The Republican journal., 1880-03-25
Maine municipalities.

| ltItlIth ~ lIlt SbDtl Insults VI MuN vi
Swans efficient management of this city
| last year; among them the reduction of
| -. Bangor has paid 100000 of her
| bonded Indebtedness during the past
year, and large amount OF work has
| been done on the streets, highways and
sewers, the water works extended and
made more useful and remuncrative, and
| the schools have maintained their high
| reputation. Mayor Brown refers to the
comparatively new business" Of cutting
/ ice on the PenObScot as contributing in a
| large degree to the city's resources, and
/ urges that this enterprise be encouraged
/ Saco decreased her debt during the wear
/ the present time is so, COG, 90. Bddeford's
/ total debt is reported to be SlS3, ~74, -,
| with resources Of 81 .993-9, making the
net debt >ll5, e-O.93, an increase Of $lO,-
| ll4.41 the past year, from what cause the
Mayor says the Council must determine
for themselves. | ntil the last election
Bddeford was Fusion stronghold, which
may account for the milk in that cocoa
nut. Mayor Day says the amount of the
city debt OF Lewiston. exclusive of the
water loan, is 5l9252 OF on water loan,
9l-2, -9lo3 Receipts from the latter
are increasing so as to leave a deficiency
| IN interest of only so, OO0. The city GOV
eminent has been economical. reducing
the debt and making improvements. May
or Iittleticld reports the Indebtedness Of
Auburn us S2l6.235.62. a reduction Of
>22,5l5.oj. Many permanent improve
mcnts have been made and new streets
built. The affairs Of the city are ID good
condition. Machias is out Of debt. for
the first time in forty years. The tinan-
cial affairs Of Bath are reported in good
condition, notwithstanding the heavy La
bilities the city is under. She is standing
upnobly under the load of X. 4 l.. bonds,
and Mayor Hyde takes an encouraging
view Of the future From the address of
Mayor Senter of Portland, we learn that
the heavy burdens Of debt under which
that municipality labors is steadily be
coming less; that ample provision has
been made to meet immediate liabilities,
and that all current bills of the year can
| be paid from current receipts. A de-
crease otonc-thrd in pauperism is report
ed, and all the departments of the city
government appear to he carefully and
discreetly managed. Mayor Case. Of
Rockland, was inauguratcd on Thursday
last. His address states that not a fail
urc of any magnitude has occurred,
nor scarcely the slightest embarrassment
visited the lime manufacturers or mer-
chants the past six years. The credit Of
the city has been maintained and the
debt been gradually reduced from year to
year, till now, when the Indebtedness Of
the city, aside from Knox \ Lincoln rail
road liabilities. is only Sl4l,O00; de
creased during the year, Sl7 6tj. yalua-
ton Of property last April, S3,55e ,}l9.
He thinks the So 400 of the city debt
which falls due this year can be renewed
at / per cent. The S20.WO of railroad
bonds which mature july LIST, he recon-
mends be paid at maturity, and the same
and, 4.llll dina +i1l
He thinks the prompt payment of these
bonds viii maintain the high standard Of
the credit of the city The payment Of
this loan and the ordinary expenses Of the
city will not ntcessitate a tax of over
three per cent. pays compliment to
the past administration for ability and
economy The debt of the town of DeN-
ter was diminished last year nearly 50,
600 The actual Indebtedness March LIST,
l~-0 was SHOP The rate OF taxation
is l. G-iO mills.
The scheme for enormously taxing the
| railroads Of Maine, manitestly ought not
10 succeed. 1t was Adam Smith, We
think. who described taxation as 1.-THE art
| of plucking the goose, without making it
| cry out" The proposed levying of a
tax OF 500, 600 on the Maine Central, not
only makes the goose cry out, but is like
| ly to Kill a bird that otherwise would lay
many golden eggs in the State treasury.
The policy that dictates this will be con
demned by the sober second thought Of
the people.
The result Of the investigation of the
Fusion frauds is feather in the cap of
the Bangor Wing Mr.. Boutelle was the
first to call attention to the counting out
conspiracy, and for a time found it diff
cult to convince even his own party as
sociates that such villainy was contem-
plated, while he was roundly abused by
men who ought now to be in the peniten-
tiary if they had their deserts Now is
his hour Of triumph.
The Republican Congressional Commit
tee, under the efficient management of
Hon L. Mcpherson, is already arranging
its work for the coming summer An eff
fort is to be made to regain number Of
Congressional districts in the South, with
a fair prospect of success. Mr.. McPhcr-
son believes in an aggressive campaign,
South as well as North, and he will be
cordially supported by all the members
of the committee.
One of Governor Garcclon's vouchers
should read as follows:
State of Maine
TO W H Mcclellan Dr.
To stfening up Garceon $500 co.
Rhode Island will send eight staunch