The Portland daily press., 1871-01-17

A special meeting of the City Council wa
held last evening

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The Joint Special Committee upon the com
municaton from the Chicago Board of Trade
upon direct railway route between Portland
and Chicago, also the communication of the
committee OF the oorporators of the Portland
and Rutland Railroad, made an elaborate re-
port which was accepted.
Petition of Baxter Scott for permission to ex-
nd his wharf at Peaks Island, was referred to
10 Committee on harbor.
The Joint Special Committee upon the me-
lorial of citizens of Westbrook relative to
citing off {. portion of that town and annexipg
be same to Portland reported that the Mayor
be authorized to act with said petitioners in
obtaining the proper legislation necessary to
secure their wish. An order accompanying
said report was adopted.
The Committee on Judicial proceedings and
Claims reported in favor of paying John T. II ull
$545 for services in adjusting the claim of the
city against the State for war bounties. An
order to that effect was passed.
The same committee then reported leave to
withdraw upon pc .itions of n. L. Woodbury.
for damages by extension OF Brattle street; of
Charles Sager for damage to carriage by col
lision with lamp-post; of Henry Taylor for
damage to sleigh and COW. Reports accepted.
A communication was received from the
Executive Committee of the School Commit
tee, stating that the appropriation for schools,
other than for teachers was exhausted, and re-
questing an additional appropriation of $780,
An order authorizing the City Treasurer to
hire $500 was on one year the same to be ap.
propriated to the School Com mittee was pass
ed
Resignation of Ezra Russell as First Assis-
tant Eogineor of the Fire Department was
read and accepted in concurrence
Ordinance in relation to the Agent for the
sale OF intoxicating liquors, passed to be or.
dained.
The City Auditor reported that the appro-
priations for schools, printing and stationery,
city and public buildings were exhausted.e
The Mayor made communication TO the
BoaIj respecting the negligence of Mr.. VIM H.
KalOr, weigher of hay, in attending to his du-
ty. The communication was referred to the
Committee on Cemeteries and Public
Grounds, with instruction to take immediate
action in the matter.
Petition of Henry s. Burgess for damage by
filling up and grading Cleaves street was re-
ferred to Committee on Judicial Proceedings
and Claims.
A communication was read from the Over
seers of the Poor, in regard to sendning insane
persons to the alms-house. The Mayor was
ordered TO make out the necessary papers for
their removal to the State Asylum.
Orders from the Common Council appoint
ing Messrs. Rice, Haseltine aud Stevens, with
such as this Board may join ,as special commit
tee to investigate the expenditures made in the
street department, and to suggest such inn
pIoVcmcubS DIS tucy may uccm ucslIdott, Was
concurred and Aid. Bailey, Senter and Toll
ford were Joined.
Order from the Common Council appointing
Messls. Rice and Leavitt, with such as this
Board may join to be select committee to con-
slider the expediency of appointing an 1nspec-
tor OF milk with leave to report by ordinance or
otherwise, was concuroed in, and Aid. Senter
and Winship were joined.
An order was passed, in concurrence, re-
questing all joint committees that have not re-
I'D AlI
report at the next regular meeting of the City
Council, or within four weeks from the time
such matters were committed to them.
IN CONVENTION.
The two Boards met in convention and elect
ed the following officers: Surveyors of Lumber
Caleb H. Phillips, Albert Cole; Cnllers of
Hoops and Staves-John w. Dyer. j. G. M.
Furnish.
A motion to proceed to ballot for 1st Assist
ept Engineer Of the Fire Department., in place
Of Ezra Russell, resigned, was opposed; but the
convention, by vote of IL to IL, voted to pro-
coed to ballot. A motion that the convention
dissolve was then made, but was negatived, 10
to 49, The convention then proceeded to bal
lot. The whole number OF votes cast was q;
necessary to choice, II. Spencer Rogers had
8; George W. Beal 6; Charles Fl. Pickett, 3;
Frederick Fox, 2; Granville NJ. Chase, q
There being no choice the convention voted to
indefinitely postpone the matter, and the con-
venton dissolved.
The Board Of Aldermen then adjourned.
In COMMON COUNCIL.
The order to raise $500, the sum to be ap'
proDriated to the School Committee, was tabled.
The order in relation to the Mayors acting
with the annexationists of portion of West.
brook to Portland, was tabled. Subsequently
it was taken up and Hon. j. II. Drummond
appeared for the petitioners and made some
statements The order was then passed in
concurrence
Mr.. Rice of Ward offered orders in relation
to expenditures on the streets, and the appoint
ment of an Inspector of Milk. [See proceed
ings of Mayor aud Aldermen
Various papers from the Board Of Mayor and
Aldermen were acted upon in concurrence.
Adjourned.