The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-07-09
City Government.

The regular meeting of the City Council
| was held Monday evening, July 9th, with
full hoard in the Aldermans room and three
absent from the Common Council. The rol
of accounts was quite large, including the
nav of the Assessors and the June highway
bills, which are the largest OF the year.
Petition of John Dolloff and others for
sidewalk on James street. between Cedar
and Congress streets, was referred to the
| Committee on Sidewalks.
! Petition of F. +. Myrck and others for q
hydrant on River Avenue was referred te
the Committee on Fire Department..
Petition of D. I. Guptill and others for a
sidewalk on Durham street from Northport
avenue to Mr.. Guptill's house was referred
to the Committee on Sidewalks.
Claim of A. E. Hutchins for S. for a build
ing destroyed the night of July Sd, was re-
ferred to the City Solicitor.
Permission was granted to Samuel Ad-
ans to erect pole for sign in front of his
store on Main street.
James V. Aldus presented two claims,
one in behalf of his minor son Raymond for
81 900, and one in his own name for $500 for
care, attendance and medicine furnished to
Raymond, as the result OF his fall from the
lower bridge the evening of June 18th. The
claims W ere referred to the City Solicitor.
Voted to allow So on tax of Leander Bean
for maintaining public watering trough.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMORIAL.
The following memorial was received
from the School Committee:
The School Committee of the City of Bel
fast respectfully represents to the City Coun-
Gil and citizens of Belfast.
1st, That the ten members of the School
Committee are elected by the citizens in the
same manner as either board of the City
Council. thus making this representative
body, and i'll many respects coordinate with
the City Council.
3D. The School Committee are required
by law to make recommendations to the
City Council from time to time,
Sd, These recommendations have been
made as required (and in passing we will
say that on the adoption of any such recon-
mendation there has never as yet been a
dissenting vote by any member of the School
Committed
4th, That these recommendations have not
infrequently been acted upon adversely by
the City Council, (not only by the present
City Council, but also by that of 1850 and
this without having conference with the
School Committee or in any way officially
seeking information from it.
Therefore, We respectfully suggest that
whenever in the future the City Council has
occasion to take action on any matter per.
tanning to the schools and there is developed
a difference of opinion from that of the
School Committee, or before taking original
action on school matters; it will appoint
committees of conference, or in some way
seek information from the School Commit
tee.
The School Committee respectfully re-
quest that this memorial be read in open
III citing of both branches of the City Coun-
ell, entered on the records of their dOings,
respectively, and that copies be furnished to
the local papers for the enlightenment of our
mutual constituency, and citizens who may
ia future he members of either the School
Committee, the Board of Aldermen or Of the
Common Council.
The memorial was read in both boards
and the committee was given leave to with
draw.
The Chief Engineer was authorized to sell
the old hose not in use by the Fire Depart
ment
An order was passed directing and au-
thorizing the City Treasurer to demand OF
the Trustees OF the Belfast City Bonds of the
issue of 1882, the surrender to him of the
stock of the Belfast and Moosehead Lake r
E. Co., owned by the city.
The sum of S25 was appropriated to build a
fence around South Belfast cemetery
The Committee on Sidewalks reported on
the various petitions submitted to them
at the May meeting, as follows: for Field
street granted, for repairs on Upper Main
street, that plank walk be built where
needed for Lincolnville avenue, Pearl street
and Charles street the petitioners were given
leave to withdraw.
1t was voted in the Board of Aldermen
that the City Clerk be instructed to receive
all bills against the city up to Saturday noon
prior to the City Government meeting Mon
day. This will save time and trouble both
to persons holding the bills and to the aud
iting committees, as all business of that kind
will then be done at one place, the City
Clerk office.
The Assessors bills were as follows: ].
F. Sheldon, S57; c. n. Black, $4,000; l..
H. Murch, $4,000. j. F. Sheldon work for
Registration Board, $50 90; G. n. Black
work for Registration Board, $4,000. The
Belfast Light & Power Co.'S bills amounted
to 1857 O3. The highway bills amounted to
50 80, of which about $3.50 was for lumber
H. f. Mason, Collector of Taxes, reported
collected and paid in on tax of 1894, S51 )
295, 54; on tax of 1895, Sac, 391 90
Joseph w. Jackson of Poor's Mills was
elected policeman.