Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-19
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Net bal nc" against 'bo city, S3ls,lll 81
Ne reduction OF isbi ies during the
year 7047 66
The l. p IT. sc the AUDITOR and CITY Treasurer
will give in se,i, factory detail the recets-and ex.
penditn'e- i'r no wear.
trust he en.nine year will show a similar re.
duction in 0ut ithl II es.
SUITS AT LAW.
Ofth Nv I've -uitS in court, to which the city
was defendant, ut the beginning of last ear. two
were abandonei by the plaintiffs without trial !:
two were decided in favor of the CITY; one which
was to recover hack taxes paid under protest was
dec ded against the city; and two cases were set
tied nv the mutual agreement of all parties in in
tercst, at merely nominal expense to the CITY.
Three cases against the city have been entered
during the wear, two of them involving small
claims for damages for Injuries on highways-one
being on account of alleged injuries to horse in
1876 lat point where the pond overiowed the South
Belfast road, and the other being for a trihpo
bruise, resulting from the overturning of carriage
in snow drift, in 1876. The third case was brouyh
by Mr. II Cushman, to recover back taxes paid
in 1876. the plaintiff claiming that he then resided
in Pennington.
believe the thanks of our citizens are due to
the Hon. VIM. p. INV Judge) Whitehouse the
City Solicitor for the ability and faithfulness with
which he discharged his important trust in con-
nection with the cases stricken from the docket
CITY PHYSICIAN.
The City Physician reports that there has been
one death at the Alms-House during the wear, and
that two other bene fcisries OF the CIV bave died
at their homes. think it would be fitting for the
city to cause simple marble memorial to be
placed over the gave of each piuper it buries.
We should not begrudge the cost Of such tribute
to the memory of the humble poor. The Physi-
cans report states that no epidemic has visited
the city. The number of deaths between the first
of April and the fourth of March last was one
hundred aud fourteen, being the rate of about
fourteen and one-hsf to the thousand inhabitants
These figures indicate anew the general health
fulness OF our city.
SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
Among the recent private enterprises of our
people, is the laudable one Of raising a monumeu ut
to be dedicated to those soldiers and sailors of no.
Bile memory, who yielded their lives in the war for
the Union An Association has been organized
under the laws of the State, and already money to
the amount of 81 $50 has been collected This
movement deserves the benedcton and active eff
forts OF every good citizen. At the proper time |
doubt not the city corporation. will chez rfully
CONT ibute an appropriate sum- which ii can do le-
gally.
TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES.
Before closing this Official address, desire to
say word commendstory of the bene tcent agen-
ces in the interest If temperance and sobrietv,
which have been actively IN operation in our city
the past wear.
The Iron Clads" and other members of the
Reform Club, should +, ceive honor from this CON-
munity, for their steadfastness in their work, and
for what they have accomplished in stimulating
public sentiment in the dh ecton of total absti-
neDce. | feel that it would be public calamity
should the club cease to exist, depart from the
spirit of its original watchwords. The several
other societies composed of juveniles as well as
adults, devoted to the same great work, deserve
the sympathy aud encouragement of all we'll
wishers OF humanity.
CONCLUSION.
| take this opportunity TO tender nv thanks 10
| to the various officers of the city government
which has just retired, for the kindness with
which they treated me during all of my official in
teicourse with them. shall forever RENE mber
with gratitude not only their foibearance towards
me personally, but also their evident earnest de-
sire to perform acceptably and well the duties of
the offices which they seveIally filed.
| Finally. gentlemen Of the Board of Aldermen,
| as we now begin our years stewardship let us
| forget that we have ever been partizsns and de
vote ourselves uns, lishy to to the business of the
city. Our good fellow citizens desire nothing
else. To govern the city well aud economically
to reduce debt and also rate of taxation,
| should be our governing motives-our sole ambi-
ton. hereby pledge you my cordial approval of
| every measure which you will suggest that will
tend towards such result. CHAs. Z. NASH.
At the close of the address the following officers
were elected:
FOR CITY CLERK.
W. w. Morse had votes.
Henry +. Blanchard, 2
And w. W. Morse was declared elected.
For CITY MARSHAL.
Alfred Shaw had > votes.
Benjamin Gardiner,
| And Alfred Shaw was declared elected
FOR ASSESSORS.
VIM. s. Badger had 5 votes.
Is. +. Parrot,
Amos II. Church, "
Thos Little
| Erastus Haskell,
A. F. Emery,
| And the three gentlemen fist named were de-
| cared elected.
For OvERsEERs OF Poor.
d. w. Pillsbury had votes.
Daniel Moore, 5
&. w. Jones, "
Thos. Fuller, &c"
5. p. Plummer,
A. +. Besl 90
And the three gentlemen first named were de-
r arad tlecfed