The Republican journal., 1904-06-09

Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $2,814O2
The New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Co. presented petition for permis-
sion to erect poles, wires, etc., on Swan
Lake avenue from the junction of the back
Searsport and Swanville road to Swanville
town line A hearing was ordered for June
9th, and the City Clerk was instructed to
advertise the same.
The City Clerk was directed to advertise
for bids for placing heating apparatus in
Memorial building.
The salaries of the night police were fixed
at $1.50 per night, the police to furnish their
own uniforms.
Alderman Stantial was authorized to rep
| resent the city's stock at the annual meeting
of the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad
Co.
The committee on lights reported favor
ably on the petition of Robert Burgess and
others for an arc light at the corner of
Union and Pearl streets, and an order was
passed to establish the light.
The committee on park reported, recon-
mending that the city buy the Jones lot, So
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| on Northport avenue and extending to the
shore at a cost of $4,000. The report was
| signed by all the members of the committee,
| Aldermen Freeman NJ. Wood and Chas. W.
| Lancaster, and Councilmen Laforest L. Rob-
bins, John W. Jones, NJ. E. Brown, H. E.
Ellis and E. A. Nickerson. The report was
unanimously accepted. An order was pass
ed instructing the committee to buy the
Jones lot at the price named.
!. The petition of Il. A. Wiley and others
for rebuilding the sidewalk on Upper High
street between the residences of Robert
Patterson and R. T. Rankin was referred
to the committee on sidewalks.
The chairman of the committee on high
ways was instructed to change the location
of the hydrant at the corner of Miller and
Front streets.
The bids for collecting the taxes for 1904
were opened. Charles II. Sargent offered
to collect the taxes for 10 mills on a dollar,
the city to pay for the bond, and furnish
printing and postage. Maurice w. Lord
offered to collect the taxes for mills on a
dollar, the city to pay for the bond. Mr..
Lord was elected, receiving votes to Mr..
Sargent's 6 in joint convention.
Sanford Howard, Inspector of Buildings,
reported, giving a list of new buildings
erected and of buildings repaired or en-
larged. The list includes new dwelling
by Leslie Mendall, Miller street; new work
shops by Geo. A. Gilchrest, Front street
additions to dwellings of L. L. Robbins,
Miller street, II. w. Mariner, Congress
street; R. c. johnson, High street; Horace
Chenery, Franklin street repairs to store
of F. B. Knowlton, High street; dwellings
of G. B. Marsano, Miller street; w. H. Nc
Intosh, High street; DR.. E. L. Stevens and
c. E. Mcintyre, Church street :; new chin
ney to county court house. The Inspector
has inspected, with the fire engineers, the
Knights of Pythias Hall, Odd Fellows
Hall, Masonic Temple and Belfast Opera
House.
II. E. Mcdonald, City Marshal, reported
s arrests for the month of May, of which 4
were for drunkenness, for larceny and ]
for attempting to bribe an officer.
On petition of Edward Sibley and Others
it was voted to recommend the assessors
that they abate the taxes assessed against
the Belfast Industrial Real Estate Co., the
Manufacturing Real Estate Co., Foster
Estabrooks Co., Leonard & Barrows ant
F. j. Gerry & Co. for the year 1908, in ac
cordance with the recorded wish of ma
jority of the citizens and taxpayers of Bel
fast
Adjourned to Tuesday, July 9TH, as thu
first Monday in the month comes on lega
holiday.