The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-02

The regular meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen was held last evening
Papers from the Board of Common Council
were received and disposed of in concurrence.
Reports Of Comnaittees-Of Committee on
Finance, recommending that tue City Treas
uler be authorized to dispose of the whole or
any part of the $450000 bonds of the State of
Maine held by the city, to purchase other Sc
curities which the bonds were intended to
guarantee; of Committee ON new Streets, that
the laying out of new street from Congress
to Portland, west of Forest, is inexpedent; of
Committee on Laying out new Streets, recon-
mending the discontinuance of Chadwick
street; of same com mittee leave to withdraw
on petition that Garden street may be laid out
and accepted; paying Sophia Manuel $75 for
damages to her property by reason of the
change OF grade of Hampshire street; direct
ing that the lines of the passage way leading
from Fore to Franklin street, near Chatham,
be defined and the Instructions therein re-
moved.
Petitions.-Of w. d. Robinson, for license
to sell gunpowder-grant of f. o. Bailey,
for license to sell at auction after sunset.
granted; of l.. ID. Cole, for license as victu-
aller, with liberty to furnish meals on Sun
day-granted; of B. Sweetser ct ais, for en-
largement of Mountfort street sewer-referred
that commercial street, from High street to
the Boston depot may be paved; that G street
on MunjOy, may be laid out and opened; OF
Enoch Moody, that the Observatory may be
exempt from taxation; of w. III. Chase ct ais.
for sewer on Cedar street; of VIM. H. Wood
bury, for permission to remove a shade tree
from II front of his residence on Winter street
all referred.
Orders PdSsed.-Authorizing the construc-
ton of a sewer on Spring street to enter the
High street sewer; authorizing the construc-
ton OF sewer on Carleton street; directing
lamp post to be placed on State street, be.
fyUn nd Stpsr,
tween Spring and Gray streets-laid on the
table; establishing the salary of the City
Liquor Agent at $1100 and prescribing the
hours which the agency shall be kept open
directing brick sidewalk to be laid around
Lincoln Park, and appropriating $1400 there
for; directing iron gates to be procured for the
Park, and appropriating $3.50 therefor; appro
priating $500 to aid certain parties who Wisl
to put down Scrmshaw's Concrete Pavement
as an experiment.
A communication was received from the
Richardson Wharf Co. withdrawing their offel
to accept $4,000 in lieu of damages for the ex
tension of Cotton street; and expressing theil
unwlllingneSS to have said street extended
across their line. Placed on file.
An order was passed, establishing the com
pensation to be paid the inspector of coal oil
and burning fluid.
The remonstrance of the Portland Railroad
Company against the proposed change O.
grade of Middle street, from Franklin stree
to India, at the present time. was referred
The City Marshal was directed to notify al
lnnhOlders and victualers doing business with
out license, to make application before the
next meeting of the Board.
This Board non-cOncurred with the other
Board in the passage of an order directing
change of grade of Middle street from Frank
lin to India.
The papers from the lower Board relating to
the Peaks Island school house matter, were
referred in concurrence, and Messrs. Deering
Carter and Warwick joined to the committee
Aid. Fessenden, from special committee
reported adversely on the proposition to in
crease the compensation of the late CITY
Treasurer. The report was accepted and
adopted.
Aid. Warwick, from Committee on EST.
mates, to whom was referred the Auditors es-
Inmates for the current year, reported amend
ments reducing the amount 1874 800.
Aid. Fessenden, of the Committee on CITY
Printing, who were authorized to make con-
tract with N. A. Foster, reported that there
was wide difference in the understanding OF
the terms of the proposals by the two parties
and recommending that new proposals be re-
ceived =
Aid. Lewis, of the Committee on Streets, re-
ported plan of grades to be adopted for Cum
berland, Pearl, Federal, Newbu.y Clifford
Chadwick, West, Deering and Mellen streets
Accepted and order passed.
Aid: Fessenden offered humorous resolu-
ton directing attention to the great need of an
Opera House, and moved its reference to the
Committee on Public Buildings, that they may
report how much the city ought to appropriate
for that object. Laid on the table,
>Messrs. Carter and Gould were Joined to the
Nmmittee to contract with the proprietors OF
Forest City Trotting Park for the use OF their
grounds tor the Agricultural Fair.
Archibald Montgomery was appointed and
confirmed policeman, vice Benz. b. Merrill re-
signed.
Adjourned to Monday evening next, at Z IL
o'clock.