The Portland daily press., 1876-05-04
CITY AFFAIRS.
Special Meeting of the City Council.

A special meeting of both boards of the city
government was held at o'clock last evening
to consider the matter of the Fourth of July
| celebration and for the transaction of other
| business.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The mayor and all the board were present
except Aldermen Littlefeld and Taylor.
| Reports of Con,mittees-The committee on
sewers reported an order appointing hearing
| in regard to the sewers on Hancock, CascO and
| Prospect Streets for Monday evening, June
| 9th, at q o'clock. The committee on paving
reported an order in favor of paving Exchange
street from Middle to Fore street with granite.
| 1t was proposed that the paving be of wood in
| the original order was passed.
Petitions presented and reterred-OfJ. B.
Ticket ct ais. for relayipg sewer on Spruce
| street; of City Engineer for the laying out of
Congress street between Ellsworth and Gilman
streets, and widening a portion of Western
Promenade.
The order of the aldermen approDriating
| $4,000 for Fourth of July celebration came back
| from the council amended by reducing the
sum to $780, This board adhered to its former
vote.
On motion OF Alderman Fox committee of
conference was appointed to consider the mat
ter of the Appropriation. Messrs. Fox, Perry,
Greeley and Waterhouse were appointed on
this committee on the part of this board.
Mr.. Cushman, who was originally appointed,
declined to serve onthis committee for the reason
that he was member of the committee which
arranged the programme for the celebration
originally, and as it was thrown aside he did
not propose to have anything further to do with
it.
The committee of conference retired, and
soon returned and reported that they had de-
cided upon $4,000, and the board voted to con-
cur with the lower board in an order to that
effect by a vote of to 1. A committee to ex-
pend the same was appointed, consisting
of the Mayor, Aldermen Fox, Perry, Greeley
and Waterhouse. Mr.. Cushman refused to
serve for the reasons stated above.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Papers from the upper board were passed in
concurrence, and Councilmen Brown, Roberts
and Sargent were appointed a committee Of
conference in relation to the Market lot mat
ter.
President Small stated to the council that
the chief object of the meeting was to see if
the board would reconsider on the matter of
appropriating $3.50 for the Fourth of July cele
bration.
Councilman Little, who voted for $3.50,
moved to reconsider the vote. Councilman
Cunningham was in favor of letting the matter
60 up to the other board and then if necessary
appoint committee of conference He
thought that if the board should vote to recon.
slider it would reflect on those who voted for
$3.50. Councilman Andrews agreed with the
former speaker and thought the board should
adhere to its former vote. He thought it too
late to arrange for suitable celebration,
Councilman Brown thought there was plenty
of time to get up celebration while Council
man Roberts thought there was not and was in
faver of adhering. 1t was voted to reconsider
Mr.. Titles motion.
On motion of Councilm IN Brown Messrs.
Walker, Andrews, Roberts, Somerby, Gun
ningham, Knowlton and Leach were appointed
a committee of conference to confer with the
committee from the upper board.
The committee retired and soon returned
and.the chairman reported the adoption of an
order appropriating $4,000.
On motion of Councilman Cunningham the
vote was taken on yeas and nays in order to
put the members on record, and the order re-
ported was adopted 9 toS.
1t was then proposed to appoint committee
who with the committee appointed by the
other board, will arrange the celebration. To
prevent the appointment of this committee a
motion was made to adjourn, but was not car.
ried.
The President appointed the committee who
arranged the former programme to serve in
this connection. Councilman Cunningham
objected to this, but the board voted that they
should serve. Then Mr.. Andrews asked to be
excused for the reason that he did not vote for
the celebration and he thought those who did
should get it up. The board was about to &C
cept the resignation when Mr.. Cunningham
that they could not do so as they had
just voted that the committee appointed should
serve. AT this point motion to adjourn was
nado nd oorriod