The Portland daily press., 1869-06-01
civ Affairs.

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The Committee on streets sc. reported in "a
vor of granting the petition of w. N Harris
Also leave to withdraw on that portion of the
petition of w. H. Kailor and ais. as relates to
Hill and Bracket streets, and in favor of that
por ion relating to Vaughan street.
The same committee reported that the OBJ
structions in Pearl street have been removed
An ordinance regulating the compensation
OF inspectors of petroleum was passed to be
ordained.
Leave to withdraw was voted on the petition
of A. ID. Brown & ais. tor changing the name
of portion of Spring street, &c.
Permission was granted Charles b. Merrill
to erect a wooden building corner of Deering
and Henry streets.
TO, on petition of M. G. "a. Waldron, for per-
mission to use steam generator in a building
corner of Middle and Silver streets
The statement of the City Liquor Agent as
to affairs at the agency was read and ordered
to be placed on file.
The report of the committee of conference
on the school house at Peaks Island was read
and accepted, and the order was amended by
inserting the words "brick or wood" and pass.
ed as amended.
The resignation Of Stuart Ray, Truant Off
Ger, was read by the Mayor.
The order appropriating $25O0 for celebrating
the 4th OF July was reconsidered on motion OF
Aid. Carter, who moved to amend by inserting
$780, Negatived. Aid. Rounds moved 10 in
sert $1,000. Negatived The order as original
ly reported was then again passed.
The Fl 'emen's bill was taken from the table
and amended by making the pay of the fore
men clerks, firemen and stewards $50 each
per year, and other members $40 per year As
amended the order passed.
An order came up appointing Councilmen
FxSxx Has, u,.1 aG
such as the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
may join, to examine into the affairs of the
Aims House, how it has been conducted dur
ing the past year, and investigate as to the
property reported to be on hand at the close of
the year.
This Board concurred, and Aldermen Carter
and Wright were joined to the committee.
On the petition of w. King, for permission
to erect wooden building, leave was granted
On the petition of j. L. Turner, for permis-
sion to add another story to the block known
as Cumberland Terrace, leave was refused.
Orders passed. Making appropriations for
the current municipal year, 1914, ,329 56. zu-
thorjzlng the Overseers of the Poor to erect a
barn in place OF the one lately destroyed by
fire, beyond the north side of Portland street.
at cost not exceeding $500; to lay a brick
sidewalk on the northerly side of Spring street.
corner of Emery street, and to put in good con-
dition the sidewalk from Spring to Emery
streets;.to to lay sidewalk on Vaughan streea
at south west side of Congress street; to grade
Deering street and put the same in good con-
dltlon, by contract or otherwise, at a cost not
exceeding $500; to establish the grade OF
Washington and North Streets and all streets
intersecting with them on Munjoy's; CHANGING
the uniforms of the Police in the summer: di-
recting the committee on streets to establish
grade for West street; directing the committee
for Congress street from Neal to North streets.
India street. Fore street from India to Mupiov
street. Federal street from India to Mountfort
street, Mellen street, State street from Com
gress street to Portland street, High street from
Congress street to Portland street, Cumber
land street from Mellen street to High street,
Sherman street, Grant street, Portland street
from Green street to High street, and Deering
street; to build sewer in Adams and Mount
fort streets, at cost not exceeding 1900: di-
recting the Committee on streets to consider
the expediency of a new street, from Danforih
street around Bramhall Hill; directing the
Committee on Cemeteries to examine into the
conditions of the Eastern and Western ceme-
teries and ascertain what measures are neces-
sary TO place them in suitable order, and the
expense of so doing.
Petitions presented and referred-Of ]. L.
Farmer, Agent of the Montreal Ocean Steam
ship Company, for permission to raise build
ing on India street one story; OF w. T. Hill
Lad to erect wooden buildings corner of Fore
and franklin streets; of City Marshal for per-
mission to be granted the police to change
their uniforms during the summer season; Of
David Keazer & ais, for alteration Of the or
dinance regulating the unloading of cars on
Commercial street;,of Brown Thurston for
abatement of a nuisance.in West Neal and
Carleton streets; of Mrs. G. Harlow for per
mission TO erect a wooden building at No 123
Spring street; of - that Exchange street,
from Federal to Congress street, may be paw
ed; OF Charles Richardson for remuneration
for land taken in widening Pearl street; of
John Ears and o. H. Chase for remuneration
for land taken in extending Federal street: Of
Edward Mansfield for permission to enlarge
and repair house on Lafayette street: of g.
s. D. Griffin for permission to remove two
shade trees in front of his dwelling on Dan
forth street, Preferred to Aid. Carter with pow
er); of j. T, Anderson for permission to build
culvert from house on the corner of Pros
pect and Oak streets, Preferred with power);
OF j. H. Williams, attorney for Timothy War.
rem, for settlement of said Warrens bill for
loam taken to Lincoln Park; of John Cloud
man to erect wooden building on Congress,
near Brown street Adjourned.