The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-04

Monthly Meeting of the City Gevsrnmens
New Ordinance for the Fire Department
RspsrIed-Hsckmea Successful With
Inc boards oil the city government met last
evening The members of the Aldermen and
majority OF the Council were present
I'm Beard of Mayor and Aldermen.
Fapers from the lower board read and passed
In concurrence.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
ot Baline Tompson of Falmouth for $4,000
LOT injuries sustained on the eve. of Aug. 26,
1883, by being thrown from his wagon by col
llsion Of fire engine belonging to the city
with the same.
OF Oh Boyd for payment of $3.50 on a note,
and mortgage given to secure the same, on
land now held by the city
or Isaac Judelsohn for victualers license.
OF Rundlett Brothers to erect steam engine
and boiler on the corner of Fore and Plum
Streets
Or r. Y. Barbour & Son and Sc others and
Jonn Fits and 10 others for abatement of the
nuisance caused by the sale of goods by ped
a s and hawkers on the sidewalks and streets
Inc petitloners state that such trade has ma
terially diminished the profits of persons en-
gagged In the fruit business and other pursuits,
ana the petitioners desire that such persons be
required to take out g license.
". oyiVanus otsvens Tor new wooden
building on B street.
VI L, L. Leighton for permission to erect a
WOODEN building on Anderson street.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
The committee on judicial proceedings and
Claims TO whom was referred the petitions of
MRS. A. A. Mcdonald, d. Robinson and @.
d. Bailey, reported, recommending that the
petltioners have leave to withdraw.
The committee on streets reported On the
matter OF grade OF Neal and Carroll streets md
submitted Herewith an order and the opin-
ION OF the city engineer on the same.
Inc committee on claims reported on petit
ton OF John e. Dow, Mrs. Julia Thornley,.
timothy Elliott and t. G. Hersey and pre-
sented In each case accompanying orders
Line committee on licenses, to whom was re-
rerred the petition of Mark III. Sawyer for the
enforcement of ordinances relating to hackney
carriages, reported that they had considered
the subject and found the msrshal's construc-
tion OF the ordinances to be the correct one
but to estop any future dispute they had de-
r,ded to amend the ordinances In three sec
tons:
Section Of the ordinance is SO amended IS
| to read as follows:
ror every license SO granted under section 2,
tnere snail be paid to the city marshal the sum
OF 81 for the use of the aldermen OF the CITY.
and the city marshal snail make a quarterly
report TO the mayor and Aldermen of all snms
SO received, and shall pay over the same to the
Under
section 3, no fee shall be charged.
Section 8 of the ordinance ia so amended az
to read as follows:
ANY person who may be licensed as afore-
SAID, either as owner or driver of anv hackney
carriage, who shall continue to use any such
carriage and shall neglect or refuse to take out
and pay for his license within ten DAYS after
tne same has been granted, excepting as pre-
vioed IN section 8, shall be liable TO a fine OF
/ "a than mn s1nn
DAY thereafter that he refuses or neglects to
take out such license.
Brief remarks were made by Aldermen
"inslow, Tukesbury, and Emery, and the
Marshal also said a few words. The report of
the committee with amended ordinance, was
then adopted, and the ordinance passed its
| first reading
ORDERS PASSED.
That the city treasurer pay John e. Dow $3.50
| In full OF all demands against the CITY for
| injuries sustained by him in falling on the side
| walk on Exchange street
That the city treasurer pay Julia A. Thorn
icy Soo IN inii OF all claims she may have
| on the sidewalk on Atlantic street,
That the claim of E. G. Jordan for services
as reieree IN the case of Shurtleff v. CITY of
| Fortland, be referred to joint committee on
J9dlciai proceedings and Claims.
| @Aee O Ioibo bpeCldi COmmltLee, consisting of
two on the part of this board, with such as the
council may join, be appointed to take into
consideration the subject of introducing for use
IN the elections of this city the United States
Ballot Box in place Of the ballot boxes now
| used.
Ihat the city treasurer pay Timothy Elliott
S5O, value OF coupon of City of Portland
bond lost by him; on condition that he execute
Dond OF indemnity on payment of the same
mat the City Treasurer be directed to abate
4 nnnf % IN
| $llO %, on condition that he shall nav the
| remainder OF said assessment
mat the grades of Neal and Carroll streets
| be re-established
That the attention of the Marshal be called
10 the obstruction of the streets BY certain
| vendors OF fruit and other wares to the in
convenience OF many citizens, and that he be in
structed to see that the penalties for breaking
OF sacn ordinances be strictly enforced, first
| notifying the alleged offenders to apply for a
license to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
Brief remarks were made on the last order
by Clarence Hale, Esq, the Marshal and sew
eral aldermen, and then the order had a
passage.
That the Portland Railroad COMPANY. in
extending its tracks through Emer-, Danforth.
| Iyng, YORK and High streets, as authorized
by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen Nov.
~, 1883, shall locate and build said tracks.
anu al necessary curves, turnouts and
4
OF the same, in accordance with plans to be
approved oy the city civil engineer, and shall
DO and perform all the work thereon, and with
materials to the satisfaction of the committee
on streets on the Fart of this beard, and the
street. commissioner, and shall use. operate
ana employ said tracks, curves, turnouts and
| swltcnes In all respects in accordance with the
ordinances OF the city applicable thereto, and
| soDlect TO all the regulations now granted by
the terms OF the original location of said road.
SEVERAL MATTERS.
Alderman Thkesbury reported that he had
visited the house of Mr.. Shaw and looked at
the tree he wishes removed. 1t would cost
from $15 to $50 to remove the same. and he
was In favor of permitting the man to remove
it at his own expense.
A communication was received from G. r.
Milliken on the dangerous state of tree in
front of his house.
The invitation of the Portland Cadets to
attend their drill on Thursday evening W as
accepted with tender of the thanks OF the
board for the same.
An auctioneer's license was granted to
Joseph s. Bailey.
Aldermen Winslow and Tukesbury were
| appointed members of the special committee
on new ballot box on part OF the Aldermen.
The board voted to non-concur in the action
| of the GounciI with raSa rnnno -