The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-01-28
City Affairs.

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
Leave to withdraw was reported by Com
mittee on Laying out New Streets, on petition
of James Todd for damages for widening Of
Cross street. The report was accepted.
Petition of A. s. Mayo for remuneration for
injuries sustained in falling on an icy sidewalk
on Cumberland street, was referred to the
Committee on judicial Proceedings; also,
petition of Mrs. Ellen Nj. Knight for remuner-
alton for injuries sustained by falling into an
excavation on Vesper street in May last.
The City Auditor reported that the addition
al appropriation of $4,000 for streets, &C., was
expended, and that there were outstanding
bills to the amount of about $1400.
An order was passed authorizing the City
Treasurer to hire the sum of $1,000 for one
year. the same to be appropriated to streets,
sidewalks and bridges.
The Mayor was directed to issue $4,000 adj
ditional city bonds to the Portland & Roches-
amount issued to said company $3.50 900. =,
Petition of s. Lombard for permission to
keep fish market on the corner of Preble and
Portland streets, was referred to the Health
Committee with power. ~
Petition of President of the Mercantile Lib
rary Association for lease of rooms for the
use of library in Market Hall was read, and an
order passed instructing the City Treasurer to
execute lease of said rooms to the Assoca-
ton for three years, at a rent of $500 per year.
The Water Committee reported bill to be
presented to the Legislature, giving the city
authority to contract with the Portland Water
Company for supply of pure water. The re-
port was accepted.
Aid. Bailey offered resolves protesting
against the erection of dam at the mouth of
Presumpscot River, as being injurious to our
harbor, and requesting the Legislature not to
grant any such power if asked for. The re-
solves passed to be engrossed.
The Board for revising the jury lists was d.
rected to proceed upon the business forthwith
and report at the next meeting of the City
Council.
Resolutions in relation to the death of Rev.
y. L. TuckermaD, Minister at Large, lament
ing his death, and extending the sympathy OF
the City Council to his afflicted family were
presented by AID Bailey, and were unaui-
mously adopted by rising vote.
On motion of Aid. ellison it was voted that
a copy of the preamble and resolutions be sent
to the family of the deceased, 81
Orders Pdssed-Granting the Portland N lat
ural History Society the free use of the South
East room on the third floor of the City build
ing; To pay Michael Walsh the sum of 1928
for land taken in the extension of Federal
street, said amount having been wrongly
awarded to Mrs. Todd-also 10 pay said Walsh
further sum of $175 when his house now
standing upon the lot shall be removed; To
pay Asa Hanson $25 for expense incurred in
removing building from the Hussey lot ON
Congress street; Authorizing the City Treas
urer to hire $1,000 on one year, the same to be
appropriated to streets, sidewalks and bridges;
To lease rooms in Market Hall to the Mercan-
tile Library Association; Requesting the City
Civil Engineer to inform the City Council why
an order passed Oct. 9th, directing him to
make survey of Evergreen Cemetery, has
not been carried out.