The Portland daily press., 1874-09-08

Council was held last evening aud the follow
ing business transacted:
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The following persons were drawn as tray
| erSe Jurors for the Superior Court: Edward II
| Dunn, Daniel Choate, John I'll. Dennison and
James I. Champlin.
The monthly statement of expenditures was
| received
The report of the Atlantic and st Lawrence
4 sinking fund was received, showing a total
fund of 1921, 39H up to July 3lst.
Albion G. Pettengill, Philip Flynn and JAS
| Brennan were appointed SPECIAL policemen
| without pay.
| A hearing was given to Charles Stanwoo1,
petitioner for erection OF stationary steam en-
/ CINE, and his prayer was granted.
| The report of the committee Oh the Portland
| and Rochester Railroad was submitted, as
also legal document carrying out the proposal
| of the directors. An order was passed accept
| ing the proposition and authorizing the Mayor
| in behalf of the city to sign the articles of
agreement.
A remonstrance agains. the appointment of
another flour inspector was received.
The committee on fire department reported
IN relation to the petition of w. A. TAYLOR,
that they had contracted with the Water Com
pany Tor supply OF water; on petition OF ID.
N. Jose that they had given The order for the
locating OF hydrant; on communication OF
the board of engineers of the fire department
the formation of new hook and ladder COM
pany composed of ten men is recommended.
Orders were passed carrying the recommends
tons into effect.
C.,P. Kimball, petitioner for lamp post cor
ner of Deering aud Avon streets, was given
leave to withdraw.
Lamp posts were established on Plum and
Bramhall streets.
Orders Passed-That the new public way laid
out from q point on the easterly line of Clark
street to westerly line of Bracket street be ac-
cepted and called Cushman street; that the
new public way running from Congress street 10
the 2. & Or. r. be accepted and called Ogdens-
burg street; that deed of mortgage from Geo.
Hearn be sold; that the damages awarded to
parties for street changes be paid. the same to
be charged to the proper appropriation; that
the City Treasurer hire $4,000 on twentyyear
Fix per cent bonds, to pay for laying out and
disseminating streets; that w. NJ. Sargent adj
mnistrator of estate of Mary Ann Dolau, be
paid $3.50 for damages and defect in highway;
that Joseph A. Locke, attorney for Brackett
heirs, be paid $3.50 for damages by laying out
of Clark street; that hook and ladder COM
pany of ten men to be att ,ched to the carriage
now in Market street, be formed.
Petitions Presented-Of Boston and Maine
Railroad, for two hydrantS on their wharf; of
Rufus Stanley, for brick sidewalk on Montgom-
cry street; of Thomas Burgess, for damages by
streets; of j. NJ Fluent, for street lamp; of
Geo. w, Rowe for repair in street; of Francis
Fessenden, for new street from Congress; of Q.
Brock, for grading of Gray street; of j. o.
Brown, for brick sidewalk on Adams street; of
George f. Randall, for permission to move a
wooden building; of Warren Sparrow, for per-
mission to erect a wooden building on Pine
street; of Q. R. Frost. for permission to erect
wooden building on Emery street; of John
Farr, for permission to move wooden build
ing; OF Ferdinand Nelson, for permission to
erect wooden building on Warren street; of
A. D. Brown, for street lamp on Spring street;
of L. w. Smith, for sidewalk on Dow street; of
certain flour dealers, for the appointment of
j. w. Jones as flour Inspector; of forty people,
for continuation of wooden pavement on half
of Congress street. from Myrtle to Franklin
street. Adjourned.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Papers were passed in concurrence.
The Portland and Rochester report was laid
on the table.
Certain petitions were presented, and prevl-
GUS action in relation 10 certain gas lamp in
sisted Oh.
Adjourned to Thursday night.