The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-09


Repairs and Insurance. nce..................... 25 81
School Contingent Observation-Disclosures. 81 lO2
55I 5O
Highways. 1927 s5
Total. $500 SO
The council voted to pay such bills as are
properly approved.
The report of F. W. Brown, Tax Collector
for 1911, was read, accepted and ordered plac-
ed on file. Council concurred
The report of the City Marshal was read, ac-
cepted and ordered placed on file Council
concurred.
The report of the committee on highways es-
tablishing the northerly bounds of Charles
street and the extension of Field street to
River avenue was read. accepted, and it was
voted that the city clerk record the bounds of
said streets as laid out by the committee on
highways. Council concurred.
The petition of George NJ. Gray, ct ais,
praying that sidewalk be built on Bayview
street, was read, granted and it was voted
that the street commissioner be instructed to
build the same In the Common Council it
was read and passed to be built under the d.
rection of the side walk committee
The petition of the Consumers Fuel Co. ct
ais. praying that a crossing be built at the
junction of Main and Cross streets was read
and referred to the committee on sidewalks.
Council concurred
The petition of J. E. Wing requesting that
the street commissioner be given a vacation
OF two weeks was read and granted Council
concurred.
Elijah Ritchie appeared before the board in
behalf of the Saco Valley Canning Co. relative
to the surface water flowing from High street
across its land. Voted that the street COM
missioner be instructed to build culyert
across the extension of Field street on the
land of the Saco Valley Canning Co.
A. j. knowlton, Supt. Of Schools, was called
before the board relative to request made by
him at the last meeting for an appropriation
for the purpose of buying shoes for needy
school children.
The following orders were read and passed
in concurrence
That the city treasurer be and is hereby in
structed to draw his order for the sum of
s23.21, payable to Marcellus R. Knowlton in
full for rebate of taxes paid by said Knowlton
on lot of land situated at corner of Elm and
Court streets, said lot of land having been trans
ferred by said Knowlton to Rt Rev. Bishop
Goldman in 1908, and since by error assessed
againsg said Knowlton.
That the city treasurer be instructed to
draw his order for the sum of S222 &c, PAYABLE
to the Penobscot Bay Electric Company, the
same being for light bill as discounted for the
month of October, 1911.
That the several committees of the City
Government meet at the aldermen's room at
Memorial building at p. m. on the last Thurs
day of each month to approve such bills against
the city of Belfast as may properly come be-
fore said committees.
That the city treasurer be and is hereby in
structed to draw his order for the sum of S100,
payable to A. j. Knowlton, Supt of Schools,
the same being appropriated for the purchas-
ing of shoes for needy school children.
Adjourned to Monday Nov. 13 at 80 D. n
IN BOARD OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
list of the bills incurred in repairing the
Follett store in Opera House block was pre-
sented to the board. and it was voted that the
City Treasurer be and is hereby authorized
and instructed to settle, in his discretion, such
bills as may have been incurred in renovating
the Follett store, Sc called and render an ac-
count thereof at the next regular meeting of
the municipal officers.
The petition of Clarence O. Poor requesting
that the Waldo Telephone Company be in
structed to move pole in front of his resi-
| dence II feet south to position now occupied
by pole of the Penobscot Bay Electric Co.
was read and it was voted that the prayer of
the petitioner be granted and that the city
clerk be and is hereby ordered to instruct the
Waldo Telephone Co to move their pole to the
position now occupied by the pole of the Pc
nobscot Bay Electric Company, when the lat
ter company have removed their pole
Henry D. Clark, M. R. Knowlton and B. F.
Conant appeared before the Board asking that
the sewer assessments against their properties
Waldo avenue and Bridge street be re-
duced.
Voted to refer the matter of assessments to
committee on sewers.
Adjourned
Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Warmers Farewell
Reception.