The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-07-13
CITY AFFAIRS.
A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening.

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Petitions presented and REFER ed-Of Moses
Gould g. ais, that certain streets on Munioy
may be graded; of G. j. Walker g. ais, for
sidewalk in Paris street.
Orders pdssed-That the sum of 800 author
lied to be paid to the heirs of Lewis Stetson,
by order of the Council MayE6th, "for dam
ages by the recent grading of York street." be
paid to Mrs. Josephine A. Wight, she being
the owner OF the property; authorizing the
City Treasurer to hire 500, 600, on twenty years.
and to issue the bonds of the city therefor, the
same to be appropriated to the payment of ex-
penditures on the city and county buildings,
and the furnishing of the city's portion of the
same; authorizing the City Treasurer to hire
$4,000, on twenty years, the sum to be appro-
priated to the payment of expenditures on the
Congress street school house; increasing the
salary of +. ID. Moore, LIST Assistant Civil En-
gineer, to $1,000 per year; to pay e. I'll. Nevers
OF Sweden the sum of $1,000 as remuneration
for injuries sustained by him in falling into a
sewer near the foot of India street on the 18th
of December last; to pay Nathaniel Walker
the sum of $500, in addition to the award made
to him for damages to his property in the
Strengthening OF West street; to pay Mer-
chants National Bank the sum of 1880, in
addition to the amount awarded for land taken
in the recent widening of Fore street, near
Silver street, more land having been taken
than was previously estimated; appropriating
the sum OF $4,000 from the reserved fund" for
the purchase OF a lot and the building of a
school house thereon, on Peaks Island
Reports of Committees.-Of Committee on
Laying out Streets, that public convenience
does not require the laying out OF a street
from the Western Promenade, near the Ar
senal, extending northwesteriy to Congress
street; OF same, on petition of j. H. Kimball
ct ais, that Brattle street may be continued
to Kennebec street, that it is inexpedient at
present, and petitioners have leave to with
Mt (snmu1itfaa Ind. a.o 81
on petition of James +. Noyes for remunera-
ton for injuries sustained by his wife in falling
into an area in front of Brown and Hanson's
block on Middle street on the 4th of May last,
that the city is not liable, and that petitioner
have leave to withdraw; of same committee,
upon petition of Edward Harlow for remuner-
alton for damages sustained by him in being
directed by the police to leave his store, at the
loot OF Union street, on the night of July 4,
1856, while he was endeaving to save portion
of his stOck-said police being about to blow
up the building-that petitioner suffered little
or no damage by the interference of the police
and that he have leave to withdraw All of
the above mentioned reports were accepted.
Convention was held for the purpose of
hearing report from the Committee appoint
ed to form commission upon establishing a
uniform grade for streets running from Mum
Joy. The Mayor as chairman of the Com
mittee, reported that nothing had yet been
done in relation to forming the commission.
The order suspending work on the grading of
Congress street to East Commercial street,
having been reconsidered the work is still
going on. He wished to know whether
under these circumstances. the City Council
wished the Commission to be formed, and the
Engineers selected to survey the grade and
make their report.
Considerable discussion ensued. Some
OF the members contending that the grade as
fixed in 1868, and which is the.one now in dis
pute is the best that can be made; while 9TH
ers cOntended that the Commission should 90
on aud establish the grade not only of that
street, but for all streets that shouId hereafter
be laid out from Munjoy.
In order to test the sense of the members,
Alderman Rice moved that any informal vote
be taken upon the question of reconsidering
the vote raising commission. The vote was
taken and resulted, ayes 8, nays II; so the
sense OF the majority was against resembling
the order raising the commission.
After considerable more debate, which took
a wide range, another motion was made to
reconsider the vote raising the commission
The vote stood the same as before 8 in favor
of reconsidering and IL against it,
Debate was again resumed, Aldermen Gil
son and Bailey seemed strenuous that the
work Of grading Congress street shall go on as
contemplated and that the commission shouId
not be raised. Councilmen Dow, Mari. FuIl-
er and others contended that the worl, of
grading congress street should be stopped
until report could be had from the Commits
sion.
III
vention, that the work of grading Congress
street should be suspended at the second road
of the Eastern Promenade, until report can
be had from the Commission. This was car
ried by vote of 10 yeas, nays not count
ed.
The Mayor presented an Invitation from
Rev. Eugene Muller, for the City Council to
attend the exhibition of st. Dominick's school
on Thursday next, at o'clock z. M.
On motion of Alderman Gibson the CITY
Clerk was directed to express to Rev. Mr. Mui
Ter the thanks of the City Council for his po-
lite invitation The Convention then dissolved.
In Board of Mayor and Aldermen it was
voted to grant permission to Messrs. Stuart &
Edmands to erect a three story wooden build
ing on Center street.
Alderman Lynch offered an order suspend
ing work in the grading of Congress street
after reaching the second street on the Prom
enade until report can be had from the Com
mission. The order Twas opposed by Messrs.
Bailey, ellison and Rice, and supported by
Messrs. Giddings, Deering and Lynch.
Alter debating the matter long time. on
motion of Alderman Rice the order was tabled
by the following vote:
Yeas-Lewis Ric,, ellison and Bailey.
Nays-Dcering, Lynch and Giddings-3
The Board then adjourned.