The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-07-14

A special meeting of the two branches of
the City Council was held last evening and a
small amount of business transacted.
In Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
Mayor Chapman called the Board to order
at 7.3O. Absent, Alderman Briggs.
THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
An order was passed thanking the Hon.
Thomas B. Reed, Mrs. Abba Goold Woolson,
the Hon. Secretary of the Navy, Rear Adj
miral Luce, Mr.. G. B. Weeks and his asso-
ciates in the Indian tribe, and all others who
aided in making the Centennial celebration
so great success.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR.
Fred A. Usher was appointed regular
policeman in place of Officer Driscoll, re-
signed.
The following were appointed special po-
licemen without pay. Charles w. Hadlock,
William Whitehall, Charles w. Cushing,
Charles j. Anderson, John E. Trott.
John j. Gerrish was appointed trustee of
Evergreen Cemetery, in place of William T.
Small, deceased.
NEW WOODEN BUILDINGS.
The committee ON new wooden buildings
reported that they have granted licenses to
the following persons to erect wooden build
ings at the places named G. w. York. No. 6
Washington street; A. E. Plummer, 60 Mel
len street, and 6 and Grant street; E. Fl.
Sargent, 81 Munjoy street; Sullivan and
Coyle, 1853 State street; S. Ell. Colesworthy,
81 Oxford street; William Partlow, corner of
Chatham and Fore streets; J. Ell. Hamlen
and son, at wharf J. II. Wolf, 70 Middle
street; v. B. Fuller, 43 North street; Chas.
Oxnard, 1913 Commercial street: E. P.
Chase, corner Grove and Portland streets
Edward Harlow, ST. John street; Fred Lom-
bard, Gray street; George Hudson, rear 81
Congress street; r. B. Lowell, Sc Melbourne
street; w. S. Edgerly, Al and 43 Munjoy
street; Daniel Weber, Pleasant street !;
Fred E. Haskell, 555 Cumberland street; G.
W. Marston, oil New High street; w. e..
Sanborn, corner of Grant and State streets.
PETITIONS RECEIVED.
The following petitions were received and
acted upon:
OF James Walsh, relating to the injuries
sustained by his daughter Della, owing to a
defect in the sidewalk on Cross street Re-
ferred.
OF c. II. Newell, for theatre license.
OF Pellet & Boothby, to maintain steam
engine and boiler at No. 8 Custom House
wharf. Granted.
OF c. III. Carl for abatement of sewer tax.
Referred
OF Charles Mccarthy, Jr., and T. f. Dona-
hue, that Mary Pendergrass, the 10 year old
child of Bridget Leonard, be placed in care
of her aunt, Miss Mary Feeney, as the child
is alleged to be improperly treated at pres
ent. VIM. z. Gould certified to knowing that
Miss Mary Feeney is proper person to as
sumo the charge of the child. A hearing
was ordered on the petition for Friday, at 4
p. m.
ORDERS PASSED.
The following orders we've passed:
That $3.50 be appropriated for the laying
out of the street on Long Island
That the committee on drains and sewers
be authorized to cause the removal CT the
deposit at the mouth of the Fore street sew
er. Referred.
That notice be given of hearing in regard
to the changing of the grade of Portland
street, to be held July 81 at 8. 80 D. M
That the board of assessors prepare the
usual number of voting lists to be used at
the September elections.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On the petition for the extension of Wilson
street to the Eastern Promenade, the COM
mittee on laying out new streets reported
recommending the extension of the street as
far as Beckett street.
The ordinance amending an ordinance on
streets, and that creating the Office of in
spector Of buildings were passed to be en-
crossed
Licenses to store petroleum were granted
to the following persons in the amounts
named: Perley, Russell & Co., 1900 gal
Ions; W. s. Jordan & Co., 1000 gallons
Cousens & Tomlinson, 1000 gallons.
The Mayor stated that plans had been
drawn for the proposed school house and
the committee were looking for a suitable
lot.
The Board adjourned.
IN LICENSING BOARD.
The Board met as licensing board and
granted victualers' licenses to A. B. Ball,
Peter Grant, Curtis, Willard & Cooling and
Robert S. Sterling.
1t was voted that the City Marshal have
power to grant temporary licenses to be in
force until the meeting next after the present
alton of the petitions for such licenses.
The Board adjourned.
In Common Council.
Absent: Messrs. Brown, Rumery, Parker
and Spring.
The records were read and approved. Pap
ers from the upper Board received concur
rent action.
In Joint Convention.
Charles ii. Green was elected a weigher of
hard coal.
The City Clerk announced the presenta-
tions to the city, by Mr. Henry Deering of a
silhouette of his grandfather Nathaniel
Deering, one of the first selectmen of Port
land in 1856 ;:by Thomas Shaw of portrait
of his father Alpheus Shaw, selectman in
1862 and %, and alderman in 1884; and
that Mr.. Alex. Longfellow would present the
city copy of the portrait of his grandfather
Peleg Wadesworth, one of the first selectmen
in 17S6-S7-SS and SO, and then member of
Congress.
The thanks Of the convention were return
ed for the portraits.