The Republican journal., 1903-07-09

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The report of the City Marshal showed
but three arrests during the month, one
tried and acquitted and two discharged
after becoming sober.
The committee on highways was instruct
ed to keep the cutters on Market, Bridge
and Bay View streets properly flushed, in
accordance with a recommendation by the
Board of Health.
The committee ON lights reported, recon.
mending that an incandescent light be es-
tablished at the corner of Congress and
Franklin streets.
Voted to increase the length of the sewer
ON Commercial street 40 feet to conform to
the plan of the engineers, and to pay the CON.
tractors $1,10 per foot for the additional
length.
Sanford Howard was reelected inspector
of buildings and the salary fixed at $40 pei
year.
A request was received from the w. c. T
U. that the curfew bell be rung. The mat
ter is provided for by city ordinance, but
the bell has not been rung since the city
clock has been made to strike. 1t was in
formally decided that the police be instruct
ed to ring the bell according to the ordi.
nance.
The committee on enrolled ordinances re-
ported as follows in regard to the salary OF
the Police Judge:
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Common
Council of the City of Belfast:
Your committee, to whom was referred
Order No. 25, as follows: "That the COM
mittee on enrolled ordinances be and here.
by are directed to make investigation and
inquire into the expediency of repeating
section one of chapter. sixteen OF the en-:
rolled ordinances relative to the salary OF
the judge of the police court of the city of
Belfast and make report at the next meeting
of the city government" having attended
to their duty, beg leave to report that the
Special Act of the Legislature, which went
into effect April 1, 1885, creating Police
Court for the City of Belfast, provides
'sThe City of Belfast shall have the power,
and it shall be its duty, to raise money to
provide suitable room in which to hold
said court, and to furnish a seal for said
Court, and said judge may collect and re-
tain all fees arising in said court, which
shall be in full payment for his services
said city of Belfast may, by an ordinance,
establish a salary for said judge not exceed
ing one thousand dollars nor less than six
hundred dollars per annum, to be paid by
said city in quarter yearly payments; in
which case said judge shall account for and
ceived by him in all criminal matters, eX-
| cept for copies"
That section one of chapter sixteen of the
| city ordinances relative to salary of city of
| ticers, is as follows: "The police judge OF
city of Belfast shall receive an annual sal
ary, of six hundred dollars, to be paid by
said city in quarter-yearly payments; and
! said judge shall account for and pay into
| the treasury of the city all fees which shall
! be received by him in criminal matters eX-
cept for copies" That upon examination
OF the report of the city marshal for the
municipal year 1902 to March 1st, 1903, we
find the whole number of arrests made
sixty-four (64). Of this number, thirty-five
| (35) were discharged without trial, leaving
| but tWenty-nine (29) to appear before said
court. That during the month of March,
/ 1903, but three 90 arrests with the follow
4, ing results: two (2) were given nights lodg-
| ing only, and the third was let go without
! trial, being first offence. For the month OF
! April but two (2) arrests were made and
/ both sent out of the city in the morning
That for the month of May but one arrest
was made and prisoner brought before the
court and dismissed.
| That upon examination of the reports OF
the city treasurer for the municipal yeal
19O2-'O3 we find the sum of two hundred five
dollars and sixty-seven cents (S2O5.67) po-
lice court fees was paid into the city treas
ury, while for the same period the sum OF
six hundred dollars ($60O) was paid to the
Judge of that court for salary.
In view of these facts, the law providing
that the compensation of the judge of the
court shall be paid by the county in fees,
unless the city of Belfast pays it by ordi-
nance, and in view of the fact that the duties
of the Judge of the court have been very
much lessened since the passage of that or
dinance, we recommend it's repeal.
RALPH HAYFORD.
L. L. ROBBINS.
The report was accepted and the commit
tee was instructed to prepare a new ordi
nance and report at the next meeting.
Mayor Small reported that he had not
heard from the Secretary of the Navy ir
regard to having war vessel here Ole
Home Week, but would have a meeting Of
the committee called as soon as the Secre
tary is heard from. =
Adjourned.
Meeting of Waldo County Grange.
vor,, n1oa cant maatinp of Waldo onnt&