The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-14
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Net Expenditures to be provided for. .s779,2s3 40
Referred to joint special committee and
sent down. Aldermen Winship, Corey and Nc
Carthy on the part of this Board.
City Treasurer Hersey's account as Treasurer
and Collector for the year ending March 30th,
1872, was received, showing the receipts from
all sources (including taxes 1871 ,3S2.17,) to be
1898 93419; expenditures, $970, 21347; invest
ment in city bonds by direction of the Commit
tee of the Reduction of the City Debt, $54 800;
balance on hand April l, 1871, $40, 1913; bal
ance on hand April 1, 1872 iS144, 4O27O. Re-
ferred to Committee on Accounts, and sent
down. 4"y -t&'t-
An ordinance relating to the government of
the Fire Department was amended and passed
to be engrossed.
p. q O. Railrodd-The joint special commit
tee on the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad
commission made their report in favor of said
commission, and recommending the passage of
the following order:
Ordered, That Edward Fox and George E. B.
jackson are herebyiappointed commissioners,
with power to select an associate, to enquire
into the cost of the completion of the Portland
& Ogdensburg Railroad from North Conway,
in New Hampshire, to the Connecticut river,
maintenance of the road through the Notch OF
the White Mountains. Also, to enquire into
the prospective value of the road to the city as
freight road and its capacity as such. Also,
to enquire, SO far as they think advisable, into
the cost of making any other connection with
through lines to the West and the comparative
value to the city of such line or lines with the
Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad. The COM
mittee may employ an engineer If necessary.
The expenses of the commission not to exceed
$780, and shall be charged to the Contingent
Fund when made.
The report was accepted.
Aldermen Mccarthy and King strongly op-
posed the order, that the CITY should not take
any action in the matter whatever, but should
let the citizens at large decide for or against the
p & o. road as they choose.
The order was refused passage Yeas l.
Winship; Nays 6-York, Littlefeld, Josselyn
Mccarthy, King and Corey. Subsequently it
came back, the Common Council having nom
concurred and passed the order.
The Aldermen voted to adhere to their vote
sent); nays, 1.-Adjourned.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The regular monthly meeting of the Common
Council was held last evening.
Papers from the Board of Mayor and Alder
men were passed in concurrence.
On motion of Councilman Rich, of Ward 3,
the order for the payment of $50 to w. H.
Hubbs, Harbor Master, for extra services, was
indefinitely postponed.
Councilmen Rich, of Ward 8, Rich, of Ward
2, Yeaton, Sampson and Clement were appoint
ed on the joint special committee on the Audi
tors estimates.
The Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad COM
mission report was accepted in concurrence
The order accompanying said report caused con.
siderable discussion.
Councilman Rich. of Ward 8, moved its in
definite postponement. Lost-Yeas 8, nays IL
Councilman Davies, of Ward 4, moved the
Common Council non-concur and that the ordel
have a passage Mr.. Davies advocated his mo
ton on the ground that both friends and oppo
nents of the road ask for it, and the result viii
cause the present injurious uncertainty to b.
removed and the whole matter settled.
Mr.. Rich, of Ward 8, thought the road ough
to pay for the commission, as it was for thel
benefit.
Mr. Gill, of Ward g. also opposed the ORDER
The order was passed In non-concurrence
Yeas H-Councilmen Randall, Dewey, COX
h'ch OF Ward 2, Thurston, Brunei, Davies
Fessenden, Clement, Small and Barrett; Nays