The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-09-03
CITY AFFAIRS.


The regular monthly meeting Of the City
Council was held last evening" E.--r /.
iSs'i IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN " T
The resignation of Lewis B.. Smith as Sd AS
Sistant OF the Board OF Engineers of the Fire
department was read and accepted
Henry Wiswell and Robert M. Gould were
drawn as Grand jurors, and Byron Greenough
and John G. Small as petit Jurors for the SEN
TENDER term Of U. S. Circuit Court.
PERMISSION was granted John Stafford to
erect two storied wooden building at the COR
ner OF Fore and Franklin street, so by 40 feet.
M. Charles was licensed as gauctioneer with
permission to have evening sales. 'is,,I-zgs
The bond of II. E. Wood as one of the Com
missioners of the Railroad Sinking Fund. was
read and approved. - ~ ~
Leave te withdraw was voted upon petition
OF James Todd, for Remuneration for damages
in widening Cross street.
M, A resolve came up passed in the other Board,
mat IN their opinion the Committee on Drains
and Sewers should place the work in their de-
Tabled. -' 0'''''
The Committee on Streets Sidewalks and
br,dges reported on several petitions which
had been referred to;that committee, inswhich
the work prayed for had been performed.
be- Line COMMITTEE on Revised Ordinances re-
ported IN favor of an amendment to the first
SECTION T1 OF the Ordinance on Contracts. e1
The Committee on Streets, on petition of j,
B. Brown & ais, for the paving Of portion of
Commercial street, reported in favor of the
same, but as 1t cannot be done the present wear
they recommend reference of the petition to
the next City Council. Accepted. The same
committee reported on petition of M. Gould &
ais, for the establishment of grades of certain
streets On Munjoy, that the same is inexpedi-
ent at present. Accepted. g,-lI "a rsE.
= Petitions presented and referred-Of j. o.
Donnell, attorney for v. Cassant, for remune-
| ration for damages to his brick yard in conse-
| quence of its being overlooked by the recent
| rains; of g. *. Laid & ais for lamp on Spruce
near Emery street; of j. f. Mitchell ais. for
| mercial street; of John Ray & ais. that the
| sewer on Brackett street may be continued to
Dow street; OF drivers of steam fire engines
ana nose carriages that they may become mem
oe1s q the respective companies in which toey
are employed; of T. C.Hersey & ais for a fire
alarm box at the Forest City Sugar Refinery;
OF ). ID. Fickett for lamp post corner of Emery
and Spruce streets; Of John Harrison & ais.
and John Kavanagh for relief from inunda-
ton OF their property by rains in consequence
| Of defective sewerage; Of N. f. Deering & ais.
| that no grade be established for the Eastern
part OF Congress street that requires cutting
| through the Promenade 81 .GN
Orders Passed Directing the Committee on
| laying out new Streets to inquire into the ex-
| pediency of continuing Cotton street to Com
mercial street; resembling the order passed
May 6tE, forbidding the issuing of oil or other
clothing to firemen; directing brick sidewalk
" w itliu III ilOub certain prOpefuy on Garlic
| ton street,; authorizing the Committee on
Streets, Sidewalks and Bridges to purchase
1900 tons of paving stones, at a price not ex-
ceedlng Sl:7O per ton; making it the duty Of
toremen OF engine and hose companies imme-
| diately after a fire to substitute dry hose on
their hose carriages in place of the wet; di-
rectlng the issuing of a suit of oil clothing to
each fireman, the whole cost not to exceed
5000; directing the City Solicitor to take such
measures against Mr.. George s. Barstow as
the School Committee may direct in relation
to the fence built between his property and
the Park street School House; directing the
City Engineer to measure the amount of earth
excayated by Messrs. w, & A. Curtis on Con-
gress street, and that they be paid for the same
at the rate Of As cents per cubic yard-but this
order shall not be construed as in any manner
affecting the contract made by the Committee
on Streets, &C., with the Messrs. Curtis; direct
ing the payment Of awards made for lands
taken in widening and laying out new streets.
resolve was passed directing the Commit
tee of this Board on Police to consider the ex-
pedlency of increasing the police force q
Petition of o. III. Stuart and G. HI. Howe,
that they may be elected as general SURVEYORS
of excavations, brick work, rubble stone and
gravel work and plastering and stucco work
was read and laid upon the table. Is4sls ssL
The Committee on Fire Department report
ed adversely upon the petition of the engineers
of the steam fire engines for q vacation. Ac-
cepted. -'fs't % sF9sa ere ' ~
sss,fS .. IN CONVENTION. so ave II p
A convention of both branches was formed
and William III. Aver was elected Sd Assis-,
tant Engineer of the Fire Department. in place
Of Lewis b. Smith, resigned. The convention
then dissolved.
The Board Of Mayor and Aldermen resumed
business, and Jacob Quimby was appointed
undertaken. g. ylfsssialse 49, -
The subject of the Peaks Island School
House was taken up, but no action was had,
ano the matter was again laid upon the table.
An order was passed authorizing the Mayor
to purchase the lot of land on the corner of
Lincoln Park, owned by the heirs of the late
Nathan Winslow, if he deem it expedient SO
to do. Adjourned. q ~ tR \
In the Board of Common Council the order
in relation to paying Messrs. Curtis for exca-
waiting Congress street was passed. A motion
was then made to reconsider the vote, which
elected considerable discussion. Pending the
motion the Board adjourned to IL o'clock
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