The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-07
City Affairs.


A special meeting of the City Council wal
held last evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
On petition of Messrs. j. G. True g. Co
license was granted them to manufacture anG
sell ardent spirits
The rules and orders additional to those fo,
the regulation of the police were adopted b,
this Board. They provide that the beats q
patrOlmen shall be- changed every three
months. The patrolmen are to be drilled and
fines imposed for negligence of duty.
An order exempting the Portland Glass
Company from taxation for one year was laid
on the table. Alderman Wright opposing the
passage of it,
Permission was granted f. Crawford and B
L. Trickey to build wooden additions to their
houses; also to s. M. Snow to remove build
in The petition Of 4. Putnam ct ais. 70, 0.v;ns
Spring street, was referred to the next City
Council, for the reason that the water pipe;
have not yet been laid in that stleet, and it is
inexpedlent to pave the street until this il
done.
The Mayor made q communication to the
Board that complaints had been made to him
of the conduct of the Truant officer. The
communication was referred to joint special
committee, consisting on the part of this
Board of Aldermen Carter and Wright
Alderman Westcott introduced an ordinance
men of Steam fire engines and Hook and Lad
der companies, Clerks; Firemen and Stewards
700 per year; other members, not exceeding II
to each steam fire engine and IL to the Hook
and Ladder Company $50 each.
Alderman Curtis, after the ordinance had
had two readings, moved to lay it on the table.
The motion prevailed by vote of 8 to 2, Al
dermen Curtis, Carter and Wright voting to
laying on the table and Aldermen Plummer
and Wescott against the motion. Aldermen
Rounds and Strout were absent.
Orders PGsSed-For REMEMBERING buildings
on Portland street; for REMEMBERING the build
inng on Middle street; instructing the Com
mittee on Liquor Agency to destroy all intOxi-
eating liquors that have been or may hereafter
be seized and forfeited to the city; directing
the Agent for the sale OF intoxicating liquors
to render his accounts and settle the same
quarterly, on the 1st of August, November
February and May; to build sidewalk on the
south side Of Middle street. from Franklin to
India streets; to make Monument street pass
able for teams; directing the Committee on
Public Buildings to dispose of the stable and
lot on South street, together with all the old
hearses and other materials in the stable, ex-
cepting the hook and ladder carriage
Petitions presented and referred-Of j. L..
Farmer, to add two stories to his houses ON
Cumberland Terrace; of Mr.. .Jost, to erect a
wooden house on Bradford street; of f. G..
Patterson & ais, for lamps on Bracket and
Bramhall streets; of M b. Nickerson, for
abatement of taxes for 1860; of f. f. Hale, for
sidewalk on the southerly corner of Free and
Gross streets; of Cooper & Morse & ais, for
street lamp corner of Middle and Market SITS.
of VIM. H. Chase & ais, tor sewer on Cedar
street; of w. A. Taylor & ais, for sidewalks
and crosswalks on Bracket and other streets.
The Joint Select Committee ON the subject
of hydrants reported, unanimously recon-
mending post hydrants of the Montreal pat
tern, which have been used with great success
in that city for sixteen years past, especially
during the severe cold aud SHOWS Of the past
winter. An order providing that special
committee be authorized to contract for such
number as the city may require, was passed in
the Board of Common Council 1t came up
and was amended in this Board, fixing the
number of hydrants at 125 and the cost not to
exceed $4,000 The order was then laid upon
the table until next Monday.
Aid. Curtis offered the following order,
which was passed:
Ordered, That the Committee on hydrants be
directed to settle and compromise, amicably il
possible, all questions relating to the cty's liza
bility for Lowry hydrants, and to dispose of
those not set, now owned by the city, if any
such there be, this order in no way prejudicing
its rights. And that said committee report to
the City Council their action, for the ratifica-
ton of the same by the City Council.
Adjourned.