The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-07

The meeting of the City Council for Novem-
Der was held last evening.
In Board OF Mayor and Aldermen.
Mr.. Fl. I. Robinson being detained at home
by illness, Mr.. John l.. Shaw acted as clerk
| pro tenn.
The Mayor read the resolution passed at the
meeting of the Board of Fire Underwriters
| yesterday afternoon whereby the attention OF
the City Council IS called to the storage of oil
in large quantities on the wharvss and other
business parts of the city; also to the wood
| yard and boiler and engine for saving wood in
the rear, between Exchange and Plum streets.
The resolution was referred to the committee
on fire department.
Alderman Little presented petition signed
by FL. M. Payson and % others TO the effect
that the city either buy fire beat for use n
case of fires on the wharf, or make arrange
| ments with the owners Of such boat to have
| the use of it whenever needed. This was also
referred to the committee on fire department
| A communication from the Board of Fire
Underwriters asking the City Council TO place
fire boat under the control of the fire depart-
met was also referred to the last mentioned
| committee.
Aldermen Winslow read a remonstrance
from Sc citizens of Peaks Island against the
location of the avenue on that island on which
work has been already begun. They claimed
that hearing had been refused them.
TIE Mayor stated that the time for hear
| ing on the location of this avenue had gone by.
The avenue has been located by former City
Council, and the present Council is powerless
to change it.
Messrs. Mortimer & Sterling, proprietors Of
the Lyceum Theatre on Exchange street, pre-
sented petition that no action injurious to
their interests be at present taken. They re-
presented that they had at considerable ex-
pehse fitted up building with view to give
pleasing entertainments at a low price. They
say that under no circumstances shall any act
of an improper or immodest nature be admit
ted. Accompanying the petition was state
ment to the effect that thus far Messrs Morti-
mer & Sterling have done as they announce,
this statement being signed by twenty-five
citizens doing business on Exchange street in
its immediate vicinity.
No action was taken on this petition, as no
remonstrance against the continuation of the
Theatre was presented.
The report of the joint standing committee
on laying out new streets was accepted.
The joint standing committee on judicial
proceedings and claims reported on the petit
ton of Mrs. Mary Davis for compensation for
injuries received by slipping on the ice on Oak
street, and recommended that the petitioners
have leave to withdraw.
nj cfan ot,sst
buildings reported that they had examined the
building on Exchange street, where is situated
the Lyceum Theatre, and recommended that
the license asked for be granted; also recon-
mend that the fee for giving these entertain
ments be referred to the committee on licenses
Report accepted and recommendations adopt
ed.
On motion of Alderman Tukesbury vote
of thanks was passed to the fire departments of
Lewiston, Auburn, Saco and Biddeford, Bath
and Deering, for their prompt response to the
call for aid in subduing the fire on Widgery's
wharf yesterday
PETITIONS REFERRED.
Of George Gilman and others, that a street
lamp be placed on The corner of Vaughan and
West streets; of T. L. Kimball and others,
that street lamp be placed on Laurel street;
OF John lei. True, to maintain a stationary
steam engine and boiler in brick building COR
ner of Silver and Milk streets; of Samuel
Bailey, Jr., to erect wooden building on Ok
ford street; of John III. McCue, to erect
wooden stable in the rear of his house, No. A
Anderson street; of Peter johnson, to erect a
wooden building in the rear OF 243 Congress
street; OF Charles Mullen and others, that
sewer be laid in part of Adams street; of
Francis p. Canales and others, that street
lamp be placed on the corner of Monument ana
Sheridan streets; OF proprietors of Union wharf
for the repayment by the city of q portion of
OF the expense the proprietors have put to in
dredging their dock, which had become filled
from constant deposits of sewerage from the
city sewer being an outlet into their dock; of
Arthur w. Little and others, that street
lamp be placed at the western entrance of st.
PauPs church.
victualers' license was granted to S. w
Fletcher, So Exchange street The bond fur
nished by Mr.. Fletcher was approved.
The committee on health, to whom was re-
ferred the petition of the Custom House wharf
corporation, asking that sewer deposits be re-
moved from its dock and measures taken to
prevent further accumulation in the same, re-
ported that the scheme of an intercepting
sewer on Commercial street, which has been
located by the City Counuil, will prevent
when built, any further deposit at said wharf,
and would recommend that the removal of
such deposits be left with the proprietors, IN
der the inspection of some person to be APP
pointed by the Mayor, and that the question of
compensation be postponed until the expense
of such removal is known.
The Mayor appointed George r. Lamb spe-
cial police without pay at the Lyceum Theater,
and Edward A. Webster and Charles L. W.
~ +ba oo;%~ ~, De-
ton & Maine railroad station, and Patrick Gar
rett at the Preble House.
The joint standing committee on laying out
new streets, reported on the petition of John
McLough and others that Canton street be ex-
tended to Portland street, and recommended
that the petitioners have leave TO withdraw.
Leave to withdraw was granted to the petit
TONERS who asked that Island Avenue, on
Peaks Island, be discontinued, as heretofore
located, and located elsewhere.
The joint standing committee to whom was
referred the petition of Mrs. Pennell, asking
ing for compensation for illegal arrest and con-
fnement, reported recommending that the Pc
titioner have leave to withdraw.
An order directing the joint standing COM
mittee on laying out new streets to consider
the expediency of altering the easterly line Of
State street, between Deering and Portland
streets, so that the record shall conform to the
line of erections ON said street heretofore
given to the AUDITORS, was referred to the COM
mittee on laying out new streets.
MIR. j. P. Shattuck of East Deering present.
ed bill of $500 for the use of his field as a
shooting range for the military organizations
of Portland. This was reported to the COM
mittee on Judicial proceedings and claims
A resolution of thanks for the free use of
City Hall, passed at the last meeting of the
Association for the Advancement of Women,
forwarded by the secretary, Kate Ganuett
Wells was received.
ORDERS PASSED.
That the COMMITTEES. on fire department at
tach a Taper on the West End Chapel bell at
an expense not to exceed $500. Passed by
vote of A yeas to 8 nays
That the committee on fire department be
authorized to purchase 1000 feet of hose
That $500 be paid to the Richardson Wharf