The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-05

The regular monthly meeting of tho City
Council was held last evening.
I'm hoard of Mayor and Aldermen,
The full board was present, and the follow
ing business was transacted:
An insane person was committed TO the In
sane asylum at Augusta.
The joint standing committee on financial
proceedings and claims, to whom was referred
the petition of E. G. Jordan for compensa-
ton for services as referee in the case of
Shurtlef vs.. the City of Portland, recon-
mended the adoption of an order to pay Mr..
Jordan $40, and on the petition of Bahne
Thompson, John Sexton, c. Fl. Boyd, Mary J.
Frazier, and Mary j. Flannery, the committee
asked for further time to consider them. The
report was placed on file
A claim of $16.73 was presented by James
Noyes, treasurer of the Chestnut street church,
for damages done to the roof of the church by
snow and ice sliding off the City Building.
Referred to the committee on claims.
Ellen Hollywood presen ted, through her at
torney, Charles B. Merrill, claim for damages
for injuries caused by a fall on the sidewalk,
By which she broke her ankle. Referred to
the committee on claims.
Mr.. j. Rumery presented a bill of S. for
damages done to his sleigh by being run into
BY boy sliding on Congress street. Referred
to the committee on claims.
The claim of D. D. Chenery, of 500, for
damages done to his wagon July 4th, 1883, by
team belonging to the fire department, was
referred to the committee on claims.
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struetion, to whom was. referred the ordinance
establishing the Office OF Record Commission
or, reported that the matter needed more time
for consideration than they could give it, being
near the close of the year, and recommended
that it be referred to the next city council.
The report was accepted.
The committee on finance reported that they
considered it unnecessary to hold any longer
large number of cancelled bonds that are in the
city treasurers hand, and recommended that
they be destroyed
An ordinance providing for the election of
bosrd of commissioners of public grounds was
given second reading and passed to be en-
crossed.
The rules and regulations ON fire department
recently passed by the board, were returned
from'the lower board with an amendment in
the clause which states that no member shall
be absent from the city twenty.four hours,
without notifying the foreman, that going to
the islands be considered as leaving the city.
The amendment was laid upon the table.
The report of John T. Hull in reference to
the titles of the islands within the limits of the
city was made to the board in print, and was
referred to the committee on judicial proceed
ings and claims.
John Sheridan petitioned for a victusller' 5
license. His petition was referred to the COM
mittee on licenses.
james M. Garter was appointed special pc
liceman without pay at the Union Steamboat
Company's office, Franklin wharf.
John P. Bougan was granted a victualler's
license, and his bond was approved
The usual order that warrants be issued in
due form for the coming municipal election,
was passed.
Geo. L. Barrows was granted permission to
erect and maintain steam engine at 81 Port
land street.
f. P. McKenney was granted permission to
erect and maintain a sidewalk clock in front
of his store, No. 547 Congress street
The petition of j. FL. Groves and j. e. Con-
way,.to erect building at the corner of Con-
gress and Munjoy streets, was referred with
power. Same was done with petition of G. B.
Milliken and others for the removal of dan
gerous tree at the corner of Bracket and Dan
forth streets
CITY BUILDING LOAN.
The commissioners of the city building loan
presented the following report:
Amount of city bonds outstanding 1926 10000
due on mortgages. ....... rs, 100000
notes receivable ..,.......... 4,2OO.O0
49, real esIate'. s.'s'-... ......... zo,z01.l5
City bonds at par. ...,.........,,. lbs, 10000
interest on mortgages, etc.. due and I'M
psid less coupons due and unpaid i. 4,727.35
$316, 458. "a
Add excess of discount allowed on
bonds sold, and expense and profit
and loss accounts over and above in
terest and premiums receiYed....,.. $8,541.46
1925 600, 90
The premium on city bonds now held by the COM
missioners would more than cover the above de-
fciency.
We MILLINERY Commissioners.
VIM .:ID L. F6ifHAm, City Building ii ing Loan.
The report was accepted and placed on file
THE TELEPHONE SERVICE.
An order was introduced that in considera-
ton of certain privileges heretofore granted to
the New England Telephone Company, that
the eOmnanv he raou ectad tn furniah ann m al in