The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-03-20
Total expenditures in 1867 8


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Mayor arrives ut the sum pf S04, 2bo.Ol rs the
"totai expenditure h's s
up such portions Of bills paid during the past
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year, rs were Tor actuai Denents rocei'eu ior 'a'
year anu 'e"'"S 'o' ="
part of Il as being for something supposed to DO
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haa previous W haion' i0o'' J"s"No ''
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Quoted like sum IRON me appropriations ou'
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due, ana ASSUMES tha' suon "eiV "'o"0 io' '''o
lii. 81 b,,,6ts rereired In the fiscal year
onh' '. a''"a' o'"y -,
Of 1868. 1t is like cutting of the legs Of the
brooches, and sewing on to the waist bands, and
appears to most men as schooi-ooy attempt 70
make the past year appear very "h'ai'hy q"
the woefal expense OF the one prior thereto
However, VIC have no objections to 1t, II it suits
his Honor, as 1t only adds some Slo,oVo 70 the
already sufficiently large expenditures Of the
,oee 4, r.. N.ror roe,rr;n, IN tbe con-
year iooo-'' i"' 1i''''' i''~'Ae " N'
dition Of our stcets SAYS:
Your streets have been Kept In good oiuer not.
withstandins In August last were NsNSu oy thIee
Of the most powerful rain storms, aoing = iIge
amount OF damage TO our hisnwsys, moio tenh
during the entirs year beside. IL ereditsoie;
that while the pas year We nave paw uPSs.us VI
twenty i've hundred dollars lss,cuIIol Samases
occurring on your hlgnwAysh YEAR sTno aa,
ing the year past no damage has resulted 70 any
one, whereby the city can ne maze nao,e' anu
whereby q bill OF expense could be incurred Ms
10 he desired that the present. year may see IKE
on !ns ps If o. sye ~ tSs sy
As appears by the annual report Just printed On
appropriation OF two thousand eight hundred dol.
lars tlsGonO) was made last year to cover denoen,
upon careful estimates but u appears 10 have not
farther appropriation should Immediately De made 70
10 cover the over.dtaugnt, aIesay amy. an o.S
i've hundred ana iorty'iour Anu h'' 'su" ''' ~"
A. u.,.l.. .,,,,d.s a. .ha E;ra De,art.
man, and ,,.,k. very ,.n,ib,v on mi, subject.
w. commend b;s remarks On this subject. to the
citizens Of Biddcfori, and trust the city council
viii, give the same their early and favorable con-
.;dsr,,;on.
Tn. repor, Of your Chief Engineer show, tina,
our IRE n oe rS Ssp; .SiS your fire.
men were called out but thirteen times during the
Year tSsn,yssrsn time. 70 .ctasi sres and twenty
one time. to ss s,a1m ~ n Hs; vct
ed % Increase their salary for the year 1867 and
sssn yna maze YOUR far the com.
Ing year. Il surely become. u, to Se liberal e. to
Ing the property Of our fellow citlssns nom de;
struction. Tho last city goysrnmsnt were urSea
repeatedly to purchase steam Lire Eng,ne ~.
the use Of the city, and the aemsna Soo
upon us at the present tune 80 iorc,oy .hst an
hardly see how you can feiase 70 ooupy VIZ ,;nD
request l therefore renew my Nooan~r1uuAvro ~,
OF last year for the purchase OF ossm rue .n
gine, feeling when do y thas We n shs ~
held by the property holders ~ is ,s,ass Ss
rs by the citizens generally. viii .nse T ~,
come necessary to snlarSe your apP,op.vhia az
the support ofthe Plre Department very GSns,asI'
ably and urge that The Commitess On a,nAa sSi.