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CHAPTER VI.
School Houses and Lots.

SECTION l. When any locality in the City and County Is unprovided with sufficient school accommodations, the Board of Education may, by reso- lution, make a requisition upon the Board of Public Works for plans and specifications and estimates for a new school house, specifying the number of class rooms needed. the location of the proposed school house, the date on which it should be completed, the amount of money in the School Fund available for the purpose, and such other information as will enable the Board of Public Works to prepare the necessary plans, specifications and esti- mates of cost for such school house.
 If such plans, specifications and esti- mates are approved by the Board of Education, they shall be endorsed Approved" with the date of such ap- proval, by the President and Secretary thereof, and returned to the Board of Public Works, which shall proceed without delay to have such school house constructed and completed in ac- cordance herewith.
 When such school house is complet- ed, the Board of Public Works shall notify the Board of Education to ex- anime the same, and if 1t has been built in accordance with the plans and specifications and within the estimated
 
 shall accept and take possession of it.
 Sec. g. When an school house, build ing, fence or other property belonging to, or connected with, or under the control of, the Board of Education, needs repairing, altering or improv- ing, the Board shall notify the Board of Public Works. specifying in general terms the work to be done. The Board of Public Works shall cause the same to be done forth with, If the cost thereof shall not ex- ceed two hundred and fifty dollars: otherwise the Board of Public Works shall submit plans, specifications and l estimates of cost to the Board of Edu- cation for its approval, and if approved l as provided in section one of this Chap 1 ter, the Board of Public Works shall cause the same to be done, and if done in accordance with the plans and speci- fications. and within such estimate, the same shall be accepted and shall be paid for out of the Common School | Fund.
 Sec. 3. When 1t is necessary to pur- chase a lot for the use of the School Department, the price paid for such lot | shall not exceed the market value oi adjacent property of equal size and similarly situated. Any school build ing hereafter constructed shall have g clear space of at least ten feet around l the same.
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CHAPTER III.
Powers of the Board.

SECTION l. The Board of Police Commissioners shall have power:
 l. To appoint. promote, suspend, dis rate or dismiss any member of the De- partment in the manner hereinafter provided.
 2. To prescribe rules and regulations for the government, discipline, equip ment and uniform of the Department, and from time to time to alter or re- peal the same, and to prescribe penal ties for the violations of any of such rules and regulations. All such rules and regulations must be reasonable.
 3. To grant permits to any person desiring to engage in the sale of liquor in less quantity than one quart, and to grant permits to any person engaged In the business of selling liquor to be drunk on the premises, and to revoke any such permit when it shall appear to the Board that the business of the person to whom such permit was given Is conducted in a disorderly or im- proper manner. Without such permit none of such persons shall engage in the business of selling liquor. If the Board refuse to grant such permit, or propose to revoke any permit that has been granted, the person who Is re- fused such permit or whose permit 1t Is proposed to revoke, shall be entitled to be heard before the Board in person. or through counsel, and to have, free of charge, all reasonable facilities at the hearing. Such permits shall not be granted for more than three months at one time, and they shall distinctly state the name of the person to whom the same is given, and the description of the premises where such business Is to be carried on. Such permits shall at all times be subject to inspection by any member of the Department. Com plaints to revoke permits granted by L. e-Ir r41 by the person making the same and filed with the Secretary of the Board; and @ copy thereof certified by the Secretary must be served upon the party complained against at least five days before the time set for the hearing of the complaint.
 A. At it's discretion, upon the peti- tion of any person, firm or corporation, to appoint. and at pleasure to remove, special police officers. Such officers shall be subject to all the rules and regulations of the Board.
 5. To provide for the care, restitu- tion or sale at annual public auction or all unclaimed property that may come into the possession of the Property Clerk and to direct the destruction of such property as shall consist of 1rn- plements, weapons, property or any other article, matter or thing used in the commission of crime.
 6. To appoint Police Matrons for the care of female prisoners and to pro- vide rules and regulations for the gov- ernment of the same.
 2. To appoipt Police Surgeon who shall receive an annual salary of fif- teen hundred dollars.
 Sec. g. The President may convene the Board for special meetings. The Secretary of the Board shall be the off, cial custodian of all records and official documents of the Board.
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ment of the property of the School De.

ment of the property of the School De partment.
 4. To visit and examine with the as- sistance of his deputies all the schools at least twice year and determine their standing and classification. re recommend rules for the promotion ol pupils from grade to grade, rom school to school, and for the transfer and the graduation of pupils.
 5. To recommend to the Board the courses of studies; the textbooks and books for supplementary use Tn the public schools and the purchase Of suc1 apparatus books, stationery and other classroom supplies as may be required in the schools.
 6. To report to the Board once month upon the standing of schools ex. amined by him and his deputies.
 Sec. 6. The Superintendent and his deputies shall constitute the City Board of Examination, and shall have power:
 1. To examine applicants, and tc prescribe a standard of proficiency which will entitle the person examined to receive:
 six years, which shall authorize the holder to teach any primary. gram. mar, or high school in the City and County.
 b. A City certificate, grammar grade, valid for six years. which shal authorize the holder to teach any primary or grammar school in the City and County.
 c. A City certificate, primary grade valid for two years, which shall au. thorize the holder to teach any primary school in the City and County. They shall report the result of the examina. tion to the Board of Education, ane the Board shall thereupon issue to the successful candidates the certificates to which they shall be entitled.
 g. To recommend applicants fol special certificates valid for a periot not to exceed six years, upon sucf special studies as may be authorized bJ the Board of Education.
 8. For immoral or unprofessiona conduct, profanity, intemperance, ol evident unfitness for teaching, tt recommend to the Board of Education the revocation of any certificates pre- viously granted by the Board.
 A. To recommend the granting O. City certificates and the renewa thereof, in the manner provided for thu granting and renewal of County cer tificates by County Boards of Educa ton in section seventeen hundred ant seventy-flve of the Political Code.
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shall be public, except that executive sessions may be held whenever deemed proper by the Board. The Board shall meet at least once a week in the rooms of the Police Department, or in case of public emergency at such place as the Board may select. The Secretary must keep minutes of its proceedings; and in every case where power is exer cised by the Board under this Article the ayes and noes thereon shall be en- tered therein
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CHAPTER II.
Schools.

SECTION 1. The School Department shall comprise all the public schools of the City and County and shall include primary and grammar schools and may include evening, department, technical cosmopolitan, high and normal schools
 Sec. 2. Adults shall be entitled to free instruction in the evening schools; but no child under fourteen years of age shall be admitted to such schools.
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CHAPTER VII.
public Library and Reading Rooms

Public Library and Reading Rooms.
 SECTION 1. The Public Eibrary and Reading Rooms of the City and County shall be under the management of a Board of twelve Trustees, one of whom shall be the Mayor of the City and Coun- ty, who shall be member of the Board by virtue of his office. The Board o1 Trustees of said Library and Reading Rooms in office at the time this Char
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CHAPTER V.

Subordinate Officers. SECTION 1. Subordinate officers of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25
New York Produce Market.

New York, May p.
FLOCR-Receints .. 157 bbIs.; exports,
III ohis; sales, 5000 pkgs.; neglected ana
i shade lower with wheat
WIEAT-Iteceipts, G73S15 bush. ex-
ports, $4,000: sales 2605 CSC futures, 1900
Sp9ti spot easy; No. red. st.3o1. fob.
@foat exports grade 557l io0., Sept
to Is.
CORN-Receip5s. 253.520: exports, 5g9.1e-:
sales. 5000 futures, spot weak; No. . 4Q5s
tob. afOat.
OATS Receipts, $4,000: exports. Gl4. 231;
spot weak: No. 2, 3314M3324; NJ 2 30; No.
? white. So; No. white, 81; track mixed
Western. SSl2n 34l4: track white, 35G39.
LARD-Weak; Western steamed. $3.50;
May, S6.55. nominal; refined, weaker; con-
tinent, Set; S. A. S7.40.
PORk-Quiet; mess, Nl15012; family,
Bali
BUTTER-steady: Western creamery,
liN16. do. factory, ll01212; Elgins, 16.
EGGS-Stea1y: state and Pennsylvania,
l2al2i@: Western fresh, 11l2I12: Southern.
ia.
POTATOES Steady; New York, 81. 20
Isl. new, $3F,4.50.
TALLOW-Steady.
COTTONSEED OII-Dull.
PETROLEIM-Dull.
TURPENTl NE--Firm.
SIGAR-Raw. strong; fair refining, 81.
as la-l6; centrifugal 96 test, SIG: re-
fined, firm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25
MARKET REPORTS.
NEW YORK MARKET.
The Features OF the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York. May 24.-The stock market
continued more or less professional. to-
day. and there was paipable evidence of
manipulation. The success Of the cam
paisn for the rise assisted by one or two
factors Of strength, invited an extending
interest and induced a broadening ten
Gcncy in the speculation.
The advance was primarily due to the
rumors. subsequently discredited that
the United States fleet had won a victory
over the Spaniards in West Indian wa
tcrs The final upward rush of prices
was largely due to covering of shorts.
This covering made final prices The best
of the day.
Net gains were well over a point in the
international aud Granger groups Of the
railway list and ranged III to nearly six
points for Metropolitan Street Railway
in the specialties. The stocks of iron
companies continued To show strength.
ana the Southwestern railways as 4 group
showed some strength and activity.
The money market continued in a con-
dition of extreme ease and sterling eX-
change reacted a fraction under the in
huence of buying of securities for Lon
don account ana Il further declIH.e in the
London discount rate.
The bond market developed increasing
activity as the day advanced, and shows
net gains throughout. United States
bonds were steady without change.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

has been loaned to the Taunton team
subject to call, because of surplus If
pitchers.
Holmes of st. Louis performed the
rare feat of throwing Warner of the
New Yorks out at first on a right field
hit, Friday
The Chicago Tribune says of Wagner.
Washington's new second baseman. IN
the second game in Chicago: "Wag-
ner's play was remarkable and really
saved the game himself twice"
Manager Selee is quoted as saying in
Cincinnati: Hughes is a pitcher very
much on the order Of AL Orth of Phlla-
delphia. He can't stand much work
and at the end of a year ! expect him
to become an ordinary pitcher with
ordinary effectiveness
Manager Bancroft. last night. sail
that the club that beats the Bostons
out will win the pennant. While
Baltimore is very strong in spots. Bos-
ton has no weakness in any depart
ment. Next to the Reds, ! consider
them the strongest club in America. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
t'tf lust ~ IISSdA III dtLlDfl the new
= heddle which Was promulgated at
Thursdays meeting of the Southern
Base Ball League, when the league was
rcorganized On a siX-cluh basis. the
Atlanta club threw up the sponge
and disbanded. This left but FIVE
teams in the league, and. consequently,
1t went 70 pieces. The leagues life was
one month.
The cases Of the indianapolis and
Kansas city han players who tried t.
play Western League game at In
dlanapolIs, Sunday last, came up in
Police court. Monday None of the
Players We're present. Attorney for
;he players moved To quash the atiida-
Wits, but Judge Cox thought differently
and fined each of the participants 81
and costs. Hogrieves' fine was exactel
in order 10 make test case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

Many old soldiers now feel the effects of
the hard service they endured during the
war. Mr.. Geo. S. Anderson Of Rossville
York county. Penn. who saw the hardest
kind Of service at the front, is now fire.
quently troubled with rheumatism. II
hai Il severe attack lately he says,
land procured "A bottle of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm 1t did 50 much good that I
would like to know what YOU would
charge me for one uoZen bottles Mr.
Anderson wanted it both for his own use
and to supply it to his friends and neigh
bors, as every family should have a bot
tie of it in their home, not only for rheu-
matism. but lame back, sprains. swellings,
cuts, bruises and burns, for which 1t is
uneoualled For SIZE by John Coughlin,
Water street.
MW&F
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25
CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS.
Religious.


Andover. June 7-S-Oxford Congrega
tional Conference.
Dover, June 7-9-State Universalist Con
vention.
Lubec. June 9-11-New England Chris
tian Convention.
Educational.
Bethel. May 27-2s-Oxford Teachers AS
sociation.
Temperance.
South Lewiston, May 25-Androscoggin
District Lodge Good Templars
Waterville, June 1-2-Kennebec w. c. L.
L. Convention.
West Eden. June 2-Hancock District
Lodge Good Templars
Island Falls June S-9-Aroostook. w. c.
r. u. Convention.
Perham, June 1S-Aroostook District
Lodge Good Templars.
Grange.
Freedom. May 31-Waldo Pomona
Grange.
Leeds. June 1-Androscoggin Pomona
Dexter, May 2S-Penobscot Pomona
Grang-
Albany, June 7-Oxford Pomona Grange
Bingham, June 14-Somerset Pomona
Grange.
HIfaceI:Gl>N ~.
Portland. May 24-25-Annual meeting,
Eclectic Medical Society.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25
SHOWED ITS PATRIOTISM
Highland lodge Voted Last Evening to Pay
Benefits OF Soldier Members.

Highland Lodge. No. p, A O. L. w.
showed its patriotism, Tuesday evening
by voting 10 pay the death benefits OF
those members who might be killed while
in the service of the United States. One
of the prime objects of the organization
is to promote the interests of American
citizens. AT the meeting the members
carried out the principles of the organic
alton by voting to pay the benefits result
ing from injury to all its members who
have enlisted in the army, and, further
20 pay the benefits resulting from loss OF
life while in the service.
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AlNV&F

Headache Quickly Cured.
Or. Davis Anti-Headache never fails. p:
taalS eodly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25
MAINE MINISTERS
In Session at Cobb Divinity
School, Lewiston.
Prominent Divines and Educators in
Attendance lecture on Egypto|ogy.
Bates Literary Societies Elect Officers-En.
thusastic Flag Raising Other News.

Lewiston, Me-, May 24-(Special)-
Inc session of the Maine Minister
Institute, which is branch of the
| American Institute of Sacred Litera-
ture opened Thursday morning. May
18th, and will close Friday evening.
May 9th. Four lectures are given
each day, two in the forenoon, one in
the afternoon, and one in the evening
Among the prominent lecturers besides
the faculty of Cobb Divinity school,
are Rev. $. c. Whitcomb. State agent
OF the Maine Free Baptist Associa-
tion. Bangor: George G. Chase d. D.
l.. l.. D., president of Bates college:
Rev. Nathaniel Butler. -. d., president
OF Colby university; Prof James
Henry breasted. Phi. D., professor of
lIgyptology in the University Of Chi
clgo; Rev. Curtis NJ. Geer, Pm d.
professor of history and economies in
Bates college; Rev. NJ. Summerbell, d.
d., Of Lewiston, Rev. T.. S. Stackp0le
ID. D.. of Augusta, and Rev. w. H.
Bowen. y. d. of Providence II. |. The
course of lectures by Dr.. Breasted are
six in number and are delivered in
Main Street Free Baptist church each
evening. Or. breasted is n brilliant
lecturer ana is considered an authority
uron the slhiect of r,avnfnlopv TN,
lectures are illustrated with M.
stcreupticon. presenting 500 views
many of thru,a tnIzrn in I.a,,nt nv mr.
Rreaate1 himself
The three literary Societies hald ,hai,
rppular ,nuntinas Friday avnnirr me
animal election of officers tnnl, nI,n.
in pionrta ana pnlvmnt, IN pja4ria
the following officers vrra elected
President CaIhoun %. ,.i,.e rr,ei1unt
cothran 90. secretary Miss Njrkarv
ol Treasurer Enn,nr IA. axanp.iy.
committed. Merrill 40. Enrich 'oo.
Miss Goddard 'ol Tho nttirn,. .lactai
i'm pnlvnnia 1yarn president wbaalar
90. vice nresident Packard ,oo eacra-
tarv Miss Tnwnn al. treasurer Stur-
gis 90. executive c,mmittee palmer
90 Miss proc+or 90. \yiIliom ,o1
THE cnl1nnn fold aov win ha bal1
Thursday. MAY 96tb Hates has much
srnod talnn+ in fold and track atbI.tice
ttis >.,ar
Prof w II uartshorn nrofassor of
rhetoric in R,toe cotlAo.. lnft T.n,,is
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BIttcries-Grifiith, Gilroy, Donahuc and
Chance: Hughes. Nops and BoWermAn.
Tmpires, Lynch and Connolly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

A. II. Boardman. who has been run
ming on the noon train distripu'lhs civ
mail on the train so that it wouio
be all ready for distribution wheh !.
arrived here, has been taken OF anu
NOW only makes the one trip on the
evening train. There have been a num-
Der of complaints among the peol''e ~
;his move on the part of the pos'ai d."
thorities as it delays the deANeiS W
the mail from a half hour to an ii"ui'
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New England League Standing.
Base Ball Notes.

Washington has signed Roy Evans, a
Western pitcher.
Mike Sullivan lost his game in Co
lumbus, Thursday. AS five innings.
Magoon leads the Brocktons in bat
ting. Gochnaur second and McKenna
third.
The veteran Terry held st. Pau
down to two hits on Thursday, ana
they did not get G run.
Pitcher Cuppy of Cleveland, is com
ing around all right and is expected q
work when warm weather strikes his
town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

Robert Fisher surrounded a quantity
of split, last evening. and was soon in
a state that at least seemed unbecom-
ing. When officer Chase took away
his bottle, Bob demanded his proper
ty," but as the officer thought he had
more property than he could handle,
Bob and the bottle were locked up for
safe keeping.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

Il. o. Webb travelling passenger
agent for the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road, and A c. Narnum. New Eng
land passenger agent of the Boston
& Maine Railroad, were in the city.
yesterday. on business connected with
the movement Of the train containing
their respective roads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, May q.
The leading futures closed as follows:
WIiEAT-No. 2 May. s1.65; July. S1.09la;
September, Sll4dtS12s; December, S22s.
CORN-No. May, 344s; July, 341s; Sep
TENDER, So
.oATs-May, 2S12; July. PAS; September,
22l2
PORK-July. $l1s7i9: September S2
1-ARD-July. $6.l712: September. $6.21la
RIBS-May and July, $5.9114; September.
S6D1
Cash quotations closed as follows:
FLOUR-Quiet
WHEAT--No. 2 spring. sl2O; No do.
I.l30l.4 40; No. ? red. $1G2.
CoRN-No. 2, 3412; No. 2 yellow. 34a4
OATS-No. 2, 29l2G Z9&4 No. white 3ila;
No. >. 3oM3Ol2.
RYE-No. 2 G51s
BARLEY-No. .. 40Gt5i.
ELANSEED-No. l, $l.34; N. W. 1874
TIMOTHY SEED-Prime, 81. S0Gl2S5
IARD-$6. sU61IIa.
.PoRk-Mess, sl175@nso; short ribs
sides, S5.&a6.25; dry sailed shoulders. so
"a: short clear sides. $6.35N6i5
81 '{IA R--t'nt loaf nochapgaI
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Tho Rovdnin College Glee Club pass
ed through the city, yesterday on IT'S
way to Hartland, where 1t appeaie"
tact avanino Thursday evening this
crack musical organization VIII appear
in Moonian hall, in this city 1lchc'9 %
cents: no reserved seats.
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morning.
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Mrs. II. Victor Bar1ael, who las beeh
in the city. for the past few days visit
inc her husband, Prof. H. victor p"'
raeI, drum major Of the LIST Regiment
has returned to her home in bangor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25
STATE HOUSE.
Lieut.. }. B. Newton Commanding the
Monitor Wyandotte.
VIII VISIT General Richards Today Relative
to Bath Naval Militia.

AuJutant General Richards received a
letter Tuesday. from Lieut.. J. b. New
ION commanding the monitor Wyan-
oot'e' Whlch Is now at the Boston navy
saru undergoing repairs. stating that he
had peen ordered to proceed to Augusta,
to confer with General Richards relative
To the enlistment of the Bath naval mil
liza Tor service on board the Wyandotte.
Lieut. Newton will arrive today upon
the $40 p. NJ. train.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

G. Nj. Harris. WAC has just returned
from a trip TO the South Sea Islands
f,,, thn Government for scientific pur-
poses is the guest of his brother i'f'
". II. Harris for few days
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$40 REWARD

will he paid for the detection and
conviction of any person steal
lag u daily Kcnnebec Journal from
the yard or door of any house or
store where the carrier boy has de-
iVered it.
nURIElGH & FLYN Publishers.
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ST. LOUIS. II: BOSTON. 10.
A Streak Of Batting in the Last Innings Win
Out for the Browns

st. Louis, May 2i.-The Browns defeat
ed the Bostons, today, by Il streak Of OPP
perfume batting which came in the in
ninga after the seventh. George Decker
was Frustrated by heat as he came to the
bat in the first inning and retired N favor
of Sugden Attendance, 1000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

Deputy Sheriff e. w. Farrar o.
Washington. was a VlSltof 10 the Guy
yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

Russell < Weston have a fine line u
wool bunting flags. They also nave
en,,,a nretfv common flags 34XlS inches
in size. mounted on # poles Whifh
they are selling for i2l4c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-25

People must have found the fire
kindlers" Purinton Bros. sell very
economical and satisfactory; judging
hv the continued sales. Samples free
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Forrest Goodwin, Esq. of SkoW he
gan. one Of The foremost lawyers OF
Somerset. was in the city. Tuesday, ON
business, at the law court.