The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-06


| tiOns:
contingent. .....................$ 625.0s
highways. ....................... 1744. 8:
Fire Department. t................... 126.OC
EIee L!DTaTy... ....'................... III. ~
General School Purposes. ........... 226 7(
free text BOOKS. S..................'.' 19oZ
| School Contingent. t.................... 17.4(
Cemetery. Observation-Disclosures. GIL
| The reports Ct the committee on finance,
! accounts and claims were made and accept
ed and ordered on file, in part. Further time
was given on portions of the report.
The committee on lights was granted
further time in which to make their report.
The committee on sewers reported that
| they had referred the matter of an open
sewer crossing the property Of the Uni
tartan church to the board of health for
correction.
| An order was passed fixing the salary of
the two night police at S1.50 per day, ex-
elusive of Sundays beginning June 6, 1907,
they to buy their own uniforms.
| An order was passed that all gas or water
pipes or attachments thereto, within the
| limits of the street and projecting above
the surface thereof, shall be cut to the level
of the grade of the street, or the grade
shall be properly raised at the expense of
the owners of said pipes or connections un-
der the supervision of the street commits
sioner, and all pipes found not complying
with this order on June 10, 1907, shall be
made to conform to the requirements of
| this order by the street commissioner with
out further notice to the owner, and that he
shall render an account of the actual cost of
said pipes or connections.
An order was passed that the city solicitor
be instructed to promptly begin action for
the removal of all poles carrying wires with
in radius of one mile from the Post Office
that have not been painted on or before
June 18th, as required by Order No. 21,
passed April Is, 1907.
An order was passed that the committee
on lights be instructed to Investigate the
merits of different systems of lighting the
streets, including acetyline, gasoline and
others and to obtain proposals from reliable
concerns for lighting the streets of the city,
furnishing an all night service for term
An order was passed that $50 be appro-
priated for widening and building streets
and walks and for grading in front of the
park, and for general park purposes, the
sum to be charged to the contingent fund.
An order was passed that the city treas
urer convey to Ralph Hayford the interest
acquired by the city in parcel of real
estate assessed against Frank E. Herrick in
| 1904, under sheriff's sale of 1905, upon pay
ment by Hayford into the city treasury of
the original tax with costs and charges.
| An order was passed that So be paid to
James Nickerson for damage done sheep
by dogs.
| An order was passed that the tax of Geo.
| p. Field for 1907, as assessed on his property
on the west side of Congress street, be aba
ted in accordance with the petition of Chas.
S. Bickford.
| An order was passed that the Mayor be
instructed 10 draw an order for $500 in pay
| ment for one Champion Road Machine, pay
| able to c. Nj. Conant & Co., and also an Or
der for 1929 in payment of freight on rock
crushing plant, the same to be charged to
the Good Roads Machinery Co.
An ordinance relating to the depositing
of rubbish, etc, in the rear of buildings
was read and passed and is published in
| the advertising columns.
| a. L. Mudgett, secretary of the park COM
mission, reported that they had voted to ac.
cept the plan made by Baird.
| The designations Of DR.. A. o. Stoddard
| from the park commission and of the board
of health were read and accepted.
| The claim of Charles R. Jackson for dam
age to his horse on the highway was read
and referred to the city solicitor.
The petitions of Arnold Harris to occupy
a part of Main street while putting in a
plate glass front in his stores, No. 65, 81 and
SO Main street, and to erect an iron post in
front of his store at II Main street, were
read and granted.
| The petition of Charles S. Bickford, chair
granted. Mr.. Bickford stated that Mr.. Geo.
P. Field of Boston had placed his field on
| Congress street at the disposal of the High
school for athletic purposes, without rental,
and in view of this fact, it was asked that
| the taxes on this lot be abated as lo6g as it
is used for athletic purposes. The field is
to be under the absolute control of the prin-
cipal Of the High school, or in his absence
| of the chairman of the school committee,
and the pupils using it are to be held strict
ly accountable for their conduct.
IN BOARD OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
In view of the fact that hearing had
been held, in accordance with the public
notice, on the petition of the N. E. TEL &
Tel Co., it was voted that the prayer of
said petitioners be granted.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
The sealed proposals for the collection of
the State, county and city taxes for the year
! 1907 were opened and read by the Mayor as
follows: c. B. Hall bid $40 of per cent,
the city to pay for bond, postage and usual
printing. E. H. Haney bid ITO of per
cent, the city to pay for bond and usual
printing c. II. Sargent bid of per cent.
the city to pay for bond, postage and usual
printing. On motion ballot was taken,
when G. Ii. Sargent had 10 votes and E. II.
Haney d. c. Ii. Sargent was declared elec-
| ted.
1t was voted that the vacancies in the
park commission and board of health be
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