The Republican journal., 1909-09-09

IeAa a SCHOOL purposes. SvZ "
Scnooi contingent. ........... 2618
repairs, insurance. .......... 526 76
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highways. s................... 2,78O 81
|. 1otal.. s., ,164 50
| The petition Of A. A. Hall asking that line
OF road running from Citypoint to Brooks and
passing land of petitioner be surveyed and
bounds of said road established, was read, and
prayer of petitioner granted.
The petition of the Coe- Mortimer Company,
ct ais, asking that street be laid out, begin
ming at, the northerly end of River avenue and
extending northerly in the same direction as
said River avenue extends across the land of
the Coe-Mortimer Company to the land of
Richard L. Rankin, was read, and upon motion
it was voted that the prayer of petitioners be
granted, providing the e-Mortimer Company
bear the expense of grading said extension.
The petition of the fire department for the
use of room for the use of its members in the
city building was read, and on motion of Alder
man Morse and seconded by Alderman Dyer it
was voted that the members of the fire depart
ment have the use of the council room when
not used for other purposes
A communication from C. H. Sargent asking
that constable be elected or appointed for the
purpose of serving warrants on delinquent tax
payers was read, and on motion of Alderman
Dickey and seconded by Alderman Dyer, it was
voted that Bert E. Annis be elected as a special
constable to serve tax warrants
The report of the tax collector was read, ac-
cepted and ordered placed on file.
The following orders were read and passed
in concurrence with the Council:
Ordered: That the City Treasurer be and is
hereby authorized and instructed to pay the
Belfast Gas and Electric Company the amounts
represented in its bills unpaid for lighting the
City Building.
Ordered: That the Committee on City Prop
erty be and is hereby authorized and instruct
ed to buy one dozen metal ash barrels, the
price of same not to exceed $19.
Ordered: That the City Treasurer be and
hereby is authorized and instructed to draw
his order for the sum of $s24.09 payable to the
order of John S, Davidson, Collector of Taxes
for the municipal year 1909, the same being
his commission of one per cent. of the amount
collected and turned over to the Treasurer.
Ordered: That the City Treasurer be and
hereby is authorized and instructed to draw
his order for the sum of $5, payable to P. B.
Redman, the same being for sheep killed by
dogs.
Ordered That the City Treasurer be and is
hereby authorized and instructed to draw his
order for the sum of $75, payable to w. H.
Quimby, Agt. of the Union Safe Deposit & Ins.
Co., the same being for collectors bond fur
nished by said insurance company.
Ordered: That the City Treasurer be and is
hereby authorized and instructed to pay all
bills presented, which have been approved by
proper officials, for screened coal at the rate of
$3.50 per ton of two thousand two hundred
pounds each, furnished to the city.
IN BOARD oP MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
The petition of Ira M. Cobe for a permit to
erect and maintain poles for the support of
electric wires connecting with the wires of the
Belfast Gas & Electric Company at the south
ern terminus of its line on Northport Avenue
and running along said avenue to the North
port line was read and the prayer of petitioner
granted.
The petition of the New England Telephone
and Telegraph Company, asking for right to
erect poles and wires on the following streets:
Gurney Road, from road leading from City
Point to Poors Mills to the Waldo town line; on
road leading from City Point to Poors Mills,
fromits junction with the Belfast Poors Mills
Road to F. A Holmes Mill; on Congress street,
from Samond st. to Northport town line was
read, notice ordered published and hearing
ordered for October a, 1909, at o'clock P. NJ.
at the City Clerks office.
The following jurors were drawn: Grand
Jurors, William H. Hall and Henry J. Chaples;
Traverse Jurors, Walter G. Hatch, Eugene L.
Cook, Stilman D. Flood and Robert H. Patter-
son.
A meeting was held in joint convention for
a hearing on complaint of P. D. H. Carter and
Elijah S. Shuman relative to the opening of a
drain near their premises on Waldo avenue.
The report of Alderman Dyer and Councilmen
Redman and Holmes, Committee on Highways
was heard. After the reading of the records
of the last meeting relative to the order in
structing the Street Commissioner to open
said drain Messrs Carter and Shuman appear
ed before the convention and were followed by
Messrs. Shute, Hayes, Tibbetts, Colson, Gun
ningham and Hammons. No action was taken
and it was voted to adjourn to meet in separate
boards, when on motion of Alderman Morse it
was voted to postpone further action on the
Carter-Shuman hearing until the next regular
meeting, and that the municipal officers view
the premises in compliance with the Statute
before said meeting.
The Cay Family Reunion.