The Portland daily press., 1873-08-16
Cify Affairs.

A special meeting of both boards was held
last evening.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
Petitions referred.-Of John Dillng for a side
walk on Oxford street of Washington Libby
to move wooden buildings from Commercial
street up Maple to York and throughiY York and
High streets, (notice ordered for hearing Mon
/. day); of the Overseers of the Poor House that
the Greedy Hospital be transferred to the con-
troll of them. Referred to the committee on
public buildings.
Orders pdssed-To suppress a nuisance at
Cushman street, relative to the alleged null
sance of the alms-house piggery; to extend the
sidewalk ON the westI side of Franklin street
from the corner of Lincoln to No. 81; to pur
chase 1000 feet of leading hose.
Passed to be ordained-An ordinance to pro-
tect hose from passing teams at fires.
Leave to acitltdraw-On petition of John Tay
lor for abatement of rent of hay lscales.
The Mayor, Aldermen and Smith and Samp-
son were Joined to the special committee on the
increase of the fire department.
A communication was read from c. j. Bryd-
ges, managing director of the Grand Trunk
Railway, expressing the thanks of the company
to the fire department for saving their property
in the late fire.
The statement of fthe expenditures of the P.
& o. r. R., preparatory Ito further issue OF
bonds was referred to Aldermen Davis, Samp-
son and Clements for investigation.
The order appropriating $4,000 to the COM
mittee of the A. A. A. S., was indefinitely
postponed by a vote of 5 to q The same action
rsofip on nd Ii
tlonal $500 for the muster.
The order exempting the Casco Manufactur-
ing company from taxation was reconsidered
and amended so as to read as follows;
Ordered, That all manufacturing establish
ments in Portland, which may be used and &C.
cupied by the Casco Manufacturing Company,
both land and buildings already erected, and al
so those hereafter erected and all the machin-
cry and capital which may be used to operate
the same, are and shall be exempt from taxa
ton for ten years frem the approval of this or
der, provided the said exemption shall apply
only to machinery and capital, and so much of
the real estate as is now or may hereafter be ac-
tually used by said corporation in manufacture
ing cotton or wool, or the product thereof, and
why while so used by Them not exceeding ten
10) years. but said exemption shall not COM
menca till the amount of capital invested as
aforesaid exceeds fifty thousand dollars, which
amount shall have been subscribed and paid
further ordered that notwithstanding any other
thing herein contained, the exemption herein
granted, shall not commence until said corpo-
ration have actually begun to manufacture
wool or cotton in Portland. upon the premises
exempted, and that at no time shall the exemp-
ton of real estate and buildings now taxed ex-
coed in amount according to its assessed valua-
ton, the actual cost of the tools, machinery. fix
lures and improvements hereafter placed, made
and continued up on the same by said corpora
toe exclusively for the purpose of manufacture
ing cotton or wool.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Counclmen Henry Fox was CHI osen President
pro tenn in the absence of President Small.
Papers from the Board of Mayor and Alder
men were passed in concurrence.
Mr.. Hale of ward six, presented the petition
of John j. Twitehell ct ais. for a. sidewalk on
Bracket street, between land of Cyrus Green
and Annie Whitney. Referred to Committee
on Streets, Sidewalks and Bridges, and sent
up
Mr.. Hale also presented the petition of Chas.
Fobes ct ais. that two Lowery hydrants be
placed ON Franklin wharf, in view of the in
creased use of that wharf by the Boston steam
ers and others. Referred to the Committee on
Fire Department and sent up.
Mr.. Hale also offered an order authorizing
the appointment of joint special committee
to consider the expediency of enlarging and re-
organizing the fire department of the city,
Read, passed and sent up. Councilmen Fox,
Randall and Merrill being appointed on the
part of this Board.