The Republican journal., 1906-03-08


amounts under the various appropriations:
Contingent. .744 10
Cemetery. .......................s. 1880
Highways and bridges. 1,83l.82
Repairs and insurance. ......... 3265
Fire department. lO6
School cOntinp ent nt,............ 1903
Free text books 38 40
General school purposes. ............ w 70
Free Library. ...............'.'.... 1UIo
Total $378451
The following reports were read, ac-
cepted and ordered on file: School COM
mittee, finance committee, city treasurer,
chief engineer, trustees OF library, lDra-
ran, city physician, collector Of taxes. city
marshal, secretary of board OF health, city
solicitor, superintendent of Grove cemetery,
trustees of cemeteries. and auditors.
The school committees estimate for ap-
The report of the city treasurer is given
on the End page Other reports are sum-
married. as follows:
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
H. f. Ellis, Superintendent of schools,
reported a successful school year, with no
radical changes. The schools have been
remarkably free from sickness. He calls
the school buildings, owing to overcrowd-
ing and want of protection from tre. In
regard to the High school he strongly
recommends the securing of fourth
teacher for the full time, and the addition
of commercial course. A detailed account
of the permanent repairs made on the varl-
Gus buildings was given.
Charles S. BickfOrd, chairman OF the
school committee, devoted large part OF
his report to urging the pressing need of
new school building to accommodate the
schools on the common
FINANCE COMMITTEES.
G. A. Dunning, C. j. Pattee, and Chester
ed that they had examined the books and
accounts of the City Treasurer and fould
them correct, and that there was a balance
in the treasury of the city March 5, 1906, OF
$lO,996.9 81 including 81. 20 for payment Of an
outstanding Free Library order. They
to the credit of the city, to pay interest
coupons due Feb. 18th, 1906, and those of
earlier date Outstanding.$9,69 693. They found
outstanding orders amounting to $54 50.
Settlement has been made with Maurice w.
Lord, collector of taxes for 1906 The COM
mittee has examined all orders paid and
cancelled the same, and has examined the
coupon account of city bonds, registered
the same on the coupon book prepared for
the purpose and destroyed interest coupons
that have been paid amounting to $22, 400.
They have also destroyed coupons from
Memorial Hall bonds, due Sept. 'O5 and
March 'O6, $3.50, registered As due Aug. '05,
and Feb. 'O6, $1,000, bond No. ATS, not is
sued, due Aug. '05, and Feb. '06, $40. All
trust funds were found to be as reported by
the Treasurer.
CHIEF ENGINEER.
|. I. Clough, chief engineer of the fire de-
partment gave list of all alarms of fire
responded to by the Department, with their
cause, so far as learned. The personnel of
the department was reported to be as fol
lows: Board of engineers, |. I. Cl0ugh, E.
L. Cook, W. A. Wiley; Hose No. l, n. F.
Patterson, captain, 19 men; Hose Co. No.
2, Alfred Shute, captain. IA men; Hook and
tain, IA men. The apparatus consists of
one hand engine in good working order,
three hose reels, one hose pung, two hook
and ladder trucks, one Eastern deluge set
with five different sized noZzes, five service
pipes and other findings. The department
at present has $500 feet, % inch rubber
lined hose, all good. 500 ]feet OF hose have
been bought in the last year Mr.. Clough
recommended that chemical hand en-
gine be added, also one 25 foot extension
ladder, one side ladder and two services
pipes with shut-off nozzles, aud that stew
ard be appointed from Hose Co. No. l to
take care OF hose and apparatus.
LIBRARY TRUSTEES.
Harry LutZ, chairman of the board of
trustees, reported the continued prosperity
and progress of the institution, with no un-
usual affairs to report. He called attention
to the good work of the book committee,
and publicly thanked them for their ser
vice. Mr.. Lutz also called attention to the
imperative need of an addition to the Lib
rary building. Appended was statement
OF incomes and expenditures for the year.
BELFAST FREE LIBRARY,
Feb %, 1906.
To the Trustees of the Belfast Free Lii
brary.
Gentlemen: l have the honor of present.
| ing the 18th annual report of the condition
| of our Free Library. The following tables
show the number of new books added, the
| amount of circulation and other items of
| interest.
| 1t has been prosperous year, showing in
| the main little variation from the routine
of previous years except in the larger out
put of books. We are indebted to our pains
taking Book Committee for the selection of
many interesting and valuable books.
new line of work has been students class
| in library methods. 1t is not yet an APP
prentice class. We have extended to sew
eral High school students the opportunity
| to come to the library once week to study
reference books and incidentally library
methods. In return for the instruction re-
| ceived they have willingly assisted In the
work at the delivery desk.
A new registration of all persons using
the Library was begun Sept. l, 1905. Since
| that date $50 book cards have been given
out, and many persons have also received
''Study Card'' allowing them to take two
| books at one time.
| The Withdrawal Record shows "a books
discarded because of their worn out condi-
| tiOn, given to the High school, sold, 2
! stolen, and / lost and not paid for by the
! borrower; total of 43 books withdrawn.
The new books number 622. OF these 20
volumes of local history from the library of
| the late Judge Williamson are specially
valuable. The At books purchased from the
, Otis Fund cost $70.5S.
| AcCEssIoNs.
| By purchase from the Wilson Fund ....... 400
| BY purchase from the Otis Fund. =. Al
| By binding periodicals. -. 32
| Gift from the estate of Judge Williamson. SO
Gift from the United States Government. IA
| Gift from the Mane State Library. ....... %
Gifts from individuals. .............. 5
| 622
ACCESSIONS CLASSIFIED,
| Fiction including Juvenile. ........193
| Philosophy and Religion. %
| SOCIOLOGY .......-. ~
Arts: Fine and Useful .................. As
General LIterature.-.... -.............. 40
| Travel and Description. ............... 81
| Biography '...-......... 36
| History. y........ 66
|
| 622
During the past year greater number of
| books have been circulated than at any