The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-04
City Affairs.


307.-Foeg adm'x, vs.. Fogg.
City Analrs.
The regular monthly meeting of the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen was held last evening.
.Jurors-John Blake, Ambrose Giddings
John Gilkey, George Baker and e. Russell
Barbour were drawn asitraverse Jurors for the
April term of the Supreme Judicial Court.
Proposition from the heirs of the late Joseph
Thaxter, offering to dispose Of all their right
and title to the property on Market square to
the city for the sum of $4,000 was referred to
the Committee on Claims.
A communication was received from the
City Solicitor in relation to the Valuation
Commissioner elected last year. The Solicitor
is of opinion that, as the matter was not com.
pleted last year, there is nothing to prevent the
City Council from proceeding in the matter as
as they may see proper. Placed on file and Or
dered to be sent down.
A communication was received from H. w.
Hersey, Esq, Treasurer and Collector, stating
,hat he had appointed Arthur M. Sawyer Dep
uty Collector and submitting his bond The
bond was approved.
A communication was received from the As
SCISSORS recommending the passage Of an ordi-
nance requiring every person who intends TO
build to file plan of the proposed building.
Also a communication making certain recon-
mendations in the matter of a new valuation.
Both communications were referred to joint
special committee, consisting of Aldermen
Winship and Mccarthy on the part of this
Board.
Permission was granted Edward Waite to
erect two wooden buildings on Smith street.
Communication from Moses Gould ct ais, in
relation to central passenger depot and ask
ing for committee from the City Council to be
joined with them was read. The Mayor and AL.
dermen Senter, Merrill and: King were ap.
pointed on the part of this Board, with such as
the Common Council may join.
The resignation of w. "a. II. Loring as DO.
lceman was received and accepted, and The
Mayor nominated Clement P. Blake to fill the
vacancy The Board confirmed the nominal
ton. -
A. A. Howe was appointed special police
man without pay. 500
Communication from the City Assessors,
stating that they had appointed Mr.. H. H.
Rich Assistant Assessor in the I'd Ward, in
place OF +. b. Barr, who declined accepting
the Office, was referred to the Committee on
Public instruction.
Petition of Franklin Head for more land on
Newbury street was tabled.
Communication from Jonathan Morgan Of
fering to furnish the city with kyanized wood
for paving purposes, at 81 per cord, provided
the city will furnish the kyanizing process was
laid upon the table.
Communication from w. A. Goodwin, esq.,,
City Engineer, stating that he had appointed
W. s. Edwards LIST Assistants and Henry 7,
Emery ID Assistant.
An ordinance in relation to trees, posts, lamp
posts and hydrants was read twice and passed
to be engrOssed.
The several papers referred by the last City
Council to the present were taken from the
files and referred to the appropriate commit
tees.
George r. Davis was licensed as auctioneer
e. 9. Long was appointed drawer-tender at
Vaughan's bridge.
An order instructing the Committee on
Streets, Sidewalks and Bridges to cause the
necessary repairs to be made in the sidewalk
on India street was referred to the Committee
on Streets, &c.
A communication was received from the City
Engineer transmitting profile of the grade of
High street, from Congress to Portland street.
Laid upon the table for the present.
An order was passed for the appointment of
committee Oh new wooden buildings. Messrs.
King, SimOnton and Senter were appointed.
A committee on water and hydrAnts was Or
dered. Messrs. King and Senter were appoint
ed with such as the Common Council may
join.
A harbor committee was ordered to be ap-
pointed. Messrs. Merrill and Senter were ap.
pointed on the part of this Board.
Four ballots were had for Chairman of the
Board resulting in no election. The votes
were divided among the members. Mr.. Nc
Carthy on one ballot received three votes.
An order for paving Commercial street, from
State street to the west end of the Kennebec
depot, with cobble stone, at an estimated ex-
peDse of $14 662, was tabled.
Aid. Mccarthy called from the table the or
der instructing the City Treasurer not to pay
any salaries voted by the School Committee to
their executive committee, and moved that it
be referred to the Committee on Public In
struction, which was done.
The Committee on Drains and Sewers were
directed to consider the expediency of giving
a preliminary notice before establishing any
drains or sewers under the new law.
Orders Pdssed-Drecting the committee on
laying out new streets to enquire the expense
of revising the grade of Newbury street; fix
ing the price OF licenses for circuses at $40;
sleight Of hand, negro Ministries, &C., IS per
day; theatres $2 per night; for a sidewalk in
front Of No 81 Commercial street; authorizing
the City Treasurer to exchange the lots in
Evergreen Cemetery owned by j. w. Taber
and ID. W. Kensall; to pay Richardson Wharf
Co. $500 additional to the sum of $1,000 hereto
fore appropriated, in payment in full for land
taken in the extension of Centre street-pro-
vided said Company withdraw the suit thew
have commenced against the city; directing
the City Auditor to lay before the City Coun-
estimates of expenditures for the current mu-
ncipal year; authorizing the City Treasurer
to compromise and settle certain claims against
parties for sewerage; directing the City Treas
to February %, 1862, in gold or its equivalent;
directing thu City Engineer to examine West
Commercial street, as now laid out, and esti-
mate the expense of wall-also to enquire
into the expediency of disseminating portion
Of the street at point at or near the Ogdens-
burg depot; directing the City Clerk to notify
Messrs. John Fox and Joseph r. Brazer, that
their services as Valuation Commissioners will
not be required; directing the Committee on
Streets, Sidewalks, &c, to consider the expe-
diency of substituting concrete or brick, for the
fag-stone sidewalk in Green street; directing
the same committee to confer with the Select
men of the town of Deering, to see whether
arrangements cannot be made for widening
Deering bridge so that foot passenger-ways
can be established; directing the City Solicit
tor to prepare and report an amendment to the
city charter SO that each ward shall elect one
member OF the School Committee: establishinp
the grade OF M,ga a street , according to the re-
lug the Committee on Streets, &C., to adyertisa
for proposals for building stone wall nn
Monument street.
Petitions Presented and Reterred-of Jesse
Redon for damage by change of grade of Ox.
ford street; of John Harrison, for damage hv
change of grade of Fore street; of E. True ef
ais, for sewer in Hanover street Preferred with
power); of f. III. DelanO, for permission to
erect wooden building on India street; of
George Smith, to erect stable on Boyd street;
of Mary j. Stafford, for permission to remove
q building on Fore street to the rear of the lot
and to erect new one on the site; of b. ).
Miles, for remuneration for injuries sustained
by him in aiding the police to arrest prison Il
or; of Thos. Lynch ct. ais, for sewer in Milk
street; of Jeremiah Dow ct. ais, for sewer be-
tween the line of the city and Deering; of w.
H. Fessenden, for permission to remove a
wooden building; of +. Fessenden that por-
ton Of Melen street may be graded; Of ii. b.
81 ii. M. Hart, for compensation OF $5O for
damages to their building by its being over
moved; Of j. H. HI. markings, for damages for
INJURIES sustained by falling on the ice on Ex-
cnange street; of E. Stanwood, ct. ais, for sew
e. on beckett street; of VIM. II. Chase et ais,
on Maple street; of John Burns. for damages
l 70 ~; property by defective sewer; of John
4. olmsn ct ais, that Brown street, from
CONFESS 20 Er Hss street may be graded and
ON Spruce street; OfJ. H. Drummond for sew.
er on Green street; of Jonathan Eastman for
damages by altering the grade of Smith street