The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-02-03

w: 4; SiLLIKEN, commissioners
Il. n. JOSE, aA"' City Building i linz Loan.
The committee on unimproved real estate
recommended that the city of Portland con-
vey to the Clark and Chaplin Ice Company, a
certain parcel Of land near the Forest City
Cemetery in Cape Elizabeth and adjoining
the lands of said company on the essterly side
OF the discontinued location of the Portland
q Kennebec railway. The said company to
convey to the said city, an equal quantity,
foot for foot, OF the said company's land, being
the whole of the same, having an area of be.
tween oneEandltwo acres, lying between the said
cemetery and the said location, the said land
OF the said parties, to be in full consideration
for the above named conveyances each to the
other. The areas of the said parcels respect
lively, and the terms of their descriptions to be
determined by the city civil engineer after
completion OF survey and plan OF said ceme-
terry to the said discontinued location, and to
add the quantity of land required for such ex-
tension, to the main body of the said compa-
ny's lands east of said location SO that no in
terveping strip OF land shall separate the lands
OF either OF the said parties. 1t is therefore Or
dered, that the City Treasurer give a deed of
said land with the usual covenants of Warran-
ty upon the above specified terms and agree
ment.
The recommendation was adopted and the
report sent down for concurrent action.
The joint standing committee on judicial
proceedings and claims reported that in the
cases OF Miss Ella McCrindle and of
Uhas. ID. O'Brion and others the petitioners
nave leave to withdraw. Adopted.
ORDERS PASSED.
That the committee on streets be authorized
to purchase for the use of the city o pair of
horses at an estimated value not exceeding
hve hundred dollars, the amount to be charged
to the appropriation for streets; that the COM
mlttee on unimproved real estate be instructed
to ascertain and report at the next meeting of
the CixV c0unaIl fbQ Of oil
have purchased land of the city upon condition
OF erecting upon said land q dwelling house
within one year of the delivery OF the deed,
and who have not complied with the conditions
OF tnelr purchase in this respect; that the
board for revising the jury list revise the same
and report thereon to the city council at its
next meeting; that the City Marshal cause
certain buildings on Somerset street, between
Preble and Kennebec streets, to be removed,
the same now forming an obstruction to the
street in violation of the ordinances of the
city.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
Of Stephen N. Latham for license to keep
billiard hall on Long Island; of Nellie A. Reed
1or license as victualer at No. u India street.
The City Marshal was instructed to investi-
stephen johnson to erect new wooden build
ing on Garden street. To the committee on
wooden buildings, with power.
AMENDMENT TO CITY ORDINANCE.
The ordinance in regard to the cleansing of
nsh winch was passed to be engroessd, at the
last meeting was taken up and passed to be en-
crossed as amended. The ordinance, as
amended, is as follows:
Np person shall bring into the city for sale or
nsTa, nnS5, nske cusK pUIIoUk, s,r0thaljhut
parts harmful to the e xoopiu g@sl III s-eey
fish.
Mr. Gallagher presented the following
amendment to sec. 80 of the ordinance on
a Daa loiA ha
table subject to hearing and ordered printed
No person shall, without consent of the Mayor
and Aldermen, hang, erect, or fasten any sign,
show BILL anternor show-board, which shall project
into any street more than foot Tor which shall
be less than nine feet in height from the street to
the bottom of said sign, show-bil, lantern show
shall be liable to penalty of not less than five nor
more than twenty doll for each offence
GUNPowDER.
The rules and regulations relating to gunpowder,
established by the Mayor and Aldermen and ap-
proved Jan. 10, were taken under consideration.
Mr.. G. L. Bailey appeared for the powder dealers
and recommended some changes in the rules Upon
his suggestion, dealers will be allowed to keep one
hundred instead of seventy.fve pounds of powder
in their stores. and gunpowder may be carried
through the streets under suitable covering wthout
having the word "gunpowder" thereon. The limit
alton of the amount of powder to be stored in the
city magazine, was removed.
Papers from the lower board were passed in con-
eurrence The board adjourned at 8. 40.
In Common Council.
absent: Msssrs. Thompson, Quinn, Simonds
and O'Neil.
The records were read and approved.
Papers from the upper board received con-
current action.
Mr.. Winchester offered an order for the
Treasurer to give deeds of two lots of land on
the corner of Grant and Weymouth streets, to
Horace s. Pride at six cents per foot. Passed
and sent up.
Mr.. Turner offered an order that the build
ing corner of Grant and Weymouth Streets
occupied for the purposes of the Overseers of
the Poor, be placed in charge of the committee
on public buildings, and that the City Treas
urer collect the rent. The order was passed
and sent up.
Mr.. Wilson offered an order that the City
Solicitor take proper steps to protect the city's
interests in each and every matter now pend
ing before the Legislature, and the order was
passed and sent up.
The amended ordinance on fish was laid on
the table in this board. Mr.. Woodbury. said
he had been informed the wholesale dealers in
men except under the conditions of the ordi-
nance, and merely wanted the ordinance to
protect themselves il any new dealer should
come into the trade. He preferred to look
deeper into the matter
Mr.. Mcclellan thought as the dealers had a
hearing on the ordinance as originally pre-
sented, they should have one on the amended
ordinance before it was passed.
On the Clark & Chaplin order, at request of
this board the Street Commissioner appeared
and explained that he did not think the city
would suffer any detriment.
Adjourned.