The Portland daily press., 1880-11-06
CITY AFFAIRS.
Adjourned Monthly Meeting of the City
Council.

Adjourned Monthly Meeting of the City
Council.
The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council adjourned from Monday night was
held last evening and the following business
transacted:
| IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
Franklin L. Illsley was appointed under
taker and hotel license granted to Geo. w.
| Murch
The license of w. ID. Jones as auctioneer
was renewed.
The remonstrance of John W. Chase and
others, and John CULVER against relaying
| out Federal street from India to Mountfort
street was presented and referred
| The committee laying out new s. reets re-
ported favorably on the petition for laying
out Federal street from India to Mountfort
| street. But on motion of Alderman Little
the ma ter was referred back to the committee
| in order to give the remonstrants against it
| a chance for hearing.
| The petition of Charles E. Libby and others
that the city appropriate $3.50 as gratuity to
| Charles Lamar, a little blind boy of six years.
| to help defray the expense of keeping him in a
| school for the blind for year was granted and
| an order passed to that effect
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
| OF Felix O'Rouke and others for an oil lamp
| on Cove street; of Geo. G. Hopkins and others
for street lamp corner Washington and Mum
roe Streets of Henry B. Pierce and others, of
Deering, for a sidewalk on Tukeys BRIDGE of
F. w. Clark for compensation for making and
grading Frederic street; Of j. j. Lappin for
permission to build an addition to his store on
Pearl street; of e. S. Hamlin, to build pri-
vate stable on his lot ON Spruce street: of w.
I'll. Jerris, for abatement on sewer assessment
on house on Pleasant street, of William Lad
rigan, for abatement of sewer assessment on
his lot corner of York and Center ,streets; of
Mrs. Barbara Joyce, to erect wooden dwe.-
ling house on Deer street; OF John Lynch and
others, for StreetSlamp corner of Munroe and
Larch streets; of Henry ST. John Smith, to
erect a wooden building for private riding
school rear of GIG Congress. street; of Z. HI.
Hall, to erect and maintain steam engine in
his store 172 Free street; of Helen A. Bailey
ior compensation for extra cost OF entering
sewer on Middle street; of Mrs George S.
Hunt, of the Womens Christian Union, for
500 additional to pay Miss Patrick for SER
vices at police station; of James w Bracket
and others, that Island Avenue on Peaks Is
land be continued around the edge of the gully
ORDERS PASSED.
That the committee on judicial proceedings
and claims be requested to report to the City
Council as soon as convenient whatever
changes are necessary in the ordinances relat-
ing to the government and management of
Evergreen Cemetery, and also report If any
changes need be made in the legislation there
of.
That at the request of the Building Loan
Commissioners or of a majority of them, the
City Treasurer be Authorized to convey from
time to time mortgages on real estate held in
fee taken in behalf of the city by the said
commissioners upon such terms and at such
prices as said commissioners may direct the
proceeds to be held and applied under the
statutes authorizing the appointment of said
commissioners and directing their proceedings.
That the committee on Streets sidewalks
and bridges be directed to cause Mi TX street to
be paved from Exchange to Market street with
granite blocks.
That the City Treasurer pay $3.50 to Mrs
Ephraim Cummings to aid in defraying the
expenses of keeping Chas Lamar, a blind boy,
of years. at a suitable institution for the blind
for year.
That the walks on Lincoln Park be laid in
cement at an expense not exceeding $500.
That hereafter no salutes be fired from Lin
coin Park
That the city clerk give legal notice of the
assessments made by the civil engineer on
sewers built during the present year.
A communication was received from the
committee ON public grounds suggesting the
removal of the large elm tree on the corner OF
Congress and Myrtle streets, as the tree being
very old is liable to be blown over in any gale
and considerably damage the city building.
The mayor appointed and the board con-
frmed Samuel Cobb as special policeman at
behring's Oaks.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
the following subordinate city officers were
chosen in joint convention:
S. L. Knight, weigher of fertilizers at the
Maine Sugar Beet Company.
James E. O'Brion, special constable.
Edward G. G. Noble, wegher of COAL
Charles W. 7. Cooling, overseer of the poor,
to fill vacancy.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The petition of Frank L. Bowie and others
that Willis street be properly lighted, was re-
ferred with power
An order was passed for lamp to be placed
on North street, near the old well.
Papers from the upper board were passed in
concurrence except the petition of Mrs. G. S.
Hunt for $780, which was granted and an Or
| der passed to that effect.