The Portland daily press., 1878-08-06

The following order was presented in this
connection and received passage:
Ordered-That the City Treasurer be author
lied to execute in behalf of the city deeds to
convey to parties who have purchased as per
accompanying report of committee, lots of land
on st. John and Congress streets as per plan of
City Civil Engineer.
The committee on public buildings reported
that it has been discovered that the flues of the
present chimneys of the High School building
are not sufficient in size for the new boilers and
it has become necessary to build new out
side chimney. Also that a change in the
piping of the building is necessary, and also
that the drains and privies of the building need
attention. The cost will exceed $500, but no
new appropriation is necessary as it will be
charged to the school appropriation already
made The committee also find that the
repairs to the Long Island school house are
more extensive than was expected and
accordingly ask the passage of the following
order:
Ordered, That the committee on public
buildings be authorized to make repairs, reno
vations and additions to the High school build
ing sand the Long Island school house set
forth in the report, the expense of the same to
be charged to the appropriations for schools.
The report was accepted and the order
passed.
The CONF ittee On engrossed bills reported
that the ordinances relating to the sinking
fund and the health ordinance were correctly
engrossed.
The Valuation Commission were ordered to
report what progress they had made in their
work, at an early day.
The order for the removal of the barn on st.
John street at its entrance into Congress street
was taken from the table and the order passed.
The committee on fire department recon-
mended that an alarm bell be placed on
Williston Chapel and were authorized by
order to expend sum not exceed $500 for
that purpose, the same to be charged to the
fire department appropriation if they may
deem the same expedient.
Petitions Presented and Referred - OF
Michael Thorn for permission to erect q wooden
building on Congress street; of S. l.. Carleton
ct ais, for new street between North AM
Washington from Congress to Cumbsrl
street; of Q. G. Boyd ell ais, for
sidewalk on Bracket street in front re
perty of F. G. Patterson.
Mayor Butler read mess
proposed new school b
The plans for the buildi'
and all is ready to cor
mittee on public buildings were instructed to
procure lot for building on such terms as not
to increase the permanent debt of the city.
The Mayor recommends that it would be far
better to pay for the lot this year and have it
20 into the taxes of 1878. The following order
to this effect was passed in both boards on
suspension of the rules:
Ordered, That 10 addition to the sums appro-
priated IN the general appropriation bill there
be appropriated the further sum of $86S3 43
for the purchase of the school house lot on the
corner of Pine and West Streets and that said
sum be added to the amou 1t of $765 1888 SO or
dered by said general appropriation bill to be
raised and assessed on the polls and estates of
the Inhabitants and the estates of nOn-residents
for the purpose therein set forth. making the
whole amount to be raised $774 1872 3d.
An order was passed for the laying cut of
street from the wharf on Lorg Island across
the island.
An order was passed to cause repairs to be
made on Vaughan, Clark and Takey's bridges,
the expense to be charged to the appropriation
for streets, sidewalks and bridges.
The order relative to the plans Of real estate
was taken up and discussed at some length.
VI uUt.uu VI AiutTiDau Omal Inc whole mat
ter YVES referred to the committee on finance
with power.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
After passing various papers in concurrence
Councilman SWEET of ward offered the follow
ing order:
That the finance committee be and they
hereby are instructed to cause the plans for the
re-valuaton of the real estate of the city to be
completed at once by employing, if they deem
IL feasible, soma competent person or persons
10 carry them to completion, at an expense not
to exceed $500, TO be taken fro m the contingent
fund.-
The order was laid on the table and ioiut
convention held to discuss it. The discussion
was short and fruitless. After the dissolution
the order was taken up in this board again and
amended so as to include the valuation of the
islands, the work to be done by the city officers
if possible. The order thus amended passed
and the board adjourned.
IN JOINT CONVENTION
Albert j. Randall and Andrew J. Cummings
were elected weighers of coal; Lara Collins
surveyor of ship knees; Levi j. Jones, Loring
Lombard, cullers If hoops and slaves.
Councilman SWEET called for the reading of
the order introduced 10 the Common Council
relative to the real estate plans.
A.rather uninteresting discussion followed
when the convention dissolved