The Republican journal., 1898-03-10

| aries ..................... SAT- SO
| Highway MISREPRESENTATION. 449. SO
| Fire Department. Observation-Disclosures. 1902 40
| Library. Observation-Disclosures. Jos SO
School contingent. Observation-Disclosures. .9S
| Repairs and insurance. .............. 7.94
| General school purposes. ............ 213 80
| Free text books. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 81
| i OVAL 10000 10
The bill of d. H. Wagner for damage to
| his sleigh by reason of alleged defect in the
| highway was referred to the City Solicitor.
| The Committee on Highways reported on
| the claim of the heirs of David Gilmore for
| allowance on account of a watering trough
| that the trough is not in condition to use
| The report was accepted.
| The bill of Il. Fl. Moody for medicine etc
was referred to the Finance Committee.
| REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
| The Committee on Finance reported that
| they have examined the books, accounts
and vouchers of the City Treasurer, and
| find that the same correctly stated and
| properly added, and vouchers have been
| presented which verify the accounts and
payments, leaving a balance in the treasury
| of S4250.51. Also find deposited in the
| Peoples National Bank to the credit of the
city to pay interest coupons due Feb. 10,
| 1898, and those of earlier date, S15 72S 90
They find outstanding orders on the Treas
| urer's books of S515 so. They have cancel
led orders by cutting Mayors signature
therefrom, have examined coupon account
of city bonds and have destroyed by burn
ing interest coupons amounting to S4O-
00l 90. They have received and cancelled
81 900 bond No. 10, issue of Aug. Is, 1882, and
issued bond No. 10 dated Nov. /, 1895 to re-
place it, and deposited S125 90 in the Belfast
Savings Bank for payment, when surrender
ed, of a 500 bond, issue of 1882, thus COM
pleting the refunding of that issue; total
S113100 They have examined all the bonds
of 1882, and destroyed them by burning
thereby releasing 5 600 shares of the b. & Nj.
l.. r, R. stock held by the trustees who
have relinquished all claim thereon. The
report is signed by Clarence O. Poor, Charles
W Frederick and Frank R. Wiggin, Finance
Committee. 1t was referred to the next
City Council.
The following reports of officers were pre-
sented and referred to the next City Coun-
ell:
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE LIBRARY.
The details given by the Librarian so clear
ly show the practical operations of the Ii
brary that anything further in that direction
is rendered unnecessary. 1t appears that
Notwithstanding Interruptions caused by re-
pairs, the past year has been prosperous
both in the circulation and accession of
books. By the accompanying financial
statement it will be perceived that the sum
ordinarily expended for new books has been
solhe" nay i les1llcteu oy tne eosl OF uecorat-
heating apparatus. Yet the number of vol
umes added, 5l9 although less by 12S than
that of 1896 81, exceeds that of several previ-
GUS years. Hereafter the income will
able the purchase of an increased number
of volumes. The average daily distri button
OF books during me year mas been 81. Is
tt.s - ~. ,i ny oooSo, io"0Noii ~
"uv a paw VI piiG ~ *
''4t0ia anu stuuehcs as wen as calu-holu-
om1 a~5 ~ iit
CIV 'S 10y - t'"1'0o ueh TIC iipia-
ii4G NSiaeu upon 70 assisv soiiie pr
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tt arJ ~ n9 u,iG " Us
Ia Vtiar one llaa oeen !ahen before
d an NV WV WIS
VI, "a i1- f;Iai ~ VIZ W
, ~ us
progress, ne reiati9ns between the library
sid4ratIdn, and II il rar0mmendad that NV
conference with tho schonl DnmmitteA or
teachers. methods NAV he davisad nv wb;ch
wider advantages may he afforded 70 nnuiis
throuphout the whole citv
JOSEPH WuI1AMsoS. Chairman.
~ NJ, ~ ,ooo
~ =, DELI ~ Asl hfE Library Mafch /, 1870
~ "te trustees z Hte be9dSt fFee Ltof0fy.
-. oehtieileh ;-lhls annual report showing
Une cliIuiaVloh anu grown Oh our Library IS
The TihTarv contsins sto hooks Of +bis
nnmhar 40 Iaya haan ,,tda1 dp,r;nn W tho
YEAR. VIZ
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80 ."
20
p. - : 49,. 81
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E;ot;nr ' VI unt oo1hs auueu are DIS iolio%s
p.;+ii'i y" 80 ~
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pi 81 'ei e'''i0 anu oo'iS ~ ~
oh lapns n 90 30
d 1T: se99''l M . ~ - 49, 90
n gym anu hllosopiy .'''''''''' ~
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or pound. ............ .--............ 10
Books repaired at the Library. .........1, 086
The Library was closed four weeks last
spring for interior repairs and painting and
again las1 fall ten days when the new heater
was placed in the basement, on this account
the total circulation of books has been less
than usual.
The following table shows the books in
each class as issued for home use.
Fiction . 10 7o9