The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-03
IN SESSION UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
Regular Monthly Meeting of tho CITY
Council Last Evening.
important Amendments to ordIn-
ances Considered.
The Time for the Completion OF the
Marginal Way Extended.

The regular monthly meeting of the City
Council was held last night. 1t was the
first regular meeting since the first meeting
ON the first Monday in July, the August
meeting having been postponed on account
of a lack of business. Amendments to sew
eral ordinances were reported, and consider
able other business Of more or less import
ance was transacted.
In Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
Mayor Melcher presided. The full Board
of Aldermen were present.
COST OF FILLING THE CITY FLATS,
Alderman Hobbs read a communication
| from the city civil engineer, in regard to the
cost of filing the flats between Green and
Grove streets. The communication stated
that between Green street and the Portland
& Rochester railroad embankment the city's
area to be filled is 1856 square feet, aver
age depth "a feet which is equal to 1872
cubic yards. This leaves 1851 cubic yards
for the town of Deering to fill. Between the
railroad and Grove street the city's part to
colt and Conant's part S,765 cubic yards; H.
behring's 1894 cubic yards; making a total
of 60, 985 cubic yards to be filled. The guam
tity of fill required on the flats of the city
| is Al, 1864 cubic yards. Ii this can be filled
from the cuts Of the Portland & Rochester
extension it could be done for 80 cents per
cubic yard, making the total cost TO the city
$14,359.50. Otherwise, the city engineer es--
timated, it will cost 40 cents per cubic. yard
| to make the fill east of the railroad bank, and
| 80 cents per cubic yard to make the remain
| ing fill, the total cost being $23, 1880 The
| report was accepted.
TO BE RENDERED A RECEPTION.
An order was passed for the appointment
| of joint committee to give fitting recep-
| ton to the members of the International
| Congress OF America, who are to visit this
| city on the Sth Of next October. The Mayor
| appointed the full Board of Aldermen. The
| committee is authorized to incur the necessa-
ry expense.
PETITIONS.
The following petitions were referred:
| s. w. Thaxter and Co., for permission to erect
| steam engine at 81 Commercial street. Granted.
G. r. W. Thaxter, ct ais, for incandescent
| Marks Berenstein, for license as pawn broker
| erect new wooden buildings Granted.
John Sherry, ct ais, for arc light corner OF Elm
Z. L. o. Adams, to erect wooden building.
| Granted.
Albion Little for s54s,e2 damage to wool shop
Consoiidated Electric % Light Company to erect
| poles as follows: One at s. W. corner Middle and
Market streets; one at S. w. corner Middle and
/ Silver streets; one at s. K. corner Middle and
| Pearl streets. Granted.
AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCES.
Section Of the ordinance establishing
sanitary department, approved March 5,
1888, was amended by adding the following
| words:
mo persons shall go about collecting any house
or fish onal OF any description, or TRANSPORT the
| same through any of the streets, lanes courts
with said committee, and unless IS III the - faithful per-
| formance Of such contract be secured by
proper bond under. the provisions Of this ordt;
be liable to a penalty of $50 for each and every
Section 2. All ordinances inconsistent here
| with are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect
upon its approval by the Mayor.
An ordinance relating to the Western
Cemetery was amended so that all inter-
ments Of the dead therein are forbidden ex-
cept upon the special written permit of the
superintendent of burials first obtained
therefor. Such permit has heretofore been
granted by the commissioners of cemeteries
| and public grounds.
Alderman Shaw introduced an amendment
| to an ordinance amending an ordinance re-
lating to public buildings, the intent of
| which Is to take the fire department
1 UullQlDRS Oub Ol LD6 COQLTOl Llo COmmlL-
tee on public buildings and place them un-
der the control of the committee on fire de-
partment. The ordinance was read and sent
| down.
| An amendment to the ordinance relating
| to fire department, the intent of which is to
take engine men from the elective class and
| making them subject to appointment by the
| board of engineers, subject to the approval
| OF the committee on fire department, was in
| troduced hg Alderman Shaw. read twice and
| passed
An ordinance to amend an ordinance relat-
| ing to carriages was proposed, read twice
and passed to be engrossed. The amend
| ment provides that licences for hackney
| carriage shall be granted by the Mayor and
| Aldermen and issued by the city clerk. The
| Mayor and Aldermen may revoke such licen-
| ses at pleasure. Certificates shall be issued
| by the city clerk and he shall be entitled to a
| fee of 25 cents. No other fee shall be re-
quired. The licenses shall be numbered
| c0nsecutively and the city marshal shall
| keep record thereof.
The Mayor and Aldermen shall designate
stand for each carriage, and no driver
shall stand at any other place under pain Of
| penalty, providing, however, that nothing
| herein contained shall be held to prohibit
any person licensed as foresaid from going
to, and under proper and reasonable rules
and regulations remaining at all depots,
railroad stations. boat landings and other
places, Including theatres, also for the purpose
| OF conveying passengers thereto and to Sc
cure employment to convey passengers there
from. Drivers shall at times when soliciting
employment or in the service of passenger
wear badges on their hat. This shall not ap-
| ply to drivers Of a carriage in service for
wedding and funeral purposes.
The aldermen voted to adhere to their ac-
tion In regard to this ordinance when it
came back in non-coDcurrence. A commit
tee Of conference was called for. Alderman
Rand, Hobbs and McCann were appointed
on the committee on behalf of the board Of
aldermen.
After long session that closed few min
utes before midnight, the committee of con-
ference dissolved and reported they were un-
| able to agree. The committee was dis
| charged. A new committee was appointed,
consisting on the part of the board Of alder
| Smart. The committee unanimously voted
TO support the action at first taken by the
aldermen.
MIR. MooRE's CONTRACT.
A communication was received from Col.
Edward Moore. stating that he had not had
time to complete the marginal way in the
time specified, and he asked that the time be
| extended. The communication stated that
the marginal way will be completed accord
| ing to contract.
An order was passed that the time for
| fulfilling the contract between Edward
| Moore and the City Of Portland for building
the marginal way be and is hereby further
extendended until September /, 1880.
| ORDERS PASSED.
Orders were passed:
/ Establishing the grade of Wescott street.
/ Appr0priating $500 from the contingent fund
to repair the cellar of the Centre street school
| house. Aldermen Smart and Hobbs opposed
/ this.
That the Mayor purchase of Brown Thurston
| 8 Co., volumes Ave and six of the York Records
for sum not TO exceed $500.
That the committee on street lamps contract
for lighting the city's streets for the coming year
i and make suitable arrangement for lighting the
streets ON the islands.
/ That the committee on streets purchase q pair
/ of horses at a cost not TO exceed S4Oo.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Petitioners for the widening of Congress