The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-02

| LAW ave uAal OOlOUoI ACobtAS VI pOlu UTduCu-
es of the City Council was held last evening,
and the following business was transacted.
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
John R. Avery, Henry 81. Hay, Davis w.
| Coolidge and William McAlleny were drawn
as traverse jurors for the October term of the
Supreme Court.
The ewer,assessmentsia as published in daily
| papers were read and objections if any called
for. Moses Gould fappeared and protested
against his assessments on Franklin street, as
the land assessed was simply flats. He also as
President of the Back Bay Land Company pro-
tested against the assessment of any lots known
as the Stats" He also objected to the Fox
street sewer assessments.
The assessments objected to,were referred to
the committee on sewers while the other assess.
ments were adopted and certified.
The committee on laying out new streets re-
ported to accept the location of the boundaries
of the streets as adjusted in the report of the
Civil Engineer, and the report was accepted
Petitions Presented and ReteTed-Of Chas
81. johnson for damages incurred by overflow
OF sewer on Bracket street; of e. FL. Daveis
ct ais, for brick sidewalk on Brown street; of
I. Hopkins for permission to keep fish mar
ket at 126 Exchange street; OF Edw. morrill, for
permission to build wooden house corner Cedar
and Lincoln streets; Of Chas. X. Taylor for a
victualer's license; of George @. Place for per-
mission to erect wooden house on Varnum
street; of w. Ell. Wyman for permission to
erect wooden building on Lincoln street.
Certain amendments and changes were
proposed to the regulations concerning the sale
of gun powder, which. were referred to the CON-
mittee on licenses.
Arzilla r. Smith petitionedl for the refund
ment of the money paid into the city treasury
by Miss Anna Sweetsir for entering the drain
on Dow street, sand the petition was referred
An order authorizing the committee Cd sale
of real estate to.sell the land between Congress
and Portland streets was passed after long
discussion.
The petition that a milk inspector be ap-
pointed, which was laid on the table last July,
was taken from the table, discussed awhile in
humorous manner, and was then refe rred to
committee to sbe appointed from this board
with such if any as the Common Council may
see fit to join.
The committee on the Ogdensburg rail road
settlement made the following report which
was accepted:
The committee to whom was referred the
comm unicaton of the committee of the second
bondholders of the Portland and Oadensburg
Railroad Company relative to an adj stment of
the demands OF the parties against the COM
pany, including portion of the directors there
OF, who hold as collateral security therefor Sec
ond mortgage bonds of the company, have con-
sidered the subject and beg leave to report that
they regard it desirable for the interest of all
concerned, as one step towards the straighten-
ing out and reorganization of the affairs of the
company, that such adjustment be made on fair
and equitable terms, but to arrange those terms
and fix value on the collateral, they do not
think falls within the province of this board,
especially taking into Consideration the diver
sity of views on the subject found to exist
among the second bondnolders themselves.
:, Your committee, however, as a practical
matter of such adjustment be left with those of
the directors who do not hold bonds or collat-
eral and have no pecuniary interests involved,
such adjustment to be approved by the Mavor
As far as the specific offers of the Hon. Sam
uel Il. Spring as executor under the will of An
drew Spring, and of the Portland Rolling Mills
are concerned, to the effect that they are sew
orally willing to take the absolute title to the
bonds held by them as collateral and give up
and discharge the demands to secure which the
same are SO held, your committee are
OF the opinion that it would be advantageous to
the company and to the city that these offers
be accepted, and that the city as stakeholder
give consent thereto if necessary, in SUCH form
and manner as may be found requisite.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
M. M. BUTLER, chairman.
Papers from the lower Board were passed in
concurrence.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Dennis Tobn was sworn in to serve as Coun-
Gilman for the remainder of the municipal
year.
An order introduced by Councilman Chap
man to the effect that the committee or fire de-
partment confer with the Water Company and
report to the City Council what arrangements
can be made for laying water pipes to furnish
that part of the city west of Emery street with
water for fire purposes was passed.