The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-03
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Regular Monthly Meetinx-Names OF
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Routine Business.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
An insane person was committed to the in.
sane hospital.
Joseph A. Joy was appointed special police
man without pay.
Papers from the lower board were passed in
concurrence
PETITIONS REFERRED.
M Y knight to erect a new wooden
building at 80 Anderson street.
or Margaret Bennett, Mrs. 8. A Ulmer and
Mrs. @. Finch for victaalers' Licenses.
OF Perley, Russell & Co., to store petroleum.
OF John Fits, for abatement of sewer as
sessment on his property at 152 Cumberland
street.
OF the New England Telephone and Tsle-
graph Company, TO erect poles in the following
locations, viz one on the northerly side Of
Free street at or near No. 139 on said street,
and two on the easterly side Of Cross street, at
or near No. 70 on said street.
OF Thomas Leonard ct al, for the extension
OF York street sewer t. Brackett street.
OF large number of citizens, that the cleo
trio light be extended to Middle street.
BONDS APPROVED.
Bonds of Margaret Bennett, Nancy O.
Leach, K. Fl. Rich, Estella j. ;aunders, Julia
A. Roberts, j. G. Hannaford, Martha A.
King, e N.-Bates, Michael Gulliver. Andrew
NJ Winchester, Henry B. shaw, Andrew g.
Arey, Charles J. Brown, Bates q Harlow, Z.
r. Conway, w. freeman, Jasper Fl. Frost,
W. l.. l.. Gill, Samuel FL. Cannon, George
j. Hodgdon, Rebecca johnson, Stephen John
son, f. j. Mnllor, Thomas l.. Kimbal, Peter
Keegan, Edwin P. Morse, II. NJ. Parker,
Abner Paine, T. B. Percy. Hugh A. Sweeney,
Daniel Tobey, Henry Walsh, Mary j. Webb,
and Louisa Wickstrom as victualers, and Of
+. j. Muller and r. Fl. Lindsay as innholders,
were read and approved.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The joint standing committee on accounts
to whom was referred the statement Of the city
auditor Of appropriations and expenditures Of
the city for the financial year ending March
81, 1884, reported that they had examined the
same with the original entries and that tho
results were correctly stated.
The committee on accounts also reported
that they had examined the report OF the city
treasurer for the financial year ending March
81, 1884, and that his account was properly
vouched and correctly stated The balance
of cash in the hands OF the treasurer at the
close Of theyesr was 500 655.65.
ORDERS PASSED.
That the contract between the city of Port
land and the Portland Dispenssry be renewed
for the further term Of one year, and that the
city treasurer pay the customary sum of $50
on the contract, said sum when expended to
be charged to the contingent fund.
OTHER BUSINESS
At o'clock the board took recess for half
an hour to attend the opening OF the fair.
The matter Of q turnout on behring's
Bridge came up. and on motion Of Alderman
Denison was laid on the table.
Alderman Gallagher then moved that the
petition of Thomas Dyer & Co. for a side track
on Boston and Maine Railroad wharf be taken
from the table, and the motion prevailed.
After remarks upon the subject by Aldermen
Gallagher and Denison, the former offered the
following order, which had unanimous pas
sage.
Ordered, That the petition be granted pro-
vided the petitioner agree with the city in writ
ing thatthe said track all be laid temporarily
and that at anV time said city at its own option
may remove said track; said agreement TO be
drawn by the city solicitor and signed by the
petitioner and the City Of Portland.
A communication was received from B. J.
Willard asking that the duties of the harbor
master be extended to the hsrbor commission
ers' line, Peaks Island, ard that he be request
ed to keep clear Of distractions the usual
course of the island steamers. He also re-
quested the appointment of four special police
men at Peaks Island for the coming summer.
After some discussion of the communication,
Alderman Kelsey moved that the harbor mas
ter be instructed TO see that the usual course of
the island steamers be- kept tree from obstruc-
lions. The motion was adopted by the board.
Alderman Dsnison moved that the Mayor
be authorized to appoint special policemen
with pay, as follows: Two at Peaks Island,
one at the Western Promenade, ona at the
Eastern, and one at behring's Oaks, their ap-
pointment to be from June 18th to September
18th, and the motion was unanimously passed.
The Board of Engineers reported to the
board that they had made choice OF George
W. Platt as foreman, and R. 81. Brown as
clerk of Hook & Ladder Company, No. 2, and
the board ratified their action.
A certificate of good moral character was
granted to Joseph Mitchell, under the proyis-
ions of chapter 10 of the Revised Statutes
Attention was called by different members
of the board to the dangerous condition Of the
large pool OF water near Mellen street, and to
the wretched state of the cellar under the re-
Gently burned stable Of the Portland Railroad
Company.
At 10 o'clock the board adjourned.
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
Absent-Mr. Shaw.
The reading of the records was dispensed
with.
A recess was taken of half an hour to visit
the fair
Orders were passed Ordering the City Treas
urer to give deeds of warranty to T. A. Has
kell, for lot on corner B and @ streets, con-
tanning 1900 square feet at cents foot, and
to Mary B browne, of lot on Gilman street,
containing 5,475 feet at cents per fooD and
sent up.
M. Woodbury. reported $50 out of 450 street
corners without signs and offered an order ap-
propriating $780, from the contingent fund, to
place proper signs on them. The order was
passed and sent up, 10 yeas aud 1 nay and
Messrs. Woodbury. and Carney appointed
special committee on the part OF this board
with such as the Aldermen might join.
Papers from the upper board passed in con-
currence,
In JOINT CONVENTION.
Nathan Dyer was appointed surveyor of ship
timber, Rufus A. Legrow, surveyor of lumber,
and Arthur B Josephs, weigher Of coal.
RAILWAY MATTERS.