The Portland daily press., 1868-08-05
CITY Affairs,
Civ lANa1rs.
In BOARD OLE MAYOR AND ALnERMR,

IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, }
August 4, 1868.
| The regular meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen, appointed for Monday night,
wasSadjourned to Tuesday afternoon no quo
rum being present.
Licenses were granted to the following per-
sons as innholders and victualers J. O'Brien.
Knight 4 Heselton, N. J. Davis, Ramsay &
Wheeler, Chamberlain & Foss.
A. T. Chase licensed to keep and sell
gunpowder.
Papers from the Board of Common Council
were disposed of in concurrence
A communication was received from the CITY
Engineer, to whom was referred the petition of
John Bell and Mary Bell for compensation for
damages for land taken to widen Spring street.
giving the opinion that no damages should be
awarded.
Mr.. Deering from the Water Committee sub
mltted long report upon the subject of street
hydrants, accompanied by an order directing
contract with the Boston Machine Company
for the immediate delivery of Is Lowry hy.
drants. 1t is understood that these hydrapts
will cost $lQ5 each, delivered here. The Or
der passed.
The nominations of S. F. Pingree as under
aker and w. II. Bradley as a policeman,
were ratified and confirmed.
Orders PaSSed.-Laying out a new street to be
cabed Fessenden street from Congress street
near Merrill to Turner street; laying out new
street to be called Howard street from Con-
gress near Merrill to Quebec laying out a new
street to be called Morning street rnnning
from the Eastern Promenade to Congress ex-s
tending Vesper street 20 Congress street lay
ing out new street Moody stl from Munjoy to
Eastern Promenade; extending Beckett street
tp a,l oil L., l.,
ages on any of the above; of Committee on
laying out new streets, that it is inexpedient to
extend Congress street to Deering street, as
prayed for !; OF same committee that the extern
ton of Henry street to Deering street is mex
| pedent: OF same committee that the widening
| OF Oak street, between Free and Spring, is
| inexpedient of same committee recommend
ing the continuation of Neal street from Pine
to Clifford and laying out new street on the
lines of x street, from Vaughan street to
Thomas street; allowing the proprietors Of
Union Wharf $692,69 for dredging and re-
moving sewerage deposits from their dock.
Petitions presented and referred OF Geo. F i.
Lovett. for compensation for damages to his
| property by reason of change in the grade of
Wilmot street; of VIM. I. Hillard for early
action on his claim against the city growing
out OF the Strengthening of Franklin street in
1884; OF L.. Nj. Libby, that Beckett's Lane
may be wdened and accepted.
Of 1st Universalist Church, for sewer; of
A. E. Stevens ct ais, that Charles E. T. Shaw
may be appointed city bill poster; of w. w.
Thomas, that the city convey to him the lot of
land on the northwest corner of Milk and Mar
ket streets at the price of 81 per foot.
An order was passed requesting and author
lzlng the Mayor to contract with the Portland
Water Company for the placing of the water
MIGRANTS and connecting them with the mains
of the Company, in accordance with proposals
made for the same by Gen. George f. Shepley
President of the Company
An order passed providing for the payment
to Messrs. j. e. Donnell, John PARIS Eben
Libby, G. II Adams, Charles Baker, J. w.
Dyer ct ais, Nancy Walker, and to the heirs of
the late Z. q. Clapp the several sums awarded
by referees, amounting in the aggregate to the
sum OF about $36,000 and the same be charged
to appropriations for damages on streets
An order was passed authorizing the CITY
treasurer to issue the bonds of the city for the
sum OF $36,OOO, on time not exceeding twenty
years, at six per cent interest, the same to be
appropriated to the payment of awards of ref
erees for damages on streets.
The Committee on Streets, &C., reported
that the lowest responsible bid for new draw
IN Vaughan's bridge was that of the Portland
Company, who offer to do it for $500.
The order for grading that portion of Mid
die street between franklin and India streets
was taken from the table and passed in con-
currence.
An order passed for paving Middle street,
from Market street to the extreme end of the
Thompson block.
Leave was refused G. S. d. Griffin to remove
shade tree on Danforth street.
"A communication was received from the City
AUDITOR stating that the appropriation made
Tor bells aud clocks is not sufficient to meet
the bills already presented An order was then
passed authorizing the transfer to the account
of bells and clocks, from any APPROPRIATION that
can spare it, sum sufficient to meet the out
standing bills.
An order passed appropriating the sum of
$4,000 for the purpose of building draw in
Vaughan's bridge.
order passed for constructing sewers in
Watervllle, Fore near Mountfort, Exchange,
Plum, and Pearl streets, when the AUDITORS
have complied with the city ordinance.
An order passed providing for the city to re-
move all the cobwork and filling or any other
obstruction of that portion of Union wharf
which is beyond the har5or line, provided the
damages by reason of such removal
Adjourned.