The Portland daily press., 1870-04-30

City
A special meeting of the City Council was

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A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Chas. A. Beal, BENZ. c. Wildes and Frank
lin T. Tukey were appointed and confirmed
speci al policemen.
Petitions presented and referred-Of Mary
J. Stafford tor leave to erect a wooden addition
to Stafford Block on Fore street; of N. L.
Woodbury. for compensation for land taken to
extend Brattle street; of Edwin G. Merrill for
damages to we'll from bad drainage on Salem
street; for plank sidewalk on Danforth street;
Of G. H. Holland and others that Fore street
from India to the works of the Portland Com
others that public drinking fountain may be
located in Market Square, and that the square
be kept clear and free from hawker's teams
and thus become an ornament to the city; De-
titi9ns for cross-walk on Elm street, and side
walks on Pleasant street and west end of
Pleasant street; of Post Bosworth, G.. A. r.. in
relation to lots in Evergreen Cemetery, pro-
posed to be donated to the Post Preferred to the
Trustees with power); of j. H. Lombard, j.
w. Meader and David Gray, non-residents.
for leave to purchase lots in Evergreen Gene
terry; of Charles Stanwood ct al for sewer in
Bracket street.
Came up from Common Council, petition of
Benz. Perkins for damages for fall on Paris
ton Of Cape Elizabeth Steam Ferry Company
for landing place, and laid on the table.
An ordinance authorizing tho Street Com
missioner to build sidewalks without notice to
AUDITORS, and providing that the curb stone
may be laid at any time, was read twice and
laid on the table.
The ordinance abolishing the Office of Street
COMMITTEE was reported from the Committee
on Streets, with the recommendation that it
pass, but was laid on the table,
The Committee on Streets reported leave TO
withdraw upon the petition of the Portland
Railroad Company for leave to lay new track
and curves on Congress street at the head of
Preble street.
The Committee on Wooden Buildings report.
ed favorably upon the petition of VIM Will
liams for leave to erect wooden dwelling on
Chapel street; of Hugh Dolan for leave to erect
awooden building on Nnion street. 25x40 feet,
10 e. post, the roof to be covered with gravel;
of Mrs. P. S. Williams to erect dwelling house
and stable on Franklin street, provided the
same is built according to plans to be submit
ted to the committee.
The Mayor was requested to call a special
meeting OF the City Council for the purpose of
hearing applications of the Public Library,
Mercantile and Mechanic Associations for aid
from the city.
Orders Passed-That the Treasurer pay in
gold in currency 1T the equivalent in gold,
all coupons falling due April Both, upon bonds
of the city issued prior to April 18th, 1862; au-
thorizing the Mayor to draw his warrant upon
the Treasurer for 500, 965 70, to pay the current
expenses of the city for the month of April;
diSo dutuofiziuS lodu Vi
anticipation of taxes; that the Committee on
Public Buildings inquire into the expediency
OF selling she lot and stable upon the corner OF
Congress and Oak streets, and the lot and
ward room on the corner Of Spring and South
streets and with the proceeds erect ward
room, engine house and stable combined; that
license fees be fixed as follows: for circuses
$40 per day, theatres performing more than
i've nights 81 per night, less than that time 50
per night, negry Ministries, &C., 50 per night;
that the improvements commenced on Centre
street be finished at an expense of not more
than $4,000, including the expense OF paving
from Free to Fore street; that upon the APP
prevail of the Trustees the Treasurer be author
lied to deed to j. H. Lombard, J. w. Meader
and David Gray lots in Evergreen Cemetery.
The order providing for the election of COM
mission to make valuation of all real estate
in the city, was taken from the taoe, amended
by fixing the time for the selection OF the cor
mission on the first Monday in June next and
the time for the commission to report, the
LIST day of April, 1871, and passed,
In COMMON COUNCIL.
Papers from the Board of Aldermen were
disposed of in concurrence.