The Portland daily press., 1872-03-26

special meeting Of the Beard OF Mayor
aud Aldermen was held last evening,
Alfred Haskell and Joshua q, Ross were
drawn as traverse jurors for the April term OF
the Superior Court Chas, Al, Sawyer, William,
I, Sargent, Ghas, II, Smith, sylvaaus Hobart
and David Averill We're drawn ~ traverse
Jurors for the April term OF the Supreme Judi.
eial Court
The Mayor announced the following Commit
tees ON the part of this Board,
Dratas and Se,eers--Ald Winshlp, York and
Mccarthy,
c. agssse ~, lss y sale Of Ldqeo~-Aid King Me-
Damages from Grading Streetsy-The Mayor,
Aid Corey and lAttleheld,
Healh-The Mayer Aid. king and York,
Lieeasss-rhe Mayor, Aid, Mccarthy and
Wmship. ast'" w
Polies--The Mayer AID, Mccarthy and
Corey -
State Peasioas-Ald King and winship.
Ae,e Moodea Gasidia9s-Ald. King, Josselyn
and Corey, NN0IA7'
A memorial was received from the Treasurer
of the Grand Trunk Railway CO., concerning
damages resulting from the city sewer empty
ing into the harbor ON flats owned by said Com
pany, and was referred.
The bond of James s. Gould as Superinten-
dent of Burials was approved.
The Mayor made the following appointments
in the City Civil Engineers office, and they
were confirmed; William s. Edwards, First
Assistant; Henry I, Emery, Second Assistant;
Malcolm II. Pingree Third Assistant. ~
A communication was received from the
County Attorney notifying the city government
that Mellen street had been complained OF, and
would be indicted at the May term unless SOON
er put in order. Referred tss-.5
An invitation was received from the Collector
of the Port, requesting the company of the
Mayor, Aldermen, Councilmen, City Clerk and
Treasurer, at the Custom House on Friday eve
ming next. The invitation was accepted on
motion of the Alderman from Ward Z.
The following nominations by the Mayor
were confirmed: d. B. Gibbons and Charles
W. Bean,specal policemen without pay Oliver
+. Varney, special policeman and undertaken
at Park street church.
On motion of Alderman Corey the nominal
ton of Charles Clark as City Marshal which
was laid on the table at the last meeting was
taken up, and it was unanimously confirmed
The nominations of Joseph S. Sterling and J..
d. Decelle as Deputy Marshals were confirmed.
The Mayor made the following nominations
of policemen, and they were confirmed:
Policemea-John E. Durgn, Benjamin Crib
ben, Adam w. Barber Seth Sterling, Edwin
II. Rich, Joseph 7. Shirley, Whitmore r. Gar
land, Jonathan Meserye, Freeman T. Merrill,
james M. Black, Benjamin W. Slower, Philip
s. Corliss, James L. Hounds, Jesse H. Crowelf,
lothian r. Gribben, Benjamin Burnham, Jr.,
David Wyman, Chas. HI. Williams Robert E.
Smith, Ruel N. Field Alfred Staples, Robert
Pencil, Oliver H; Davis, Joseph H. Rice, vice
McClusky, resigned, George HI. Cammett, Enoch
l.. Hall, Charles L. York. vice Blake, resigned
Petitions Presented and Referred Salem
street may be graded and sidewalks laid west
of Clark street; of Boston g. Maine Railroad
Co, that the boundaries of the streets over
which their road is located may be defined and
monuments erected; of same that the manner
and condition of crossing said streets may be
fixed; of H. $. Burgess, Jr., for appointment
sewer on Deering street may be extended to
Mellen street; of dealers in gunpowder for bet
ter conyeniences for storing that commodity; of
Emily J. Crockett for compensation for person
al injuries received from fall in the street; of
VIM. HI. Hubbs for an allowance of $50 for
extra services as Harbor Master.