The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-07-07
CITY AFFAIRS.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the City
Council

The adjourned monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening and the follow
| ing business was transacted:
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
| The Mayor appointed and the Board con
| frmed F. O. Bailey and G. w. Allen as auc-
tioneers, w. w. Ruby as special policeman
without pay at Long Island, and A. j. Bean az
undertaken.
| The sewer asked for on Hancock street was
ordered to be built, and an order was passed
for the same.
. Reports of mmittees-The Committee on
Streets, Sidewalks and Bridges reported on the
cross walk on Deerng street, and of Gardner
Ludwig ct. ais, for cross walk on the corner
OF Free and Congress streets, recommendin g
| that the petitioners have leave to withdra W.
The report was laid on the table.
The committee made the same report on the
| petition of Frank Simonds, who asked that a
| part of Federal street be discontinued, and the
report was accepted.
The same committee, to whom was referred
the order of the City Council directing tn EN- to
cause the building standing on the corner of
Newbury and Hancock streets to be removed
back of the line of the street, reported, recon-
mending that the matter be referred to the
City Solicitor for his legal opinion. The re-
port was accepted.
The same committee reported, favoring the
discontinuance of Weymouth street below
Portland street, and an order was passed for
the d:scontinuance of the same.
The same committee reported on the accept
ance of the much disputed Charles street, and
the report was accepted, and after discussion
an order for the acceptance of the street was
passed by vote of to 2.
The Committee on Fire Department reported
that they did not deem it expedient to remove
the street hydrants to the sidewalks and &C
cordingly the petitioners have leave to with
draw. The report was accepted.
Petitions presented and Teferred-Of A. Leach
for post in front of the horse railroad COM
pany's office on Congress street; of John Il.
Morse ct ais for lamp on Stone street; of d.
Randall ct ais. for lamp in front of the Amer
lean House; of B. F. Noble ct ais. for repairs
Of sidewalk cd North street; of Glendy Moody
for permission to erect new and improved
draw in Tukey's bridge; of Charles E. Jose. of
the trustees of Evergreen Cemetery, for the
sale of lots in the cemetery to residents of
Deering; of F. & G. B. Nash for lamp post
on the corner of Prospect and Casco streets.
The matter of granting licences to Walter
Cox and Isaac Fl. Cleaves as victualers, was re-
ferred to the licencing committee.
Orders Dassed-That the City Treasurer be
authorized to pay the Portland Institute and
Public Library, the sum of SLIGO as the annual
Committee on Drains and Sewers be and they
are hereby directed to cause sewer to be built
on Hancock street, from Newbury to Federal
street. the cost of the same to be charged to
the appropriate appropriation.
The following order was presented and re-
ferred to the Committee on Cemeteries and
Public Grounds:
That the Trustees of Evergreen Cemetery be
authorized to sell such portion of the land
known as the Libby purchase, now connected
With the grounds of the cemetery. as they may
deem expedient, for price not less than $75
per acre, and that the proceeds of such sale be
appropriated to opening a main avenue through
the land purchased in 1876, and also to the
purchase OF such other land for the improve
ment of the lines Of the cemetery as in the
judgment of the Mayor and Trustees would be
for the best interests of the city.
The following amendment to an ordinance
received its second reading:
An Ordinance amendatory of Section of the
ordinance relative to the Sinking Fund, as
amended by ordinance approved March 10,
1877:
Section of the ordinance relating to tie
Sinking Fund, as amended by ordinance ap-
proved March TO- 1877, lis hereby further amend
ed by inserting in the ninth line of said amend
ed section, printed in the Municipal Register
of 1877, after the word city the following words,
''and also excepting the receipts from the sale
of real estate appropriated for any legitimate
purpose in the same order authorizing the
sale.'
Sec. 2.-This ordinance shall take effect on
its approval.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Charles street order was tabled after
some discussion.
The amendment to the ordinance from the
upper board was also tabled
Other papers from the upper board were
passed in concurrence.
The clerk was instructed to correspond with
Councilman Hayden, who has left the city, to
ascertain if he has given up his seat in this
body.