The Portland daily press., 1870-03-30
A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening.

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The designations of Nathan Webb, elected
member OF the School Committee. and o. w.
Eldridge, elected Assistant Assessor for Ward
., were read aud accepted.
Upon petition of Sise & Nevins for permits
Sion to erect and use a stationary eteam en-
gine at No. 17S Fore street, notice was ordered
retucnable two weeks from next Wednesday
evening.
The General Order from the Adiutant Gen.
and the military companies for their participa-
ton ia the Peabody obsequies, was read and
placed on Ale.
Referred to Committees -The bonds of James
8. Gould, Arthur NJ. Sawyer and Lyman Hall,
cOustabies. and VIM. H. Bigelow, keeper Of
the powder magazine; petitions of Mrs. P. s..
Williams for permission to erect a wooden
building at No. q Franklin street; of Annie
Cook Tor perm ssiOn to erect a wooden build
ing on Deer street; of James Williamson, for
and Fore streets.
The appeals of Moses Gould for images
from raising Middle street, and of Paul Prince
ADD Wm. Willard for damages from laying out
the Marginal Way by the last City Council
were severaliy referred; also orders for the To-
cation OF twelve drinking fountains and for
the appointment of three Street Commission.
sIA 1.-The last two came up from the last City
"A proposition from Cornelius McCann n
attend the draw in Vaughan's bridge for $500
per annum; petition from George b. Cor.
don Tor permission to occupy a building on
Gross street for stable; petition that H. 8
Burgess be appointed draw tender for Tukev's
bridge; and communication from the Trus-
tees OF the Public Library in relation to the
proposition to invest the properly of the same
IN the city with view to enlarge the useful
ness ot the Institution, were also referred.
- Init $50 H.
60 Board OF Trade in reference to direct rail-
ROAD Communication; order providing for the
appointment OF Inspectors of Milk; order for
tne saie OF the city stable on Hanover street;
order TO locate hydrants of the johnson pat
tern.
orders Passed Providing for the appoint
ment OF Committee on Harbor and Tide Wa
tiers land Aid. Tolford and Senter and Coun-
c'imen Taylor and jackson were appOinted)
order for he appointment of Committee on
Wooden Buildings land AID. Wescott, McCar-
thy and Winship were appointed); order that
the Treasurer pay in gold or its equivalent in
currency all coupons falling due on or before
April 1st next, ON bonds issued previous to
Feb %, 1862, for municipal purposes, and also
In aid of the Atlantic b st. Lawrence Rail-
road Co.
The following appointments were made by
the NJ 'yor and confirmed by the Aldermen:
City Marshal-Charles Clark
Deputy Marshais-Joseph G. Sterling, Jos.
Oecelle.
Policemen-Jotham R. Gribben, James W.
NETT. Whitman R. Garland, Robert Pencil,
eeth Sterling vice Anthony s. Hatch, Ruel N.
Field vice Charles G. Philbrook, Enoch L.
Hall vice Alvin B. Lewis, James L. Rounds
vice Albert Houston. freeman T. Merrill vice
George W. Haskell, James M. Black vice Geo.
B. Downer, Edwin 81. Rich vice John Il. Yer
~ David Wyman vice George II. Harmon,
Wm. q. Il: Loring vice Lafayette Wyman,
Edward ,. Chase vice Lawrence q. Matthews,
Joseph 7; Shirley vice Daniel J; Farr, John
vice Beot. @. Miles, John Il. Kimball vice
Mar.hall SWEET, Jesse H. Crowell vice George
r. W. Tbaxter, Edward q. Colby vice James
tarsn JoSs LIBBY 1es TSonas hnFRaa E.
Alfred Staples vice Milton Libby, Benz Burn
ham jr. vice Henry e. q. Bracket, Jonathan
Neserve vice William w. Josephs, Charles d.
Williams vice Norman 8. Tolman.
Trustee Of Evergreen Cemetery for this year
frederic Fox.
Observation-Disclosures H. SWEET.
IN CONVENTION.
Korea l. Robinson was elected City Clerk on
the THIRD ballot, receiving Is votes
N. L. Stevens member of School Com nittee.
0eorge 81: Hanson measurer of plaster.
William Huse measurer of wood and bark.
Francis Tibbets measurer of wood and lum-
bsr.
William Kilby surveyor of timber.
Enoch M. Thompson surveyor of marble.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Orders passed That all bills against the city
shall. prior to payment, receive the approval Of
majority OF the Appropriation Committee in
writing; that u committee be raised to fix the
location of the hydrants already contracted for;
also sell all Lowry hydrants on hand and to
contract for and locate one hundred additional
post hydrants, If they deem 1t best for the city.
Councilmen Fox, Land and Walden were
appointed the com mlttee. .