The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-07-20

Aspecial meeting of both branches Of the
City Council was held last evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERlGEN.
An ordinance was passed to be enacted,
amending the, ordinance. on, streets 1t pro-
vides that whenever any permit is given to &C.
cupy any portion of any street for building
purposes, the gutter and sidewalk shall be
kept clear unless foras ufhcienr reasons permits
sion shall be aisen1to enclose the latter; in
which case temporary plank walk not less
than three ieet vide shall be laid around the
portion OF the street occupied y 20 y :, q
Phipehas Barnes, Esq, by permission, ap-
peared in behalf of the AUDITORS on the High
street sewer, and protested against the assess
ments laid against them as disproportionate
and burdensome, and asking for he airing in
the matter; and after debate the whole matter
was recommltted with instructions that the
committee investigate the subject and report
what, in their jud sment, VIII be an equitable
A communications was received from the
Civil Engineer, reporting the cost of Deering
street sewer, and making new assessment at
the rate Of ~. ~ per hundred feet The report
was accepted, and the order of July 9Th, affirm
ing the assessments, was amended to agree
License for six months was granted to
John d. Horr to keep a fshsmarketon Clark
street. s4s-se a~.7r srf ~ sY5rs54, a srsryTrr
Leave to withdraw was granted on petitions
lOI ldtup pOStS Ou Lie COIu6T OI FOX ana NOrLl
streets, and Montreal and Willis, streets, there
being no street mains at these points. The
same was granted on petition of Mary j. Stat
ford, for permission to remove a building from
Danforth to Federal street. Same on petition
of Catherine Sheridan for COMPENSATION for
damages to properly caused by defect in the
Fore street SEVENTH 4ez9&E94
ga Permission was granted to Mary j. Stafford
to raise building on Franklin street.
Petitions presented and reterred-Of Mary
Z. Quincy for compensation for land taken to
widen Federal street; of Andrew Scammell,
for compensation for personal injuries received
on Adams Street BY reason of an insufficient
railing and adetect in the Undergraduates
laid at $1,000; of j. w. Marston for permission
to remove dead tree in front of No 66 Oxford
street; of Mary ]. Foster for permission to erect
an addition to her house on Anderson street;
OF y. IL. Sawyer for compensation for damages
to property by reason efthe change of grade of
Cumberland street; OF PAMELA S. Williams
Harriet w. Wilson, purchased by petitioner
two years ago at a sale for unpaid taxes, orsre-
fund the money and interest. Efff 4 Ii
Orders Pdssed-Authorizing q brick sidewalk
on the easterly side Of Deer street; authorizing
the COMMITTEES on Public Buildings to mr.
chase tubular heating boiler and pipe for the
City Buihing, at an expense not to exceed
$500; authorizing the Trustees of Evergreen
Cemetery to advertise for plans and specifica-
tions of a gateway for said Cemetery, and APP
propriating $50 to pay for those adopted and
approved by the Trustees
IN CONVENTION. sssssA
In joint convention of both branches, Frank
d. Moore was unanimously elected City Civil
Engineer, vice Chas. O. Davis,resignedH
T. G. Lamb, James Lamb and VIM Kilby
were elected Surveyors of Lumber, and Chas.
III. Stuart Surveyor of Stone. zrss
IN BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL. ~ -
The Board disposed of a lot of unfinished
business in concurrence, and then finding it.
self with out quorum adjourned,