The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-29
CITY Affair.".

A special meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen was held last evening, and the
following business transacted:
A remonstrance against the granting of petit
ton of Geo. c. Jenkins for permission to erect
q wooden stable on Green street. hearing
was given to the petitioner and remonstrants,
and the petition was granted.
The following order was reported from the
committee on streets, &C., without recommen-
dalton:
Ordered, That the Atlantic & St. Lawrence
Railroad Co., be and they are hereby author
lied to lay down track on the north side of
the present track on Commercial street, under
such restrictions and regulations as the COM
mittee on streets, sidewalks and bridges on
the part of this Board may prescribe; the same
to be confirmed by the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen.
John Rand, ESD, appeared for the A. & st.
L., and its lessees the Grand Trunk. He began
with the 'old, zold story" of the building of
Commercial street. He contended that the
laying of another track had become indispensa-
bly, necessary. This new track is to be used
only as through track for passenger trains,
and no cars will be allowed to stand upon it.
1t is needed for the accommodation of the Bos-
ton & Maine as owing to the contract between
that road and the Eastern the present track is
unavailable. The Lewiston & Auburn r. R.
will be running by the first of June, and
that road will need the new track. The track
will be no detriInent nor inconvenience, but
will improve the business facilities of CONNER
cial street a hundred per cent. The inopera-
tive grant made to the P. & o. R. R., in 1871
will not interfere with this plan. The A. g.
st. L. propose to relinqush all right to lay
tracks on the southerly side in consideration OF
this permission. All reasonable facilities will
be granted to the Eastern, but that road is not
asked to join this petition for the reason that
the Grand Trunk doesn't wish to own any track
in common with that road, doesn't wish to
afford any more opportunities for breach oil
faith doesn't wish auy more lawsuits Grea
inducements have recently been held out t.
the Grand Trunk to connect with the Connec
ticut river roads to Boston, and it is for the in
terest of Portland to afford it all reasonable &C
commodations.
Alderman Gerrish was of opinion that the
permission granted to the Ogdensburg was {
fatal objection to the passage of the order, tina
at least ten feet right of way must be granted
and that Commercial street especially at the
foot of Moulton street, would be unduly wild
ened.
Alderman Clements opposed the order.
The report of the committee was then accept
ed
The order was amended by the insertion o
the words subjected to all rights and priv
lodges heretofore granted by the city to the p
so. R. r. Co., for track in said street. Tn
order was then unanimously refused passage
Orders passed, Fixing the rents of certain
city property. It raises the rent OF Ken
dali and Whitney 800, of the Osgood store
$500 and of the hay scales $100. The rent
aggregate $3.50; giving horse railroad compan,,
permission to lay turnout on Congress street
liking assessments on Deering street sewer.
Petitions presented, OF B. C. Miles to erect
wooden building on Howard street; of Patricl
Sullivan for sidewalk on Pleasant streete o
Nathan s. Haseltine for permission to erect
wooden building on Vesper street, of Corneliu
Connolly for same on Commercial street; of G
f. jenkins for same on Green street, of Thos
b. Davis for license to sell gunpowder on tn
corner of Federal and Temple streets; of An
drew Bennett for permission to erect woodel
building on Salem street. Adjourned.