The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-17
CITY GOVERNMENT MEETING.
The Bridge Question settled and the Annual
Appropriations Made.

The City Council met as per adjournment
| Thursday evening and completed the un-
| finished business of the previous meeting,
with new business not before taken up for
| lack of time.
| Before the formal opening of the two
| Boards the members and number of lead
! ing citizens met informally and discussed
the bridge question. The mayor said that
the city council was composed of men who
wanted to do what was right and for the
best interests of all concerned, and they
only needed to be informed as to the wishes
Of the people. He read remonstrance
against building bridge on the present
site and then called upon the citizens pres
ent to express their views. About twenty
five We're present, and with one exception
they favored building on the present site,
for reasons heretofore given.
| Mayor Poor read the bids as follows:
Wrought Iron Bridge Co. Canton, Ohio:
| on plan No l. S7,s65 No. ,. $1,000; No. 3,
$4,000 for plank covering, S9,lso for cedar
and earth.
J, S. Randall, Portland: No. /, Sl2,997
No. ., sls,5oo; No. ;, Sl4,49s.
| Morrison IL Mcdonald, Belfast: Nos or
| ., Sll,995; No. 3, $4,000.
d. W. Smith & Parker Spotford, Bucks
estimate.
| II. A. Babbidge. Islesboro: No l, Sc, 40 :;
No ., S5,h5o; No. 3, ss.i145
| The various plans on which the above
bids were made We're for a bridge on the
present site, and were as follows:
1st For bridge to be built of piing and
| covered with plank said bridge to be two
feet higher than the old bridge.
| I'd For a bridge to be built of piling and
covered with cedarS and earth; said bridge
| to be two feet higher than the old bridge.
| Sd For bridge by filling in with earth
and rock BOO feet on the easterly end and
| the balance to be of piling and covered with
| cedars and earth; said bridge to be two
| feet higher than the old bride This pro-
| poSal may be for covering with plank i'll
| stead Of cedarS and earth.
| The Boards then met IN regular session
| and the following business was transacted ::
1t was ordered that the proposal of II. A.
| Rabbidge to build new bridge in place of
the present lower bridge, under plan No. l.,
for the sum of S6,775 be accepted and the
Bridge Committee was authorized to make
a contract with said Babbidge. The vote
on the passage of the order stood to in
the Board of Aldermen, and Is to i in the
Common Council.
The specifications of Plan No. |, (Which
was adopted) include the following among
the more important details Spans 10 feet
between centres of caps. Draw =. feet,
opening with the same gear; posts and plat
forms now in use, with the new timber put
in in 1899, may be replaced. The material of
the present bridge must be entirely remov-
ed, 50 far as it may interfere with the con
structlon of the new structure the Old piles
To be cut of at the surface of the river bot
tom OF AT low wafer mark. Piles to be of
| spruce. sound and straight not less than L.
| inches al the larger or incneS atthe smaller
end. The crib work on the westerly side Of
the draw must be removed to low water
mark, ol such level as may he deemed neces-
| sarN, and If sound may be rebuilt from that
level to the top. If n0i thought advisable
| by the representative of the city to utilize
the crib. piles viii be driven neXt to it and
>trong bent m;toe to support The gear. Nil
| the opposite Side of the draw the first two
| ben1S shall extend - feet either way from
| the bridge, making hentS - fee7 long to give
additional lateral strength, and to guide
vessels passing Through the ,iraw. These
two extensions tu be hraced and planketl
The caps shall be hemock timber y, feet
long, l2x5 inches. fastened together by iron
bolts at each pile The lemons of the piles
not less than 6X5 inches There viii be !
! stringers ext inches, ~ feet long. Each
stringer Will cover Two spans. The strngers
| to be oi spruce, secured by iron bowels is
| inches long d. each end. The main plan1ing
| will he of = inch hemioek laiG croSSwSe.
| well secured In the centre of each span a
narrow plank will project 3 feet on either
| side to suppol1 braces for the railing. There
will be "A second covering of > inch hemlock
plank, laid diagonall. and forming a road
way for teams T. feet wide The railing to
| be of Spr5ice. feet hich. Two sway braces
| 'xI0 inches and u feel long 7Sill be securely
| fastened to each bent. All material Shall
| meet the approval of the city S agent. The
| surface of the bridge to be foot higher
| than the present structure, and the APP
lf =
| The compensation for labor on the high
! ways was fixed at 10 cents per hour for each
man: the Same for a yoke of oxen twelve
| and half cellts for horse. Suitable equip
| ments to be furnished with teams and tools
| furnished and kept in repair by the men,
drills for stone work excepted
| o. A. Hopkins was granted permission to
occupy a part of Bay View street while re-
pairing drain
| The usual abatement was made on taxes
of 1900, as follows: On all taxes paid on or
before Aug. l., la0, per cent. A; on all paid
on or before Jan. /, 1901, , per cent
| Voted to buy uniforms for the city nar-
shal and night police.
! The annual appropriations We're made,
passing both branches under suspension
of the rules. Following are the amounts
as compared with last year:
1899 1900.
| I Ontlngent.. Observation-Disclosures. $1,000 S5,CNM
| Interest on the bonded dept. 300 5000
Highways, bridges and side
walks. S...................... $500 1000
Fire department. 5000 5000
Support of poor. 4iD 2,4N
General school purposes. 6,7oO 1000
Free high school l.......... 1000 1000
General repairs and nsur-