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PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
VOL. 1.
PORTLAND, ME., SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1863.
NO. 242.
^ûRT\HUDSON
WOODS u
H.—The Hartford and Albatros above Port Hudson.
M.—The Mississippi al the point where she grounded.
F.—The course of lite fleet in passing the batteries.
P.—Prc^het Island.
S.—The iron-clad Kssex, gunboat Sachem, and sii mortar schooners shelling the batteries.
B.—batteries on and under the HltjIT. extending three and one-halt miles below Port Hudson.
R.—Rifle pits and iutreuchuieuts covering rear of batteries and approaches to the town.
The Passage of Port Hudson.
Correspondence of the Xetc York World.
The combined movement from Baton Rouge
commenced on Friday, March 13. Farragut's
fleet moved up the river in the morning, and
the army began its march in the afternoon.
"MABCHIXO ALOKO."
General G rover's division marched out of
Baton Rouge at :t o'clock on Friday afternoon;
General Emery'» division followed at 7 o'clock
In the evening, and General Augur'» division
left at 4 o'clock Saturday morning. Λ consid
erable cavai™ force was in advance of the col
umn, and General Banks commanded the
army.
This long looked-for advance was a matter
for enthusiasm with the army. As the divis
ions went out from Baton Rouge the bands
played "Marching Along" and the men eung
•'Old Jobu Brown" aud other army songs.
The advancing columns presented some novel
features iu military marches. To make up for
deficiencies In the baggage train a large num
ber of plantation team» were pressed into ser
vice, and these, with three mules abreast and the
negro drivers, picturesquely varied the monot
ony of the long lines of marching men.
Some seven iniles from Baton Rouge a tree
by the roadside displayed a guide-board point
ing toward Fort Hudson ana giving the some
what ominous direction. The Road to
Bell jy. The confederates burned the
bridge over the Bayou Montscino; but a day
or two before the advance a federal force went
up and built a new bridge, threw up an earth
work to protect themselves while the bridge
*«» building, and left a small force to defend
it. In addition, the first division in the march
threw across the bayou an India rubber pon
toon bridge, so that the army had two crossing
places.
After leaving Baton Rouge all along the line
of march the scenery is superb. On either
aide of the road at intervals are large groves ol
live oak and magnolia trees, profusely draped
with Spanish mues, which in winter gives the
groves a weird and withered look, but now
that the trees are leaving out in full luxuri
ance of springtide, adds a fantastic beauty
to the foliage, and makes t*ie lorest seem, to
northern eyes at least, a novelty.
Wherever General Banks appeared in the
column, riding from the rear to the front, or
to the different divisions, he was enthusiastic
ally cheered by all the regiments. The march
was without molestation or interruption.
There were no guerrillas on the route; no
■tray rifle shots from the woods. The army
reached Springfield road crossing without a
skirmish, and at that point, six or seven miles
from Port Hudson, General Banks made his
headquarters in the field near a church at the
angle of the roads, and on the following day
j was answered by every vessel as they were
ι ready. At 9 45 all tlie vessels were under
1 way ία the order assigned by the Admiral,
j viz: the Hartford, with the gunboat Albatross
I ou her port quarter with hawsers to help the
; propelling power of the flagship; the Kich
; mmid next, with the Uennessee ou her port
side to help her speed; the Mouongahela,
with the Kineo on her port quarter; and last
1 of all the Mississippi. As soon as the fleet
j started all bauds were beat to quarters, guns
t cast loose on both sides, and every man stood !
at his post. At 10 30 a tugboat reached the
Mississippi with dispatches to the Admiral
from Gen. Banks, and steaming rapidly up,
communicated with him before be got under
tire. At 11 15 a ruin stationed at the rebel
outposts to give the signal of the approach of
the fleet attempted to throw up three rockets
but failed; none went up; on the contrary,
one exploded before it left the ground, and
one went horizontally across the river, which
being seen from above, in five minutes after, a
signal rocket went up which was immediately
followed by the batteries opening on the fleei.
The flrst shot fell short of the llarU'ord above
flfty yards. The Admiral reserved his flre
about live minutes after the batteries opened.
THE HKBKLS Ι.ΙΟΗΓ IT THE ItlVKH.
At this time a large flre blazed up back
from the river iu direct range of the point op
posite the batteries, the design of which was
undoubtedly to enable the rebel artillerists to
obtain a more accurate range of the ships as
they caine up. At 11 30 the Hartford opened
tire, sending the contents of her whole star
board batteries ' into the rebel works. The
mortar vessel» opened at the same time,
throwing shells as last as possible, and a terri
fic cannonading ensued. Kour bombs were
frequently seen in the air at once, appar
ently falling within the rebel works, exploding
exactly iu time, and without doubt doing ter
rible execution, although we have no means
of knowing the extent of iqjury inflicted ou
the enemy. The Essex opened with three
guns on the lower rebel battery, aud as the
rest of the vessels caine up they commenced
flriug. The Mississippi flred her flrst shot at :
11 50 from her pivot gun, which was answered ;
by the rebels with light artillery from their ,
lower batteries, their heavy guus being plant- !
ed above and at the town.
K1CIIMOXI) AND MONOXQAJIELA DlSABUtD.
The llichmoud being the second ship in line
of battle, had succeeded iu passing the princi
pal batteries, and had just rounded the point,
when a shot passed through ber steam chest, ;
temporarily disabling her. aiidcompellingher to
drop down stream through the flre ol the bat
teries which she had once pa«sed. Her exec
utive officer, Lieut. Commander A. B. Cuui- !
tilings, was standing by the side of CapL Ai
ded on the bridge over the deck, encouraging
the men, who were working the guns like he
• vuivivvι irv η uvm ui it»» iiiuwusv.
HKJRMlttlllNU.
On Saturday the entire body of cavalry and
tome of the infantry regiment* were sent out
on the Bayou Sara road to Purl Hudson, and
down the Ross and Springfield landing roads
to reconnolter. One party met a force of con
federate cavalry, of about Ave hundred men,
who retired before the federals without wait
ing for a tight.
During the afternoon, however, there were
at least two sharp skirmishes between the fed
eral regiments and a force of confederate cav
alry and infantry thrown out from Port Hud
son and deployed as skirmishers in the woods.
It scarcely seems possible, but with all thu
aharpshootiug there was aliuott "nobody hurt."
The entire fighting was a burlesque upon
a battle. Two officers complete the list of cas
ualtieson the federal side,excepting a private
who was killed in camp by the accidental dis
charge of his carbine. The confederate loss
in the skirmishes, if any, Is not known. Tow
ard eveniug the skirmisher* retired within
their own Tiitrenclmients in the rear of the
town and were seen no more.
TUB RETURN TO BATON ROUGE.
These comparatively bloodless skirmishes
comprise all the lighting done by the the land
forces near Port Hudson. There was nothing
likeageneiai engagement, and the body of
the army did not advance beyond the cross
roads. "There has been a little random firing
between the pickets at intervals this week, but
with no reported losses.
On Sunday morning, after a quiet bivouac
all night, the order was issued to return to
Baton Rouge. There was a little grumbling
and some disappointment in the ranks. The
new,and, until then, untried regiments, wearied
with the monotonous mouths of almost inac
tive life in camp, were, as the vulgate hath it,
"spoiling for a tight." It is certain that Gen.
Banks was wise and politic in ordering the re
turn. There were probably not less than thir
ty thousand confederates under (.en. Gardner,
inside the intrenchments ; and, provided they
were not cut off, at least twenty thousand more
could be concentrated at that point in a single
day.
At 10 o'clock Gen. Augur'· division began
the return march, Grover's and Emory's divis
ion· following at intervals of five miles between
' each of the three divisions. A small force was
left in occupation near the cross roads, and the
main body of the army reached Baton Rouge,
without interruption, before night. Some ol
of the regiments encamped near the road, five
or six miles from the city.
On Monday Gen. Banks issued a printed or
der, announcing that the object of the advance
was accomplished, and that the expedition was
an entire euccess.
Correspondence o/ the Boston Jonrnal.
The movements of the fleet under Admiral
Karragut, were retarded first by a rain storm
and fog in the river, and secondly by the dis
covery ol defects in the boilers of the Miss
issippi, which together delayed the advance a
couple of days. The repairs having been com
pleted, and the various ships put in fighting
trim, while the land forces were marching to
ward Port Hudson, to divert the attention ο
the enemy from the real object of the move
ment, the fleet Rteamed up the river undei
cover of the darkness, on the night of tin
13th, and caine to anchor under Prohpet Island
Tlie mortar flotilla was towed up and got ii
position in sight of the batteries about 2 P. M.
when they cemmenced shelling the rebe
works. There was no demonstration on tin
' part °f the enemy, and no indications of the
presence Of .a foe.
At 2 o'clock-Saturday afternoon the mortar!
opened fire, for" -the purpose of getting th<
range of the battefies.
At » o'clock Saturday owning the flagshif
made signal, "Welghvin<;>»"r·" At " 1'i
alt the auction were "aweiS*1» when the Hart
ford hung a red light over »er stern, wfaicl
I lut·?, λ" tue; λ ι ν, wueu a »um iroin me reoei
batteries «truck his left leg below the knee,
! severing it from hit body and knocking him
from his poet, lie was carried below, ami
while suffering from his wound, he cried out
In language worthy of a Lawrence—"Get the
ship ptst, boys, and they m ly have my olher
leg.-' The same shot which took off the leg of
Mr. Cuinmiug* first struck a hammock, which
in turn hit Commander Allien, knocking him
from the bridge, but not seriously injuring
him. The loss ou the Richmond was three
killed and nine wounded very severely. No
other officer was wounded except Lieutenant
Commander Cumming*. The ship was hulled
several time* by shot from the rebel batteries.
The Oennesee, which came back with the
Richmond, had three men slightly woundéd.
The Monongahela and Kineo, next in line,
also tailed to get past. Capt. McKinstry was
knocked off the bridge early iu the action, but
fortunately his injuries are not of a dangerous
character. The command of the ship, how
ever, devolved upon Lieut. V. Win-low Thom
as, a young officer of much promise, who at
tempted to run the gauntlet, but owing to the
dense smoke which enveloped the ship, the pi
lot was unable to keep the channel, and she
grounded directly under the fire of one of the
heaviest batteries, and in a position exposing
her to the most terrific cannonading. Every j
exertion was made to get her off, which was
finally accomplished by the Kineo, which was I
handled in an admirable manner, notwithstand
ing lier rudder was disabled by a shot. Having
got off, the Monongabela made a third attempt
to proceed, and steamed up until the crank
pin of lier engine became so heated as to disa- !
ble the machinery. She drop|>ed to the posi- |
tion of the mortar fleet. The Mouougahela
had seven men killed, and twenty-one wound
ed, including several officers. No casualties (
have been reported Irom the Kineo. The j
bomb flotilla worked well, but inflicted little
or no damage on the enemy.
THK MISSISSIPPI ΛΚΗΟΗΚ.
The Mississippi was obliged to run slow '
In order to keep clear of the Monongahela
After she had passed all the lower batteries
and was nearly up to the bend of the river i
directly opposite the heavy batteries, the \
Kineo and Monongahela were observed to
stop, which compelled the Mississippi to
slow down, in order to keep the position as
signed her. In the meantime her crew were
pouring an incessant lire into the rebel batter- ]
les. the flashes from their guns being the only j
object at which, in the darkness and smoke i
which enveloped the river, they could aim.
While this was transpiring the ship drifted
with the curreut over toward the point.
Discovering this, Capt. Smith—who during
the entire action had manifested the utmost
coolness and bravery—gave the order to go
ahead at full speed. The ship had gained full
headway, and the officers were congratulating
themselves upon having passed through all
danger, the vessel up to this time not having
received a single shot, when she brought up
hard and fast ou a mud bar, which caused lier
to careen two streaks on the port aide. This j
was partly owing to the fact that her star
board broadside was fired at the moment the ;
the ship struck. She immediately after right- ;
ed and caine to an even keel. The order was ;
given to back the engine. Up to this time j
only one shot had struck her, and no casu- ι
! alties had occurred. The officers and men
were at their station and working the guns as
if nothing had happened, although the rebels,
discovering the |H>sliion of the ship, obtain
ed her exact range, she being only five
hundred yards distant, and were enabled to
j hull her with nearly every shot.
TREPABATtOSe TO DESTROY THK SHIP
The pilot reported that it was impossible to
I keep the ship afloat, and Commander Smith,
j considering it both humane and judicious to
abandon her to prevent her from falling Into
I the hands of the eDetnr, at once gave the or
ders to lower the boats and get out tlie sick
and wounded. Most of the former had been
sent off before the Mississippi went into
action. At the same time he gave orders to
the engineers to disable the machinery and
throw the pivot gun overboard.
Shortly after the Mississippi grounded the
Richmond passed down stream, followed by
the Monongahela. The flag-ship with lier
consort had passed, and the rebels ceased fir
ing at her before the Mississippi grounded.
So reluctant were the men on the Mississippi
to leave the guns that the order to prepare to
leave the ship had to be repealed several times
before they could be iuduced to obey. Up to
this time the officers and men kept their
stations and did their duty with miraculous
coolness. There was no skulking, no coin
plaining, but all obeyed the orders with alac
rity and cheerfulness. The sick and wounded
were conveyed in charge of Dr. M iccoun to
the Essex, and th<> others were landed on the
levee opposite the batteries.
Everything being in readiness to abandon
the ship, the beddins, mattresses and furniture
were collected in the ward room, the store
room and in the forward part of the vessel,
the guns spiked, Commander Smith doing this
with his own bands, being the last to leave,
after seeing all the wounded off and the ship
well fired.
THE FIUKI) SHIP AFLOAT.
About Itali an hour after she was left to the
mercy ol the elements, the vess Ί, being light
ened bv the departure of the crew, and the
water flowing into her through the outward
delivery pipes, which had been cut. lier stern
settled, and she slid off into deep water and
floated defiantly and majestically down
stream, as if guided by the hand of her pilot.
As soon as she floated the current caught her
bow and turned her head down stream, and as
she passed the rebel batteries her port guns,
which had not been fired, becoming heated,
went off at regular intervals, pouring their
contents into the batteries of the rebels, who
thus received her parting salute. She passed
through the fleet at anchor off the head of
j-roiii ictnmi, doing no damage, anil present
ing a beautiful ami at the saine time a melan
choly spectacle.
SITE BLOWS I'P.
The Mississippi drifted down to a point fif
teen miles below Port Hudson, near where
the rebel rim Arkansas was destroyed, when
she blew up with a tremendous explosion.
NEW CITYCHARTER.
STATE OF «ΑΠΕ.
lu tho year oi oar Lord one thousand eight hundred
anil sixty-three.
AN ACT toooufer certain powere on the City of
Port laud.
IP itennrted by the Senatr atti Horn* of Reprtstnta
livts in Lsgislzturr assimbled, as follow* :
8*ctios 1. The inhabitants of Portland shall con
tinue to be a body politic and corporate by the uame
of the City of Portland, aud a* such shall have, exer
cise, and enjoy all the rights. immuuities, powers,
privileges, and franchises. and shall be subject to all
the duties aud obligations now apper aiuing to, or
incumbent upon mid city, or toe inhabitants or mu
nicipal auth Mill·· t lie re 11 ; aud m av ordain reasona
ble oy laws and regulatious lor muuicipal purposes,
nud impose penalties for the breach thereof, not ex·
ceediug one huuiired dollars, to be recovered for
such uses a· the inuuicipai authorities uiay appoint.
Suction· 2. I he ad minim ratio.ι of all' the fiscal,
prudential aud municipal affairs t said city, with the
government thereof, shall be vc«u.h! iu one principal
magistrale to be styled the mayor, and ouecouncil of
seven to be denominated the board of aldermen, and
one cjuuctl of twenty-one to b.· denominated the
board of common council, ail oi' whom shall be in
habitants of said city ; which board shall constitute
aud bo cAiled the city council; aud shall bo sworn or
affirmed in the form prescribed by the constitution
of the state lor state officers.
Suction 3 The mayor of said city shall be the
chief executive officer thereof. It shall be his duty to
ce vigilant and active iu causing the laws of the state,
and ordiuancos and regulation* of the city, to be ex
ecuted aud euforoed, to exercise a general supervis
ion over the couduct of all subordinate officers, aud
to cause violations or neglect of dut ν ou their part to
be puuished. lie shall from time to time coiumuui
cate to the city couucil, or either board, such infor
mation aud recommend such measures as the inter
ests of the city may require. He shall preside at all !
meetings of the mayor aud aldermeu and in joint '
meetings of the two boards, but shall have only a j
ca*tiujt vote, tie shall bo compensated for his ser- '
vices by a salary to be tixed by the city council,
payable at stated periods, aud shall receive therefor j
no other compensation, which salary, however, shall !
not be increased or diminished duriug his year of
office.
Section 4. Every law, act, ordinance, resolve or ι
order, requiring the'consent of both branches of tho
city council, excepting rules and orders of a parlia
mentary character, shall be presented to the mayor
for approval. If not approved by him he «hall return
it, with his objections, at the next suited session of
the city council, to that brauchiu w hich it originated,
which shall enter the objections at large on its jour
nal and proceed to reconsider the fame. If upon
such reconsideration it shall be passed by a vote of
two thirds of all th·» members of that branch, it shall
be sent, together with the objection', to the other
branch, by which it shall be reconsidered aud if pass
ed by two thirds of that branch, it shall have the
same effect as jr sigucd by the mayor. Iu case of
vacancy iu the office of mayor when said law. act, or
dinale···. resolve or order t>· Anally passed, the same
Section 5 Πι»' executive powers of said city gen» ;
erally.and the administration of police aud "health '
departments, with ad the power· of selectmen, ex- :
cept a? modified by this act. «hall he vented in the
mayor and alderm"n. All the powers of establishing
watch and ward now rested by the laws of the State j
in the justice# of the peace and municipal officers or j
inhabitants of town*, are vested in the mayor aud a!- |
dermen, so far as relates to «aid citv ; and they are !
authorized to unite the watch and police departments
into one department aud establish suitable régula
tione for the goverumeut of the same. The officers !
of police shall be one chief ti .d 11».» city
marshal, so many deputy marshals as the city council ί
tnav by ordinance prescribe, and so many watchman
aud policemen as the mayor aud aldermen may from
time to time appoint. All other powers now or here
after vested iu the inhabitants of said city, aud all
powers granted by this act. as well as all powers rela
ting to the tire department, shall be vested in the :
mayor and aldermen, aud common council or said
citv, to be exercised by concurrent vote, each board
to have a negative upon the other. Kach board shall
keep a record of its proceeding*, and judge of the
election of its own members: aud iu case of vacan
cies, new elections shall be ordered by the mayor and
aldermen.
Section 6. The compensation of all subordinate
city officers whatsoever, shall be fixed bv the citv j
council. All officers of the police and health depart- j
MBtS shall be appointed by the mayor and ai Jer
m.-n, and aiay be rtnovad by (heal fbr good eaas*.
All other subordinate officers, uow elected by the
mavor aad aldermen or the city council, shall hereaf
ter be elected by joint convention of the city council
and such officers may be UMBO rod lor good SMSO, bf
concurrent vote passed in each branch by the a«seiit
of two thirds of all the members thereof.* Kxcept as
otherwise specially provided iu this act, all subordi
nate officers shall be elected annually on the second
Monday of March, or as soon thereafter a* may be, !
and their term of office shall be for oue year auu until
others an· qualified in their places. All vacancies >
may be tilled bv the board having authority to elect.
Suction 7. No money shall be pain out of the j
city treasury except on order drawn and signed by ι
thé mavor, detdguating the fund or appropriation ;
from which said orders are to be paid, nor unless the
same shall be lirst granted or appropriated therefor,
by the city council : aud the city couucil shall secure
a prompt aud just accountability, by requiring bonds 1
with sufficient penalty aud suret ν or sureties, from
all persons intrust.-d with tin· receipt, custody or dis
bursement of money ; they shall have the care and
iuperinteudenceof the city buildings and the custody
and management of all citv property, wit ■ power to
let or sell what may be iegally let or sold, and to
purchase and take in the name of the city real and
personal property for municipal purposes to an
amount not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars
in addition to that uow held by the citv. And shall,
as often as once a year, cause to be published for the
information of thé inhabitants, a particular account
of receipts aud expenditures and a schedule of city
property.
Section 8. The assessors shall continue to be
elected on the second Monday in March. At the first
election thereof under this act, three persons shall be
elected assessors, one of whom shall be elected for
one year, one for two years, and one for three years,
and at each subsequent election one assessor shall be
elected for three years, each of whom shall continue
in office until some other person shall have been e'ect
ed aud qualified in his place. The city council shall
elect an assistant assessor iu each ward, whose duty I
it shall be to furnish the assessors with all the neces
sary information relative to person· and property
taxable i ·. his ward ; he shall be sworn or affirmed to
the faithful performance of his duty. All taxes, shall j
be assessed, apportioned and collected in the manner j
prescribed by the laws of this state relative to town ι
taxes, except as herein modified ; aud the city coun- j
cil mar establish further or additional provisions, for j
the collection thereof aud of interest thereon. There
shall be elected at the first election of subordinate of
ficers, under this act, in March, twelve persons for
overseers of the poor and workhouse, four of whom j
shall l»e elected for one year, four for two years, and j
four for three years; and all subsequent atinual elec- j
tions, shall be for the term of three years.
Section U. The city council shall have exclusive j
authority to lay out. widen or otherwise alter, ordis
continne, any and all streets or public wave in the |
city of Portland, without petition therefor, and as
far as ext-erae low water mark, and to estimate all
damages sustained by the owners of laud taken for
that purpose ; but all locations below high water mark
shall be subject to the provisions of the laws relating
to the commissioners of Portlanfl harbor. A joint
standing committee of the two boards shall be ap
pointed, whose duty it shall be to lay out, alter, wi
deu or discontinue any street or way in said city,
first giving notice of the time and place ot their pro
ceedings to all parties interested, by an advertisement
in two daily papers printed in Portland for one week
at least previous to tne time appointed. The commit
tee shall first hear all pyties interested, and then
determine and adjudge whether the public conven
ience require such street or way to be laid out, altered
or discontinued ; and shall make a written return of
their proceed in g», signed by a majority ο ft horn, con
taining the bound· and descriptions of the street or
way, if laid out or altered, and the names of the own
ers of the laud taken, when known, and the damage·
allowed therefor; the return shall be filed in the city
clerk's office at least seven day· previous to its accep
tance by the city council. The street or way Khali
not be altered or established until the report is ac
cepted by the city council, and the report shall not
be altered or amended before its acceptance. A street
or way shall not b*· discontinued by the city council,
except upon the report ot said committee. The com
mittee shall estimate and report the damages sustain
ed by the owners of the land· adjoining that portion
ol tlie street or way which is so discontinued ; their
report shall be tiled with the city clerk seven «lays at
least before its acceptance. Any person aggrieved
by the decision or judgment of the city council in es
tablishing, altering or discontinuing streets, may,
tar as relates to damages, appeal therefrom to th™
next court haviug jurisdiction thereof, in the county
of'Cumberland, which court shall determine the same
by a committee of reference uuder a rule of court, if
the parties agree, or by a verdict of its jury, and
shall render judgment and i.-sue execution tor the
damages recovered, with costs to the party prevailing
in the appeal. Such appeal shall bo made to the term
of the Supreme Judicial Court, which shall tirst l»e
holden in the county of Cunberland. more than thirty
day· from and after the ItM t U finally established,
altered or discontinued, excluding the dav of com
mencement of the session of said court. The appel
lants shall serre written notice of such em·) bjmm
the mayor or city rhrk. four?· «·η days at RW b( nif
the session of the court, and shall at the tirst term,
file a complaint setting forth substantially the facts of
thecase. On the trial, exception· may be taken to
the ruling of the court, as in other cases. Co-ten
ant- who are appellant· shall join in their appeal or
shall not recover their costs. If a street or way is
discontinued before the damages are paid or recov
ered for the land taken, t lie laud owner shall not be
entitled to recover such damages but the committee,
in their report discontinuing the saine, shall estimate
and include all the damage* sustained bj (Ike hUftd
owner, including those caused by the original loca
tion of the streets : aud in sueh cases it an appeal has
been regularly taken, the appellant shall recover his
costs. The city shall not be compelled to construct
or open any street or way thus hereafter established,
until in the opinion of the city council the public good
requires it to be done: nor shall the city interfere with
the possession of the iat:<l *·> taken by re moi tag there
from materials or otherwise, uatil they «lecldero open
and construct said street. The city council rnav reg
ulate the heighth and width of sidewalks in any pub
lic square, place, streets, lanes, or alleys in said city;
and may aacboi is* poets and trees t.. mplaced eioi g
tii·· edge of said sidewalks. Nor tell t he dtj be an·
we-able for damages occasioned by telegraph pi les
aud wires erected in its streets.
Sbctiojc 10. The mayor mar on such terms and
condition· as he may think proper, authorize and em
power any person or corpo-ation to place in any
street, for such time as maybe necessary any materi
als for making or repairing any street,sidewalk, cross,
walk, bridge, watercourse or drain or for erecting,
repairing or finishing any building or fences or for
laying or repairing gas or wafer pipes, provided that
not more than oue naif of the width of the street
Shall be so occupied. And snch material so placed
by virtue of any license obtained as aforesaid, shall
not be considered an incumbrance or nuisance in
such street; snd the city, shall not be liable to auy
person tor any damages occasioned by such ma
terials.
SiccTtoirlt. The citv shall remain divided into
seven wards; and it shall be the duty of the city coun
cil, once in ten years or oftener to revise, and if it bo
needful to alter such wards, in such manner a·* to pre
serve, a·* nearly as may In·, an equal number of vote·
iu each. In each of said wards, at the annual mu
nicipal election there sha I be chosen bv ballot, a
warden and clerk, who shall hold their office* for oue
year from the Monday following their election, and
until others shall hare been chosen and qualified iu
for af/irin d to tie) faithful performance of their re
spective duties by any fustiee of the peace of the
citv; and a certificate of such oatl;β or affirmations
having been administered, shall be entered by the
clerk on the record* of the ward. Γ he warden shall
preside at all ward meetings with the powers of mod
erators of town meetings. If at any meeting the
warden shall not be present, or shall refuse t·» pre
side. the clerk of such ward -4»a!I call the meeting to
order and preside until a warden pro tern, shall be
chosen. It" both are absent, or shall refuse to act. a
warden and clerk pro tern, shall be chosen. The
clerk *hall record a'l proceedings, and certify the
vote given and deliver over to his successor if» office
all such record* and journal·, together with all other
docuineuts and papers held by htm in said capacity.
The voters of each ward may choose ten persons to
assist the warden in receiving, «or fin g and counting
the votes. All regular ward meetings shall he not!·»
tied and called by warrant from the mayor and aider
men, in ihe manner prescribed by the law* of this j
state for notifying and caliin / town meetings by the J
selectmen of the several town
Suction 12. The mayor shall be elected bv the in- !
habitants of the city voiiagitt their respective want*.
One alderman, three common couucilmeu, a warden
and clerk, and two constable·» shall tw elected bv
each «ira, being Midi nt in the ward « hern s tested,
All said officers shall be elected by baiiot, by a ma
jority of the votes un eu ; and sliall hold their othces ,
oue year from the second M day i<. Mirch,and un
til others shall be eleoted an ι otia ifled in their p aces.
All city and ward officers sha 1 be held to discharge
the duties of the office to which they have been re
spectively elected. uotwithstauding their removal af
ter their election out of their respective wards into
anv other wards in the city: but they shall not so bo
he'd after they have taken up their permanent resi
dsnne om of «m eft)
Section 13 On the first Monday in March annu
ally, the qualified electors of each ward sha!» ballot
for mavor. one alderman, three common councilman,
a warden and clerk and two constables on one bal
lot. The ward clerk, within twenty-lour hours after
such election, shall deliver to the persouselected, cer
tificates of their election and shad forthwith deliver
to the city e'erk. a certified copv of the record of such
election, a plain and intelligible abstract of which
shall be entered by the cwclerk on th<· citv records.
If the choice of any such officers is not effected on
t iat day, the meeting shall be adjourned to another
day. (not more than two da% « thereafter) to complete
such election, and may so adjourn from time to time,
until the election is completed : The board of aider
men shall, as soou a« conveniently may be, examine
the copies of the records of the s everal ward·*, certi
fied a« aforesaid, and shall cause the person who shall
have b«H?n elected mayor by a majority of the votes
given in ail the wards, to be uotiiied in writing of his
election But if it shall appear that uo person thall
have t η so elected, or if the person elected shall re
fuse t»· accept the office, the said boards shall issue
their warrants for another election: and in cast· the
citizens shall fail on a second ballot to elect a mavor,
the city council in convention shall, from the four
highest candidates voted for at the second election
and returned, elect a mavor for the ensuing year;
and in case of a vacancy in the office of mayor by
death, resignation or otherwise, it shall be filled for
the remainder of the term by a new election in the
manner InninÉi r provided t"r the choice <>f said
officer. The oar h or affirmation prescribed by this
act shall be administered to the mavor by th»* citv
clerk or any ju^tic*» of the |»*>ace in said city. The al
dermen and common £onncilinen elect shall on the
second Monda, in March, at ten o'clock iu the hire
noon, meet in convention, when the oath or affirma
tion required by the second section of this act shall
be adininisterea to the mertbers of the two boards
present, i>v the mayor or an\ justfoeof the pmm· al
ter which the board of common council shall be or
ganized by the election of a president and clerk The
eitv council shall by ordinance, determine the times
and fhall also, in like manner, determine th»· manner
of catling sj>ecial meetings and the |«e"«ooe by whom
the same shaft be called : but until othe -wise provided
bv ordinance. spooia: meetings shall be called by the
mavor by causing a notification tu be left at the usual
residence or place of business of ea.h member of the
board or boards to be convened
Section 1*. After 1 he organization of a city go·
ν em meat and the qualification of a mayor, and when
a quorum of the board of aldermen shall be prvnent,
said board, the mayor presiding. «hall proceed to
choose a permanent chairman who, in the absence of
the mayor, shall preside at all meeting:* of the board,
or at conve tionsof the two board*, and iu ctteof
any vacancy In the office of mayor, he «hall exercise
ail the powers and perform all the duties of the office
so loug a·* such vacancy shall remain; he shall con·
tinue to have a vote in the board, but shall not have
the veto power. Tho board of aldermen in the ab
sence of the mayor and permanent chairman shall
choose a president protein, who shall exercise t lie
powers of the permanent chairman.
SECTION 15. In addition to the seven wards, the
several islands within the city of Portland are so far
constituted a separate ward a« to entitle the lo/al vo
ters thereon to choose a warden, ward clerk, and one
constable, who shall be residents on said islands.
They shall hold their ward meetiugs on a·y one of
the islands which a majority of the qualified voters
residing ou said islands mav designate, and mav, ou
the days of election, vote at the place designated for
all officers named in the warrant calling the meeting.
The warden shall preside at ail meetings, receive the
votes of all qualified electors present, whose names
are borne on the lists; shall sort, count and declare
the votes in open meeting and in the presence of tho
clerk, who shall make a list of the persons voted for,
with the number of votes for each person and a fair
record thereof, iu presence of the warden and in open
meeting, and a copy of the list shall be attested by
the warden and clerk, sealed up in open meeting, anil
delivered to the clerk of ward number one within
eighteen hours after the close of the polls, to become
a part of the record of said ward, and all votes thus
thrown shall be deemed a* thrown in and belonging
to ward number one. All meetings of the voters of
said island w ard, for choiceof municipal officers, shall,
after the business of the meeting is transacted, stand
adjourned for two days to d* termiue whether an elec
tion has been effected ; and adjournments may be had,
not exceeding two days at an ν one time, until the
election has been effected. If the warden or clerk of
said island ward shall he absent at auy élection, a
warden or clerk may be choseu pro tempore. Or in
ease of a failure or omission to elect a warden or
clerk, said officers may be chosen at any legal meeting
duly called in said ward.
Section 1Q. The city council in behalf of the city,
may offer rewards for toe prevention of crimes or de
tection of criminals. They may remove all sunken
wrecks iu the harbor or its entrances, and dispose of
the same to defray the expeuse of removal, and may,
at the expense of the city, cause its harbor to be kept
opeuand unobstructed by ice They may also require
all sail boats not under register or license, kept for
hire iu said harbor, to be examined and licensed for
that purpose, and to be furnished with air-tight com
partments: and may establish such regulations re
specting such boats as thev mav deem expedient.
They may also make and enforce by penalties régula
tionVrespecîing the enclosure of lots abutting on anv
street or way iu the city, which mav for want of such
enclosure be dangerous to the public; and after no
tice to the owners or lessees of such lots, may, if the
same are not euclosed iu a reasonable time cause the
same to be enclosed at the expense of the owners or
lessees. They may make regulations relative to the
assize of bread sold, or offered for sale within said
city. They ma ν assess money for celebration of the
anniversary of our national independence, and other
pnblic celebration*.
Section 17. The city clerk shall 1*5 clerk of the
board of aldermen. He shall perform snch duties a*
shall be prescribed by the mayor and aldermen or the
city council, and shall also perform all the duties and
exercise ail the power· now incumbent on him by
law. He shall give notice in two or more of the pa
pers printed in «aid eitv, of the time and place of reg
ular ward meetings; the time of such meetings when
not fixed by law, shall be determined by the board of
aldermen. "In case of the temporary absence of the
city clerk, the mayor and aldermen may appoint a
city clerk pro tem."
Section 1ft. General meetings of the citizensoual
ifled to vote in city affairs ma v. from time to time,
be held to consult upon the public good, to instruct
their representatives, and to take all lawfol measures
to obtain redress of any grievances, according to the
right secured to the people bv the constitution of this
state: and such meeting shall be duly warned by th·
mayor and aldermen upou requisition of sixty Quali
fied voters. The city clerk shall act as clerk or s*id
meeting, and record the proceedings upon the city
records.
Section 19. The aldermen and common council
men shall not be entitled to receive any salary or other
compensation during the year for which they are
elected, nor be eligible to any office of profit or emol
ument the salary of which is payable by the city ; and
all departments, boards officers and committees act
ing under the authority of the city, and eutrusted
with the expenditure of'public money, shall expend
the same for no other purpose than that for which it
is appropriated ; and shall be accountable therefor to
the city, in such manner as the city council may direct.
Section 20 The treasurer of the city of i'ortlaud
shall also be the collector for said citv. with aU the
• powers of collectors of tttM under th·· laws of thii
state. He shall be styled treasurer and collector,
and shall give but one bond, said bond to be approved
by the mavor and llétl'Wli. tor thé faithful perform
ance of his duties; and may appoint assistants and
deouties as provided by law. All warrants directed
to him by the assessors and municipal officer* shall
rnn to him and his HOC a—OH in οβΝ; and shall be
in the form prescribed by law, changing such part·
only a* by this act are required to be changed. The
method of keeping, vouching and settling his ac
counts, shall be subject to such rules and regulations
as the city council may establish. Said treasurer and
collector shall collect all such uncollected taxes and
epMWBll iu what eve year assessed, as may be col
lected during his term of office ; and at the expira
tion of said tenu, his power· as collector shall wholly
cea«e; all sales, distresses and all other act· and pro
ceedings, lawfully commenced by him as such treas
urer and collector, may be as effectually continued
ami completed by his successor iu office a* though
done by himself : and all unreturned warrant·, which
would otherwise be returnable to him, shall be re
rurned to his successor in office. These provision·
shall apply in all respects to the uncollected taxes of
said city assessed in the year eighteen hundred and
sixty-three, but shall not in any way be construed to
effect the collectiou of taxes assessed in other pre
vious years.
Section 21 The original location of all streets
and ways in «aid city shall, one* in t**n years or oft
ener, be ascertained "by the city engineer, under the
direction of the city council, as accurately as practi
c tblo—-the location of different streets being ascer
talned by him from time to time when exuedient. He
suai! msKp a written report οι fits doings to the com
mit tee on new street*. which shall give twenty days'
notice, by advertisement in two or more public pa
pore in the city, of the time ami place at which it will
act upon said report. Any person may appear and
object to the report; and after a full hearing of all
partie»» interested, the committee may accept, alter or
amend the report as it shall think right. and shall re
port their proceedings to the c<tv council, who shall
thereupon determine the line·* of such streets and
ways in said citr, according to the original location
thereof, and shall order the same to be designated
anew bv fixed and permanent boundaries, as and for
the original boundaries; and a record of the location
thereof to be made upon the city records; and a copy
of the last record of such proceedings respecting auy
street, with evidence of the locafiou of the bounda
ries therein designated, shall in all judicial proceed
ing·. be prima facie evidence of the place of the orig
inal location of said street.
Section 22. The mavor and aldermen of said city
inav on public occasions, by their order, forbid the
passing, temporarily, of horses, carriages or other
vehicle·*, over or through such streets or wave in said
city as they mav deem expedient No existiug wharf
in Portland shall be extended into the harbor a great
er distanee below low water mark than the same now
exists, and hereafter no suoh MV wturf shad be ex
tended be!ow low water mark into the harbor, with
out. in either case, the written a«sent of the mayor
and alderuien. No wharf or incumbrance shall here
after be erected or extended into said harbor beyoud
the harbor commissioners' line
Sectios 23. The city council ot Portland may re
quire the owner of any tot of ground fronting on any
itreei sr«M in Mid tMqr.to oftwtiM ï<»>twavo"r
sidewalk in front of said lot to be paved with bricks
or flit stones, with suitable curb stones, the same to
be doue under tlie direction of. and to the approba
tion of the c nnmittee on streets. If the owner of
each lot shall neg ect to pave the *am-< as atoresaid,
and provide sorb curb sfoues, tor th«space of twenty
dars after he or the tenant of such lot shall have been
thereto required in writing by the com nissioner of
streets, it shall then be the duty ot said commissioner
to procure the curb stones and pave the sidewalk or
footway ; and the city shall have a lien on the prop
erty for exj»ensee thereof, to be enforced as iu the
following section. The city oouucil betore requiring
au\ |llh sidewalk or footway to be so paved, snail by
a general ordinance assume à porti η of said expense
to an amount not less than one half thereof, to be
paid by the citv in money or materais, but no owner
or proprietor shall be required to construct as atore
said. more than two hundred feet iu length ot side
walk or footway, in any one street m Iront of any
unimproved lots or parcels of land.
Sbctios 24 The mayor and aldermen of said city
may lay out. make, maintain and repair all maiu
draius or coinmou sewers in said city an I mav assess
upon the owuers of the abutting lots ami other lots
benefited thereby, and who shall enter the same di
rectly or indirectly a proportional part of the charge
of making such main drain or common sewer, to be
ascertained and assessed by the mayor and aldermen
of «aid city and by them certified, after notice thereof
given in writiug to the party to be charged or by
public advertisement tor seven* days in two daily pa
pers in «aid citv ; but not less than one third part of
the cost of such main drain or common sewer, shall
be paid by the city, and shall not be charged to the
abutters. All assessments so made shall constitute
a lien on the real estate so assessed, for two years af
ter they are laid. They shali be certified by the may
or and alderman. under their hand* to the treasurer
aud collector ot' said city aud his successors, with di
rection* to eoReet the mum loeordisg I· law, and
may. together with all incidental costs and expenses,
be levied by sale of the estate bv him or them, if the
assessment is not paid withiu three months after a
written demand of payment made by lum or them,
either upou the persons assessed or upon any person
occupvlng the estate—such sale to be conducted in
like manner as sale for non-pa> ment of taxes ou laud
of resident owners, and with à similar right of re
demption. Auy person who may deem himself ag
grieved by any such assessments, may appeal to tue
supreme court, η the name manner as is herein pro
vided for appeals for damages for laying out streets,
which court shall, at the first term, appoint three
]>ersoiis who mav be inhabitants ot said city, to settle
mid assess the share to be charged to such appellauts ;
thev shall make a return of their doings to said court,
aud their decision if accepted, shall be final. Aud in
ease tiie assessment made bν the mayor ami aldermen
ι·ιι·ιι uni w ι vuuvvu κι· buiii ·ΐ'|ΐν·ι, hit* inj * u mu ir*
cover cost* but otherwise shall par costs. Auyper
•ou who shall, directly or iudirectÎy, enter auy such
main drain or cornmou wwer. without tir-t obtaimug
a permit from the mayor therefor, shall be subject to
a tine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
hKinoii 25. Ail act» aud parts of act* inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed, provided, how·
ever, the repeal of the said acts «liai! not affix·! any *.-t
doue, or any act accruing or accrued, or eetablished
or auy suit or proceeding hat! or commenced in any
civil or criminal case before the time when such re
i» *al snail take effect, and that no offeuce committed,
and no penalty or forfeiture incurred, under the acte
hereby repealed, and before the time when such re·
peal shall take effect, shall be effected by the repeal.
And provided, also, that all persons who, at the time
said repeal shall take effect, shall hold auy office un·
der the said acts or ordinances of the city, shall cou·
tinu«Oo hold the eame accord ι ug to the tenure there
of, or until other* are elected and qualified iu their
stead. And provided, also, that all the ordinances,
rules and regulations of the city of I'ortland which
shall br in force at the time when the said repeal
shall take effect, shall continue in foreeuutil the same
are repealed. No act which has beeu heretofore re
pealed sha.l be revived by the repeal of the above
acts.
SscTioa tô. This act shall be void, unless the in
habitants of the city of Portland, at le*al ward meet
ings called for that purpose, bv a written vote, deter
BUM to Àdopt th· same; and the qualified voter· of
the city shall be called upou to give in their votes
upon the acceptauce of this set at meetings iu the
several wards, duly warned by the Mayor and Alder·
men. to be held on the day of the next municipal
election; and thereupon the'same proceedings shkll
be had respecting the sorting, counting, declaring
aud recording the returns of said votes as is herein
provided at the election of Mavor; aud the Hoard of
Mayor aud Aldermen shall within three days meet to
gether and compare the returns of the ward officers;
aud if it appear that a majority of all the votes given
ou the question of its acceptance are iu favur thereof
the Mayor shall forthwith make uroclamatiou of the
fact, aud thereupou this act shall take effect. And
incase this act lis so adopted, aud takes effect, t ho
terms of office of all city officers, which would other
wise expire iu April, iu'the year of our Lord eightceu
hundred and sixty>four. shall expire ou the secoud
Monday ot March, iu the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and sixty-four, "or as soon thereafter as
other persoue are qualified iu their places; subordi
nate officers shall be elected in April, eighteeu huu
dred aud sixty-three, at the time uow fix· d by law.
lu the House of Representatives, March 13, 1868.
This bill having had three reading, passed to be en
acted N'ELao* Dixoley, Jr., Speaker.
In the Senate, March 24, IM3 This bill having had
two several readings. pa«sed to be euacted
V A. Faewell, President.
Approved A UN Κ Κ ΓΟΒΓΚΝ
March 24. 1863.
STATE OF MUNK.
OrncE ο» Sbckitaky or State, I
Augusta. March 27, 1H6J. I
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of
the original as deposited In this office
JOSKPH B. HALL, Secretary of State.
Valuable Keal Estate for sale.
THE Three Storv Dwelling House end Lot,
"Ilia No 27 York street-the lot containing abont
J&JL 12.000 feet of land; the house well finished
and in good order. For sale on reasonable terms,
or would be exchanged for a good modern built
house, iu a good location.
For farther particulars inquire of
JOHN CPEOCTEK,
Lime Street, adjoining the Poet Office.
feM8 dtf
INSURANCE.
ATLANTIC
Mutual Insurance Company,
51 Wall St.,(cor. of William) New York,
January 27th. 1968.
Insurance against Marine and In*
land Navigation Risks.
Asset*, over Seven Million Dollar»,
VIZ:—
United State· and State of New York
Stock. City. Bank and other Stocks, $2.626.960 68
Loan*· secured by Stocke.and otherwise, 1.446.220 47
Real E*tate and Bonde and Mortgage*. 238,700 00
Dividends on Stocks, Interest on Bonds
and Mortgage* and other Loans.«andrv
Notes, re-insurance and other claim·
due the Company, estimated at 122.3*# 63 j
Premium Note· and Bill· Receivable, 2,464,u62 96
Cash iu Bauk, 237.402 20 ι
•7,130,794 64
HT*The whole Profit· of the Company revert to
the assured, and are divided aunually, upon the
Premiums terminated during the year, and for which
Certificateeare issued, bearimo interest, until re
deemed.
Dividend Jan. 37th, ISM, 40 per ct.
The Profit· of the Company, ascertained
from the let of July, 1H42. to the 1st of
January, 1942, for which Certificates
were issued, amount to 912,768,780
Additional from 1st January, 1962, to 1st
January. 1968, 1,740.000
Total profit· for 20} years, ·14,4»3.780
The Certificate· previous to 1961, have
been redeemed by cash. 10,279,660
Τ RUST Ε Ε ».
John D. Jones, Α. Ρ Pillot, Jos. Gaillard, Jr.,
Charles Dennis, Leroy M Wiley, J. Uenr Burgy,
W. H H. M K»re. Dan'ÎS- Miller, Corne ius<>rinnell,
Tho*. Tileston, S. Γ. Xicoll, C. A. Hand,
Heury Coit, Josh'a J. ilenry, Watts Sherm
W.C. Pickeregill. (ieo.li.tfobson, Ε. E. Morgan
Lewi· Curtis. David I-ane. B.J. HowTanl,
Chas. II Russell. J a me< Br\ce. Benj. Babcock,
Lnwell ilnlhrnnk VI'm sfiip.ri. Ir
P. A. !Ur?oue, Il Κ. Bozert, Κ Β Mitturn.Jr,
Merer <ian*, Α. Α. Low. α. W. Burnham,
Rural Ph I ρ», Win. E. Dodge, Κ red I'hauncer,
Caleb Barstow. Den ni* Perkins. Jamee Low.
JOHN I). J.iXES. President.
C HAULES DENNIS. Vice Président.
W. H H M(H)KK, 2d Vice Pree't.
ty Application* forwarded and OPEN POLICIES
procured br
JOHX W. HOGER,
Ho. 168 Fore St.. head of Long Wharf,
Portlaml, .Haine
Ieb9 Iraed llmeod Jt w4t34
LIFE INSURANCE.
New England Life Insurance
COMPANY.
ESTABLISHED DECEMBER 1, IMS
Boston.
CASH CAPITAL. *2.318.94» 74. INVESTED.
THIS Company divide* its net earnings to the lif·
policv bolder*, (oot in scrip a· tome companies
I do.)In cash. every Are rear·.
Amouut of Cub Dividend paid by this Company
in 1858 to Life Member* wu
$335,000.
Premium* may be paid in cash, or in quarter!ν or ;
ι semi-annual payments; or when for whole life. they
may be paid naif cash, aud the balance in cash on
flve year*, with interest. Amount taken in on·
risk, Is
$15,000·
FREE POLICIES.
Premium* may be paid in ten years—no forfeiture
after.
WILLARD PHILLIPS. President.
Be*j. F. Steves». Secretary.
Polici»·* are i««i on the life, or fhr s terra of years,
or ou certaiu contingencies. Creditors may insure i
their debtor* on time
•vtiv obiert is to call attention to the fact that a
policv if Life Insurance is the cheapest end safest
modeot making a provision for one's family."— Ben
jamin Franklin.
The undersigned will wait upon persons desiring
to effect Lit»· Insurant···. a< hi* ofllee. or st their own
place of bu*iness. aud assist them in making appliea
Refference* in Portland mav be made to the follow·
ing partie*: Me*«rv il. J Libbv k Co.. Steele k
Hayes. E*ra Carter. Jr., M*«*r*. Howard k Strout,
Geo. W \Toodman.Esq.. Messrs. John Lynch k Co., I
Hezekiah Packard. E*-}
JOHN W. MTJNGER. A?ent,
!fo. 166 Fore Street, head of Long Wharf,
decl9 PORTLAND. ME. eodly
LITT LE'B
Fire & Life Insurance Agency.
Kntablifhed in 1β*10.
OFFICE - - - SlTuhaiiKr Street.
HAVING the Agencv of tne following well known,
old snd re iab> offices. I am prepared to take
all gooi KIRK. RISKS, at the lowest rate* of other
sotiud Com >aui«*. sid #olicit a coutinuauce of the
patronage of the public
Phénix Inanrann* Γοτηηαην
OK HARTFORD. CONN.
Canh Capital and Surplus 9600.000
Western Massachusetts Insurance Co.,
of rtrrsriKLD. mass.
Canh Capital aud Surplus £225,000
City Fire Insurance Company,
OF HARTFORD, CONJi.
Cash Capital and Surplus *39l>,000
Merchants' Insurance Company,
OF 11AKI FORD. CONN
Cash Capital aud Surplus 8250.000
North American Fire Insurance Co.,
OF HARTFORD, CONN.
Cash Capital and Surplus #350.000
Manhattan Fire Insurance Company,
OF .NEW YORK CITY
Cash Capltal^nd Surplus $875,000
Thames Fire Insurance Company,
OF NORWICH, CONN
Cuh Capital and Surplus f180.000
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company,
or EXETER, S. H.
Capital SliM.000
Portsmouth Mutual Insurance Co.,
OF PORSMOL'TH. Χ. H
Capital · 100,000
Rockingham Mutual Insurance Co.,
OF EXETER, .V H
Capital ·ΐυβ,000
Dwblliko*. 8to*k*. Mkrcbasdixs. HortB
■OLO FOMMlTtrmβ, and other food property in tha
city, or country towui, insured on highly favorable
terms for one. three or.fre year».
All louée promptly adjusted at my office.
W. D. LITTLE, Agent.
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Dissolution of Copartnership.
THE Copartnership heretofore existing under the
firm name of Ν A FOSTER k CO.. I· this day
duisolved by mutual consent. N. A. Fo«T*m is au
thorized to collect all dues, and will pa ν ail debt· of
the «id firm Ν A FOSTER.
J Τ OILMAN,
JOSEPH B. HALL.
Portland. Feb 2. 1WS fcb26
NOTICE.
ALL Pernnns having d mauds atrainst the Fire De
partment, are reuue*ted to preteut the same to
the subscriber ou or before the 16th Inst., for ap
proval H C BARNES.
mohS Otiicf Engineei
INSURANCE.
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«ιυηπ w. munujSK & »υ«,
M4RIVE, FIRE * LIFE
INSURANCE,
*0.166 Fore Street, Portland.
!M!arine Insurance.
THF. under«innod would reepectfallr notiftr th#
Poblic thetther ar*prepared to take MARINS
RISKS on Shipe, ttarf/ue», Rrig$. Schooner», Cur
go*» and Freight* per royaçe, at current rate·, to
any part of the world. Parties desiring Iojurano#
wifijflnd it for their iutereet to CALL.
HULL RISKS
Π°0 iuτ Ktnouut—placed in mpontibl· Οβο»
War Risks Take·.
FIRE I.VSVRAVCE,
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Springfield Fire and Marine Lu. Co.,
STRING FIELD, MASS.
Cub Capital and Sarpln. Jan. 1, 1963 ... ΜΟβ,Π»
City Fire Ininrance Company,
NEW HAVEN, COXH.
Ca»h Capital and Sarplaa Due. 1. IMS ... . 1388.000
Howard Fire Ininrance Company,
BOSTON. MASS.
Eliot Fire Insurance Company,
BOSTON', MASS.
Cuh Capital and Surplo. Nor. J, 1WÏ ΜΒ.0Ί·
Merchants' Insurance Company,
PROVIOF.SCK, R.I.
Cuh Capital and Surplni No*. H), UQ ... IM.M
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American IaMNnce Company,
PBunonrcE. η ι.
Caah Capital aad sarpliu Ow. SI. IS· «31S.9M
Atlantic Fire and Msrinelns. Co.,
PKOFiDOicE. η. i.
Cart Capital and Surp;·. l>N. 1.1M (SM.SSt
Polictoe is*u»d against lo«e or dam· gt by Fir·, for
any amount wanted. Rinks taken on Dwelling
lloose· from one to Ave yearn.
LIFE H9VRAÛCE.
Hew England Mutual Life In·. Cr,
BOSTO*.
Auctt* orer S3.400,000
Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins. Co.,
8PKINUFIKLD. MASS.
AwetC οτ·Γ. S400.000
WAR RISKS TAKEN.
BKhidtodlr wSvSS
OFFICE OF THE
ceram mm \mm
COMPANY,
Corser of Wall A Xaaaaa Su., IV. T.
CASH CAPITAL,
$000,000.
Total Amount of Au«u January 1, IMS.
$1,133.*40 75
/Von· Statement /or year ending Dec. SI. IMS.
Total amount of Premium*. 91.086.141 M
Net Profit·. W,7« H
Dividend for the rear to atockholdera.141*6 per oeat.
Guaranteed Ca«h Dividend* to Deader*.
(holding certificate· of same) on paid
premiums earned during the year,
whether lot· haa accrued or not, IB per oeat.
U Loeao· paid in Gold upon Riaka oa whieh Um
Premium ia paid in like currency.
Dealer* with thia Companv will be allowed the op·
tiob (to he ai«nitt»d at the time o' app ication for In*
auranoe) of receiving In lieu of *erip. at the end of
each year, retuma in ta»h. of premium· paid and
earned during the rear, upon all n« w riaka under the
New York form of policy, aa follow·:
let. Upon erenr OPEN' policy (caaoo Rifliimpoa
which there shall hare be η earned and paid *300 and
upward·, a return of TWK3TY per cent.
3d. Upon other τ ο rage rl«ka upon caaoo and
γλκγπιτ, a return or r it ι kka prr cmt.
31 Upon Tr** ri*ks upon hcll· and rKKierrt,
ft return of ΓΕΝ per cent
Such privilege boarerer beinc confined to pereo··
and firm* the a«r?<Mt*· of who·· premiums upon
•uch policée· earne I and paid during the year «hail
amount to the torn of one hundred dollar·.
H C MORRIS. President.
TH«>8 LORD, Vice president.
Wm. M WHITNEY, S^retarr
Bull Rlalcs.
Marine Bl.k. br th· y ear «1)1 be taken by tbJl
Company on Ship., Barqaee and Bri*a Alao ri»ka oa
Cargoes and Freights Tba publie deairinn to Imara
thetr restels by the year, will tad H for tbeir intoeeat
to anil themaelvee of the sdrantags* prtMmité tp
this Company
MARINE INSURANCE
PER VOYAGE.
The nnderaitned won M mpeetftally notify the pab
lic that be ia prepared to take MARIXM RISKS oa
Skips, Bnryuts, Brigs, Schooners. CwpMI and
Freights, per royaie. namrmg Rates I'artiee do
alriug laaurance will and it for their Intereat to eall.
LUSSES PAY ABLE ia carrent ftinda. New York,
Id ooafbrraitjr with the Ocaaaai. Policy hold by
mo. TmaTv day· afler the preaeatatlon at the ofloo
of the Company. In Λ» Tart, of aatlafhotory proof
of lost, and tttersti of tba asnsrti la aaid propaili
War Risks Taken.
OFFICE.
1ΘΘ Pore Street,
PORTLAND. MAINS.
JOHX W. MUXGER.
roc h 16dly
FIVE DOLLARS Will be fivon for the d«t««tk>a
and oonviction of an? person or person· stealis#
paper· from the door· of our subscriber·
dec36 PUBLISHERS OF THE PRMft