The Portland daily press., 1874-08-04
City Affairs.
The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening and the follow
ing business transacted:

The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening aud the follow
ing business transacted:
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Present, Aldermen Gerrish, Smith, Clement,
Clark, Daveis AMI Sampson.
A recommendation was received from the
fire department that the hook and ladder truck
on Market street, be located in the upper part
OF the city, and that new company be formed
to take charge of it.
The health committee, to which was referred
the petition of the overseers of the poor, asking
for n appropriation of $500 to repair the ''pig
gerry" building, reported adversely, if reliable
parties can be obtained to remove the house
offal in the city. Accepted.
A protest was received from j. S. Palmer
and Others against the maintenance of the
nuisance called the city piggery.
The committee on laying out new streets re-
ported the laying out of new street on the
back side of the Western Promenade, notice of
which bas been published. Also a continu.
ance of old Warren street, from Monument
street to the Promenade; also the widening of
Fore stIeet near the Grand Trunk depot.
A communication was received from
the Harbor Commissioners stating that
the government fin S itself unable to ex-
pend the money appropriated by Congress
Tor the benefit of our harbor, because
of an obstacle to the work. which consists
of the excessive lengths of two wharves, which
extend SO far into the harbor as to defect the
It'd al current and exclude from its securing ac-
ton large area to the eastward. Over this
area the water needs deepening to allow safe
and easy access to the contiguous wharves, but
no permanence could be given TO the work I'M
less the tidal current is allowed to flow over it,
to keep it open and they can make no tenable
or consistent appeal to the government so long
as these distractions stand. The only way to
remedy the evil is to cut down the wharves to
the commissioners line The necessities of the
case were fully set out, and also what the GOV
ernment propose to do and they closed by say
ing they will need the consent Of the city to
whatever terms they may make and also a
conference with the city government on the
subject.
The statement of the auditor of expenses to
August LIST, and the amount remaining of each
appropriation was received.
Ordered-That a sewer be constructed on
Brown street, to cost about $1,000; that the sal
aries of the school committee be fixed at $500
per annum, aud of the school agent at $500, for
the present municipal year, the same to be
charged to the appropriations for schools
Petitions Presentation D. Wyer 81 Co., to
erect a wooden building on Franklin street, to
be used as a finnan haddie establishment; of
Charles Brown ct ais, for sewer on Canton
street; of John Dow ct ais, for new street from
+. w. Clark's brick yard on Congress street, to
Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad.
1t was expected that the report of the COM
mittee on the Portland and Rochester r. r.
would be made last evening. but the Mayor
stated that he had q telegram from the Hon.
John Lynch, President of the road, now in
Washington, requesting to be heard, and stat
ing that he should be at home next week, and
would submit a proposition. 1t was thought
best to postpone the report.
Josiah II. Harding was appointed special po-
liceman without pay, at the Portland Com
pany's Works.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Papers from the upper board pass ed in con.
currence. Adjourned.