The Portland daily press., 1869-03-16

On Accounts-Alderman Carter, Counsilmen
Gaubert and Fling.
0n ESnance-The Mayor, Aldermen Carter
and Wright, Councilmen Davis, Fling and
On Public charlottesville Mayor. Aldermen
ant.
On Streets. Sidewalks and Bridqcs-Alder-
men curtis, Wescott, Councilman Mccarthy,
On Laying out Ne,o Street.-The Mayor. AL
dermen carter, Plummer, Councilmen Mer-
On Cemeteries and Public Grounds-Alder-
man Strout, Councilman Davis, Mccarthy,
Jose.
On Salaries-Aldsrmen Wright, Carter, Wes-
colt, Councilman Merrill, SWEET. SAWYER. Da-
ves, Henry, Jose, Kimball.
On Fire Department Aldermen Rounds.
Wright, Councilman Kimball, C. Merrill, wal
On Street Ldmps-Alderman Curtis. Conn
| cilmen Bailey, Quinn, Coffin.
On Judicial Proceedings and Claims-The
Mayor, Aldermen Strout, Wescott, Council
men Daveis, Bailev, Fox.
On Engrossed Bills -Alderman Plummer.
| Councmen Gould. Rice, Plummer.
On Bells and Clocks-Alderman Rounds.
Councilmen Merrill, Sawyer, Henry
On Public Instruction Aldermen Strout.
Wright. Councilrnen Rice, Noyes, Coffin.
A communication was received from John
| x. Hooper, declining to accept the Office of Su-
| perintendent of Burials
| The Mayor called the attention of the Board
to the subject of equalization of bounties. and
recommending speedy actien in the matter.
Alderman Wright reported Rules and Or
| ders for the government of the City Council,
| which were accepted.
An order was passed directing the Commit
tee on Licenses to establish code of regula-
tons Tor licenses and scale of prices for the
same.
IAN order was passed directing the Citv En-
glneer to enforce the terms entered into by the
Portland Water Power Company with the city.
An order was passed providing for the APP
pointment of a Committee on Harbor and
Tide-waters, and Alderman Wright was APP
pointed on the part of this Board.
Alderman Curtis offered an order that the
report of the commission appointed to survey
Munjoy be committed to JOINT select commit
tee. The order was passed and Messrs. Curtis
Wescott and Carter were appointed on the
part of this Board.
Petition of Messrs Leathe & Gore that the
drain on West Commercial street may be re-
paired and cleansed, was referred to the Com
mittee on Drains and Sewers.
IN CONVENTION.
Both Boards met in convention for the pur-
pose of electing the remaining subordinate city
officers. The following were elected:
Assistant Engineers Fire Department-1st
Ezra Russell; I'd, Leonard Pencil; Sd, VIM
III. Ayers; 4th, Samuel A. Chesley.
City COnst0bles-Arthur M. Sawyer, VIM. II
Plummer, John SWEET, Joseph N. Perry, E. G
Bolton, James s. Gould, George T. Ingraham
John S. Head, Henry Gallison Thomas p
Beal, Lyman Hall, VIM. B. Irish, William E
Kimball.
Surveyors of Luna5er-Lewis L. Thurston
George T. Ingraham. Jr., John L. Bracket
Engineers Steam Fire Engines Edward w
Porter, steamer No l; Samuel f. Davy, No. 2
George +. Hayes, No. 8; A. J. Haskell, No. 5
City Physicidn-Beni. f. Fogg, in place o.
DR.. Chadwick, who declined accepting the Of
fee.
AssistGnt Assess0rs-Alonzo f. Gaubert
Ward /; John B. Littlefeld, Ward 2; Edgar
B. Kimball, Ward 8; Benjamin F. Brown
Ward 4; John s. Russell, Ward 5; Apheus G
The convention then dissolved.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Petition of Rev. H. A. Nicely & ais, that :
new street, 30 feet wide, may be laid out from
Deering street to the western end OF Congress.
place; and that the proposition of Mr. @. j
T Walker for the conveyance of portion of hi
lot OF land for that purpose may be accepted
and that hearing on the petition may b,
granted, was referred to the Committee OF
I Laying out New Streets.
AID. Strout offered an order, which wal
{ adopted, requesting the Committee ON Gene
terles and Public Grounds to consider the ex
pediency of placing the superintendency o.
Evel green Cemetery in the hands of trustees
| and if considered expedient that they repor
an ordinance therefor.
Aid. Wright offered an order which wal
adopted, providing for ,int select committee
OF three on the PAL t of this Board, with such
as the Common Council shall Join, to investi
gate and prosecute the claims of the city be
fore the State Commissioners on the equaliza
ton OF bountles; but said committee Shall no
incur expense exceeding 5000, without author
! ity of the City Council. AID. Wright. Strou
aud Rounds were appointed on the part of th
Board The Common Council Joined Messrs
Fox, Mccarthy and Merrill. Adjourned.
IN BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
Mr.. Noyes, of Ward 8, offered the following
order:
Ordered, That Committee of three from
this Board, with such as the Aldermen ma,
join, be raised to examine hydrants, both stree
and post, and report what, in their opiniou, i
} the best Tor the city to use, that are equal,
| servceable in summer and winter; and tina
the Water Company be instructed not to US
any of the Lowry hydrants until by furthe
!; order of the City Council.
!, The order elected some debate. in wbioI
Messrs. Noyes, Mccarthy and Jose participat
ed. It was passed. The Aldermen had ad
journed before the order was sent up.
oBITUARY.-In our mortuary notices will b
found the death of Mr.. Stephen T. Clark, Sol
of Mr.. Seth Clark of Westbrook. Mr. CLAIR
was a man of active, industrious habits an
has been connected with the press for som
/ twenty-five years. He commenced his caree
on the New York Express and remained il
that establishment as local and commercis
editor for dozen years or more, when he re
moved to Portland and became part proprit
! tor of the Advertiser. He remained here br
|. a few months, when he sold his share of th
paper, returned to New York and again er
, tered the Express Office, becoming in a shol
time one of the proprietors of that paper
Subsequently he disposed of his interest i
the Express and became connected with tn
: Tribune, purchasing into that establishment
!. He has been for many years one of the owner
of and assistants on the Tribune. Last Ser
tember, finding his health falling, he, by til
f advice of his physician, made journey +
I Europe, his wife accompanying him. But
! would seem that the journey was of no avail
as dispatch received here yesterday ar
rounced his. death on Sunday at Genoa.
Y The deceased was one of the kindest me
we ever knew, and of the most genial disps
.. sition-eyer ready to assist his fellow me
/ when in distress. His loss must be severed
: felt by his family and his aged father, who
i again, SO soon, called to part with another sol
. INHUMAN MOTHER Maggie Kirby, MOI
generally known as the Bull Dog" youn
girl of some seventeen years OF age, went I'M
the house of family on Cove street yesterda
and requested cup of tea, as she felt sick