The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-04-04


Road Commissioner were read and ap
proved.
The petition of Whitten Bros. to build q
wooden awning over the sidewalk in front
OF their store, supported by iron or wooden
posts at the outer edge of the sidewalk OF
by iron rods over the awning firmly set
into the building, was granted.
The petition of the Waldo County Agri.
cultural society for the abatement of taxes
for the year 1906, in accordance with the re-
corded wish of a majority of the citizens
and tax payers of Belfast, was granted.
The following orders were passed: The
compensation for the road commissioner for
the ensuing year was fixed at 5000, the
same to include team for visiting different
parts of the city.
The committee on police regulation was
authorized to buy an overcoat and uniform
and the needed badges for the police force.
Voted, that the committee on finance be
instructed to obtain for the city council, de-
tailed information regarding the first mort
gage bonds on the Belfast & Moosehead
Lake Railroad, methods of paying said
bonds, the amount now outstanding, and
the amount required for the current year to
pay interest on the same.
Voted that the committee on finance, as
sisted by the city treasurer and auditor, be
instructed to obtain for the city council a
copy of the indenture of trust or agreement
with the trustees holding the city's rail-
roads stock in trust
Voted that the committee on finance, as
sisted by the city treasurer and auditor, be
Instructed to ascertain the total amount of
the issue of preferred stock and of the is
sue of non-preferred stock of the Belfast &
Moosehead Lake Railroad, and list of the
owners thereof, with the amount owned by
each, and report at the next regular meet
ing of the city council.
Voted that the mayor and committee on
highways and bridges, assisted by the road
commissioner, be instructed to obtain de-
scriptions of standard portable rock crush
ers with engine, and descriptions of steam
road rollers, together with net price for
same, delivered at Belfast, and report at
the next meeting.
Voted that the committee on finance be
Instructed to ascertain the number of years
that the city has paid the Belfast Water Co.
for water used at the public library, and
render an 1temiZed statement showing the
amount paid each year, and present the
statement at the next meeting.
Voted that the committee on lights be in
the contract of the city with the Belfast
Gas y Electric Co. as to lights furnished
the city and report at the next meeting
Voted that the assessors abate the tax as
sessed against the Waldo Agricultural So
ciety for the year 1906.
A special report of the school committee
was read and ordered on file. The report
is published in another column.
The bill of Andrew j. Stevens of $40 for
maintaining a watering trough was read
and referred to the committee on highways
and bridges.
An nordinance was passed requiring that any
one making an excavation within the limits
OF the streets Shall have the same reflled
without delay and done properly. If any
person is guilty of a violation of any of the
provisions of this section he shall be re-
spOnsible to the city for any damage re-
Sulting.
The ordinance regarding the park COM
mission was amended, increasing the num-
per OF commissioners from three to i've,
abolishing their salary and prescribing the
method of election. A section provides for
the election of three trustees from the
board.
The city physician, E. A. Wilson, report
ed that there had been but little sickness
among the poor this year. Number of pa
tients, II; number of acute cases, g; num-
ber of chronic cases, 4; number of patients
belonging to other towns, l.; number of
visits, 6; number of Office calls, Is; number
of visits to poor farm, 4.
The report OF the secretary of the board
of health, E. 4. Wilson, was submitted, as
follows: number of complaints Investigated,
s; number of nuisances corrected, II; num-
Der of infectious diseases reported, 2; scar
let fever, l diphtheria, :; number of places
quarantined, 6; number disnfected, u. The
dump has been burned over and the
schoolhouses disinfected. Both reports
were read, accepted, and ordered on file
In joint convention, J. W. Jones and G.
G. Kiigore were elected to the park COM
mission
Adjourned to meet April 9th at Nm.