The Portland daily press., 1866-06-19
CITY AFFAIRS.

An adjourned meeting of the City Council
was held last evening. 7fh t'hl J'lii4 NJ 4
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN. 4
freeman Baker, of Cumberland House, was
| licensed as an innholder. jl
Communication from the Board of Engi-
neers of the Fire Department approving OF
the nomination of It. w. Burnham as Fore
man of Engine Portland No. 2, uice John G.
Colley, discharged, and the nomination OF
Thomas Dam for Clerk, Uice Burnham pro
NOTED, was read, and the nominations were
confirmed. i'' 'eitid g 81 gov ~ I
Memorial of the Managers of Female Or
phan Asylum for an increase OF the salary OF
the teacher of that institution, was referred
to the Committee on Public instruction.
License was granted VIM. M. Spencer to
keep a fish market in Green street. .as-si
The resignation of Judge Fox as City So
licitor was read, and his resignation was ac-
cepted. 9'h 80 g'slf'I5 dlHo, 1'i'
Leave to withdraw was reported by the
Committee on Fire Department, on petition
Of Charles III. Lovejoy & als.- for reservoir on
Spring street. Accepted. qis ha
An order was offered by the Mayor, author
izing the Health Committee, If they deem it
expedient, to erect and maintain water tanks
at such points in the city as they may deem
proper, at an expense not exceeding $1,000, for
the purpose OF supplying labormg men and
Others, with pure water TO drink. The order
was passed unanimously. ~ Nft
The Committee on Drains and Sewers re-
ported leave to withdraw upon petitions OF
George II. Cushman & ais. for sewer in Pine
and Henry streets; James Knowlton & ais
for sewer in Waterviile street, and ID. NJ Grar
ham d ais. tor sewer in Hanover street. Rer
port accepted.
The same Committee reported on petition
of j. B. Brown & ais. for sewer ON Vaughan
street, from Brackett to Pine street; in favef
Of constructing such sewer, provided the
abuttors guarantee one-half of the cost of the
same. Accepted. 1lei s1i 1ii b si4e
The committee of conference ON the order
to pay the Eon Ball Club $25 was discharged
they not being able to agree.
Petitions presented and refered-Of VIM,
Curtis & ais, fOrthe grading of Congress and
West Commercial streets ;5of Joseph johnson
d ais, for sewer in Spring street, from ,Braclz-
ett to Clark street.
g Orders pGssed-To build sewers in Waugh,
an street, from Brackett to Pine street on Inl
dia street from Congress to Middle street; en-
State street from Danforth to Spring street;
provided the abuttors guarantee one half the
expenses; authorizing the Committee on Fire
Department to build first class reservoir on
the corner of Lincoln and Oxford streets, il
they deem the same expedient. h
The ordinance relating to city weighing and
gaugng, passed at the last meeting, came up,
refused a passage in the other Board. This
Board insisted upon its vote passing the same,
and proposed a committee of conference.
The Committee on Salaries reported adverse
to increasing the salary of. the City Marshal,
and those of the Engineets of the steam fire
engines. They also asked 10 be discharged
from further service. The report was accept
ed, and the Board voted to discharge the COM
mittee. tt-lsgef -- aa.....-. .....,
I'M CONVENTION.
A convention of the two branches was held
for the purpose Of eecting City Solicitor In
place of Judge Fox, resigned. pa il ai
On the first ballot the whole humber of
follows: Josiah III. Drummond, g.; M. M. But
Ter, A; j. T. McCobb, A; G. F. Shepley, 8; Fl.
P. Deane, 5; J. ID. Fessenden, 1; j. G. Wood
man, 1. No choice.
On the second ballot Mr.. Drummond re-
ceived IA votes; Mr.. Butler, A.; Gen. Shepley,
3; Mr.. McCobb, 2, and Mr. Deane, 2. Mr..
Drummond having received majority was
declared elected. The convention then sep
arated. iy f..s,
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The Joint Special Committee on the petition
of Edwin Clements and others, for review
and amendment of Sec. II, of the ordinance
regulating the fares of carriages, reported an
ordinance increasing the fares to so cents for
single passenger conveyed to any part of the
city between the hours of O'Clock A. NJ, and
II o'clock p. M; and IS cents from IL O'Clock
p. NJ, to 6o'clock A. M. The ordinance came
up, having passed in the other Board to be en-
crossed. The Board refused it passage by
vote OF to A. Adjourned. ~