The Portland daily press., 1880-01-06
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Regular Monthly Meeting Of the City
Council.

The regular monthly meeting was held last
evening.
John E. Palmer and Charles Greenough
were drawn as grand jurors for the January
term District Court, and William P. Hastings
and Elisha Higgins petit jurors
PORTLAND & oGDENsBURG.
The following order was read and passed by
the Aldermen:
Whereas, this Board has reason to believe
the management of the affairs of the Portland
& Ogdensburg r. r. for the past year has been
judicious and successful, and that the interests
of the city have been consulted by said man.
agement, therefore
ReSolred, That the Mayor is instructed to at
tend the annual meeting of the road on the
Goth inst, and cast the vote and influence of
the city for the present Board of Directors,
continuing the present management for the
ensuing year.
COMMITTEE REPORTS ACCEPTED.
Relaying out the Marginal Way between
Grove and Green streets; laying out Frederic
street: laying out A, B, c, and d streets; and
the customary orders to relay and lay out said
streets passed.
LEAVE TO WITHDRAW.
n. b. Noble on petition for abatement OF
taxes, and NJ. S. Gibson for payment of bill for
city supper in 1871
PETITIONS ALLOWED.
OF John p. Davis for 500 damages; of the
Merrill heirs for abatement of taxes; of W. w.
Carr for damages
A NEW SCHOOL HOUSE
The communication from George c. Burgess
and Thomas Tash was read, recommending
new school house in the upper part of the city
to accommodate 400 pupils and referred to the
committee on public buildings.
THE MARKET HOUSE LOT.
The Joint special committee reported in ia
vor of sailing the old market house lot on
Market street and that the Committee on Pub
lie Buildings sell the lot and devote the pro-
ceeds to the erection of new market house,
the cost not to exceed the sum received from
the sale of the lot. The report was accepted
and order passed in the Aldermen. In the
Common Council the order was amended by
the substitution of an order of Mr.. Fiske's,
that joint special committee, consisting OF
the Mayor and Aldermen, with such as the
Conucil may join advertise and sell the lot.
and the Committee on Public Buildings erect
the new building, and sent the amended order
back to the Aldermen. The Aldermen re-
ceded and inserted Mr.. Lorenzo Taylor's
name, and the Council appointed Messrs.
Fiske, Meaugh and Tukesbury on the com
mittee.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
John O. Mannix to relay out Federal street
from India to Hancock.
Of Mr.. Libby to put grating i'll sidewalk
corner of Cross and Free streets.
OF G.. E. Burnham ct al. for removal of
frame building erected on Green street by }:
W. Robinson. Gen. G. p. Mattocks appeared
for the petitioners and asked that the City
Marshal should make an informal attempt to
remove said building even so far as to take OFT
a shingle, so that Mr.. Robinson by moving to
obtain an injunction might bring the matter
before the Courts Mr.. Hale, City Solicitor,
thought the instructing the City Marshal to
take such step could do no harm. Gen. Mat
tocks was desirous the case should be brought
into Court in such way the petitioners
should be placed on the same ground as If the
city officials had not been negligent in this
matter. In the absence of Mr.. Strout, attor-
ney for Mr. Robinson, the case was postpon ed
till next regular meeting for further hearl ng.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Licenses were granted f. E. Hitchings to
keep powder shop, Martha J. Heald to keep
an intelligence office, and Mrs. John Foley the
same.
Eli Wings bond as weigher of hay was ap-
proved and the amendment of ordinance for
fees for weighing hay was laid on the table.
Seth B. Day and William A. Sterling were
elected special police without pay.
An insane man, Peter Leavitt, was sent to
the asylum.
An order was passed that the assessments
on sewers constructed the past year should
have legal notice given by City Clerk that
hearing on such assessments would be had at
the Aldermen's room, February 7th, at p. M.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Mr.. Dresser offered an order that the City
Treasurer purchase a telephone for the City
Marshal's office, the cost to be charged to the
police contingent fund. Passed and sent up,
and there passed in concurrence.
Mr. Dresser offered an order for a commit
tee to cause the unauthorized excavation
made by Neal Dow in front of his lot on Con-
gress street, to be filled up and the pavement
made solid with the other pavements. Refer
red and sent up, and in the upper board re-
ferred in concurrence.
Business from the upper board passed in con-
currence