The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-11

A special meeting of the Board Of Mayor
and Aldermen. in connection with the regular
monthly meeting of the Board of Common
Council was held last evering
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Permission was granted Fl. J. Snow g. al. to
erect wooden dwelling house corner of Fox
and Hammond streets.
License was granted Messrs Ramsey q
Wheeler to keep billiard tables.
The order in relation to the purchase of n.y.
drants was taken from the table and recon-
mitted TO the committee VINO reported 1t.
Permission was granted j. Dunphy to erect
wooden building on York street; s. Hanson
on Temple street; s. r. Jackson ON High street
wharf; G. d. Jost on Bracket street.
Petition of Charles Thomas for permission
to erect a wooden building, for stable. on
LAFAYETTE street, was laid on the table until
the report of the Committee on New Streets
in relation to that street is made.
Orders pdssed-Appropriating $125 for the
purchase of weights, &c, for the use of the
city sealer; directing the Committee on Streets
to establish grade for the Eastern Promenade
and for that portion of Congress street from
Munioy to East Commercial street, according
to ordinance; in relation to the assessments on
sewers in Pine, Carleton, Spring, Cushman,
Exchange, Plum, Waterville, Clark, Deering
and other streets, which were built last year,
the City Clerk to give notice by publishing the
order in two daily papers, that hearing will
be given the AUDITORS and those who have en-
tered said sewers; to abate the tax on the Port
land Glass Company for one year.
Petitions presented and refeTred-OfJ. Kins-
man for abatement of tax for 1860; bill of A.
Wright, of $3.50, for Ndse of steam dredge in
excayating the dock at the foot of Emery street:
of j. Loveitt & ais, for sewer on Pearl street
to connect with the Cumberland street sewer;
Of Managers Of Female Orphan Asylum for a
out by the City Council for that institution in
October, 1866; OF Margaret Musgrave for re-
Enumeration for damage to her buildings on
Fore street, near the foot of Hampshire street.
by the cellar, &C., being inundated by water:
of W, w. Harris & ais, for sidewalk on north
side of Spring street, abutting land owned by
W. 81. Lovejoy, &c.
The order granting $1,000 to the Portland In
situate and Public Library was taken from
the table.
Aid. Strout moved to amend by making the
amount $1,000. This was opposed by Aldermen
Curtis, Carter and Wright. The amendment
was negatived-yeas, Aldermen Plummer and
Strout; nays, Aid. Curtis, Carter and Wright
The order granting $1,000 was then passed.
The order in relation to building school
house on Peaks Island came up, amended in
the other Board by striking out the appropria-
ton and inserting clause that estimates be
made of the cost of a one story brick building
as originally contemplated. This Board adj
hered to its former vote.
Lilo OIucI Ii ItidsiOu 10 ItDulluluR Eiuc
bridge came up amended in the other Board.
This Board receded, concurred and then re-
committed the whole subject to the Committee
on Streets, Sidewalks and BRIDGES
The order for the purchase of coal came up
amended, by making it the duty of the COM
mittee to receive proposals.. The amendment
was concurred in.
License was granted e. Waite to blast from
lot formerly occupied by the LIST Baptist Church
ON Federal street.
The salary bill came up amended, the other
Board voting for the salaries as origin lily re-
ported. Laid upon the table in this Board.
Joel w. Merrill was appointed Undertaken.
The Trustees of Evergreen Cemetery were
appointed as follows: j. s. Palmer, for three
years; 81. N. Jose, for two years; Frederick
Fox, for one year.
Several licenses were granted for inn hold
ers and victuallers, and several applications
were referred to the City Marshal for inquiry.
IN BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Papers from the Board of Mayor and Alder
men were acted upon in concurrence.
The salary bill came down. This Board nom
concurred in the amendments made to the bill
by the other Board, and passed the bill as orig
inally reported by the committee. Adjourned.