The Portland daily press., 1870-12-20

A special meeting of the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen was held last evening.
John w. Russell. Hophni Eaton, J. Ambrose
Merrill, A. p, Fuller aud E. l.. o. Adams were
drawn as traverse jurors for the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court, January term, End Tuesday in
January.
Randall johnson, Jonathan NJ Heath, S. r.
Lyman, Samuel L. Lyford. George Trefethen,
Granville M. Chase, and O'Neil w. Robinson
were drawn as traverse jurors Jor the Superior
Cont, January term, 1st Tuesday in January.
The Mayor presented petition from A. e.
Cox and ais, that the permission granted to K.
II. Gillespie. to erect bowling alley on Plum
street, may be revoked.
A bearing was given to the parties AMI
Messrs. j. G. Tyler, r. K. Hinkley and Rev.
DIR. Carruthers opposed granting permis sion for
the erection. Mr.. Gillespie appeared in sup
port of his petition. After some debate in the
Carthy participated. motion was made that
the permission granted Mr.. Gillespie to erect a
bowling alley be revoked, was unanimously
negatived.
I The Mayor presented the report of the Wild
ow's Wood Society of the distribution of $240,
the annuity of the Clapp legacy. Ordered on
Ale.
The petition of the Portland Saco and Ports
mouth Railroad Co. was referred to JOINT Sc
lect committee in concurrence, and Aid. Cur
tbs. Winship and Senter were joined.
On the order from the other Board relative
to an alteration of the City Charter, SO as to
elect three Street Commissioners, Messrs. Bal,
ley, Tolford and Wescott were joined:
The ordinance in relation to the lighting and
-extingushing street lamps was read twice and
passed to be engrOssed.
Petition of I. Washburn, Jr.. and ais, that
the street lamps which were on the corner of
Pearl and Fore, and Vine and Fore streets be-
fore the great fire, may be replaced, was refer
red TO the next City Council, the appropriation
for street lamps having been exhausted.
The Board receded, and concurred with the
other Board in referring the order to pay the
Portland Water Co. $500 for the supply of wa
ter for the Fore street fountain, to the Hydrant
Committee.
> Subsequently, Aid. Senter made a report
tAat the committee were equally divided upon
tie question OF paying this bill of the Water
company, and reported an order to pay the
amount to the Water Company.
AID. MCCARTHY raised the question whether
the report could be received, it not being the
report OF tne committee, the members not hav-
ing been called together. The point of order
was sustained, aho the report and order were
rnled out.
Aid. Curtis Immediately offered the same Or
der introduced by Aid. Senter viz: to nav The
Water Company 5000. The vote on passino
the order was as follows:-Yeas, Curtis, Sen,
ter, 2; Nays, ToIiord, Mccarthy, Winship, s.
So the order was rejected.
Aid. Senter from the Hydrant Committee
reported that eight Of the johnson Hydrant
are unfit for use, and offered an order that tn
committee De empowered 10 supply the Qlac
of four of the johnson hydrants,t to be removed
with four of the Lowry bydrants, placed in tb
sidewalk with gates. The order after some de
bste was passed. Yeas, 4; nays. l, (Curtis.)
The Mayor called the attention of the Hy
drant Committee TO the situation of the foun
tain at the corner of Fore and Centre streets
aud suggested that something should be don
Immediately to remedy the defects now ex 81
ing, which were creating nuisance at ths
point.
Order passed-to pay Isaiah FRYE $3.50; So
yah j. Hunter 800; and Dennis Jordan $15t
all being Tor damage to property by change
grade of Portland street.
Petitions presented and referred-Of s.
Ly ford 10 erect temporary one story woode
store at No SO Federal street; of G. E Thoma
for a hearing in relation to damage to propert
By change Of grade of Lafayette street; of Pre-
prietors of stalls in Milk street market.
Adjourned.