The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-27

"A special meeting Of the City Council was
held last evening.

held last evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
TheiCommittee on Judicial Proceedings re-
ported an ordinance relating to injuries to the
property of che Portland Water Company and
for other purposes, which was read twice and
passed to be epgroised.
Petitions Presented and Referred-OfS. 81.
McApine ct ais, for sidewalks on Emery
street; OF j. G. Hayes ct ais, for sidewalk on
the West side of NewbnIy street, between
Pearl and franklin streets; of Lyman Hall,
for permit to open fish market in the Brad
ford block on the South side of Fore street; of
s. w. Larrabee ct ais, that the sewer iu Deer
ing street may be continued aud finished from
Henry street to State street.
A comm lnicatiOn was received from Mrs
Jane Z. Thurston that she had entered pro-
| test with the City Treasurer against paying
| taxes assessed to her in her right as guardian.
A communication was received from John
| q. Proctor, Esq, declining to accept the Office
of Valuation Commissioner to which he had
| been elected.
| A communication was received from the
| Board of Overseers of the Poor, stating that
Mary Flaherty, nonresident of this city, was
insane aud requesting the proper papers 10
| send her to the Insane Hospital as a State
| charge. Referred to the Mayor with power.
| Orders PdSsed-For street lamps on the cor
| ner of Pine and Chadwick streets and on the
| corner of Cumberland and Oak streets; TO
build sidewalk on the east side of North street
| from Congress to Melbourne streets.
On petition of Cyrus S. Davis for permission
| to keep private hack stable on the corner Of
| Federal and India streets, Mr.. M. l.. Stevens
| appeared before the Board and opposed it; as
| did also John w. SWEET and John Otis The
Board voted that the petition lie upon the table.
The City Engineer reported encroachmentS
| on the south eastery side OF Vaughan stree t
between Bramhall ard Bracket streets by
| Sylvester John Dolly, John Deering and W.
| II. Stewart.
| IN JOINT CONVENTION.
| A large and intelligent audience was present
at an early hour awaiting developments in the
matter of a wooden pavement Both Boards
went into joint convention for the purpose OF
| listening to any who might desire to, express
| themselves upon this subject.
| After an opportunity was given to all who
| might desire to be heard there was geat calm.
Finally the ball was opened by Mr. VIM: IL.
| pense to spend $500 on So small space OF
street. He thought it better il the contract
was valid and snbsisting one to pay the con-
tractors their profit and spend the balance Of
the money on other portions of our streets
Wnere reDalrS were needed more.
Geu. Neal Dow was the next sneaker He
thought the expenditures of the city ought to
be kept down. 1t was not right to make wild
Ows and orphans pay bills for saddles and
apiece for some festival. He then told story
| and sat down.
Mr.. w. W. Thomas was opposed TO the pave
ment. He thought that wooden pavement
were going out of favor. He had rather pa.
his proportion of the $500 as damages ard no
put put down the pavement than to have thu
pavement put down, ION account OF the futur'
influence. (Amen! from Mr.. Carleton Mr.
Thomas was afraid that this expense would b.
a precedent for further expense of like ma
ture.
Mr.. Cleaves, City Solicitor during the las
year, said he had the honor or dishonor o
drawing the contract. He drew it in accord
ance with instructions from the constructor:
parties. BY the terms the pavement was 10 be
lald within a reasonable time If a cOntrac
which could 5be performed in three week
had not been fulfilled in nine months tina
an unreasonable time had elapsed. lie how
ever thought that the question of REASONABLE,
time was now out of the question, as the Coun
Gil by its vote this year had revived the contrac
and put new lie in it,
Mr. 3. L.. Carleton did not want the nave
ment down. He had rather nav his proportio,
OF the $500 in damages for the non + nIfilman
, OF the contract. He thought we shonld al,
old and young be obliged to move awav AMI
ieaVe the city in consequence of the high take,
|, entaiied upon US as a consequence of this con
tract. ''
Alderman Wescott said there was erea
misunder. landing upon the subject of the ex
pense OF laying down the pavement. $3.50
! was the limit. There was to be laid two thnu
sand square yards of pavement at S4 90 ne
yard, making the amount SIS, 900.
7 In order to complete the street with grave