The Portland daily press., 1876-03-21
CITY AFFAIRS.



A special meeting of both branches of the
| City Council was held last evening and quite
an amount of business was transacted.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Mayor Fessenden ard the full Board present
The bonds of Cyrus NOVEL; as city auditor
and Eli L. Wing, weigher of hay, William H
Bigelow, keeper of powder magazine and Ed.
ward A. Leighton, Frank W. True, William
Ell. Plummer and A. M. Sawyer were received
and approved.
Frederick Goth was licensed to keep powder
for sale.
The Mayor appointed and the Board approx.
ed the following assistant Civil Engineers
William s. Edwards, LIST; Malcolm G. Piagree,
I'd, Herbert G. Robinson, Sd.
The Mayor appointed and the Board approx.
ed William A. Winship, Francis E. Pray,
James r. Lunt and Chas j. Pencil as over.
seers of the House of Correction.
The Mayor appointed and the Board con.
firmed M. V. B. Carpenter, Charles A. Max.
well, Joseph G. Woodill, John H. B. Morrill,,
I. ii. Payson and Franklin Perry as special
policemen without pay.
-AS ~A"JoA iCoppOiaIcu GuC pUuCc
men and the Board confirmed them:
Freeman 7. Merrill, Benjamin Burnham,
Benjam 1 Gribben, Benjamin W. Slower, Ben
jamn y. Miles, Alonzo f. Harmon, James L.
Blethe- Winslow Lawton, Joseph H. Rice,
Luther G. Sterling, Wilmot G. jackson, E. H.
Rich, Joseph Walker, Joseph S. Warren,
Whitmore r. Garland, Israel Hicks, Jesse HI.
Crowell, james NJ Black, Charles P. Covell,
Reuel N. Field, John Fl. Very, Charles w.
Oliver II. Davis.
The following are new appointments: David
Y. Harris, Seward p. Morse, Martin Hyer, j.
f. Langmaid, Levi S. Pencil and E. X.
Heath.
The Mayor appointed and the Board con.
frmed the following undertakes and special
policemen:
Samuel S. Rich, Charles H. Blake, w. B.
Melcher, Dennis Tobin, Lewis Bunce, William
A. Stillings, Henry S. Bennett, Joel Merrill,
William Ii. SWEET, N. w. Morse, j. w. Cur
rier, A. j. Rich, Charles 81. Lunt, John E. To-
bin, Edwin 81. Ripley, Mark Wiggin, s. G.
Rundlett, Aaron Pingree, James Jordan, John
Dougher.
The Mayor appointed and the Board con.
firmed James s. Gould as superintendent of
burials.
Mrs. Lucinda Sawyer presented claim
against the city for damages sustained by fall
on the sidewalk i'll frcnt of the Falmouth,
which was referred.
The order from the City Council relative to
street lamps was passed in concurrence.
William Weeks rendered his resignation as
liquor agent, and it was accepted. A ballot
was then ordered for the election of an agent to
fill the vacancy. The Democratic Aldermen
objected to the election, as the agent was to be
appointed and not elected. The Mayor ruled
that as this was to fill vacancy, it was in or
der. and the voting proceeded and resulted in
the choice of John A. Brown as agent. The
Aldermen from Wards and did not vote, but
they made up the lack Of voting in Offering OBJ
jections which were promptly overruled. Later
in the meeting the Mayor appointed Mr.. Brown
as agent and the Board confirmed the appoint-
nent. This called Alderman Cushman to his
feet, and he again objected to doing business in
that way, as did Alderman Littlefeld. Alder
man Taylor called for the yeas and nays on the
question of confirming the appointment. The
Republican Aldermen voted yea, Alderman
Littleield nay, and Alderman Cushman asked
to be excused from voting. The appointment
was confirmed.
Orders PdSSed-That the Mayor be empow-
cred to grant licenses in all cases where he con-
siders it expedient; that the City Auditor be
requested to make his annual report in print
together with the report of the other CITY offIo-
and that S00 cOOipS of tho no tod
The following are the committees appointed
and confirmed for the ensuing year;
JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.
On Accoants-Ald. Fox, Councilman Somerby and
Russell.
On Finance-Ald. Fox and Cushman, Councilmen
Little, Marsh and Andrews.
On Fire Depdrtment-Ald. Fox and Waterhouse
Councilmen Dennison Gason and Goodipg
On Streets, Sidewalks and Bridges-Ald. Greeley
and Littefeld, Councilmen Little, Kidlon and Cum
bingham.
On Laying out ne1 Streets-Ald. Waterhouse and
Cushman Councimen Cousins, Marsh and Sargent
IN Pmotsc Buitdings-Ald. Perry, Councimen
Brown, Dennison and Cunningham.
On judicial Proceedings-Ald. Perry and Cush-
man, Goqncilmen Walker, Leach and Andrews.
ry. Councllmen Roberts, Brown and Sargent.
On Cemeteries aud Public Grounds-Ald. Taylor,
Co1ncilmen Cammett; Knowlton and Russell.
Walker, Noyes and Sargent
On Bells and CIocks-Ald Lttlefeld, Councilmen
Cammett, NoyeS and G0od1ng.
On Street Lamps-Ald. Perry Councimen CALI
son, Leach and Hannigan.
On !SaLaries-Ald. Fox. Cushman and Greedy.
Councilmen Cousens, Somerby and Cunningham.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF BOARD OF MAYOR AND
ALDERMEN.
Agency for Sale Of Liquors-Ald. Perry, Taylor
and Fox.
On Drains and Seayers-Ald Fox, Waterhouse and
Greedy.
On Damages for Grading Streets-Ald Greedy and
Littlefeld.
On HeGlth-Ald. Fox and Cushman.
On LScenses-Ald. Waterhouse and Taylor.
On Police-Ald. Perry and Cushman
On State PenSi0ns-Ald. TAYLOR and Cusbman
IN Wooden Buitdings-Ald. Warehouse, Perry
and Littlefeld. '
Adiourned