The Portland daily press., 1867-11-05
CITY AFFAGRs.U
fhe Tegular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening 80 Sic
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN

In ooAhD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN. ~
The resignation of Henry Fox, ESQ.,. as "a
Asslstapt Engineer, of the Fire Department.
was read and accepted =
boz Petitionuo of Tyler, Lamb & Co.,, for a cross
walk on Union street, was referred to the
Street Commissioner, with instructions to make
sThe Committee on Police tneSoomrted that an
increase OF the force, atpresent, is unnecessary.
Accepted. ~ i'A' ss1i
The Committee on judicial Proceedings re-.
ported that the fence around Lincoln Park was
not according to contract, but, in their opinion,
tract Accepted veb fe,,,r1l.o ! -
W. b. Meicner, Franklin Tukey and s. S.
Murray were appointed Special policemen
81 Petition 81 Howe scale, COMPANY. for per-
mission to place one Of their large scalees in
Market Square, was laid on the table. =
The committee of conference on the Curfis
claims for grading Congress street, reported
that they were net able to agree. ssNt:f
The Committee on Fire DEPARTMENT ranort-
ed that building owned by w. III. and a. r.
stephenson, on Spring street, encroached
eighteen inches on land owned by the city. and
reported an order for the removable of said build
ing. Accepted .~4Eo& 1876 III u
Order of notice was voted upon the petition
of e. LsStanW God, for petition to erect a sta
tlonary steam engine on India street 4T
The joint special committee, to whom was re-
ierred the petition Of John Neal ct ais, that
locomotives ON Commercial street be required
to use coal instead of wood reported that on
consulting the City Solicitor they found that
the city had no power to make such a reol1ire-
ment until further action by the Lesislatura
KePort edopted, and the, petition. of Mr.. Neal
ct ais. was referred to the next City Council
Notlce was received from the School Com
mittee that they had no further 11se for t the
pulldlng on Congress near Locust street. which
has been temporarily occupied for school pur-
poses. 1855 - Ia71'.- PN
Petitions of Frank Lakin, for license to ex-
nfDlT ~! N1x 6. q Co.'S Hppodrome, &c. and of
talnments, were tabled eFf -
Petitions presented and refe,red-Ot G. w
Woodman & ais. for street lamps ON the cor.
ner of Pine and Neal, aud Pine and Thomas
streets; of u, III. Blanchard & ais. for street
lamp at the corner of Emery and Cushman
streets; of John Harrison for remuneration
for damage to his property caused by the over
flow of a city sewer; of I. Washburn. Jr.. &
ais. that the sewer built to Thomas street NAV
be forthwith continued, according to the origi-
maj INA order, to Neal street; of b. b. Farnsworth
ior same; Of G. i. Jordan for remuneration
tor damage to his property by the grading of
cross street; of Edmond Walsh for remunera-
uon ior damage TO his property by the grading
OF Deer street; Of George w Fuller & ais, for
s st lamp at the corner of Preble and Oxford
sIreetsi OF sophia Sprague for a hearing on
ciaim Tor land taken bv the CITY in layinr out
Lincoln street; of w. p. Fessendep 81 ais. for a
new line for Mellen street; of Charles II.
Chase y ais, Democratic City Committee, that
rooms IN the City Han may be assigned to the
oons1itutlonal Union Club, for the purpose Of
a reading room and for lectures: of c. II
Bowler & ais. that the charge OF steamer Fal-
mouth may be gwen to them if placed in the
department. s,.-
Orders passed-Instructing the Committee
on judicial Proceedings to examine into and
enquire into what damage has been done to
docks by the city drains; and to report what
recompense shall be made to the owners of
said docks: Authorizing the Committee on
Public Buildings to sell the lot on Eewbury
they deem the same expedient: Repeating an
order in relation to payments for work done
the city passed Oct. 9: Providing for the pay
ment of work done for the city: Directing the
City Marshal to notify W. H. and A. b. Ste