The Republican journal., 1907-03-07
GROVE CEMETERY.
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ported as follows:
GROVE CEMETERY.
Amount brought forward for last
year. .......... S $50 81
| Received for sale of lots. ............ sos 0C
| Interest on perpetual care fund. -. 165 0(
| Received from contingent fund.-. 26 SO
Paid :. +. Fernald. d.................. 35S %
j. f. Fernald 5 per cent on
sale of lots for 1905. ......... II sc
! Belfast Water CO.....,........ 10 0C
Heal Il Wood. Is &C
Mitchell & TruSsell. .......... a.
John W. Jones'. 90
HEAD OF TIDE CEMETERY.
Paid Heal & Wood for fence. ....S 333 81
j. A. Mckeen. n................ 3 90
" A. ID. Hayes ................ 4 90
g ". $. Hatch. ...... ........ 2S 90
CITYPOINT CEMETERY.
Pald B. ). Staples. 3 90
SOUTH BELFAST CEMETERY.
Received from sale of lot.........S 10 90
PAID James Wood. Observation-Disclosures. 2 So
EAST BELFAST CEMETERY.
Paid E. o. Pendleton. 500
Balance on hand. Observation-Disclosures. so 90
PERPETUAL CARE FUND.
Amount of fund. Observation-Disclosures $3.50 rs
Accumulated interest,". ......... S5S 46
Expended on care of lot. ......... 666 81
The reports of the Library Trustees and
Librarian We're read and laid on the table,
and are as follows:
The report of the Superintendent of
Grove cemetery was read and accepted. }.
+. Fernald reported that he had attended
to the disposition of SO bodies from March
l, 1906 to March /, 1907. Twenty died away
but were brought here for burial Ten who
died here were buried away; 81 were buried
In Grove cemetery, in South Belfast, 4 at
Head of the Tide. at Citypoint, 2 at West
Belfast, in Union yard, and there are II
now in the tomb A list followed giving
date, name, age, cause, and place of death
and place of burial.
The report of the Inspector of Buildings
was read. accepted and ordered on file. n.
j. Pottle reported as follows
NEW BUILDINGS. Sixty-tive foot addi
ton to shoe factory; 5-story building, 56x
80 feet, for Mathews Bros. 3Story addition,
20x24 feet for Z. K. Conner; John F. Rog-
eTS, machine shop.
REPAIRS. Horace Chenery, house; Waldo
County Hospital; Melvin Clark House;
I. W. Lancaster house; Elmer Sherman
house; G. r. Doak house.
He recomends that the municipal officers
pass an ordinance that all property owners
on High and Main streets with the roof
Sl0plng to the street place snow guards on
their buildings, and also recommends an
ordinance to oblge all property owners to
keep their chimney properly repaired.
While he does not take the responsibility of
condemning the High school building, the
safety of the pupils demands that it be done.
The erection Of new building on the COM
mon was recommended
The report OF the finance committee
was read and accepted. E. 5. Pitcher
and {. b. Eaton reported that they
had examined the books of the city
treasurer and found them correct. They
ind balance in the city treasury on March
4th, of S12,o77.59 They also found deposit
ed with the City National Bank to the cred
ii OF the city, to pay interest coupons due
Feb Is, 1907, and those of earlier date out
standing, S92S3. Outstanding orders on
Treasurer's book, S45127. Final settlement
has been made with C. Ii. Sargent, collector
of taxes, for 1905 All orders paid have
been examined and same have been canceil-
ed !; also examined coupon account OF City
bonds, registered same ON the coupon book
prepared Tor purpose and destroyed inter-
est coupons paid amounting to $2501o. AL
so have destroyed coupons from Memorial
Hall bonds $3.50, Registered As $1,000; bond
no. AIS not received $40.
The report OF the street commissioner for
the past year was read and accepted. j. F.
Wilson reported that he had rebuilt the
truss bridge at Poors' Mills and rebuilt the
bridge near True Hegan's, also the draw of
the lower bridge and used 5000 feet of
planks In covering bridge. Have done
quite extensive rock work on east pier of
upper bridge and partially replanked sever
al other bridges. Has cleaned bitches of
road, built 1910 hneal feet State roads, 1899
lineal rods by Il feet wide of gravel walk.
Built 100 yards of cement walk, and used
6,323 two horse loads of gravel.
The treasurer's and auditors reports are
given as usual in our advertising columns
They were read and special endorsements
were made.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The report of the school committee was
read, and accepted Rev. A. A. Smith,
chairman, reported the loss of the Superin-
tendent Of Schools, H. f. Ellis, and High
School Principal ii. r. Eaton, early in the
year, and the election of Mr.. A. j. knowl-
ton and Mr.. W. S. Adams respectively, to
fill the vacancies. Gradual progress was
reported throughout the school system. The
Union District school and the Pitcher
school have been reopened. Attention is
called to the overcrowded condition of the
schools and to the buildings, that are a re-
proach to the city, and the imperative need
of new buildings was emphasized.
Superintendent A. j. knowton reported
the minor changes that have taken place as
regards the moving of several grades, text
books, teachers. etc. He touched upon the
truancy question and urged the cooperation
of the parents in this matter. He saws that
the teachers in all the grades are underpaid,
and unequally paid also, and earnestly
recommends an increase in grades |, Ii, III.
V and vi as per schedule submitted. The
need Of suitable buildings was enlarged up
on, and report presented OF repairs made
and of those needed
Principal ". S. Adams reported that
there were 115 pupils enrolled in the High
School. "a Seniors, 1S Juniors, 30 Sopho-
mores, 43 Freshmen. The course of study
has been slightly changed and Principal
Adams strongly recommends the Latin
So en- of ral hxrtI tI,,oo
Mrs E. 5. Pitcher, music teacher, pre-
sented her 14th annual report, saving that
the work for the year had been along the
usual line. A piano would be great aid
in the Upper Grammar room
TRUSTEES OF FREE LIBRARY.
To the Honorable Mayor Alderman and