The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-04-04

| Contingent. 7f
Fire Department. Observation-Disclosures. 22O 7s
Free Library 101 7C
General School Purposes. s.................. 391 OF
Repairs and Insurance ance.................... As Ii
| School Contlngent...... 20 81
Free Text Books. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. TOE
Highways. 541 81
s25os 80
The petition of W. E. Keene and others
! praying that the lighting system be extended
on Searsport avenue to the Searsport line was
read and referred to the committee on lights.
The petition of James E. Wing in behalf of
the North Belfast Fire Company, praying for
permission to erect an engine house on the
schoolhouse lot at the Head of the Tide, was
read and granted.
The petition of Albert l. Mudgett and others,
asking for the right to lease the ball grounds
on Congress street, was read and passed, with
the understanding that grounds shall be at the
disposal of the fourth of July Committee on
July 4th, 1912.
The petition of Henry Bakeman and others
praying that schoolhouse be erected in the
Emery District read and referred to the
Committee on Schools.
The report of the City Marshal was read,
accepted and ordered placed on file.
The following list of ten persons was agreed
upon to be submitted to the Mayor and alder
men, and to the common council, in accordance
with an act of the Legislature entitled, "An
Act relating to the bequest to the City of Bel
fast by Nathaniel Wilson and to incorporate
the Belfast Free Library as provided in the
will of Nathaniel Wilson: Edgar F. Hanson,
Edward F. Littlefield, Stephen S. L. shute,
/ Lewis F. Marden, James E. Wing, Thomas l..
Shute, Thomas W. Lothrop. Henry D. Clark,
Elbridge S. Pitcher and Maurice w. Lord
Therefore the following five persons were
on vote selected from the foregoing list to be
Trustees of the Belfast Free Library and the
Nathaniel Wilson fund for the ensuing munich
pal year, provided in the said act of the
Legislature: Edgar F. Hanson, Thomas W.
Lothrop, Henry D. Clark Elbridge S. Pitcher
and Maurice w. Lord.
The following resolution was read and passed
in concurrence with the Council.
Whereas, it was exp 4cted at the time when
the Bangor g. Aroostook Railroad was being
constructed to Searsport that it would be ex-
tended to Belfast, thus giving our city more
direct communication with northern sections
and
Whereas, we deeply feel the need of such
railroad connection, and greatly deprecate the
fact that the said road was not completed to
our city at that time, and
Whereas. we are informed that petition ad-
dressed to the officials of the Bangor & Aroos-
took Railroad asking them make said ex-
tension from Searsport to Belfast. has been
circulated in our city, and signed almost uni
versally by our citizens; therefore, be it
Resolved, That, we, members of the City
| Government assembled, individually and col
lectively, do hereby most respectfully and
urgently petition the officials of the said Ban
gor & Aroostook Railroad to extend their sys-
ten from Searsport to the city of Belfast
On motion it was voted that the above pre-
amble and resolution be spread upon the rec
ords of the city, and a copy forwarded under
seal to the General Manager of the Bangor &
Aroostook Railroad.
The following orders were read and passed
in concurrence.
Ordered: That the sum of eleven hundred
dollars be appropriated for the municipal wear
of 1912 for the purpose of extending the Safe
road
Ordered: That the city team be left in the
hands of the committee city property, as in
the past year.
Ordered: That the sum of two hundred dol
lars be and is hereby appropriated for the pur-
| pose of erecting an engine house in North
Belfast, the said engine house to be erected by
Fire Company Chemical No. l, it being under
stood that this appropriation is for material
only and that all labor is to be supplied by the
Fire Company at North Belfast.
Ordered: That the City Treasurer be and is
hereby authorized and instructed to draw his
order for the sum OF one hundred dollars, pay
able to the Belfast Band, the same being for q
series of eight concerts to be given on the
school common by said band during the sum
mer months of 1912, same to be charged to the
contingent fund.
Ordered: That the City Treasurer be and is
hereby authorized to draw his order for the
sum of fifty dollars, payable to the Belfast
Yacht Club, the same being for expenditures
in building and maintaining public landing
this amount to be charged to the contingent
fund.
Ordered: That eight electric lights be in
stalled on Northport avenue, beginning at the
southerly extension of the present lights on
said avenue; and eight lights on Waldo avenue,
extending northeriy on said avenue from the
present lights on said avenue; also that five
lights be installed the Citypoint road, So
called, beginning at the Otis hill and extend
ing northery over the bluff, So called on said
road, said lights to be CO. watt, such as are now
used in said city of Belfast.
Ordered: That the City Treasurer be and is
hereby authorized and instructed to draw his
order for the sum of six hundred and fifty dol
lars, payable to Charles Ross, the same being
in part payment on the contract with the cily
of Belfast with said Ross for the removal of
brown tail moth nests from the trees within
the limits of the streets of Belfast, and that
the balance due said contract be held UP un-
til the work has been approved by the COM
mttee on highways.
Ordered: That the Fire Department be given
exclusive use of the room now occupied by the
city marshal as soon as said marshal shall ar
range to vacate said room.
Ordered: That the School Committee of the
city of Belfast be authorized to form a Union
District with the town of Searsport for the
purpose of hiring superintendent of schools
for the ensuing year.
Ordered: That the City Treasurer be and is
herebyauthorized and instructed to draw his or
der for the sum of fifty four dollars and eleven
cents, payable to Francis L. Gray, the same
being for inspecting work done by Charles
Ross, in removing brown tail moth nests from
trees within the limits of the city streets, and
for removing nests from private property.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
Meeting called for the purpose of eecting
16 police officers for the municipal year Of
1912.
The following list was read by the Mayor:
George B. Salter, Harrison A. Shaw, Everett
A. Nickerson, Henry Wentworth, Ferdinand
P. Mason, Edward Mason, William c. Mason,
Elmer S. Whitehead. John NJ Crosby, Alon-
R. Leadbetter, E. W. Crocker, Jesse l..
Staples, John P Sylvester, Frank W. Prescott,
Claire Stevens, Scott A. Gray and they were
elected by the convention
Alonzo r. Leadbetter and Elmer S. White
head were chosen from the above list to act as
night watch.
Voted, that Jesse L. Staples and Ralph H
Cunningham be added to the list of weighers
of coal and hay.
IN BOARD OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS
Leslie F. Simpson appeared before the Board
asking that the portion Of the road leading
from his residence to district No. be set of