The Republican journal., 1908-06-04
preparations
$2,9O2 %

Cemetery. y..........'...''.''' TO 20
S2,9O2 %
The committee on highways reported that
they thought that there should be right ol
way across the land of T. c. Nickerson te
the land owned by Elnatha W. Robbins
Their report was accepted and placed or
| file.
In board of municipal officers the follow
| ing election officers were elected:
| Ballot clerks: Ward /, Edwin L. Colcord
Ward 2, John S. Davidson; ward 3, t. d.
H. Carter; Ward 4, George I. Wentworth
Ward 5, Fred n. Savery.
Election clerks: Ward l, William ID
, Thomas; Ward ., Wesley }. Bailey; Ward
8, John Parker; Ward 4. George Mayhem
Ward 5, Llewellyn Strout.
For member of the board of registration.
Herbert I. Field
| Ballot clerks: Ward l, Cyrus B. Hall
| Ward 9, Samuel H. Lord; Ward, 8, +. A
Greer; Ward 4, E. c. Dow; Ward 8, Byron
Rogers.
| Election clerks: Ward l, F. g. Mixer
| Ward 2, w. E. Jones; Ward 8, Roy Sholes
WarQ &, FRANK Sldlh, h"A" ~ o'
| Staples.
| For member of the Board of Registration,
Austin w. Keating.
| The bond of Francis y. Pendleton as har-
| Dor master was read, accepted and placed
on file.
| A petition signed by members OF the T.
| NJ, A. and B. H. S. asking for lease OF the
city lot on Congress street for S25 per year,
and that for this year alone the city shall
| donate the sum of S25 to aid in detraylng
the expenses of improving the grounds' was
read, accepted and ordered on fle
The petition of F. E. Clark ct ais. that
fence be built around the cemetery at CITY,
point was read and referred to the COM
mittee on cemeteries.
H. NJ. Bennett, park superintendent, re-
ports that he had planted the following
80 white birch, 10 white ash, elm, 66 pine,
spruce, larch and cedar, cluster Of white
lilacs. 67 feet golden glow. List OF dona-
tions: Mrs. Fred W. Pote, 10 white ash, l
white lilac; Mrs. Hollis M. Poor, elm
Mrs. G. F. Sleeper, so feet golden glow
| Miss NJ. J. Otis, pine, spruce, and larch
Mr.. James Wallace, pine, cedar and larch
MIR. James Haney, II feet of golden glow
Mr.. Woodbury. Burgess, 80 white blrch'
Bill for labor, $57.56
The committee on highways to whom was
referred the matter of the extension OF Bay
View street reported, recommending that
the street be built and that the street COM
missioner build passable road, allowing
500 damages to the Pendleton properly,
and S25 or $50 for damages to the Loan ana
Building Company property.
The committee OF city property aSked ior
further time on the matter of putting gong
for a curfew in the city building.
The committee ON lights, to whom was re-
ferred the matter of placing an arc llght on
npper High street, reported and asked for
further time.
The petition for sidewalk along Haroor
street from High street to Bay View street,
which was referred to committee ON slde-
walks at the May meeting, was laid on the
table.
An order was read and passed that the
CITY treasurer adopt the method OF Keeping
| the city's accounts as formulated by Mr.San-
horn and that he be authorized to procure
the necessary books.
An order was read and passed that the
street commissioner be authorized to buy a
| Climax road machine at a price not exceed
ing $225.
An order was read and passed that the
Belfast Gas s. Electric Co. be INSTRUCTED tc
move the electric pole from the front OF
| Roscoe Blacks residence due east opposite
the guide post on the south side of the high
way.
An order was read and passed that an
abatement of 3 per cent be made to tax
PAYERS on or before August 18th, and it was
ordered that all taxes assessed for the year
| 1908 shall be payable November l, 1908.
An order was read and passed that the
CITY treasurer be authorized to convey by
| quit claim deed to any persons wishing to
| redeem any real estate which has been sold
| to the city for taxes, provided said persons
pay all costs.
An order was read and passed that the
city clerk be authorized to advertise for
sealed proposals for collecting taxes of the
| CITY and present the proposals received al
a special meeting of the city council june
18th.
| An order was passed that the city engl,
neer is instructed to lay out private way
for Enatha Robbins as recommended by
the committee on highways.
An order was read and passed that the
mayor draw his order for 500 payable to
| tho Grand ARMY Post
| An order was read and passed that the
mayor draw his orders for $50 for the salary
of DR.. Darling, milk inspector, and foI
$37. sc for the park bill.
An order was passed that the committee
on city property be authorized to lease to
responsible trustee or trustees for the Y
NJ. A. and B. II. S. such portion of the
city's land on Congress street as shall moi
be required for city purposes for term ol
years at an annual rental of $25 per year
An order was read and passed that the
| street commissioner be instructed to builG
the extension of Bay View street from AL
| lyn street to Condor street under the super
vision of the committee on highways.
| An order was passed that the rental to bt
paid by the Y. Nj. A. and B. II. S. for thu
year 1908 for the use of the city property OF
Congress street be RENTED.
An order was read and passed that tht
| ohiof onoinoor of tho fro department chair