The Republican journal., 1917-12-06
The roll of accounts was read and pass
ed in the following order.

cemetery pepetual care fund ....... !S2 IL
faupers. ............................. 6.02
State OF Maine eacct.......-.............. 16 So
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ss52s SO
An application from Martha /. john
son of East Belfast was read and referred
to Medical Examiner Orris S. Vickery,
requesting pension for the blind.
A hearing was held regarding the in
sanity of 1rel Irving Nickerson. Testi-
mony of Drs. Foster C. Small, Harry L.
Kilgore of Belfast and DR.. F. A. Cross
man of Boston was presented and it was
voted that Mr.. Nickerson be committed
to the hospital at Bangor.
The petition of Capt. A. E. Smith and
others for light at the corner of Cottage
and Allyn streets was read and referred
to committee on lights. Council concur
red.
The petition of Charles E. Knowlton
for permission to occupy part of Main
street and the sidewalk in front of his
store during repairs was read and pTa yer
granted. Council Concurred.
The request of Chief Engineer s. S. L..
Shute and Assistant Engineers W. J..
Clifford and F. X. Pendleton that the fire
horses be required to work one hour each
day on the fire team was read and grant,
ed Council concurred
The report of S. Augustus Parker, Tax
Collector, giving cash collections to No
vember Both, $50, 946. n; discount allow
ed, 1851. 55; balance on books, SIG, 1857 "a;
commitment, $83, 655 66 was read and
placed on file. Council concurred.
| The report of City Marshal M. R.
knowlton, giving number of arrests for
November as one; intoxication, one;
lodging and food given to four, was read
and placed on file. Council concurred.
The petition of Morris L. Slugg, presi-
dent of the Belfast Board of Trade and
others, asking for the use of the city team
during fires, which had not been the case
in the past, was read and voted that the
horses be used in the fire department in
the future, subject to the limits of the
established streets. Council concurred.
| The following jurymen were drawn for
the January term of the Supreme Court:
Traverse jury, Frank A. Riggs, Fred L..
Toothaker. Maurice W. TowIe and Jordan
w. Coombs.
The report of Chief Engineer S. S. l..
Shute of the fire department of five fires
for month of November, four chimney
! fires and one in Morrill, was received and
placed on file. Council concurred
The request of. the engineers of the fire
department, placing the limit of the use
of the horses for city work in the follow
ing area was read and granted and council
concurred: South on W Water street as fa1
as Miller; up Miller to Union; to CONNER
cial; to High; to Peach; to Church; tc
! Park; to Cedar; to Main; to Waldo Ave-
nue.; to Primrose; to High to Bridge; tc
Washington; to Market; to Water
Fire inquests were held in recent fires
and reports made as follows; with infor.
nation filed: Mrs A. R. Colby, Cedal
street, September IL; value of building
$1,000; damage to building none; insur-
ance 1000; value of contents 5000; in
surance $500; damage to contents $21 90
cause of fire, candle too near bed. L. H
Piper, July 3Oth, value of building, $500
damage, $149. 10; insurance $500; value o1
contents S400; damage none; insurance
$500; fire caused by tightening. Charles
E. Knowlton, August 18th, High street
tenants, Elizabeth Shaw and Mildred Mer-
chant; millinery and residence; value ot
building S1750; damage $3.50; insurance
$1,000; value of contents, $500; damage
to contents $500; insurance on contents
none; fire caused by stove funnel
Testimony taken in regard to fire ir
Coliseum Building was taken in part anc
continued for further witnesses.
There was a large attendance of the
members of the Fire Department follow.
ing up the petition asking for the use o.
the fire horses at the fires and the matter
OCCuplcQ SOIllc LllIlC Will IlS lcIldIkS d0(
opinions of the various members of tht
board and others present. Following the
advice of DR.. j. B. Darling, some week.
ago, that one of the horses must not have
violent exercise, such as would be occa.
stoned by attending fires, owing to Sc.
we're heart trouble with which he was af.
fected, by which he might loose his lift
at anytime the city has depended much
upon outside teams, with the idea ot
working the horses on the street ane
making possible sale in the near future
and replacing them by sound pair il
possible. For this reason the fire ap
paratus has been hauled by other teamI
and the city horses not used in fires
The demand of the firemen for the use O.
these horses was granted however will
the full understanding that one of tn,
horses has an acute trouble and nigh
drop en- route to any fire and might liv,
for years. DIR. Darling's testimony wa
simply based on similar cases. Thi
horse is very much weakened following
excitement, but following few day
rest apparently RECEIVERS his normal state
The report of City Marshal Knowlto,