The Portland daily press., 1875-06-22
CITY AFFAIRS.

AT special meeting of the City Council held
last evening, the following business was trans
| acted:
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The matter of repairing Tukey's bridge was
taken up. The City Engineer presented re-
port of the condition of the bridge. Ninety
| five of the piles were found to be very defe,-
| tive and should be removed. The planking
should also be replaced, and large number of
caps and stringers should be removed The es-
timated cost for the whole repairs is 81, 1873 4S.
1t was stated that a new pile bridge with
swinging draw would cost from $4,000 to $780,
900,
Alderman Gerrish favored new bridge. He
stated that it required twenty minutes to open
the draw and that with new bridge and new
draw it could be opened in sixty seconds, and
in five minutes vessel could go through and
close up the draw for teams.
Aldermen Perry and Fox favored repairing
the old bridge.
Alderman Fox presented the following order
which was passed:
Ordered, That the Committee on Streets,
Sidewalks and Bridges be and they are hereby
authorized and directed to cause such repairs to
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mept may be deemed necessary, the cost of
same to be charged to appro orations for streets,
sidewalks and bridges.
Petitions Presented and Referred-Of Steph-
en- Berry ct ais. for gas light on Plum street;
of Robert Dresser to build wooden house in
rear of 2S4 Congress street; of McGlinchy ct
ais for sewer in India street; of Geo. I'll. Crit
fin to build wooden house on North street; of
Geo. E. b. Jackson for abatement of sewer tax
on Home for Aged Women; of L. j. Rollins
for sewer on Congress street,
On motion of Alderman Gage the matter of
heating the Aims House was taken from the
table and after long discussion in regard to
the matter of how the building should be heat
ed, the matter was referred back to the COM
mittee appointed for that purpose.
The Mayor appointed Lyman A Batchelder
inspector of flour.
The bonds of Ephraim Brown and E G.
Willard as inspectors of fish were received and
approved.
Leave to withdraw was granted to G. P.
Rolfe for permission to remove tree on Cedar
street.
The Committee on Drains and Sewers re-
ported favorably on the petition of Chadbourn
& Kendall for sewer on Franklin street.
A. w. Lovejoy was appointed special police.
man without pay.
Alderman Gerrish asked that certificate be
granted to VIM. Weeks as liquor agent, as he
had been legally elected at former meeting of
the board.
Alderman Gage objected to the certificate
being granted and thought that the action at
former meeting was not in accord lnce with the
opinion of the City Solicitor.
Alderman Fox had consulted several legal
gentlemen and they had told him the action of
the board was legal.
Alderman Gage had consulted several law
yers who said the action was illegal.
The Mayor thought the former action of the
board illegal and as Mr.. Weeks is not an off,
Ger the approving of the bond is out of order.
Alderman Fox appealed from the decision
of the Mayor, and the yeas and nays were TAX
en- on the matter of sustaining the Mayor. AL
derman Littlefield was absent and the vote
stood one to sustain the Mayor and five op-
posed.
The question of approving the bonds of Mr.
Weeks then came up and the yeas and nays
were taken resulting in five in favor OF approx
ing the bond ard one against it,
Alderman Fox then presented the follow
ing order which was passed by vote of five to
one:
Ordered That the bond of VIM. Weeks, Ii
quor agent, being approved by the board GER
tlfcate be delivered him authorizing him, as
agent for the city of Portland, to sell intoxi-
eating liquors for medicinal, mechanical and
manufacturing purposes
Alderman Gage objected and the Mayor SIS
tanned him, but the aldermen refused to sns-
tain the mayor and the order was passed Ad-
iourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Council adhered to the passage of the
order for heating the Aims House and appoint
ed committee of conference.
The committee on street lamps were directed
to place lamp on the corner of Wimot street
and Dyer's lane.