The Portland daily press., 1874-02-03
CITY Affairs.

The regular monthly meeting OF the City
Council was held last evening, and the follow
ing business transacted;
The committee to which the matter was re-
ferred reported that the Boston & Maine
wished to withdraw their petition for the dis
continuance of High street.
The Portland & Waldoboro' Steamship Co..
asked for abatement of taxes on The steamer
| Charles Houghton.
The Atlantic & St. Rawrence Railroad peti-
toned for permission to lay down another
track on Commercial street.
| The list of fire company officers was handed
| iu.
The Committee on Public Buildings reported
that the amount asked in order of auditor TO be
applied to the City Building is S25OO-tbis be-
ing the amount ordered by the City Council for
repairs to the county side of the City Bull ding;
$1,000 to be applied TO public buildings is to
complete the Spring street Engine House and
other repairs.
The Committee On Streets reported that pre-.
vious to laying pavement around the Custom
House and Post Office, an agreement Yves made
with Collector Washburn that the U S. Gov
ernment should pay two thirds of the cost.
The Secretary of the Treasury declines how
ever, to pay more than one-half. Thus there
is deficiency of S1S56. The bill has been set
tied. The appropriation for stree4s is short
S25OO. $4,000 is required to complete the
year.
The annual report ON building loan was SUBJ
mitted, showing the amount of city bonds out
SANDING Jan, 1st 1873, 1896, 900; the amount
cd I'd J,,r; tl,o
Jan. LIST, 1874, $245 1000; balance outstanding
Jan. list, 1874, S650,00O; amount due on mort
cages $685., 261 .O4; city bonds at par in sinking
fund, $50, 800; less amount borrowed in antici-
patton of payments. $12,5l7.SO, leaving $73,-
1920; excess of discount ON bonds sold and
interest and expenses paid over interest and
premium, So, 467 .03; amount of cash and semi
annual interest on mortgages &C., due and un-
paid less coupons &c., outstanding, $8, $780,
IS.
The Committee on Health reported that an
addition to the old pest house had been erected
at cost of $1,000, and the cid building repaired
at a cost of $780,
A remonstrance against the petition of Mar
in Pencil & Co., for permission to erect
wooden building on Elm street to be used for
carriage factory. was presented from A. W. HI.
Clapp and others. Hon. j. H. Drummond APP
peared for the remonstrants No arguments
however were made, and the petitioners were
granted leave to withdraw.
Frank L. Bartlett was appointed inspector
of petroleum and Robert L. Swift, inspector of
gas metres
Leave was granted to Richard Larkn to
move a wooden building on Congress- street to
vacant lot on same street.
Orders Pdssed-That the City Treasurer hire
81, 600 on per cert bonds to meet CT trent ex-
penses; that The Auditor of Accounts transfer
to the street department account additional to
its appropriations to be expended if necessary
the bill allowed by the Fire Department for
hauling their engines to fires for the current
year.
Petitions presented-Of Atlantic & st. Law
renee Railroad, for permission to lay a track on
the northerly side of Commercial street; of
Portland &3Waldoboro' S. S. Co., for abate-
ment of taxes on steamer Charles Houghton; of
M. Flaherty, for compensation for sand remov
ed by the city from his lot ON Washington
street; of ii. I. Carter and others who purpose
to invest in brush factory, for an exemption
of the machinery from taxation; of P. & R. r.
Co., for modification of the marginal way
contract SO they may take gravel from a pit in
Deering; of Martin Pencil & Co., for permits
sion to erect wooden building on Elm street
for carriage factory ;of Michael Harrahan for
damages sustained while lighting street lamps;
of W. M. Sargent administrator of estate of
Mary A. Dolan, for damages by defect in
street. Adjourned
COMMON COUNCIL.
Papers were passed in concurrence and the
petition of w. NJ. Sargent, administrator of
the estate of Mary A. nolan for damages sus-
tanned by deceased by falling on Eastern Prom
enade. Adjourned