The Portland daily press., 1868-03-28
City Affairs,
An adjourned meeting of the City Council

An adjourned meeting of the City Council
was held last evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
An order was passed authorizing the City
Treasurer to hire sum not exceeding $4,000,
on 20 years, the same to be appropriated for
the payment of the Congress street school
house. 49,.
- A communication was received from the
President Of the Portland Water Company in
relation to the city hydrants, and an order
was passed authorizing the City Engineer the
Engineer and Assistant Engineers of the Fire
Department to select and locate the hydrants
for the use of the Fire Department.
An ordinance concerning meetings of the
City Council passed to be engrossed. 1t pro-
vides that the stated meetings of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen shall be held on the
first Monday in each month, at IL o'clock,
and stated meetings of the Board of Common
Council shall be held on the first Tuesday of
each mouth. Special meetings of the Mayor
and Aldermen and of the City Council shall
be called by the Mayor in the usual manner.
1.-THE ordinance was amended in the Board of
Common Council by making their stated meet
ings on the second Monday in each month";
The order for the continuation of Cotton
street, from Fore to Commercial street. referr-
ed ny the last City Council to the present, was
taken from the table and referred to the Com
mittee ON Laying Out New Streets.
An order, offered by Aid. Deering, was
Immediately of the City Banks the conditions
upon which they will take the bank account
of the City for the current municipal year,
and submit the propositions received to the
Committee on Finance, to be reported upon
by the City Council for their information and
guidance. Tabled in the Common Council
An order passed that the Auditor of Ac-
counts be directed TO transfer Preserved
Fund" account to Discount on Bonds" ac-
count, being in part towards discounts made
in negotiating sales of bonds, authorized by
itxyE sniu AZ
present financial year.
THE "DUTCH GAP"
An order, offered by Aid. Fessenden, was
passed directing commission to be appointed
consisting OF two experienced engineers and
three citizens, all of whom shall be nominated
by the Mayor with the advice of the Alder
men, whose duty it shall be to recommend a
plan of permanent grade for the Eastern slope
Of Mupjoy hill &c. The Mayor to report the
probable expense of the services of said Com
mission before it is appointed.
Also, an order instructing the Committee
on Streets to give notice that all grades here
tofore established on Congress street, from
Munjoy street to East Commercial street, are
about to be repealed
Also an order instructing the Committee on
Streets to recommend grade for ramp or
temporary roadway to be constructed on the
lower third of the Eastern Promenade to en-
ter upon Congress street near the head of the
present cut, on the lower side of the hill
Sdiu ramp OF rOauWay TO De constructed on q
line parallel with the upper roadway of the
Promenade; and said committee are instruct
ed to make contract for the immediate COM
pletion of said ramp-said contract to be SUBJ
mitted for ratification TO the City Council
Also that the Committee on Streets be and
are hereby instructed to stop all work on Con-
gress street and the Eastern Promenade, be-
tween MunjOy and East Commercial streets
heretofore commenced, or which may be COM
menced under any alleged contract entered
into by the city and other parties for the grad
ing of Congress street and the Eastern Prom
enade.
Petitions presented and referred-Of N. Deer
ing q ais, that Beckett St., and ;Vesper street
may be continued from the northwestern ter
mnation to Congress street, and for new
street parallel with said Vesper street and 100
feet easterly from the same, and running from
the Eastern Promenade to Congress street; of
+. Mcdonald & ais, for lamp post corner of
Dantorth and Vaughan streets; of +. w.
Clark for remuneration for damages to his
of citizens of Peaks Island, that the
road laid out on that island in 1866 may be
made and graded forthwith; of S. e. Spring &
ais, that clock be placed in the tower of the
school house corner of Congress and India
streets; of M. Could & ais, that Turner street
be opeaed to the Eastern Promenade; of Jas.
Dumphy for permission to erect asthree story
wooden building on Bradley's Court.
Orders Pdssed.-Transferring the unfinished
business of last year to the several appropriate
committees; instructing the Committee OF
Laying out new Streets to fix grade for Mel
len street; authorizing the Mayor to employ
snch assistance as may be necessary to enable
him to carry out the requirements of the Gov
ernor and Council under the State Pension
law approved Feb. "a, 1868; and to fix the COM
pensation therefor.
Petition of Sections and Undertakers for the
appointment of Francis Loring as Superin-
tendent of Burials was laid on the table.
Permission was granted e. M. Harding to
erect wooden dwelling house on Deering
street.
Several undertakers were appointed.
An invitation was received from COL Roberts
for the Mayor and City Council to attend the
Promenade Concert of the Portland Mechanic
Blues On motion of Alderman Gould the
thanks of the Board were extended to Col
Roberts for his polite invitation.
THE POLICE.
The Mayor nominated and the Board con-
The following is the liss of policemen thus far
appointed;
James W. Adams Charles H. Williams. ,Jo-
seph 9: Sterling, William Foster, Oliver II.
Davis, Daniel Gerts, Joel W. Merrill, Cyrus
B. Trask, Ruel n. Field, Clinton T. MeIntire
Robert Pennell, Jonathan Meserve, BENJAMIN
Burnham, VIM. Il. Garland, John W. Collins.
P. s. Corliss, Joseph 81. Rice, George II. Cam
nett, A. w. Barbour, Robert E. Smith, lothian
Z. Gribben, Benz B; Merrill, VIM. II Libby,
Ehos. + Beals, e. ID. Rich. Enoch L. Hall,
John Z. Haines, James II. Black, Elliott z,
Vose, Alfred Roberts, Joseph D. Decelle,
In CONVENTION.
A convention of the two Boards was formed
or the purpose of eiecting a CITY Treasurer.
The whole number of ballots was rs
Necessary to a choice, IA
Henry w. Jersey had Ia
j. S. Palmer,
j. 8. Hamlen,
md Mr.. Hersey was elected.
Thomas Condor aud A. j. Condor were