The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-03-19

this condition, before exrending large spms II
the costly construction Of short sections.
system OF accounting should be adopted
In the highway department by which voucher
will be received by the city direct from every
person performing labor or furnishing mater;al
for that department..
WATER sERvIcE.
The contract with the Belfast Water Com.
pany requires that company to furnish water
which shall at oil times be pure and whole-
some. and to force water into a reservoir or
standpipe located upon an elevation sufficient
to give q static head that shall throw streams
about forty feet high on Congress street
BY the terms OF this contract rental Of the
original hydrants, fifty in number, ceased on
November 80. 1907, but additional hydrants
which then numbered thirteen and now num-
ber seventeen are still subject to rental
The city has paid no hydrant rental which
has accrued since October !, 1907, claiming
that the water company is not entitled to rem
tai because it has failed to furnish water of
the quality required by the contract, and be-
cause the static head or pressure has not been
up to the contract requirements.
The accrued rental at the contract prices
now amounts to little more than four thou
sand dollars.
This matter should be thoroughly investi-
ests of the city require.
The City Solicitor reports only one suit now
pending in which the city is interested, viz:
the suit of Richard P. jerks. Receiver of the
Belfast Gas and Electric Company, VS.. The
City of Belfast to recover for lights furnished
in August and September 1909 now referred to
Justice Warren C. Philbrook. This case has
been in court several years and should be
thoroughly Investigated and tried or adjusted
by compromise as may appear to be for the
hest intereSt of the citV
From other sources l learn that a suit in
equity brought by my predecessor in the name
of the city against the Board of Aldermen and
Common Council to enjoin them from INSTALL
ing lights on certain streets and highways un-
der Order No. IS, passed last year, vetoed by
the mayor, and passed over his veto. is now
pending in the Supreme Judicial Court. In
this suit a restraining order was issued as
prayed for and the case continued for hearing
until March 24th instant. An expression of
the people registered at the polls last Monday
resulted in a vote of 800 in favor Of and Ala
opposed to, extending the Street Lighting Sys-
tenn as called for in Order No. IS. majority
of "a against the extension. assume that
the members of the present city council will
not care to litigate the question of their
right to carry into effect this order OF the
last city council, and in order to avoid furth-
mend that the parties agree that per
manent injunction may be granted, with.
out prejudice to the right of the city council
to extend the lighting system on the streets
and highways named in the bill by further
order. This will leave it the same as though
no order had been passed last year.
| The annual reports of the heads OF the de-
partments will be referred to the appropriate
committees for their consideration, and it is
| expected that the members OF committees
will be diligent and thorough in their investl.
cation of the condition and requirements OF
their several departments, and prompt to act
as occasion may require.
At this time wish to impress upon you the
| importance of your presence at every regular
meeting of the city council during the year
Let no meeting be adjourned for lack OF
quorum. j.,
And now in closing permit me to express the
| pleasure anticipate in being associated Win
you in the administration of our municipal
affairs during the coming year. sincerely
desire and confidently expect that in serving
the city to the best of our ability we will DC
tolerant of the opinions and judgments OF each
other and that each one will grant to his as
sociate the same right to his opinion and judg'
ment that he claims for himself
ROBERT F. DUNToN.
| March 16, 1914.
The common council organized by electine
CLYDE B. Holmes, president and Addison F
Pendlet n, clerk. Charles A. Harmon wat
elected president of the Board of Aldermen.
| In Joint convention the following officers
were elected:
| City Clerk, Eben F. Littlefeld, IL votes.
Treasurer, Elbridge S. Pitcher, 13 votes.
City Solicitor, Eben F. Littleield. votes
Franklin A. Greer receiving 6 votes.
| City physician, DR.. Everard A. Wilson,
votes; Dr. F. C. Small receiving 6.
Chief of Fire Department, Stephen S. l.
Shute, IA votes.
City Marshal, Percy S. Edgecomb, votes
| M. R. Knowlton receiving votes.
| Auditor, W. G. Haseltine, IA votes.
Harbor Master, Francis X. Pendleton. II
votes; G. O. Lord receiving votes.
Port Warden, Henry D. Gilman. 9 votes; N
S. Lord receiving g.
Truant officer, P. S. Edgecomb, 8 votes.
Inspector of buildings, George Weymouth
10 votes.
Inspector of Milk, Giles G. Abbott. Is votes
First Assistant Engineer, E. L. Cook, Z votes
Second Assistant Engineer, ira 7. Clough,
votes.
Assessor for three years. VIM. H. Bray. l;
votes
Overseers Of Poor, Frank G. Mixer, Giles &
Abbott and VIM. L. Hall, each receiving
votes.
Member of board Of health for three years
DIR. Carl H. Stevens, II votes.
Sealer of weights and measures, Percy S
Edgecomb. IA votes.
Park Superintendent, Jas. H. Post, votes.
The City Clerk cast the ballot for the follow
ing officials:
Surveyers of Lumber, Herbert L. Stevens
J. C. Durham, Sanford Howard. William
Keepe. Byron B. Greenlaw, Fred A. Holmes
Ralph L. Cooper. Joseph E. Thombs. Alber
Newcomb, Roscoe E. Beckwich. John ". W.Fergu
son. A. E. Bracket, H. Fair Holmes. Clyde B
Holmes. Leslie B. Robbins and Alvin L. How
ard.
Wejehers of Coal and hay. Herbert L
Stevens. C. S. Bickford. Herbert E. Bradman
John A. Gilmore, Ralph Mosher. Robert H
Patterson, A. D. Hayes, George B. Salter, v
A. Simmons, ]. R. Waterman. VIM. H. Widde
field. C, B. Holmes, Merle Whitcomb.
Measures of Grain and Salt, Herbert L
Stevens. C. S. Bickford, Herbert E. Bradman
John A. Gilmore, Ralph H. Mosher. Walter B