The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-03-05
City Affairs.

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The regular monthly meeting of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen was held last evening.
The joint special committee ON the subject of
new market, reported that the Importance of
the subject required further consideration and
they recommended its reference to the next
City Council. The report was accepted.
The following petitions were referred to the
next City Council: Smith Barber, Samuel Lin
coin, James w. Buck, John Parr Nellie Cal
derwood, w. w. Davis, M. T. Josslyn also the
claim of Emery and Donnen.
Leave to withdraw was granted on petitions
of Robert A. Neeley and wife, Mary A. Steele
and James Babb. RI .s-
Orders notwithstanding the City Treasurer
to apply the appropriation of $4,000 standing
credited on the Auditors books to payment of
the loan for which it was made-of Sept. I'd,
1861, on ten years, and due the present year,
and to make the necessary transfer; directing
the City Auditor to make his annual report in
print, and that 800 copies be printed, to which
shall be appended the reports of the other sub
ordinate city officers and the annual address of
the Mayor; directing the City Auditor to make
the customary transfers of balances on his books
at the close of the financial year; paying Abbie
Pendergast 1925 for compehs aton for damages by
an alleged defect of a sidewalk on Pine, street;
paying Catherine Fitzgerald $50 for compensa-
ton for damages by a defect on Monument
street; paying Stephen Grant $65 for compensa-
ton for damages in a street on Back Cove
leading into Green street.
The claim of Dennis Tobn for compensation
for damages to horse by defect in the high
way, was referred to Committee on Claims.
The annual reports of the Superintend ent of
Sewers, City Civil Engineer, City Marshal,
Keeper of the Powder Magazine, Truant officer,
Superintendent of burials Street Commissioner
and Chief Engineer of the Fire Department
were severally received and accepted. T.
SUPERINTENDENT OF BURIALs.
The Superintendent of Burials reports the
total number of deaths in the city for the year
ending February 29th, at 700, tabulated as fol-
lows: .a
Under years of age, 191; from to 10, 26;
from 10 to 20, 20; from 20 to 80, IS; from 80 to
60 to 20, 49, from 70 to &c. IS; from 80 to so, "a;
from so to loo, Z; at the age of 1O2, l. at the
age of log, 1; still born, 26; unknown 10. To
tai 7O9 Males, $50; females 34; unknown,35.
.ets l-tl---A FIRE DEPARTMENT
+. c. Moody, the Chief Engineer of the Fire
Department, reports all the engine and hook
and ladder houses in good repair, excepting that
on Munjoy which will require % new floor % and
belonging to the city is as follows: 5000 feet
good; $500 feet fair; $50 feet poor; 1000 feet
KS rubber, making total Of 14,45O feet, exclusive
reservoir is So and of hydrants 1862; the latter
as follows: 80 johnson, post; 20 Lowry, street;
II Philadelphia, post, and Titcomb. The
Chief recommends that all Lowry hydrants set
in future should be placed in the sidewalk, as
the grades of streets being changed brings them
below the grade. He recommends the auto
matte Relief Valve by which the pipemen can
regulate the flow of water through the pipe
white playing upon fires.
Water Works.-The average surface of Lake
Sebago above the bottom of the conduit is IL
feet. The conduit has been thoroughly cleaned
and an uninterrupted flow of water is the re-
suit, and the reservoir at Bramhalls hill is con-
stantly filed. 5aa
,-. He congratulates the department on its eff
p cheney and prompt responses to the call of duty.
He also thanks the City Council for granting
. necessary supplies ~
The total running expenses of the depart
ment, exclusive of salaries, were $13, $685.
Salaries, $S,45877 Paid for new steamer
Machigonne, 81, 200
Number of fires and alarms during the year,
SO. Losses, S91, 573. Insurance, $7S,5S3
STREET COMMISSIONER.
- The total amount of expenditures for the