The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-06
CITY GovERNME
Regular Monthly Meeting of the City
Council

The regular monthly meeting of the City
Government was held last evening
In Board Of Mayor and Aldermen.
Alderman Gould was absent.
The following business was transacted
The joint standing committee on judicial
proceedings and claims reported on the claims
of the Union Wharf Company for compensa
tios for dredging their dock of sewer deposits,
They recommended that the matter be referred
to the next City Government. Their report
was accepted.
The Committee on New Streets reported on
| the petition Of A. E. Eaton and o. Hooper to
straighten part of Congress street line, that
they recommended its reference to the next
City Government. The report was accepted.
The joint standing committee on judicial
proceedings and claims reported on the claim
Mary Graffam for compensation for injuries re-
ceived by falling on the City Building steps
that the petitioner be given leave to Withdraw.
They also reported likewise on claims of Ken
dali 81 Whitney for compensation for injuries
done to their goods by the careless use of the
| urinal by the occupants of the armory in that
building These reports were adopted.
NJ. s. Small & Co. were granted permission
| to erect and maintain steam engine, the
proper notice having been given in the papers.
| s. L. Carleton presented bill of Sill for
rent OF and repairs on houses Nos. 202 and 204
| Congress street, in which small pox patients
were taken care of in the spring of 1882. The
matter was referred to the next City Council.
The following firms were granted licenses to
store petroleum Harris & Co., 5000 gallons;
| W. & c. R. Milliken, 5000 gallons; D. w True
| & Co., $500 gallons; Smith, Gage & Co., 5000
| gallons; w. L. Wilson & Co, 1900 gallons;
Cousins & Tomlinson, 5000 gallons. B. Adams
& Son, 200 gallons
Hartley W. Lewis petitioned for license to
store petroleum. His petition was referred
W. W, Whipple & Co.were refused license
to store petroleum as the building and locality
are not suitable For the same reason G. G
Shaw & Co. and @. a. Weston & Co. were re-
fused licenses
The annual reports of the Gas Agent, City
Solicitor, City Civil Engineer, Truant Officer.
Superintendent of Burials Commissioner of
Streets, Chief of Police, Harbor Master and
City Physician were presented and accepted
Those OF the reports not already published
will be found in another column
The joint special committee, to whom was
referred the petition of T. A. Foster, H. d.,
and others for an Assistant City Physician,
made their report and recommended that the
matter be referred to the next City Govern
ment. The report was accepted
The petitions of w. Fl. Lowe and others for
sewer on Monunsent street and Charles Mullin
and others that the sewer ON Adams street be
extended to Watervile street were referred.
MIR. A Deering stated that the sewer at
the corner of Forest and Portland streets was
in such a condition that he could not enter it
and petitioned that his sewer tax be held in
allegiance until SO ne arrangement could be
made His petition was referred.
The committee on drains and sewers report
ed on the petitions of Daniel Pattengil, Fl.
freeman, A. A. Turner, e. d. Colby and r.
Southworth, for abatement of sewer assess
ments, that they recommended that the coll
lection OF their axes be suspended at present.
They also reported that the proper assessment
on 4. p Chase's sewer was $3.50. The report
of the Committee was accepted.
The matter of granting licenses to John
Sheridan aud James b. Wiley was referred TO
the next city government
petition was presented by the harbor
master and city physician that the fees for
quarantine be retained by them. The petition
was not granted.
The committee on streets, sidewalks ard
bridges reported favorably on the petition Of
W. S. Dana to lay railroad track down Mer-
rill's Wharf and an order was passed giving
the required permission. CONDITION of the
permit was that the above committee have
Charge OF tia locating and constructing of The
track and that its owner should keep it in
repair.
The proprietors of Long wharf petitoned to
erect wooden building on their wharf,
aud VIM. j. Whitney to erect one in rear of
SSl CONGRESS street. These petitions were re-
ferred to the next city government
The Mayor stated that an elegant portrait of
the late Mayor Butler has been presented the
CITY by the family aud hung in the Mayor
room.
On motion OF Alderman King vate OF
thanks was extended to them for the gift
The Mayor stated that there were two va
cancies GU the police force owing to the resig-
nation of Charles P. Coven and D. o. McIn-
tire. He nominated Henry s. Thrasher and
Hugh McDonough to fill the vacancies The
nominations were confirmed
LIQUOR AGENCY.
The committee on the city liquor agency
made their report as follows:
Gross amount of sales for the past
len mon hs- ,...... Sl5,77S.S9
Amount paid for rent. .............,. 100000
Amount paid agent and clerk. 1,25U OF
Other expenses 1U4.S6