The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02

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Order Appropriating $500 Additional
for Chestnut Street Schoolhouse Passed
Another Proposition for the Ogdens-
burg.
The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening and considerable
important business transacted
In Board Of Mayor and Aldermen.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF Andrew Bennett to erect new wooden
building on Clark and Pine streets.
OF Julia A. Drinkwater to erect wooden
building on Lincoln street,
or Geo. r. Gould for Arthur w. Pierce TO
erect wooden building corner Cumberland
and Grove streets.
OF j. ID. Dexter to erect a wooden building
on Bracket street.
OF Thomas Rafferty, for damages by LAYING
out of Sheridan street and to establish boun-
daries of his lot.
assessment.
LICENSES GRANTED.
OF G. B. Showers as fish dealer
VI w. ID. Stone for permission to maintain
steam engine and boiler corner Elm and
Kennebec streets.
OF Frank Curtis for entertainments at port
OF Chas. E. Warwick for theatre at 1o4 Ex-
change street.
OF Geo FL. Bailey for $1O.10 damage to
fence on Fourth of July.
VI High School Cadets for new armorv.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee on health asked for extension
OF time to consider the matter of Commercial
street wharf dock.
Same committee reported that the matter of
floating baths be referred to the next CITY
Council.
The committee on police reported that they
lad authorized the City Treasurer to pay the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union $500
toward paying the salary of police matron
The joint standing committee on laying out
new streets, 70 whom was referred the petition
OF D. w. Msnnix and others, praying that
Federal street, between India and Mountfort,
be widened, asked for further time, which was
| granted.
The joint standing committee on public in
| struction, to whom was referred, with power,
the petition of s. NJ Watson, librarian of the
Public Library, for copy of the city plans for
the use OF said library, reported that they had
authorized the City Treasurer to give to the
Public Library one set, unbound, of said plans
The joint standing committee on laying out
new streets, reported that On the 10Th day of
August they laid out on Long Island new
street, to be called Long Island avenue. This
report was accepted, and it was ordered that
said Long Island avenue become one of the
public streets of the city.
ORDERS PASSED.
That the committee on public buildings be
instructed to remove the gun house, now stand
ing on Gilman street, to the adjoining lot of
land belonging to the city.
That the committee on unimproved real es-
tate be instructed to withhold from sale the lot
of land to which the committee on public
buildings shall remove the gun house, now
standing on Gilman street, until such time as
suitable place shall be prepared for receiving
and caring for the guns now stored therein.
That the lot on Peaks Island, in front of
the school house, offered for sale for $500,
consisting of 1,500 feet, be purchased by the
city on the receipt OF satisfactory deed Of the
property, and the approval of the city civil en-.
gineer to the survey of the-same.
That the committee on fire department be
authorized to revise the rules and regulations
OF said department as the present laws are not
| adapted to the work of the department at the
present day.
That no train of more than twenty cars be
run through or over the streets of the city I'M
| less By special permission from the authors
ties, and that the City Marshal attend TO the
sequently modified by an amendment that the
Marshal report back to the board.
mat the lot OF land on west side of Gilman
street. numbered SO on city plans, be sold to
Samuel H. Jose for fifty cents foot.
CHESTNUT STREET scHooLHoUsE
Relative to this matter the following order
was read:
That the sum OF $500 be appropriated. in
addition to the sums heretofore appropriated,
viz: S4700, and $500 for the payment Of alter
ations and repairs on the Chestnut street
schoolhouse, and charged to the contingent
fund.
The matter provoked little discussion.
Alderman Melcher asked the Mayor if the
bidders were not responsible. The Mayor gave
negative answer as the bidders were not re-
quired to file bond.
Alderman Melcher then said that he hest
| tated to vote fer this sum. This committee
had come twice for more money and when
asked if this sum was enough had answered
YES" He did not like the way this business
had been done and should vote to take this
sum from the contingent fund under protest.
Alderman Winslow was in favor of the pas
sage OF the order.
Alderman Hawkes. asked for detailed re.
port of the expenditures in the matter. The
Auditor was summoned but could give no in
formation.
His Honor said he was sorry to see further
sum required. The fact of the matter was that
the committee had little idea of the size of the
task before them when work was begun But
the work had been well done and was very
gratifying. He deprecated any disposition by
members of the board to unkindly criticize the
efficient committee which had this matter in
charge; their services had been given without
pay and reward and called for nothing but
praise.
The order was then passed.
Papers from the lower board were passed in
concurrence.
PORTLAND AND oGDENsBURG RAILROAD.
The Mayor appointed all of the Aldermen as
the committee on the part of the upper board
to attend to the Ogdensburg Railroad matter
The following communication, which ex-
plains itself, was read by the Mayor:
To the Honorable Mayor, Board of Aldermen
and Common Council Of the City of Portland:
We respectfully submit that we represent re-
sponsible parties who desire to acquire by pur-
chase, or in some other lawful manner, all the
interest, rights, powers and privileges owRed
or controlled by the city of Portland in the
property, stock, bonds and obligations of the
Portland and Ogdensburg railroad, for which a
definite proposition will be made after the
terms of the proposal nov under consideration,
have been submitted.
In conducting negotiations for the purchase
or control of the interest of the city in said
railroad, it shall be with the express under
standing that the management of the affairs of
the road shall remain in, and be under the di-
rection of citizens OF Portland who are inter-
1at1d in IFS Ur0Wfh and nrngparifv and hat
said road shall be maintained and operated for
the best interests Of the city of Portland, and
as an independent road extending to all con-
Meeting lines of road now, or hereafter coz
structed, equal business facilities and uniform
rates.
Very respect'y your obedient serv'ts,
NATHAN & HENRY B. CLEAvEs.
Portland, Oct. 1, 1888.
GRAND TRUNK.