The Portland daily press., 1876-03-07

Line laSG regular mOntnIy meeting OF the
City Council of 1875 was held last evening.
The following business was transacted:
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Mayor Richardson presiding, all the Board
present except Aldermen Gage and Littlefeld.
Orders passed-That that part of Arsenal
street westerly from Vaughan street to the
southeasterly eide line Of Arsenal street, in
front of the old Arsenal grounds, and recorded
as Arsenal street, be changed to the name of
Bracket street; for City Treasurer to pay Port
land Light Infantry and Portland Mechanic
Blues $500 each; to pay M f. King 1875 for
portrait of A. L. Emerson; the City Clerk was
ordered to give notice of the hearing on assess
ment on sewers built the past year.
The following papers were referred to the
next city government:
Petition of James Fl; Baker ct ais, for cross.
walk on Cumberland street; of j. T. Gilman ct
ais, for removal of powder house; of j. A.
Fessenden for sidewalk on Neal street; of Nc
ses Gould ct ais, for grading Quebec street; of
Committee on Public Buildings in regard to the
school buildings in Park and Bracket streets;
of Judge Knight for change of court days; of
Samuel Libby for damage by changing grade
of Lafayette street; of j. f. Crockett for dam
age to property; of j. j. Gerrish ct ais, to
straighten Eastern Promenade; of E. p. Chase
for new street; of Francis Fessenden ct ais,
for new street from Congress to Adams street;
of Moses G. Knight ct ais, for the extension
of Oxford street, of the ordinance relating to
schools and school buildings; of G. T. McIn-
tire ct ais, for oil lamps on Kennebec street; of
E. G. Andrews ct ais, for gas lamps on Winter
street; of Richard Cole ct ais, for oil lamp on
Franklin street; of M. Adams ct ais, for gas
lamp on Melbourne street; of Charles Dean ct.
ais, for oil lamp on Weymouth street.
The following petitioners were given leave to
withdraw:
Petition of M. w. Higgins ct ais, for lamp
on corner of Cumberland and Alder Streets N.
o. Cram ct ais, for lamp on corner of Danforth
and Tate streets; of George w. Rich ct ais, for
lamp on Elm street; of j. A. Arnold ct ais,
for lamp in front of the Museum; of Charles
Perry ct ais, in relation to turn-table on Spring
street horse car line; of Edward Hodgkins for
compensation Tor injury received from fall on
sidewalk of e. A. Norton ct ais, for damage
by laying of track by franklin Wharf Compa
ny; of James S. Mitchell for injuries received
by falling of chimney; of Florence McCar-
thy for abatement of tax for 1873; of Eliza S.
Reed for damages by laying outSt. John street;
the order for the erection of lamp posts on Con-
gress street, was also withdrawn.
The Committee on Laying out New Streets,
reported inexpedient to make any change in the
laying out of Congress street.
The Committee on Streets reported in favor
of the change of the grade on Sherman street,
and an order was passed for that purpose.
Z. Il. Drlnkwater and A. d. Winchester
were granted permission to maintain fish m ar.
kets on Fe1eral and Pearl streets, respectively.
The annual reports of the subordinate city
officers were read and ordered on file.
The City Auditor sent communication to
the Board announcing that the appropriation
for streets, sidewalks and bridges had been over
drawn.
Reue S. Maxcy sept in his resignation as one
of the Overseers of the Poor. 1t was accept
ed.
Permission was granted George Richardson
to erect wooden building on High street, to
be used as dwelling; also, permission for
John Libby to erect stable on Wilmot street.
Adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The matter of appropriatng $500 for the
Mechanic Blues and Light Infantry was brought
up, and Councilman Cunningham offered both
orders In one of his favorite speeches. They
were both laid on the table, but afterwards
were referred to the next City Council.
Papers from the upper Board were passed in
concurrence. Adjourned.
The final adjournment of the two Boards will
| be at special meeting Friday evening.