The Portland daily press., 1875-05-04

branches of the City Council was held last
evening.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
All the members of the board were present.
Petitions, ETC., presented and referred-OI tne
School Committee for fence about the Nortn
School building, which was referred to the
Committee on Public buildings; OF .. walker,
S. X. Dyer ct ais. asking that the otste sIietI
which has been cut off by the Il. q RAIL
road be bridged-referred to Street Committee;
of Benz Knight for brick and SAND 1or a siae-
| walk; of Mary A. Scott for reconpense Ior
damages sustained by falling on the street, was
referred to the Claims Committee with power,
| of Thos. Hammond for damage received at
American House fire; of Q. X. Laid for per-
mission to remove tree in front OF MS mouse;
| of David Lowell ct ais. of Morning street that
| it be made passable and safe; OF same LOT sew.
| er in same street; OF ). NJ stewart ee as. OF
Ward l, that bad cattle and worse boys having
charge of them, be prohibited from pasturage
on the Eastern Promenade; of j. 5 Clark ct
ais. for gas light on south side OF Eastern
Promenade: of the Portland Reform Club and
several citizens, asking for Reception Hall for
Thursday evening meetings and City Hall for
Sunday evening meetings when weather is I'M
fit for out-of door meetings; of j. A. True for
street lamp on corner OF May ana Dantortn
streets; of Geo. Hall for sidewalk on westerly
side of Chestnut street, of w. H. Smaller ct
ais for lamp on Franklin street; OF T.. b. Ok.
nard for authority to build wooden house on
Winter street.
REPORTS of Committees. The Committee on
New Streets reported adversely on petitions to
Law out Cushman and sidewalk on Salem
street.
The Committee on Finance reported that
they had examined the moneyrs and vouches OF
the City Treasurer of last year and find them
correct.
The Committee on Streets, Sidewalks, etc,
reported favorably on petitions for sidewalks on
corner of Mountfort and Adams streets, for
walk on corner of Hancock and Newbury
streets, for walk on May street, for walk on
westerly side of Green street, for same on
Montgomery street, for same on east side OF
Pearl street between Oxford and Laurel street,
all of brick; for plank walk on Bracket street.
The Committee on Sewers reported adversely
on petitions for sewers on Smith, Quebec and
Warren streets. The same committee report
ed favorably on petition of D. M. G. Dunn for
sewer in West street; of G. II. Griffin for sew
er in Vesper street; of s. G. Rand for sewer IN
Spruce street; of w. c. Barrows ct ais for
sewer in Brattle street.
The Committee on Street Lamps reported
favoraply on petitions for gas light on corner Of
Paris and Bradford Streets and for oil lamp on
the corner of Gould and Hammond street.
Orders Passed. Correcting clerical error in
the records on laying out Neal street SO as TO
conform to the original order; authorizing the
Street Committee to purchase by contract tor
300, 900 hard burned brick for sidewalks and
5000 inea feet of curbstone; order approprlat-
ing money for building sidewalks in the report
of Street Committee; to destroy S50,0 0O OF the
city bonds and SIS 900 of Atlantic & St. Law
L., al, frnd nrdn
$4,000 city bonds to the P. & o. Railroad,
making the total issue to this time 81, 600.
The amount expended on the work to April l,
was 81 ,164, ISL 81. Also orders approprlatlng
money to construct sidewalks, lamps, etc., re-
ported.by the committee.
The following licenses were granted: 5. Z.
Abrams, auctioneer and pawn broker; l..
Stevens, j. K. Martin, Geo. E. Ward and Z.
H. Adams, Jim keepers; S. Ell. Cannon, John
Wall, w. w. Brown, G. S. Hay, John Sher-
dan, A. r. Perry, 7. B. Hersey, G. D. Miller,
Patrick OMaley and Hugh Carney, victualers
Aid. Gerrlsh doubted the propriety OF licensing
certain parties who be was quite certain only
got license to cover an open beer shop on
Sunday. He therefore doubted the granting OF
a license to John Sheridan, and by the first
vote it was refused. AID Gage moved to re-
consider, saying that as all the innholders,
naming particularly the Falmouth, had been
indicted at every term of court, he did not see
why Sheridan should be refused. The board
then voted to grant the license.
On the representation of the Overseers of the
Poor, three insane paupers were committed to
the Insane Hospital.
The Mayor nominated Horace j. Bradbury,
(Universalist clergyman, for Liquor Agent,
but by vote of to g. the Aldermen refused to
confirm.
Charles E. Jose was appointed and confirmed
trustee of Evergreen Cemetery for two years
and j. S. Palmer fer three years.
PAPERS from the lower branch were disposed
of in concurrence.
IN CONVENTION
Fred Fox was elected School Agent recev-
ing 20 votes; and c. D. Richardson and Pal
mer Duby, Surveyors of Lumber.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Nearly every member of the board was pres
ent.
Petitions Presented and Referred: For two
lamps on Danforth street; for plank sidewalk
on northerly side of West street from Pine to
Western Promenade; for sidewalk on Gross
street petition for wood pavement on Exchange
street; for sidewalk on Thomas street. All
of the above were re ferred to the appropriate
committees.
Mr. Greeley presented an order appropriate
ing $4,000 for celebrating the Fourth of July,
which was unanimously passed, and Messrs
Greeley, Brown, Small, Harmon and Cunning
ham were appointed committee on the part of
that branch to make arrangements for the cele-
bration 1.-THE Mayor appointed Aldermen
Fox. Gage and Brunei on the part OF that
board on said committee.
An order was also passed for the extension of
wood pavement on Spring street from State to
Clark streets.
The papers of the upper board were disposed
of in concurrence, except a number OF petitions
presented after the adjournment of the Com
mon Council.