The Republican journal., 1910-04-07

held on the recent fire at VIM. M Randalrs
poultry farm and it was voted that the fire was
caused by brooder lamp
The following bonds were approved: Har-
vey S. Cunningham, road commissioner; VIM
A. Kimball, city marshal; Alvin L. Howard,
John T. Frost and Fred E. Ellis, constables.
The auditors report was received, accepted
and placed on file.
Wayland Knowlton reported that he had had
no business the past year city solicitor
The petition of Frank G. Mixer, ct ais, pray
ing that the salary Of the chief Of the fire de-
partment be raised from s35 to $50 and that he
also receive pay for attending fires at the same
price per hour as other firemen, in addition to
said salary, was granted.
Petition of Orrin J. Dickey, ct ais, asking
that the city appropriate $50 for the purpose
of maintaining float on the water front for
the use of local and visiting yachtsmen was
granted.
Petition from Thomas H. Marshall Post ask
ing for s1O0 for Memorial day expenses was
granted.
Robbins & Arey were granted permission to
place peanut roaster on the street in front
of their store.
The Belfast Savings Bank was granted per-
mission to use a portion of Church and Main
streets while making repairs on their building
The petition of F. N. Waterman, ct als for
gravel walk Mayo street was referred to
the road commissioner and the committee on
highways and sidewalks.
The committee on By Laws and Police Reg
ulations were authorized to buy necessary fur
niture for the City Marshals Office.
The compensation of the road commissioner
was fixed at 5000 and 5000 additional for the
use of his team.
: The motion to buy pair of horses to be used
on the fire department and upon the streets, at
cost not exceeding $500, was tabled.
Ordered that the sum of 500 be paid from
the contingent fund to the Belfast Band for a
series of at least eight public band concerts
for the summer of 1910.
1t voted that new lease, upon
the same terms that existing between the
City of Belfast and the Belfast High school
: grounds, be made between the City of Belfast
and the Belfast High school and the Belfast
Base Ball Association, and that the old lease be
surrendered by the first named parties.
! 1t was voted that the committee on Fire De-
partment ascertain upon what terms team
} and driver can be hired for the use of the fire
, department in the night time for the ensuing
year and report at the next meeting of the
! City Council.
The following motion made by Alderman
Jackson: l move that the list of ten persons
IL n r
Mayor Aldermen and Common Council, on the
third Monday of March, from which to select
and choose five persons as trustees of the Bel
fast Free Library be taken from the table.
The motion was carried
Alderman Jackson: l move the list be
amended by striking out the names of VIM. H.
, Hall, F. S. Jackson George B. Dyer, Chas. F.
Woods, Byron Rogers and W. A. Mason and
insert in their place the names of Charles s.
Bickford, Charles P Hazeltine, Adolph Ross
bach, David L. Wilson, Herbert T. Field and
F. G. White, that said list as amended
shall read as follows: Ben. Hazeltine, A. A.
Smith, Charles S. Bickford Charles P. Hazel
tine, Adolph Rossbach David L. Wilson, Her
u bert T. Field, Edgar F. Hanson, F. G. White
i and Selwyn Thompson, and be submitted to the
> Mayor and Aldermen and Common Council of
the City of Belfast as list of ten persons
from which to select and choose five persons
as trustees of the Belfast Free Library.
u The motion carried.
: Alderman Jackson: I move that the amend
l ed list be sent to the common council, with the
: request that they select five persons as trus-
II tees of the Belfast Free Library and return the
y list so selected to the Board of Aldermen fol
- concurrence.
The motion carried.
$ The old list and the revised list were taker
f to the common council by the clerk and the
), following message was returned:
: Voted in common council that we do not see
j. fit to change the present Board of Trustees
t and as their names do not appear in the lis
submitted to US to select from we decline tt
n choose.
|. After some comments by Alderman jackson
on the action of the council in this matter, ht
moved that Aldermen Wood and Hall be ap
= pointed committee to meet such committed
j.. as the council might appoint as committee O.
conference, to ascertain the reason why tn,
council would not make the selection.
At this point the Mayor called the attention
of Alderman Jackson to the fact that the coun
~ Gil hadEstated their position clearly over th
D signature of their clerk and that he and tn
council were perfectly agreed upon the poin
. that the present Board of Trustees wer
- thoroughly efficient, complaints regardin,
- their ability or integrity having been received
and that he fully agreed with Chairman Rtchi
of the School Committee, who had announces
at their recent meeting that he should "strenu
e ously object to politics entering into tn
III city affairs" and the proposed entire chang
" of the Board of Trustees appeared to him t.
l. be on the ground of political play, or som
~ therEulterior purpose to him unknown AM
y that having carefully studied the statute gov
10 erning this selection, and from legal advic
~ that he believed to be thoroughly reliable, h
- was of the opinion that as Mayor he had powe
= to veto any action-even if concurred in b,
;. the Councillor the purpose of changing tn
~ present board. At any rate he should refus
to concur in such action even if passed by bot
y boards.
~ Alderman jackson then requested that tn
y report of the Council and the Mayors remark