The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-04
City Affairs.

petitions Presented and ReferredI VI ADner
Paine for permission to erect woooen Duliu.
ing on his lot between Green ana canton s1feet
for private stable; of VIM. Lowell Tor per-
pine in the basement of building corner of
Market and Middle streets; OF chester d.
Small for damage to his horse by defect in the
highway on Centre street on an evening of
October last; of Lemuel Bryant and others
that the large tree growing near the centre of
the sidewalk impedes travel and is dangerous
to people passing and prays that it may be re-
moved; of John w. Lincoln to erect wooden
building on Quebec street for dwelling house;
of the young men at the west end of the city
that street lamp be put in ON the corner of
each of the following streets: Congress and
Weymouth, Congress and Carlton, Congress
and Forest, Congress aud Hemlock, Congress
and Lowell, Maine Central Railroad crossing
ana Junction OF Congress street; of Charlie FL.
Mclaughlin & Co., for an inspection of pretro-
leum;. of 10 BARRIERS of this city that the law in
regard to the closing of barber shops ba fairly
Inforced especially against hotel BARRIERS; of j
W. Yeaton for the repair of a certain street; of
the members of engine company No. that I.
ID. Williams be confirmed as engineer of that
engine; of J. B. Coyle ct ais. for lamppost
at head of Franklin wharf; of G. M. Stanwood
ct ais. for lamp post at the corner of Monjoy
and Hanson streets
Orders Passed: That the contract between
the City of Portland and the Portland Dispen-
sary under date of February oath, 1869 is here
by allowed to continue and he in force for the
future term of one year to wit: From February
oath, 1873 and that the City Treasurer pay the
sum of "one hundred and fifty dollars as
customary on the contract payable semi-an-
nually and chargeable to contingent expen-
ses'' that the City Treasurer be and he is here
by directed to apply the money received from
United States Government for pavement laid
around the U. S. Post Office and U. S. Custom
House buildings as per order of City Council
approved June 4th, 1873, in part payment of
the same, The balance only, of the cost of
said pavement over and above the amount so
received to be paid by the city and charged to
account of streets, sidewalks and bridges,
as contemplated in said orders; that the COM
mittee streets, sidewalks and bridges be
and they are hereby authorized to make such
corrections and ahatementsin the assessments
on sidewalks as they may on the hearing of the
parties interested judge to be just and proper;
that the committee on drains and sewers be
and they are hereby authorized to make such
corrections and attachments in the assessments
on sewers as they may on the hearing of the
parties interested judge to be just and proper;
that the committee on fire department be and
they are hereby authorized to purchase new
hook and ladder truck OF the most improved
pattern, the same to be placed in charge of the
present hook and ladder company, the cost of
the same not to exceed $500.
The order submitted by the committee on
reorganization Of fire department relative to
fire boat and engine for the harbor was recon-
united to the same committee to ascertain
exact terms.
streets-That the cost of widening Oak street
from Free to to Congress street, will be about
$4,000; also on petition of j. Bladen et als
that the city take the portion of land recently
owned by Q. p. Kimball, at the junction of
STATE, Pine and Congress streets, that it is not
for the interest of the city to take the land un-
less it is without cost to the city. The joint
special committee on reorganizing the fire de-
partment recommend the purchase of new
hook and ladder truck of the most approved
hook and ladder company; they also recon-
mend the use OF steam tug for fire purposes.
The order relating to the laying of ce rtain
pipes by the Portland Water Co., passed Oct
9th, 1873, was reconsidered and amended by
striking out in sheet ga" the words, "said
pipes shall not be tapped for any other purpose
unless by consent of the City Council" and the
words, provided that before the payment be
made the whole Company shall sign an agree
ment, to be drawn by the City Solicitor, to the
precedent for future extensions, nor affect the
construction of the contract of the Water
Company with the city," were inserted.
A motion to indefinitely postpone was lost,
to 2. The order passed as amended, to 2, as
follows: Yeas-Clark, Clements, Daveis,
Gould, York Nays-Sampson. Smith.
On petition of M. Maugon to erect a steam
engine on Smiths wharf; this being the evens
ing for hearing and no one appearing, the Pc
tition was granted.
The resignation of c. H. Leighton as third
Assistant of the Fire Department was received,
accepted and ordered on file.
The Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart ment
reported that none of the hotels had fire es-
capes; and on motion, the City Clerk was in
structed to notify the proprietors to provide
them.
g. Fl. Williams having been recommended
for engineer of No. engine by the Board Of
Engineers, was approved.
j. B. Warren was appointed on the police
force in place of j. F. Totman,. Winslow Law
ton in place of Isaiah Jones, and Joseph Walk
er in place of John f. Libby.
James r. Hillar mas appointed special police
at Fluent's Hall, and Thomas Wallace at the
Portland Company's works-hoth without pay.
A communication was received from engine
company No 4, requesting that the new en-
CINE be called @. II. Leighton. Referred to
Committee on Fire Department.
ment of $3.50 to Joseph Craig for damage in
change of grade ON North street.
The following was read:
CITY OF PORTLAND,
Auditors Office, Nov. 3, 1873.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council
GENTLEMEN, : The amount appropriated
from Contingent Expenses for Fourth of July
celebration, 'is expended: also the appropria-
ton for Public Buildings, Ward Room and
School House in Vaughan street, and that por-
tion of the appropriation for water and n.y.
drants intended for setting the hydrants and
connections, is expended, and is not sufficient
for the purposes authorized by the Ci2y Coun-
Gill; Very Respectfully,
CYRUS NOVEL;, Auditor.
Read and ordered on file. Sent down,
Amt paid on the following