The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-04-14

A special meeting of the Board of Mayor an,
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A special meeting of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen was held last evening.
The petitions of Sise and Nevins for permits
sion to erect and use stationary steam engine
at No. 178 Fore street, was granted.
Presented and referTed-A petition that the
name of Quincy street be changed to St. James
street; petition that Congress Place may be
extended to Deering street; petition for re-
pairs to cross walks on Hancock, MountfOrt
and other streets; petition that st. John ST.
be repaired; petition for repairs upon India
street; petition of Isiah Frye for damage from
change of grade of Portland street; petition
Of E. B. Farnsworth for damage from change
of grade of Spring street; petition of VIM. H.
FesSen 1en for leave to open State street to re-
pair private drain; a petition for Sewer on
Green street; a petition OF H. Il. Hart ct al.
for sidewalk on Pine street; q petition of VIM.
H. Stewart et al. for sidewalk on southeast
side of Vaughan street; petition of j. M.
Knight ct. al. that Salem street from Bracket
to Emery streets may be graded; petition Of
H. Il. Cummings et al for street lamp on Con-
gress street between State and Dow streets;
a petition of I. j. Sawyer for leave to erect a
wooden building on corner of Congress and
Locust street.
An order to open and grade Cutter street.
The resignation of G. S. Chase as assistant
assessor for ward was accepted.
The petition of Geo. b. Gordon for leave to
build stable on Vine street was granted.
The petition of G.. L. Bailey for license to sell
gun powder az NUS DO anu 20 EAchahSe s'ree'
was granted
letter from Henry Taylor, offering to lease
the Forest City Trotting Park to the city for
Fair purposes, and subscribe 5000 to fund for
the purpose of bringing the State Fair to Port
land, was tabled.
of the State of Maine, owned by the City, the
proceeds to be applied to payment OF assess
ments on the stock of the Portland q Ogdens-
burgh Railroad Co., was read twice and passed
to be engrossed.
The bonds of Charles Clark. City Marshal,
and Henry w. Hersey, City Treasurer, were
approved. The sureties on the Treasurer 8
Bond are, E. p Gerrish, Eben Steele, j.
Walker. Geo. p. Wescott, Nathan Cummings,
.J. S. Winslow, Jacob Mcclellan, Geo. W.
Woodman and Seth B. Hersey.
Leave to withdraw was reported upon prop
ositien to sell barrack houses ON Congress St.
Petition of Lucy Todd for compensation fol
land in front OF Old City Hall.
The committee on finance was discharged
s,on, consideration of forms for valuation book
Douglas. Gribben and Alexander Bell were
,nnointed and confirmed special policemen.
IInou proposition to increase the tax upol
,len passengers landing in Portland know
as head money from 81 to ~, hearing, wa
nosing the same at the next regular meeting
An order to pay Jefferson Morrow $3.50 TO
damages sustained from defect in Washington
straat. to pay damages for land taken to la
sur Streets laid out by previous City Council
as soon as Instructions are to pa
the school Cadets saeV 20
h aor sas nth That the COMMITTEE on streets, etc
give the residents in this vicinity nearing
the matter of the grade OF Portland stress y,
tween Paris and Green streets; an order q,
extend the Sewer in Fore street through u
Eastern Promenade from Munloy Stree.
Vesper street; An order to pave the quite
and put in good repair the Eastern Promenao
from Atlantic street TO an angle near Mornin
street; also to consider the expediency
changing the grade.