The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-08
CITY AFFAIRS.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the City
Council.


| City Council was held last evening and large
amount of business was transacted.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The full board was present, Mayor Butler il
the chair.
The financial committee reported that they
had examined the books of the Treasurer anc
found them correct.
The committee on Streets sidewalks and
bridges reported favoring the improving of the
sidewalks on Portland street by repairing thai
portion from Green street to the Aims House
and replacing that portion from the Aims
House to Libby's Corner with gravel walk.
An invitation was received and accepted from
the President of the Ogdensburg road for the
City Government to take an excursion to Fab
yan's to-day.
The committee on street lamps reported favor
ing the placing of a gas lamp in front OF
harrington Block; one on the corner OF High
and Portland Streets an oil lamp at the foot of
Anderson street; also one at foot of Hanover
street; an oil lamp on Portland street and on
corner of Congress and Forest streets; and fol-
the removal of tina gas lamp from the corner of
High and Congress streets to the corner of Free
and Congress streets,
The JOINT special committee to whom was
referred the order of inquiry in regard to any
parcels of unproductve real estate belonging
to the city which it would be for the advantage
OF the city to sell, lease or otherwise dispose Of
recommend the sale of the following parcels Of
land:
Lot on Spring street. between Centre and
on the corner of Spring and South streets, with
buildings thereon, known as engine house lot,
containing 1890 feet more or less; also five lots
on Congress street, commencing with the lot
westerly and adjoining land owned by E. p.
Chase; lot extending through to Grant street,
containing 4347 square feet.
The committee recommend the removal of
the hay scales to the vacant lot on the westerly
side OF Hanover street opposite the city stables,
and that in its place there be erected building
for the ccommodation of the fire depar tment
They also recommend that the lot on the north
westerly side of Milk street, known as the old
Market lot, be sold provided a sufficient sum
can be secured from the same to build a suta.
BILE city market on the lot southeasterly on
MILK street, to be built in a thorough and sub
stantial manner. The committee recommend
ed finally that new street be built out through
the city farm, commencing at Portland street
opposite Carter and running thence parallel
with st John street to land owned by the Fes
sender heirs
The report was accepted and ordered on file.
An order was passed authorizing the same
committee to sell the land named above as
they may deem for the best interest of the city.
FetttSonS Presented and Referred:-Of the
School Committee for the ventilation of school
buildings; of d. 81. Drummond for sidewalk
on Lewis street; of j. W. Munger for damages
caused by defect on Middle street; of John B.
Curtis ct ais. for sewer on Deer street; of l..
w. OsgOod for sidewalk on Mechanic street; of
+. w. Talbot for extension of sewer on North,
west OF Gum berland street; of the Homeopathic
Dlspensary for 800; of Mercantile Library
Association for cross-walk on Congress- street
in front of Harrington block; of Thompson,
Fowler q Co., for repairs of culvert at corner
OF Milk and Market streets; of citizens for
street lamps on the corners of Congress and
Forest, and Portland and st. John streets; of
citizens for oil lamp on Newbury street; of
citizens for oil lamp on Freeman street, also
for the repairs of this street; of the Dirigo En-
CINE Company for small appropriation for ex
penses; of ii. NJ. Pike for permission to erect
wooden building on Lowell street.
Orders PdSSed-That the Committee on Pub
nc buildings be authorized to purchase the coal
Tor the use OF the city by contract; that the
Committee on State Pensions be authorized to
employ an assistant to assist them in making
out the usual papers, the cost not to exceed
500; that the matter of making plans of the
real estate OF the city be referred to the Com
mlttee on Finance. that the City Treasurer
pensary $100 each; that the Committee of Fire
department purchase hose carriage for Mach
lgonne steamer at cost not to exceed $500, if
they deem it expo dent.
The Mayor sent a communication to the
Board to the effect that bill in equity was
about to be filed against the Portland & Og-
densburg Railroad Company asking for the ap-
pointment of three receivers, and that he con-
sidered some action in the premises important,
whereupon the following was passed:
Whereas, 1t appears that bill in equity is
about to be filed against the Portland = Og-
densburg Railroad Company, in which corpora
ton the city has large pecuniary interests. pray
Ing among other things for the appointment Of
three receivers to take possession of and operate
said company'S railroad, therefore
Ordered, That joint special committee of
two on the part of the Board of Mayor and Al
dermen and three on the part of the Common
Council be, and they are hereby, appointed to
take the subject into consideration and inquire
in what manner the interests of the city are
likely to affected by such proposed receivership
if appointed, and what action the city ought to
take In the premises, and report thereon as
soon as practicable.
The Mayor appointed Aldermen Walker and
Cunningham, and the Common Council Joined
Councilmen Haskell, Latham and SWEET.
The following petition was presented
The undersigned citizens and taxpayers of
Portland most respectfully and earnestly petit
ton that all the laws of the state and ordi-
nances of the city respecting the sanctity of the
Lords day be impartially and strictly enforced
against all violators without regard for the
offenders, including the keepers of livery
stables, the managers of horse railways and
steamboats,, apothecaries, except so far as ex.
cluded by law, milkmen, bakers, aud all unlaw-
is enforced against few, while the great mass
are allowed to continue their trade. We pray
that the laws may be enforced without favor or
fear. AS in duty bound we ever pray.
1t was signed by James M. Edwards, Harlan
Z. Huston and many others.
Alderman Cushman moved that the petition
be laid on the table, Alderman Haseltine
thought that it deserved some notice, where
upon Alderman Cushman said that if they had
any complaint to make, it should be made to
the City Marshal. 1t was laid on the table,
The hearing on sewers was adjourned ore
week.
An insane man was sent to the State Asy-
lum.
VIM. G. Doughty, W. W. Burnham and
Lafayette Wynan were appointed special
policemen without pay on Franklin wharf,
and Franklin Perry on Grove street.
Victualers' licenses were granted to the fol-
lowing persons: j. FL. Frost f. B. Percy,
q. ID. Robinson. Peter Keegan, Joha Sheridan,
Henry M. Parker, Charles Errors, Fl. " Shaw
W. Fl. Quinn, D. G. Parker, Samuel Cannon,
George Kelley, R. Fl. Waite.
Innholders' licenses were granted to M. S.
Gibson & Co., Daniel Randall & Son, John X.
Martin, George E. Ward, J. Perry, A. S. Allen,
o. M. Shaw s. Son.
The license of Solomon Schryver as pawn-
broker was renewed.
The New England Fair was granted the free
use Of City Hall for their fair in September
The ordinance relative 10 the removal of dead
bodies was so amended as to prevent express
teams from conveying such bodies through the
city without permit from the Superintendent
Of Burials
The Mayor was excused from duty on the
Finance Committee in the matter of the city
bank deposits, as he stated that he was inter-
ested in one of the banks.
John A. Brown was reelected agent for the
sale of intoxicating liquors.
James Bailey was granted permission to
enter the Free street sewer without further
cost to him.
Other papers were passed in concurrence.
The following statement of the appropria.
tions and expenditures of the city for the finan-
cial year from April l, 1876, to March 81, 1877,
inclusive was presented by the Auditor:
Balance OF last year .....S669969 81
ApprOpratlons s63 9oe Al