The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-29
Oily AFFAIRS,

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Papers from the Board of Common Council
were acted upon in concurrence.
The bond of John Taylor, as weigher of hay,
Permission was granted FL. C. Hodsdon and
Charles G. Covell to keep fish stand corner
OF Oxford and Stone streets, under the usual
restrictions.
Il was voted to grant the petition of W.D
Little ct ais. for repairs on Pearl street; OF
Francis Fessenden tor grade OF Melen street.
Leave to withdraw was reported on potion OF
r. M. Huckins; also on petition of Joseph l.
Taylor for additional damages; also on petition
of Levi Calker for damages for injuries incur
red by an alleged defect in Exchange street.
The ordinance relating to bydrants, lamp
posts, posts and trees was passed to be ordain-
ed. 100
The Committee on Streets, &C., reported it
inexpedient to lay sidewalk this season on
Danlorth, between Brackett and Clark streets;
also on Clark street, southerly side, as prayed
for in the petition OF George Gilman ct ais
Reports accepted.
George W. Haskell was appointed special
policeman at the Portland & Kennebec Rail-
road depot without pay.
An order to pay the Treasurer of the Female
Orphan Asylum the sum OF $3.50, 70 be used
tor the school fund of said Asylum was refused
passage.
Orders passed-For the payment of 800 ito
Benjamin q. Miles, compensation for injuries
. received while assisting apublic officer; for
payment to the executrix of the estate of len-
iamin Perkins, deceased, $1,000, in full for dam
age claimed against the city and for costs OF
court; for payment of $500 to Reuben Ruby
for damages caused by defect in streets and
taxable costs of suit against the city; that the
City Treasurer pay Lucy Todd and Henrietta
Childs $4,000 in full for their claim, as heirs OF
the late Joseph Thaxter, to the land ia Market
Square, named in their petition; that a brick
no laid IN Of
forth streets; that brick sidewalk De laid on
south side of Salem street; that Preble street,
between Congress and Portland Streets 1886
square yards, be paved with cobble stones at
$1.75 per yard; that the Treasurer be authoriz-
ed 20 hire on the credit of the city not exceed
ing $780, 900 per month, for defraying the ordin-
airy expenses of the city during the financial
year. in anticipation of receipts from taxes and
income: that the Assessors be authorized te
abate or compromise such taxes as in theiI
Judgment are uncollectable for all past years
that the Mayor be authorized to draw his war
rant for the payment OF such monthly bills foi
expenditures as may be passed upon and al
lowed BY the Committee on Accounts prior tt
the massage of the annual appropriation BILL
Petstions presented and reteTed-Of Johr
Stackpole tor permission to build wooden
house on Cumberland street twltn power
of James L. Racklef for permission to build :
wooden house on Cumberland street (witf
power); of James erie ct. ais. for continuation
Of sewer on High street, below Cumberland
street; OF John Blake for concrete sidewalk Z
be laid in front of his residence No. AZ Mel
bourne street; of Amos Chick, for sidewalk in
front of his premises No. % Tying street; o
Sheppard Young, for permission to remove and
reDuild blacksmith shop from Commercial
street to Federal street; Of Emery G. Chase
for permission to extend his stable in the real
of India street-also remenstrapce of John
OTIS ct. ais against the same; of Seward Buck
nam. for damage by change OF grade of new
High street; of s. w. Larrabee ct. ais. tina
the city sewer in Deering street be extended
from Henry street to connect with the sewe
in State and Deering streets; of Deborah s
Luut, for damages from injuries received by
fall, owing 70 defect in Congress street nea
Preble street, in 1870. Adjourned.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Papers from the Board of Mayor and Alder
men were acted upon in concurrence.
The order assigning room in the city bulk
ing over the Mayors Office for the Proba
Court, and appropriating not over $500 for ]
alterations was postponed to the next regul:
meeting of the Common Council in concu
The rule relative to business the same evel
ing from the Board OF Mayor and Alderme
was suspended and paper acted upon in col
currence.
The order authorizing the City Treasurer
pay Lucy Todd and Harriet Child the sum
$1,000 for a conveyance to the CITY OF al u
title and interest of the heirs of the late JoseI
Ihaxter to the lot Of land next westerly OF u
J Ai@it On Market Oquatc, :" 90 -
passage on non-concurrence. The vote sto(
IL yeas, nays-two.thjrds of the whole Boa
Being required.
Inc order authorizing the payment of So
additional 20. ds ' TO the Richardson Wharf Compar
grade on Centre street. tabled ~ th;s IA,
April 10th. was taken from the table and PAS
ed in concurrence. -
Mr.. Tolman, of Ward z, offered an order r.
questing the Committee on Streets, Sidewail
and Bridges to cause street signs to be Mac,
on the corners of streets, and such other Mac
as they may deem expedient. Referred to h
Committee On Street Lamps and sent up. A
journed.