The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-01-02

early in the year, changed in July to
Brown & Hatch, and later went out of
business. B o Norton bought the meat
market of M F Carter, corner of Main
and High streets. ST. V Miller opened a
grocery store at No 119 High street, and
sold the business, furniture, etc, of the
Arlington House to Stephen Pierce. -
John FL Healey 4 Co moved their granite
business from Pleasant street to Main
street 10 d Hartman built and moved
into a new blacksmith shop on Washing
ton street, and Jones S Davis resumed
work at his old stand George W Wise
opened a boot and shoe repair shop over
G G Pierce & Co.'S store, and A S Estes
one on Phoenix Row.-Mss Myra Jenk-
ms of Pittsfield opened an art studio in
the McClintock block.-Fred II Math-
ews sold his carriage repairing business
(wood work) to George A Matthews. -
Horatio and Charles Mahoney opened an
oyster saloon in the rooms formerly occu-
pied by Stevens d Erskine. Waiter p
Carter sold out of the Belfast Printing Co
to ''siIent partner who, with Joseph
Montetiore, conducts the business at the
old stand on Pleasant street.-W T
Howard moved his marble shop from the
Langworthy building on Churc street to
the store formerly occupied by A X Pierce,
opposite the post Office. y A Robbins
moved his upholstery shop from the store
on Phoenix Row to rooms over W O Poor
& Sous store Goblet & Tucker form
ed partnership and are doing carriage
painting business on Beaver street.-Dr
E Freeman moved his office from the
building opposite the post Office to his
residence, No 40 Main street -Jeffer-
son Larrabee opened restaurant on Cross
street.
Among those who have gone away and
engaged in business are w c Pooler, to a
drug store in RDckland; A G Mossman, to
general store in Brooks; l. McMahan
and Eugene Black, to a lunch wagon in
Augusta; Percy Peirce, TO put in an
electric plant in Blackstone, Mass.
CITY MATTERS.
At the March election Edgar F Hanson,
Mayor, and ''citizens' ticket were elect
ed over John NJ Fletcher aud Republican
ticket by a vote of GA to sos. During the
year the City Government refunded S113,-
600 per cent. bonds secured by mort
gage on the city's railroad stock, by 10
30 per cent. city bond, releasing the
stock from the mortgage. The principal
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bridge question. After getting plans and
estimates of cost the Mayor called for a
vote Of the citizens and the result was 6S3
votes for the bridge and IS against. Bids
were called for, privately, and received,
but as only few parties had been given a
chance to bid the city government voted
not to accept any, and to reopen the ques-
ton for further bids. An appeal was then
made to the Secretary of War to ascertain
if the U S government would permit a
bridge to be built in the proposed location,
and after hearing of the parties before
the U S Engineer in Portland, decision
was rendered approving the location from
the foot of Main street. The bridge qles-
ton is now in stdtu quo pending the action
of the Mayor and Bridge Committee as to
the raising of funds. A remonstrance
signed by over hundred of the leading
business men of the city is on file with the
city government, protesting against the
sale of the city's railroad stock for this
purpose.
With the exception of the lower bridge,
which has been neglected until it is in a
dangerous condition, the highways and
sidewalks have been we'll cared for. Quite
an amount of old walk has been relaid and
new walks built. The most important
piece OF new Walk is on 'FRONT.' Stfeet De
tween the foot of Main street and the B &
B steamboat wharf.
One street light has been added during
the year, at the corner of Main street and
Waldo avenue.
The cemetery in West Belfast has been
put in first class condition by the people
in the vicinity, under the direction of a
committee of ladies. An iron fence has
been put uD at a cost of Sl3O. The CITY
appropriated $50.