The Portland daily press., 1875-09-07
CITY AFFAIRS.
Regular Meeting of ,he City Council.

Last evening both branches of the City Coun-
Gil held their regular monthly meetings.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
All the members of the Board were present
except Alderman Fox.
An order was passed appropriating $3.50 to
purchase street sweeper.
PETITIONS Presented and Referred:-Ol E. Fl.
w alte permission to move wooden buildingf from
Commercial to Preble street; If Edward Moore
Ior PERMISSION to erect a wooden building for a
storehouse and stable ON Cumberland street; OF
M. w. Higgins of the Argus, ct ais, for a gas
light at the corner of Cumberland and Alder
streets; of j. S. Ande SOD ct ais, for sewer on
Prospect street; for brick sidewalk on part of
Washington street; Of Thomas Flanney, for
brick sidewalk on Madison street; of A. S
Shotes, to erecl wooden building on Middle
street; of Elisha Higgins, to erect wooden
building on Stone street. of Mrs. j. T. Gilman
for lamp post in front of Old Lady's Home.
Reports of Conan1itteeS-The Committee on
Punllc Grounds and Cemeteries reported leave
to withdraw on petition OF Geo. S. Hunt ct ais,
relative TO the taking of land at corner of State
and Congress streets. Tho Committee on New
Wooden Buildings reported in favor of allow
ing John Rand to build stable in the rear of
Clark street.
Both of the above reports were accepted and
adopted.
Aid. Brunei offered the following ordinance
entitled: "An ordinance relating to the trans.
portation of dead bodies"
Be it ordained, ETC. Sec 1 No driver of
any hack. job wagon or ey press wagon, or any
other vehicle except duly appointed and Ii
censed undertaken. shall transport any dead
body through this city or from one place to
another in the city, under penalty of twenty
dollars for ca h ofeose, to be recovered for the
use of the city by complaint before Judge of
the uoiclpal Cour of Portland
Sc. 2-This ordina nee shall take effect af-
ter approval.
1t was explained that the ordinance was
rendered necessary because bodies were
brought to the city by railroads and conveyed
to burial grounds without the notice required
by law. The ordinance was read twice and
sent down.
COMMON COUNCIL.
In the Common Council the following orders
were passed: Authorizing the Committee on
Street Lamps to place lamp posts on Cumber-
land street between Washington and North
streets; authorizing same committee to place as
many lamp posts on Adams street as may be
needed; authorizing the Mayor to appoint a
city messenger pro tenn during the illness of
Mr.. Ingraham, with compensation of $50
per month.
The following petitions were presented: OF
Il. c. Freeman ct ais, for walk across Cum
berland street west of Green; of Fl R. Stickney
ct ais, for lamp post on Green street between
Cumberland and Portland streets.
The order authorizing the directors of the
Portland and Rochester Railroad Co. to sell a
lot of land purchased some time since for depot
grounds, was passed in concurrence, as were
other papers coming from the upper board.
IN CONVENTION
In convention, W. E. Dennson, J. W. Green,
George Coburu, H. H Rich, W. 81. Judkins,
W. Il. Evans, S. S. Mooney, E. A. Eaton and
S. Tyler were elected weighers of COAL