The Portland daily press., 1873-06-03
Civ A6aips


The regular monthly meeting of the Board Of
Mayor and Alderman was held last evening"
Also special meeting of the Common Coun
Gill;
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The Committee on Streets Sidewalks and
Bridges reported favorably IN the proposition
from the United States government to bear par
OF the expense of paving the streets fronting
the Custom House, with blocks of stone, and
those on which the post Office fronts with WOOL
and passed the orders given elsewhere. ....
Leave to withdraw was granted on petiTxWV;nio
of Charles Sampson, Mrs. A. Colby, Peter IL
Jams and William Jones' u.oJ that
The Committee on Accounts Tepof tba civ
they had examined the accounts ,d III for the
Treasurer and Collector ana Ci'y 90 and found
financial year ending March u AoO'
hearing was given on the peGI5oh Ior ana
demonstrates against sewers on "tuuie. Sprine,
Dr9w1 rohn streets, and the matter referred to
IL Committee on Drains and Sewers.
A n order to pay to the treasurer of the India
street Universalst society the sum Of 81, O36. So
that being two-thirds of the cost Of the bell
located in the tower of said church. was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Fire Department
Petitions presented and referred-Of Sam
uel Thurston ct ais. that the sewer on Water
vile street be continued through Monument
street; OF Crockett, for same on Pearl street;
OF renewal Bonney ct ais, that sidewalk on
Winter street be repaired; of Paul Prince ct
ais, thatsdewalk on Lincoln street be repair
ed; OF Alfred Woodman ct. ais, from Parish
Committee of Congress Square church, for
sewer on High street, of Charles T. Lttlejohn
Tor license as fish market; of Charles Il. Spence
for same; of VIM. Sawyer, for abatement of
sewer tax on Stone street; of Harmon a. Lew
is, for license to sell fireworks till the 4th of
July; of John Wall for license as victualer; of
A. s. Crockett, for permission to build two
story tenement house on Pearl street; of Fetch
er & Co., for damages from overflow of sewer.
Orders Passed That the committee ON
streets, sidewalks and bridges, be aud they are
hereby directed to pave with granite DOCK
pave ment Free street from east line or custom
House street to west line OF Pearl street; Pearl
street from north line of Fore to Com nercial
street; Commercial from west line IF Pearl
street to east line of Custom House street, and
Commercial to Fore streets The estimated
quantity being 1889 square yards, the cost of
the same not to exceed three and twenty-four
hundredths dollars per square yard The COM
mittee are directed to collect from the U. S.
government snch sum as may be deemed
equitable for the pavement laid around the Gus
tom House, the COST to be charged to the appro-
priations for streets, ETC., that the committee on
streets, sidewalks, ETC., be and are hereby d.
rected to pave with wood, Exchange, Middle
and Market streets in front of the u S. post
Office building The estimated number of yards
s about 2200 square yards, the cost not to ex-
coed the sum of two dollars per square yard
The committee are directed to collect from the
u. S. government such sum of money as may
seem equitable for the pavement laid in the be-
fore mentioned streets, the cost to be charged
to the appropriations or streets; that the COM
mittee on streets. sidewalks, etc., be directed
to straighten the northerly line of Fore street
between Market and Pearl streets to conform
with the line established in 1867, the cost esti-
mated to be $1400; that the City Treasurer pay
to the Portland Institute and Public Library
the sum of $1,000, that being the amount of the
annual appropriation; that the Committee on
Fire Department purchase 1000 feet of leading
hose
Papers from the lower Board were passed in
concurrence.
Ebenezer Rich was appointed special police
man withoat pay.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
Both boards went into JOINT convention to
elect subordinate city officers
G. III. Leighton was elected Third Assistant
Engineer of the Fire Department.
Charles Sampson and Adam w. Barbour
were elected City Constables.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The order for paving Congress street, from
State to High was taken from the table and
refused passage.
The petition for cross walk ON Preble street
was referred to the Committee on Streets.
The petition for the city to appropriate sum
of money 10 hire the Portland band to give
band concerts, was referred to the Committee
on Public Instruction.
Papers from the upper Board passed in con-
currence.
The petition of John Tyler for $45 in fees
fer hay scales, was referred
Adjourned.