The Portland daily press., 1869-02-25
Civ Affairs.
IN BOARD OF MAYoE AND ALDERMEN.
A special meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen was held Tuesday, Feb. %.


IN BOARD OF MAYoE AND ALDERMEN
A special meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen was held Tuesday, Feb. %.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
Roth branches went into convention to act
upon petitions asking "the City Government
of Portland to favor the passage of an act by
the Legislature OF Maine, granting authority
to the CITY OF Portland to aid the construction
of the Portland and Rutland Railroad on
terms and conditions similar to those required
OF other railroad companies, where the loan of
the city credit has been granted, in accordance
with the request o. said Portland and Rutland
Railroad Company" also asking the city gov
ernment to favor the passage of q law by the
Legislature authorizing the city to loan its
creol! 70 aid IN the construction OF the road to
limited amount; and if such law passes that
the matter be referred to the citizens and de-
cided by a twothirds vote.
Gen. Anderson, President of the Portland
and Ogdensburg Railroad Company, being
present, was invited to express the views of
the directors of that corporation upon the sub
ject He read bill which is about to be pre-
sented to the Legislature for enactment amend
| ing the charter of the Portland and Rutland
| Railroad Company, so as to authorize an ex-
| tension of the line to tide waters, and to en-
power the Company to build wharves, Sc;
also authorizing corporations in and out of the
| State to take stock in said road. Gen. Ander-
son said that the original understanding be-
| IW66u Guc . O. W. dHu tu6 :. CJ N. OO WAS
| that the road of the latter should terminate at
| some point on the west bank of the Saco river,
or at the nOrtherly line of the town of Stand
| ish, connection with the seaboard being had by
| connection with some other road now built or
| to be built He thought that the construction
of competing line with the Portland & Og-
| densburg road, in which the city is a large
| stockholder, and the Portland g Rochester in
which she is a bondholder, would affect the
value of these roads and be injurious to the in
| terests of the city.
Mr. j. L. Farmer, one of the corporaaors of
the Rutland road, said that corporation had a
| right to ask assistance of the city to certain
/ extent, as it had been given to others; and
spoke OF the great benefits that would result to
| the city by its construction; and the citizens
could not afford to allow these advantages to
pass into the control of rivals.
Alderman Deering said the financial condi-
ton of the Rutland road was not fully devel-
oped yet, and suggested that until the amount
of subscriptions to its stock was definitely as
certained, the whole subject should be held in
allegiance.
Other members participated in the debate.
The following resolution introduced by AL
derman Fessenden, was ANONYMOUSLY passed:
Resolved, That this City Council does not fa
vor the passage of any act by this Legislature
authorizing loan of the credit of the city to
the Portland & Rutland Railroad Company
nor does it favor any change in the charter oi
that corporation as heretofore granted; and
that the Mayor be directed to request the
members of the Legislature from this city tc
oppose the passage by the Legislature of any
act for either of the above purposes.
The Convention then dissolved.
Orders passed-Authorizing the City Treas
urer to hire $4,000, the, same to be appropri-
gled to the payment of the first assessment Oh
7143 shares of the Portland & Ogdensbure
Railroad subscribed for by the city; directing
the Committee on Drains and Sewers to di
vide the lots on the Emery and Spring stree
sewer in such manner that the maximum
number of square feet in each lot shall not ex
ceed 10000, unless the owner thereof shal
drain his whole lot into said sewer; authoriz
ing the City Auditor to transfer the Reserved
Fund" add such other balances of unexpende6
appropriations as may be required to balance
accounts where the expenditures are in excess
of the appropriations.
1.-THE last order was referred to the Commit
tee on Finances, by the Council, with instruc
tions to report at the next meeting of the City
Council what appropriations are unexpendei
and what amount is necessary to settle the de
fcit in the city gas bills
IN BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
A communication from the Chief Engineer
of Charlestown, Mass, in relation to the opera
ton of the Lowdry hydrant in that city was
read ami ordered to be placed on file.