The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-13
City Affairs.

The monthly meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen was held last evening by ad-
journment from the first Monday OF the month,
The report of the Committee on the Sinking
Fund OF the cortland & Rochester Railrond
was received and placed on file.
A communication was received from the
City Solicitor, stating that in his opinion the
laying out OF Chadwick street, north of West,
was illegal and void. Accepted.
The nomination of the following special pc.
hcemen, to serve during the State Fair was
confirmed: David Wyman, Thos. NJ Glenden-
ming, Henry Bowman, VIM. S. Elwell, Geo.
w. Mason, Joseph b. Parsons, A. p. Earnes,
VIM. H. Mclaughlin and Thomas McConkey.
Reports Of Connattees.-Leave to withdraw
on petition of G. NJ. Libby & ais. for the wild
enlng OF Becketts Lane; same on petition OF
Charles Richardson for compensation for land
taken m re-laylng out Pearl street. The
Council re-committed the report.1 Leave to
Withdraw on petition of +. G. Emery for
compensation for injuries received by wife OF
petitioner by falling the ice on Wilmot
street: same on petition of II. A. Bird & ais.
that Spruce street be extended to Thomas
street.
i>cttiOns presented and reterred-Of J, L.
Farmer & ais, for sidewalk on Commercial
street from India to Franklin; of Wesley Jones
q ais, for lamp post on the corner of Bracket
and Bramhall streets; of c. L. McAllister &
ais that the reservoir on Cumberland near
Washington street may be filled; of II. M
Payson & ais, that the original line of Deering
street be re-established and confirmed; of Geo.
warren, for COMPENSATION for land taken on
the corner of Hampshire and Middle streets
referred to City SOLICITOR; petition of A. P
Stone q ais. for crosswalks ON Hill, Bramhall
Bracket, Vaughan and Chadwick streets; of
Moses Gould 81 ais, that Howard street be
opened from Congress to Quebec street, and
that Quebec street be opened from Morrill,
street to the Eastern Promenade; of j. D.
Sawyer q ais, for street lamp on Quincy
street; also petition for lamp posts on Fore
street near the Bethel Church. on Vaughan,
Middle and Commercial streets; of admins
TRAITOR OF estate of Thomas Browne for compen.
sation Tor damages by change of grade on Mid
die street; petition for sewer on State street,
from State Street Church to Danforth street
OF Mary d. ID. Oates for compensation for dam
ages to house by the change of grade of Com
gress street; of Edwin Mason for permission
to remove tree on the corner of Elm and
Cumberland street Preferred to Mayor with
power to act. - H
Orders pdsSed.-Paying Robert Porterfield &
ais. 81 for land on the corner of Park and
Commercial streets; directing the purchase of
800 feet of rubber hose for the City Building:
directing the CITY Auditor to open an account
with Evergreen Cemetery, and transferring to
the same $3.50 from the balance of any appro-
priation unexpended at the close of the fnan-
cial year; authorizing the purchase of IS Lowry
street hydrants, 8 McClelland, 5 j. B. johnson
and Boston Machine Co.'S post hydrants
authorizing tine OK change of a lot of land near
the Warren field, at the base of BramhalPs
Hill, for lot near by owned by Hon. John B.
Brown; directing the p"J rrIcnI OF the 1sua'
I'---r,44 1sntian 10 Washington Hook land Lad
der Co for extra services at the Noble lumber
yard fire; authorizing the Building Loan Com
missioners to employ transient clerical help,
the same to be paid for by the city out of the
contingent fund; defining and establishing the
boundaries of Neal street from Pine to Clifford
q oh iClr tr.rk
street, running from Vaughan to Thomas
street, to be called Warwick street.
Chas. ii. Lunt was appointed undertaken
and special Policeman without pay; and Henry
5. Burgess was licensed as an auctoneer
The petition of e. X. Brooks for license as
vIctualler was refused. The petition of j. E.
Warren for license as auctioneer with permits
sion to sell after sunset, was laid on the table
The name of Fessenden street, on Munioy.
was changed to Emerson street, in concurrence.
The order providing for ramp on Congress
street, north OF the Eastern promenade, came
up amended. The Aldermen receded and con-
CURED. Llf
An order TO place clocks in the Aldermen's
and COunciERoOms was referred. aA - W
The petition of Andrew Dunning for permits
sion to erect stable on Plum street was re-
fused. f..... .t.,f,,To = - -. -
A communication was received from ,Judoe
Davis, one of the Loan Commissioners, stating
that no arrangements had been made for using
more than one million dollars of the sum au
thorized; that 100000 in bonds had been is
sued, and that the remaining 100000 will be
sufficient for the demand of the present year.
The communication was placed on file.
Aid. Deering submitted an ordinance regu-
lating the numbering of streets 1t was passed
and sent down, and afterwards came back
amended. This Board recedod and accepted
the amendment and the ordinance Was passed.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The order from the Board of Aldermen pro-
viding for the purchase of fifty.fiye street and
twenty post hydrants was laid on the table.
after debate. ''
The report of the Committee on Laying out
New Streets, on the subject of extending Con-
gress Place to Deering street, dated Aug. 10,
was recommltted with instructions to ascertain
the expense of said extension. Adj "