The Portland daily press., 1869-07-03
Citv AGair.
City Affairs.
A special meeting Of the City Council wal
bo1d 1act ovop,ycr

A special meeting OF the City Council was
held last evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The committee of conference on the salary
bill reported, fixing the salary of the Street
Commissioner at $14O0 and that of the Tinnor
| Agent at $500. The report was rejected.
Subsequently an order came up passed in
| the other Board, fixing the salary OF the Street
CommissIso1nnenr s1nn at $14oo and that of the Liquor
Agent at $1,000. The order was passed in con
currence by a vote of 8 to q
PERMISSION was refused A. w Whitmore To
remove tree on Danforth street Also to
VIM. Burrows to remove a building through
certain Streets sf7
An ordinance in relation to ouarantine
passed to be engrossed.
An order to pave Congress street. from Tenn
pie to Pearl street, with wood pavement was
referred to the Committee on Streets, &c.
Order tor cement walks in Lincoln Park was
referred to the Committee on Public Grounds
The papers from the Board of Trade of Chi
cago were taken from the file and referred to
Aldermen Strout, Wescott and Rounds on the
part of this Board
An order for the purchase of new steam
nre engine was taken from the table and indef-
lnitely postponed.
An order offered by Alderman Wescott. di-
rectlng the Committee on Fire Department. to
dispose OF the steamers Machigonne and Fal-
mouth at public auction, and that with the
proceeds OF. the same and $4,000 additional, they
purchase q new steam IRE engine, was indefi-
nitely postponed, 3 to O.
An order came up, passed in the other
Board, disseminating the Liquor Agency until
the 31st of March, 1870. Tabled.
The Salary bill was taken I'M and amended
Dy striklng out the sections relating to the
Street Commissioner and the LIQUOR AGENT
IAN order fixing the salaries of those two officers
havtng 2 tl; neen previously passed this evening.)
third committee of conference, consisting Of
Aldermen Strout, Carter and Curtis was an
pointed on th3 part Uf this Board
Alderman Wright offered an additional rule
tna5 any member desiring to have his vote re-
have that privilege, and the Clerk shall SO re-
cord the vote of the member thus desiring IL.
The Mayor vetoed the order establishing the
salaries of the Street Commissioner and Liouor
Agent. Upon the question of passing the or
der over his veto, the vote stood Yeas AL
dermen Carter, Wescott and Strout-3: navs
Aldermen Curtis and Wright-2. Two thirds
not voting in the affirmative the order was re-
fused passage.
Thirty-fOur special policemen were anno;n+
ed for the 9th of July.
Ihe order for the widening and extension of
center street, passed at the lasts meeting. was
reconsidered, and the same was indefinitely
postponed. '-s
Inc vote passed at the last meeting, refusing
passage to an order for extending Center street
TO commercial street, was reconsidered. and
the order was passed to extend the street from
Fore to Commercial street. at width of forty
five feet.
Alderman Carter offered an order for the
widening of Center street, from Free to Fore
street, to the width of forty-five feet. The
order was passed: Yeas, Carter, Curtis and
Wright--3; nays. Wescott Strout-2.
Considerable discussion was had upon the
condition of the Fire Department, the sale of
the Machigonne and Falmouth steamers. but
no action was had.
Orders Passed-To purchase lot of land on
Peaks Island of H. Trefethen, at cost of
$22O, and to erect thereon brick schoolhonse.
at cost not exceeding $500; to erect on The
Barstow lot on India street Ward Room and
se,carriage house of brick, at cost not ex-
cceedlng $4,000; to pay the bill of Chas Pearce |
q 20. ioI Piping the city buildings last year:
move three trees on Newbury street: author
1zlng the construction Of cesspool on Spring.
near Emery street; to lay sidewalk on the