The Portland daily press., 1885-12-08
The Amendment to the Ordinance
on Evergreen Cemetry.
VictuaIers' Licenses and other Mat
tiers of Minor Importance.


In Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
The Board was called to order by Mayor Deer
ing, every member being present.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were referred:
OF Hiram Follett as victualleri at No. II Silver
OF Peter and Thomas F. Gallagher for $3.50
injury to a horse by reason OF defect in Com
mercial street
OF E. 7. Shepard, for license as AN auctioneer.
(Granted.)
OF Thomas Markerey,for damages sustained by
reason of defect in India street.
OF AratuS E. Pratt as an innholder at the Eagle
Hotel, corner of Middle and India streets.
OF the trustees of the estate of j. b. Brown for
S23425 expenses of dredging the Berlin Mills
wharf dock, rendered necessary by sewer de-
posit.
OF the Boston and Maine Railroad for $575 ex-
pense of dredging the dock at the foot of Maple
street, the dredging being necessitated by sewer
deposit;
on Newbury street.
OF Eli Goss for 500 damages by reason of the
disconnecting of his property with the Canton
street sewer.
EVERGREEN CEMETERY.
The ordinance amending an ordinance on Ever
green Cemetery was reported to be correctly en-
crossed and was then passed to be ordained. The
ordinance has been already printed. 1t pro-
vides that persons who have died of malignant
contagious diseases shall not be deposited in the
receiving tomb.
SNOW AND ICE ON SIDEWALKS.
An order in regard in regard to clearing snow
aud ice from sidewalks was introduced and pass
ed. The order is intended to provide for the
clearing of sidewalks in front of property owned
by non-residents who cannot be reached by the
City Marshal. 1t provides that upon notification
by the City Marshal that the owner, tenant, oc-
cupant or person having the care ofany building or
lotsof land upon which snow has accumulated and
is without his jurisdictions the street commission
er be and he is hereby instructed to remove the
snow,and ice so accumulated and keep an account
of the cost of the same that the said cost may be
collected of said owner, etc., in accordance with
the provisions of the ordinance on Streets
STREETS FOR coAsTING.
The following streets were designated by the
City Marshal as streets in which coasting may be
permitted:
Melbourne to Eastern Promenade.
Turner to Eastern Promenade.
Beckett, from Hanson Lane to Eastern Promo
made
Fore street, hill by Portland Co.'s Works.
Fox, from Washington to Back Bay.
Anderson, from Cumberland to Back Bay,
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Pearl,
Cedar, from Oxford to Lincoln.
Alder, from Portland to Kennebec.-~-,---f
Brattle, from Portland to Kennebec.
Oak, from Prospect to Cumberland.
Avon, from Deerlng to Cumberland.
New State, from Cumberland to Portland.
Mellen from Congress to Portland.
Weymouth, from Congress to Portland.
Hampshire, from Middle to Fore.
Cotton, from Free to Fore.
Pleasant, from High to Centre.
Winter from Gray to Danforth
Danforth, from Vaughan to W Commercial.
In accordance with the report, an order was
da11O nn
therein.
vIcTUALERs' LICENSES.
communication from the City Marshal was
received laying the case of Cords L. Longley be-
fore the Board. Longley, who holds a victualers'
license, was convicted in the Municipal Court on
3rd inst of selling Intoxicating liquor This was
his second offence, and he was sentenced to pay
fine of 500 and costs. and to be confined in the
county Jail six months The license was revoked.
Alderman Gallagher thought that eyeryIperson
selling victuals should be made take out license
and keep his place open on Sunday for the accom-
mediation of the public. Alderman Noyes did not
believe it would be expedient to adopt this course
and hoped the matter would not be pressed. Al
dernan Gallagher said that he should personally
secure the opinion of the City Solicitor and bring
it beford the board.
NEW WOODEN BUILDINGS.
ed licenses granted during the past month as fol-
lows: VIM. G. Hough, 376 Cumberland street; P.
Silver Lafayette; M. NJ. Gould, 81 North; M.
G. Palmer, 249 Spring; Albert Warwick, Deake's
wharf; Franklin Simonds, 70 India II. Hansen,
Carter; Henry Soule, A. and B. streets; Loren
Beals, % Turner; c. w. York, Clark; Albert N.
Winslow, st. John; c. F. Davis, IT'S Vaughan.
The report was accepted and ordered on file.
CLAIMS.
The committee on Judicial Proceedings and
Claims reported recommending the payment of
S133.6O to Burnham and Morrill, for damages
caused by overflow Of sewer and of SIG to JOS
eph II. Poor for filling of dock by sewage. Jas.
B. Smith, Eastman and Goodwin, William Welsh,
G. NJ Benson, Aug. Fuller, Mrs. H. R. Lord and
Miss Ellen 7. Hyde, petitioners for damages were
granted leave to withdraw. The report was ae
cepted and the payments ordered to be made.
Claims for confinement by the inmates of the
Cumberland House while that house was quaran-
tiued on account of the small pox were presented
as follows: W. Ford, $3.50; F. D. Duran, $500;
w. E. Chapman, $4,000; John Joyce, s21.oo;
Michael Cavanagh, $2S,oo; Leona Yates, $500;
F. R. Bennett, $34.7o. The claims were referred
The City Treasurer was ordered to pay the claim
OF S. L. Carleton
THE MAINE CENTRAL LAND.
Mayor Deerng read the following report from
the committee on the reduction of the public
debt:
The Joint Standing Committee on Reduction of
the Public Debt who were instructed by an order
of the City Council, approved Nov. 20, to confer
with a committee of the directors of the Maine
Central Railroad company relative to the convey
ance of certain land to said railroad company,
having attended to that duty beg leave to report.
That they have agreed subject to the approval
of the City Council, that said company shall be re-
leased from the condition of removingto this city
their works hops for thessum OF $500 III addition
to the $4,000 already paid by them.
We recommend the passage of the accompany
ing order Incorporating the terms OF this agree
ment.
Alderman Russell inquired how many acres the
lot contained.
Mayor Deering said that the number as given
on the city plans is 1896. In reply to question
from Alderman Denison. the Mayor stated that
this year the road paid taxes on valuation of
$4,000, but that in previous years the taxation
had been assessed on a smaller amount.
The accompanying order providing for the re-
lease of the road from the obligation to maintain
its repair shops upon the land upon payment of
$500 in addition to the $4,000 already paid on or
before July 1, 1887 the land to revert to the city
without litigation if not paid, was passed.
The taxable valuation of the property remains
fixed at $4,000, and the city's privilege of main
tanning powder house on the land until required
by the road is retained.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The condition of the sale of lot of land on
Grant street to Ezra Hawkes. was amended by re-
moving the obligation to build a dwelling house
thereon until the city has constructed sewer to
drain said lot.
The claim Of Sheriff True for $3.50 board for
Valentine Jackson, committed to jail by A. M:
Sawyer, deputy collector, for non-paylnent OF
taxes was laid upon the table.
A lot of land belonging to the city situated be-
tween the brow of Bramhalls hill and b. street
was added to the Western Promenade reservation.
The City Treasurer was ordered to give a deed
to Samuel b. Jose of certain lot of land at the
corner of A. and B. streets, upon the condition
that dwelling house be erected upon the land
within one year from the passing of the deed.
The petition from the lower board received con-
current action.
The Board adjourned.
In Joint Convention.
Hans L. Mortensen was appointed weigher of
sugar.
Mayor Deering then said that it seemed to him
the Council must have been laboring under some
Misrepresentation in regard to the order on the
Maine Central lot. The passage of the original