The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-06-07

| tlOnS:
| Contingent. Observation-Disclosures. S 691 l6
| HIGHWAYS. Observation-Disclosures. 3,442 Is
| Fire Department. t................... 152 rs
Free Library. Observation-Disclosures. 277 Sc
| School contingent. nt................ 15
| Free Text Books. IS %
General school purposes. 3l5 50
| Cemetery Observation-Disclosures. 81 so
Total. Observation-Disclosures. S4,9S7 45
! The report of the Road Commissioner
was read, accepted, and ordered on file.
| He reported that he had expended S3, 81
/ on the highways and walks for the month
ending May 3lst, and that he had carted
| S,55S loads OF gravel onto the roads.
| The report of the Committee on Lights
was read, accepted and ordered on file.
| They reported unfavorably on the petition
! for an arc light at the corner of Cedar and
| Pine streets
| The Committee on Sidewalks reported
| favoraby on the petition for sidewalk on
| Charles street The report was accepted,
! An order was passed that the salary of
the two night police be fixed at s1.50 IA
night, exclusive of the amount paid for
Sunday service, and the police TO furnish
their own uniforms.
Ordered that the City Treasurer be au-
Geo. W. Ryder the interest acquired by the
City of Belfast in parcel of real estate as
sessed against Simeon Ryder for the year
1898, under the collectors sale of Dec. i,
1899, upon the payment into the treasury OF
500, the amount of said tax, costs and
charges, being the same real estate assessed
as aforesaid, viz, lot 35, div. ?, acres s.;
undivided half of homestead on east side of
Head of Tide road.
Ordered that the compensation of the
Collector Of Taxes for the current municipal
year be fixed at $40 of one per cent on the
dollar (the city to pay for the bond, postage,
and usual advertising and printing! on the
amount actually collected, and said coilec-
tor is to collect all the poll taxes and taxes
on personal property, and to collect and
pay in to the City Treasurer all taxes on
real estate, or to begin suits 10 enforce the
lien claims as provided in chapter 314, pub
lie laws of 1898, and to make full settlement
with the city within one year OF the date
of the commitment, provided, however,
that the collector shall not be required to
make full settlement so far as relates to
nonresident taxes on real estate, until the
time provided by law for the sale of said
real estate for nOn-payment Of taxes there
on. In such settlement said collector shall
J be relieved from further liability for taxes
on real estate for which he has begun to
enforce the lien, and all expense of such
| suits shall be borne by the city.
! Ordered that the city clerk be authorized
and directed TO advertise for building a
sewer on Main street from Church street to
| Congress street, and also on Cedar street
| from Main street TO road near Franklin
! street, as per plans of Parks X Wheeler.
/ An ordinance was passed to amend Sec
/ ton 6 of Chapter is OF the Ordinances Of the
/ City OF Belfast.
BE it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen
and Common Council Of the City OF Belfast,
| in city council assembled that section OF
/ Chapter IS of the ordinances Of the City of
! Belfast be and the same is hereby amended
! by adding the following clause to it:
provided nevertheless that it shall be
! lawful for any merchants to occupy for the
display of merchandise a portion OF the
sidewalk next adjoining his store not eX-
ceeding eighteen inches in width; so that
/ said ordinance as amended shall read as
| follows:
SEC. 6. No person shall deposit or cause
to be deposited any box, barrel, bale of
goods or other article on any sidewalk, or
| in any of the streets or highways within the
| limits aforesaid, except for the purpose OF
removing and delivering goods into or from
| any store, shop OF other place, Tor Whlcn
purpose a reasonable time only shall be al
loved. low ed Any person who shall be guilty of
| a violation of any of the provisions OF this
section shall be punished by a fine of not
| less than one nor more than i've dollars.
The penalties provided for in this section
NAV be recovered upon the complaint made
to the Judge of the police court OF this city,
Provided, nevertheless, that it shall be law
! full for any merchants to occupy for the as
| play of merchandise portion OF the Slde-
| walk next adjoining his store not exceeding
eighteen inches Ill width.
AT the May meeting of the city council il
/ was moved TO amend Section IA OF Chapter
IS of the city ordinances by striking out the
following clause:
"Nor shall any person unless the one EN-
ployed by the city or some parish, at any
| time, except in case of an alarm OF nre or
until after sunrise on the Anniversary OF
| American lnQepenueDce, IlllS any ol tue
church bells in the city, so that Section IA,
as amended, shall read as follows:
Section IA. No person shall inJure any
public reservoir or shall draw OF or take
any water therefrom, except in case OF fire,
or unless authorized by the Mayor or CHIEF
engineer of the fire department.
Monday evening the amendment was Civ,
en- its second reading and passed.
The committee on sidewalks asked foI
further time to consider the advisability OF
building sidewalk on Green street
Proposals for collecting the taxes of Bel
fast for 1906 were opened and read as fol
lows: C. F. Thompson, $40 OF / per cent.
city to pay for bond, postage, advertising
and printing A. L. MIDGET, 7-10 of l per
cent, city to pay, etc. c. H. Sargent, SIC
of l per cent, city to pay, etc. The result
of the baloting was as follows: c. F.
Thompson votes, A. L. Mudgett votes,
C, H. Sargent 8 votes. c. F. Thompson was
declared elected.
Voted that the committee on fire depart
ment be empowered to buy the articles re-
quired by the department.
Voted to permit the extension to the shoe
factory.
The claim of William McCabe for $25 for
damages to hack sustained on highway was
| read and referred to the city solicitor.