The Portland daily press., 1872-09-19

Munjoy. He preferred policy that would
give this business to Portland The proposed
warehousing business of the Back Bay Co
could be done ON that side of the city better
than anywhere else.
Mr.. G. w. HAMMOND, agent of the Cumher-
land Mills paper factories, said their freight at
present was forty tons per day. improvements
already commenced would increase it to fifty
tons. They preferred to ship to Boston through
rortisId, because twas a saving of time. The
present sy>tem OF carriage across the city was
annoying and expensive
IN reply TO question by Councilman Glenn
ent, MI Goodwin, City Engineer said that he
mad submitted estimates, which were in the
hands OF the Committee on Streets
AIu. corey said the estimate to complete the
way, 20 feet wide to the Grand Trunk bridge, is
about $4,000, and parties were ready to COM
plete the work for that sum. In reply to anoth-
er question the Mayor said that no land dam
| ages along the line of the Marginal Way could
| be asked, as the road had been laid out some
| time and the right to appeal had lapsed.
The convention then dissolved
| In Board of Mayor and Aldermen Aid. Corey
| offered an order instructing the Committee on
| Streets, &c, to complete the Marginal Way to
| Tukey's bridge in accordance with the plan of
| the City Engineer, and from Tukey's bridge to
| the Grand Trunk bridge by pile bridge at a
total expense of $43, 769O3.
Aid. Mccarthy offered substitute.
Aid. Coreys order was refused a passage
Aid. McCarthys order is as follows:
Ordered, That the Committee on Streets
Sidewalks and Bridges be and they are hereby
directed to complete the Marginal Way in ac-
cOTdance with the recommendation of the CITY
Civil Eng gineer, dated Aug II, 1872; provided
the directors of the Portland & Rochester Rail-
road Company and the directors of the Union
Railway and Back Bay Company shall give a
satisfactory bond guaranteeing that the sum of
forty-three thousand seven hundred and sixty
nine dollars and three cents ($43 769 03) being
the estimate of the City Civil Engineer will
complete the work; and in case such sum shall
be found insufficient the above named corpora
tions shall go on and complete it at their own
expense. Said bond shall be approved by the
Mayor and City Solicitor and deposited with
the City Solicitor before the work is commence
ed. And it is hereby understood that after the
completion of the above portion of the Margi-
nal Way any railroad corporation using it shall
pay therefor such sum as the City Council may
deem fair and just
The order passed to /. A subsequent order
providing for loan to pay the expense of the
road failed a passage, Alderman Littlefield
voting nay. After an informal CONVEX.
sation the vote refusing the order passage was
reconsidered and the order was laid on the ta-
BILE.
In the Council Mr. McCarthy's order was
passed II to 3. The other order did not reach
that body.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
An order has passed directing the Committee
on Public Buildings to make the necessary al
Jerations in tho house of Engine Co. No. 1, to
accommodate the horses used for drawing the
hre apparatus, at an expense not to exceed
S12O0. The Aldermen cOncurred in paSsinp the