The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-01-14

q Alspecisl meeting of the City Council was
held last eYanin0 --..-a --.-...----- = . /
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND A1,pRnxrn

held last evening. .sssnza slds5l53s-s sas
- IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
A communication from the President of the
Board OF Trade respecting harbor distractions
ssking the appointment Of q committee Of the
tee of the Board of Trade, on the matter, was
presented by the Mayor. "- e'si9io
|r Onsthe part Of this Board the Mayor, and
Aldermen Lewis, Gibson and Lynch were ap-
pointed said committee. .--
+ A communication was received from Messrs,
Strout y Gage, counsel for Mr.. John Il. Bra
zier, asking attention to q claim of their client
against the city, for remuneration for injuries
sustained BY his wife by falling into an exca-
walton on Aunj0y, at the extension of Con-
gress street, below the promenade. Referred
to the Committee on Judicial Proceedings
An order was passed for the purchase Of 800
feet OF hose for the use of the City Building,
to be attached to the steam force pump in said
building. IH5asgraqeg wis E-~gEr0aOo9
"A license was granted Messrs. Nixon & Had
ley for exhibition Of their Hippodrome enter
tainment for one week from January o. ~
- Petition OF George Hearn and AZ others, for
the city 10 place bell in the tower of the
Methodi Church, corner of Congress and 81.
Lawrence streets, was referred to the Commit
tee on Bells and Clocks. y. .els, ~ ,-,.-f /
memorial was presented from W. & A.
Curtis respecting their claim upon the city for
excavation of Congress street, on Munioy,
setting forth that they have sustained great
damage by reason Of the non-fulfilment eft the
contract on the part of the city, and asking for
the adjustment of the same. 1t was voted TO
form a convention Of both branches for the pur-
pose of hearing from Messrs. Curtis or their
counsel. 49,, n -ts..tvs ---r st+ .---r
"A communication was received from the
Secretary of the Board Of School Committee,
stating that the Board deemed it would not be
for the interest of the public schools to comply
with the request of the City Council to post
pone the changes OF district boundaries until
after the close of the present term. Ia. 1as
An explanation was made by Alderman
: Giddings, member Of the Board OF School
Committee, why the School Committee were
unwilling to comply with the request of the
City Council. N'5 d"
0s.a ted I-e IN CONVENTION. 1aaa cL
A convention of both boards was held in the
Common Council room, and A. A. Strout, Esq,
presented the claims of Messrs. Curtis, and
urged the City Council to pay them the amount
which he claimed was justly due them ON their
contract with the city, for the grading of Con-
gress street. After hearing the argument of
Mr.. StrOut the convention was dissolved and
the Board OF Aldermen resumed its session.
The order passed at the last meeting of this
Board in relation to furnishing school books at
the expense OF the city, came up refused q pas
sage in the Board of Common Council, by a
vote of IL nays to yeas. The Board of AID
ermen voted to insist upon it's former action.
Alderman Gibson presented an order direct
ing the City Auditor to present to the Joint
Standing Committee on Accounts the bills
l$347960l already approved by the Committee
on Streets, Sidewalks and Bridges, Of Messrs.
w. g. A. Curtis against the city; and upon
their being allowed by said Committee on Ac-
counts, the City Treasurer be and he hereby is
directed to pay the same from the appropria-
ton for streets, sidewalks and bridges, provid-
ed the Court shall remove the injunction so
far as 1t relates to payment. The order elicted
considerable discussion. Its passage was OPP
posed by Aldermen Giddings and Deering on
the ground that the claim of Messrs Curtis
for damages should be settled at the same time.
Aldermen Gibson, Bailey and Rice supported
the order, and it passed by vote of to2.
Communication from s. B. Beckett, suggest
ing plan for REMEMBERING the streets was
presented by the Mayor, and was referred to
the Committee on Streets, Sidewalks, SC.
esq IN BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL. "
Messrs. Winslow of Ward 1, Bradford of 4.
Mari Of o, Milliken of 8, and Gould of Z, were
Joined to the committee on harbor obstruc-
tions.
The order relative to the paying the Messrs.
Curtis came down, and after considerable de-
bate was passed by q vote of IL to g. The Pres
ident Of the Board decided that it required
two-thirds vote, on the ground that no appro-
priation had ever been made for this special
purpose. But bis decision was overrnled by
the Board by vote of 8 in the affirmative to
10 in the negative. Adjourned. aea
The SCHOOL COMMITTEE held special
meeting last Saturday evening and the order
passed by the City Council requesting the
Committee to suspend until the end of this
month their own changes in the school district
lines was freely discussed. 1t was decided
after careful reconsideration of the matter,
that it is not consistent with the interests of
the schools of the city to comply with the re-
quest of the Council ~ ... --.-.
A motion was made that Warren,s Geopra-
ply be introduced into the public schools in
place Of Guyot's. 1t lies over under the rule.
An order was passed directing the Secretary
to Immediately notify the teachers Of all our
schools to confne the attendance of scholars
in the schools of which they have charge, to
the district lines laid down and published for
their guidance, except in special cases of per-
mission granted by this Board. fl'.
SECURE YOUR TICKETs.-Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher will deliver the next lecture before
the Mercantile Library Association tomorrow
evening" A few course tickets remain to be
sold, and we advise those who intend to hear
Mr.. Beecher land who does not?) to secure
their tickets at once. Evening tickets will be |
sold at 80 cents each. be- WaI
TIE stockholders of the Portland, Bangor |
and Mschias Steamboat Company win bear in |
mind that their annual meeting takes place at |
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