The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-02
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Regular Monthly Meeting.
A Large Amount of Business Transacted
The Boards Disagree on the Claims
of 3. F. Andr ews.

The regular June meeting of the City Coun-
Gil was held last evening, and although the
session was not long one very large number
of matters were considered, over seventy pa
pers being brought up.
Ia Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
All the members were present, Mayor Deer
ing presiding.
The following appointments as special police
officers without pay. were made by the mayor:
Cyrus M. Benson, Geo. W. Willard, Henry
Wiswell, and John d. Msssure. The mayor
appointed as overseers of the house of correc-
ton, Sewall Lang, Henry III. Burgess, Lyman
N. Kimball, Henry S. Trickey, Charles H. Ba-
ker.
The following were appointed as special
police with pay, to serve, until October 1st:
William d. Brackett and Thomas f. Trott at
Peaks Island; Lewis l.. Thurston, at Eastern
Promenade; Adam w. Barbour, at Deering
Park; VIM. j. McCallum, at Western Prom
enade and Cornelius e. Driscoll, at Lincoln
Park.
PETITIONS.
OF Stephen e. Small, to erect new wooden
building on Cushman street Referred to the
committee on new wooden buildings.
OF Twitehell, Champlin & Co., for the paw
ing of the south side of Commercial street at
the head of Merrill's wharf. To committee on
streets, sidewalks and bridges.
OF N. s. Gardiner and fourteen others, for a
gas or electric light at the corner of Gray and
CLARK streets. To committee on street lamps.
OF James Balm and five others, for street
lamp on Peaks Island. To committee on
street lamps.
OF r. K. Galley and others, for three cleo
trio lights, one at the corner of North and
Quebec streets, one at the corner of North and
Montreal streets, and one at the corner of Mel
bourne and Merrill streets. To the committee
on street lamps.
Tnhn sar
broker at 443 Fore street. To the City Mar
shaps report.
OF A. f. Harmon, to erect a new wooden
building on st. John street. To committee on
new wooden buildings.
OF j. L. Watson to erect and maintain a
steam engine and boiler at No. 80 Lincoln
street. Granted.
OF w. B. Sawyer & Co., to erect and main
tain steam engine and boiler at No. So Gross
street. Hearing ordered for June 10, at 730
O'Clock.
OF Edward Mason and % others that Middle
street be paved from Free street to Market
Square. Referred to the committee on streets,
sidewalks and bridges.
OF Chas. f. ingalls, for damages to his fence
amounting to $1567. To the COMMITTEES on
judicial proceedings and claims.
or Oscar O. Randall and Henry III. Hamil-
ton for fish market on Peaks Island.
Granted.
OF Charles Il. Newell for license for Port
land Theatre Granted.
OF the Richardson Wharf Company and
others that Fore street be paved with granite
blocks between Centre and Union streets To
committee on Streets sidewalks and bridges.
OF W. d. Jones for license as auctioneer.
Granted subject to lthe City Marshal's report.
Ot John Ahern for permission to erect a
new wooden building on Franklin street. To
| the committee on new wooden buildings.
OF Moses Gould and others for stay wall
| at the foot of franklin street. To the COM
mittee on streets, sidewalks and bridges.
OF Charles +. Guptill and others for an
| electric light at the corner of Congress and
Sherman streets. To committee on street
| lamps.
| Applications for licenses as victualers
were received from the following persons and
| granted subject to the City Msrshal's report
| Frank Cushman, 215 Federal street; w. A
Stevens, 15S Federal street; Edward f. Con