The Republican journal., 1906-03-08
BOARD OF HEALTH.

O. S. Vickery, NJ. D., secretary of the
board of health, reported the number of
complaints Investigated since July, when
the new secretary assumed his duties, as 8 !;
number of nuisances corrected, 5; number
of infections diseases reported, 4, as fol-
tuberculosis, /. Number OF places quaran-
tined, 2; number of places disinfected, 2.
The board strongly recommended that
sewers should be placed at the south end of
Bay View street, and on upper Main street
at the junction with Cedar street.
CITY SOLICITOR.
George E. johnson, city solicitor, report
ed that at the beginning of the year there
was one suit pending in which the City OF
Belfast was party in interest, viz, VIM.
H. Staples, VS.. the City of Belfast. The
case went to the Law Court on exceptions
by the plaintiff and resulted in judgment
for the City. During the year several claims
of minor importance in which the city was
a party were brought, but all have been
ton, hereafter named. A small number of
suits have been brought in behalf OF the
CITY to enforce the statute lien on real es-
tate because of the non-payment OF taxes.
All these suits were settled without Judg-
ment except 4, and on these judgment has
been obtained against the property sold at
sheriff's sale; so that now there are no
suits pending in which the City is interest
ed as a party or otherwise, with the excep-
ton above named, which is a suit brought
by the town of Unity against Belfast to re-
cover for support OF an alleged pauper.
The defense of the suit has been assumed
by the contractor for the support of the
poor, according to the terms of his contract,
so the city is but nominal party.
SUPERINTENDENT OF GROVE CEMETERY.
James F. Fernald, Superintendent of
Grove cemetery, reports the whole number
of bodies attended to as S6. OF these, 60
died in Belfast, IA were carried out of town
for burial, 26 died away, but were brought
here for burial. FOrty-nine were buried ID
Grove cemetery and one was buried in the
Hartman lots The burials in the various
cemeteries were as follows: Head of the
Tide, 9; Citypoint, l; South Belfast, 3;
West Belfast, /. There are 15 now in the
tomb.
TRUSTEES OF CEMETERIES.
Charles R. Coombs and Willis S. Hatch,
trustees of cemeteries, made financial re-
port as follows:
Amount forward from last years. 552 SO
Received from sale of lots, Grove
cemetery. ..........::- .:...';..: ooo w
Received from sale of lots, Head of
1lue -. .........'... ...'.....' 90 w
Received from sale of lots, South
Belfast. ~ w
Interest on perpetual care fund.-. 11S %
Total. ......................$1, 81, ,O79 IA
Total Observation-Disclosures. 74S 81
Balance on hand. $50 SO
Perpetual Care Fund.
Amount of perpetual care fund 80. 4,810 rs
Accumulated interest on fund.-. $50 OF
Amount expended. ed.................. 5Ol 61
CITY AUDITOR.
Fred D. Jones, City Auditor, made a de-
tailed 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 col
umn.
Order No 50, that the City Clerk be and
hereby is instructed to have suitable
number Of the auditors, school committees,
treasurers, and other city reports, printed
as soon as possible, the City Clerk to have
reasonable compensation for his services in
preparing the copy, reading proof, etc., was
read and passed.
Order No. 50, that the City Treasurer be
and hereby is ordered to credit NJ. W. Lord,
collector Of taxes for 1904, with $57. so, being
his commission on taxes of 1904 collected
and paid over to the City Treasurer since
July 3, 1905, was read and passed.
Order No. "a, that the committee on high
ways be and hereby is authorized and di-
rected to lay street from the junction OF
Market and Common street to Holt street,
was read and passed.
Adjourned.