The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-09
CITY A6ajrs,

A special meeting of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen was held last evening.
communication from the authorities OF
East Saginaw, Mich, inviting delegates from
Portland to attend d railroad convention in
that city on the 18th of November, was refer
tiers.
The remonstrance of L. TAYLOR and ais
against the removal OF the street light at the
head OF Wilmot street was received. The vote
ny Whicn the order to remove was passed was
reconsidered. The order was recommtted.
with the remonstrance.
The Committee of Conference on the remoy-
a. OF the pump on the corner of Federal and
EranKiin streets, reported averse to such &C
ted.
The order to purchase suit of rubber or oil
clothing for each member of the Washington
Hook and Ladder Co. came up from the Com
mon Couhcii, tnat BODY adhering to its former
vote giving the order passage. The Alder
men voted to insist on their former vote inJeti-
nitely. postponing it. Messrs. Wright, Strout
and Thompson was appointed committee of
conference.
of Woodman & Whitney for leave to erect a
wooden building in the rear of their store on
Exchange street.
Permission was granted Honora Mccarthy
to erect wooden dwelling on Washington
street.
A message was sent to the Common Council
propos ng joint convention for the purpose of
electing City Engineer, but that body desir-
ing delay the matter was deferred.
Leave to withdraw was granted on petition
OF H. L. Libby tor leave to erect a stationary
steam engine and boiler at No. 200 Fore
street.
The order directing brick sidewalk to be
lad on the northerly side of Free street near
Congress was referred to the next City Coun-
Gil, and sent down. Subsequently it came back,
the Council, adhering to their former action
passing it, The Aldermen voted to insist.
The communication of Moses Gould, offering
to sell the city gravel bed on Poplar street,
was referred 70 the next City Council.
Sundry petitions, for sewers in Cedar
Brackett, Spring and Emery streets were re-.
ferred to the next City Council, the funds for
such work being exhau. ted.
An or finance to prevent interference with
street lamps was passed to be engrosed in
concurrence.
The report Of Committee to whom was refer
red petition for the acceptance of Congress
Place and opening the same as a public street
and adopted.
Petitions presented and referred-Ot A. K.
Shurtlef q ais for Get lamp on the corner
OF Neal and Bracket streets; of r. r. Burn
ham u ais. that Congress near Vaughan, NAV
be Strengthened to next City Council; of j. B.
Brown, for permission to open a private
drain on Pleasant STREET.-THE the Mavor, with
authority; OF Geo. A. Gard, that the grade of
Oxford street at its intersection with Washing
too. may be established as it now is; of w. A.
Fenley, for compensation for injury to his
horses by reason of falling into an opening on
High street.
Orders passed-PayiDg VIM. Baldwin $75 in
full Tor bis claim on the city for damages by
destroying his private drain on Pleasant street
authorizing the Mayor, in behalf OF the Com
mittee on Drains aud Sewers to issue permits
to enter sewers; authorizing the Mayor to EN-
ploy some suitable person to perform the du-
ties Of City Engineer until such time as an En-
gineershal be elected by the City Council.
In Common COuncil--The regular meeting of
this body was held last evening.
Papers from the Board OF Mayor and Alder
men were disposed of in concurrence.
The order abolishing the o'clock bell and
substituting therefor o'clock bell was laid
on the table,