The Republican journal., 1917-07-05
CITY GOVERNMENT.

III, ,a,y meeting of the city govern
,r was held last Monday evening,
,,,.- Edgar F Hanson presiding, Alder
-.,Ha.r absent.
,smssr, we're held in the fires which
,,-r,ol the stables on the Fair Grounds
mr4 gQta. and the residence of Frank
fender, "a East Belfast on June 10th.
.se ,F landers' fire unknown. Value
rniea- $1,000; insurance, $500; total
Il, ,a4. # contents, $500; insurance,
fs. Jsn.aEe, $500. Reported to State
f.. r.r,t cation. On stables at Fair
,-yua, vned by George Slipp; cause
7.nou, ,alue about $500; no insur-
rss ra 2ntents; total loss; woman un-
f.. arrest charged with setting fire and
.qac over Iuder bail to September term
surewe Court.
Hea.ua Atld on complaint that Lizzie
n Waterman was insane. Testimony to
mr -tla was given by Drs. Harry L.
.Hs7-s aad E. A. Wilson. Voted that
.a, be- omitted to the insane asylum
BaagoI
lna.p.Ication a license was issued to
3nes F Sheldon, duly qualified as an
;.woHe-r payment of the fee of 81. 90
having beea made.
Nayor 7 + Hanson was elected as a
representative of the city to attend the
:aga te'ing of the Belfastand Moose
s8d -ahs Railroad Company
aIrease Mas granted to John H. Sparks
.IrIt ! Nous Shows, for the circus ex-
rauor u This city on the 21st of July for
,ssum o- S25.
a o@. on was presented by Fred E.
ellis a- .therS asking for the construc-
aoa O.. sewer on Main street, extending
southwest from Congress street, where
.lfre arr now overflows in open drains,
aia8arrag health. This was referred to
.s aon nittee on sewers.
5 Pierce was granted petition to
,lige roller skating rink in the Coli
-ll aI.Ging on Main street.
55ss smith presented a petition for the
.-a- 0' IN elm tree Oh High street in
w H lis residence and the same was
regrei t5 the committee on highways.
gettion of the Public Safety Com
st asNng for an appropriation of Ito
-l upon the 1916 valuation, was
-r-5
1- That whenever any contrac-
tr the upkeeping and repair of a
s5-n ar sections of highways in the
Belfast, shall neglect to perform
~' 0A aecording to the specifications
d-. v.arh he was awarded the said
@a"7 Y- sections, or shall leave rocks,
s-s ai Her undesirable material in the
'a', urtIOn of the road, to the detri-
-s " he travelling public, than the
-'r- w Of streets shall notify the said
@ a. that the conditions must be
f.-.s1 and that he must take prompt
"fhln tWenty-hours after the
'a'a -'atlon, and if the said contrac-
Saa,i nontlnue to refuse or neglect to
t'iam he work as required by the
alr..l'suons, then the said supervisor of
l5 streets IS hereby empowered, author
lF- aud nstructed to proceed to the per-
-.llaAnr OF the said work in accordance
sga The pecifications, applicable to the
5asIeni sections of street in the city of
belfast performing the work as economi-
a.F IS possible, the cost thereof to be
elletsc rom the amount, to be paid by
WIG e'F or the specific section in which
'4t Work IS performed.
remission was granted to Elijah How
da 10 enter the sewer on Bay View street
WI agreeing to the requirements.
to'et 10 instruct the treasurer to pay
Y A J. Moody for work on section =,
lfll per cent of the amount due him,
aA''t was held up in payment at the last
~tetag by reason of work undone.
0l' MARSHAL Knowlton reported the
'e-s number of arrests made in the past
,.l' t, as three. N Drunkenness one; given
02i tour; intoxication, two.
ilf following roll of accounts were
Jdssed