The Portland daily press., 1888-07-03
CITY covERNM EMIT.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the City
Council Last Night.
Five Hundred Dollars Appropriated
for Open Air Concerts.


for Open Air Concerts.
The regular monthly meeting Of the City
Council was held last night, and the amount
OF business transacted was not large.
In Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
Mayor Chapman presided, and the full
board was in attendance.
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR OPEN AIR
CONCERTS.
Alderman Galley offered the following or
der, which was passed.
Ordered, That special committee of two
be appointed, with such as the Common
Council may join, to expend $500 for open
air concerts.
Aldermen Galley and Hobbs were appoint
ed on this committee.
BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTED.
The committee on new wooden buildings
reported, recommending that the following
petitions for the erection of new wooden
buildings be granted:
H. X. Colesworthy, 81 oxford street.
VIM. Cavanaugh, 146 Congress street.
A. w. Rush, 20 to 2S Everett street.
J. +. Pickett, 3l3 st. John street.
Richard Donivan, rs Emery street.
j. ID. johnson, rear AZ Bracket street.
Horace M. Prince and l.. ID. Nj. Sweat
were granted leave to withdraw their petit
tons. The report was accepted.
The following was received and read by
the Mayor:
PORTLAND. Me-, June 10, 1888.
Hon. Charles J. Chapman, Mayor Of Portland
aud Chairman Of the Committee of Finance.
Sir,-l am instructed by the board of managers
Of this bank to inform you that the Portland Saw
ings Bank is prepared to purchase the seventeen
hundred shares Of Portland Gas Light Company
and seventy thousand dollars therefor.
Ihis ofier to remain good until July 3, 1888, at
II M, 1t being understood that if the stock is so
purchased, the Portland Savings Bank is to be en-
titled to receive any and all now unpaid divi-
dends that may have been declared on said stock
prior to the transfer thereof to the bank: and
that this offer is predicated upon the accuracy of
the statements of the committee made to the
City Council June A, 1883, as to the assets and
financial standing OF said Portland Gas Light
Company Respectfully,
EDWARD A. MOVES, Treas
1t was voted to refer the matter to a special
committee consisting of Aldermen Cunning
ham, Redlon and Smith.
ORDERS.
The following orders were passed:
That the committee on drains and sewers
be and hereby is authorized to cause to be
constructed the following named sewers:
Vesper street north from present terminus.
sheridan street north from present terminus
Congress street from Howard to Eastern
Promenade, Emerson street to Congress
street. Sherman street easterly from present
terminus, Sherman street westerly from
State street, Boynton Court to WEYMOUTH
street, Lincoln street from Pearl to Wilmot
streets, Carter street from Congress to Port
land street, st. John street southerly from
present terminus, Frederick street to Con-
gress street, Portland street from present
terminus to Deering line.
That the school house corner of Carol
and Neal streets be named the Mcclellan
school in honor Of ex-Mayor Mcclellan and
that suitable tablet be. placed upon it.
That James Cunningham place a grating
in front of his building.
That the committee on fire department
purchase three horses for the use of the fire
department, the cost not to exceed $1,000
That new street be opened at the West
End to the Deering line.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were referred:
Of Henry S. Trickey and ten others for an
arc light corner of Emery and Cushman
streets
OF w. F. Lunt and others for granite
pavement between High and State streets,
on Congress.
Of Jacob II. Groves, for license to main
tain skating rink corner of Munjoy and
Of Edwin Merrill, to erect wooden build
ing. corner of Oxford and Preble streets.
Granted
OF Sargent, Dennison & Co., to erect new
wooden building on Long wharf Granted.
Of j. l.. Watson, to erect new wooden
building on Boyd street Granted.
VI z. ii. Simonds, to erect wooden build
ing at 60 Federal street and and at 30 and 81
Federal street
Claim of F. w. Clark for 500 damage,
caused by change Of grade and breaking OF
culyert on Congress street. Referred
OF Mr.. Scanlon, for permission to run his
engine two months. Granted.
as pawnbrolzer.
Of L. G. Gibson, for license for billiard
OF Balm & Russell, to store petroleum.
VI Asa Huff, 1873 Neal street, to remove
tree. Granted.
OF citizens for. the matchmaking of Cum
berland,, between Chapel and Wilmot streets.
Referred.
OF Commercial Union Telegraph Company
for permission to enter the city with their
line.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTER.
The following ordinance amending and in
addition to the ordinance relating to car
riages was given its first reading:
The rate of fare to be taken by or paid to the
owner, driver or other person having charge of
any herdic or two wheeled cab shall be as fol-
lows: that is TO say for carrying passenger
from one place to another within the city,
not exceedieg twenty-five cents at any hour
OF the day or night, and the Mayor is here
by authorized to appoint an officer who
shall be styled superintendent of carriages,
whose duty it shall be to inspect all vehicles
used for the transportation of passengers,
and to see that all provisions of the ordi-
nance relating to carriages are enforced
The board of health to whom was referred
the petition of several persons for compen-
sati0n for time while quarantined on ac-
count of varioloid reported, after having
consulted the city solicitor, joseph w. Sy-
monds, recommending that the petitions
should not be granted. The report was ac-
cepted.
The committee to whom was referred the
matter in regard to the discontinuance of
Cedar and Wilmot street reported recon-
mending that said street be discontinued.
The report was accepted, and orders discon-
tinuing the street were passed.
The following persons were granted Ii
censes as victulars at Peaks Island: A. III.
Stowell, Sarah Inness, w. G. Harlow, C. ii.
Haley. On Federal street, James Herbert.
A communication from VIM. II. Green, in
spector of buildings, relative to a wooden
addition now being built by John Akem on
Franklin street, was received and placed on
fle
The report of the recorder of the municipal
court was received and ordered on file.
The deputy marshaPs report on electric
lights out showed that the number of hours
the lights were out was:
Arc. ........................262 hours S7.73