The Republican journal., 1905-03-09

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Free text DOCKS. ..................... 23O9
General school purposes. ............ 435 80
| r[6e LIBRARY. ...................... 1882
Total ,:,...:.........:.... S., ,952 80
The following reports were read, accept
ed and ordered on file: School committee,
finance committee, treasurer's report, trus-
tees Of library, city physician, city marshal,
board of health, city solicitor, supt. of Grove
cemetery, trustees of cemeteries, auditor
| The reports of the chief engineer of the fire
department and the estimates of the school
committee for appropriations were referred
to the next city council.
The list of jurors was read and accepted
The following jurors were drawn to serve
| at the April term of the S. j. court: d. T.
Guptili, IL. j. Chaples, Amos Clement, L. P.
Miller.
The city Clerk was instructed to publish
| in pamphlet form the various city reports.
CITY AUDITOR.
Fred ID. Jones, City Auditor, made a
detailed report, showing all the orders
drawn during the year and other details of
the city's finance, which are included in the
treasurer'S report, printed in another
column.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A. B. Stantial, A. D. Hayes and John w.
Jones of the Finance Committee reported
that they have examined the books and ac-
counts of the City Treasurer and find the
odiHO dlO COLlCCtly SGdtCu anu properly
added, and vouchers have been produced to
verify the charges, leaving balance in the
Treasury March 6, 1905, Of $6,7O86S They
also find deposited with the Waldo Trust
Co. to the credit of the city, to pay interest
coupons due Feb. 10, 1905, and those of
earlier ca: % date ; outstanding, $9,55s. Out
made final settlement with Z. H. Sargent,
Collector of Taxes for 1908. All orders
paid have been cancelled and interest cou-
pons destroyed. The interest coupons paid
amount to $23,3s0. Have also destroyed
Sept. 'o4 and March 'O5, $780, registered
rs, Aug. 'O4 and Feb. 'O5, $1,000; bond
$478, not issued, Aug. 'O4 and Feb. 'O5, $40
They find the trust funds to be as reported
by the treasurer.
CHIEF ENGINEER.
l. 7. Ciough, chief engineer OF the fire de-
partment, reported in detail the personnel,
apparatus, hydrant system and fire alarm,
suggested some needed improvements and
gave a list of fires that have occurred dur
ing the year. The force consists of the
chief engineer and two assistants Hose Co.
No. /, 10 men; Hose Co. No. 2, IA men !;
Hook & Ladder Co. No. l, IA men. The ap-
paratus consists of hand tubs in good
working order, one at the central station
and one at the Head of the Tide, 8 hose
reels, hose pung, hook and ladder trucks,
l on wheels and l ON runners. The depart
ment has 5000 feet of p inch rubber lined
cotton hose and 450 feet of p inch rubber
hose. There are in the city limits IS hy-
drants for fire purposes. Two on Waldo
avenue are not accepted by the city. The
Gamewell fire alarm boxes humber TO- The
of c. G. Dickey. The chief recommends
that the hose tower be raised SO as to give
good drying of the hose and that 500 feet of
hose and a hand chemical engine be added
to the department. He thanks the mayor,
city council, the fire department and assist
ant engineers for uniform courtesy shown.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Charles S. Bickford, chairman of the
school committee, and Herbert E. Ellis,
! interesting reports, too long to be printed in
full at this time. Mr. Ellis confines himself
to the present condition and needs of our
schools, "rather than dwell upon abstract
problems of school work and school man.
agement." Attention is again called to
the pressing needs of our city in the direc-
tion of school buildings.
TRUSTEES AND LIBRARIAN, BELFAST
FREE LIBRARY.
Rev. Harry Lutz, chairman of the Trus-
tees, and Miss E. M. Pond, Librarian of the
Belfast Free Library, submitted their re.
ports The report of the librarian is print.
ed on another page. The trustees report
the continued prosperity of the institution
both as to its financial condition and its
service to the public. A statement of in.
comes and expenditures for the year is ap-
pended. The library's funds amount to
So, 2,S44.36. The trustees emphasize the fact
that s'the need of an addition to the build.
ing remains and grows more imperative
| with every passing year"
CITY MARSHAL.
H. f. Mcdonald, City Marshal, reported
| the whole number of arrests for the year,
IS for lodging, discharged without hearing,
20; tramps given trial, 1; drunkenness, So;
larceny, 2: bribery, l assault and battery,
,; malicious mischief, 2; disturbance on
streets, q Salary of night police and ser
vices of Sunday police, $l,272. so; services of
special police, $49.50. Amount collected and
paid into the treasury, $12725.
CITY SOLICITOR.
mitted his report for the past municipa
year. The city is free from litigation, witt
the following exception. During the veal
William II. Staples brought suit agains
the city to recover damages for injuries to a
horse, alleged to have been caused by de
| fective highway. The action was tried at the
last January term of court, resulting in q
verdict for the city. The plaintiff filed ex
| ceptiOnS which, if not withdrawn, will be il
order for argument at the next law term il
| June at Bangor. AT the last September tern
| a Judgment was recovered against ThOma.
| Haugh for taxes assessed against him on the
lot of land known as Peirce's Block, execu
ton was issued, the land sold, the city beins
the purchaser. He renews his suggestion
relating to the collecting of all taxes within
the year, assessed on resident real estate
| BOARD OF HEALTH.
John Stevens, NJ. d., Secretary of the
! Board of Health, reports the number O
complaints investigated as 26; number OF
nuisanceS corrected, 12; number of infec
tiOus diseases reported, %, as follows: scar
let fever, 10; diphtheria, 6 typhoid fever,
tuberculosis, 4. Number Of persons quar-
antined, % number of premises disinfected
a. The extension of the city sewer system
on Bay View street adds much to the sani
tary condition of that section, where ther.
had been many complaints of unhygienit
| conditions. The sanitary condition of ou
city compares most favorably with that o
| any city in the State and should be an in
| ducement to further increase our summer
resident population.
| TRUSTEES OF CEMETERIES.
| Chas. F. Swift, Charles r. Coon BIS ant
! Willis S. Hatch, trustees of cemeteries
made financial report, as follows:
| Gr0Ue Cemetery.
Amount brought forward from last
| Received from sale of lOts.......... 4500
| interest on perpetual care
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