The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-06-05
City Government.

lily Government.
The regular meeting of the City Government
was held Monday evening, Mayor Hanson pre-
siding
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The records Of the May meeting were read
and approved.
The report of City Marshal for the month
of May. was read, accepted and ordered placed
on file. Council concurred.
The report of the City Solicitor on interest
bearing coupons. read. accepted and ordered
placed on file. Council concurred
The petition of A. B. Stantial, et ais, for
permanent piece of road on Waldo avenue was
read and referred to the Committee on High
ways. Council concurred
The following order was received from the
Council: Ordered, That a sewer be built on
Union street connecting with Commercial
street. Referred to the Committee on Sew
ers.
Orders so to 54, inclusive, read and passed in
concurrence with the council, with the excep-
tion of Order No. 81, as follows:
Ordered, that the sum of 500 be and is here
by appropriated for the Belfast Base Ball AS
sociation, and that the said amount be placed
upon the July roll of accounts, payable to
Ralph D. Southworth.
Order No. 81. Ordered, That electric lights
of sixty candle power be installed as follows:
Six lights on the Head of the Tide road be-
ginning at the church at North Belfast and ex-
tending westerly as far as Holmes mills Eight
lights on the Citypoint road, beginning near
the Rolerson crossing, so-called, and extending
northerly to the ]. W. Peavey store. Six lights
on the Searsport shore road, beginning at the
end of the present lights and extending along
said shore road towards Searsport Six lights
on Lincolnville avenue, beginning at the resi-
dence of J. c. Townsend and extending as far
as the Dunbar corner, so-caled One light at
the junction of Charles and SaImond streets,
and three lights on the back road to Searsport,
extending as far as the new chapel. Council
nom concurred.
Order No. SO. Ordered, That the bid of
Ephraim Robbins, Jr., of 1915 for building a
bank wall near residence of Charles Philbrook
on Water street be accepted, providing said
Robbins builds said wall according to speciica-
tions furnished by the city, work upon said
wall to be begun Immediately.
Ordered, That the Committee on Highways
be and is hereby authorized and instructed to
buy the street sprinkler of Mr.. Pattee of Mon
roe, formerly owned by William w. Blazo
and that said committee shall not pay a price
exceeding $3.50.
Ordered, That the Committee on Highways
be and is hereby authorized and instructed to
either repair or rebuild the Kelley bridge in
East Belfast.
After meeting in joint convention adjourned
to Tuesday, June 8, at 730 P. NJ
IN BOARD OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
Wayland Knowlton appeared before the
Board as attorney for c. B. Walker, offering
$25. .o0.for tax deeds held by the city on pro-
perty near the easterly end of the upper
bridge, formerly taxed to John H. Berry
Voted that the offer of S25 90 be accepted and
that the City Treaaurer be authorized to de-
liver quit claim deed of the citys interest TO
said C. B. Walker for the amount offered.
c. L. Wright appeared before the Board and
requested that the Congress street sewer be
extended to his premises on Pearl street. Vot-
ed to refer the request to the committee on
sewers.
A communication fir IN the United Con-
structon Co., accompanied by plans for
bridge at North Belfast, was taken up and it
was voted that the committee on highways be
authorized to buy steel bridge as per plans
submitted, at a price not exceeding S400;
freight paid to Belfast.
Adjourned.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
Meeting called for the purpose of electing
collector of taxes. The following persons
were placed in nomination.: Fred W. Brown,
Franklin A Greer, Samuel H. Lord and Ed
ward Sibley. Voted as follows: Fred W.
Brown had votes, Franklin A. Greer had
votes, Samuel H. Lord had 8 votes, Edward
Sibley had l vote Fred W. Brown was
declared elected, and the compensation
for collector was fixed at ! cent on the dollar
the collector to pay for bond printing post
age, etc.
c. G. Dickey was elected city electrician and
K. B. Craig was elected measurer of wood and
bark and weigher of coal and hay.
Adjourned.