The Portland daily press., 1871-10-03

IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
The regular monthly meeting OF the Board
OF Mayor and Aldermen was held last eve
ming.
Alexander r. Smith was appointed special
policeman without bay, to be stationed at the
Portland & Rochester railroad depot.
Leave to withdraw was reported on the petit
ton of Ammi r. Mitchell for refunding tax
paid to the city; also on petition of Ann Roo
ney for damages by change of grade of Mayo
street.
Petitions Presented and Referred-Of G. w.
Burnn4m, Tor damages by the overflow of sew
er on Barnham street OF Michael Riley, for
bouaty IS volunteer during the war; of the
e ,gie Sugar Refinery, for exemption from tax
atiou ior TEL years; oil George L. Ingraham for
800 for extra services; of K. W. Worcester to
erect wooden baildi1g on Spring street, OF
Eli GUss, Tor sewer on Gator street; OF prop
efty owners on Brattle street, Tor sewer on
that street; of G. w. Goddard and others, for
lamp post on the corner of Tate and Danforth
streets; OF Warren Hanson and others for lamp
post ON the corner OF Boyd and Lircoln streets
The Forest City Sugar Refinery by I. Her
sey notlfi % The board that the sewer ON Emery
street IL carrying down into their dock large
quantities OF sand and other materials which
are moeding navigation and injuring the pipes
and works OF that company anu that they sb all
Claim damages from the city, and request that
the location OF the sewer he changed
Petitions grdnted-Oi George B. Gordon, for
bowling alley Salem street; of Whitmore
r. Garland, to erect wooden building on
BurDham street; Of John j. Frye, 10 erect
wooden building on Green street; of Nathaniel
Rand, TO erect stable on Lincoln street, near
Stone; cf 5. A Anderson, to erect wooden
building on The east SIDE OF Atlantic street.
1t was voted that the city transfer to the
Cumberland Air Power Company all its inter-
estin the water power at Tukey's bridge for
the period of ten yea;s provided it be used I'M
der the control of the Hsrbor Commissioners
that it be used for COMPRISING air merely and
within the next five years. and that if it be
ab andoned all the distractions be removed.
Orders passed-To pay Edmund @. Merrill
for damages I. sulting from The ov If1ow of a
sewer CD Salem street; to pay A. ID. Sweetsir
$50 additional for damage by change of grade
OF Portland street; to lay brick walk in front
of the residence of M Z. Croker, No. sc
Spring street; to repair the walk Oh Maple
street between Dautorth and York on petition
OF John Bradley; to have brick walk at No.
"a Monument street on petition of j. Harrison
aud others; TO lay brick or concrete sidewalk
at No.7 Laurel street on petition OF Ezra
Hawkes., Jr. to lay a bric6 sidewalk in front
OF the residences of Dr. g. Kimball on West aod
Carlton streets; to au horlze the Fire Depart
ment to purchase 1000 eet of leading hose; to
pay the heirs of Isaiah Frye $3.50 additional Tor
damages by change OF grade vi Portland street.
o. petition of j. B. Thorndike Tor grade and
side walk on Southerly side of Salem street the
committee reported the same inexpedient.
The following petition of T. II. Weston and
447 others was Ie erred to the committee hav-
lag the Subject matter in charge.
To the Mayor. aldermen and Common Council
Of the City of Portland:
The ondeI signed citizens and tax payers Of
the city of Portland, having read and consider.
ed the preamble and resolutions il favorng the
union Central Passenger Depot, adopted at
public meeting held ia the Reception Room IL
the City Hall building on Friday evening
March 24(b, 1871, lii the words and figures fol
lowing, 10 VII:
Whereas, The passenger railway stations 10
cateu upon the front size OF tie city, with thei
attendant move meDG aud making up of train
are al eady a great obstruction to business ant
will be. il suffered 10 remain,a lar greater Oh
s,ructiou IN the near future; and
Whereas, py this means they impair the val
ne of the wharis, docks, and the entire shor
Tor commercial puTposes, and are therefore
oetrIment TO the prosperity ana an obstacle
the growth ot The CITY; anu
Whereas, as SO located. iney III Iact most SC
riou.ty lluualr the facilities of travel betwee
Portland and most important suburD, MAJ
lug tue passage of the Cape Elizabeth bridge
matter Of difficulty and OF real peru, anu Y
this means wrong IS done to nelgheorln
municipality well as TO our own cit'zen
aud serious disadvantage aud loss entalled III
on be Iraue and busint SIS of the city ana
Whereas, the principal stations as now IL
eale0, ait, EVEN the nearest of them except IN
Gtand liunk, distant fIom the CITY Han
Whoie niile by any traversabie route, the mao
part eelhg sun further distant, and
Whereds by this means they are far re
moved rom the ceutres OF concourse and put
nc gathennR,, necessitatirg thereby gres
waste Oh time, labor aud money TO reach them
and -
Whereas, they are, with the execution ius
MAE, inaccessible by any direct annrnach fro,
. the adjacent or central part of the city. on AZ
count OF the preclpitousness OF the land no,
dsIlug the Immediate shore; and
Whereas, common point of arrival and Il.
paItnie Tor passenger trains, in other words
union passenger station wherever it has hes
estsb ished IN other cities, as Providence a.
cago PutsbuIg, luoia3apolis, Troy, Cleye,an
etc, ETC. has beeu found to subseIve the nm
lie convenience in a remarkable manner
that other stations in olher cities are now r
ing constructed at the cost, some of them.
pnhons OF dollars each, The railroads thel
selves deriving equal advantage with the ge
eral public, and willingly making the outls
ald ..o.,o
,;ons are already inadequate, and In tact arr
S,scredit 10 tue railroads and reproach a
scandal TO the city; and q
Whereas any enlargement Of accommodate