The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-18
City Affairs.

Special meetings of both branches of the City
Council were held last evening for the purpose
of making some expression of welcome to the
American Society for the advancement of Sci
ence, which is to visit Portland in August
next
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The Mayor read the following:
To the Aldermen and Common Counca:-
i The twenty third annual meeting of the
American Association for the advancement of
Science, is to held in this city, commencing the
twentieth day of next August. On that occa-
sion Portland will be honored by the presence
of large numbers of the ablest and most thor
ough scholars of the Union. Nearly every
State will have its representatives. 1t will be
q congress of the learning and wisdom of the
nation. In vrew of the proposed visit, so adj
vantageous in many of its aspects to our city, it
seems eminently fitting that some expression of
welcome should be promptly rendered to the
Association by the City Council, leaving to our
successor the duty of making appropriate prep
arations to render the visit honorable to the
hospitality of the city.
l respectfully submit the matter to your con-
sderation with recommendation that what
ever action is deemed advisable should be taken
without delay
BENJAMIN KINGsBURY, Jk., Mayor.
Whereupon Alderman Winship offered the
following, which was passed:
Resoloed, That we learn with great satisfac-
ton that the twenty-third annual session of the
American Association for the Advancement of
Science is to lie held in this city, commencing
the twentieth day of August next.
ResolUed That we hereby tender to the Asso-
citation cordial welcome with the assurance
that the city authorities, well as the citizeLs,
. will endeayor to make the occasion as agreea-
BILE to them socially as we trust it will be in its
scientific character.
When this came back from the Council as
amendment by them, it was voted to refer the
matter to a committee of Conference of the
two boards. Alderman Winship and Josselyn
and Councilmen Daveis Small and Sampson,
were constituted the committee, who reported
recommending that the paper be passed as first
drawn. Passed as recommended by the COM
mittec.
Permission was granted to Burns & Bryant
to erect and maintain a steam engine in their
place of business
1t was voted that all the subordinate city Of
Ulcers prepare and present their reports on or
Treasurer and Auditory.
Leave to withdraw was granted ON petition
OF j. w. Munger and others, that the Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department give his whole
time to the duties of the office. Same on Pc
tition that an alarm bell be placed upon Com
Sress St M. E. Church.
The petition of e. H. Gillespie for permission
to erect bowling alley on the Anderson lot on
Temple street, n;; was referred to the Committee
Ordered, That the Building Loan Commits
sioners are hereby authorized to cancel as maid
any building loan bonds now or hereafter held
or purchased by them, in lieu Of holding them
as part of the sinking fund.
The order appropriating three thousand dol
lars to the city building, and one thousand dol
lars for public buildings, before refused a pas
sage, was reconsidered and again refused
passage yeas and nays.
A hearing was given according to notice, to
all interested in the assessment of sewers. The
sewers were called in order and the remonstran-
ces taken as given. 1t was ordered that the
City Engineer at once make remeasurement
of the contested lots, and report to this Board.
1t was ordered that the assessments on sewers
bnilt in 1852, as reported by the City Civil En-
gineer, Jan. 20, be and are hereby adopted lex
cepting on such as objections have been made)
and that the same be certified to the.City Treas
urer for collection.
IN COMMON COUNCIL
President Fessenden was absent Council
man Clements was chosen President pro tenn.
Papers from the Board of -Aldermen were
passed In concurrence.
The order that the City Treasurer pay to the
Peaks Island Ferry Company, the sum of two
hundred aud fifty dollars to aid them in pro-
viding a landing place in this city, was taken
from fI,af obIa md ,rla Tho