The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-02-13

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Clarence E. Mclntire appeared before the
Board, requesting that this city government
recommend to the succeeding city govern
ment that the taxes to be assessed against the
Frenchboro Land & Fisheries Company be
abated for the next ten years. Voted that the
matter be taken up in joint convention.
Petition of S.A. Parkeret ais recommending
that the taxes against the Belfast Building
Company, Coe Mortimer Co., Foster Esta-
brooks Co, Leonard & Barrows, Lubec Sardine
Co.,and the Saco Valley Canning Co. be abated.
Upon the motion of Alderman Marden it was
voted that the name of the Foster Estahrooks
Co.. be stricken from the petition, and the
prayer of the petitioners was granted with
this amendment Council concurred.
The ordinance relating to fire inspection, in
troduced at the January meeting, was given its
second reading and sent to the council.
The report of the City Marshal was read,
accepted and ordered placed on file. Council
concurreo.
The resignation of Geo. W. Patterson, mem
ber of the school committee from Ward 5, was
read and accepted. Council concurred.
The following orders were read and passed
in concurrence:
Ordered. That the sum of $500 be and is
hereby transferred from the appropriation for
school contingent to the appropriation for
general school purposes
Ordered, That it be and is hereby recon-
mended to the Board of Assessors that the
taxes assessed against the Belfast Building
Co, Coe-A ortmer Co, Leonard & Barrows,
Lubec Sardine Co., and the Saco Valley Cam
ming Co. for the year 1912, be abated
Ordered. That all bills pertaining to the
school department. after being in the hands of
the Auditor thirty days. be returned to the
office of the Superintendent of Schools for
filing and record of reference.
Ordered, That the City Treasurer be and is
hereby authorized to draw his order for the
sum of $50, payable to the order of John w
Peavey, the same being in payment for land
adjoining the cemetery at Citypoint purchased
for the city of Belfast by the committee on
cemeteries, and it is further ordered that the
said sum be taken from the contingent fund.
Ordered, That the sum of $3.50 paid to the
City treasurer by Ira Nj. Cobe for the use of
the rock crushing plant his premises in
Northport, be and is hereby accepted in full
settlement for use OF said plant.
The following order was sent up from the
Council:
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner be
instructed to build a plank sidewalk from the
junction of Bridge and Pierce streets to the
westerly end Of the lower bridge Read and
referred to Comm ttee Sidewalks.
The petition of w. G. Haseltine to the f.
nance committee for increase of salary
from S75 year to 500 per year, was read and
1t was voted that the petition be laid on the
table for one month.
The bill of A. c. Burgess for supplies fur
nshed in l906-07 was read and referred to the
next city governm mt.
Alderman Littlefield addressed the Board,
relative to locating electric light near the
shoe factory Of Leonard & Barrows The
matter was referred to the committee on
lights.
Adjourned to meet in joint convention.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
The meeting was called to act upon the
abatement of taxes on the Frencnboro Land &
Fisheries Co, and the election of two mem
bers Of the school committee to fill vacancies
caused by the death of Edgar NJ Cunningham
in Ward and the resignation of George W.
Patterson in Ward s. Order No. was passed
as follows:
Ordered. That it be and is hereby recon-
mended that the taxes to be assessed by the
Assessors of the City of Belfast for the com
ing ten years upon the property of the French
poro Land d Fisheries Co.. be abated during
this period so long as said company continues
to do business in Belfast.
Fred A. Holmes was elected member of
the school committee in Ward and Renworth
+. Rogers member of the school committee
in Wards s.
Adjourned.