The Portland daily press., 1869-04-06
City AHairs.

L. Carleton, Esq, appeared for the petitioner, and
Messrs. McCobb & Kingsbury for the creditor.
City Affairs.
The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Jurors-Daniel f. Small and Peter 81. Cor
don were drawn as Grand Jurors and Green
leaf Sawyer and Grin s. Fogg as petit jurors
for the April term Of tho Q. 8. Circuit Court.
Charles j. Pennell, George w. Beal, Albert
f. Chase, VIM. Noble, L. 8. Twombly, Charles
j. Morris, Warren o. Carney and Edward s.
Merrill were drawn as traverse jurors for the
Supreme Judicial Court, April term.
Petition of 5. Schryver for license as pawn
broker was referred to the Committee on Lii
censes.
A convention of both branches was formed
formed for the purpose OF bearing remarks
from gentlemen connected with the Portland
Institute and Public Library.
The convention was addressed ON behalf of
the Institute by Hon. VIM. Willis, Hon. L. D
M. Sweat, Hon. Israel Washburn, Jr., and
John Neal, ESQ.
The convention then separated.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Aid. Curtis, from the Joint Special Commit
tee on the repairs necessary to the draw on
Vaughan's bridge, made report recommend
ing the canceliing of the contract made with
the Portland Company for an iron draw. and
that the Committee nStreets, Sidewalks and
Bridges proceed forthwith and make such
repairs upon the draw as they may think me-
cessary, at an expense not exceeding $500.
The report was accepted and an order agree.
able thereto was passed.
Petitions presented and referred OF st. John
Smith that the eastern dock of Smiths wharf
may be dredged from the filth, &C., that has
flowed into it from the sewer on Maple street;
- n Ia o. oIc <Lo+N Nhor G11,h
may be remunerated for injuries received two
years since in aiding the police in making an
arrest; of HI. S. Burgess & ais for sidewalk
on the north side of Fore street between At
lantic and India streets; of l.. Taylor for re
muneration for damages to his property by al
tering the grade OF Wilmot street; of Engineers
OF steam fire engines that their salaries may be
raised to $1100; OF Moses Gould for the contin-
uation of Turner street; of w. G. Davis for
cross-walk between Pearl and Wilmot streets;
of Hugh MCGOWAN & al for grade in Poplar
street assimilatiag to that portion of the street
that has been built upon; of r. N. Greeley 8
ais. that Quebec and Turner streets may be
opened and graded to the Eastern Promenade,
and Howard street opened to Quebec street; of
E. Mitchell for sewer en- Atlantic street; OF j.
s. Palmer & ais. for sidewalk on West Com
merciai street, at the foot of State street; of j.
s. Floyd & ais. for plank walk on Newbury
street, between Franklin and Pearl st. eets; Of
Isaac Eernald for remuneration Tor damage to
his property by raising the grade of Middle
street; of III. L. Paine for sidewalk from No.
1876 to 166 Danforth street; of 81. B. & 81. M.
Hart & ais. that Portland street may be paved;
of G. K. Ladd & ais. for lamp post on Spruce
street; of VIM. Baldwin for remuneration for
damages to his property by city drain; OF
Portland Glass Company that they may have
a further exemption from taxation; of Wood
man. True B. Co. & ais that the Instructions
and rubbish on the lower part of Pearl street
may be removed; of s. W. Larrabee & ais.
that Centre street may be widened and con-
tinued to Commercial street; of w. G. Bar
rows & ais. that the buildings on Portland
street may be re-numbered; of citizens of Ward
for a new ward room; of John Ii. Kimball &
ais. that Brattle street may be continued to
Kennebec street; of j. FL. Jones for a lamp
post on the corner of Congress and Quincy
streets; of p. s. Williams for permission to
erect three-story wooden building in the rear
of No. Franklin street, [order of notice, re-
turnable next Monday, was voted ON this petit
toni; of G. P. Kimball & ais. for sewer on
State street, between Deering and Congress
streets.
The Mayor nominated and the Board con-
Niehels,yice o. H. Davis; George b. Down
er, vice j. M. Black; Lorenzo /. Miller, vice
p. s. Corliss; Wm w. Joseph, vice Chas. III.
Williams; w. r. Garland, reappointed; Adam
Barbour, reappointed; Joseph d. Decelle, re-
Daniel F, Gerts special policeman without
pay.
right or control of the city as Trustee of a be-
quest of $1,000 from the late VIM. Moulton to
the Female Orphan Asylum, upon satisfac-
tory evidence to the Mayor that the bequest
made in said will has heen received by said
Orphan Asylum, was referred to the Commit
tee on Judicial Proceedings.
1T appears from the memorial of Mr.. Ingra-
ham that during his lifetime Mr.. Moulton sub
sorihad &1000 fn ba fpnd for huiI1in0 q nj
Asylum, conditioned, that the sum of $25,000
should be subscribed. When he made his last
will and testament the conditions had not then
been fulfilled, and he left the amount in the
hands of the city as Trustee. Since his de-
cease the full sum has been made up and the
Executor is ready to pay the amount to the
Asylum.
License was granted Smardon, Scammon &
Co. to erect steam engine in their bakery on
Union street.
two small trees on State street, provided he
replaces them with some other trees after his
building is removed.
Frank D. Moore was appointed 1st Assist
ant Civil Engineer.
The Joint select committee on the State and
New England Fairs made a report, recon-
mending the giving the use of buildings and
grounds, and appropriating the sum of $4,000
for the purpose of fixing up the same. An
order to this effect passed the Board of Com
mon Council by vote OF Is yeas to nays.
In the Board Of Mayor and Aldermen, Aid.
WRIGHT moved to reduce the appropriation to
$2500. Lost.
Aid. Strout then offered an amendment to
the order providing that the money should be
expended under the direction of a joint special
committee. The order was passed.
Aid. Curtis moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the salary of the Mayor for the pres
ent year was fixed at $500.
Aldermen Wright, Strout and Wescott op-
posed consideration, contendng that the sal
ary fixed was not more than Just one, and
would not compensate the incumbent for the
sacrifices made in taking the Office.
Mayor Putnam handsomely addressed the
Board. He acknowledged that the services of
the Mayor this year would not be more than
one-half of what had been required OF his pre-
decessor. The salary had not been too high, if
high enough, for the past four years. But now
there was not so much to do and, although it
was a sacrifice in him to take the office, he
thought it best in order to reduce the expenses
to as economical point as possible, that there
should be reduction in his own salary.
The Board refused to agree with him, and by
a vote of 4 to refused a reconsideration.
Orders Pdssed--For repairing the city stables
on Hanover Street at an expense not exceed
ing $500; fixing the salary of the Judge of the
Municipal Court at 81 600 for the present year;
that City Hall shall not hereafter be let for ve-
locipede riding; closing the gates of Lincoln
prevent promscuous passing across the Park:
appointing committee to investigate the pres
ent system OF drainage, and report if better
system cannot be adopted: (Messrs. Rounds,
Wescott and Curtis were appointed J directing
the City Engineer to establish suitable grades
and the Committee on Streets furnish suitable
material for paving Portland and Preblo
streets from Green 20 Congress street; appoint
ing committee to report whether any aid
what measures can be devised to improve the
streets in the vicinity of the depot of the Port
land, Saco g. Portsmouth Railroad Company,
and also to diminish the liability to fire on
Commercial street, by the running of engines
through the street The Mayor and Aldermen
Curtis and Wright were appointed on this
committee.
ARRIVAL OF THE "MoRAvIAN." The
steamship sMoravian, Capt. Robert Brown,
from Liverpool the 25th ult, and Londonderry
26th, arrived at this port yesterday morning at
11.15. She was signalled at S.15. She brings
36 cabin and 480 steerage passengers and full