The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-03-06
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The petition of w. G Haseltne, which was
tabled at the February meeting, was read and
granted; Council concurring
communication from the school committee
was read, accepted and ordered placed on file;
Council concurring.
An ordinance relating to fires was given its
third reading and sent to the Council.
The monthly report of City Marshal was
read, accepted and ordered placed on file;
Council concurring.
Order No sent up from the Council at the
February meeting was read and it was voted to
non-concur.
Orders 6S and 60 were read and passed in
concurrence with the Council, as follows:
Ordered. That the sun of fifty dollars be
and is hereby appropriated the same to be
taken from the contingent fund and an order
drawn for said sum payable to Ebridge S
Pitcher, Treasurer of Belfast, in payment for
extra services and supplies in his capacity as
treasurer during the past year.
Ordered. That the City Treasurer be and is
hereby authorized and instructed to draw his
order fo1 the sum of twenty five dollars, pay
able to w. G. Haseltine, the same being for
extra labor auditor. and said amount to be
charged to the contingent fund.
The annual reports of City Physician, City
Marshall Inspector of Buildings and Secretary
of Board of Health were read and referred to
the next City Government; council concurring.
The annual reports of the Supt. of Schools,
City Solicitor Chief of Fire Department.. Milk
Inspector and Tax Collector were received;
reading was waived and they were referred to
the next City Governments; council concurring
Voted that the City Clerk have 500 copies of
the City Ordinance printed. with all amend
ments and new ordinances added.
Adjourned to p. m. Friday, March 7th.
IN BOARD OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
Mayor Hanson presiding:
Meeting called for the purpose of holding
an inquest on the fire in the store of John b.
Stickney. on February %, 1918. Mi. Stickney
was present and after hearing the evidence it
was voted that fire was caused by using ben
zlne IN thawing water pipes.
The petition of the Waldo Telephone Com
pany for location of poles and wires in and
upon all streets of the city of Belfast upon
which the New England Telephone aud Tee-
graph Company held said privilege was read
and 1t was voted that the prayer of petitioner
be granted, providing said Waldo Telephone
Company furnish one telephone free of rental
to the following departu ents: Chief of Fire
Department, City Marshas Office, City Clerks
Office, Supt of Schools and Seaside Hose
House; also that notice be published two
weeks in the Waldo County Herald and that a
hearing be had at the Aldermen's Room at
T 80 p m April 7, 1918.
The following bids for removal of brown
tail moths were opened and rea =: Levi L. Wal
ker, Belfast, $500 90; O. W. Gould, Lincoln
vile, $500 00;Charles Ross, Watervile, 5000 90;
Francis L. Gray, Belfast, $3.50 co. Francis L.
Gray, by day labor at So 90 per day per each
man employed; Belfast Foresty Company, by
day labor, So 90 per day to f. kullman and }.
B. Condor and s.. IS per day for the other man
employed.
1t was voted to accept the bid of Levi L.
Walker and that contract be drawn with Wal
ker for removing brown tail moths, with
proviso that he be paid for one half of the
work when completed satisfactorily to an in
spector and the balance when work is COM
peted satisfactorily to an inspector to be ap-
pointed. Voted that the committee on high
ways act as inspectors of the browntail moth
work
Fred W. Brown, City Solicitor, appeared be-
fore the board and made oral report on the
matter of damage to lower bridge by barge of
Rockland & Rockport Lime Co., and was grant
ed further time to make an adjustment of
damage with said company.
Adjourned.