais. for sidewalk on the northerly de of
Congress Street; of Woodbury. Davis d ais.
for sidewalk on Congress, from Vauan to
Carleton Streets; of w. A. Hyde for swalk
on the west side OF Bracket Street: A,ses
sors of the city for increase OF salar of T..
L. Lewis and ais. that Cushman anLewis
streets may be graded; of Grin b. kitten,
and ais. for road on Peaks Island: oieorge
W. Beal and ais. for sidewalks on Law
renee Street; of Edward Waite ands. for
sidewalks on Fore Street, from st. Krence
to India Streets - ~ - II m
Orders PGssed-Relating to Ruled Or
ders; authorizing the Committee otreer
&c. to purchase such materials asr.y he
needed for :he repair of the streets a Keen
ing them in order; authorizing the snmit-
tee on Streets to expendt such sur IA thew
may deem necessary to keep the .ats In
| good order; amending the Rules Order
| in relation to the ele"tion of ;,oIice9icers.
| authorizing the Committee on Streeto nave
| Middle street on-eaeh side of the he rail
road track from Union street to Marksanare.
and from Market square to Casco set or
dering the Street Commissioner to an that
portion OF Lincolnsstreet between lie and
Chestnut streets forthwith; dire 70 the
communication of proprietors OF u owharf
to be taken from the, files and ref sTtothe
Committee on Judicial Proc .ets and
Claims. r..I.ss-rr.n a.
Adjourned to NJ onday event no. irf6th
at 1-2 o'clock. ~