The Portland daily press., 1874-11-03
City Affairs.

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Council was held last evening, at which tn
| following business was transacted:
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The City Clerk being absent, Cyrus NOVEL;
was elected City Clerk, pro tenn.
A communication was received from the fir
department, announcing the election OF ID. U
Freemen as foreman, and w. b. Bookings az
clerk of the new hook and ladder company
Approved.
The Auditor reported that appropriations for
public buildings. discount on bonds and dam
age on streets, are expended.
A hearing was had on sewer assessments, ant
certain of the assessments ordered to be made
in accordance with the returns.
A petition of the Washington Hook and Lad
der Company to have Taper to the fire alarm
placed in the house OF one of the mem
bers on the lower side of the city, was referred
to the fire committee, with power.
Many sewer petitions were referred to the
committee on drains and sewers.
petition was presented praying TINT more
enlarged wharf and dock accommodations may
be provided for the Grand Trunk and for the
lines Of ocean steamers running in connection
Herewith, at an expense not exceeding $l5o,-
900, and in such way as the City Council may
determine. The petition was signed by Deer
ing & Milliken and $40 other firms and lndl-
viduals.
The street department asked for an appropr-
alton of $4,000 for bricks, sc. for sidewalks.
They reported $25, 200 expended for payements;
$4,000, granite blocks; $4,000, Free street ma
cadamizing, $500; cobble stone and cutters,
$6400.
The petition in relation to improved wharf
accommodations was referred to a joint special
committee. On the part o. the upper board
the Mayor and Aldermen Clement and Ger
IRISH were constituted that committee. Alder
man Clements declined, but his declinatlon
was not accepted.
The Mayor stated that, in consequence of the
lade judicial decision, all the coal dealers in the
city had petitioned to be appointed weighers of
coal. The fol owing were appointed weighers
of coal:-W. E. Dennison, Hiram Fl. Rich,
Wesley III. Judkins, Robinson Williams, s.
Rounds & Son, Edward II. Sargent, Moses
e. Perry, Joseph w. Greene, George Coburn,
James & Williams, William H. Broughton,
Addison Goodhue, Simeon Shurtleff, D. S.
Warren.
Eben Emery was appointed special police
man without pay while serving as Waterman
at the P. &. o. r. r. station.
The communication of the School Committee
relating to drawing books was taken from the
table, and remarks were made on the subject
by Aldermen Smith, Davis, Clement, Gerrish
and Clark. The drift of opinion was against
I;ato oIop Of fovt hnolr fbo
following order, introduced by Alderman
Smith, was given by passage:
That, in the opinion of the City Council, the
edition of Barthomews drawing system now
in use should continue to the end of the present
municipal veal, and that Bartholomew new sys-
tenn cannot be introduced in its stead, by virtue
Of the present books being in use.
The order appropriating $4,000 for street ex-
penditures, came back from the lower board
amended so as to limit the expenditures for the
remainder Of the year to $1,000. Concurred ill.,
Orders Passed-That all matters pending be-
tween this city and Elias Merrill of Bangor,
for gravel taken from his land, be adjusted;
that 5000 be paid Casco Bank for damage TO
their property ON North street; that reservoir
be built on Munjoy Hill at cost not exceed
street department; that the ice privilege in the
creek at Forest City Cemetery be leased on de-
sirable terms.
Petitions presented-Of s. V. Douglas for
lamp in front of Mountfort Street M. e.
Church, of G. w. Strout for lamp post on High
street; Of Nathan Webb ct ais, for laying out
Pleasant street; of w. w. Thomas ct ais, for
brick sidewalk on Commer street; of Sam.
uel Thurston for damages for injuries received
at the American House fire; of Albert s.
Mitchell for same; of John Higgins for wood
en- stable on Lincoln street of Henry Fling for
wooden building on May street; Of NJ. j. Ed
wards for wooden building on Franklin street;
of N. L. Woodbury. for lamp post on Paris
street; of Twitchell, Champlin & Co., for per.
mission to. place an awning on Commercial
of Maine General Hospital for permission to
move the old arsenal building; of abatement of
tax by Reuben Higgins; Of Hook and Ladder
Co., that Taper to the fire alarm be placed in
the house of one Of its members; of Michael
Feeney ct ais, that a lamp post be placed on
the corner of Gould and Hammond streets.
Adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Papers from the upper board were passed in
concurrence.
On the part of this Board the following were
constituted the joint special committee on in
creased wharf facilities: President Small,
Aleney.
An order was passe d authorizing the lease of
the ice privilege in Forest City Cemetery.
The order from the upper board appropriating
$4,000 for streets, &C., was amended by provid-
ing that the $4,000 shall be in full for all appro-
priations for the current municipal year. Adj
journed.
THE MUsEUM.-The entertainment at the
Museum last evening is deserving of very high