The Portland daily press., 1869-04-13
CITY Affairs.

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
On the petition of Mrs. P. s. Williams for
permission TO erect tbree-story wooden build
iug in the rear of No. z franklin street, a
hearing was given the remonstrants Messrs.
Horace Harvey, Enoch Sawyer and Jonathan
the petitioner. The further hearing was post
poned to next Monday evening.
Milton Libby was appointed policeman.
Richard Lock was appointed special police
man without pay.
An order establishing the grade of Federal
street, was referred TO the Committee ON
Streets, with authority.
The City Engineer reported the. following
entertainments on Congress street, viz: Jose
block, Lamb & Hammett block, Fluent block,
City block, and wooden building occupied by
A. Libby. Referred to the Committee on Lay
ing out New Streets.
A communication was received from L. f.
PiDgree, Sealer of Weights and Measures
representing the Insult ,iency of the standards
used by the city. Referred.
Communication from Rt. Rev. Bishop Ba-
con, offering to place bell weighing from $500
to 5000 pounds in the tower of the Cathedral
on Cumberland street, giving the city the
right To use it for fire alarms, &C., upon condi-
ton that they pay one-half the cost of the hell
and all incidental expenses. Referred to the
C0mmltteo on Fire DeDarImenL
Notices to Build-OfJ j. N. Winslow, wood
en- building on Cross street; G.. r. Davis, a
wooden building on Bracket street; Joho
Wescott wooden dwelling house, corner of
Newbury and Hampshire Streets Hiram Win
CHI ,ster, two story wooden dwelling house on
Pearl street; j. Dumphy, wooden building
rear of No. 8 Danforth street. Order of notice
was )ted upon each of these petitions, return
able on Monday next.
License was granted s. Schryver as pawn
broker.
Orders Passed-Allowing A. P. Butler to
enter the Congress street sewer; Directing the
City Auditor to lay before the City Council at
their next meeting the estimates of receipts
aud expenditures for the current municipal
year; Authorizing the City Engineer to en-
pl0y rodman at an expense not exceeding
$3.50: Directing that no contract for printing be
made without the order of the City Council,
except for blanks and advertisements, and that
no blanks or advertisements be contracted for
without the order of the Mayor; directing
the Committee on Harbor and Tidewater to
remove SO much of the deposits of mud, &C., in
the dock Of st. John Smith, Esq, as may ave
been made by the city sewers; directing the
Committee on Salaries to give hearing to the
fremen upon their petition for an increase Of
pay; substituting the steam fire engine Fall
mouth for the Machigonne-the latter to be
laaif IN TIE dhfee s tie
tee on Streets, Sc, to report what reDairs are
necessary on w est COMMERCIAL street,
Petitions presented and referred-Of G. M.
Plummer g ais. for sidewalk on south side of
Middle street, near Franklin street; of I. f.
Cummings & ais for replacement of assess
ments on the Carleton street sewer; of Smith
Sweetsir for remuneration for land taken in
widening Congress street; of Geo. f. Foster &
ais. in aid of petition of firemen for increase OF
pay; of George Hearn & ais. that North street
be graded from Congress to Walnut street; of
A. Putnam & ais, for repairs on Spring street
from High to Bracket street; of Edward Bor-
den, that Morning street may be graded; of j.
s. Winslow g. ais that Commercial street may
be laid out and established all around the
whole city, with space sufficient for two rail-
road tracks; of A. M. Sawyer & ais for new
street at west end; of r. Durham for compen-
sation for damages to his property by changing
the grade CT Union street; of G: Staples & Son
& ais. for repairs on the sidewalk on Pleasant
street, from Maple to South street; of Milton
Libby q ais. for steps at the foot of Tying
street; of J. L. Farmer for compensation for
damages to his property by changing the grade
of Cumberland and Pearl streets.
The City Treasurer submitted a report of the
lots sold in Evergreen Cemetery, and the
amount received during the year.
A communication from the City Engineer,
as to the discrepancy in the plans of Merrill
street, was referred to the Committee OH Lay
ing out new Streets.
The Committee on Public Buildings report
ed in favor of selling the stables and lot on
South street. An order to that effect was laid
on the table.
On motion of Alderman Rounds, the petit
tiODs of fremen for increase of pay were taken
from tie Fire Department Committee and re-
ferred to the Committee ON Salaries.
The Committee on Public Buildings report
ed that they had agreed to renew the lease of
A. A. Osgood for three years of the store he
occupies in the old City Hail. An order to
that effect was adopted.
Alderman Chris nrasanfQd ramonstra "a
of Edward Mansfield ct ais. against the con-
tnuation of Turner street.
Alderman Carter considered the paper an
insult to the old Board and disrespectful to
this Board, and moved that petitioners have
leave to withdraw.
Alderman Wright thought the remonstrants
did not mean to insult or show any disrespect
to members OF the last or present City Coun-
Gil, and hoped the remonstrance would go to
the Committee on new Streets The Board SO
ordered
The Committee on Fire Department report
ed the department to be in good order. They
recommend selling the Machigoune and Fai-
moutc steam fire engines and all old truck and
purchase new engine, build a new hose house
to clean and dry hose and add ten men to the
including 5000 feet of new hose, are $40 OOO
The salary bill was taken up, and was
amended by reducing the salary OF the Street
Commissioner to $1,000 1.-THE committee report
ed $4,000. The salary of the chairman of As
SCISSORS was fixed at $1,000, and the Associate
Assessors at $500 each. The salary of the
Liquor Agent was raised to $1,000 No other
changes were made. The order fixing the sal
aries was then laid upon the table until the
next me citing.
An order directing the Committee on Fire
Department to sell the Machigonne and Fall
mouth steam fire engines and purchase a new
one was laid upon the table.
Leave to withdraw was voted on petitions of
l.. Tay Tor and Isaac Fernald for damages by
raising the grade of Middle street. Adjourned
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The President being absent, Mr.. Charles e.