The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-04
CITY AFFAIRS.
April Meeting OF Both Branches of the
City Council.

Last evening the regular monthly meeting of
the City Council was held, every member being
present.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Reports of ConanaitteeS:-Of the Committee
on Claims on petition of j. S. Crockett for
pay uncut of 5000 damage sustained by error in
defining street line; that the former condition
OF paying the sum made by the Committee of
1874, be insisted on-accepted; of same Com
mittee referring the petition oiseveral policemen
for witness fees to the Committee on Salaries
accepted; of the Fourth of July (CentenniaD
Committee asking for further time to report
and adding the name of President Small on the
part of the Common Council came from that
branch. The report was amended by adding
the names of the Mayor and Aid. Greeley, and
as amended, passed and sent down.
Orders Passed:-Au horizing the Street Com
mittee to purchase pair of horses; authorizing
the City Treasurer to make temporary loans
when money is required; requiring the Audi
tor to make estimates of receipts and expend.-
lures for the current financial year; authoriZ
ing the Mayor to draw warrants to pay month
~ bills; appointing a hearing on petition for
SoWcI Ou SuuUcIlduu otIcCty Apfli ~, db II.
M, in the Aldermen's room; same on sewer
in Prospect and Casco streets, at same time
and place; appropriating $500 to G. A. R. for
celebration Of Memorial Day; directing the
Street Commissioner to consider the expeden.
cy of competing the street on Peaks Island
Petitions presented and referred:-Of Thomas
Wides and w. G. Hart for temporary walk on
westerly side of State street from Sherman to
In mi or md. Of re- M Raoh Of No
Elizabeth for payment for damage by reason of
fall on the sidewalk in February last; of Sam
uel Lincoln for same; of Margaret OBrien for
same; of P Mccain ct ais. fol sewer on Morn
ing street; of Walter HI. Thomas for permission
to erect wooden building on Cushman street; of
e. P. Pickett for same on Madison street; of
j. @. Ward for same on Canton street; of Mrs
ii. Morse for payment for damage sustained
by overlooking OF premises occasioned by the
stopping of culvert; Of j. G. Woodman ct ais
for certificate of good moral charac-
ter for DIR. c. Phillips, recently
veterinary surgeon, now a botanical doctor, in
order that he may collect his bills; of E. Ponce
ct ais. for street on Long Island; of friends of
Ebenezer Miles for re-appointment as draw
tender on Tukey's bridge; of 7. B. Talford for
authority to erect wooden building in the rear
of 2S6 Congress street; of Moses Gould for
grading of Quebec Turner, Howard and EN-
eJson streets; of Mrs. L. G. Darlington, ct ais.
for sewer in Mayo street between Oxford and
Cumberland streets; of f. o. Bailey & Co. for
authority TO erect a wooden building at No. 16
Plumb street for carriage mart: of j. E. Dom
nell ct ais, fer brick or plank sidewalk on
Pine street from West street to Browns block
and from Vaughan street to Western Prone
made; of Henry L. Paine ct ais. for sewer at
the western end of Danforth street from Cas-
sedy's Hill to Emery street; of Amos WinslOw
ct ais. that the city market lot be cleared of
rubbish for the use Of marketmen; of G. L.
Partridge for sidewalk on Hampshire street.
Special Policemen-The Mayor appointed
Thomas Heffron at st. Stephens church,
Franklin Berry at Grand Trunk depot, Charles
A. Beal, Jacob Qumby at Williston Chapel,
VIM. W. Smith and Charles w. Bean as spec.
ial policemen without pay. The Aldermen
confirmed.
The Aldermen proceeded to ballot for Gas
Agent and elected Alderman Cushman, he re-
ceiving votes to for Perry
Alderman Fox called up the order appropri-
ating $500 for the Mechanic Blues. Alderman
Cushman moved to table. Lost Alderman
Littlefeld moved to amend by adding $500 for
the Light Infantry. Alderman Cushman
moved to further amen by adding $500 for the
Montgomery Guards. The vote was first taken
on the last amendment (appropriating $500 to
the Montgomery Guardsl which was lost, by
the following vote: Yeas-Littleield, Cush-
man. Nays-Greeley, Taylor, Perry, Fox,
Waterhouse. The question was next taken on
the amendment of Alderman Littlefeld AL
derman Fox thought as there was a separate
order for the Infantry that it should stand on
its own merits The amendment was lost.
The order as reported, appropriating $500 for
the Blues, was passed.
Alderman Littlefield then called up the order
approprating $500 to the Infantry. After dis
custom the order was laid on the table.
The assessments on sidewalks laid last year
on Streets published in the City Clerks notice
in the PRESS, dated March II, were confirmed,
no one appearing to object.
The bond of Henry w. Hersey as City Treas.
urer was read and approved; same of j. K.
Carleton as Constable, which was approved.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Common Council went into committee
of the whole on the Fourth of July celebration;
Mr.. Cunningham in the chair. Mr.. Roberts
moved that that the committee report in favor
of an appropriation of $4,000 for the Centen-
NAL Fourth. Mr.. Marsh moved to amend by
striking out $4,000 and inserting $4,000, which
was adop'ed. Yeas H. nays 10, the chairman
giving the casting vote. The vote of the Com
mon Council in committee was reported to the
Centennial Committee.
Quite little skirmish occurred over the or.
der appropriating $500 for the Blues. Mr..
Cunningham suggested that the matter be
tabled until the Infantry proposition shall be
before the Council. This was not done and Mr..
Cunningham moved to amend by inserting
$1,000 instead of $500. Lost Mr.. Cunning
ham offered dozen motions all of which were
lost after which the order passed in concur
renee, as did all the other papers from the up
per branch.
1t took three ballots to elect Gas Agent in
concurrence with the Aldermen. The third
resulted in II votes for Cusbman, 9 for Perry
and for Taylor.
IN CONVENTION
Mr.. John A. Brown having resigned as As.
sistant Assessor in Ward 4, the convention
elected VIM. w. Smith, who received Is votes
to 10 for w. II. Murch and for A. NJ. Saw
yer. j. W. G. Knights was elected cutler of
hoops and slaves, and H. H. Rich and A. c.
veyor of plassering; John Bradford, John
Cakes and w. 81. Simonton, measurers of
masts and spars.
The Little Helpers.
The following correspondence shows the
disposition of the funds realized from the en-
tertainment reported in the PRESS of Saturday
by party of little people who are doing good
work under the supervision of Mrs. Purington:
Friday, March 81, 1876
EVERY LITTLE HELPS.
Will Mr. Phelan please accant the Snno Of