The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-02-17
City Affairs.

IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
A special meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen was held last evening.
The report of the Civil Engineer of the
amount of work performed in the department
of drains and sewers the past year, was read
and ordered on file. The report shows that
there is an uDexpended balance of appropria-
ton of about $4,000.
The order directing a reward of $500 for the
detection of the incendiaries of the High
Street Church came up from the lower Board,
refused passage The Aldermen receded and
concurred.
The order directing the removal of the pump
| on the corner of South and Spring streets
came up from the other Board, refused pas
| sage. The Aldermen insisted on their former
| action, and the paper was sent down again, and
| the Council laid it on the table.
The order directing lease of q building on
| the corner of Market and Congress streets to
| Mrs. SWEET, was returned from the other Board
| with an amendment prohibiting the sale of in
| toxcatng liquors, and the amendment was
adopted in concurrence.
An order was received from the Common
| Council, providing committee Of five on the
| part of that Board, with such as the Aldermen
may Join, to examine the different kinds of hy-
| drants now in use, both street and post. and
report which, in their judgment, is the best for
/ the city, operating equally well in summer and
| winter; also directing the Water COMPANY to
| use no more Lowry hydrants until further or
ders 1t was laid on the table.
| The Aldermen Joined Messrs Gould and
Carter to a committee from the other branch,
to receive proposals for printing the annual
| city reports Messrs. Harmon and Chapman
are the members on the part of the Council.
The Aldermen passed in concurrence the or
der directing the MIGRANTS on Micdle and Con-
gress streets to be kept open, and the order au-
thorizing a contract for an iron draw in
Vaughan's bridge-the latter having been
/ amended in the Council
The order for the exchange OF the eighteen
large Lowry hydrants now on hand, if practi-
cable, was tabled.
The subject Of extending Congress place
through to Deering street. came up, recon-
mitted, with orders to ascertain and report the
probable cost of the same. The Aldermen
non-concurred and referred the whole mattel
to the next City Council.
A communication from the Mayor of Mon
treal, regarding the hydrants in use in tina
city, was ordered to be placed on file.
| A communication from Messrs. Moseley
Co., bridge builders, of Boston, was referred t.
the Committee on Streets, Sidewalks AM
Bridges.
A communication was received from tn,
City Engineer respecting the proposed exten
sion of the High street sewer to Portland stree
and establishing new basis of assessments OF
the lots abutting; and an order was passed
establishing and ordaining the assessments re
ported.
The Committee on Drains and Sewers re
| ported the lists of assessments on the new
sewers constructed during the past year, ant
the same were ordained and established
The following papers were referred to tn
next City Councils Petition of T. & J. B
Cummings that East Commercial street ma,
be extended, (this reference is made becaus
the survey of Munioy is unfnished); petition
of L. T. Chase for the extension of Hemlocl
street; the papers in relation to the Peaks Is
T land School House; the petition of the mem
bers of the Fire Department for increase 0
salaries.
Leave to Withdraw was reported and accept
ed on petition of j. w. Gould & al. for leav
to establish bowling alley on Temple street
the Strengthening of Church street; same OIL
petition of W. I. billiard that the old runnin,
of Franklin street, between Middle and Fore
may be discontinued.
Orders Passed-Appropriating $500 to tn,
Portland Light Infantry for the general equip.
ment of the company, with the proviso that n,
part of the same shall be used foupersonal uni
forms; authorizing the payment OF $500 to f
W. Clark for damages to his brick yard from
insufficient city drainage; paying N. s. Fer
maid $25 Tor compensation for injuries to hi
hack by reason of an unfinished sewer or
Quincy street; authorizing city loan of $40,
600, the same to be appropriated to the pay
ment of damages on streets; directing the
Mayor to cause the bells cf the city to be runs
and salute to be fired at noon on the I'D O
February, and closing all offices and buildings
connected with the City Government; rescind
ing the order of Sept. 8, 1868, directing the
purchase of fifty Lowry hydrants, the samt
having been superseded or designed to be by
| later order. Adjourned.