The Portland daily press., 1872-10-08
CITY Affairs.

The regular monthly meeting of the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen was held last evening.
The resignation of Joseph w. Symonds, City
Solicitor was received and accepted.
The remonstrance of James Todd & ais,
against the petition of G. N. Delano & Co., for
permission to erect and maintain a stationary
steam engine in their proposed planning mill on
Fore street near Cross, was received and a hear
ing given to the parties Interested Messrs.
Delano and Taylor spoke in favor of the petit
ton, and MeSsrs Sweat and McCobb in Oppo-
sition.
After debate in the Board the whole subject
was laid on the table.
The report on the petition of j. L. Bracket
in relation to land on Kennebec street was ac-
cepted in concurrence.
A communication was received from the City
Auditor that the appropriations on Public
Buildings and on Health were exhausted and
an order was passed authorizing loan of $4,000,
the same to be applied to the appropriations for
public buildings.
James HI. Temple was nominated and con-
firmed special policeman without pay and sta
toned at Music Hail. ,s..r IL
Permission was granted to L. Taylor to erect
a three story building on the corner of Con-
gress and Quincy streets.
On order directing that deposit made by a
city sewer in Union wharf dock be removed at
the public expense, was refused a passage
The Committee ON Streets, &C., reported ac-
in regard to the grade of Commercial street, as
the railroad track is the established grade
The same committee reported it inexpedient
to pave Middle street from Union to Federal
with wood, this year, as petitioned for.
The same committee reported the expendi-
lures of their department for the past two
months to be SIG, 581.O7, with bills outstanding
amounting to $4,000.
An order to grade the west side of Congress
street from Bramhall to Forest if the commit
tee deem it advisable, was refused passage
The Committee on Street Lamps reported the
expenditures of that department for the past
two months to be $4O.
The committee to whom was referred the pc
tition of s. s. Rich for permission to enter the
Cedar street sewer from his lot in the rear, re-
commended that he be permitted to enter on
the same terms as AUDITORS.
The committee to whom was referred the pc
tition of Z. H. Sargent & ais, for sidewalks
on Munjoy, reported, recommending that the
prayer Of the petitioners be granted to the ex
tent the Committee on Streets deem advisable
Aid. Littleheld of Ward offered the follow
ing:
Urdered.-That the City Treasurer be and he
Is hereoy authorized to hire on the credit OF
one .te sum OF fifty thousand dollars, on
Term OF Time not exceeding twenty wears. and
rate OF interest not EXCEEDING s;yy ner cent
the same 10 De applied to the construction of
the Marginal Ways provided the Portland and
nu;nr, Pa;i'~an osu Company and the Portland
give satisfactory bond, guarantee;n@ ,i,ot w." *hn
above sum shall complete said Mar9;nni W. U,ro
forty-five feet wide at grade betwaani ltl way,
Wharf and Tukey's bridge the filline S ~ is
done without crib work or ping' anSS 20 % pc
nibbled on the outside; the work to be done h De
contract to be made with some responsible ne ny
and by joint special committee on the nart y
the City Council consisting of two from III IL !
Board and as many as the Council may ioip.
Aid. Winship moved to lay the order on the
table. Lost. ~
Aid. King moved to substitute Grand Trunk
prldge for Tukey's bridge. Lost