The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-02-19
CITY AFFAIRS,
An adjourned meeting of the City Council
was held last evening.

IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDEhMnN
Reports of Committees. Ofthe Police Com
mittee, on petition of Samuel Weymouth for q
policeman to be stationed near Libby's Corner,
that it be referred to the next City COun-
Gil; of same committee, on the petition of
Smith, Donnell & Co, that it is inexpedient to
increase the police force at present and that
petitioners have leave to withdraw OF Com
mittee on Finance, on petition of j. N. Wins
low that the Stoneware Company may be re-
lieyed from taxation for five years, that it is
inexpedient and that petitioners have leave to
withdraw; of Committee on Health, that An
drew Falby have permission to keep Fish
Market OF Committee on Claims, on petition
of Jonathan Morgan, Esq, that he have per-
mission to withdraw. OF Committee on Lay
ing out new Streets on order to pay John Bar
bour and ais damages for widening Hampshire
street, that they were unable to obtain further
information than was contained in the order.
OF same committee that it is inexpedient to
change the name of Middle street. The fore
| going reports were all accepted.
| Frederick Il. Garlic was appointed special po-
| iceman without pay. 50
Memorial Of George Warren in relation to
the blowing up by the city on the night of the
4th of July, a building in Fore street, known
as the Eagle Tavern" was referred to the
| Committee on Judicial Proceedings.
A petition was presented from Messrs. Wins
| low, DOten & Co., praying for review of the
| damages awarded them for the extension of
Cross street. Leave to withdraw was voted.
| d "A petltlon was presented loom +. II. hloOre,
| Assistant Civil Engineer, praying for addition
| to his salary. Alderman Phinney moved to
| add 800 to his salary for the present year.
| Negatived-yeas 8 nays 4.
On the petition of +. M. Dyer for permission
| to sell pens at the corners of streets, leave to
| withdraw was voted. e. .t.sf.-- fa
Petition OF Daniel f. Larrabee for permits
| sion to occupy his stable in the rear of his
house on India streetas a livery stable was laid
on the table until the next meeting, in order to
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appear. -.9H \ gu Do ,tHL
Invitation from Rev. e. Muller for the City
Council to attend the examination of st. Dom
| inick's School Tuesday afternoon was read,
and on motion of Alderman Holden the invi-
tatiOn was accepted and it was voted to attend.
letter was read from the Clerk of Wash
ington Fire Company of Gardiner, stating that
in Obeying the call for aid to our city on the
4th OF July last, they lost their banner, and re-
questing the city to present them with One On
motion of Alderman Phinney it was voted that
the Committee on Fire Department procure a
banner at an expense not to exceed 300, and
that the Mayor present the same to the Gard
liner company. If5t FL,
John Crockett was licensed as an auctioneer
An order came up, passed in the lower Board
| to pay the City Marshall 500, and the Deputy
Marshals, Truant and Police officers 800 each
in addition to their salaries for the present
year. The order was refused passage in this
Board. sf.5.,tf.ii. 5 .af
An order came up passed in the lower Board
apprOpriating $500 additional to the salary Of
| +. d. Moore, Assistant Civil Engineer. The
Board of Aldermen cut down the appropria-
ton to 800, and passed the order as amended
The Common Council adhered, and commit
tee of conference was appointed to report at the
next meeting.
A communication was received from Hon. G.
| Holden, Chairman of the Board of Overseers
of the Poor, announcing vacancy in that
Board, occasoned by the death of Paul Hall
ESQ. 1t was voted to 60 into convention to fill
the vacancy. l5t 1
IN CONVENTION.
On the second ballot Chas, Baker, Esq, was
elected Oyerseer of the Poor to fill the vacancy
| occasion cd ny the death of Paul Hall, ESQ.,
|. Winslow Hall was elected Surveyor of WOOD
and Bark brought by water conveyance.
. The convention then dissolved. II
: The owners OF steam-tug Uncle, Sam pre-
scented bill for services rendered the city.-
Leave to withdraw was voted aA
Memorial of Benjamin Knight, that an aware
of 5000 to his father in 1850 for damages in thu
| location of Commercial street has never beer
paid, and requesting the attention of the CITY
Council to the matter, was referred to the Com
mittee on Judicial Proceedings.
Orders passed-Authorizing the City Treas
, urer to hire on term of time not exceeding
twenty years, sum not exceeding $4,000, the
|. same to be appropriated to the erection of tn,
Congress street school house; Also on the
: same time, sum not exceeding $4,000, tn,
same to be appropriated to the erection of tn,
s SI Chs l h9Rses Exceeding oaS
, the same to be appropriated to rebuilding thu
!, CITY and county buildings; Requiring all SUI
coordinate city officers excepting the Treasurer
| and Auditor, to make their annual reports Oh
, or before the first Monday in March Author
izing the Committee on Laying out Streets t.
straighten Congress street from Pearl to Frank
lin street; Authorizing the Committee OF
Fire Department to purchase 1000 feet of en-
CINE hose if they deem the same expedient
Repeating the order passed at the last meeting
stopping the building of the sewer in new High
street; Directing the City Clerk to add a no
tice in the warrant calling the ward meetings
to the effect that voters who are only Temporal
rily residing out of their wards can have Their
names changed to wards claimed by them as
their residences, by making application to the
Board of Aldermen on the three secular DAYS
preceding said election; To pay John Barbour
the damage awarded for widening Hampshire
| street.
Petitions Presented and Referred 0. g. G.
Beckett, for remuneration for damage to their
building by the tearing down of wall by the
city authorities OF b. Daily for remunera-
tion for tools lost ON the night of the fire on
Petition Of j. c. Brooks and ais that work on
the grading of Emery street may be suspended
was referred to the next City Council
An order came up from the Common Coun-
Gil that operations on the grading of Emery st.
be suspended. The Board of Aldermen non
concurred and refused the order a PASSAGE.
subsequently both Boards voted to adhere to
their votes, which kills the order la..
Adjourned. s