The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-09
CITY AFFAIRS.
Special Meeting of the City CounciI.

A special meeting of both branches of the
/ city council was held last evening and the fol-
lowing business was transacted:
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The joint standing committee on engrossed
bills, to whom was referred an ordinance to
anne nd an ordinance in relation to discount on
taxes, reported the same to be duly engrossed.
The joint standing committee on public
buildings, to whom was referred the petition Of
J. H. Sawyer ct ais for change in regard to
the price of weighing hay, reported that the
same subject was considered on petition of
Charles Sager ct ais. and an elaborate report
made, recommending that it was mex pedient
to make the change prayed for, which report
was then accepted. By the rules and regula.
tions of the council it is now too late to recon-
slider that action and the matter is settled for
the present municipal year ard cannot be
changed without affecting both the estimated
income and the amount to be received by taxa
ton for the current year. The committee rec
commended that the petitioners have leave to
withdraw, AMI the report was accepted.
1t was ordered that the City Treasurer be di-
rected to pay the Portland Institute and Public
priation for the ensuing year.
1t was ordered that Messrs. Fernald & Saw
yer be permitted to drain their stable into the
Deering street sewer on payment of $40.
The following ordinance, amendatory of Sec
ton of the ordinance relating to the sinking
fund, as amended by ordinance approved March
10th, 1877. was read twice and passed to be en-
crossed:
Section 1-Section 2 of the ordinance relating
to the sinking fund.- as amended by ordinance
approved March 10, 1877, is hereby further
amended by inserting in the ninth line of said
amended section as printed in the Municipal
Register of 1873 the blowing words: sAnd
also excepting the receipts from the sale of
real estate appropriated for any legitim ate pur-
pose IN the same order authorizing the SALE"
An order was introduced to receive from
Israel P. Warehouse a triangular piece of land
on the south and west corner of Mellen and
Congress streets, on condition that the city will
give him one half cost of the sidewalk in
front of his house on Congress street. The
order was referred to the committee on streets.
An order for the committee on public build
ings to advertise for proposals to bnild
market house was laid on the table.
The order from the lower board providing
pedient to turn off the gas from the street
lamps at midnight, came up in this board and
was laid on the table after some discussion.
John j. Carney was appointed special police
man without pay.
An order was passed that the committee on
streets be directed to cause the two story frame
building now standing on the south westerly
corner of Newbury and Hancock streets and
projecting into Newbury street to be removed
out of Newbury street as soon as practicable.
City Solicitor Cleaves was asked his opinion
in regard to this matter and he advised the city
not to move the building if the owners were
opposed as it might make trouble.
The committee on fire department. was au-
thorized to expend, if they may deem it expe-
dent sum not to exceed $500 towards bell,
to be located on Willston church, the city to
have the right to use the same as an alarm
bell.
An order for the sale of the market lot was
laid on the table.
IN COMMON COUNCIL
In the absence of the Clerk of the Council, |
Councilman SWEET was called to Eli that posi-
ton. After serving some time objection
was made on the ground that he was a mem.
bar of the board e. A. Noyes was then
chosen to fill the position.
The appropriation bill passed by the upper
board at the last meeting was unanimously
passed.
After the passage of few other papers in
recess was taken, and after that
no quorum could be obtained.