The Portland daily press., 1871-07-11

The regular monthly meeting of the Com.
mon Council was held last evening A special
meeting the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
was also called at the same time.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Orders ed.-Paying w. R. Garland $50
for damages by the overflow of water on Cher
ry and Burnham streets; paying w. W. DYER
agent for the heirs of Lemuel Dyer 5000 in ad-
dition for damages for land taken for the wild
ening OF Commercial street; paying BENJAMIN
Burnham Jr., $50 for damages to land by rea
$50 OF the overflow of water directing the City
Treasurer to abate the tax OF S. III. Sawyer &
Co., for the year 1866; ordering the tire nch lead
ing from the swamp back of Bramhall hill to
be cleared out at an expense not exceeding
$500.
Petitions Presented and Referred-Of Reu-
ben Waite for compensation for damages to
land by reason of a change of grade of Fore
street; of Joshua s. Clark, for compens alton
for damages by reason of change of grade of
Eastern Promenade; of the Portland Steam
Packet Co, for permission to erect steamer
CINE at their landing on Bradly's Court; of B.
Il. Noble and ct. ais, for extension of Cumber-
land street, from Merrill street to the Marginal
Way.
Leave to withdraw was granted on petition
OF John L.. Farmer, ct ais. for compensation
for building blown up on the night of the
great fire, July 4, 1866.
Isaiah Jones was appointed and confirmed
special policeman without pay.
IA ComInuulcdtOu was received from John
Taylor, City Weigher of Hay, representing
that the hay scales used by the city are old and
out of repair and united for the use of the
city and should be replaced by another Re-
ferred 10 Committee on Public Buildings
Permission was granted to f. II. Delano to
erect two story house on the corner of New
bury and India street; also to John p. Smith
70 erect stationary steam engine at No. 100
Exchange street; also to w. S. Dyer to erect a
steam engine at the junction of Free and Mid
die street.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
Hon. William L. Putnum, President and
Edward A. N0yes, Librarian of the Public Lii
brary, presented the claims of that institution
upon the city government of Portland. They
stated the increasing popularity of the LIBRARY
Tor the past year and gave general statistics re-
specting the number of volumes now in the
rooms (33 600) the number distributed, the ne
cesslty for additions and tie advantages which
the rooms afforded as an auxiliary means of
education for the young.
aBkst BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL.
On the communication of the Mayor regard.
Ing the establishment of a market the
Council Joined to the committee, Messrs
Stanwood, Holden, Swett Sampson ana
Jackson.
Various papers were disposed of in concur
renee.
The Council non -concurred in the order of
the Aldermen for the appointment of rod
man for the City Civil Engineer at an expense
An order was passed for brick sidewalk on
the southerly corner of York and Centre
streets.
The petition of John Bradley for a sidewalk
IN front OF his house on the cerner of Maple
and York streets, was referred.
The appropriation bill came down from the
other Board amended, and after brief debate
the amendments, on the recommendation Of
the committee of conference, were concurred
in and the bill finally passed. 1t was after
wards approved by the Mayor
The order in aid of the Public Library was
passed, mem con.
After the Convention dissolved an order was
introduced 10 the Board of Aldermen, to ap-
propriate $1,000 from the contingent fund for
the Public Library.
AID Corey opposed the order on the ground
Of the poverty of the city. He remarked that
there were three public libraries in the city
any of which were quite as much entitled to
city aid as that for which this order was de-
signed He had free ticket given to him, but
had never used it, Possibly it was given to in
fuence his vote.
Aid. Mccarthy said he had had none of the
privileges of the library offered him. but be
believed it to be good institution and the ap-
preparation good 1t did not interfere with
any other existing library, and he would cheer
fully vote for the order.
The order then passed by yea and nay VOTE
D to laid Corey in the negative.