The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-21
City Affairs.
A special meeting of the City Council WIS
held last evening.

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
The Mayor reported to the Board that, under
the authority conferred upon him by the order
for that purpose, and by advice of the City So
llcltor, he had settled with Mary A. Cleaves
Tor the sum of $500, for injuries sustained by
her by falling upon the ice on the sidewalk.
The Committee on New Streets reported
that it is inexpedient to straighten Commercial
street. Report accepted.
accommodation from the Water COmpany
respecting putting down drinking fountains,
was referred to the Committee on Hydrants.
The report of the committee of conference
respecting the pump on South street came up
the other Board accepting the report and pass
ing the order. for re-establishing the same.
The report and order were tabled.
The Mayor presented veto of the order to
pay John PARIS and Charles H. Chase $500 for
land of Peter Francis taken in the extension
Of Federal street. The veto was laid upon the
Table the Board not being full. The veto is
on the ground that the petitioners did not sus-
tam the damage they claim.
the mayor reported that he had suspended
patti Gilman Patrick C. Ward from dntv for re.
ported interference with other patrolmen in
the exercise of their duty. The matter was re-
ferred to the Committee on Police.
The order passed at the last meeting, LAYING
out Cutter street, from Eastern Promenade to
the ramp, came back, the other Board refusing
10 give the order passage. This Board ad-
hered to its former vote passing the order.
Orders Passed-To pay S. R. jackson $3.50
for damages in full occasioned by the outpour
of the High street sewer into his dock; that
the City will claim no damages from the Port
land & Ogdensburg Railroad Company for
crossing the flats in the upper part of the har-
Dor, provided said company will contract that
they will fill solid such portion of the flats as
they may use; establishing new running of
Clifford street.
Petitions presented and referred-Of Port.
land Light Infantry, tor the payment of 5000,
expended by them in partitioning off and fit
ting up their armory; of j. s. Clark, for DANA
ges by altering the grade Of the Eastern Prom
eDade; of E. G. Bolton for damages by raising
the grade of Portland street; of Robert F.
Green, for damages by altering the grade of
Portland street.-Adjourned.
IN BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
The order passed in the other Board direct
ing the sale of four city horses, and limiting
and stationing the horses owned by the city,
was tabled.
The report of the committee of conference
recommending the passage of the order for
placing the pump on South street, was accept
ed, and the order was passed in concurrence
with the other Board.
The order for laying out new street to be
called Cutter street, from Eastern Promenade
to the ramp, was refused a passage, non-con-
curing with the other Board. Subsequently
the order came back, the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen adhering to their former vote, pass
ing the order. After considerable debate the
question was taken by yeas and nays and the
Counclmen adhered to their former VOTE re-
fusing the order a passage; Yeas II, nays5
Other papers from the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen we've acted upon in concurrence.
Adjourned.