The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-03-22

people for appeal or amendment it will h
your duty to respond: l recommend that
you familiarize yourselves with the city or
dnances, and make such alterations therein
as the needs of our city require, but in the
mean time l eDjoin upon you the duty OF
cordially supporting your officers in the per.
formance of their duty under existing laws.
In your future deliberations you may err
in Judgment as to what is best even under
circumstances better known to you than to
those who perchance may criticise, but you
| will not seek to excuse yourselves by the
weakling's plea that this or that man or
party or private interest intervened between
you and the free exercise of your honest
| judgment.
In conclusion let me say that neither you
nor can shift our responsibility for prop
er administration of the city's affairs. Fully
| realizing that conflicting interests will often
| so complicate situations that the line of duty
may be more or less Obscured, and knowing
that in all probability you will make some
mistakes, but believing that you bring to
your office integrity of character, freedom
of action and an honest purpose, l know
| you will endeaVOr to serve your city well. |
bespeak for you a continuation of the con-
| fidence of your fellow citizens and while in
| evitable cenSure must be accepted as a part
| of the days work, let it not come as mark
of shame for leaving undone the things you
ought to have done, but rather may it be a
| badge of honor because of your strength in
doing what should be done. and because in
| honor and good conscience you shall have
| done your best
| Gentlemen, thank you.
In the board of aldermen, Mayor Duntou
presiding, a message was received from the
city council announcing their organization
by the election of Giles G. Abbott as presi-
dent and Augustus D. Hayes as clerk.
The boards in joint convention elected
the following city officers:
City Clerk-Maurice W. Lord.
City Treasurer-S. A. Parker.
City Soicitor-Wm. P. Thompson.
City Physician-E. A. Wilson,
Road COMMISSIONER. F. Wilson.
Chief Engineer. 7. Clough.
City Marshal-Wm. A. Kimball.
Auditor-Luville j. Pottle.
Truant Officer-L. W. HammonS.
Assessor for years--Geo. G. Pierce.
Harbor Master-Elon B. Gilchrest.
Overseers of the Poor-Frank G. Mixer,
True S. Heagan and F. A. Greer.
Park Commissioner for ) Years-Albert
L. Mudgett.
Pound keeper-Ben D. Field.
Surveyors of Lumber-E. S. Carter, San
ford Howard, A. 7. Stevens, j. c. Durham,
Augustus Clark, VIM. K. Keene, E: l; Ran
kin, B: R.: Greenlaw, George 3. Michaels,
Fred A. Holmes, Ralph L. Cooper, ii. e.
Weighers of Coal and Hay-Edward Sib-
ley, A. u. Hayes, +. G. White, G. S. Bick-
ford, N. E. Keen, Roscoe Black, E. W.tEl-
lis, George A. Russell.
Measurers of Grain and Salt-Edward
Sibley, c. S. Bickford, Augustus Clark, L.
T. Shales, c. W. Follett, John A. Gilmore,
Thomas B. Whiting
Measurers of Wood and Bark-F. G. White,
n. E. Keen, Fred A. Holmes, Charles 5.
Bickford, H. G. Pitcher, John W. Ferguson.
Culers of Hoops and Staves-Walter G.
Hatch, F. NJ. Lancaster.
Fence Viewers-Emery 0. PendletOn, Geo.
F. Mayhem, W. A. Monroe.
Voted to postpone the election of as
sistant engineers of the fire department un-
til the April meeting.
The usual routine orders were passed
necessary to start the city business
The following were elected trustees. OF
the Nathaniel Wilson fund and the Belfast
shall, A. A. Smith, Ben Hazeltjne and
John r. Dunton.
The report of the chief engineer was read
and referred to the next city council.
The appointment of the committee on
advertising was postponed to the April
meeting.
The Mayor and president of the council
announced the following joint standing
committees:
fluduCe, dCcou.lS ana Claims llaA
Pitcher, Councimen Carrow and Eaton.
Public schools-Alderman Thompson,
Councilmen Abbott and Hayford.
Highways and brdges-Alderman How
ard, Councimen Wood and Clark.
Fire department-Alderman Thompson,
Councilmen Cooper and Cottrel.
Sidewalk s-Alderman Howard, Council
men Clark and Wood.
Alderman Frost, Council
man Cunningham.
Bylaw and police egulations-Alder
man Wentworth, Councilman Eaton.
Enrolled rdinances-Alderman Went
worth, Councilmen Cooper and Cunning
ham
Lights-Alderman Thompson, Council
men Cottrell and Carrow.
Sewers-Alderman Pitcher, Counclmen
Abbott and Hayford.
State Observation-Disclosures Frost, Howard
and Pitcher.
The salary of the truant officer was fixed
at $50.
The vacancies of the standing committees
will be filled at the April meeting.
The two boards adjourned to Monday.
April End, at O'Clock m. p.