The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-05
CITY Affairs.

The regular monthly meeting of the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen, and special meet
| ing of the Common Council was held last
| evening
MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
| The petitioners for series of Band Concerts
| had leave to withdraw.
The engineers of the Fire Department made
a communication recommending the formation
of hose company of ten men. The commune
cation was ordered on file.
An order was taken from the table for the
establishment of hose company, which, after
some discussion, was recommitted with in
structions to make an estimate of the cost.
The resignation of E. P. Haines as inspector
of gas metres was received and accepted.
A communication was received from FL. I.
Carter, saying that all questions of drainage
to him as abnttor ON Summer street by the
B. & M. r. r. are settled
An ordinance, introduced at a former meet
ing, was adopted to protect hose during fire.
Leave to withdraw was granted to Jacob
Pearson and another for damages on Pearl ST.
also to E. P Pickett for damage by change of
grade in Hampshire street.
On petition of James Comedian the commit
tee report that the Water Company agree to lay
pipes as soon as possible.
John X. Martin was licensed as Inn Holder,
and j. S. Bailey as auctioneer
The committee on water works, to whom was
referred the petition of the Portland Water Co.
for $4,000 aid, reported leave to withdraw.
The report was accepted.
Petitions presented and referred. Ira Hill
born, for damages by repairs on York street;
of Portland RAILROAD Co, by change of spur
at foot of Pearl street; of A. b. Stevens and
others to accept street, Brown street, so
called, from Congress to Cumberland; of j. ID.
Fessenden and others for new street, 80 feet
in width, from Congress to Monument street;
of Mary Burnell for damages incurred on Con-
gress street last winter; petition of w. d.
Hatch and others for brick sidewalk on New
bury street; of Neil McCafferty for permission
to move wooden building from Commercial to
Danfortb streets of Portland Co. to erect
wooden building on their premises; for the
widening of Oak street between Congress and
Free streetsr. for the removal of remains of
naval officers of Boxer and Enterprise fame to
Evergreen cemetery; for culvert in Madison
street.
Ordered. That the Boston & Maine Rail
road be permitted to cross at grade, with only
one track, Commercial street to Smiths wharf,
under certain restrictions; that the Portland
Railroad be authorized to change their spur on
Middle street, that the committee on lire de-
partment be authorized to purchase 1000 feet
of hose for the use of said department; that the
City Treasurer be authorized to pay the sum of
$500 to Elizabeth Haggett for defect in side
walk on Congress street; that a brick sidewalk
be laid on Lincoln street; that $500 be paid j.
w. Clark for damage by change of grade on
Middle street; that York street, from Bracket
to point on Clark street, between Beach and
Summer streets, be graded, and that the COM
mittee on streets report a proper grade for
York street.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The order relating to the exemption of the
Casco Manufacturing Co. from taxation was
taken from the table and passed in occurrence.
Papers from the upper Board were passed in
concurrence. Adjourned