The Portland daily press., 1871-11-07
Oily Affairs.

The regular monthly meeting of the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen was held last evening
The resignation of Frederick Fox, one of the
Trustees of Evergreen Cemetery, was received
aud accepted. In presenting the paper the
Mayor paid Mr.. Fox handsome compliment
for his disinterestedDess ia the fulfiment of
his duties; and subsequently nominated James
Bailey to dill the vacancy; and the nomination
was confirmed.
The petitions of f. A. Smith and T. A. Bow
en-, for compensation for damage to goods by
reason of grease thrown by the engines at the
recent fire on their premises. Referred to the
Committee on Fire Department..
Notice was received from the Overseers of
the Poor that Illus G. Fayban, an insane pau
per, is detained at the Almshouse. The proper
papers for his commitment to tie Insane Asy-
lum were prepared.
The Committee to whom was referred the
claim of j. e. Donnell and Daniel #. Emery
(40O per annum for the use or the wood stand
on Pearl street for two years. reported that
they considered the demand too large, and the
claimants refused any reference oft; and ask
ed to be discharged. The COMMITTEES was dis
charged
The salary OF the Building Loan Commits
soners for the current year was fixed at 5000
each.
The Committee on New Streets reported the
location OF a new street. fifty feet wide, from
Deering to Gu nberland street, with land
damages, was accepted, and said street was al
lowed and established.
The special Committee to whom was refer
red the petition of the Portland and Ogdens-
bnrg Railroad Company, that they may be per-
mitted to allow the right of laying a track on
Commercial street, granted them by the order
of October 10, A. D. 1870, to be used and i'm
proved by any other railroad company, etc,
having considered the same, and recommend
the passage of the accompanying order.
BENZ. KINGsBURY, Jr., Chairman.
Ordered-That in consideration of the dis
continuance of the p. and o. r. r. track over
the Portland Gas Co. s lands, the prayer of the
net;tioners be granted, and the order of Octo.
her 10, 1870, be hereby confirmed to said 2. and
O. r. K. Co., and to the Boston and Maine
Railroad Co., if said 2. & o. II. r. Co. shall
agree with the b. & Nj. r. Il. Co. for the
and improvement of said right of way; provid-
ed that the rails and track bs laid down agree
ABLY to the directions of the Mayor and Alder
men and upon such conditions as shall be pre-
scribed by them, and that such tracks and rails
shall not be so laid as unreasonably to interfere
with access to any wharf by rail or otherwise,
except by agreement with the owner of each
wharf SO nterfered with; and provided that
the right hereby extended to said p. & o. r.
r.. Co. to allow said Boston q Maine H. r. Co.
the use and improvement OF said right OF way
shall be limited at its eastern terminus to the
function of Commercial and U MON streets and
nroyided that the aforesaid rights shall cease
whenever a marginal street is built and Its OPP
Grafton is authorized as set out III the petition
of the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad Com
1870; and provided further that the Boston and
Maine Railroad, Co., II DESTROYS OF using this
track hereby authorized, shall be allowed to
use the same upon such terms as may be agreed
upon by the parties. In case OF disagreement,
II the parties cannot agree on three lmpartlai
persons to settle such terms and regulations
such persons shall be selected by the Mayor
aud Aldermen of the City of Portland for the
time being; and the award and decision of the
majority OF tue same so selected shall be con-
elusive upon the rights of the parties for the
term oil ten years, aud shall continue to be OBJ
ligatory thereafter until new board of referees
shall be selected to determine the sama Inv the
Mayor and Aldermen upon the writtan anoIi
cation of either party "pP''
Mr.. Chas. e. Barrett, iu behalf of tho Gr.nd
Trunk Railway 20, said that corporation had
had no notice of the proposed action and asi,ad
for delay, that notice may be given. He refor.
red to the conditions under which Commarcia,
street was built, and said that if the Portian "a
and Ogdensburg road had the privilege ot
building passenger station on Richardsou's
Wharf it would destroy the Grand Trunk fran'
chise. Their rights ought to be protected,
Mr.. Francis Chase, Superintendent of tn,
Portland Saco and Portsmouth Railroad Co
pleaded want of notice to that corporation anC
asked delay.
that the cars of the 2. & o. road had beef
drawn over Commercial street ever since th
road was opened and no one had approache
the Grand Trunk Company with any applica
ton for permission.
Gen. Anderson, President of the p & @
road Who does the money 60 to that we pa
for the cars hauled.
Barrett-I don't know. The cars are hau
by the Z. s. & p. r. r. Go.
Anderson Don't you know that we hay
maid 81 80 per car every time one goes over tt
street,