The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-18

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening.

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Jurors-Messrs. o. M. Marrett, H. H. Hes
elton, George Milliken and Thomas e. Twitch-
ell were drawn as jurors for the present term
or the Superior Court.
John D. Williams was appointed 2dsAssist-
ant Civil Engineer.
Leave to withdraw was voted on the petition
of Smith Swedish for additional compen-
sation for land taken in widening Congress
street.
George s. Swasey and Bonney 81 Rand were
licensed to keep billiard tables.
Hydr0nts.-Ald. Carter from the Committee
on Hydrants, reported an or Ter for the ap-
pontment of a joint select committee to whom
shall be referred the subject Of hydrants, with
authority to purchase, not exceeding 100, of
the Montreal pattern, and if that pattern can
not be purchased without involving patent
| rights, then such other post hydrants as the
| committee may decide upon may be purchased.
| Also to establish four drinking fountains. Also
| if said committee deem it necessary, to pur-
chase and put down, not exceeding eight in
number of the Lowry hydrants; and that said
| committee have full power in the matter of by
drants, in consultation with the City Engin-
| eer.
AID Strout moved to increase the drinking
| fountains to ten. Carried.
Aid. Wright moved to amend the order by
limiting the amount expended and l4ldq,t the A, cap7
amount not exceeding $4,000 Carried.
| AS amended the order was passed by a vote
| of to 2, and Aid. Carter and Plummer were
appointed said committee on the part of this
Board.
The order passed at former meeting in re-
| lation to hydrants was reconsidered, and the
same was indefinitely postponed.
| Aid. Wsscott, from the 4th of July Commit
| tee, reported that the day should be celebrated
| in proper manner, by firing salutes, ringing
| bells, music and other sports and amusements
| and recommending the appropriation of $500
| for that purpose. The report was accepted
and the order appropriating $25OO for that pur-
pose was passed.
Aid. Wescott and Strout were appointed
committee of arrangement on the part of this
Board.
The order in relation to the school house on
Peaks Island came up from the other Board,
that body insisting upon Its amendments. A
committee of conference was appointed
Aid. Curtis offered an ordinance in relation
to street monuments which had two readings
and passed to be engrossed.
Permission was granted j. N Winslow TO
erect wooden building on Cross street.
Permission was refused j. L. Farmer to add
two stories to his block on Cumberland Ter
race, and the petitioner had leave to with
draw.
An order to build sewer in Adams and
Mountfort streets, ata cost not exceeding 81 250
was laid upon the table, the bond not being
satisfactory.
LlscenseS were granted j. l.. Morrison, Wall
g Miggin, George Kelley, G. D. Richards, Fl.
L. freeman, c. D. Small, e. Cram & Co.. w.
M. Lewis, Chamberlain & Foss, Elisha Hig-
gins as victuallers and inn holders.
Orders Pdssed-Abating the tax of N. B.
Noble for 1860, excepting the sum of SIS; that
the city assume the expense of the removal of
passengers of steamship North American to
the hospital; appropriating $500 for eelebrat-
ing the 4th of July; instructing the Commit :
tee on Streets to report grade for North street
and Washington street, and report the sans to
the City Council; also to report grades for all
streets running from Munjoy and said streets
and connecting with the Eastern Promenade.
Petitions presented and referred-Of DIR.
Carleton Kimball for permission to erect
wooden building corner OF Carleton and West
streets; of p. s. Williams, to erect wooden
building at No. q Franklin street; of Ashur
Ware & ais, that certain trees on Federal
street, in front of Wares block, may be re-
moved; of George F. Foster & al, for sewer
on Pine street, to connect with that in Garlic
ton street; of J. B. Brown & Son, that Centre
street may be widened from FREQ to Fore
streets; of Charles D. Themes & ais for brick
sidewalk on Newbury street, from Market
to India streets; of Nathan Ceaves & ais, for
the extension OF Spruce street to Clifton street.
Adjourned.
IN BOARD OF COMMON corrNcrr