The Portland daily press., 1885-05-05
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the
City Council Last Night.
Passage OF the Salary Bill and Other
Important Measures.

The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last evening and large
amount OF business was transacted
I'm Board of Mayer and AIdermen.
The entire board was present, Mayor Deer
ing iD the chair.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF s. I. Oorser, for removal of tree on Myr.
tie strest. To committee on streets.
Of residents in the vicinity of Bramhall
lane, representing the bad condition of the
lane, and asking that something be done to the
some. To committee on streets, sidewalks and
bridges.
or Horace s. Pride, for sewer on Grant
street, extending from Grove street to some
point near Weymouth street. To Committee
on drains and sewers.
OF Ammi Whitney and nine others for
change in the sewer on Clark street between
Spring and Danforth streets. To committee
on sdraius and sewers.
OF DIV. LeLacheur and Il others that Arse
nal street be extended some three hundred
feet to Gilman street. To committee on streets,
sidewalks and bridges.
OF Durham Thompson, for damages sus-
tanned by reason of injuries and consequent
loss of work sustained by being thrown from o
carriage by steam fire engine No. 1. on Con-
gress street, August 6. 1883. To committee on
Judicial proceedings.
OF j. Larochelle and 10 others for a brick
sidewalk on Preble street above Oxford street.
To committee on streets, sidewslks and bridg-
eS.
OF a number Of citizens, that Hull street be
properly graded.
OF A. [. Millett & Co., for permission to
erect and maintain steam engine and boiler
No. b91 Congress street. Granted.
OF the New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Company to erect suitable poles for car
rying wires and were cables on Milk, Market
Fore, Central and the southerly side OF Com
mercial streets. By the erection of these poles
great many wires will be taken from the
roofs of buildings over which they now run
and cables will be substituted for the wires
now In use. To committee on electrical ap-
plances and notice ordered.
NEW WOODEN BUILDINGS
The following petitions were referred to the
committee OF new wooden buildings;
OF Isaac Abrams, to erect a new wooden
building at No. 10 Chatham Street
VI E. L. Burrowes, to erect q new wooden
building on the Western Promenade, near
Bramball street.
OF 81. 81. Brockmsn, to erect new wooden
building on Cumberland street.
VI Charles M. Abbott, to erect new wooden
building on Gray street.
OF Patrick Feeney, to erect a new wooden
building at No. 201 Cumberland street.
or Moses FL. Sampson, erect a new
wooden building at No. S41 Congress street.
VI Hiram knowlton, to erect new wooden
building on Arsenal street.
OI Martin Conley, to erect a new wooden
building at No. 30 Hammond street.
OF Mary j. Frazer, to erect a new woodsn
building at the corner of Fore and Chatham
streets
OF s. T. Corser. to enlarge the wooden
building on the corner of Myrtle and Cumbsr-
land streets.
ORDERS PASSED.
That the committee on streets, sidewalks
and bridges have Middle street paved with
granite blocks from near Plum street 10 near
Market street, the estimated expense being
81, ,462.
That the committee on streets. sidewalks
and bridges have Pearl street paved with
granite blocks from point near Milk street to
Fore street, the estimated expense being $1650
That the committee on streets, sidewalks
and bridges have Congress street paved with
granite blocks from India street to Pearl street
IN place OF the wooden pavement now iu use,
and at an estimated expense OF $9,750.
That the committee on streets, sidewalks
and bridges cause Exchange street, near the
Post Office, to be paved with granite blocks at
an estimated expense Of $610.
That the committee on streets sidewalks
and bridges cause Congress street, from Wash
blocks.
That the outlet of the sewers discharging
into Back Bay be placed in charge Of the COM
mittee on drains and sewers.
Ihat the committee on unimproved real
estate consider the advisabiIity OF selling q
piece OF the city's land on Spring street to
John L. Best and report at the next meeting.
That the committee on streets, sidewalks
and bridges see that the following Streets be
put in proper condition for travel, and that
the cutters on the same be cleaned, and IL DOS
sible paved with cobble stones, viz: Walnut.
Melbourne. Montreal and Quebec to the
Promenade, and also Howard street from Con-
gress to Quebec.
That tho city clerk give notice in the Daily
Press and Eastern Argus to all parties inter-
ested that it is the intention of the board to
construct certain sewers, and that a hearing
will be given on Monday, June 1, at 7.3O D. m.
In the aldermen's room.
Ihat the trimming and removal Of trees In
the city be done under the direction of
the COMMITTEES on streets, sidewalks and
bridges.
The order for brick sidewalk on Washing
ton street, was referred to the committee on
streets, sidewalks and bridges, and that for a
brick sidewalk on Oxford street to the same
committee
EVERGREEN CEMETERY.
VIM. I. Small submitted his annual report
as secretary and treasurer of the trustees of
evergreen Cemetery. The report states that
the expenditures during the year have been
nearly $l8 600, and that this amount includes
expenditures other than those ordinarily
made. The old bridges at the ponds have
been replaced with new ones, the central ave-
nue. has been much improved by change Of
grade, large bronze fountain has been pur,
chased and placed near the office, and severai
bronze vases have been bought. A large
amount OF fencing has been completed, In re
gard to the receiving tomb, the habit of piling
caskets upon the floor is mentioned, and tn
need OF more cell room is urged. The advisa
Dlllty OF allowing the bodies of those who have
oleo OF contagious diseases TO be placed in the
tomb is questioned, and legislation on this
point will probably be asked of the city gov