The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-06-04
City Amirs,

A regular meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen, and special meeting of the
Common Council were held last evening.
81 In Board of Mayor and Aldermen-The May
or being absent, VIM. A. Winship, Chairman
of the Board, presided. yI.-
Permission was granted to Chas. Mountfort
to erect a wooden dwelling-house on Spruce
street; also to Charles. L. Partridge to erect
dwelling house on Hampshire street.
Joshua L. Taylor, VIM. G. Hart, and Frank
lin Berry were appointed and confirmed special
policemen without pay. a-
Permission was granted G. w. III. Brooks to
erect and maintain a stationery steam engine
at No. 79 Bracket street.
The bond of John Taylor as city weigher of
hay was received and approved.
The Committee on Laying Out New Streets
reported new location for West Commercial
street. west of Emery street, in accordance
with the petition of the Boston and Maine Rail-
road Company. The report was accepted and
the accompanying order laying out said street
was passed. The order provides that all ex-
pense, loss, cost of drainage occasoned by the
change be paid by the Bosten and Maine r. R.
Co., or that they give satisfactory bond to the
city; and that they make and grade that por-
ton of the street, as laid out anew to the salts
faction of the Committee ON Streets and Brdg-
es; and also provided that the railroad company
shall provide at their own cost such protection
by fences or otherwise to the public travel on
said street as the City Council may from time
TO time direct. .- .H
thorities of Belfast and Bath, in relation to the
mill school tax and suggesting a concert of ac-
ton to test the constitutionaity of the act. The
papers were referred to the Committee on Ju-
dcial Proceedings.
The communication of Charles E. Thomas &
ais. asking for prompt action of the city gov
eminent in the matter of damages by change
of grade of Lafayette street was referred to
the Committee on Damages.
Communication of Eben T. Moody & ais,
withdrawing their names from a petition for a
sewer on st. John street, and demonstrating
against the same was referred to the Commit
tee ON Drains and Sewers.
The report of the City Civil Engineer in rela-
ton to the condition of the Marginal Way was
taken up, and the vote passed by this Board
May 16, ordering the discontinuance of the
work was reconsdered.
Aid. Corey offered an order combining future
operations on the Way to the limits of Back
Bay and that the roadway be completed at
width of twenty feet at grade, with system
of bulk-heads and crib-work as recommended
by the city engineer; provided that the proba
bic cost does not exceed the appropriation al
ready voted.
The order was passed.
The new rules and regulations for the gov
eminent of the Fire Department were laid on
the table until the next meeting. t.
An order was passed allowing the Boston and
Maine Railroad Company to cross DanfOrth,
Emery, Summer, Beach, Bracket, State Park
and High streets, on condition that said rail-
road company SHdH Dullu anu over
head bridges hold the city harmless from dam
ages and conform to all regulations in regard
to severe water and gas pipes, &C., &c.
Aid. King, from the joint special committee,
to whom was referred the subject Of providing
new ward rooms for Wards and reported
that such action is expedient. They recon-
mend that part of the hay-scale lot on Green
street be used for the erection of building
suitable for ward room, steam fire engine and
tenement for engineer; also that the school
hpngp chan ha rar cd fn h
er location and a suitable building for ward
purposes be erected on said lot; also that
committee OF two be appointed to procure esti-
mates and plans for a building in each ward
The report was accepted and Messrs. King and
Mccarthy were appointed committee for ward
8, and Messrs. Winship and Littlefieid for
ward T.
Leave to withdraw was reported on petition
of NJ. A Blanchard for a street light on Win
ter street.
An order was passed providing for a commit
tee of tWo on the part of the Board with such
as the City Council may join, to report plan
for the celebration of the Fourth of July No
member consenting to serve on said committee
the order is still pending.
Aid. King, for the Committee on Cemeteries
and Public Grounds reported the expenditures
for that department for the last two months te
be S12L93. $500. ......
Aid. Corey, for the Committee on accounts
reported that they had examined the accounts
of the City Auditor for the past financial yea
and that they are correct ;also that they mad ex
amined the accounts of the City Treasurer ano
Collector and that they are accurate and tina
the amount of cash on hand is $l44, 40Z:i0
Petitions presented aid TeteTTed-Of MAINE
State Roofing Co., for permission to erect
wooden building on the northeast side or FreDl'
street, adjoining the Portland and Rochester
railroad; of Ezekiel McKeen and Milton LibbJ
for license as victualers of Charles p. Thomas
& ais. that a lamp-post on Newbury street il
front of the house of VIM. w. Carr may be re-