The Portland daily press., 1879-02-04
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the City
Council.

The regular monthly meetingiof both branches
OF the City Council was held last evening and
tho following business transacted:
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The Mayor presided.
Petitions presented and TefeTTed-Of Albert
y. Merrill for enumeration for damage to
property caused by sewer in Franklin street; of
Bridget Welsh for damages caused oy a defect
N q nton street (persOual injuries received
Dec. 20, 1879; of It. G. Cummings ct ais, that
he cutters on the east side OF Deer street be
paved Ito the ns xt city governmentl OF ID.
Colesworthy for permission to raise the roof on
the wooden building No. 100 Exchange street
about eight feet higher on the rear OF roof with
pO~pr)
Orders PdsSed-That claims and bills APP
proved BY the usual committees and allowed
by the Mayor and committee on accounts that
are or may be 10 excess of the appropriation
made therefor, the auditor of &C.
counts is authorized to allow and
charge to the proper appropriation, the deficit
to be supplied from "moneys uoapprOpriated'' :,
and that be is authorized to transfer at the
close of the financial year, the balances of ap-
propriatiOns to l''monrys unappropriated" and
with the same to balance the accounts where
the expenditures have exceeded the appropria-
tiOD, SO far IS the same may be adequate to the
purpose, and to make all necessary transfers of
approp riations for closing the accounts of the
financial year; that the City Treasurer pay Pc
leg 81. Tracy $1830-being the amount of the
award in his favor made by Judge Peters-for
compensation on account of the city taking
possession of his water power privilege at
Deerng bridge.
Plans of proposed REMEMBERING of the follow
ing named streets-from the City Engineers
ofice-were presented: Bowdoin. Carroll, Car.
ter, Forest, Charles, Weymouth, Chapel,
Church, Deer, Chatham, Douglass, Greenleaf,
Grove, Hill, Ellsworth, Poplar, Warren, West
and Winthrop. The plans were accepted and
adopted, and it was ordered:
That the City Clerk give notice by publish
ing in the daily papers of the city, to all parties
interested that the ordinance in relation to
numbering streets will bs strictly enforced; this
order to take effect on and after March l, A.
D 1879
The annual report Of the commissioners of
the building loan was presented and accepted.
1t reads az follows:
Amount Of City Bonds outstanding JAN
uary L, 1878 ............... $4l5,0)101
Less amount paid and cancelled the past
year. .................,...... 100000
$s34,OOO.OO
Amount due on mortgages ........... $Is4,955 90
CITY Bonds Sinking fund at par 147,0"0.c0
Cash. ............. ................ 2,O35.55
Lutte est on mortgages etc., unpaid less
coupons, ETC., past due and uDpaid... 1902 81
S947, O73.39
Less excess of Interest and premium re-
ceived over and above discount allowed
on bonds sold and interest and expen-
SEES paid, etc. ....................... 13.O73.39
1884, 100000
A com munication from the office of the chief
engineer of the fire department, giving a list Of
the officers elected by the several engine and
hook and ladder companies, which the board
of.engineers had approved, was presented and
approved.
Communication from the revaiuation COM
nssoners, stating that they have not been
able to finish their work as yet, and that they
think three to four weeks more will be requr-
ed to complete their books when they will b.
ready to transfer the matter to the sheets pro-
vided by the Mayor was presented, and after
considerable discussion was referred to the
committee on finance.
VIM. L. Doyle was appointed and confirmed
a special policeman without pay.
The petitions that came up from the lower
board were referred 10 concurrence.
COMMON COUNCIL.
President Chspm 20 In the chair
Petitions presented and rsferred-Of VIM g.
Sargent for compensation for damages caused
by the closing of his store by order of the city
marshal on account Of the case of small pox
that occurred in his house u the sam. building
last December; of G. 81. Hobson aud others to
hav, st John street extended from its present
terminus at the county road to the boundary
line Of Deering.
All papers coming from the upper board
were dispasej of in concurranca