The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-11-02

AiuOihipii Dcni0 Viullleo that the authority
was given the committee at meeting when
he, the city's gas agent, was not present and
that the action was discourteous to him. he
being out of town at the time. Mr.. Beale
admitted that the meeting had been properly
caiied ana due notice given. Acting under a
RUE oil the City Council providing that a
soee passed at one meeting may be recon-
sldered at the next, the Alderman moved
that the vote authorizing the committee to
contract be reconsidered.
The Mayor decided that the rule would
not apply in a case where contract had
been signed, and refused to entertain the
motion to reconsider.
Alderman Beale appealed from the decis-
ion of the chair and made some further re-
marks, but withdrew his motion.
The Mayor then declined to consider the
matter further, no motion being before the
Board.
JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS AND CLAIMS.
The committee reported in favor of paving
Hon. Bion Bradbury $3.50 for professional
services in connection with the City's suit
against the Union Mutual Life Insurance
Company; in favor of transferring the claim
OIL Granville H. Cloyes for labor on hydrants
to the committee on fire department; in favor
OF paying Jane Walsh 500 for injuries sus
tanned by his daughter through defect in
the sidewalk; in favor of paying e. e.
Rounds $25 for damages by overflow of a
sewer. Report accepted and corresponding
orders passed.
j. w. Chase, who asked for damages by
breaking of a
withdraw
NEW WOODEN BUILDINGS.
The committee on new wooden buildings
reported that they had granted the follow
ing permits since their last report:
II. P. Huston, dwelling, 81 and 80 North
street; Jane Phillips, dwelling, GO Lincoln
street Samuel Hadlock, dwelling, Q. street !;
J. w. Rackley, dwelling, o street; Frank e.
Perry, dwelling, "a B street; Jos. H. Foster,
dwelling, corner Smith and Madison streets:
Mary A. Bordieu, dwelling. 81 Bracket
street; Enoch Richards, dwelling, 81 Brack-
ett street; z; nj. Abbott dwelling, corner
Gray and Clark streets; VIM. McArthur
barn, and 8 Gould street.
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
An order was passed, providing for the
payment of $110O to the Public Library as
the city's annual gift
OhDEhS PASSED.
Authorizing the committee on streets to
contract Tor the purchase of 10000 square
yards OF granite paving blocks, no part to be
PAID Tor until after the appropriations for
1887. Authorizing the City Treasurer to
give deed of lot of land on the westerly
SIDE OF street to Alexander Stuart, at 8
cents foot, on condition that the deed be
accepted in two months and dwelling erect
ed GU the lot in the year.
THE MUNICIPAL DEBT.
A communication was read from the Nav
or, announcing that on the first of July, 1887.
S627,5O0 of bonds issued in aid of the Port
land d Rochester railroad would become due
and must be provided for. He recommended
that the matter be referred to the finance
committee to consider some plan of refund
ing
The communication was ordered on file,
and the Mayors suggestion embodied in an
order instructing the finance committee to so
consider and report.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A communication was received from Citv
Auditor NOVEL;, stating that the appropria-
tlons Tor advertising and drains and sewers
nad been expended.
:, Permission was granted the New England
Telegraph and Telephone Company to place
a pole on Market Square.
Thomas ii. Randall was appointed spec
lal policeman at the aims house.
Inc order transferring the claim of Gran
vile ii. Cloyes from the committee on judic-
lal proceedings and claims to the committee
on nre department was returned from the
lower Board In Inconvenience, The Board
adhered to its former action. Other papers
IRON the lower Board passed in concurrence
Inc Board then adjourned.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
OF Forest City Sugar Refinery for S6s6.3o
expense OF removing sewer deposits
Of Stewart Wooster for damages by reason
OF the revocation OF an order allowing him to
move wooden building
" ID. W. LeLacheur and others to grade
Gilman street.
.sOf j. III. Wolf for damages from defect
i've sewer on the corner Of Fore and Frank
lin streets.
OF Lucretia H. Small for damages from
changing the grade of Portland street oppo-
site Deering Park.
Of A. M. Sawyer and others an n saver
on Chatham street
Of w. ID. Jones for license as an auction
eer. (Granted)
OF Adolph I. Ulmer for permission to
eIsct ana MAINTAIN stationary steam engine
ALL Market Square. (Granted)
Subject to the approval of the City Mar
shall, permission was granted to Nathan
Deering to keep billiard hall at st. Julien
Hotel; to Solomon Schryver to keep pawn
brokers' shop; of Charles A.Siteman to keep
a fish market at 80 India street.
In Common Council.
Absent, Messrs. Cushing, Rumery and
Parker.
The reading of the records was dispensed
with.
Mr.. Trefethen offered the petition of A. S.
Oliver and others, for a brick sidewalk on
the easterly side of Waterville street. The
petition was read and sent up.
The order transferring the Back Bay APP
preparation to the committee on drains and
sewers was passed in this board by a vote of
IL yeas and no nays.
The paper In regard to the claim of Gran
vile ii. Cloyes was recommtted to the COM
mittee on claims in inconvenience.
The report and order on the LAYING out of
Osgood street were laid on the table in this
board. Mr.. Roberts thought a street ten
feet wide ridiculous, and Mr.. Trefethen said
that it wasn't right to the Island to give the
people there such street. Why, said he. it
won't be year before they will come asking
for the street to be widened ten feet. Peo-
pie will buy land and put up cottages on that
street and they don't want to put them up on
q lane. II it is necessary to pay a man for
his land for the street, pay him what is right
and take the land. The people desire a
street and will be satisfied with anything at
present because they want to get to their
graveyard without going through mans
coward. But it would be better to give
them nothing rather than mere ally like
this proposed street.
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