The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-06-08
CITY AFFAIRS.
Regular Meeting OF the City Council.

Last evening the regular meeting OF potf
branches of the city council was held.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
| All the members of the Board were present
Orders passed-( From the Street Committee
| directing that Middle street from the juno
be paved with granite blocks; on report OF the
| Street Committee, order to build brick walk OF
southerly side of Cumberland street between
| High and Green streets; authorizing Commit
| tee on Public Buildings to make such repairs
| as they deem necessary on the City building
| and engine houses were passed; authorizing the
| School Agent to build iron fence In front of the
North street school house and wooden one il
| rear; to pave Congress street from Peal to
| Franklin; directing the City Treasurer to hire
| S34 500 to pay interest of Portland & Rochester
| Ralro I'd bonds; authorizing further issue OF
$50, 900 of bonds to p & o. Railroad Co., Uhe
1 estimates showing $1,000 had been expende
the past month"; authorizing repair
4 of steamer Cumberland at cost not .eXeeedi pc
4 $500; requesting the City Solicitor to give his
1 written opinion OH the following parts: e.
Who has the right to appoint city liquor
| agent? CD did the proceedings of May ID (the
| election of Mr.. Weeks9 constitute the appoint
Iaent of an agent? authorizing the Committee
| on Street Lamps to place gas lights at corner OF
| Clark and York streets, at corner of York and
| Commercial, and at corner of Kennebec and
| Wilmot; to abate sewer assessment of q. III.
HaskellS lot on Free street; that all petitions
for sewers be presented on or before the first
Monday in July; providing for the building Of
sewers in Spruce, West and Vesper streets.
Reports of Con,neittees-Of Committee on
Accounts reporting the accounts of City Treas
! urer and Auditor all correct, was accepted; re-
porting inexpedient to build sewer in Morning
street; leave to withdraw was reported on pc
tition of DIR. Wood and others relative to
cleaning streets; same on.pettion of Twitchell
81 Champljn for permission to build an awning
on Cross street. (Most of the above orders
/ were the favorable recommendations of COM
mittees.)
Petitions, ETC., presented and reterred-Of
Knight 81 Osborn for authority to build a
| wooden awning at store at corner of Oxford
and Mayo streets; of Edward Hodgkins for
compensation FOR damage sustained by falling
on the ice Jan 81; of G. b, SHILLING for side
walk on Hampshire street at corner of Middle;
of John Kinsman ct ais. for brick sidewalk on
easterly side of Spring street between Clark
and Bracket; of G. w. Strout for damage sus-
tanned by using line, being given by City Eu-
gineer; of q. z. Roberts for permission to re-
move a tree in front of his house; of r. HI.
Waite for sidewalk on Lincoln street; of mem
bers OF the police officers that they be allowed
their witness fees in Superior or Supreme
courts; of NJ. q. Dow for license as auctioneer;
OF to Keep fish market in front
OF Portland Cos building; off, f. Proctor for
PERMISSION 10 Juild two story wooden build
vi 1tTCdl street, VI hOlltuS CS ~hubuo
Tor permls> sion to build two wooden blocks on
Congres,s street; OF John MALL for same on
Meib lurne street; of p. ONeil for same in
rel OF Adams street; of Chadbourne & Ken
dali for sewer from corner of Franklin and
| Middle streets to Hampshire street.
| The Mayer stated that he had received a
communication from the Selectmen of Deerins
relative to widening Green street, and that as
the result of consultation, it was agreed to
widen the street at cost of about $4,000, and
an ORDER on recommendation of the Street
Committee was passed, appropriating that
amount.
A communication from Judge Knight rela-
tive to changing the day of civil suits (Monday)
to day later in the week. Referred to the
Committee on Judicial Proceedings and
Claims.
A communication was received from the
School Committee setting forth that the ac-
Communications of the school buildings on
Bracket and Park streets are insufficient and
unsuitable, and recommendinglchanges was re-
ferred to the Committee on Public Buildings.
VIM. Hayes VIM. Drnkwater, Frank Per-
ry, H. S. Cousins, H. G. Frye and Franklin
Berry We're appointed special police without
pay.
E. NJ. Bates, E. S. Hatch. L. d. Cole, Estes
s. Fitzpatrick, d. X. Reed, G. @. Spring and
Chas. Erres were granted licenses as victua-
lers. j. d. Perry, Enos Gray and N. G. Pink
ham were licensed as innholdeIs.
The bonds of G. A. Dyer and E, HI. Chase as
Fish Inspectors were approved.
The Committee on Appropriations reported
an order substantially the sums presented in
the estimates with the exception that the ap-
preparation for the fire department was reduc.
ed $240O After discussion that sum was put
at the same figure as was given in the esti-
mates, and the order then passed as reported,