The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-03-07

ture theref0rm, have examined coupon ac-
count Of city bonds, registered same on
coupon book, prepared for that purpose,
and destroyed by burning interest coupon !
tn&t nave been paid amounting to $4,000 90.
CITY SOLICITOR.
Geo. E. johnson, City Solicitor, reports
as follows
At the beginning of the year there were
three suits against the city, two of which were
as inadvertently reported last year, brought
to recover for alleged pauper supplies One
OF these suits went to judgment at the last
January term; the other is still pending.
The defense of these suits was assumed BY
the contractor for the support of the poor,
under the present condition of things
apprehend the city will have to assume
charge OF the one now pending, as under
stand there is doubt as to the settlement of
the alleged pauper. The other suit pending
against the city was brought by Mary E.
have been OccasiOned by defect in the
highway. It was entered at the last Jan
uafY term and WILL think, be in order for
triaNat the next April term. ! think both
these suits should be referred to special
committee for investigation and necessary
preparation for trial. These matters should
be attended to as speedily as possible. There
are two suits pending in favor of the city,
brought tOVecOver sewer assessments, and
are in charge Of Hon. Joseph Williamson,
in behalf Of the city.
sUPT. OF GROVE CEMETERY.
James F. Fernald, Superintendent of
Grove Cemetery, reports as follows:
Whole number attended, a. OF those Is
died in the city, 36 males and 81 females.
Number who died away and were brought
mere Tor lnterment, p, ID males and 6 fe-
males Of the "a attended, 25 were over
so years of age Number buried in Grove
Cemetery, "a South Belfast, 4; West Bel
fast, q. North Belfast, l.; Citypoint, / ::
Head OF the Tide, 1 in the Hartman lots
adjoining Grove Cemetery 1. Carried out
OF town for burial, II, and there are now 10
in the tomb,
BELFAST FREE LIBRARY.
To the Trustees of the Belfast Free Library:
Gentlemen Il have the honor of present.
ing you the thirteenth annual report of our
Library which varies little from the records
of previous years. The following statistics
show the accession of new books, their clas-
sifcatiOn, the extent of circulation, the gen.
eral condition of the library and the num-
ber Of people who avail themselves of its
privileges.
The Accession Catalogue numbers iO,377
volumes, of these 927 have been added dur
ing the past year, a much larger number
than usual owing to the generous gifts the
library has received,
BY purchase. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .437
BY gift ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .49O
927
The Library subscribes for 81 periodicals
received weekly or monthly and 10 are pre-
sented.
Among the purchases of special value and
interest may be noted the Warner Library
of the Worlds best Literature in 30 volumes,
John l.. Stoddard's Illustrated Lectures in
10 volumes, and Lydekker's New Natural
OF the gifts 445 volumes came from the
library of the late DR.. George W. Field of
Bangor The gift of two volumes of POOle'S
Index to Periodical Literature, the edition
of 1858 and that of 1882, increases the value
of our other periodicals and makes it worth
while to complete the sets.
The books added have been classified as
follows:
Periodicals bound. Observation-Disclosures. So
sociology ...:....... -................... 81
Science and Art. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. rs
General Literature. e.......................1 .168
Fiction and Juvenile. e.....................1SO 1870
Travel and Description. n................., IL
Biography. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 55
e27
We are indebted to The Republican Jour
nal for printing 81 lists of books, free of
charge.
Care of the Books.
The Withdrawal Register numbers 655
books withdrawn from circulation, of these
S4 were discarded during the past year.
Books sent to the bindery to be re-
Books repaired at the Library. ........ 1909
Books worn out and discarded. ........ "a
One book, lost years ago, has been return
ed to the Library, another, missing for
months, has been found, and now only one
Jericho Road" has been missing since last
August. Of this record we may we'll be
proud.
Circulation.
Last March we delivered more books
than during any other month of the year,
and during cold Home Week" last August
we sent out less than usual even when the
circulation is small. 1t was not convenient
for Miss Dora Newell to have the care of
the City Point Branch and with much regret
from our patrons it was necessary to dis
continue the delivery of books there. This
makes falling off in the circulation of per-
hapS thousand books.
Books delivered for reading at home. .22,9S7
Books loaned to schools in care of
GeacnorS. 4OO
Table showing classes of books circulat-
ed.
Periodicals. Observation-Disclosures. 1,78O
Religion, Philosophy and Sociology. 656
science. ...................... All
Arts: Fine and Useful. ................ 381
General Literature. re.................... 1,17O
Fiction. ..12,712
Juvenile. ......................... 4,O75
Travel and Description. on................ $50
blOSTdpuy 4OZ
History Observation-Disclosures. $50
22,9S7
Registration.
The Register gives the names of 1,5O7 per-
sons who have received book cards, of these
GAG have registered during the past year.
Two or three hundred cards of the first is
sue have not yet been exchanged for the
new kind of cards we are now issuing.
Cash accounts.
Receipts for the year ending Feb %, 1901