The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-07-04
CITY EMINENT.
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Petition Of the Horse Railroad Co.
Granted.

The regular monthly meeting of the City
Government was held last evening.
In Board Of Mayor and Aldermen.
Alderman Winslow was absent. The fol-
lowing business was transacted:
The joint standing committee on laying out
new streets reported in the matter of straight
ening the easteriy line of the Western Promen-
ade that they though it bsst that the improve
ment should be made and had laid out the new
location. The report was accepted, and an
order passed that the street should be straight
ened as laid out.
A petition was presented bysMartha. Foxton
for damages sustained by having her house
quarantined in small pox case and for house
hold articles taken when the patient was re-
moved to the pest house. The petition was
referred to the joint standing committee on
judicial proceedings and claims.
Alexander Mollison was appointed and con-
frmed special policeman without pay at the
Portland Smelling Works.
Alderman Thurston offered an order that on
complaint of misconduct of a hackman from
any railroad, steamboat or hotel managers,
that the Mayor be authorized to revoke his
license. The order was passed.
j. f. St. John petitioned for wooden build
ing on Walnut street. Referred.
Morse & Pickett petitioned for steam boil
er and engine on Plum street. Granted.
An order was introduced by Alderman
Mitchell that the Mayor cause the bells to be
rung and the usual salutes TO be fired on the
Fourth of July Passed.
Alderman Thurston introduced an order that
West Commercial and part OF Commercial
streets be paved as contemplated in the order
passed June 9th, 1881, whereby they were au-
thorized TO do it, the expense not to exceed
81 800 to be charged to the contingent fund.
After considerable discussion the order was
laid on the table.
A petition for a brick sidewalk between
Nos TAI and 1853 Congress street was referred
to the proper committee.
Alderman Tukesbury offered an order that
the committee on fire department be author
lied to purchase a hook and ladder carriage
for the use of Wards 6 and T. the expense not
to exceed $500. The order was passed.
An order was passed authorizing the street
department to expepd $500 in buying horses.
Papers from the lower board passed in con-
currence.
HORSE RAILROAD.
The special committee to whom was referred
the petition OF the Portland Railroad Company
for an extension of their track along Pearl and
to India streets, reported that they
deemed it expedlent that the petition be
granted, and the Mayor read an order specify
ing in detail how the track should be laid.
Alderman Tukesbury read remonstranoe
signed by J. Conley & Son, S. w. Thsxter q
Co., Twitchell, Champlin & Co., and aboat
forty others, against the laying out OF the
road. This Alderman moved that the whole
matter be postponed so as to give the remon-
strants hearing.
Alderman Thurston asked If any more petit
tons had been received in favor of the petit
ton and the Mayor read several.
alderman Little thought it was matter
that they should be able to act on at once.
The committee had looked the matter over
and thought that with proper restrictions the
road might be built. It ought either TO be
rganted or refused Immediately so as TO ac-
the Island travel.
The question was then put to vote and the
order was passed By vote of to 2, Aldermen
and Gould opposing.
SEWERS.
The Mayor stated that notice had been given
TO those interested in the intercepting sewer
On Commercial street between Maple and
Hampshire, that hearing would be granted
at this meeting. AS there was no one present
to oppose it the report of the committee was
accepted and accompanying order passed.
Considerable discussion was provoked Dy
Alderman Gould asking that some action Do
taken towards having the 5000 in sewer as
sessments that stood on the City Treasurer's
books collected. 1t was found that this
amount was due from parties who had been
assessed and had not entered the sewers. Un-
Ter old laws they were not obliged to p ay it
and so it had never been collected.
In Common Council.
Absent Messrs. Trefethen, Clark, Cushman
and Sullivan.
Mr.. Hawkes. offered an amendment to the
ordinance in regard to calling special meetings
If the City Council in case of the absence or
liability of the Mayor. The amendment pro-
7ides that in such case, on request OF five mem
,ers of the City Council the chairman of the
Board of Aldermen shall call the meeting,
md in case of the absence of both Mayor and
of the Board Of Aldermen, on like
request, the president of the Common Council
,hall call it. The amendment was read twice.
passed to be engrossed, sent up and aldermen
,oncurred.
Mr.. Hawkes. offered an order that special
committee, consisting of three on the part OF
and report what Entertainments ex-
ist on State street, below York, if any. Passed
and sent mp. Appointed Messrs. Hawkes., Nc
Aleney and Moves, and the Aldermen Joined
NJ essrs. Little and King.
Mr. Prince offered an order for the commit
Zee on fire department to purchase horses for
he street and fire department at an expense
not exceeding $500. Passed and sent up.
Concurred.
The chairmen of the various committees re-
ported verbally.
Papers from the upper board passed in con-
In Joint Convention.
Thomas Burns and Daniel W. Feeney were
appointed weighers of coal for the Portland
Gas Light Co.