The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-05
City Affairs,

The regular monthly meeting of the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen was held last evening
Isaiah Jones and Haskell Jordan were an.
pointed policemen to fill vac9 ncies,
Arthur. M. Sawyer was appointed Deputy
Collector of Taxes for the year 1860, at the re.
quest of the Treasurer for that year, J. S
Palmer ESQ.
Communication of S. B. Beckett in relation
to the school on Peaks Island was referred to
the Committee on Public Instruction.
The order from the other Board in relation
to the sale of hydrants was tabled in this
Board.
Orders Passed TO pay F. W. Clarke $500 for
damages to his property by reason of a change
of grade of Cong ess Street, at the crossing o;
the 2. q K. Railroad; paying Geo. NJ. Elder
500 for damages to property by the change of
grade Of Middle street; to pay James O'Reiley
q Son $3.50 for damage to their property by the
change of grade of Hampshire street; author
izng the Committee on Judicial Claims and
Proceedings to settle the claim of Benjamin
Knight and wife against the city, not exceed
ing the sum Of $40; laying out and establish
ing the lines OF Chadwick street; authorizing
the City Treasurer to hire $1,000 ON one year
to be added to the original appropriation for
the city building; authorizing the City Treas
urer to hire $1,000 on one year, the same to be
appropriated to city and county buildings. IL
pay Leonard Billings $23,50, being the amount
overpaid by him on Quincy street sewer: d.
rec3ing the City Civil Engineer to make a
skeleton plan OF Pearl, Newbury and Federal
streets, designating the numbers and dimen.
sons OF all the lots, with the names of the own.
ers thereof; directing the Health Committee
to take measures to ascertain whether any ne
troleum, coal oil or burning fluid is sold or Of
tered Tor sale IN this city, without the in
spection required by the law in such cases
made and provided; directing the Committee
on Public Buildings to report at the nest
meeting of the Board what action, if any has
been had in relation to the new school house
on Peaks Island; to pay the Widows Wood
amount of interest on the Clapp fund.
Reports Of COnlntittees-Leave to withdraw
on petition of John Curtis & ais. for the ex-
tension of Cumberland street from North
street to the Eastern Promenade; same on Pc
tition of Moses Gould for the extension of
Turner street from North to East Commercial
streets; same, on petition of heirs of Samuel
Chase for compensation for damages by re-
grading OF Pearl. street; same, on petition OF
James Todd tor compensation for damages to
for making such claim having long since ex.
pired; same on petition of n. s. Fernald for
compensation for damages to his hack: same
on petition of George Warren for compensa-
ton for damages to property in consequence
OF the change of grade OF Middle street; same,
on petition of Lewis Mitchell and wife for re.
muneration for injuries by her in falling over
distractions in the streets-the Instructions
complained of not having been placed in the
street by any Of the city authorities, but by
the persons engaged in moving building; fix
ing the salary of the Commissioners OF the
Building Loan for the present year at $3.50. =
All the above reports were accepted.
Petitions presented and referred OF Rufus
Dunham for remuneration for damage to his
property caused by raising the grade Of Union
street, between Fore and Commercial streets:
of Charl ute r. Shaw for remuneration for
damages to her property caused by the altera-
ton of the grade of Middle street; of Ezra
Calderwood for license to keep a fish market
at No. A st. Lawrence street.
Resolutions in relation to the unjust and
unfair system in the Legislature of valuation
Tor the purposes of taxation, were unanimous
ly adopted.
Petition of Isaac s. Stevens for additional
compensation for damages to his property by
alteration of the grade of Middle street was
laid on the table.
Report OF B. Kingsbury, Jr. President of the
Widows Wood Society, of the distribution of
the interest on the "Clapp fund" for 1868, was
read and ordered to be placed on file. Adj
journed