The Portland daily press., 1879-05-12
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Adjourned Monthly Meeting of the City
Council.

| I'll Wv EiNN MGNI.
Adjourned Monthly Meeting of the City
Council.
The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council, adjourned from last Monday night,
was held Saturday evening, and the following
business transacted:
The resignation of Charles A. Eaton as
assessor of ward was accepted.
An invitation from Bosworth Post, G.. A. r..
to the members of the City Council to parti-
! cipate in the observance OF Memorial Day,
was accepted
The appointment of A. Scott Sawyer as
clerk of Hook and Ladder, No. 2, was APP
proved
The Auditors estimates of appropriations
for the present municipal year were presented
| and referred to joint special committee, con-
| ssting of the Mayor, Aldermen Waite and
! Small of the upper board, and Councilmen
! Libby and Hall, Melaugh, Tukesbury and
| Fitzgerald of the lower board.
| The Treasurer's account for the financial
| year was referred to the committee on ac-
| counts.
| Victualers' licenses were granted to Will
| liam Ell. Ruby, Samuel II. Cannon, Charles
R. Taylor, George L. Vincent, Walter Cox,
| George S. Hay, Peter Heating Elisha Wheel
er, Rufus FL. Waite, John Welch, Robert
Drew, George j. Hodgson, f. j. Muller, HI.
| NJ. Parker, Joseph H. Frost, H. B. Shaw,
| John Wall, John Sheridan.
Inn-holders licenses were granted John r.
| Martin, j. L. Smith, D. Randall & Son
A license as pawn broker was granted to
| Solomon Schriver
An order to lay cross walk on Fore street
| from Market to Pearl street, was referred
The bond of Franklin Perry as constable
was approved.
Isaac d. Cushman was appointed trustee of
Evergreen Cemetery.
Resolutions of respect to the memory of the
| late Alderman Smith, offered by Alderman
Small, were passed.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER,.
An order was passed that the committee on
finance be authorized to advertise for proposals
| for the purchase of the city's interest in the
Portland & Rochester Railroad Co., upon such
terms and under such restrictions as they may
deem expedient and said committee are here
by authorized to accept on behalf OF the city
any proposals they may deem to be for the
city's advantage; and in case of the acceptance
of any proposal authority is hereby given the
City Treasurer on behalf of the City of Port
land to issue such title to said interest as the
committee and City Solicitor may direct,
meaning and intending to empower said COM
mittee or Treasurer to make and complete the
sale, if they may deem expedient, of the city's
interest in said railroad, subject also to the ap
proval of the City Council.
FOURTH OF JULY.
An order passed the Common Council by
vote of u yeas to nays, appropriating $500
for the Fourth of July celebration, and on pre-
sentation in this board started a discussion
Alderman Small moved to non-concur in the
passage of the order.
Alderman Cunningham moved to amend the
order by erasing the $500 and substituting
$500 in its stead.
Alderman Andrews declared himself in IA
vor of good celebration which he thought
could be had with an appropriation of $500.
He argued that an appropriation OF $500
would be simply absurd.
Alderman Small said no man would like to
see good celebration OF the coming Fourth of
July in Portland any more than he, but the
finances of the city do not warrant the outlay.
Alderman Waite stated that as member of
the committee on Fourth of July celebration
he had agreed to ask for an appropriation of
$500, but after careful consideration of the
matter he had reconsidered, and was now
ready to.vote for the amendment.
Alderman Cunningham's amendment was
carried by a vote of yeas to nays.
The order as amended was then passed by a
similar vote, and sent back to the Council.
That board voted to adhere to its former ac-
ton, SO that the whole matter is probably
killed. The committee appointed by the
Council consisted of Messrs. Fisk, Abbott,
Pickett and Barbour.
LIQUOR AGENT.
The matter of electing city Liquor Agent
was ulopOSCu VI III OuO
Whole number votes. ........................7
Necessary for choice
Lorenzo ID. Cole had.
George ID. Alexander ......................2
A. 2. Leach ......-........
And Mr.. Leach was declared elected Liquor
Agent for the ensuing year.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
The following officers were elected in joint
convention
Assistant Assessor of Ward 6-Charles H. Rich.
Constables-Franlin Berry, James A. Hall.
Weighers of Feed and Grain-W H. Howard, NJ.
f. Hicks.
Surveyors of Lumber-E. L. Clarke, James Nc
Crank.
weighers of Coal and Grain-George W. Green, j.
Surveyor of stone-Daniel NJ. Mannix
Weigher of Coal-Frank H. Cole.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF Daniel Goodhue ct ais, for gas lamp on
India street; of Lorenzo Taylor for a retaining
wall to support the sidewalk in front of his
house on Mayo street; of Twitchell, Champlin
& Co.. for damages in the sum of $500 from
defect in hydrant; of David Miranda ct ais,
that the apothecaries of the city be compelled
to stop selling cigars and tobacco on the Sab
bath; of Charles Clark, for abatement of his
sewer assessment on Hanover street; of VIM.
A. Prince ct ais. for a cross walk on High
street at the end of Sherman street; of Cyrus
Cressey, for street lamp in front of No. rs
Green street; OF John Rand ct ais, for cross
walk on Commercial street near High, and one
on Avon street; of E. P. Chase for a sewer in
Portland street; of Geo. E. Curtis, to erect
wooden building on Melbourne street; of
Moses Dodge for continuation of sewer in Elm
street.; of Dana & Co. ct ais, that the south
side Of Cumberland street, from Thomas block
to head of Union wharf be paved; of E. p
Chase for crossewalk on Deering street, be-
tween State and Mellen streets; E. P. Puring-
ton, for a lamp corner of Beckett street and
Hanson's Lane; ID. HI. Drummond, for cross
walk on right hand side of Lincoln street.
ORDERS PASSED.
To grade Fletcher and Orchard streets; to
continue the contract with the Dispensary an
other year and that the Treasurer pay the
usual 500 to the Dispensary to be charged to
the contingent fund; to set curbstone on
West street was referred with power; appoint
ing the Mayor, Aldermen Waite, Small, and
Councilmen Chaplin, Gibson, Coyle and Has
kell committee on sale of unproductive real es-
tate. Adjourned.
Payson Memorial Church.
The Payson Memorial Church celebrated the
civ eaoop6 appixarcaru Of ;tc C,,pdo1, coboo1