The Republican journal., 1870-03-10
10 CAL ITEM S, & C.
City Affairs.

Monday evening March !, 1870 Reports of City
Solicitor and experimenting School Committee read
and referred TO next city Council of city Treasurer,
read, ordered printed. and referred to Committee
on Finance for settlement; of Superintendent of
Cemetery, number deaths males SO, females %.
Referred to next City Council: of Committee on
Street Lamps. that they had made arrangements
with the Gas Co. for Gas and lighting, accepted; of
Committee on petition of 5. l.. Sweetser for dam
age on land taken, that he have leave to withdraw
| accepted. On petition of II. Hayford for payment
of cost on suit Paupcr case, the City Solicitor report
ed the city liable for portion of such sts. Roll
of accounts No. 10 viz, Contingent $1,114T1; Fire
Department S46S5 Highways S341 II; Schools 443-
Al; Total S2.54620 allowed and ordered paid. A
Resolve, that any persons corporations erecting
manufactures, in accordance with provisions of
Statute, should be exempt from municipal taxation
| for a period of ten years, was introduced and
passed. Order No. 40, authorizing the Treasurer
to issue evcnty-thousand dollars III City Bonds for
| balance of Railroad subscriptions, was read and
| passed. Adjourned.
| Persons in search OF the hall where Spiritual
services are held will please take the Main street
entrancr to City Block good many worshippers
stray into our office, where we deal exclusively
with material things and combat such tangible
errors untaXed bonds. high tariffs, Ben Butler
and paper credit thefts.
| One of oar local tinancers says he is waiting for
gold to get below par, when he intends to invest.
The receipts from the Masked Ball were over
500 of which about 800 will be nett to the Engine
Company.
| The paper mill of the Messrs Russell, which is
ia Ia. in Of
Just received about sixty tons of wood pulp This
is made at Franklin, n. H., from poplar wood and
is mixed with rag pulp. 1t comes in sheets about
forty inches wide and one-siXteenth of an inch
thick, and looks very nice and white.
Last week man who had heard of the legal
tender decision of Supreme Court called at this Of
flee for information. He had been the holder of a
note given before the greenback act, which was af-
forwards paid in legal tenders, and he wanted to
know if he couldn't now compel the maker of the
note to pay him the premium on gold! We told him
the chances that acceptance of the tender and
delivery of the note finished the TRANSACTION.
| Gentle reader, have you ever eaten clam pam
cakes? If not, shell clans, dip them in batter,
and fry in pork. Then eat and thank us for the
hint.
! The messengers of the telegraph offices have Of
ten to witness affecting scenes in the delivery of
dispatches announcing the loss of friends. Recent
ly one was handed to man in this city which an
lnounced the death of near relative Reading it
attentively, he fixed his eyes the ground for a
few moments, and ventured the remark-"Well,
how id easy folks die now-a-days!" Only that
and nothing more.
The journal was in demand after the masauer-
AIDE, and large extra edition was disposed Of
| The mild winter has created a demand for Maine
ice, and dealers in the article in this region are
making money. Mr.. f. L. Whitteris shipping his
third cargo from this city to Philadelphia He is
getting blocks % inches thick and clear as CRYSTALS
We learn that Carleton Norwood g. Co., of Rock
port have recently taken large contract for ice to
Ibe delivered next summer
A parish party of the Unitarians will be given at
City Hall this Thursday evening. 1t will be a
private gathering, confined to members of the So
ciety and guests especially invited.
| Ths City School examinations last week were
largely attended by the public and were very salts.
factory At the meeting Of the City District. on
Monday, H. N. Woodcock was chosenSchool Agent
| for the ensuing year.
| An amendment to the city charter of Belfast is
pending in the Legislature. 1t proposes to give
trial justices jurisdiction in civil matters by repeal
| NC the statute of 1863. which forbade it.