The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-03-01
City Affairs.
A special meeting of the City Council W;
held last evening.

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening.
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Orders Passed-That the Board adjourn to
Friday evening to give hearing to corporators
of Portland & Rutland Railroad in reference
to proposition to authorize loan of credit of
city to that Company; the usual annual order
authorizing transfer of balances of appropri-
ations at close of financial year; to lay out
Ash street; to reduce the tax upon alien pas
sengers known as head money, from So to 81;
directing the removal of the buildins encroach-
ing upon Milk street at its junction with Sill
yer street; appropriating $4,000 additional for
the support of the poor; directing the Treas
urer to pay in gold or its equivalent in curren-
cy all coupons falling due March /, 1870, on
bonds issued for municipal purposes previous
to Feb. %, 1862; fixing the grades of Eastern
Promenade aud North street, north of Wal
nut street, and Washington street north of
Gould street, in accordance with report of
City Engineer, dated June %, 1869; request
ing Representatives in the Legislature to op-
pose the bill for the incorporation of the Union
Depot Co. in its present form, but if it can be
SO amended as to limit the power granted and
protect public and private rights then the
Representatives are directed to favor it; ap-
proprlating $1,000 to pay expenses of Peabody
Leave to withdraw was reported on the fol-
lowing:-Communication from F. G. Moody,
requesting that the steam whistle on the City
building be blown as fire alarm; petition of
city editors of daily papers for police reports;
proposition for purchase by the city of lot in
rear OF City building; petition of High Sch DOL
in the old City Hall for drill; petition of A.
L. Cook for permission to erect wooden
building on Center street; of Asa Hanson for
permit to erect wooden building on Federal
street; of Oliver I. Mayall for permit to build
for leave to build wooden building on Union
street.
Referred to neat City Counca-Several petit
tions for discontinuance of old Franklin street;
petitions of Dennis Jordan, Samuel j. Hun
tress, Robert f. Green, E. G. Bolton, j. S.
Clark. A. D. Sweetsir and A. N. Haskell for
damages from change of grade of Portland
street; communication from the Assessors in
relation to State valuation; an order inquiring
into expediency of sale of barrack houses; an
order directing the drainage Of the marsh near
Portland street; an order directing the discon
tinuance of portion of Congress street west
of Weymouth street; petition of John Dow
for the opening of passage way from Fore to
and others for repairs to Boyd street; an order
to establish the grade of Boyd and Mayo
streets; petition of Edward Walsh for side
walks on Deer street; petition of Joseph
Drown aHd others tor repairs on State street;
petition of John T. Gilman and others for
paving of Brown street; petition of 7. II. Oak
shott for grading of Pearl street.
The Committee on Public Buildings report
cd the cost of the Ward Room in Ward as
follows:-Land, $2061.45; building, $7828.29;
total cost, $9S89.74.
The committee on reception of remains of
the late George Peabody reported the expenses
to be:-Decorating City Hall, 5000 IA; music,
1857; excursion of City Government to the
Monarch, $144; steps on Atlantic wharf,
$106.22; expenses of professions, $584.4 ex
penses of Governor and Council, Legislature,
Admiral Farragut, committees from town of
Peabody, &C., 1856. 80; and other small bills,
making total of about 5000.
An order directing the Treasurer to hire
$46, 900 to pay assessments on the p. & o. r.
r. stock was tabled.
The petition of Dodge & Styles for permits
sion to erect wooden building on Green st.
was granted.
License to use a stationary steam engine in
their building on Commercial street was
granted to Burnham & Morrill,; also to Dona-
hue & Welsh in their building on Union st.
The Committee on Claims reported the cost
of the Deering street sewer.
The bill of A. Wiggin as engineer of the
steamer MachigOnne during the sickness of
engineer Porter, and of John Cousins, engineer
of steamer Cumberland during the disability
of engineer Hayes, caused by accident, were
referred to the Committee on Claims.
The reports of the Visiting Officer, City Gas
Agent and City Solicitor were received, read
and placed on file.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Twenty-four orders fixing grades of as many
streets were passed in concurrence with the
vote of the Aldermen of Dec 9.
Papers from the Board of Aldermen were
disposed of in concurrence.