The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
CITY AFFAIRS.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the City
Council.

Both branches of tho City Council held theil
regular monthly meeting last evening and
transacted business as follows:
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The committee on claims reported that An.
ME Bradley have leave to withdraw her petit.
ton for damages for being injured by coasters
on Pleasant street.
The committee on finance reported it not ex-
pedient to sell the gas stock of the city. The
report was accepted.
The Mayor. was authorized ia license parties
to sell fire works from the second to the fourth
of July, both inclusive.
The grade of Sheridan street was established
as reported by the Civil Engineer.
The City Treasurer was directed to give no.
tice of the sale of the property mortgagsd by
John w. Collins to the city; also to give no.
tce of the sale of land mortgaged to the city
by S L. Carleton.
The committee on health, to whom was re-
ferred the petition of Joseph Drown ct ais.
against granting license to j. Clark for
stable on State street, reported that under the
circumstances developed the committee are of
the opinion that no case is presented which
calls for action on the part of the city authori-
ties If the petitioners are agrieved they have
redress in the courts. The report was accept
ed.
Victualers licences were granted to William
Tierney. John f. Partridge, Joe Mitchell, Wal
ter Cox, James Dumphy, Charles E. Chase,
George w. Adams
The committee on public buildings were or
dered to purchase by contract, by advertising
for proposals, 275 tons of Lehigh coal for the
City Building, 300 tons of the same quality for
school buildings, and 50 tons for other public
buildings. Also 125 cords of wood for school
buildings.
Sheridan street was ordered graded between
Congress and Adams streets.
Petitions presented and refeTed-Of Paulina
Sargent for permission to erect o wooden
building on Atlantic street; of George Cussick
leaf and Madison streets; of Frank Symonds
for the Strengthening of the lines of Federal
street.
John Blake & Co. were licensed as inn-hold-
trs.
John Crockett aud j. E. Dow were licensed
as auctioneers --
licensed to keep fish markets
The following ordinance was paesed:
Section vi of the ordinance relating to taxes
is hereby amended by striking out per cent
aid inserting per cent, SO that the section
may read as follows: ION all taxes paid with.
in sixty days from the date of commitment
thereof a discount of per cent on the amount
will be allowed
The joint special committee to whom was
referred so much of the Mayors message as
ates to the sale of unpro luctive real estate be.
longing to the city, reported that they have
made plans of the new st. John street and
land belonging to the city in that vicinity, and
The committee are of the opinion that it would
be for the interest of the city to offer such
number of lots at public sale as in their opin-
ION it would be expedient to sell; and also that
The committee have authority to sell such lots
Of land on West, Congress, Portland, Grant
and st. John streets at private sale, on such
erms and at such prices as in their opinion
will be for the best interests of the city.
The report was accepted aud the following
,rder passed:
Ordered-That the committee on sale of I'M
productive real estate belonging to the city are
authorized to sell at public or private sale such
lnproductive lots of land on ST. John and
Grant streets as in their opinion it will be for
he interest of the city so sell; also that author
ty be- and hereby is given to such committee
o dispose OF, at private sale or otherwise, such
OTIS of land now under lease on Portland aud
West Congress streets as shall be for the best
interests of the city.
The committee on fire department asked for
urther time for the consideration of the mat.
er of purchasing fire bell for Williston
Chapel
The joint standing committee on judicial
and claims asked for further time
n which to consider several matters under
,he ir consideration.
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