The Portland daily press., 1881-03-08
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the City
Council.

The last regular monthly meeting OF the
City Council for 1SS0-1881 was held last eve
ming, the following business was transacted:
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
The annual reports of subordinate city OIL
GERS were presented and ordered on file.
Alderman Deering, Gas Agent for the past
year. presented his report. 1t was accepted
and ordered placed on file.
A communication was received from the
Secretary OF the School Board notifying the
City Council of vacancy in the school board
by the death of DIR. Smaller, member from
Ward 3.
The committee to whom was referred the
matter of increasing the amount OF the bona
given by the City Treasurer reported, recon-
mending the amount be raised to 100000. 1t
was adopted.
The petition of Thomas G. Elwell, for dam
ages for injuries received in crossing Stroud
water bridge, was granted leave to withdraw.
ORDERS PASSED.
That the City Treasurer foreclose by publica-
| ton the mortgage of $441.95 on land OF Orin
G. Skillings, as no payments have been made
| thereon
That the city assessors be directed to continue
the valuation of the property that is to be used
| by the smelling and reduction works the same
as now made for the space of five years from
April 1, 1881.
The committee on liquor agency, to whom was
referred the petition of q citizens of Portland
| requesting the municipal authorities of this
city to call a meeting of the inhabitants OF
the city to see if they will vote to instruct the
municipal officers to abolish the city agency
for the sale of intoxicating liquors and to es-
tablish no other such agency, reported. They
stated that the petition was handed to the City
Solicitor for his opinion. He says according to
the city charter petition must be signed by
sixty citizens to authorize the municipal Off
GERS to call public meeting; and such meeting
if held would have no authoritative effect upon
the Board of Mayor and Alderman. Conse-
quently the petitioners have leave to withdraw.
The petition of Robert B. Whitcomb for per-
mission to build a one-storied wooden building
on the corner of Congress and Exchange streets
was referred with power.
The petition of W. S. Waterhouse to build
one and half stored wooden house on
Weymouth street was granted.
The committee on judicial proceedings and
claims to whom was referred the petitions Of
the Boston & Maine r. R. Co. for dredging,
and of A. W. Longfellow for damage to prop
erty, reported, recommending their reference
to the next city council.
The committee on uninproved real estate re-
ported the amount of land that had been dis
posed of and transferred during the past year.
From the report of the joint standing COM
mittee on street lamps, presented by Alderman
Little, it appears that during the past year
four gas lamps and six oil lamps have been
located in the city, and seven oil lamps have
been located on Peaks Island.
The joint standing committee on judicial
proceedings and claims, to whom was referred
the petition of j. M. Marston for damages, re-
ported, recommending that the petitioner have
leave to withdraw.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
A joint convention was held to elect a mem.
Der of the school board from ward g.
Aaron B. Holden was chosen to fill the va
cancy in the school board from ward 3, caused
by the death of DIR. Smaller, the members from
ward casting the elective ballots.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Papers from the upper board passed in con-
currence. Adjourned to 7.3O p. m. Friday.