The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-02-08
CITY AFFAIRS.

Council, adjourned from Monday evening, oc-
CURED Wednesday evening". Il ia ~ 5,lr-.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
NJ. A. Blanchard, ESQ.,, City Auditor sub
mitted report that the special appropriation
for streets, sidewalks and bridges, passed by
the City Council June 9th, 1866, is. expended.
Leave to withdraw was reported and voted
on petition of George Fl. Chadwick, for heirs
Of Elias Merrill, asking rur manages Uaused Ivy
laying out Chadwick, Street. @ a
The resignation of William II. Broughton
as Liquor Agent, was received and accepted.
On ballot for City Liquor Agent, Lorenzo
Hamlin was elected. b.a s-~f ss,
Communication from Charles Akers, pro-
posing to make bust of the late President
Lincoln, as memorial to be placed in the
City Hall, was referred, in concurrence, to a
Joint Special Committee, consisting of Alder
men Morgan and Phinney, and Councilmen
Soule, Robinson and Brown.
Petition of James Hindle & ais, that the
snow and ice may be cleaned from the side
walk on Congress Street, between Grove st.
and the residence of the late Josiah Dow, was
referred to the City Marshal.
"a A VETO MESSAGE. eda 4 :,
The Mayor presented his veto to the order
passed January LIST, 1866, exempting from tax
alton for five years " the Sugar Refinery that
is to be erected by John Sparrow and Others"
The reason assigned by the Mayor for refus-
ing his signature to the order are:
1st-There is an establishment for the same
purpose here, and has been for many years.
During the first years of its operation it had
everything to contend with, it being new
business in this country at the time; and for
several years it was not paying business, yet
the proprietors were never considered dollar
in their taxes by the city.
2d-The Refinery that is to be erected, has
all the advantage of the experience of the one
located here; also all improvements in ma
chinery that has been made for the process of
extracting sugar from molasses. Consequent
ly, the Mayor says, he cannot but look upon it
as an act of injustice for the city to abate the
tax as asked for, and which would be, virtual
ly paying for competition at the expense of
our largest tax payers. ''.' pug
The message elected considerable debate in
the Board. Aldermen, Donnell and Phinney
supported the veto, and Aldermen Foster,
Whittemore, Southland, Morgan and Jack, op
posed it. The question was taken on passing
the order over the VITO, and was decided as
follows: ''r il11fii. 70 a
Yeas-Jack, Whittemore, Morgan, South
ard and Foster. 5.
Nays-Donnell and Phinney. 2.
Two-thirds of the members having voted in
the affirmative, the order was passed over the
veto.
lin the Board of Common Council, afterth
veto message had been read, there was quite
discussion as to whether it required two-thirds
of the whole number of members of the Board,
or two-thirds of a quorum, to override veto.
1t was finally decided that it required two
thirds of all the members of the Board.
A discussion then ensued upon the question
OF passing the order over the Mayors veto.
The passage of the order was advocated by
Messrs. Gerrish of 1, NOVEL; and Robinson,
and opposed by Mr.. Brown. The yeas and
nays were ordered upon the question of pass
ing the order over the veto of the Mayor and
stood thus: ~d4 y
Yeas-Bailey, President, York, Gerrish of
1, Howe, Soule, Rice, NOVEL;, Plummer, Rob
inson, Bradford, Fuller, Corey Gerrish of 6,
Giddings, Clark. Is. a n
Ndys-Gilson, Brown. 2.
So the order was passed i'm concurrence over
the veto of the Mayor
The communication of the Engineers of the
Fire Department, approving the nominations
for officers made in the several companies for
the ensuing year, was recommitted, in concur
renee, to the Board of Engineers, with the
view of getting more complete report with
regard to Cumberland Company Nos
Orders Passed-Transferring balances of
nexpended appropriation to pay bills in those
departments in which there may have been
over expenditures; directing the Chief En-
gineer, if the Committee on Fire Department
deem the same expedient, to place fire alarms
similar to those on st. Stephens and Central
churches, on the First Parish and st. Luke's
churches, and upon such other churches as
they may deem expedient. Also to cause
more efficient alarm to be given throughout
the city ON the discovery of fire; appointing
a Joint Special Committee to take into consid.
Grafton the sanitary condition of the city,
This Committee consists OF Aldermen South
ard and Foster, and Councilmen Robinson,
Burr and Gerish, of 81; authorizing the Com
mittee ON Streets to purchase, at cost not |
exceeding $500, a pair of horses, provided they
deem the same expedient; to pay N. L. Wood