The Portland daily press., 1872-08-06

| of Mayor and Aldermen was held last svenin
Edward 7. Clark, Andrew NJ. -Floyd a,
Daniel johnson were drawn as grand iuro
Tor the September term of the Superior CouI
The Committee oE New Streets reported @
ders for the extension of York street, and tt
discontlnuance OF portions of Summer an
beach streets, IN agreement with the propos
ton OF the Boston & Maine railroad compan,
Inc orders were passed 1t was expressl
agreed that all the damages growing out
these changes, in excess Of $4,000, should /
PAID by the railroad company. In compensa
tion the railroad company agree to build tn
extension of York street, except sidewalks an
cutters, and make it ready for travel and Civ
the city the interest of the company in til
land over which the street passes.
Aid. Winship, for the Committee on Fir
Department. &c, reported the expenditures G
that department during the month of July, t
have been Exclusive of salaries) 81, 5SS32; flo
water purposes $1,000, and Tor other purpose
S., 545.27: total SO, 745.
Permission was given to Sawyer, Webb (
Co., to erect and maintain a stationary steau
engine in their chambers on Union street.
An invitation was received from Post Bos
worth, q: A. r., requesting the attendance o
the City Council at the island excursion an,
promenade concert to be given in connection
with the reunion of the Grand Army in thi.
city OH the 9th inst. The invitation was ae
copied.
The remonstrance against the construction O
red to the Joint Special Committee in concur
| renee.
Melville Hovey was licensed to keep an in
telligence office. s ...
The report of the Civil Engineer on the grade
of Eastern Promenade, from Morning to Con.
! gress street. accompanied by profile, was &C
| cepted and sent down.
| The City Auditor reported that of the appro-
prlation for the Marginal Way, only about
$1,000 remained unexpended.
Aid. Corey reported the expenditures or
streets for June and July at $l3,996.77.
| An order was passed directing the Portland
Railroad Co to pave the space between thei,
| tracks on Middle street, from Exchange to
| Union street. with the Boston Wood Pavement,
but if they neglect and refuse to do SO the same
shall be done by the city at the expense of said
company.
The Committee on Streets, SC, reported on
petition of b. Barnes Ir, ct als. for sida-
walk on Quincy street, that the same ought to
be granted: Same Committee, on petition for
asidewalk on Bracket street, reported the same
as inexpedient. . N--,..
The Committee on Cemeteries and Public
Grounds reported the expenditures of that de-
partment for June and July at $189.46.
Petition of Daniel Flaherty for permission to
remove small building from the corner of
Clark and Beach streets to Centre street, was
granted. r-.
Petitions of certain citizens of Ward 2, for
the use of the Ward room on India street, for
the meetings of Greeley and Brown club,
was referred to the Committee on Public
Buildings, with power.
Petition of G. III. Blake, for permission to
remove building from the west to easterly
side of Cross street, was referred.
petition for tho widening of Franklin
street was referred in concurrence
Orders Passed the CITY Treas
urer to hire $500, to be added to the $4,000 ap-
propriated for the construction of tho school
house and ward room in Ward z authorizing
the Committee on Public Buildings 10 dispose
of the school house on Vaughan street, the
same to be removed from its present location Is
soon as possible; authorizing the Assessors to
abate or compromise all taxes which are I'M
collectable, for all past years, with the consent
of the Committee on Finance; directing that
a sidewalk be laid ON the northeast side of
Lewis street; directing the City Treasurer to
abate any assessment against the estate of tho
late VIM. III. Lovejoy for sidewalk on the cor
ner OF Spring and Emery streets.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
A special meeting of this branch was held
last evening. In the absence of the President
and Clerk, Councilman Sampson, of Ward 5,
was chosen President and Cyrus NOVEL; Clerk
pro tenn
A romonstrance from VIM. W. Thomas and
fifty Others against the further expenditure of
the public money on the Marginal Way was
read and an order directing discontinuance of
the work was laid on the table
A remonstrance from number of voters and
taxpayers in Ward 8 against the erection of the
proposed ward room on Green street as unnec-
essary, was received and referred to the Joint
special committee having the matter in charge.
The order to hire money for the ward room
in Ward was laid ON the table in non-concur-
renee
petition for the widening Of franklin
street, from Fore to Commercial, was referred
The orders in relation to the extension OF
York street and the discontinuance Of portions
of Beach and Summer streets were passed in
concurrence. ~ s.Frl
number of papers from the other Board
were laid OH the table for want of time to act
on thsm
VISITING FIREnEN.-The Atlantic Hose and
Ladder Co., No. l, of Amesbnry, Mass, en-
route for Bangor, arrived in this city by the
noon train from Boston yesterday. They were
met at the depot by a detachment from the sew
eral fire companies, under command of Chief
Engineer Cummings, and q number of his As
sstants, with band of music and escorted
through High Danforth, Bracket, Pine, Con-
gress, Federal and Exchange streets to City
Hall, where Mayor Kingsbury gave them a
hearty welcome to the city. A brief response
from Foreman Biddle of the Amesbury Com
pany followed, and then the two companies sat
down in the Reception Room to one of Sam
dsrs' splendid collations. There were also at
the table, Mayor Kingsbury and the Commit
tee on the Fire Department. FeN
After dinner the visitors werc invited to the
Casco Engine House, where an hour was spent
in an examination of the fire apparatus. An
exhibition of the power of one of the street n.y.
drapts was made, and the visitors were given
An Difv IN init Wit p
whole fire system and capacities. Shortly af-
ter 3 O clock, by invitation of the Fire Depart
ment, the Amesbury Company and the Port
land firemeR went ON an excursion down the
bay on board steamer Charles Houghton, and
spent several hours pleasantly. At ten o'clock
the former took the steamer City of Richmond
for Bangor.
The Atlantlc's number So men, under COM
mand of W. E. Biddle. They are fine looking
men, dressed in uniform composed of ca
Diet gray jacket, dark blue pants with gray
stripe, white cap with gold braid and white body
belt John Currier, third engineer of the Ames-
bury department, with five honorary members
come as invited guests. The Hayerhill Cornet
Band, 20 pieces, Rufus Williams leader, furn.
ished them with music. On the march down
town the visiting company was appropriately
greeted blythe Cumberland and Nachigonne
boys, as the procession passed their houses
| The Amesbury firemen brought their hose reel
with them-a very handsome machine, which
was drawn through the streets by the horses
belonging to the Casco Engine Co. The Allan
tics will return here by boat at o'clock Wed
nesday evening, and take the train direct fo
home.
was arrested in York County on Saturday fo
being concerned in the burglaries at Alfred
was brought to Portland yesterday and commit
ted to Jail. He negative character, and wa
undoubtedly the tool of the moro accomplished