The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-05-10

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| Highways. ta eo
| Fire Department. ........''''''''. 20 70 G u
Free Library. AoS.Oo 70 20
School contingent. .....''''''''''' o2o o. ~ ~
General school purposes @oo. 20 20 20
| Ronn;ra ond insurance e,........... 817
Papnars ................. 65O.O0
| Total z, 400 65
| The report of tax collector was read and
approved. MIR. Sargent reported that he
had paid the treasurer from feoruary ~,
1906, to May l, 1906, $2,3S4,1.
| The report of the inspector of building
was read and accepted Mr.. Howard report
ed the following new buildings: story
dwelling house for c. G. Dickey, Bayview
street, a II story dwelling house for VIM.
Bray, High street, a II story dwelling
house for Guy Peavey, High street, Il
story dwelling house for Thomas Robinson,
Waldo avenue, II story dwelling Tor MISS
Jeffords. Charles street, q story dwell
ling-house for |. L. Perry, East Belfast
The following buildings were enlarged
and repaired: S. Thompson's clothing fac
| tory, Church street, enlarged; l.. l.. Gent
ner's building, High street, repaired; Pyth-
ian Block, corner Main and High streets,
| improved: II. Chenery's dwelling house,
Main street, additions built
| The committee on lights reported favor
| ably on the petitions for all arc light on Bay
View street and at the junction of Vine and
High streets.
| The committee on highways reported un-
| favorably on the petition for street be-
tween Union and Bay View streets.
| The committee on sidewalks was given
| further time
Road Commissioner j. F. Wilson reported
as follows:
Gentlemen: l hereby submit my monthly
report. | have expended on the highways
for the month ending April 80, 1906. $474. O1.
I have made thorough inspection OF all the
roads in Belfast. | have driven over every
mile of road, and walked over every SIDE
walk, and have formed pretty good idea
of their condition, and made notes of every
thing that appeared to need attention. All
roads that, in my judgment, are reasonably
safe for travel, / propose to spend as llttle
money on as possible. In my investigation
of bridges and sidewalks, it will require the
following outlay: Bridges, 1883 81; walks.
30 u. L
ton for roads, bridges and walks, sum OF
not less than $4,000, and for State road,
$500.
petition for an appropriation for fence
for the public park was granted.
A petition for a sidewalk on Green street
was read and referred to committee on side
| walks.
A petition for an arc light at or near the
corner of Cedar and Pine streets was read
and referred to the committee on lights.
An order that the road commissioner be
paid S75 tor the use of his horse for the en-
suing year passed the common council and
was laid on the table in board of aldermen
| An order that the salary of the members
of the two hose companies and the members
of the hook and ladder company shall be
| fixed at S12 per man for the year-these sal
aries to begin May 1, payable quarterly
was read and passed.
An order to authorize the city clerk to ad-
vertise for sealed proposals for collecting
the city, county and State taxes of this city,
for the current municipal year, and present
all proposals received at the next regular
meeting, reServing the right to accept any
one of the proposals or reject all, was read
and passed
An order that the sum of 500 be ap-
propriated for the observance of Memorial
Day, by Thomas II. Marshall Post, G. A.
R., to be paid to said Post and charged to
the contingent and if the whole sum is not
used any amount left over to be returned
to the city, was read and passed.
| An order was passed that a salary of $50
| be paid to the chief engineer for the ensu7
ing municipal year and that salary OF
S15 be paid to each of the two assistant
engineers.
An order was passed that the sum OF 500
be appropriated for the purpose of building
fence on the south side of the park and
that the Park Commissioners be authorized
to expend the same, or such part as neces-
sary for said purpose. 1t was further order
ed that the Park Commissioners be authorlZ-
ed to expend such sums of money as may be
donated for park improvement and to per-
nit the Belfast Improvement Society to
make such improvements in said park as
they may desire, without expense to the
! city, after the plans for said improvements
have been approved by said commissioners
and under their direction.
The city electrician was Instructed to in
vestigate the condition of the Electric
Light, Telephone, Power and Telegraph
and other wires, and correct any illegal
Irregularities if discovered. and particularly
to order the owners of dead wires to
properly string or reuew the same.
An order was passed that an abatement
of per cent be made to tax payers who
voluntarily pay their taxes On or before the
18th day of August 1896, and that an abate-
ment of 2per cent be allowed on all taxes
paid on or before the LIST day OF January,
1907; and it is further ordered that all
taxes assessed for the year 1906 shall be due
and payable on January l, 1907.
An amendment to the following ordl-
nance was given the first reading and laid
on the table until the next meeting.
Be it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen
and Common Council of the City of Belfast
in City Council assembled:
That Section IA of Chapter Is of the or
dinances of said City of Belfast be, and the
same is hereby amended by striking out the
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