The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-22
City Affairs.
A special meeting of the City Council wa
held last evening.

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
George c. Fobes, VIM. E. Donnell and Sam
uel Chad wick were drawn as jurors for the
March term of the Superior Court.
The petition of A. D. Sweetsir for damages
from change of grade of Portland street was
referred to Committee on Damages.
An order was passed directing the number
ing of Middle and Portland streets in accord
ance with the plan of the Engineer.
In accordance with the notice returnable
this evening, the assessments upon the sewers
built this year in State street, east from Con-
gress street, and Vaughan street were fixed.
An order was passed directing the removal
OF all Instructions, including buildings, within
the lines of Center street on or before May /,
next.
The petition of Hugh Dolln for permission
to erect a wooden building on Union street
was referred.
The Committee on Finance reported that a
proposition was pending before the Legislature
to authorize a loan of tue city credit in aid of
the Portland & Rutland Railroad Co.; that
the proposition was made without conference
with any city authority as far as is known:
that in their opinion there is no probability
that the citizens of Portland will, during the
next year. take any action by which the city's
railroad liabilities will be increased; and that
the only effect of the proposition would be tc
impair our credit and embarass the city in the
negotiation of its bonds. They recommended
the passage of an order directing the Mayor to
demonstrate against any legislation having in
view the increase of the city's railroad liabili-
ties. The matter was postponed until nexi
Monday evening"
Orders passed That the Auditor make hi
annual report in print, and that coo copies b'
printed; that copies of the reports of the mu
nicpal officers be printed; that the municipal
officers leave their reports with the City Clerl
on or before March 1; appropriating 500 ad
ditional (making $3.50 in ally for the screen:
before the doors of City Hall; authorizing the
Committee on Hydrants to contract with the
Portland Water Co. for supply of water fol
drinking fountains, not to exceed ten in num-
Der, at an expense for each not to exceed $1,000
per annum; the expense for the one now set
to commence Jan. 1, 1870, and that of the
others July LIST next; amending the rules for
lighting street lamps, so that the lights be ex.
that they be lighted one hour after sunset, that
they be lighted one hour before the moon sets
instead of two or three as now, and eXtin-
guished thirty minutes after the moon rises
referring the question of the pay of the Assis-
tant Assessors to the Committee on Accounts
that the bells be rung at noon and that the
offices in the City building be closed on Tues
day, the ODD inst.
The order directing inquiry into the expedi
ency of appointing three Commissioners OF
Streets was referred to the next City Council
Leave to withdraw was reported on petitlor
for increase of police salaries.
A communication from the Auditor, in rela
ton to unsettled balances of accounts and ap
propriations including that for school salaries
was referred to the Committee on Finance.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Papers from the Board of Aldermen were
disposed of in concurrence.