The Portland daily press., 1872-07-02
Municipal Court.

BEFORE JUDGE NORRIS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s. Thayer VS.. Eli Crossman
Assumpsit for services as a physician, $1,000 De-
fence services not rendered. and offer to be deaulted
for $3.50. Appealed.
Larrabee. O'Donnel.
Entries, Il; defaults, 10; eontinuanees, 4.
CITY Affairs.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen held their
regular meeting last evening. A special meet
ing of the Common Council was also held at
the same time.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
An order was passed directing the City Treas
urer to issue the bonds of the city to the Port
land & Rochester Railroad Company, from
time to time, as may be needed, to the amount
OF S45O,O00, on twenty-five years, in accordance
with the act of the Legislature accepted by the
voters of Portland on the Goth of June.
John Stedworthy, John III. Kimball, Daniel
Gould and Ebenezer Rich were nominated and
confirmed special policemen without pay.
A communication from the Engineers of the
Fire Department, recommending that the tee-
graph fire alarm be attached to two additional
bells, was referred to the Committee on the
Fire Department ss.
A communication was received from the Di-
rectors of the Portland & Rochester Railroad
Company, notifying that they had appointed on
the part of the road Rufus L. Wood Commits
sioner of the Sinking Fund, under the new loan
to said road.
On motion of Aid. Mccarthy, Edward Fl.
Daveis was appointed commissioner on the
same fund, in behalf of the city; aud also to
fill the vacancy in the Sinking Fund Commits
sioners under the original loan, made vacant by
the death of Edward p. Gerrish
The following bnilding permits were granted
z. Mcdonald, on corner of Cumberland and
Larch streets; A. III. Haines, corner Congress
and Mountfort streets.
Leave to withdraw was voted on the petition
of c. d. Small for a similar permit for a build
ing on Green street. S.
A petition was presented from George w.
Woodman and others, representing that. the
voting place in Ward is inconvenient and I'M
suitable, and asking for better accommodations
Aid. Winship, for the joint special committee
to whom was referred the matter of using the
school house on Vaughan street for Ward pur-
poses and erecting a new school house in that
part of the CITY, reported verbally that num-
Der of the members of the School Committee
were opposed to such change. He moved that
the petition be referred to the joint special com
mttee referred to, with instructions to procure
plans for a ward room for Ward T.
A communication was received from County
Attorney Mattocks, informing the City Coun-
Gil of the bad condition of Pine and Spring
streets, and intimating that the city will be pre-
scented for indictment # the same are not re-
paired. Laid on the table
A communication from the City Physician
for board fence around the city smallpox hos
pital and the Introduction of water into the
same, was referred to the Committee on Health
with power
A communication from the Directors of the
Union Railway and Back Bay Land Company,
in reply to certain reports concerning the Mar
ginal Way, pledging the Company not to re-
quest the city to change the width of said Way
from the breadth last established, until the
City Council regard change expedent.
A communication was received from the CITY
Marshal, representing that certain persons
holding licenses for job wagons are not residents
of the city or taxpayers, and asking for in
structiOns. The matter was referred to the
Committee on Licenses, with power.
Permission was granted to Samuel Rolfe to
remove tree in front of his residence on State
street. lA
Bill of City Physician for extra services,
amounting to $40, was referred.
The Mayor called the attention of the Board
to the necessity of electing City Liquor Agent
He said that unless the place was filled or the
Committee took charge of the Agency he should
order it closed.
could not legally hold over until a successor
was provided.
The Mayor replied that in his opinion he
could not.
The ordinance for the government of the
Fire Department was passed to be enacted
An order directing the City Treasurer to give
Josiah Dow and Son deed of certain lot of
land on Congress street, adjoining land now
owned by said firm, was laid on the table to
give Gen; Neal Dow an opportunity to be
heard on the question.
Aid. King, for the joint special Committee,
appointed to consider the subject of providing
new ward room in Ward 5, submitted plans
for ward room, engine house ard stable COM
bined, on the hay scale lot on Green street, at
an estimated expense OF $4,000, aud proposing
the sale of the Machigonne engine house and
lot on Congress street, the old ward room and
lot ON the corner OF Spring and South streets
and the old primary school house lot Oh Spring
street near Centre, the proceeds to be added to
the sinking fund. The report was accepted and
orders were passed asking for proposals for
erecting the new building and for purchasing
the real estate specified; also authorizing a
loan OF $SOO0 Tor the payment OF the cost of the
proposed building:
orders possea-Dlrecting the City Engineer
10 furnish plans and prohles of the Eastern
Promenadet from Morning to Congress street,
Win the view OF grazing the same; also the es-
thnates Iof the work ordering warrants to be
issieu ior warn meetings on the 9th INST, to
fote on Ihe acceptance OF tne ACT OF the legIsla-
lure auGhorizlng tlie CITY OF Portland to grant
aid 10 the ToItland ana ogdensDurS railroad;
directing that on the second Monday of July,
in joint convention OF both branches, Vaua-
ton Commission of three persons be elected,
whose duty 1t Shall be to make new valua-
lion oi an the property witmn the city limits;
directing the Committee on Fire Department
to inquire into the expedency OF purchasing a
lew nre extlhguisheTs Tor the use OF the De-
partment; paying Post Bosworth, g. A. H.,
SlOO for expenses incurred in the observance of
Memorial Day.
reunions Prese1ated a "a reteTTed-Of John W.
clark Tor additional compensation for damages
sustained by change OF grade OF Portland street;
OF INHABITANTS OF Peak, Island for a policeman
during the summer and early autumn months;
OF Boston q Maine railroad Company for
temporary permit 10 Gram their cuts III the city
sewers; OF residents ana properly owners on
ana near the corner oil Green and Canton streets
tor Detter aralnaSe; OF street lamp,hghters for
adGltloIal pay OIL feter W llllans, Tor compen-
sation. ior damages Dy reason Oh change Ill
the gfaae oI LalayetIe street
Inc appfoPrlat,on Oil came up from the low
er praneh: WIN the appropriation OF S65,0 for
streets stficksl OUT. Inc Aldermen voted to IN
slst on thsu ior nln;t iiGt ION ~
Notice was feceneu t,,as the directors oil the
Portland q Rochester railroad mad accepted
of PortianJ az 20 80 I'D ~ sa;d I'D 'i'o ''S
The ranart 81 tha "'a e,"inaar. az ,,lo,, for
crossing certain streets by the Boston x; Maine
Railroad, was referred to the Committee on
laying Oue new streets, as IL involves the dis
cei.inuanoe VI part OF streets ana the opening
ID r Nc" Car,n,;tsoo, -, e..... o. -.....,
expenditures OF that department for the past
Ilree nionsno r ss th Inc Gomnittee on