The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-17
CITY Affairs
special meeting of both branches OF tn
City Government was held lest evening.

City Government was held lest evening.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The Mayor appointed the following pohce-
| men:-Albert Huston, in place of I'll. j. HORT,
deceased; Charles P. Covill, in place OF Amos
| Frye, resigned; also James Vickery, speciai
| policeman without pay, and the same were
| confirmed.
The Committee on Judicial Proceedings and
| Claims reported that the petition OF d. l..
Farmer, for compensation of building blown up
| in 1866, be referred to said committee, Win
| power. The report was accepted ana ADOPTED.
Petitions presented and referred-The petit
| tions of E. Ponce for PERMISSION 10 erect
| wooden building on Tate street, "a stories; OF
| John McDermot to build twostory house on
| Clark street: of William Milliken to build two
| story house on Bramhal street, were referred
| to Committee on New Wooden Buildings; petit
| ton of w. W. Ruby for license as victualer,
| and of Isaac Laferty for same, were referred
| to Committee on Licenses; OF u. H. Grimm, ct
ais for sewer in Vesper street, and OF A M.
Smith, ct ais, for sewer from the junction of
| Cumberland and High Streets through Cum
beriand west to State street to some point
diyerging into the common water course IN the
Deering pasture, were referred to the Com
mittee on Sewers; petition of Thomas Mullin
for sidewalk on Mumford street; of the School
Committee for better accommodations OF
Primary School No.7.
A communication was received from City
Civil Engineer, submitting the plans of the
numbering of Gross, Federal, Free, Lincoln
and Oxford streets, and an order was passed
accepting the plans and directing the City
Clerk to give notice of the same in the daily
papers, in order that the same may be carried
into effect.
The bill of City Physician for services in the
police station, amounting to $36, was referred
to the Police Committee
Petition of s. HI. Tewksbury and others, in
behalf of the Maine Agricultural Society, the
Stock Breeders Association, etc., for special
meeting of the City Council in joint convention
to give the representatives of said societies
hearing relative to an appropriation in aid of
the annual exhibition in September in this city,
was acted upon by both branches and the
desired hearing granted.
IN CONVENTION.
The Mayor read the petition and called upon
the gentlemen representing the Society to pre-
sent whatever matters they desired.
Charles E. Jose, ESQ.,, set forth the advan-
tage of having the state fairs held in this city,
and also the advantage of this city as a location
for the exhibition. He said that DR.. Tewks-
bury, who represented the Agricultural Society
and the Presumpscot Park Association, could
more fully set forth the subject.
DIR. Tewksbury said about two years since
number of gentlemen in this city interested in
horse breeding organized accompany to secure
a trotting park, because there was not good
one in the vicinity. They not only took
measures to secure trotting park, but ground
for agricultural exhibitions, large enough for
buildings, sheds, stalls, etc. For this purpose
they purchased 80 acres of land, costing $17,
600, nine acres more than is required for
course. Already about $4,000 has been ex
pended in grading, etc.. and it will require
nearly $12 900 to put the park in shape for a
first class state fair. He said that this money
must be,raised by some means If the fair
was held here, the city could well afford to do
something. He said the Society ought to have
$4,000, but concluded to ask for but $4,000. He
next presented the contract the Presumpscot
Park Association had made with the Executive
Committee of the Agricultural Society, which
is in effect that the Society agrees to pay the
Park Association $4,000 year for two years for
grounds, buildings and stalls for the exhibition
the latter to have the lumber of the former
at Lewiston at fair appraisal. He predicted
that if the fairs were once held here, they
would be continued for many years. Hereto
fore the Society had paid from $4,000 to $1,000
to get the grounds ready for exhibitions. The
contract would afford great saving and give
the Society very much larger amount to
make its exhibitions more extensive and
attractive. He also referred to the past man
agement of the Agricultural Society, which he
said had been justly criticised by the press of
this city. Last year its receipts were $21 ,000
of which only $1,000 went for premiums. Of
course much went to pay old debts, but the
expenses and service were very large; but by
the reorganization of last winter steps had
been taken to reduce the salaries of officers and
pay of attendants to a sum not a third as
much as has been paid heretofore.
Judge Knight said that he had received two
letters from the New England Society, asking
that arrangements might be made to have the
New England fair in this city. He was certain
it could be secured for two years by merely
saying the word, but learned that it was not
deemed advisable to extend the invitation this
year.
At the conclusion of the hearing Charles D.
Pike was elected Surveyor of Lumber, by rail,
water, sled or cart
The convention then dissolved and the Board
resumed its session, and an order was unani-
mously passed appropriating $4,000 to the repre-
sentatiyes of the Maine Agricultural Society on
the condition that the exhibition of the same
shall be held on Presumpscot Park three years
in succession; also the free use of City Hall to
the Society for exhibition purposes.
The papers from the lower branch were dis
posed of in concurrence, except an order for
clock for the Common Council room, which
was tabled on motion of Alderman Perry.
Adjourned.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
In the absence of the Presiden and Clerk,
W. T. Small, Esq, was chosen President pro
tenn. and Mr. Hobbs of the Argus, clerk pro
tenn.
TIE petition of j. w. Johnston ct ais, for
street lamp at the corner of Bradford and Clark
streets, was referred to the Committee on
Street Lamps.
Mr.. Mcmahon presented an order directing
the Committee on Clocks to put clock in the
Common Council room.
Papers from the upper branch were passed in
concurrence.
CHESTNUT ST. CHURCH CoNCERT.-We un- |
Intentionally omitted to speak of this musical
entertainment in our yesterdays ISSUE The
deservedly high character OF the music always |
presented by this Sunday school was fully
maintained. In the first part there were sew
eral new quartettes sung as would be expected |
of aquartette formed of Mrs. Wetherbee, Mrs.
Al
oratorio of the Pilgrimage Mrs. DR.. Files ap- |
peared as the leading soprano. 1t will be re- |
membered that she was unable to sing at the |
previous concert on account of severe cold. |
Mrs. Files voice is a remarkably clear and |