The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-06
CETY GOVERNMENT.

Regular Monthly Meeting of the City
COuncil-The City Decides to AdOpi
Standard Time-The Lower Board
Objects 10 the Electric Light i'm Hts Cham-
ber.
The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening.
I'm Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
Present, the full Board, His Honor Mayor
Deering in the chair.
The following business was transacted, pa
pers fIom the lower Board receiving concur
rent action:
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF T. j. Little and others to erect a new
wooden building in the rear of $40 Congress
street.
OF G. A. & B. f. Kennard to erect and
maintain steam engine of fifty-horse power
at 272 Commercial street.
OF David Robinson, for reimbursement of
expense in re-layipg sidewalk opposite his
property on Center street.
OF Timothy Elliott, for reimbursement for
lost coupon on giving city indemnity. Refer
red to committee on finance.
OF Mrs. Mary j. Frazier for abatement of
sewer assessment.
OF Mark HI. Sawyer and IA others for en-
forcement OF ordinances relating to carriages.
This last petition relates that owners of hack
ney carriages have hitherto paid license fee
of 81, but that this year the city marshal has
charged $3.50 for said license fee; and while
they nave been required to take out license,
other parties engaged in the same business
have not done so, and that the ordinances have
not been enforced against such parties, not
withstanding complaints have frequently been
made to the officer at the Eastern depot and to
the city marshal. That this enforcement of
the ordinance against some 10 an unjust dis
elimination for the benefit of few, and they
pray for an enforcement of the law against all
alike, and that those not having done SO be re-
quired to take out licenses, or that those who
have already paid license fee have said fee
returned to them.
Alderman Winslow moved the reference OF
the petition to the committee on licenses, and
that they shall report back to the Board at the
next meeting.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The standing committee on streets recon-
mended that Thomas Rafferty,, who petitioned
for damages sustained by the grading Of Sheri-
dan street, have leave to withdraw.
The committee on new wooden buildings re-
ported favorably on the petition of Charles e.
Federal and Church streets.
The committee on judicial proceedings and
drains reported favorably on the petition Of
Samuel l.. Carleton and others, and submitted
an order to that effect
The joint standing committee on finance tc
whom was referred tho communication of the
General Manager of the Grand Trunk Rail-
road, asked for further time to consider the
matter which was granted.
The report of the commissioners ON the At
lantic and st. Lawrence Railroad Company
was read
ORDERS PASSED.
That hereafter the chairman of any COM
mittee of the City Council which shall make
any contract binding the city to the payment
of any sum of money or for any other purpose
shall file such contract or copy thereof with
the City Clerk and he shall record the same.
That the committee on public buildings are
hereby authorized to sell the gun house on
Gilman street at private sale or public auction
as may seem BEST
That the City Treasurer be directed to pay
each assistant assessor the sum of $15.75 each
in full for seven days extra service in making
the biennial enrolment list of persons liable to
military duty.
That the City Treasurer be instructed to pay
Samuel l.. Carleton the sum of $111 in full OF
all demands which he may have against the
city for damages to his building on Congress
street.
That the City Treasurer be directed to paw
Davis G, Deering 500 in full of all claims
against the city for injuries suffered by falling
on the sidewalk corner of Franklin and Cum.
berland streets.
That the City Treasurer be directed to pay
John Il. Proctor the sum Of $3.50 as O sum
proper to be allowed ON his sewer assessment
charged against his lot on Watervile street.
That the committee on streets be authorized
TO purchase 5000 square yards of granite paving
blocks, said blocks to be surveyed when laid
by the civil engineer, and no part to be laid
until after the appropriations are made fol
1884.
That the city treasurer be instructed to hold
in allegiance the sewer assessment of lot or
corner of Portland and Forest streets until such
lot shall be graded.
With reference to the proposed change Of
time the following order was passed:
Ordered, That the committee on bells and
CLOCKS be and they are hereby authorized anc
directed to cause on the 18th day of November
A. ID. 1883, the public clocks of the city to be
made to conform with the new standard time
then to be adopted; to wit: That on said day
when by the present standard time said clocki
shall denote the hour of 12h Ism, 59s, the
hour shall be made IL o'clock noon, and the
hours now struck upon the bells by the city
electrician, namely, the hours of a. M. IL m.
l and p. M, shall hereafter be struck in con.
formity with the said new standard time which
IS by this order adopted as the standard time
of this city.
The Mayor stated the matter and submitted
it to the board.
Mr.. Edmands, of Cambridge, Mass, who
had come up from the City Coancil room, wal