The Republican journal., 1870-06-09
City Affairs.

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City Affairs.
Monday, June o. 1870.
ia Municipal Bo.rj Licenses for Billiard Saloons
Were granted m Mes-r- reirce, Gilmore and Frost and
erk Instructed to the same. The City Marshal
directed ~ notify all persons within the City, selling
testified liquors contrary to law, TO stop sale Of same
within zen days.
Ia Convention. Ezra Bickord chosen TaN Col
i.ctor.
lu BOARD o Aldermen. Reports Of Committee on Pc
.'iOh to widen Condor street that the be made
rod wider upon the north side OF same. Laid ON
table until next mceting-ot Committee Bridges
rn4l they had employed George Holt Draw Fender
lower Bridge, for 100 pr year. Accepted.
Petitions OF j. g. pckerson and others. That Charles
meet be made from Pearl to Pine Streets Referred to
Road Committee, of w. Ii. Mcclellan and others. That
rrlnr0se Hill so called be graded down a level with
road in trout of Marshall Davis house. Referred to
-uTryUr with instructions to carry out same. OF
Mathews and Co, and others that Front street be
nucd to the Rail Road Company's grounds OF r. Sib
i claiming damages for continuing said street. unless
accordance with plan OF presented by him.
Referred TO Committee Roads the Mayor ind City
-uryeyor with instructions to take the under con
eration and if dee isabe take legal steps to
-.} cat SAID street
Ron OF Accounts, No 3. Ordered paid, viz Contin
gent, slI5j. Schools S2s05 Highways S722.eo; Fire
Department ssG,5.; Total, s9s2.9t
Orders passed, VIZ No, Il. Directing City Marshal to
TOP Bare Ball playing upon this High School Common.
No "a. For Bridge Committee to have signs placed upon
trh2es, torhdding lat driving; and for placing Dol
hlu buoy at each brdgr. No. a. Establishing pay OF
itA Collector at Ene mills each dollar collected No.
H- Establishing limits Of Road districts same last
~ ana placing the upper Bridge in the adjoining dis.
tlcs, dividing same by the draw, and establishing wages
tIrron, and Tor OF carts &C., same last year.
NUMBERING THE PEOPLE. Capt. Wording has
.unuicnced hi, duties Assistant United States
Marshal, in the taking Of the cen~u, of Belfast by
lH the een,u, takers are required Ia make The fol-
uAlu4 inquiries of every person
d.. Maine 81 each person in full
A@e At the last birthday, and number 81 years,
If oyer one wear old but if under one year, the
lHlnber OF months must he given, in fractions As
I-I2 1-l4, Nc
%. SIX.
T. Color. White, black mulatto Indian. Chi
rratr-~ionor occupation OF indies and females.
d. HlNc vi personal estate owned
lluc ot rtal estate owned.
r.. Birthplace. If in this country give The state
II foreign, give the country.
u, ~ Birthplace of parents, father ana mother
i"Nc-;,S John l.cn;Ir father England, mother
W llrs.
H. II born within the year, state the month--:,s
II. II married within the year, state the same.
- Whether he OF She has attended school within
flr year.
II. If he on She cannot read state The fact.
L.. II lie on She cannot write, state il.
~. If deaf and dumb, blind, insane or aotic,
state this fact.
TO the above inquiries are added two others
which apply to males only, VIZ
". Is he ii citizen of the United States, y years
uld, native n:turaliIed
Is. Ii citizen. has his right 10 vote been dcuip,
or abridged for amy rau>c except for rebellion on
'nme
There are also specific inquire, to he made re
,pectmg person, who have died during tit. yetr
ending May 3lst, is follows
1, name >, age 3, sex f. color !. single. mar
rwd, on widowed %, birthplace and :, brthplac,
O father and mother 9, month of death 10, occtl
l"illoh H. disease. or cause of death.
EsClrEor PRISONERS. During thunder storm
ol the night of the 2lst ut., Jerome Packard and
1880 other men, the latter confined for theft eScaet
from the Jail in this city. They were not in the
ntin and strong portion of the building, but in the
debtors rooms, and escaped by breaking the graf
Ings with part Of their bpdstead. The bank rob-
hrs are confined in range of cells of the strongest
Kind, with grated doors Of uncommon strength
f'clWtfh THESE cells anu Inc outer walls Il wide
corridor, patroed night and day by the guard
lhcrc is, in fact, building in, side another one
lhe escape of the prisoners was known to us soon
ntlel happened but suppressed at the suggestion
al the officers
RAILROAD ITEMS. The first bar OF iron wa,
ltd upon the track SATURDAY, in the presence of
arrowd of citizens. The first spike was driven bv
MIS-. = l.. Miliiken, who welded with vigor TIN
Handsome hammer prepared for the occasion, The
track master pronounced the job well done, and tn
crowd gave three cheers i'll honor of the event
About two mites Of the iron h.,, been laid
The kao> is discharged, and the berth is read,
loI the next ship.
ON Monday "A fleet of scows arrived from Bangor
in tow of the tug Ralph Ross, having the locomotive
Prnobscot and train OF gravel ears. They wer
all taken out safely, and now on the track read
for service.
The engne-house is all boarded and the roof i,
beng covered with patent composition
The frame of the passenger depot is also raise
aud boarded, and the building going rapidly for
ward to completion.
The pipes to supply the railroad buildings witt
water and gas have been laid
lady Of this city has Just experienced rar,
instance of the persistent workings of conscience
fitty-tWo years ago young girl lived in her family
and, AS appears from her confession, stole an articI
of no great value Within few weeks the lad,
has received "A letter from that girl, now an ellerI,
lady living in Massachusetts, enclosing Il sum O
money to make restitution for wrong done NOR
than half Il century ago!
A subscriber in Stockton sends hens egg O
huge dimensions, and in contrast little one only
hall inch in diameter and three fourths OF an incl
lii length. Biddy takes strange freaks sometimes