The Portland daily press., 1877-03-06
CITY AFFAIRS.
Last Regular Meeting of the Present City
Council.

The last regular meeting of the present City
Council was held last evening and the following
| business transacted:
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The salary of the School Agent was fixed at
! $500.
The Mayor returned his order for the laying
out OF Charles street without his approval. The
Board by 10 3 refused to pass it over the veto
The ordinance defining the powers Of the
Street Commissioner was passed to be engross-
ed with amendment depriving the Commission
er of all power in making purchases and limit
ing his bills for labor on any one job to 800.
Leave to withdraw on petition of Portland
Water Company for abatement of taxes.
Leave to withdraw was reported on petitions
of Charlotte Hammett, Mrs. Julia A. knight.
Susie L. Davidson, George Worcester Freder.
lex Quimby, Daniel Coffin, for injuries by fall
ing on the sidewalk. Committee reported set
Element with j. j. Gilbert and Mrs. A. Kicker,
and leave to withdraw on petition of George
Jewett for abatement of taxes.
Reference to the next City Council was re-
ported on petitions for street lamps on Deering
between State and Mellen streets, on Bracket
and Portland streets. Report was accepted.
The annual reports Of the subordinate city
officers was received aud accepted.
The City Auditor reported that the appropri
alton for City Building had been overdrawn.
An order making an appropriation of 1918 to
make up the amount overprawn was passed.
The Committee on Claims reported on the
petition of j. B. Brown for part payment of
expense incurred by him in having dock of Ber-
lin Mills wharf dredged of deposits. recon-
mending it be referred to the next City Coun-
Gil. Report accepted.
Leave to withdraw was reported on petition
of j. S. Palmer and others for lamps on Grove
street; of c. T. Skillins & ais, for lamp corner
Congress and Forest streets; of Richard Cole
& ais, for oil lamp on Franklin street; of In
crease Pote & ais, for gas or oil lamp on New
bury street: of John Barker & ais, for lamp
on Freeman street. Report accepted.
The City Engineers submitted plans for num-
beripg Boyd Paris, Temple, Winter, Quincy,
Spruce, Union, Market Green, Mayo, Hamp.
shire, Cotton, Mechanic, Hanover, Locust,
Plum, Gray, Stone, Cedar, Casco, Brown, Park,
Portland west of Green street, High, Canton.
Oak, Brattle, Prospect, Dow, South, Emery
and Deering.
Thomas MCGOWAN asked FIR permission to
erect dwelling on India street. Referred.
The revised ordinance on streets which pre-
vides that one-ffth of the appropriation on
street be expended in paving was repealed
The foil owing ordinance received its secord
reading and was passed in concurrence:
Section of the ordinance establishing sinking
fund is hereby amended SO as to read as follows:
SECTION 2. All balances of money unappr oprated
cal year, all excuses of income the original est
mated income, all balances of appropriations, Oriei
nal or by additions, remaining on the books of the
dltor. all receipts for premiums on city notes issued
all receipts in money on account of the sale of any
real estate of any description now belonging or
which may hereafter belong to the city, except the
sale OF burial lots in the cemeteries of the CITY, all
receipts on account of the principal of any
stocks, bonds or notes now owned which may be
hereafter owned by the city and sale of the annual
fix and determine, not less than per cent. of the
then existing city liabilities after deducting there
from the amount OF the Atlantic q ST. Lawrence
railroad loan and the building loan; shall be and the
same hereby is appropriated to the payment on the
purchase of the principal of the city debt.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Council received the order exempting the
Catholic residence from taxes, and receded and
passed the order by a vote of to IL.
The ordinance relative to the powers of Street
Commissioner came from the upper Board. AT.
ter some discussion Councilman Roberts offer
ed an amendment making the expenditure $10O
instead of $25, and limiting cost of labor on
any one street to $3.50. This amendment was