The Portland daily press., 1879-11-11
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Special Meeting of the City Council.

A special meeting of the City Council was
held last evening, and the following business
transacted:
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
All present in this board except Alderman
Cunningham, chairman of the committee on
drains and sewers.
The city auditor made verbal report of the
condition of the various appropriations, from
which it appeared that many of them were
exhausted and few, including that for drains
and sewers are overdrawn. From the auditors
report it also appeared that sewer is in pro-
cess of construction in Walnut street. This
was news to Alderman Waite, although he is
a member of the committee on drains and
sewers. The question arose as to the authority
by which this sewer was begun and Aldermen
Waite and Clay were appointed a committee
to investigate the matter and report at the
next meeting of the board.
4 joint special committee appointed to con-
fer with the trustees of Evergreen Cemetery
and the Portland Water Company in regard to
introducing Sebago water into said cemetery
for general use reported. The Water Com
pany offer to extend their mains to the gates
of the cemetery and to lay $500 feet OF pipe III
the cemetery, of capacity sufficient to give
supply of not less than 275,000 gallons per day
at an annual tax of So, 1000. This offer is based
on the following estimates:
The distance from Portland to the cemetery
gate is 1900 feet this at an average OF Sl.Io
per foot would be S22,750; for gates, tees and
branches, 81 ,120 for distribution in cemetery,
$500 feet of Pinch pipe, 1000 feet linen
pine. $1,000; total $25,770. The trustees OF
the cemetery or the committee were unable to
form any estimate of the probable income OF
the water thus under their control. The COM
mittee closed their report by recommending
the reference of the matter to the next City
Council. The report was accepted.
A communication from the President OF the
Horse Railroad Company informed the CITY
Council that the said railroad company
propose to construct and use railroad
upon and over Pearl street from the Junction
of Pearl and Middle streets, along Pearl across
Fore and along the northerly side OF CONNER
cial street to a point 200 feet west of Pearl and
east of Pearl to their road as now used on
India street, said road to have the use in con-
structing and maintaining its road of the stone
ana 0tn0f material dlrcduy tilOAo' INV 49,
pany petitioned that said route be fixed and
determined by the City Council, under the
charter OF the company and authority given
said company accordingly. This matter was re-
ferred to the committee on streets, sidewalks
and bridges.
ORDERS PASSED.
That the Portland and Saco Railroad Com
pany be authorized to erect and maintain posts
and gates in Commercial street at or near the
eastern end of their depot on said street, and
under the direction of the comm issloner OF
streets, providing said railroad com pany shall
furnish and maintain proper lights on SAID
posts and gates to the satisfaction OF the COM
missioner of streets for the city of Portland
An insane person was committed to the Asy-
lr,m at Augusta.
The following were drawn as Jurors for the
December term of the District Court:
Grand-Nathaniel G. Davis, Benjamin f.
Adams.
Petit-George S. Atkins, William Ell. Bige-
low.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF Twitchell, Chapman & Co., to erect and
maintain steam engine in their store Nos. I'4
and ISL Middle street.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
No new business was transacted in this
board.
PAPERS from the upper board received con-
current action.