Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-04
BELFAST
Meeting of the City Fathers and
Reports From the Various
Officers and Departments
FORUM ENTERTAINS MEMS
CLUB OF CONG. CHURCH

| The last meeting OF the City Fathers
Of the present city government was
held on Monday night, except for the
purpose of meeting again on Monday
night Of next week to count the vote
after the annual city election and then
to finally adjourn.
In full board, Mayor Dunton presid-
ing, the following business was trans
/ acted:
The following roll of accounts for
current month was approved and ord
| cred paid by the treasurer, E. S
Pitcher: Contingent, s211.01; highways
! s292.75; High school, s37.11; Free Lii
! brary, s157.93; school contingent
$3.50; text books and supplies, s15095;
cemeteries, sS9.1S; school repairs and
insurance, $500: state road, 500;
sidewalks, s368s; fire department.
$510.05; general school purposes, 1884.
40; school charities, s64.93: bridge, s23:
total, $3S7o99.
Ordered that s1S5 be transferred from
appropriation for City park TO appro-
priation for contingent expenses.
! Ordered that the city treasurer be
authorized to procure from the City
National Bank a temporary loan not
exceeding $500 TO be paid out of money
raised by taxation for the current mu-
nicipal year.
The report of G. G. Abbott, inspector
| of milk and cream stated that the
amount of milk supplied customers
had not been increased any during the
year but that the supply has been ade-
quate. There are eight diaries sup
plying consumers from carts in addi-
ton to many private home diaries
who sell, also two creameries which
wholesale and retail. One case Of re-
ported aduiteration has been tested and
found that milk was 0. X.
The City solicitor, Z. +. Littlefeld re-
ported that there are four cases now
pending in which the city is interested.
p. S. Edgccmh, city marshal. reported
/ LOG arrests, of which sc were for vagran-
! cy, % for intoXcation, for larceny,
| for adultery, four assault, for keeping
vicious dog, for receiving stolen money,
3 gambling houses had been closed, had
! been arrested for truancy, l for using
threatening language, 2 had been detained
on local complaints, had been commit
ted to Insane hospital, to Boys School
at Portland. l to Girls Industrial Schoo,
at Hallowell; food and lodging had been
given to 279; fees received by officers and
paid treasurer. So. IS; amount paid for
police duty. sl07s0.
/ J. F. Fernals superintendent of GENE
teries. reported number of bodies buried
! 101; 81 died in Belfast, L OF which were
( taken out of the city for burial; 90 died
/ in other towns and were brought here;
46 were buried in Grove cemetery, at
I Head of Tide, at City Point, at South
/ Belfast, at Union yard, in West Bel
/ fast. 20 now in receiving tomb in Grove
cemetery.
total number of fire alarms A; general
alarms 8; telephone calls 80; bell calls 5.
Amount appropriated 5000; expenditures
s3C95.20 overdraft se5, 20.
Sealer of Weights and Measures P. s
! Edgcomb reported l42 seals tested; 40
weights tested; Y dry measures; SO liquid
measures; 81 yardstcks; p automatic
pumps; 81 milk Jars.
| Supt. of Schools w. B. Woodbury. gave
an exhaustive report Of the growth and
progress Of the public schools. including
| the work done by medical examiners and
the progress made in the newly institut-
! ed commercial course in the High school.
Reported the opening Of the Mcclellan
school and the sale Of the Hayford block,
the 81, 607.75 received from 1t being on
deposit at per cent. to be used for the
proposed Pierce school.
! One of the most enthusiastic gatherings
OF men held in the city this winter was
| that in the Universalist church last
night when the Forum Of that church
entertained the Mems Club Of the Con-
gregational church at a banquet. The
latter was served at o'clock by the Ia
dies of the society and some 70 or more
were seated at the tables. Rev. Arthur
A. Blair pastor Of the church, in a very
cordial and happy speech welcomed the
| guests and expressed the pleasure 1t gave
the Forum to entertain the Mems Club
| In response DR.. w. L. West. the presi-
! dent of the visiting club. thanked the
! Forum was the courtesies extended and
| invited the Forum to a return banquet