The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-04-17
CITY AFFAIRS.
An adjourned meeting of the City Council
was held last evening.

IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Jurors. John E. Fowler and Daniel F.
Bartlett were drawn as grand Jurors and John
G. Proctor and Enoch Moody, as petit Jurors
for the U. S. Circuit Court which commences
its term on the 23d inst. -.st.
E. K. Doothby was licensed to sell gunpow-
der, Is, TIT
The Committee on Public Buildings report
ed in favor of amending Sec. Sd of the 4" Rules
regulating Milk Street Market" to be amend
ed so as to allow no sales at retail ON the long
table after O'Clock A. NJ, from March LIST
to September list, and after o'clock A. NJ,
from September LIST to March 1st. --
James r. Mitchell was appointed underta-
ker. a. -r.---- ,-.-- -rr ---
The City Treasurer, Fl. P. Lord, ESQ.,, made
his annual report of the sale and transfer of
lots in Evergreen and Forest City Cemeteries.
An order appointing Committee to make
arrangements for the proper celebration ofthe
coming Fourth OF July, came up and was
passed in concurrence and the Committee
joined. 1t is as follows: Aldermen South
ard, Holden, Giddings and Jack, and Council
men Plummer, York, Fessenden, Gibson, Full
| Ter, Gerrish, of Ward 6, and Phillips-to which
the President of the Common Council was
| added S
Alderman Holden introduced the following
resolution: r...1y 90
4 RESOLVE IN RELATION TO THE PRESERVA-
| st TON OF IRoNCLADs.
| Whereas, Casco Bay furnishes one of the best
and safest locations for the reception and pre-
servatiOn OF the iron clad Navy, of the United
States, and the construction at the mouth of the
Presumpscot river would cost less than at any
other location on the Atlantic coast; with an
abundant and never failing supply of water to
| fill such basin; and whereas unusual facilities
| exist at Portland for taking the iron clads out
| of water by the construction of dry basin,
which can be filled with water twenty-five feet
deep, and the water discharged at ebb tide
| without cost; and whereas Portland hafbor is
accessible at all seasons of the year for repairs
Of the largest class, and materials and labor
for building and repairing vessels can be had
at Portland cheaper than at any other city on
the seaboard; therefore. '-51,g Bora
ResoIued, In City Council assembled
the Senate and House OF Representatives, in
Congress assembled, and hereby respectfully
i petitioned to institute commission to exam
in the location above mentioned, and report
the result to Congress at Its present session.
Resotced, That copy of these resolutions
be sent to Hon. w. P. Fessenden, and Hon.
John Lynch, with request that the same be
presented to Congress. -.-,f57s rs r.l 4
The resolutions passed unanimously and
were concurred in by the other Board.
Petition of Mrs. Jane P. Thurston for a
4
sented by Alderman Giddings, and the Board
voted that she have leave to withdraw.
Orders PGssed-Directing the City Auditor
to lay before the City Council, by the 7th Of
May, his estimate Of the expenditures for the
present Municipal year; amending Section 8
of the Rules regulating Milk Street Market;
to pay Hezekiah Dodge the amount awarded
to Noah Edgecomb in 1852, for land taken in
widening Hampshire street; authorizing 300
1 any1iac of fha Now Lodi - l.
printed; fixing the salary OF the Mayor for the
present year at 81 200; fixing the salary of the
Judge OF the Municipal Court for the present
year at $1,000; authorizing the committee on
sidewalks, &c, if they deem it expedient, to
Hon. l. yNeap t 5R the }Kes s
fixing the salary of the Clerk of the Common
Council at 5000 for the current year; directing
the committee on Public Buildings to place
shade trees in front of those school houses
where there are none. - III ~ W
4 Petitions Presented and Refc,red-Of Lew
is Wight q ais, for sidewalk on Clark street
| OF X. X. Durham & ais, tor survey and new
running of the westerly end of Congress St.
OF committee OF Casco Street Church for aid in
replacing their bell which was cracked while
ringing for an alarm fire; of j. III. Williams &
al, for repairing the drain in Quincy Lane
OF Caleb 5. Small d ais, for sewer in Bracket
street; OF j. Q. Sheridan & ais, for sidewalk
on Clark streets of Francis Chase. that the P.
S. & P. r. r. Company have leave to lay a
temporary track for the purpose of filling up
their grounds; OF Burgess, Fobes & Co., that
Commercial Street, in front of Thomas Block,
be paved. aI Fl. ~ u
The ordinance amendatory of the ordinance
regulating Evergreen Cemetery was taken up,
amended, and as amended passed to be en-
crossed. Subsequently, the bill came back,
the; Common Council insisting upon their vote
passing the original bill to be engrossed. The
Board of Aldermen adhered and a Committee
of Conference was appointed
/ SALARIES OF SUBORDINATE OFFICERS.
The Joint Special Committee on Salaries re-
j ported an order fixing the salaries of the sub
ordinate city officers for the current year as
! follows: ..,...s.-i