The Portland daily press., 1867-08-06
CITY AFFAIRS.
The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening.

3 ~ IeJ CITY AFFAIRS. 8ti
The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening.
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
Reports of Committces.-Of Committee on
Police-on petition of Luther Sterling & ais
that it is ineXpedient, at present, to station
force at Peaks Island, and that petitioners
have leave to withdraw. Accepted.
OF Committee ON Judicial Proceedings ON
petition of Martha Cumpston, for remunera-
ton for damages TO her property in the grad
ing of Church street; and petition of Bethuel
Sweetser, for remuneration for damages to his
property in grading Fore street-that damages
should not be demanded of the CITY. and that
petitioners have leave to withdraw. Accepted.
OF Committee on Laying out New Streets,
that they had laid out a continuation of Salem
street to Emery street, and award damages for
land taken, to j. B. Brown and III. N. Jose
$500. Accepted.
OF same committee-That they have widen
ed Park street between York and Commercial
streets, and awarded damages to Perkins, jack
son s. Co. $54740, and Fl. B. Richards $497 so.
Accepted
the boundaries OF Cumberland street, as laid
out in behring's pasture, and extended it to
Grove street, and had laid out Grant streetand
Sherman street, both running parallel with
Portland street from High to Grove street,
across Deering pasture: Accepted.
OF same conmittee-That they had widened
Franklin street from Congress street to Fore
street. and had awarded as damages to the es-
tate of A. Hubs $587. estate of D. Bedford
$3.50, estate of Edwin Fer!ald $3.50, Hezekiah
Dodge 1881, estate OF Jonathan Tewksbury
$1116, T. & j. B. Cummings $780, w. 7. Hill
lard $1674, J. H. Costello 1928. Accepted.
Of same cOmmittee-That they had WIDEN
ed Fore street from Bank street to Cross street,
and had awarded damages to Richardson
Wharf Company 1851 40, and no damages to
any other persons. Accepted.
The Committee on Drains and Sewers re-
ported their doings thus far this year. The
amount expended for new work up to July 18th
was 1884 487 SO, swallowing up the whole appro-
priatiOn for the year. The amount of ASSESS
ments to be taxed to AUDITORS entering the
sewers is estimated $1344994 The commit
tee ask for an additional appropriation of $15,-
000 90 f~rt tt s-lo ,- =
OF same committee-In favor of purchasing
the drain on Union street built by Messrs.
Smardon, ScammOn & Co. Accepted
Or Civil Engineer of sewer built the present
year in Newbury street; also the one in Hamp-
shire street; also the sewers in Union street
and Quincy street, with the assessments on
the same. Placed on file.
Orders Passed Authorizing the Committee
on Public Buildings to purchase 400 tons of
coal for the use Of the city; authorizing the
Committee on Public Buildings to make and
establish list of prices for the use of the hall
and other rooms in the City building, devoted
to lectures, entertainments, Sc, for the pres
civ oulCIpdl year, auCDOrlZIng the MaVOr
deliver to the Directors of the Portland g.
Rochester II. II. Company the bonds of the
city ill aid of building said road, on certain
conditions to be complied with by said Direc-
tors; for the continuation of Salem street to
Emery street; Tor the widening of Park street:
altering the boundaries of Cumberland street,
and extending it to Grove street, running
through Deering pasture; laying out Grant
street IN Deering pasture; to pay David Boyd
S137.25, award made him in December 1862 tor
limo ft,n lsv,a II
shire street; laying out Sherman street; to
widen Franklin street; to widen Fore street
from Bank to Cross street; appropriating an
additional sum of $4,000 for drains and sew
ers; to pay Smardon, Seaman & Co. 1925 for
sewer built by them in 1866 establishing the
assessment of auditors on the sewer on New
bury street; also on the same in Hampshire
street; also on the sewer in Union street; also
on the sewer in Quincy street; to pave Com
mercial street from High to Park street: TO
grade Cumberland street from Green to High
street; directing the Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department. to notify Messrs. Hanson &
Winslow that the chimney of their planning
mill on York street is dangerous and directing
them to rebuild it within sixty days. a
William III. Staples and John Griffin were
appointed special policemen without pay
A communication was received from the
Board of Engineers of the Fire Department,
approving the nomination of Augustus w.
Berry and Francis j. Berry as officers of Drigo
Engine Company No. 8. The nominations
We're ratified by the Board.
Application was made by the Board of Over
seefs of the Poor for the room in the CITY
Building. adjoining the City Marshals office.
Public Buildings.
Permission was granted to G.. W. H. Brooks
to erect q wooden building at No 70 Bracket
street.
The City Auditor reported that the amount
appropriated for drains and sewers for the pres
ent year had been exhausted
A communication was received from Mrs
Sarah A. Preble, asking for review of pro-
ceedings i'll the award made to her for land
taken in widening Temple street, and it was
voted that petitioner have leave to withdraw.
The bond of Messls. knight & Hesselton, as
victualers, was approved.
Petition of j. l.. Farmer for leave to remove
horse chestnut tree on Danforth street was
laid on the table. . .. 5f-
Petition of e. L. o. Adams & ais, for con-
tinuation of sewer in Bracket street was
tabled. sd u. assn. ..55 ~
A vote of thanks was passed to Rev. E. G.
Bodies and all who officiated in the civic part
of the celebration of the 4th of July
Petitions Presented and Referred Of George
Jewett in relation to overcharges for entering
the sewer in India street; of Walter III. Thorn
as ct al. for permission to empty their drains
into the gutter ON Pearl street; of engineers
OF steam fire engines for a vacation; Of j. b.
Brown and sixtythree others that CONNER
cial street, from High to Park street, may be
paved; of Rufus Tebbetts ct ais. that Ellsworth
street may be graded; of James Todd for re-
muneration for land taken in widening Cross
street; of teachers of the public schools for a
room in the City Hall in which to hold meet
ings for mutual improvement and foI a read
ing ROOM
Leave to withdraw was voted upon the peti-
ton OF Z. M. Davis ct ais for the removal of
the pump in South street; also on petition of
N. Walker for review of proceedings in award
ing him damages for land taken in straighten-
ing West street; also on petition that Salem
street may be graded; also on petition of c. j.
Walker for sidewalk on Paris street.
iiHH a' In CONVENTION. 3ssi1aj
A Convention of both Boards was formed
and the question of the title to the school house
lot on Peaks Island was presented by repre-
sentatives from that island. ' = u
John Condor was elected Surveyor of wood
and bark, and A. j. Condor, Surveyor of lum-
Der, wood and bark. The Convention then
dissolved. ,...-
The order in relation to paving Commercial
street came up from the other Board commit
ted to the Committee on Streets with orders to
obtain an estimate. The Board of Aldermen
laid the order on the table for that purpose
An order was passed in concurrence, direct
ing the Committee on Revising the Ordinances
to enquire and report what further ordinance
IT any is necessary, to require committees, au-
thorized to make contracts in behalf of the
city, to submit any proposed contract to the
City Council for its ratification and approval,
before completing the same. siia-'.}
An order came up, passed the other Board,
ordering the Committee on Streets Sc. to re-
pair the old streets in the city before expanding
any thing further upon new streets. In this
Board the order was tabled
The ordinance to prevent the obstruction OF
city reservoirs was passed to be ordained. Ad-
journed.
ARRIVAL OF THE BOSTON YACHT CLUE
Sunday afternoon the feet of yachts embraced
in the Boston club, left Gloucester and arrived