The Portland daily press., 1878-01-08
CITY AFFAIRS.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the City
Council

line regular monthly meeting OF the Git
Council was held last evening and the follow
ing business transacted:
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Thomas NJ. Fisher and Stephen K. Dye
were drawn as grand jurors fer the o. S. Cir
cult Court.
The license of A. NJ Morgan as an auc
tioneer was renewed for one year.
A yictusllef's license was granted to Cbas
| G. Chase.
| The joint standing committee GU iudicia
| proceedings and claims, to whom was referred
| the following petitions, recommend that they
| have leave to Withdraw: Cyrus e. Roberts
| for damages to his wagon and harness by
| alleged defect in Dauforth street; Hart & Co
| for damages to their tannery by overflow Of
| sewer on Portland street; Freeman Smith. fo,
damages caused by his wife's falling on side
walk on Oak street; N a. Metcalf, for damage
by obstrueting entrance TO his shop on Fore
street by battling sewer; S. B. Beckett, for
abatement Of tax assessed on bonds and stocks
held by savings bank.
From the report Of the commissioners Of the
sinking fund it is seen that the total of the
funds Of the Portland & Rochester and Port.
land & Ogdensbnrg Railroad Companies is
$77. 216 49,
Orders PGsSed-That the treasurer pay to the
treasurer of the Widows Wood Society the
sum of $240, being the annual interest of
the Clapp trust fund for the benefit of poor
widows and others; that the Mayor attend the
annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Portland & OgdeDsburg Railroad and repre-.
sent the interest Of the city; that the treasurer
be authorized to execute in behalf of the CITY
quit claim deed to convey to Alfred Dyer any
interest the city may have acquired TO a lot of
land situated on the corner of Green and Mar
tyr streets; that the City Solicitor, under the
direction of the Mayor, De directed to enquire
into the condition of the sinking fund estab-
lfshed By the Portland & Rochester r. r. Com
pany for the payment of certain bonds issued
by the city, aud he is further empowered ard
directed to obtain such legislation as may be
deemed necessary to enable the city to control
and manage said sinking fund without expense
to the city; that the plans of numbers as re-
ported by the Civil Engineer for the following
streets, viz, Atlantic, Clark, Cushmau, Lewis,
Everett, Howard, Lafayette, Madison. Mel
bourne, Merrill, Manroe, Montreal, Quebec,
st. Lowrence, Tate, Thomas, Tying and Water
vile, are accepted and the numbers adopted,
and the City Clerk give notice by publishing in
the daily papers, the order to take effect on and
after March 1st, 1873; that the assessments
made upon sewers built the past year bs
adopted and certified to the treasurer for COL
lection that the Committee on Sewers be
authorized to abate the taxes on sewers in
certain cases where they deem 1t expedlent.
Petitions presented and referred-Of A. Garlic
ton and Is others, that Congress street may be
graded on the new line between the south end
of Lowell street and Burnham street the pres
ent winter; of A. M. Smith, to erect block of
two wooden buildings on Congress street; of
Eben ii. Small and four Others, that sewer
may be built from the sewer on Clark street,
runDiog up Cushman's Court about 200 feet to
convey away the stagnant water accommodating
about buildings and in cellars; of Miss Betsey
Foss, for injuries received by fail on the side
walk on Congress, near the corner of Casco
street; of Patrick Heating, to erect wooden
building on India street. to be used as store
and dwelling house; of Manson Hume, for
$685. for damages to bis house by overflow of
sewer on York street; of O. w. Goddard ct ais,
executors of the estate of f. o. j. Smith, that
the true line of Congress street, between EX-
change and Market streets, be made certain,
the executors believing that the record line will
be found to be erroneous, and that the true line
is that which ex-City Engineer Goodall pointed
out to Mr.. Fluent, and on which the city gov
ernment has built, and which has always been
recognized by its assessors; of E. &. Patterson,
to accept the street now running from Vaughan
to Ellsworth street.
The vetoed order of last month was refused
passage over the veto by vote of / to 5, Alder
man Walker voting in favor.
The order from the lower board was then read
and discussion took place as to what it meant.
The Mayor expressed himself as not at all
pleased with it. He said it was not true that
he wished to appoint the men. He said that if
the order prepared was adopted, it could not go
into effect until approved, and he did not pro-
pose to approve it until he had time to look into
the matter. 1t was then too late (1O.3O o'clock
to rush through such matter. If the board
would wait he would call special meeting of
both branches of the City Council in few eve
niugs,
Mr.. Cushman thought there was no need of
delay, but thought there should be some action
taken OF the order at once.
The Mayor asked the Alderman what be
would do if the Mayor refused to approve the
order. He further styled the proceedings as
boys play. He thought Mayor had some
rights which the Council should respect.
Alderman eastman thought % men had
some rights which the Mayor was bound to re-
spect. This delay will now be laid at some
ones door if it is longer continued.
The Mayor said the whole trouble had arisen
from feeling on the part of the members that
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Alderman Small asked the Mayor if he would
approve of an order to leave the election of the
commission to a joint convention of the two
boards.
The Mayor said that if such an order was in
troduced after giving it due consideration, he
would give them his idea of the matter to the
best of his ability.
Alderman Walker thought the Mayor put too
much stress upon his veto being sustained by
such q large VOTE 1t was to hasten the matter
that the veto was sustained, and not because
the Mayor was right.
Alderman Cunningham thought it was
great time about nothing. AS matter of fact,
the order before the house called for report in
thirty minutes, and that time having expired
the order was null and void.
Alderman Small moved to lay the subject on
the table and go into joint convention, to choose
Overseers of the Poor.
The Mayor appealed to the board not to adj
journ until the matter was settled for a meeting
in a few days. In the meantime the finance
committee would meet and nominate names
to be acted on at the meeting. If desirable,
the Mayor would not meet the committee, and
then it could not be said he had anything to do
with the choice.
Aldermen Cushman and Small approved, and
the Mayor was asked to draw up such an order
as he would approve. He consented and in
the meantime recess was taken.
After the recess the order prepared by the
Mayor came from the lower board ADD was
passed in concurrence by unanimous vote.
The board then adjourned at 1926 this morn
ing, until Thursday evening.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
The resignation of William A. Winship as
Overseer of the Poor, was received and accept
ed, A communication from Mr.. Baker, the
secretary of the board of Overseers of the Poor,
announced two vacancies in the board by
death of Cyrus L. Gallson and Sewell Weter-
house. VIM. B. Irish was chosen to fill Mr..
Winship's unexpired term, Ohas. Walker, Mr..
Collisions, and Lyman NJ Kimbal MIR. Wa
terhouse's.
The Mayor then read the following veto up.
on the order for the re-valuation Of the city.
MAYORS VETO.
feel it my duty to return to the Common
Council 10 which it originated, without my APP.
proval, the order passed by the City Council al