The Portland daily press., 1877-06-05
CITY AFFAIRS.
June Meeting of the City Council.

The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council for June was held last evening ant
the following matters were acted upon:
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
George w. Parker was appointed auctioneel
and Jeremiah Ilsey undertaken
A communication was received from the
Portland Institute and Public Library, request
ing the appointment of two directors to repre-
| sent the city in the board of directors of the
| Institute On motion of Alderman Small,
| Mayor Butler and ex-Mayor Richardson were
| elected as directors.
Orders PaSsed-That the Committee on
Street Lamps be, and they are hereby, directed
| to cause lamp posts and lamps to be located as
| follows: On Bracket street near 109; on Deer
| ing street, between State and Melen; on Con-
| gress, corner of Qulncy street; also Oil lamps
on Newbury street. the cost to be charged 10
the appropriation for street lamps; that the
city purchase of Miss A. l.. P. Lord lot OF
land situated on Poplar street at price not to
exceed $3.50, in settlement of her claim for
damages; that the Committee on Streets, Side
walks and Bridges be directed to cause the
building situated on Newbury street, on corner
of Hancock street, to be removed sack of the
line of the street; that the matter of the claim
of the city in and to money recovered by
Matthew Adams of James McGlinchy for in
tUAlCdbiDS HQuOIS duu VESSELS III WulCu bucy
were contained, be referred to the City Solicitor
to examine the same and to attend to the inter-
ests OF the city as involved therein.
Petitions presented, &c.-Of Denis Carey to
build wooden dwelling on Washington
street; of Joseph G. Sterling for two short Gull
verts on Island avenue in front of his land; of
Gardiner Ludwig q ais for extension of side
walk from the junction of Free and Congress
streets to the southern corner of High and
Congress streets; of Chss Payson ct ais for
sidewalk corner of State and Deering streets.
Benson & Doherty and John B. Blake & Co.
were granted innholder's licenses, and Robert
Conway and John Costello victualer's license.
A petition signed by a large number Of the
prominent citizens was presented, asking that
an inspector of milk be appointed, but for
some reason it was laid on the table.
The order for the celebration of the Fourth
of July, and other papers from the lower
board, were passed in concurrence.
The joint special committee, to whom was
referred the matter in relation to the proposed
receivership of the Portland & Ogdensburg
railroad, viz: "To take into consideration and
inquire in what manner the interests of the
city are likely to be affected by such proposed
receivership, if appointed, and what action the
city ought to take in the premises" reported as
follows:
After careful consideration of the :matter,
your committee is of the opinion that no
adequate advantage will accrue to the city by
placing said railroad in the hands of receivers,
inasmuch as the corporation is now under the
management of board of directors who are
entitled to the confidence of all persons inter-
ested therein; arc managing its affairs with
commendable economy and prudence, and are
believed to be zealously watchful of the city's
interest therein. Your committee would there
fore recommend the passage of the following
order:
Ordered, That the City Solicitor resist the
appointment of receivers for the Portland &
Ogdensburg railroad, if application is made
therefor.
Your committee also recommend the sale of
the city's interest in the Portland & Ogdens-
burg railroad as soon as an adequate price can
be obtained therefor.
Respectfully submitted,