The Portland daily press., 1870-11-08
CITY Amarrs,

The regular monthly meeting of the Board
Of Mayor aud Aldermen was held last evening
Philip s. Cnrliss was nominated by the
Mayor and confirmed by the Board, as police
man, vice f iward j. Chase, resigned.
u. Miller was granted permission to erect
temporary wooden building ON Chestnut
street, "a 26 feet, for a carriage bouse
An order authorizing the City T .easnrar IN
hire $1,000 on twenty years, to be appropriated
AZ follows, viz: Public Building. SIoOn. Civ
Building, $1,000; Cemeteries and Puhlic
Gr'npdS, $500; Contingent .Expenseo. f$45O0:
was laid on the table
A COMMUNICATION from the City Auditor
stated that the appropriation for City Building
is entirely exhausted.
An order authorizing the Committee on
Cemeteries and Public Grounds to cause the
Western Promenade to be graded so far as nee.
essary for preventing further washing away of
the brow of the nill. at an expense not exceed.
ing $500, was refused passage-yeas. 2.
nays,4 -
A communication was received from the
Co'ector ot customs, covering copies of lette
IN relation to the existence of yellow fever at
barcelona and Alicante. They were referred
to the Committee on Health.
On petition of the Richardson Wharf Co. for
indemnity for damage to their dock on account
OF material aowing from the sewer which dis.
charges int. il; and also. the petition of the
Franklin Wharf Co.. claiming indemnity for
damage to their dock trom the same cause. the
committee made an elaborate report claimino
that no damage had occurred to those docks
from the city sewers and that petitioners have
leave to withdraw. Report accented and 20D
comics ordered to be printed.
remission was granted G. B. Varney TO
erect a two storied wooden building for a stable
on his lot between Silver and Pearl streets.
The Committee on Liquor Agency made
report which was accepted.
Orders passed-Authorizin the Citv Treas.
urer to hire $500 on 20 years, to be applied to
the paS meDt in gold on bonds and COUPONS L..
sned Nov. I, 1850, in aid of the Atlantic & St.
lawrence railroad, due Nov. /, 1870, the Rail-
road Co. having declined to pay the gold. after
demand for the same; to pay Jane Loud $3.50
in full for damage to her property nv change of
grade Of Mayo street; to pay Josiah Black $3.50
IN fnl' tor damage 10 bis property by change of
grade Of Lafayette street; to pay Walter E,
change Of grade Of Layfaye,te street; to paw
Samuel Libby SIG for same; to nav Robert r.
Green $1400, and E G. Bolton $3.50 for dam
age TO their .property by change of grade of
Portland and Alder streets; to pay John Nc
Intire 1926 for damage to his property nv
chance OF grade Of Mayo street; to pay Port
land Water Co. 5000. in full for water for the
use OF the fountain corner Of Centre and Fore
streets. nrior to Jnly 1, 1870; TO place q lamp
post and lamn at the coraer of Cedar and Lin
coin streets; that the receipts of sales by the
Liquor Agency be paid by him, weekly, to the
City Treasurer and that the Treasurer settle
all accounts ofthe Agency as in the other de-
partments of the CITY
Petitions Presented and ,I2eferred-O Henry
Baker, for damage to his house by change of
grade of Oxford street; of W. W. Thomas,
Trustee, that the sontberly side line of Fox
lane NAV be Strengthened; of heirs OF James
Deering for Dermssiep TO omen Preb'e street,
betw Portland and Oxford streets, for the
nnrno1e Of entering the Preble street sewer; OF
Higgins for a sidewalk 10 front of his lot,
No 20 ST lawrence street,
Leave to rithdrGU was voted on petition of
Amanda D, Hezslion for damages by change
OF grade of Portland street; on petition Of Reu-
ben Waite for damage to bis property nv
change of grade of Fore street; of Charles E.
Thomas for damage to his property by change
nam for damage nv change of grade of New
High street; of John Daiu, for damage by
change Of grade of Portland street.
Adjourned.