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MAYOR'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS,

MARCH 18th, 1867.

ALSO THE AnnUAL REPORTS

OF THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS, AND THE

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.

FOR THE MUNICIPAL YEAR 1866-67.

BANGOR: BENJ. A. BURR, PRINTER. 1867.

CITY OF BANGOR.

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MAYOR'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS

MARCH 18th, 1867.

ALSO

THE ANNUAL REPORTS

OF THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS, AND THE

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES,

FOR THE MUNICIPAL YEAR 1866-67.

BANGOR: BENJ. A. BURR, PRINTER. 1867. CITY OF BANGOR.

IN CITY COUNCIL.

MARCH 18, 1867. ORDERED, That the City Clerk be, and is hereby, directed to cause to be printed in pamphlet form, for the use of the City Council, five hundred and fifty copies of the Address of the Mayor this day made to the City Council, together with the several annual reports of the subordinate City Officers and the particular account of the receipts and expenditures of the City for the last municipal year; also, two hundred copies, extra, of the Report of the Superintending School Committee. GEO. W. SNOW, CITY CLERK. A true copy of Record: Attest:—GEO. W. SNOW, CITY CLERK. MAYOR'S ADDRESS.

GENTLEMEN OF THE CITY COUNCIL : I congratulate you on your assembling 4iere this morning, to be inducted into the offices for which you have been elected. One year ago I had the honor of addressing your predecessors. I had been elected by the unanimous vote of my fellow citizens. This consider­ ation embarrassed me. for I knew that on one important question on which it would be my duty to act, there was a great difference of opinion among those who had supported me. A law against the sale of intoxicating liquors was on the statute book, having special provisions, making it my duty and the duty of the Board of Aldermen, to enforce it. Our oaths of office required us to do so, and I believed the welfare of the community would be thereby promoted. Viewing the subject as I did, I could not hesitate what course to take. You, and all my fellow citizens are aware what that course has been, and I am happy to know after a year's trial, and an animated canvass at the close, in which the opponents of my course were commendably active, that I have been sustained by so large a majority of the voters of Bangor. I assume that the votes, as a general thing, at the late election, were not given for, or against me, on accbunt of personal considerations. I have in no case made it a personal matter. On this subject I know neither friends nor enemies. I have caused no man to be prosecuted from animosity, and I have refrained from prosecuting no man on account of friendship. I am not aware that there was any other line of policy acted upon the past year, or likely to be the present, on which there was, or is, any diverg­ ence of opinion between myself and my constituents. I make no apology for introducing and making this subject thus prominent,because it is well known that the complaints against my administration began with, and were caus­ ed by, the first seizure of liquors, and increasing in intensity as the seizures and prosecutions became more frequent, culminated at the close of the year in scenes familiar to most of you, and in supporting two candidates for the Mayoralty, on Monday. This, instead of being a cause of complaint on my part, is a cause of gratulation, as it relieves me from the embarrassment of being the representative of opposite fundamental ideas. Fidelity to the true history of this matter requires me to say this much.

FINANCE. Your attention must be early given to the finances of the city. It gives me great pleasure to state that considering the amount of the city debt, they are in good condition. The expenditures, except in two departments, have 4 MAYOR'S ADDBK8S. [1867 been kept within the appropriations. These exceptional cases will be ex­ plained hereafter. The annexed table will give you an exhibit of the ap­ propriations and expenditures, and of the unexpended sum,.. .$17,393.07.

Appropriations. # Disbursements. Public Schools 22,000 00 22,188 08 Highways.&c 20,000 00 19,197 07 Fire Department 8.250 00 15,884 30 Pauper " 10,000 00 9,737 85 Salaries , 14,570 00 13,674 51 Interests 14,517 00 15,661 46 Contingencies 75,000 00 52,000 44 Permanent Loan, .- 13,000 00 13,000 00 $179,337 00 $161,943 93 Unexpended 17,393 07 Total $179,337 00 The State Tax was $45,146 64 County Tax 9,525 60 Overlayings 4,289 52 Supplementary Tax List 771 44 $239,070 20 There is due from the Collector and Treasurer on uncollected taxes as follows: For 1864 $304 63 For 1865 3,883 74 For 1866 13,411 50 $17,199 87 The amount of the City Permanent Debt is $232,700 00 There is due from the State formoney disbursed for aid to sol­ diers' families Irom Jan., 1866, to Jan., 1867 $1,083 30 At the commencement of the year, there was a temporary loan of $31,- 000; and outstanding debts to an amount exceeding $5,000. At the pres­ ent time, there is not one dollar of temporary loan against the city. The Treasurer informs me that this is the first instance in the history of the city when there has not been a temporary loan at the commencement of the year. The outstanding debt, including about $400 to be paid for painting the inside of the engine house when it is completed, and an order directed to be drawn at the last meeting of the Council, in favor of the Superintend­ ent of public schools, will not exceed $1000, or $1200 at most. There has also been paid the sum of $13,000 of the permanent debt of the city. Much credit is due to Seth Paine, Esq., the City Treasurer, for.his judi­ cious management of this department. I apprehend that more permanent public improvements have been made and paid for the past year, than in any other, since the organization of the city. They are as follows: 6,6774 feet of brick and cement main sewers, and 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 5

850 feet of lateral sewers, connecting the cess pools with the main sewers, and 26 cess pools, and several small chimneys, costing in all $11,937.76. On the engine house and lot, and reservoir in the basement, has been paid the sum of $17,937 28. One large reservoir near Hatch House $1,778 50 The addition to the Alms House 2,4£0 00 Paid for one gravel lot 900 00 Paid for improvements not strictly permanent: 2000 feet of hose 3,788 50 Hose carriages 737 60 Repair of steamer 850 75

$40,389 29 It is presumed that the demands on the City Treasury will not be so great as they were last year, still there will be some calls beyond the re­ quirements for ordinary expenses. There will mature in May, 1868, bonds of the city to the amount of $15,000. I recommend that an appropriation be made to meet them. Appropriations must also be made for the payment of whatever damages may be due for the widening of Front street, as well as for any additional sewers which you may order to be constructed. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Our public schools have always held a high rank among the best schools in the State. They have been, and continue to be, the just pride of our city. The best interests of the city require that we should give them a lib­ eral support. . But while the excellence of our schools praises the merit and success of our teachers, more than anything I can say, do we not suffer, or, at least, deserve to suffer some reproach, lor not paying them an equivalent lor their services ? Is not the laborer in the department of education as worthy of his hire as any other laborer? The Superintendent truly says, " If we are to expect improvement in our schools, we must hold out sufficient induce­ ment for the best talent to come into, and continue in them." At the close of the year, Mr. Ellis Peterson, who with his accomplished assistants, has raised our high School to a standard hitherto unattained, re­ signed, not from any dissatisfaction with the school, but because his services would command higher pay elsewhere. His labors here have been crowned with entire success, and he carries to his new home, the gratitude of his for­ mer pupils, and of our community, for his past services, and their wishes for his continued usefulness and happini ss. I received the reports of the S. S. Committee, and of the Superintendent, at so late an hour, that I have not been able to read them with care. The report of the latter is very elaborate, and I have no doubt abounds in useful suggestions. The salary of the S. S. Committee, including, of course, that of the Su­ perintendent, was fixed in the appropriations at $950. The Committee gen­ erously voted this sum to the Superintendent, and after a year's knowledge 6 MAYOR'S ADDRESS. [1867 of the duties required of him. and the manner in which he has performed them, they felt constrained to appear before the Council, at their last meet­ ing, and ask that an additional sum of $250 should be given him. Though I did not concur with the Council, in voting an increase of salary at the close of the year, for past services, I most heartily and cheerfully recom­ mend that the salary be increased in the next appropriations. I am not aware that any professional man in the city does as much, lor go small a sal­ ary. I unite with the S. S. Committee in their commendation of him.

STATE AID FOR SOLDIERS—PENSIONS. There has been paid to soldiers' families, as State aid, the sum of $1,- 083.30. The law under which this sum was paid, has expired. A State pension law was enacted in February, 1866, to continue for one year, and. I believe, at the last Legislature was extended for another year. The sum of $4,127.69 was paid to widows of deceased soldiers, who died from wounds, or injuries received on the field. These sums were well be­ stowed. Something more than gratitude is due to our wounded and disa­ bled soldiers, and the families of those who were killed.

ALMS HOUSE. The persons subject to public charge, were provided for at the commence­ ment of the year, by a liberal appropriation of money, and the appointment of three judicious gentlemen to disburse it. Their duties have been ad­ mirably performed. The small salary they receive is a poor requital for their services. To discriminate, so as to aid those who really need relief, and yet avoid imposition, by those who are falsely clamorous for it, requires often much investigation, and always a sound judgment, and a sympathetic heart. The class of poor who are the recipients of public benefaction, need something more than physical aid. They need our sympathy. Some are reduced to that condition by misfortunes which they could not avert. Oth­ ers are victims of social habits which are not only tolerated but fashionable. For these last, taxation of ourselves is no adequate equivalent for permit­ ting them to be robbed of property, and manhood, by a vicious social cus­ tom. The number of persons who received aid at the Alms House, during the past year, is 96, against 109 the preceding year. Hut the number of days of support was 15,880, against 13,3!38 the year before last. Much aid has also been given to persons outside of the Alms House. There were committed to the House of Correction, only 23 persons, while the year before there were 35 commitments. This is a very gratifying dim­ inution. The accommodations for inmates have been enlarged by the erection, of a brick wing, 25 by 38 feet, and two stories high, exclusive of the basement. The appropriation for this addition was $2500, and there has been expend­ ed, exclusive of materials and labor furnished by the Superintendent, $2450. It was not contemplated to finish the upper story the past year. There is a brick cistern in the basement, of a capacity to hold 65 hogs- 1867.] CITY OP BANGOR, 7 heads. This was built to furnish water for culinary purposes, and in case of fire would not hold out. I invite your attention to the renewed recom­ mendation of the Overseers for a reservoir in that vicinity. I heartily unite with tho Board of Overseers in the expression of appro­ bation of the manner in which the Superintendent and Matron, Mr. and Mrs. Jewett, and also Dr. R. K. Jones, have discharged their respective duties. You will find in Dr. Jones' report some valuable suggestions in relation to vaccination. STREET COM5IISSIONER. The labors of the Street Commissioner have been very arduous. In the summer, there were frequent and continued rains, which left the roads in a bad state. The season was so wet that little turnpiking on the outer roads could be done, but frequent repairs of culverts and gutters were necessary to remedy the defects caused by the rains. The winter season was quite as unusual as the summer. There were several heavy drifting storms. The Commissioner estimates that the extra expense of breaking out the roads was $2000 more than in any ordinary winter. His duties were greatly increased in consequence of the construction of more than one mile of sewers in the streets. In replacing the dirt taken out for the laying of the sewers, several fillings were necessary, as the earth from time to time settled. After the streets were leveled up, and had be­ come solid, they were covered with a layer of gravel, Ohio and part of Court Streets, and several sidewalks were also graveled. Several permanent stone culverts have been made, and granite crossings placed in a number of streets, to accommodate foot passengers. Perhaps State street did not receive quite the attention such an important avenue deserved. I suggest that at least two granite crossings be laid, at suitable places, in that street this season. It gives me great pleasure to state that I believe the Commissioner has been diligent aud faithful in the discharge of his duties, and that though there were calls on his department not anticipated at the commencement of the year, he has kept within his appropriations. A concrete sidewalk, composed of coal tar, small stones, coarse and fine gravel, was made on the north side of State street, between French street and Broadway, and contains square yards. It was laid as an experi­ ment by the owner or agent of the patent. The city furnished part of the materials and of the labor. Estimating the materials and labor at the mar­ ket values, it cost 40 cents a square yard. It makes a fine walk, and ap­ pears to be in good condition this spring. It is said to have been laid ex­ tensively in several cities ; but I have not sufficient experience, and knowl­ edge on the subject, to commend it for adoption for general use instead of brick. Let me suggest that it is time to encourage the construction of per­ manent sidewalks. There are several streets in the city, so thickly settled, that the cost to the owners of the lots of making permanent walks would not be great. The city would furnish curb stones, aud very likely sand or gravel. An effort has been made to widen French street, between Hancock and 8 MAYOR'S ADDRESS. [1867. Washington streets. Three lines were run, and finally, it was decided to widen the street on the west, by a line drawn 67 feet, easterly from Ex­ change street. The street was widened accordingly, but on examining the proceedings, such errors in the assessments of benefits were discovered, that the widen­ ing was discontinued. It is to be hoped that another effort will be made with better success than the first. I do not recommend any particular line, or place of widening, but simply that the street should be widened. Public and private interest alike require this improvement. I apprehend that if the opportunity be permitted to pass without widen­ ing the street, it will hereafter be considered a great mistake. • In accordance with a contract made with the E. & N. A. Railway Com­ pany, about three years ago, Front Street was widened in December last. The estimated damages to individuals were $3400. Six months are allowed by the City Charter for appeals in such cases, and it is not yet known to me whether any person desires to avail himself of this provisipn. The Railway Company stipulated in the above contract to repay to the city any excess of damages above $3000. After the pro­ ceedings, in widening the street, were closed, a" petition was sent to the .Council to discontinue a strip of the easterly side of the street, near its southerly terminus, and add a corresponding width on the westerly side of it. Such a change would make a great improvement in the street, and is deserving your consideration. As the petition was referred to this Council, the subject will be before you.

CITY SOLICITOR. The report of the City Solicitor is recommended to your careful atten­ tion. It appears that there is no action pending in which the city is plain­ tiff. All the actions, eight in number, against the city, have been com­ menced to test the legality of the taxation of certain Bank stock, and consist of two classes of cases. The Solicitor and A. W. Paine, Esq., re­ tained as his associate, express great confidence that the city will prevail in all the cases. The business of the legal department has been attended to with great fidelity. The Solicitor endeavors to keep the city out of un­ necessary litigation, and he is ever ready to give advice to any city officer requesting it.

FIRE DEPARTMENT. The force of the Fire Department has been increased by the addition of 20 men—10 to the hand engine No. 3, and 10 to No. 6 The pay of each member of the Hose Company of steamer Union was increased $10. Their compensation is now $50 for each member. The whole number of fires was 46. Of these 19 were, or were sup­ posed to have been, caused by incendiaries. I am not able to stale the es­ timated value of the property destroyed. There were 10 false alarms, which occasioned the ringing of the bells, and many others, 'where the bells were not rung. There was appropriated for this Department $8250, and orders drawn upon it for $15,209.30, being an excess of drafts above the appropriations, 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 9 of $7634.30i Most, if not all of this sum, should not be chargeable to the ordinary expenses of the Fire Department, but to the contingent fund. $1853.00 were paid for 1000 feet of hose, purchased and delivered last year, but not paid for. The sura of $737.50 was paid for two hose car­ riages, also purchased last year. 1000 feet of new hose has been pur­ chased and paid for this year, costing $1935.50. A large reservoir, hold­ ing 40,000 gallons, has been built, which cost $1787.50. Steamer No. 1, which had been out of order for some time, was put in good repair, costing $850.75. There were other smaller bills, which should have been drawn from the contingent fund. In the early part of the season, when incendiary fires were frequent, the City Council offered a reward of $500 for the detection and conviction of any incendiary. A boy about 10 or 12 years old was convicted of setting fire to a barn, and sent to the Reform School during minority. A young man 21 or 22 years of age, was arrested for burning another barn, tried and found guilty by the jury. Exceptions were taken to the ruling of the Judge, so that the case has not yet been decided. The sum of $500 has been paid to S. F. Walker for the detection of the boy. There will be clue $500 more to the person who detected the young man, if he is finally convicted.. With the exception of some slight repairs on the Engine House, as re­ commended by the Engineer, the greatest wants of this department are additional reservoirs. One is much needed in the vicinity of West Broad­ way. The Engineer informs me that the Department is in good working order. In the early part of the year each company had a large volunteer force, and there was a little more excitement and rivalry than was wholesome. Now good feeling among the members, and between the companies, pre­ vails. The fire companies are' composed of smart and energetic young men, who- work for little pay, and are often exposed to great dangers, and the community owes them a debt of gratitude for their unrequited services. A lot has been purchased, and a large engine house erected on it, to ac­ commodate the two steamers. The lot is 46 feet front, and 65 deep; the front on Harlow street, and the south side on a way 18 feet wide. The house is 43 by 60 feet, and two stories high, exclusive of basement. About one-third of the basement is partitioned off into a large reservoir, contain­ ing about 65,000 gallons. It is divided into two compartments, with an aperture in the partition wall at the bottom, which connects them. It is the largest reservoir in the city, and is very much needed. In the other part of the basement is a McGregor furnace of the largest size, and four stalls for horses. The first floor is designed exclusively for the two steamer engines. The second floor has in the rear a work-shop, extending the entire width of the building, for the purpose of repairing hose and engines; across the front are three good sized, well finished rooms. An open room between the work-shop and the front rooms, extends from side to side of the building. The second floor will afford quite good accommodations for a family, or for sleeping rooms for the engineer, fireman, and drivers of the steamers. 10 MAYOR'S ADDRESS. L1867. J. W.Humphrey, Esq., superintended (he erection of the building, and he employed A. Wiggin to do the wood work. The house has cost about $3000 more than the estimate, but more tha/i half of this excess was caused by difficulty in securing a safe foundation. I am satisfied that the decision to do the work by the day was best for the city. Everything has been thor­ oughly done, and the city has a substantial building that will afford ample accommodations for the two steamers.

POLICE. The police force consists of a Marshal and nine Deputy Policemen. Three of them are on duty during the day, and six at night. In the earl)» part of the year I was directed to appoint two additional Deputies to perform day service. Though the force was rather light for the duties required, and, on some accounts it was desirable to increase it, still, as the expenditures for permanent improvements contemplated by the City Council were likely to be unusually large, I concluded, after consult­ ation with the Marshal, to defer the appointments. I am not aware that the public has suffered much by this omission. The principal complaint which has reached me of the inadequacy of the force in this department, has been caused by young men and others standing upon and crowding the sidewalks in some localities, and thereby discommoding the passers-by and annoying those doing business in the vicinity. I do not refer to the ac­ cidental meeting of three or four persons who stop and talk for a few minutes, but to the inveterate habit of certain persons meeting at given hours of the day or evening, and lounging on the sidewalks. This habit is a source of great annoyance, and should be broken up by the police. If the city ordinance relative to this subject is not sufficiently stringent to enable them to do this, I would suggest that it be amended. The city has been unusually quiet, and good order has prevailed throughout the whole year. The number of arrests made by the police is 628, being 66 less than last year. The causes of these arrests were va­ rious. For drunkenness there were 272, against 381 the preceding year. I regret having to say that a most startling and brutal murder was committed in January last. The victim was Mrs. Ann McDonald, wife of Mr. Hugh McDonald. She was a kind, quiet and respectable woman, not known to have an enemy in the world. The murder was committed in a public street, at about 8 o'clock P. M. The boldness and atrocity of the act aroused the whole community. Every effort has been made to de­ tect the perpetrator of the crime, but as yet without success. I refer to the report of the Marshal for a more detailed account of the doings of the Police. You will see by it that they have not been idle. In fact, the Marshal and his Deputies perform much more service than is generally supposed, or than they get credit for. The ordinary street duties require much attention. At certain seasons, the streets are crowded with teams, which must be so arranged as not to interfere with each other, and to allow passage for travelers. Frequently before an arrest is made, it takes much time for investigation; alter it is made, witnesses must be hunt­ ed up and summoned before the trial. The Marshal is also required to 1867.] CITY OP BANGOR. 11 aid the county officers in preparing criminal cases, as well as to attend the criminal terms of the S. J. Court. He must also have an open ear to all who feel moved to make complaints. The duties of his office require much writing. Take one seizure of liquors to illustrate. The liquor must be gauged, marked, and returned on the warrant, and entered in a book. A libel is then filed in court, with a particular description of each package, embracing the mark and number of gallons. The judge then issues a mo­ nition describing the liquor in the same way. The next step is for the Marshal to make two copies of the libel and monition, and post them up. After all this is done, if there is a claimant for the liquor, there must be two trials—one of the liquor, the other of the claimant. At the commencement of this address I alluded to the fact that an effort has been made the past year to enforce the law against the sale of intoxicat­ ing liquors. You will learn by the Marshal's report that he has served 95 warrants against persons for keeping liquors for unlawful sale, and seized 2260 gallons of liquor. Most of the public houses have been indicted twice, as common sellers. A few of them have paid their fines, and the oth­ ers have carried their cases to the law term of the Court, for delay, it is presumed. It is somewhat singular that a large portion, if not all of those engaged in the sale of liquors, do not think the enforcement of the law diminishes the sale, or use of liquors, or the amount of drunkenness, but that it rather increases these evils. If the number of arrests for drunkenness is dimin­ ished by one-third when the law is enforced, it is not, they say, on account of the enforcement of the law, but is owing to some other cause. On the other hand, most persons who are not engaged in the liquor traffic, believe that the enforcement of the law diminishes drunkenness, and also the use of liquors. They think they see some such relation as that of effect to cause in the fact that only 275 arrests were made when the law was partial­ ly enforced, against 381 when it was not enforced at all. The theory and glory of republicanism are, that all are equal before the law. If it discriminates in favor of any class of men, it.should be the weak and poor. A law which punishes one class of men for offenses, while it of­ fers immunity to another class, who commit the same offenses, will not long be respected by any one. Considerable complaint was made last year, that the law was not executed impartially. The keepers of saloons thought they had reason to complain that while they were not allowed to sell beer to their customers, the keepers of hotels were suffered to sell to the same customers, beer, and whiskey also. I failed to convince them that there was no injustice in this. Had the keepers of the hotels voluntarily, and in good faith, closed their bars and refrained from selling liquors to our citi­ zens ; keeping m view, in the mean time, the idea that the end to be ulti­ mately attained was the total disuse of the sale of liquors for beverage, they would have removed, in a great degree, the cause of the complaints, prevented some excitement, saved the municipal officers much trouble, and taken a long step in the right direction. After this popular verdict at the 12 MAYOR'S AM>RKSS. [!867. polls last Monday, in favor of the impartial execution of the laws on all of­ fenders, I.will not anticipate further trouble from this source. HARBOR MASTER AND HARBOR, By the report of the Harbor Master, you will learn that the number of arrivals of vessels at this'port during the year has been considerable more than the preceding year. There were shipped 377,052 bushels of pota­ toes, for which $264,580.21 were received. The number of bricks export­ ed was 2,668,800. There were surveyed 237,147,606 feet of lumber. I regret that I am not able to give you the quantity of slate shipped. Great fears are entertained by many that the channel of the Penobscot river is being gradually narrowed, and the harbor at Bangor filling up. It is said that there are many localities where there is little or no water when the tide is out, where formerly vessels of several tons burthen conld safely anchor at all tide. The cause is generally supposed to be sawdust and edg­ ings, with other rubbish, sinking in the river. It is a matter of grave im­ portance to the interests of the city, and demands your careful consid" eration. PUBLIC IIEALTH. This has been a year of unusual public health. The number of deaths were 259, being 96 less than the preceding year. It is reasonable to sup­ pose that the vigorous effort used by the Health Committee had a most salutary effect on the health of the citizens. In those localities where most labor was expended in removing nuisances and the sources of sickness, there were less deaths than last year by 56. The expense of the city for the labors of the Committee was small, compared with the benefits received. If you are not prepared to adopt all their suggestions, you will find many practical hints worth considering. I recommend that the work they have so well begun, be continued. A system of sewerage was recommended and commenced last year as a sanitary measure. The work was taken .hold of rather vigorously, and more than a mile of sewers was constructed. There are certain sections of the city where sewers are yet much needed. But as many persons will sign a petition for the construction of a sewer and neglect to enter it when it is made, I recommend hereafter that persons petitioning for a sewer shall agree to enter it after it is made. The old wood sewer commencing at the Franklin Bridge and extending to Essex street must soon be replaced by a substantial brick one. A large part of it must be taken up this year. In my opinion the interests of the city have suffered for the want of such an officer as a Civil Engineer. By some oversight I have not received the report of the Cemetery Board. CITY AGENCY. The City Agency has been managed by Joseph Brqwn, Esq. It is a hard institution to regulate. The Agent endeavors to confine his sales to the legitimate purpose for which the Agency was established. But it is 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 13 probable that much liquor is obtained under the false pretence of sickness. I do not think any man could have done better than Mr. Brown, or sold less liquor under the pressure for it than he has. It has netted $1200 above all expenses, and the stock of liquors on hand is somewhat larger than at the commencement of the year.

RAILWAYS. I congratulate you and our fellow citizens that the E. & N. A, R. "R. Company have commenced the construction of their railway. I had the • honor as representative of the city to break ground for it on the first day of the year. The work has since been prosecuted as vigorously as the season would permit. It is expected the road will be finished as far as Winn the present year. This grand enterprise when completed to the line of the State, will con­ nect Bangor with nearly the easterly point and the westerly point of this continent. This is a magnificent idea. The Bangor and Piscataquis Bailroad Company, which has long been in a somnolent state, has at last been aroused, and its charter revived. It is proposed to extend the road from some point in the E. & N. A. Railway, to the town of Dover or Foxcroft, with a branch to the slate quarries. The whole distance is about 34 6r 36 miles. By an act of the Legislature the city is authorized to loan its credit to this road, at the rate of $15,000 per mile, but not exceeding $500,000. The people here, as well as along the line of the road, and at its farther terminus, express great interest in its success. The construction of these two roads will impart new life to Bangor.— The first will bring the fertile valley of the Aroostook nearly one day nearer to us, and will greatly increase our trade with that section. By the second the valley of the Piscataquis, rich in agricultural, mineral, and oth­ er sources of wealth, will be brought almost to our doors. While this road will greatly benefit Bangor, it will be of incalculable value to the County of Piscataquis. In my last year's address I referred to the improvement of the water power in our vicinity. It was then being surveyed. The survey has been completed. The able report of the Engineer, H. F. Mills,-Esq., shows that this power is not equaled in the State, or excelled in New England. Could a dam be erected on the site, and the water now running to waste turned to a useful account, it would invite capital from abroad, and largely increase the population of Bangor. The great difficulty in the way of this undertaking is its vastness—plac­ ing it beyond the reach of our capitalists. I should hope that when the proper time comes the city will give it the aid and encouragement that its importance demands. Gentlemen, one of the earliest and most important duties you have to perform is the choice of subordinate officers. They are the right arm of the government, and give to it its executive efficiency. There is no office in 14 MAYOR'S ADDRESS. [1867. your bestowment that is a sinecure. Every city officer who performs his duty well, earns more money than he receives. I trust that in making your choice you will have a single eye to the interest of the city. » In administering the affairs coming within the line of my duty, I shall look to you for advice and co-operation. We should aim to adopt and pur­ sue a wise and rigid economy. Let us by our united endeavors try to man­ age the municipal interests so that our acts shall tend to promote the per­ manent good of the city. A. G. WAKEFIELD. TREASURER'S REPORT.

TREASURER'S OFFICE, MARCH 16th, 1867. To THE CITT COUNCIL : The undersigned respectfully submits to the City Council the following statement of the Receipts and Disbursements of the Treasury for the Fi­ nancial Year 1866—67. Also a statement of the City Debts to and from the City so far as appears by such records and documents as are in his pos­ session. SETH PAINE, Treasurer.

RECEIPTS. Received from State Treasurer on account of Aid furnished Soldiers fami­ lies from January 1, 1865, to January 1, 1866 $19,544 37 " from Overseers of the Poor, 2,482 10 from State of Maine for School Funds 454 48 "• from City Marshal for fees accruing in Police Department from March, 1866, to March, 1867 '. $208 71 " from County Treasurer for same, 596 69 " from Judge of Police Court for fees in his Department .' 633 85 1,439 25 " for Interest on Moses Savary's Note 13 15 " " " on account Non-resident taxes, 1865, .-. 70 73 83 88 " from Street Commissioner for sale of one pair horses and harnesses, 700 00 for manure furnished City Farm, 132 00 for grass cut on City Common', (Lime St.) .. 30 00 for earnings of City Teams, 288 00 1,150 00 " from Engineer of Fire Department for sale of suction Hose, strainers and spanners 200 00 for sale of one horse 125 00 i 32500

Amount carried forward, $25,479.08 16 TREASURER'S REPORT.- [1867.

Amount brought forward $25,479.08 Becelved of Oitv Agent, for sales of Liquors, from March 10, 1866, to March 10, 1867 12'692 91 " from Cemetery Hoard, for one lot sold on Pine Grove Cemetery 10 °° " for non-resident taxes for 1865 1,155 25 " Contingent account, for Loans during the year as follows, viz: " on City Note, May 28, 4 months,$5,000 00 " " June, 28, 4 ".. 5,000 00 " July, 8, 3 ".. 6,000 00 >• " " " 10, 3 ".. 5,000 00 " " Aug. 1, 2 '•.. 10,000 00 '• " '• " 1, 2 ".. 3,000 00 34,000 00 '' Payment of Moses Savary's note for lot, corn­ er Hammond & Court streets, 575 00 '.' of Treasurer of Board of health, 783 37 " of A L Simpson, City Solicitor for costs of suit recovered of Samuel Veazie, 336 00 " of Heirs of Wm. Babcock for Sewer Assess­ ment on Ohio street, 50 00 for use of City Hall 133 00 " for Licenses granted for Public Amusements, 290 00 " of H. B. Farnham for Dog licenses, ..... 68 50 " of George W. Snow for license of Porter Carts 3 00 " of P. W. Cole for Billiard license, 10 00 " of William Smythe for same, 10 00 " of Oren M. Shaw, for same • 10 00 " of B. O. Foster, for same, 37 " of Royal T. Larabee compromise for Tax of 1864, 10 00 " of Joseph Downe for old pump 7 00 " for 59 Resident Deeds, 29 50 " for 12 Non-Resident Deeds, 8 04 37 54 " for advertising Non-Resident Taxes, 1865, 42 16 36,365 94 of Seth Paine, Collector, (bal.) 1862,... 27 46 " of Seth Paine, Collector, (bal.) 1863,... 88 38 " of Seth Paine, Collector, 1864, 1,174 09 " of Seth Paine, Collector. 1865 18,135 95 of Seth Paine. Collector, 1866 151,305 51 170,731 39

$246,434 57 1867.] CITY OP BANGOR. 17

APPROPRIATIONS AND DISBURSEMENTS. Amount of appropriations made for, and Mayor's orders drawn from the following named Funds: HIGHWAY FUND. For amount of Mayor's orders, 1866 $20,347 07 By appropriation, 1866 ." $20,000 00 " amount received of Wm. L. Stewart, for sale of one pair horses and harnesses 700 00 " amount received for manure, 132 00 " earnings of City Teams, .. 288 00 " '• " " grass cut on City Common, 30 00 $21,150 00 Amount unexpended 802 93

PAUPER FUND. For amount of Mayor's orders, 1866 $12,219 95 By appropriation, 1866 $10,000 00 '* amount received of Overseers of the Poor 2,482 10 12,482 10 Amount unexpended, 262 15 SCHOOL FUND. For amount Mayor's orders, 1866, $22,642 56 By appropriation, 1866, $22,000 00 " amount State School Funds 454 48 22,454 48 Amount overdrawn, 188 08

SALARY FUND. For amount Mayor's orders, 1866 $15,113 76 By appropriation, 1866 $14,570 00 " amount of Fees accruing from Police Court and Police Department, 1,439 25 16,009 25 Amount unexpended, 895 49 INTEREST FUND. For amount Mayor's orders, 1866, 15,645 34 By appropriation, 1866 $16,517 00 " amount of interest received on Moses Savary's note 13 15 " " received on account of Non Resident Taxes for 1865, 70 73 16,600 88 Amount unexpended, 955 54 Am't forward, $85,968 68 3 [1867. 18 TREASURER'S REPORT. Am't brought forward *86'968 68

FIRE FUND. For amount Mayor's orders, 1866 16,209 dU By appropriation, 1866 ~i $8,260 00 " amount received of City of Portland for suction hose strainers and 2 spanners 200 00 " amount received of Wm. P. Wingate for sale of one horse belonging to Fire Department,. 125 00 8,575 00 Amrfunt overdrawn, 7,634 30 CONTINGENT FUND. For amount Mayor's orders, 1866, including pay­ ment of Loans, Aid to Soldiers' Families and all other expenditures not chargeable toother Funds 144,256 59 Discount on Taxes of 1866, (for prompt payment) per order of City Council on $196,809. 53 at 10 per cent $19,680 95 Amount of Mayor's orders as above 144,256 59 Contingent Debit, $163,937 54 CONTRA CREDIT. By appropriation $75,000 00 For payment of Permanent Loan due February 1st, 1867 13,000 60 88,000 00 By overlayings on Taxes 4,289 52 " supplementary tax list 771 44 " amount received for Loans during the year 34,000 00 " " " " Moses Savary's Kote, 575 00 " " " of Treasurer of Board of health, 783 37 '.' " " " A. L. Simpson, for costs of suit 336 00 " amount received of Heirs of Wm. Babcock, for Sewer Assessment, 50 00 " amount received for use of City Hall 133 00 " " " " Licenses for Public Amuse­ ments, 290 00 " received for Dog license, 68 50 " " '* Billiard Room license 30 00 " " ofB. O.Foster 37 " " for license of Porter Carts 3 00 " " " Compromise of tax for 1864, 10 00 " Deeds, 37 54 Am't forward $129,377 74- Am't forward $246,434 57 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 19 Amount brought forward $246,434 57 Contingent Cr. forward, 129,377 74 By received for advertising Non Resident Taxes, . 42 16 " old pump, 7 00 " amount charged State of Maine, for Aid fur­ nished Soldiers' families as per vouchers of O. H. Ingalls, during the Municipal year, . 669 65 " amount charged City Agency for purchases of Liquor and other expenses during the year, 11,492 91 Total amount of Contingent credit, .... 141,589 46 Total amount of disbursements $2*46,434 57

By reference to the foregoing statements it will be seen that the standing of the several Departments at the close of the present financial year is as follows, viz: Contingent Fund unexpended, $22,299 34 Interest " " 955 54 Salary " " 895 49 Highway " " 802 93 Pauper " " 262 15 25,215 45 Fire Fund overdrawn 7,634 30 School" " 188 08 7,822 38

Total amount unexpended $17,393 07

The Joint Standing Committee of the City Council on Accounts and Claims have examined the foregoing account of the City Treasurer for the past municipal year, and find the same satisfactorily vouched and correctly

H. B. WILLIAMS, ) Com. on THOMAS J. STEWART, > Accounts and JOHN" L. CROSBY, ) Claims. 20 TREASURER'S REPORT. [1867.

CITY DEBT, 1867-68.

CITY PERMANENT LOANS. Date. When Payable Amount. May 17, 1858 May 17, 1868, $15,000 00 January 1, 1859 January 1, 1869, 11,000 00 February 1, 1864 February 1, 1870 13,000 00 June 15, 1860 June 15, 1870 1,500 00 June 15, 1856 June 15, 1870 19,000 00 February 1, 1864 February 1, 1871, 12,000 00 November 8, 1853 November 8, 1871 5,000 00 June 15, 1873, 10,000 00 November 3, 1853 June 15, October 1853 November 3, 1873 5,000 00 «, 1873 10,000 00 December 1, 1853, October 8, December 3, 1853 December 1, 1873, 5,700 00 June 26, 1853 December 3, 1873 2,500 00 December 14, 1854, June 26, 1874 11,000 00 July 19, 1854 December 14, 1874 6,000 00 December 15, 1859, July 19, 1879, 10,000 00 July 27, 1859 December 15, 1879, 10,000 00 June 14, 1861 July 27, 1881 15,000 00 August 12, 1862 June 14, 1882 10,000 00 May 1, 1862, August 12, 1882, 11,000 00 1885, 50,000 00 Total amoun186t Permanen5 t CitMay yLoan s 1, $232,700 00

INTEREST ON PERMANENT LOANS When Due Amount. When Due. Amount. April 8, 186li 7 $300 00 Am't. brought forward, $6,968 50 May 1, 1,500 00 Oct. 8, 1867, 300 00 " 3, 150 00 Nov. 1, " 1,500 00 " 8, ' 150 00 3, 150 00 " 17, ' 450 00 8, 150 00 June 1, ' 171 00 17, 450 00 " 3, 75 00 Dec, 1, 171 00 " 14, 180 00 3, 75 00 " 14, 180 00 300 00 14, " 15, 300 00 300 00 " 15, 14, 300 00 " 15, 570 00 15, 570 00 " 15, 45 00 15, 45 00 " 26, 287 50 15, 287 50 July, 1, 330 00 15, 330 00 " 19, 330 00 Jan. 261, 1868,- 330 00 " 27, 300 00 19, " 300 00 Aug. 1, 450 00 27, " 450 00 " 12, ' 750 00 Feb 1, " f 50 00 330 00 12, " 330 00 Amt. carried forward, $6,968 50 Total amount of Interest on Permanent City Loans $13,937 00 The unpaid Bonds of the City issued for the sum of eight hundred thou- 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 21 sand dollars to aid the construction of the Penobscot and Kennebec Rail road payable as follows : April 21, 1867, $20,000 Am't brought forward, 80,000 April 21, 1868 20,000 April 21, 1871, 20,000 April 21, 1869, 20,000 April 21, 1K72, 20 000 April 21, 1870 v... 20,000 April 21, 1873 iO.OOO April 21, 1874 20,000 Am't carried forward $80,000 $160,000 Due October 2, 1874 500,000

$660,000 DUES TO THE CITY.

Balance due from Seth Paine, Collector of Taxes, for year 1864,.. $204 63 Same for year 1865,.. 3,880 74 Same for year 1866,. .13,411 50

$17,496 87 Balance due on non-resident taxes from year 1850 to year 1857 inclusive, 16 01 Due from State of Maine for aid furnished to the families of Soldiers, from January 1st, 1866, to January 1st, 1867,.. 1,083 30 Due from Samuel Veazie for executions paid by the City to J. H. Garman and D. P. Wingate, for damages sustained by them on account of defects in public streets under the care of said Veazie, as per contract with the City 407 94 Due on executions vs. Charles, J. N., & William A. Cooper, for taxes ; 887 07 Due on Simon Hill's note, 15 00 Due from State of Maine for School Funds. Balance unpaid for quarter's subsistence and other expenses for soldiers during municipal year 1861-2 $869 62 Balance unpaid for aid furnished soldiers1 families, year 1861-2 10,193 21 Same for year 1862-3 9,708 83 Same for year 1863-4 3,198 67 23,970 33 Bounties paid to Soldiers, year 1862-3, 24,580 00 Same " 1863-4 47,200 00 Same " 1864-5, 21,300 00 Same " 1865 48,900 00 141,980 00

VALUATION FOR YEAR 1866. Real Estate $4,395,074 00 Personal Estate 2,895,451 00

Total valuation, •. $7,290,525 00 22 TREASURER'S REPORT. [1867.

TAXES FOR YEAR 1866. On $7,290,525 at 3 15-100 per cent $229,651,531 On 2,882 Polls at $3 00 each 8.646 00 Fractional gain, 1.22J 238,298 76 Supplementary Tax List, 77J- 44 Total Tax $239,070 00

APPROPRIATIONS. For Public Schools $22,000 00 " Highways, Bridges and Sidewalks 20,000 00 '' Pauper Department, 10,000 00 " Fire Department, 8.250 00 " Salaries 14,570 00 " Interest, 16,517 00 " Payment of Permanent Debt 13,000 00 " Contingent Expenses 75,000 00

179,337 00 For State Tax - 45,146 64 " County Tax, 9,525 60 " Overlayings on Taxes, 4,289 52 " Supplementary Tax List, , 771 44

Total Assessment for 1866, $239,070 20 Credit by Discount on Taxes for prompt payment per order City Council on $196,809 53 at 10 per cent, 19,680 95 By State Tax, 45,146 64 " County Tax, 9,525 60 " Amount credited in account with Collector, 151,305 51 " Balance due from Collector 13,41150

$239,070 20 SETH PAINE, Treasurer and Collector. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

To THE CITY COUNCIL : The Superintending School Committee respectfully submit the following Report for the vear now closing: The Board was organized at the commencement of the year by the elec­ tion of F. W. Sabine, President, and T. U. Coe, Secretary. Charles P. Roberts, who had already served as Superintendent for some years with credit, was unanimously re-elected. The condition and progress of the schools, under the guidance of their several teachers.have been generally satisfactory. Furthermore,the charac­ ter of the instruction and discipline,as brought under the observation of the Committee through the year and at the closing examinations, indicates, on the part of the teachers generally, an earnest interest in the advancement of their pupils in manners and morals, as well as scholarship. The High School has seemed especially worthy of notice in this regard. The teach­ ing there, in all the branches, has been characterized by unusual thorough­ ness and accuracy, and the methods pursued have been such as not only to impart knowledge to. the pupils, but also to develop in them a self-depend­ ent spirit, and a faculty of acquiring knowledge for themselves and a fond­ ness for doing it. The present excellent condition of this school is due to the devoted and untiring efforts of the Principal, Mr. Peterson, who has labored continually lor its improvement, and has been ably seconded by the accomplished Assistants. Unfortunately we are unable to retain longer his valuable services. It has been the desire of the Committee to ensure as far as practicable in all the schools, the avoidance of routine and the adoption of improved methods of teaching and discipline, not so much with a view to increase the amount of work done as to cause what is done to be done better and for better results. Toward the close of the year a Committee was appointed by the City Government to confer with the School Committee in regard to the present condition and necessities of the Schools. As a result of their deliberations it was decided, as being immediately desirable, to recommend an increase 24 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEE. [1867. by one year or more of the age at which children may be admitted to the Primary Schools, also the application of improved methods of ventilation to the school-buildings, and a careful revision of the course of study. The salaries of a portion of the teachers have been increased to some extent, and it would seem that the scale of salaries must be raised still higher if we would not have our best teachers taken from us by other cities. Mr. Roberts, the Superintendent, has devoted himself assiduously to the interests of the schools, the duties devolving upon him occupying his whole time. All the schools give evidence of his constant watchfulness and of the good influence of his supervision. We transmit herewith his Keport, which gives in detail the transactions of the Department for the year, and ex­ presses, as regards the general interests of the schools, the views of the Committee. F. M. SABINE, T. U. COE, A. K. P. SMALL, RUEL SMITH, E. TRASK, C. C. EVERETT. BANGOR, March, 1867. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. * • *»»

To THE SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEE : Gentlemen—The financial standing of the School Department for the past year is as follows : The City appropriation was, $22,000 00 Amount of Bank lax 454 48

Total 22,454 48 The expenditures have been 22,642 56

Amount overdrawn, , $188 08 A more particular classification of expenditures is as follows : Compensation of Teachers, $17,861 75 Fuel 1,713 26 Preparation of same, 276 08 Repairs, 1,275 64 Materials , ,, 971 45 Fires, Sweeping and Cleaning, ' 161 7G Brooms, Brushes, Pails, &c, 45 93 Books and Stationery 141 05 Miscellaneous, ... , 195 64

$22,642 56 REPAIRS, &C. The principal repairs during the year have consisted in repainting, in­ side and out, the Grammar school-house in Abbot Square; the school- house on Pearl street and that in the Central District; and in the outside painting of the school-houses at Mount Hope, on Lime street and at Hill­ side. A very substantial and well finished fence has been built about the Grove street school-house lot; a division fence at the Spring street school-house; coarse but substantial fences about the York street school- house lot, the Sherburne District school-house lot, and division fences at the Division street school-house. Extensive repairs have 'been made upon the Stillwater Avenue school-house, in re-shingling, &c. 4 26 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. [l8b7.

The work of renovation should continue with a liberal hand, as the best economy. Expenditure is necessary to prevent waste. The school-house in the Osgood District needs very extensive repairs. The first great need, however, is its removal to more elevated ground. Many years ago an eligible lot was donated, as I am informed, by a liberal land-owner, but, subsequently, by some hocus-pocus, it became exchanged for the present lot, whose monotony is relieved by a water-courve running diagonally across it in front of the house, which is continually breaking through the drain to the surface, and affording, at certain seasons of the year, ample opportunity for the diversion of ducks.and other aquatic sports. The people of the district who permitted such a cheat to be practised upon them, ought to be, and I believe are, willing to aid in rectifying the blun­ der. Removed to a suitable lot, and properly renovated, this house would become a very comely and comfortable building. Several other school- houses, also, need more than the usual outlay in repairs. We have sufficient school-houses for the accommodation of all the pupils attending school, but several of the older ones are quite worn out and un- suited to school purposes. They have done good service in their day, and are worthy of reverence as monuments of the liberality of the time when they were looked upon with pride and complacency, and cited as models in the march of improvement. But in size, arrangement, and style, as well as in material, they have outlived their time, and with suitable marks of honor and respect should now give place to worthier representatives of the educational requirements and architecture of the present day. That on Pine street, considering the number of pupils it has to accommodate, and the heavy tax-payers of that section, should be the first to receive the attention, of the City Council. I would not wish to be understood as favoring par­ tiality in providing for the children of the wealthy; but it would be asking too much of our heaviest tax-payers that they should be contented with the very poorest accommodations. The lot is low and wet, the house not worth extensive repairs,, and new accommodations are greatly needed. Either a new building should be erected upon the present lot properly raised to a higher grade, or upon a more desirable site; or the school-rooms in the brick house at the corner of State and Pine streets should be fitted up for the use of the Pine street schools. The high prices of labor and material have continued without any appre­ ciable abatement during the year, and they will probably bo the rule for some time to come, and it will not be wise to hold back in the work of im­ provement in expectation of a fall in prices. The amount of Bank Tax, from its highest figure—$2,234*10—in 1863, has now fallen to only $454 48, and will continue to grow 'small by degrees' and beautifully less.' What is lost to the School Fund from this source is necessarily added to the City appropriation. The expenditure for books for indigent scholars has been a little rising one hundred dollars, and the number of individual recipients has been on* 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 27 hundred and forty-five—an increase of twenty-four over several previous years. This increase is attributable to the supply of those compelled to attend school under the Truant Act.

COMPENSATION OF TEACHERS. The advance already made in the compensation of teachers, although con­ siderable, leaves it yet far behind their deserts and their need. The actual increase in the pay-roll of teachers employed during the year, over the year previous, is $1,062 00." The amount of teachers^salaries immediate­ ly preceding the War was $15,000. The amount the past year is $17,86175. Increase, $2,801 75. To this should be added about $1000, saved by the consolidation of schools, to show the actual advance in the aggregate compensation of teachers since then. The advance within the past five years in the aggregate is 27 per cent. The advance, however, in the compensation of Primary and Intermediate school teachers, is 40 per cent. This is considerable, but when it is considered that the cost of liv­ ing has advanced during the same time 100 per cent, it will be at once seen how far the increase of compensation lags behind the cost of living, and how much better paid were the teachers before the War. The teachers of the lower grades of schools then received $170 per year. Now, they re­ ceive $238. Then, a teacher could he boarded and clothed for the year, for $170. The compensation was a bare subsistence. Now, a female teacher can be boarded for the year for $208, leaving only $30 for clothing and incidental expenses, and falling short of a subsistence by at least one hundred dollars. A subsistence should be the minimum price paid to any teacher, and I should feel guilty of the sin of omission should I neglect to urge a further in­ crease in the compensation of our teachers, until it approaches an indepen­ dent support, and conforms more nearly to the change of circumstances, and the rates paid in other cities of our size and wealth. That our teachers do live, is attributable to the fact that a large majority are boarded, in part or wholly, by their parents or friends, while others, not able to be on ex­ pense during vacation, find refuge with their friends abroad; and others, still, endeavor to eke out their scanty means by teaching private classes during vacations which they should devote to the recreation of their tired energies. If we are to expect improvement in our schools, we must hold out suf­ ficient inducement for the best talent to come into and continue in them; and the sooner the public is brought to recognize the fact that skilled labor and talent must be paid for its services as well as raw and uneducated mus­ cle, the better it will be for all concerned. I could cite several instances where the best quality of teachers have quit the service, or gone to other places, on account of the meagre salaries paid here; also, instances where good teachers, whom we should be glad to wel­ come to our corps of instruction, have been indifferent about coming,or re-

l 28 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. [1867. fused to come, for the same reason, in some cases obtaining better pay in country towns. In connection with the subject of teachers' compensation, I may mention as a most creditable action on the part of the City Council, the prompt New Year's donation of $200, in aid of one of our oldest and most faithful teach­ ers, thrown out of her school by long and severe sickness. Honorable as was this action, a juster. not to say liberal, policy towards our teachers in the past, would have obviated the necessity of calling the attention of the City Council to the case. Lest any one, timid in expenditures, or possessing too low an estimate of the value of the teacher's work, should think we are extravagant in our sal­ aries, I would call attention to the cost of tuition per scholar in some of the principal cities of the United States. New York City $21 00 Brooklyn and Boston, rising 14 00 Louisville and Cleveland, 13 00 Cincinnati, Roxbury and Zanesville, rising, 12 00 Albany, Chicago, Columbus, O., Davenport, Lawrence, Mass., New Bedford, Toledo, rising 11 00 Dayton, O., Lowell, New Haven, Newburg, N. Y., Syracuse, Worcester, &c., rising, 10 00 Oswego, N. Y 9 00 Detroit, Newburyport, &c, rising 7 00 Bangor, 4 88

THE SCHOOLS. The number of different schools maintained during the year was fifty- four,—the same as for the two years previous,—one High, three Select, five Grammar, fifteen Intermediate and Mixed, eighteen Primary, and twelve Suburban. The whole number of different teachers employed was seventy- two. Males, four; Females, sixty-eight. Principals, fifty-nine ; Assistants, thirteen. The usual Tabular View, showing the number of schools, teachers.wages, attendance of pupils, &c, accompanies this Report. There has been very little change in the Annual schools during the year. There have been but eight changes in the principals, and three in the as­ sistants, of schools, since the year previous; and there has been no mate­ rial change in the condition of the schools in consequence. The ser­ vices of two assistants,—one in Miss Costellow's Girls' Grammar School, and one in the York street Primary No. 1,—have been discontinued on ac­ count of the falling off in the number of scholars, who have been withdrawn to the Catholic schools. The number thus withdrawn from all our public schools by the Catholic schools is about four hundred. Considerable annoyance has been caused to our Primary schools by the changing of the pupils back and forth between them and these Catholic schools; and I am informed by our teachers that 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 29 those who come back are invariably found to have fallen behind the classes from which they went. The success of the schools through the year will compare favorably with previous years, and the examinations indicated a fair degree of progress and the faithful work of the teachers. It would be presumption to assume that they are all that could be desired. While they answer our reasonable expectation, we should strive to bring them up to a higher level, by due encouragement to the teachers, and the best methods of instruction. Although no serious trouble has arisen in the Suburban winter schools, and no interruption or suspension has occurred in consequence of miscon­ duct, their record is not so smooth as during the previous winter. Either the teachers were not so happily adapted to their schools, or there has been prevalent a more refractory disposition on the part of the older pupils, which has, in two or three instances, impaired their usefulness. Several pupils have been excluded for insubordination, and I have had occasion, to bring one before the Police Court.in order to impress him and his associates with a sense of the proper respect which is due lrom the pupil to his teach­ er. HIGH SCHOOL. The career of this school during the year has been gratifying in the high­ est degree. Under the fuller development of the admirable methods in­ troduced by Mr. Peterson, and so well supported by his accomplished as­ sistants, the school has attained a standard of excellence such as it never before enjoyed, and reached a position that should commend it to the most liberal favor of the community. All the friction immediately following the first introduction of Mr. Peterson's system during his first year having dis­ appeared, the superiority of his teaching being recognized by the pupils, nothing has occurred during this year to hinder the progress of his work. His own untiring devotion, thoroughness, and critical accuracy, have im­ pressed themselves upon the pupils and inspired a love of study and ambi­ tion for excellence; and we have been pleased to observe that while the mental powers have been stimulated and developed, and a superior schol­ arship secured, the complaint of being overtasked has scarcely been heard during the year. The examination and graduation exercises occupied three whole days, covering the entire field of study by all the classes during the year. For­ merly, the examination of the school was crowded into a half day; after­ wards a whole day was devoted to it. But Mr. Peterson, with his strong desire to hold every class up to the highest mark, found three days but too brief for the full exhibition of the work of the school. The examination elicited the fullest encomiums from all who were present, comprising several persons of eminent scholarship and literary culture. The attendance of the pupils has been no less marked than their attain­ ments, and has kept pace in improvement with the whole character of the school while under Mr. Peterson's charge. During the first term of his first year, thirty-six were not absent, and nine were not absent during the year. During the first term of his second year, the whole number of pupils being SO REPORT OE THE SUPERINTENDENT OE SCHOOLS. [1867. eighteen less than the previous year, fifty-nine were not absent, and twen­ ty-four were not absent during the year. The percentage of attendance for the first year was 95, and for the second year, 98—a higher figure than I have ever met with in the report of any city in the country. The following graduates received Diplomas: Eliza Anna Blake, Margaret Frances Webber, Almcda Frances Ellison, H. Amelia Warren, Cornelia Margaret Foster, • Flora Augusta Humphrey, William Franklin Baldwin, Julia Muzzy, William Sawyer Dennett, Jr., Eunice Wyman Walker, Samuel Warren Gilman. The graduating exercises were of a high order. There is something akin to pain in re dering the just meed of praise to Mr. Peterson, because in so doing we feel that we but measure the loss sus­ tained in his retiring from the school for a wider and more lucrative field of labor in the Worce'ster High School. But it is some consolation to know that the cause of sound learning and liberal culture is to have his ser­ vices, although in another locality. We owe him a debt of gratitude for the complete devotion with which he consecrated all his time and energies to the advancement of the school, and for having secured for it so proud a place in the estimation of all. Upon his leave-taking he assured the Committee that they could not do too much for the school, ldr it was worthy of all that the city could do for it. The pupils testified their unanimous high esteem by a parting gift of an elegant silver goblet and salver, presented in a brief speech of touch ng eloquence by Rev. Mr. Everett in behalf of the school. The address of Rev. Dr.Harris to the graduating class gave an additional interest to the oc­ casion, as he is about to leave his professorship in the Theological Semina­ ry to assume the Presidential Chair at Bowdoin College, where some of the graduates of this school will probably have the benefit of his instruc­ tion and influence in the formation of a scholarly and manly character. During the year, Miss Hallowell and Miss Wilson have well sustained their positions as assistants. Miss Farnham vacated the position which she so satisfactorily filled, at the close of the first Term. Miss Wilson succeed­ ed to her place, and Miss Abbie C. Bartlett was appointed to Miss Wilson's place, having exclusive charge of the French department, which she has very creditably conducted. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. One of the most, important aids in promoting the success of a school is constancy in attendance. Its importance may be inferred from the magni­ tude of the evil of inconstancy which every teacher so readily compre­ hends. In order to stimulate pupils in this direction, at the beginning of the year I gave notice in all the schools, above the grade of the Interme­ diate, of an intention to publish the names of the most constant pupils in the annual Report, as is done in some other cities. I am assured by the teachers of the good effect of this stimulus. And, perhaps to this, in part, as well as to the spirit infused by Mr. Peterson.is attributable the large in- 1867.] CITY OP BANGOR. 31 crease in the number of constant pupils in the High Sohool—from nine in 1865-66, to twenty-four for the past year. Although those who were not absent except for sickness or other unavoidable cause, may be as mer­ itorious as those whose names are given, discrimination for good cause cannot always be made with absolute certainty. Although I did not give notice of an intention to publish names of con­ stant pupils below the grade, of Grammar Schools, I have extended the record down as far as the Primary Schools. The record of the High School is as follows: Not absent for the year— Euna G. Decrow, Eunice W. Walker, William S. Dennett, Jr., Emma H. Drummond, Augusta E. Waters, Warren Gilman, Lizzie H. Hatton, Mary Weld, John C. Greenough, Ella J. Greenough, Mary E. Wheeler, Charles L. Hayward, Carrie A. Jefferds, Maria L. Wing, Albert F. Snow, L. Augusta Paine, Marcia Woodward, Frank Stetson, Grace Ross, William F. Baldwin, Charles H. Wingate, Isabel R. Thurston, Charles F Bragg, Frank H. Yeaton. Absent but one day during the year— Ellen M. Andrews, Frances H. Ingersoll, Julia Muzzy, Flora E. Dole, Mary W. Jefferds, Elizabeth E. Nickerson, Lucy E. Gallupe, Laura E. Lander, Jonathan Y. Ricker, Absent but one day for three years—Mary W. Jefferds, L, Augusta Paine. Not absent for two years—Mary E. Wheeler. Absent but one day for two years—Laura E. Lander, Albert F. Snow. Whole number of pupils first Term, 99 : not absent first Term, 59 : sec­ ond Term, 46 : third Term, 41: not absent for the year, 24. Boys'1 Select School: not absent for the year—Charles C. Butler, Rinal- do Collamore, William F. Cummings, George L. Jefferds, George H. Knowles, George I. Rice, William H. Stewart, Clarence A. Strange. Absent one day during year—Fred. G. Burnham, Kimball J. Fenno, Kendall Forbes, Herbert Loud, Abner Taylor, William L. Thurston, Al­ bion Veazie, James Woodman. Girls'1 Select School—Mr. Littlefield: not absent for the year Bridget A. Kennedy, Bertha M. Kimball, Edna J. Pendleton, Annie M. Richard­ son, Fannie E. Townsend, Mary F. Wetmore. Absent one day—Susie L. Jackson, Girls' Select School—Miss D. B. Hersey. Not absent for the year Fannie M. Fuller, Mary H. Merrill. Absent once during year—Anna M. Weld. Boys' Grammar School—Spring Street—Not absent during the year Lewis Albridge, Fred Cobb, Fred W. Covel, Michael Danahy, Chas. Ev­ erett Fifield, Herbert J. Fogg, Fred H. Hall, George Kirkpatrick. Eddie A. Lynde. Charles W. Marsh, John C. Merry.Charles H. Pond.Charles D. Page, Edward Page, Fred J. Smart, Walter Stetson, John F. Taney, Wil­ liam H. Thaxter. 32 REPORT OP THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. [1867. Absent one day only—Mason Ames, Joseph M. Bright, Millard H. Bur- bank, Charles Dakin, James J. Hurley, \V. H. Kittredgc, Rhoddie H. Pomroy, Louis H. Schwartz. Buys' Grammar School—Fond Street. Not absent during the year- Willie Decrow, Simon Goldthwaite, Frank Pratt. Absent only one day—George Dunham. Girls' Grammar School-Miss M. E. Costellow. Not absent during the year—Vidora Blake, Hattie Fisher, Alice Furbush, Josie Ham, Nellie Humphrey, Margaret Jordan, Joanna Kirby, Lizzie Merrill, Jennie Paine, Evelyn Sawtelle, Augusta Stubbs. Absent one day—Abbie Dyer, Ella Gould, Nettie Quimby. Girls' Grammar School—Miss Burr. Not absent for the year—Ella Bartlett, Cora Daggett, Emma Ham, Nellie Mansfield, Lizzie Murphy, Mary Record, Nellie Wyer. Absent one day—Lizzie Bishop, Lizzie Treat. Girls' Grammar School—Miss Cochran. Not absent during the year- Lizzie Goldthwaite, Cora Greene, Addie Hill, Grace Hilton, Olive Whitney- Absent one day—Nellie Connery. INTERMEDIATE AND MIXED SCHOOLS. The following were not absent during the year:— Pine Street—Annie Cutter, Edward R. Davis, Fred Dillingham, Annie Fenno, Frank Gibbs, Charles E. Hill, Frank J. Lynde, Addie Marden, Gertrude Seavey. State Street—Jessie F. Andrews, Frank J. Boyd, Paul D. Hathorne, Margaret A. Harbach, Harry Merrill, Wm. H. Schwartz, Alfred R. Taney, Edmund Taney, Lucy T. Todd, Alice H. Towle. Grove Street—Andrew Blakely, Marion Cates, Etta Haskell, Clara B. Norcross, Harry Norcross, Frank Phillips, Laura Rose, Mabel A. Strout* Cora E. Withee. Julia Withee. Pearl Street—Charlie H. Drinkwater, Clarence Sawtelle. Third Street—Willie Crocker, Allie Do!e, Mary Hammond, Fanny Noyes. Bower Street—Frank Burnham, Josie Knowles, George Mason. Pond Street—Nellie Archer, Effie Buswell, Frank Bridges, Genie Cos­ tellow, John Dunning, Willie Hill, Hattie Johnson, Mac Lincoln, Frank. Staples, Susie Warren, Alice Whitmore, Lilly Williams. Larkin Street—Fred E. Greene. Lime Street—Frank Dore. West Bangor—Willie Cooper, Charles Jenkins. REVISION OF COURSE OF STUDY. During the winter, the question was agitated whether our schools were doing all that they ought, especially in the boys' department; and the de­ sire was expressed by some that some change might be made in thefcourse of study, so that the boys graduating from the Select school might be bet­ ter fitted for the actual business of life, by instruction in those branches adapted to the Counting-room, and of service in the various mechanic arts. It was urged that inasmuch as but very few boys enter the High School ajid. 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 38 have the benefit of its course of studies, provision should beanade in the lower schools for a fuller course of instruction in the natural sciences, and that the studies of Grammar and Arithmetic should yield somewhat of their ground to make room for them. There seems at first sight something very plausible in this suggestion. It is very desirable that lads upon leaving school should carry with them a good mental training and sufficient of the rudiments of knowledge to aid them in the various pursuits which they may engage in. But if they will not go to school long enough, it is difficult to see how these advantages are to be secured for them. If we have the requisite schools to give this in­ struction, and they will not avail themselves of them, it seems that the blame must rest somewhere outside of our school system. The disposition on the part of parents to take their sons from school at an early age is becoming more and more prevalent. The expense of living and the value of service have so increased of late years, that there is a great pecuniary temptation in this direction with those of humble means. And with many who do not have this excuse, an impatience to hurry their sons into business and rush them along in the world must account for this unwise conduct. Formerly, the High School for boys was well filled. Now, with a larger population and more wealth, the number of lads in our High School, which was never more worthy of its name than now, has shrunk to a score. The first class of parents have our sympathy, so far as their practice is the result of inability; and we would urge them to a few years of self-denial for the sake of the greater and perpetual good of their sons—to give them a discipline that shall lead to industry, skill and enter­ prise, and a foundation upon which to build a useful, honorable and suc­ cessful career. The second class of parents have no good excuse; but in so far as they hurry their sons into business pursuits without the best preparation which our schools can give,do violence to them and an injury to society. Their example, instead of encouraging the cause of education, is arrayed against it. They who should be the patrons, become the obstacles in the way of literary and scientific culture. They make the great mistake of putting material before intellectual wealth; and, in their haste, neglect those very means which will conduct their sons to competency and wealth, associated with intellect­ ual refinement and liberal culture, without which material wealth but ren­ ders mental poverty more conspicuous and pitiable. They are as unwise as would be the merchantman, who. in his haste to get his ship to sea, should commit it to the treacherous winds and waves, inadequately provisioned and without rudder or compass. Some remarkable run of luck might give it a prosperous voyage and bring a large return for the rash venture; but the chances would be as a hundred to one that disaster, and disgrace would be the reward of his folly. Some of the difficulties in the way of carrying out the desire for a wider range of study in the Select school for boys are, 1st; that the studies al­ ready pursued are but elementary and indispensable. The study of Gram­ mar and Arithmetic might perhaps be abridged somewhat, but not enough 5 34 REPORT OP THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. . [186'- to allow th<* necessary time to pursue other studies to any great extent or advantage : 2d, that the capacity of the lads, attending this grade of school, is not sufficient for the proper comprehension and advantageous pursuit of these studies : 3d, that the introduction of the higher branches to any con­ siderable extent in this grade of school would operate to still further reduce the number of boys in the High School. Many lads and their parents, if a wider range of study were provided in the Select School, would flatter themselves that their education was sufficiently complete in it, and regard the High School an unnecessary superfluity. We wish to induce a fuller attendance at the High School, and not to re­ duce it. The Select School should prepare the way and stimulate its pu­ pils to go forward. If it is to prepare the way to the High School, then it must not do the work of the High School; and since it cannot be both a preparatory and a High School, shall it be used rather for those who will not go further, than for those who seek the full benefit of our whole school system ? We will admit that justice to the two classes of pupils—those who end their school education at the Select School, and those who go forward—re­ quires that in so far as it can be done without detriment to the highest effi­ ciency of our school system, such modifications as are feasible should be made in favor of those who cannot go through the whole course. It should, however, be borne in mind that the instruction of our schools and colleges is not intended to fit one specially for any particular pursuit. Very few young men know what their future occupation or profession is to be, and the special training and study for it comes when the decision is made. The office of school education, besides furnishing one with the nec­ essary elementary knowledge to discharge respectably the ordinary business of life, is to secure the mental discipline and habits of study and applica­ tion which will enable one to take up and carry forward successfully the studies and preparation specially adapted to fit one for his profession or trade. Collegiate education, with this discipline, gives a liberal culture, and it is for the Divinity, Law, Medical and Scientific Schools to direct the discipline and culture thus acquired into the real business of life. Some revision of the course of study in our schools is undoubtedly need­ ed, and the subject has engaged the attention of the Board. The first mod­ ification should be made in the Primary Schools. The memory is here made to perform more than its share of the work, and too little attention is paid to the training of the perceptive and reflective faculties, and to those exercises which are rather pleasant and recreative than tasking and weari­ some. The study of Geography, as now taught, seems to be exclusively a work of the memory, the most brilliant recitation in which after the lapse of a few weeks vanishes. While the other studies of this grade^ufficiently exercise this faculty, it seems that the time occupied in this branch would be far more pleasantly and profitably employed with the slate and pencil, in printing and drawing, and in instruction in Object Lessons, which have now come to occupy a prominent place in the lower schools in the best school systems of the country. 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 35

Some of our Primary School teachers perform prodigies with the memory of their pupils. That they do not render the task distasteful is because they fire their pupils with their own zeal and ambition; and it is because of the importance of taking aright the initial steps of education, that the office of a teacher of the Primary School requires perhaps more judgment than any other grade. The aim should be to lead childhood by pleasant paths into the curriculum of our schools—to guide the steps rather than to im­ pose heavy burdens and undue restraint—to take advantage of the natural curiosity of tender youth to impart information and exercise their mental faculties with a wholesome activity—to make the school-room cheerful, at­ tractive and homelike, and thus to give the young a happy start on their way, where the task and the difficulties will come soon enough to occupy maturer physical and mental power. Vocal music in the school-room contributes greatly to the cheerfulness and refinement of the pupils, and, as an aid to culture, claims a high place in the agencies employed in the elevation of our schools. In some of the higher female schools, the vocal talent of the pupils appears to fine advan­ tage with the piano-forte accompaniment. In some of the lower grades,al- so, teachers, who possess some vocal culture, have introduced singing to some extent. All our teachers, however, are not singers.and there are school­ rooms where the voice of melody is seldom heard.and the sunshine of song a rare visitor. Provision ought to be made for the introduction of musical training, as far as practicable, in our school system, under a professional instructor. Besides the cheerfulness and refinement resulting from this ex­ ercise, it would greatly contribute to improvement in the art of reading.

TRUANTS AND ABSENTEES. During the Winter term a special eifort was made to procure the atten­ dance of truants and absentees at the public schools. One of the Police officers was detailed for the purpose under the order of the Mayor. The work was undertaken too late in the year to accomplish much. The whole number of absentees, between the ages of seven and seventeen years of age, taken up in the streets and compelled to attefid school was about thir­ ty. Nearly all of them had to be furnished with books at the city's expense, as their disinclination to attend school rendered them averse to the purchase of books even when able to procure them. Several, thus forced into school, soon slipped out, and, on the whole, the good accomplished for the immediate subjects of this compulsory process was not very considerable. The greatest good effected by it was to secure a better attendance on the part of the pupils who were careless as to their attendance and often truant j The fear of the truant officer operated with wholesome effect. The benefit of this measure would be better seen it carried into effect in the earlier portion of the year, upon a class of youths found in our streets, concerning whom there can be no reasonable pretext that their services are required out of school in aid of their parents. There is a large number of such, over whom little or no parental control is exerted, growing up in ig- 36 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OP SCHOOLS. [1867. norance and vice, who may be thus found loitering about the streets, for whom the public authorities should supply this deficiency and compel their attendance upon the public schools. The measure so lately put in practice is that which I suggested in my first Report, and I hope it will be contin­ ued another year and be made to accomplish all its legitimate results. In conclusion, I would urge with all the force of which I am capable, upon the City authorities and the community, the importance of maintain­ ing our schools and advancing them to their highest efficiency. To this end they must be fostered with a liberal hand. The best teachers should be encouraged to come into and continue in their service ; the best methods in teaching should be employed; and all needful improvements made in the school-rooms to promote the health and comfort of the pupils gathered in them. The spirit of emulation should carry us apace with our sister cities which are doing so nobly for the generation coming upon the stage of ac­ tion ; while a just appreciation of the value of educational discipline and culture in the formative period of life and character, ought to prompt to every appliance which can contribute to it. A judicious economy is never out of place; but to pinch here is to dwarf the seed that is to germinate into intellectual and moral growth—to withhold from an investment in the broadest field of social welfare, that is to yield a thousand fold. C. P. ROBERTS. Bangor, March 15th, 1867. T^BTJL^R VIEW, Exhibiting the various Schools and their Teachers! the whole and average number attending Summer and Winter Schools; length of Schools, and Wages of Teachers, for the School Tear ?86&~67'

SUMMER TERM. WINTER TERM. Lengt h Numbe r Lengt h Wage s o t Females . Averac e Numbe r Wage s Averag e Number . Annua l o f Schools . o f Females . NUMBER OF THE DISTRICT AND o f Schools . Attending . Salary . Number . NAME OF THE SCHOOL. TEACHERS; Attending .

sias scsooz. Ellis Peterson Abbot Square Susan M. Hallowell, Ass't., Amanda M. Wilson, Ass't. Laura M. Farnliam, As&'t. Abbie C. Bartlett, Ass't ... SELECT SO&00ZS. No. 1. Boys', Prospect Street.. Burleigh Pease Helen ;VI, Seavey, Ass " 2. Girls', Abbot Square Mary P. Swett 74 Joseph E. Littlefield.. I " 3. Girls', Abbot Square Helen R. Fox, Ass't.. Deborah B. Hersey..,. 49£ GS^MM^IS SCHOOLS. No. 1. Boys', Pond Street Isabella Gilman 10 00 694 6 75 2. Boys', Spring Street . Nellie Dickey, Ass't. ioo" James H.Stuart 8 50 Girls'. Abbot Square., R. D. Bartlett, Ass't. 9 50 Girls', Abbot Square.. Mary E. Costellow .. 9 50 Girls', Union Square , Welthie A. Burr 9 50 Mary E.Cochran.... IJVTES.WESTATE SCHOOLS No.l. Pine Street Henrietta T. Hallowell. 7 00 " 2. Centre Street Bemice S. Morse 7 00 " 3. State Street 7 00 Maria F. Smith 7 00 " 4. GroveStreet Addie Lander " 5. Sarah E. Cates 7 00 " 6. Frances A. Baker 7 00 " 7. HattieO. Jackson 7 00 " 8. 8 50 " 9. H. Eliza Swett 7 00 Mary Lyinburner 7 00 " 10. Pearl Street Mary A. Hodgkins 7 00 " 11. Amanda S. Hasey 7 00 MIXED TJVT. & S^RIMsiSTl Martha C. Wingate MedorAnnie aF E. .Cuinmings... Lord . 7 00 •' 2. Sarah E. Cates 7 00 « 3, Pond Street Helen M. Hasey 7 25 S. Augusta Costellow... 4 75 «« 4. West Bangor Annie H. Taylor, Ass't. Augusta A. Glass 7 00 PftlMAEY SCHOOLS. No. 1. York Street , Betsey A. Adams 7 00 100 Miriam Cates, Ass't 4 00 York Street. Mary E. Lawrence 7 00 77' York Street. 7 00 10i Rachel McGonagle Hi .4. Pine Street... Abbie A. W. Lawrence. 7 25 82 32 5. Spring Street. Ellen S. Robinson 7 00 100 22 4 25 Division Street. Angelia Chase 7 00 Salem Court ... Maria E. Uurbank, Ass't. " 00 Pearl Street Sarah E. Peirce 7 00 GroveStreet.... Charlotte E. Mitchell ... 7 00 " 10. Hancock Street. 7 00 Centre Street..., Malvina Trecarten 7 00 Celestia Cates... , 7 so- " n Union Square ... 7 OO " 19. Bower Street... Azubah F. Blaisdell 7 35 " 13. Front Street.... Anna M. Lander 7 00 » 14. Tnird Sireet ... 7 00 " 15. Larkin Street... L>ucy M. Littlefield 7 25 " 16. Union Street... SusanS Taylor 4 50 » 17. 7 25 » 18. Thomas'Hill Annie R. Benson Fannie E. Lord SU&VRjBriJV SCMOOZS. Mary H. Downe No. 1. Odlin District Isabel M. Smith 4 75 Carrie A. Bun bar 5 25 " 2. Ty lor District MarVestya AM.Nas. Holdenh , Ass't.. 5 25 » 3. Avtnue District ESara. Mh. HalE.Ellisol n 26 4 75 7 00 4. Osgood District Sarah L. Ham 52 Lizzie Ewer 5. Fuller District. 30 6 00 Sarah L. Ham 5 75 50 6 00 Stillwater Avenue. Hattie L. Pearson Hillside District... 5 25 Elizabeth C. Neal 17 Sherburne District. Abbie A. W. Lawrence... '56' Abbie H. Low 3 50 9. Finson District. Hattie L.Pearson 10. Bagley District. 6 00 Nancy A. Gilman..', 38 7 00 Susan M. Thorns 5 00 32 5 25 11. Mt. Hope District. 4 50 12. Six Mile Falls.... Helen M. H asey 18 14 A rletta M. Stone Sarah L. Trecarten .3659 2788 Mary S- Dow Abbie E. Gowen Whole number of Scholars between four and twenty-one years of age, on the first day of April, 1866, as re­ turned by the Assessors, 5362. REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. *-»-$ To THE CITY COUNCIL: The Overseers of the Poor of the City of Bangor submit their Annual, Report: RECEIPTS. From Mayor's orders $12,219-95 Deduct the amount paid into the Treasury from the receipts of the Department, $2,482 10 This amount ($2,482 10) has been received from the following sources: From S. Jewett, Superintendent of the Alms House, for sale of stock and products of the farm,.. 1,030 21 From S. Jewett, Master of the House of Correction, 1,052 72 Collected from towns and individuals for support of paupers 399 17 '• $2,482 10 Which leaves as actually drawn from the Treasury, 9,737 85

EXPENDITURES. Paid for supplies at the Alms House, House of Cor­ rection and Workhouse, $3,986 26 " blacksmithing, tools, &c, 197 05 " burial expenses 145 50 " clothing at Alms House 1,031 08 " contingent expenses, 63 06 " dressing, 269 63 " coal for Alms House, 163 37 " furniture for Alms House, 8147 " labor at Alms House and Farm 1,100 90 " medicine at Alms House 336 55 " permanent improvements and repairs, 457 01 " other towns for support-of paupers 537 32 " postage and stationery 22 20 " removal of paupers, ...' 63 85 " support of paupers out of the Alms House, 2,876 20 '• Superintendent's Salary, ' 600 00 " stock 193 00 " wood and distributing -. 95 50

Total expenses for the year, $12,219 95 38 REPORT OP THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. [1867.

RECAPITULATION. Appropriation $10,000 00 Received from other sources, 2,482 10 $12,482 10 Deduct amount unexpended, 202 15 r $12,219 95 For the number of days support of paupers in the Alms House, together with their nation, age, and sex, we refer you to Schedule herewith annex­ ed, marked A. Also to Schedules marked B, and C, for the number of commitments, days support, nation, age and sex, in the House of Correction and Work House. Also to Schedule D, for an account of stock, tools, provision, clothing, &c, on hand. The number of families calling for support during the year outside of the Alms House is one hundred and forty-four, containing six hundred and forty-four individuals. Americans two hundred and three; of foreign birth four hundred and forty-one. There has been delivered from the Alms House and wood lot to outside paupers, about ninety cords of wood; besides about fifteen cords purchas­ ed of individuals. About two hundred and thirty cords have been cut on the City wood lot the past winter; about one hundred cords of wh^ch have been hauled to the Alms House. This work is mostly done by the inmates of the Alms House, and the hauling and delivery by the teams belonging to the Farm. We repeat the recommendation of several previous reports, that there should be a reservoir built near the Alms House to be used in case of fire, and supply any deficiency of water for use in the house. The small brook which runs past the house, is usually dry during a part of the summer season; and should a fire occur at such times, a large amount of property and perhaps lives, must be destroyed, for the want of water which such a reservoir would supply. There has been built an addition to the Alms House, containing rooms suitable for hospital purposes, where the sick can be better cared for than formerly. The building is of brick, two stories high, with a good basement. The duties of Superintendent and Matron have been performed by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jewett, to the entire satisfaction of the Board. Doctor Ralph K. Jones, City Physician, has at all times cheerfully and promptly performed the duties of his office. During the operations of the Board of health last season, the men and teams in their employ, were boarded at the City farm, which made an in­ crease in the expenses of more than two hundred dollars. It will be seen that the receipts from the farm fall short of the previous years. In explanation, we would say, there is more than the usual »mount of produce on hand to be disposed of when Spring opens. All of which is respectfully submitted. J. W. HUMPHREY, 1 r. JONA. BURBANK, I Overseers I. P. DAVIS, 2d, $ of the Poor- Bangor, March 15, 1867. 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 39

SCHEDULE A. A list of names of person who have received support at the Alms House, from March 1st, 1866, to March 1st, 1867, with their age, nation, num­ ber of days residence, health, deportment, &c.

| A^e | nation. |Uajrj Health |l)eportiuei.t| Remarks. Charles R. Smith, American, 13 Good, I Discharged. Margaret Chase, 365 Insane, Resident. Lucy Maddox, 365 Blind, Catharine Lynch, Irish, 365 Insane, Samnel Bodge, American, 363 Lame, Died. Seta Sanborn, 365 •i Resident. John Wall, Irish, 59 Feeble, Died. Patrick Glynn, 11 Good, Discharged. James Cass, 365 Insane, Resident. John Hart, 365 Michael O'Leary, 3«5 Adeline Cook, 56 Col'd Am'n, 365 Good, Bad, Paul R Deni'erritt, 65 American, 36.-< Blind, Good, John Wade, 365 64 Irish, Good, II George Coleman, 55 Bad, Thomas Dining, 7 Daniel Crowley, Good, 32 365 Insane, Joseph Fortier, Canadian, Hilary Whitney, 20 365 ick, James E. Piper, 28 American, 56 Good, Discharged. Mary Jane Crocker, 12 229 Bad, William A. Diueo, 19 365 Good, Resident. Joseph Stevens, Urn 351 it Discharged. Margaret Evens, 68 365 Feeble, Bad, Resident. Ellen Connelly, Welch, 365 Good, 23 Irish, 281 Good, Discharged. Hattie M Connelly, it Catharine Cotter, 7m 141) OrphanAsylum James Parker, 20 36 Feeble, Resident. Everett K Clark, 25 203 Died. Susie M. Lambert, > 47 American, 365 II Resident. William Barnett, 24 (i 365 Good, David Lovell, 17 Colored, 58 It Discharged. Daniel Crowley, 71 American, 265 Feeble, Died. George Rumley, 55 Irish, 365 Resident. Asa Davis, 3s 71 Good, Absconded. B. K. Miller, 66 American, 65 Feeble, Bad, i. Joseph C. Wrenn, 57 Irish, 136 Lame, Good, Discharged. Martha J. Ellis, 18 152 Good, David B.Ward, 39 American, 32 II Addie M- Burgess, 35 365 Lame, Resident. 23 Clara J. Gray, 16 Good, Discharged. Joel Hopkins, 18 73 Had, Freddy Lambert, 365 Feeble, Good, Resident. David Wrenn, 16ds 314 Good, Died. E. M. Mason, 7 Irish. 152 II Discharged. Wm. McNorton, 29 American, 365 Feeble, Resident, Fred Crocker, 17 Irish, 35 Good, Absconded. Geo. A. Brown, 17 American, (* 365 Blind, Resident. Anna Anderson, 12 7 Absconded. Daniel M. Moore, 18 Provincial, 195 James Mehan, 40 ii 165 Poor, Resident. Betsey McCarty. 12 Irish, 173 Good, Discharged. Julia McCarty, 25 306 Resident. Catharine Russell, 2 ii Hiram B. Ingalls, 306 30 142 Discharged. Beniah Berry, 26 Geo. Vickery, American, 300 Lame, Resident. 64 143 Hannah Vickery, 34 Geo. H. Vickery, 12 Good, Discharged. 30 12 Infant of C. Russell, 14 Robert Riley. 12 4m 114 Cornelius Sullivan, 5». Irish, 70 26 Lame, 7 Good, 40 ' REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. [1867.

SCHEDULE A,—Continued.

Names. Age | Nation. |llay»| Health. Deporttue Remarks. Good, Discharged. Olive M. Unwell, . 23 American, 51 Good, it Elizabeth Farrell, 2fi Irish, 13 Insane, it Edward McTaggart 40 n 216 II Resident. feeble, Discharged. Sarab Clark 22 American, SI Good, II Infant of S. Clark, lm %t 31 II it Martin Simpson, 30 Norwegian, 62 Feeble, i* Died. Discharged. Robert Farrell, 10 Irish, 3 Good, II James Farrell, 8 3 II u Ellen Hart, 20 •» 17S Insane, if Resident. Martha Melroy, 22 Provincial« , 11 Good, ii Discharged. Infant of M Melroy, 3w. II 11 it II Mary Higgins, 32, Irish, 136 ii u Resident, William Higgins, 6 136 II John Higgins. 5 (. 136 it . II Michael Higgins, 12 u" 120 II u Freddy Riley, 7m «i 118 II II Edward Thompson, 24 American, 16 II Discharged. Lucy Smith, 7w. II II Frank Mitchell, 18 Indian" , a9>s II II Resident. Charles Savage, 74 American, 6 II (i Discharged. William H Vinton, Jr , 26 ii 65 II %i Resident. Robert Richardson, 39 Provincial, 52 II ti Discharged. Alvin Nichols, 39 American, 3 II el Catherine Nichols, SO II 3 II

RECAPITULATION. Whole nnmber, 96 American 44 Males, .64 Irish, 38 Females, Provincial, 6 —96 Canadian, 1 Resident March 1st, 1866 47 Scotch 1 Admitted during the year 49 %lch 1 —96 Norwegian, 1 Discharged, 40 Colored 2 Absconded, 5 -98 Indian 2 Died 6 Sent to the Orphan Asylum, . 1 Resident, 44 —96 Whole number of days support in the Alms House, fifteen thousand eight hundred and eighty, (15,880,) or about forty-three and one half (43J) per day during the year. 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 41

SCHEDULE B. A list of the names of persons in custody at the House of Correction, from March 1st, 1866, to March, 1867, with their age, nation, cause of com­ mitment, number of days in custody, number of times committed, &c.

Names. Age Nation. Cnne of Gommitm't |l>aj> Tunes Kf murks Patiick Hums, 7, Irish, ijuiuuiou Drunkard, 2^9 1 DMI Thomas Barry, 43 " II it 36> III (UStOil)-, Thomas Mehan, i>6 ii Intemperate Poor, i«i 41 Knott l". Jameson, American. Vagrant, 365 II Micbael Egan, 50 Irish, Common Drunkard, 365 I Levi Osborne, jAmerican, Vagrant, 120 Absconded, William Kendrick, 44i •' Common Drunkard, 36 Discharged, John McNaughton, 18 Irish, Vagabond, 42 I. Patrick .udge, 26 Common Drunkard, 4 t* Julia Higgins, 26 i"i ii i» 21 M Mary Doyle, 37 ii ii ii 30 II James T. Kellan, HI II ii ii 29 II Delia Ordway, American, (louse of III Fame, 31 t( Thomas McGrath, 05 Irish, Common Drunkard, 51 II James Krennan. . •• ii ii 64 II Horatio N. Washburn, 22 American, >i ii 32 ft G. Albeit Graham, 19 a ii ii 37 II Michael Boyle, Irish, Common Beggar, 124 Iii Custody, Julia A. Wilson, American, Vagabond, 35 Discharged, Micbael McGrath, 40 Irish, Common Drunkard, 32 t* Susan McGrath, 45 II ii «i 60 ii Eliza Emery, 60 II ii ii 79 II Lavina Abbot. 44 American, House of 111 Fame, 66 "

RECAPITULATION. Whole number, i 23 American, 8 Males 16 Irish 15 Females, 7 —23 —23 Oommon Drunkard, 15 In Custody March 1st, 1866 9 Vagrant, 4 Admitted during the year, 14 Intemperate Poor, 1 —23 Common Beggar, 1 Discharged, 16 House of 111 Fame 2 Absconded 1 —23 Died I In WholCustodey numbe r of days support5 in the House of Correction, two thou­ sand six hundred and forty-two day—23s (2642) or about seven (7) per day during the year.

6 42 REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. £1867.

SCHEDULE C. A list of the names, ages, &c, of persons who have been in custody in the Work House, from March 1st, 1866. to March 1st, 1867.

Names. | Age | Nation |CauSe of COmmitm't.[U»y«|TiMES| RemarkS JO a DEMERRITT 411 liuer can, i'lte.MPeraNCe, t'iSl In CUstOdy, Fl RENceOsborn . 18 V 'grant, 58 Discharged, '* II Rachel M Sprague, 2d ii " SH Patrick Sheau, 4li Irish, II 36. In Custody, Elizabeth Spratt, 33 »• ii 13 JDUchaigVd, Mary Farrell, 20 " Intemperance, 220 I n CUSTODy, MarY E Dunn, S9 American, Vagrant, !IU Discharged, Owen MOnegan, 4ti Irish, Intemperance, 61 Thomas Givering, 32 " Vagraut, 8 Martin Higgins, 47 u li'i; In Custody, John DOwNey, IS II •"i S

RECAPITULATION. Whole number II Intemperance, 3 Males 5 Vagrant, 8 Females 6 —11 —II Discharged, 6 American 4 In Custody, 5 Irish 7 -11 —II Whole number of days support in the Work House, one thousand three hundred and fifty-six (1356) during the year. The aggregate* number of days Support in the Alms House, House of Correction, and Work House, is nineteen thousand eight hundred and sev­ enty-eight (19,878) or about fifty-four and one third (541) per day during the year. 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 43

SCHEDULE D. An account of Stock, Tools, Provisions, Clothing, &c, at City Farm and Alms House, March 1, 1867. 5 Oxen, SCO Pounds Dry Eiah, 6 Cows, 1 Barrel Pork, I Bull, 1 Barrel Beef, 2 h orses, 30 Pounds Sugar, 2 Harnesses, III Pounds Tea, 1 Set double Harnesses, 1 Box I ipes, 8 Hogs, 1J fir .si" Matehes, lH Shoats, 25 1 Concord Wagon, 1 Pounds Pepper, 1 Jigger •' 1 Barrel Vinegar, 1 Baggage " Fairbanks Scale, 1 Horse Cart, lilu Pounds Saleratus, 1 Carryall, 8 Boxes Puie Salt, 1 Twq Horse W&gon, 7011 Bushels Potatoes, 3(10 Bushels Turnips, 1 Two Horse Sled,/ 2 One Horse, 3 Barrels Solt Soap, I Hoiae Fung, Bushels Carrots, 1 Single Meigh, Bushels Beets, 1 Buffalo K he, Tons Co 1. 2 Horse Rlankets, Rushel Charcoal, 2 I 'x Carts, Tons Hay, 2 Ox Sleds, Cords Stale Manure, ] Ox Bobsled, Cords Compost Manure, 6 Ox ' hiins. Si I Cords Top Dressing, 6 Ti ace CnainB, 3 THIS straw 1 Aliens Mower, 2511 Cords Wood, 1 Farm Roller, 15 Pounds Tobaqeo, 1 Fan Mill, 5U Pounds Hard Times Coffee, I H,.rse ttake, 12"' Gallons Molasses. 1 Seed Sower, 17 Pairs "rniieun' Shoes, 5 Plows, 10 do Mens' shoes, 6 H arrows, 2 do Boys' Shoes, 1 Cultivator, 3 do Boys.' Boots, 1 Horse lloe, 79 Yards Sheeting, in Hay Forks, 3 8"i do Burlaps, 15 Hav Rakes, do Calico, 6 Scythes and Snaths, do Brown Cambric, 2 Iron Bars, 11 do Denims, 3 Picks, 12 do Flannel, 6 Shovels, 6 6 Manure Forks, 20 do Crash, do Lawn, 8 Hoes, ID Pairs Mens' Pants, 1 Manure Hoe, 14 Thin Vests, 2 Wheelbarrows, 5 Thick Vests, 6 Stone Drills, 7 Pairs Woolen Drawers, 1 Tackle, 13 Pairs Cotton Flannel Drawers, 10 Aiea, Pairs Cotton Drill Pants, 1 Cross Cat Raw, 8 9 Mens' Cotton Sacks, 6 Wood Saws, Boys Cotton Sacks, 2 Hand Saws, 7 Pairs Boys Thin Pants, 1 Nail Hammer, 4 do Woolen Shirts, 2 Iron Squares, 10 do Mens' Striped Shirfs, 1 Brace & Bitts, 3 do Boys' do do' 1 Draw Shave, 1 Pair Boys'Cottou FlannelTShirts, 1 Spoke Shave, 2 3 Planes, do Mens' Cotton -hirts, 4 do do do Drawers, 6 Augers, 3 Mens' *aek Coats, 3 Grind Stones, 10 Pairs Mens' Cotton Stocking, 8 Sickles, 16 do do" Woolen do 5 I-adders, 5 do Womens' Stockings, 15 Bushels Salt, 7 Pounds Woolen ¥arnfJ 75 Bushels Barley, 10 Boys Caps, 60 Bushels Henna, 1 Burial Shirts, 35 Bushels Peas, 10 Pairs Mittens, 7 Barrels Flour, Corn Brooms. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CITY PROPERTY.

CITY OF BANGOK, March, 16, 1867. To THIS CITY COUNCIL: Pursuant to the requirements of the City Ordinance, the Joint Standing Committee on City Property report the following as a full Schedule of the property belonging to the city, viz: Lot on the corner of Columbia and Hammond Streets. The City Hall Lot and buildings. Lot between Court^treet and Kendnskeag Stream with buildings thereon. T ie City Common Lot on Lime Street. Broadway Park. City Farm and buildings, Alms House, Pest House and Hospital. Powder House on rented Lot. Whitney Square, Cedar Street. Union Square, between Union and May Streets. School House Lot on Essex Street adjoining the "Hill Farm." 1 Gravel lot on Pine Street, 1 do near Merrill's Mills, and 1 do on Essex Street. One-half undivided of House Lot on Lincoln Street. 6,400 Square feet of land—Lot near Central R. Road Depot. Center Park. 1 School House and Lot on Avenue Road. 2 do do Abbot Square. do do Bower Street. do do Bagley District. do do Spring S^eet. J do do Center Street. do do Cedar Street. do do Central District. do do Division Street. do do Pine Street. do do Front Street. do do Finson Road. do do Grove Street. do do Hancock Street. 867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 46

1 'do do "Hill Side." 2 do do Lime Street. 1 do do Larkin Street. 1 do do Kenduskeag Road. 1 do do Near Tyler's. 1 do do Near Alms House. 1 do do Odlin Road. 1 do do Prospect Street. 1 do do Pearl Street. 2 do do State Street. 1 do do Six Miles Falls Road. 1 do do Sherburne District. 1 do do "Thomas Hill". 2 do do Union Street. 1 do do West Bangor.. 1 do do York Street. 1 do do Near Mount Hope. 1 do do Third Street. 1 do do Stillwater Avenue. Furniture in City Hall. Law Library and Theodolite. Steel Safe in Treasurer's Office. Cemetery Lot "Mount Hope." do on Levant Road. do "Maple Grove," Glenburn Road. "Pine Grove Cemetery" lot on Cannel Road. Three Hearses and Harnesses, complete with Wheels and Runners. Property belonging to Fire Department: Two Engine Houses and Lots on State Street. One Engine House and lot on Columbia Street. One Hook and Ladder House on Columbia Street. New Steam Engine House and Lot, Harlow Street. For a list of Reservoirs and other Property belonging to the Fire De­ partment, see Schedule accompanying Report of the Chief Engineer. Also. Report of the Overseers of the Poor for account of" Property at the City Farm. Also, Report of Commissioners of Streets, for account of Property be­ longing to the Highway Department. For amount received for rents, and from other sources, see Report of City Treasurer. Respectfully submitted, J. W. PALMER, ) ~ J. C. THORNDIKE, £ Committee on S. F. JONES. S Cl<* Pr°Perty- REPORT OP THE COMMISSIONER OF STREETS.

The Commissioner of Streets would respectfully submit the following Report, which, with the accompanying Schedules show the Receipts and Expenditures of his Department from March 1st, 1866, to March 1st. 1867. The amount of appropriation was, $20,000 00 The amount received as per Schedule A, 1,150 00

$21,150 00 EXPENDITURES. The amount expended from March 1st, 1866, to March 1st, 1867, was $19,719 70 For outstanding bills contracted by my predecessor be­ fore March 1st, 1866 $604 14 Unexpended 826 16

Balance of appropriation unexpended by me 1,430 30 $21,150 00 There is due the City, not included in the above, about seventy-five dol­ lars ($75 00) for use of the teams; and all out standing bills against this Department up to March 1st, 1867, will not exceed fifty dollars ($50 00). The appropriation in my judgment was not too large. The frequent and heavy rains^made it necessary to expend largely for repairs while at the same time, they rendered the streets in an unsuitable condition to work profitably even when thorough repairs were needed, as no material benefit could be derived, and it would, for the time have made the- streets impassa­ ble. Late continued rains rendered it impossible to leave the streets in good condition, therefore large expenditures will be required in the early .part of the season. The large amount of snow that has fallen and drifted very much, has added largely to the expenses of the year. The amount expended for shov­ eling snow and breaking roads being nearly $2,400 1897.] CITY OF BANGOR. 47. The building of sewers through some of the principal streets, has made it necessary to expend a large amount in grading and graveling them. The Sewer on Harlow Street from Spring Street through Franklin Street to the Kenduskeag Stream, is very much decayed, and will in my opinion need to be rebuilt the coming season. Also the Sewer on Center Street from Cumberland to Spring Street. Schedule A, gives the Receipts and Expenditures. Schedule B, the amount expended on each Street, Bridge, &c. Schedule C, the list of City Property under my charge. All which is respectfully submitted. WILLIAM L. STEWART, Commissioner of Streets.

SCHEDULE A.

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. RECEIPTS. Amount of Appropriation, $20,000 00 " received for 1 pair horses and harnesses, sold I). F. Leavitt 700 00 " received for use of teams, 278 00 " " " manure, 182 00 " " " grass from City Common 30 00 " Old Bridge plank 10 00

$21,150 00

EXPENDITURES. The amount expended from March 1, 1866, to March 1, 1867, was $19,719 70 For outstanding bills contracted by my predecessor be­ fore March 1, 1866 $604 14 Unexpended v. 826 16

Balance of appropriation- unexpended by me, 1,430 30

$21,150 00 March, 1867. 48 RKPORT OP THR COMMISSIONER OF STREETS. [1867.

SCHEDULE B. The amount expended on each Street, Bridge, &e. :— Adams Street $5 00 Hampden Road 160 00 Allen Street 10 00 Hegan Street, 3300 Avenue Road 423 00 Independent Street, 5 00 Barker Street 11 00 Jefferson Str et 5 00 Blackstone Street 24 00 Ji.ni'38 Street 119 00 Boynton Street, 9 00 Kenduskeag Avenue, 15 00 Bovd Street 10 00 Kenduskeag Road, 297 00 Bower Street 5 00 Bridge, 151 00 Broad Street 238 00 Lime Street, 17 00 Bireh Street 10 00 Lincoln Street, 4 00 Broadway 236 Q0 Larkin Street, 16 00 Broadway, West 21 00 Maine Street 94 00 Bend Road 18 00 Madison Street 42 00 Bruce Street 12 00 May Street 20 00 Cumberland Street 103 00 Middle Street 18 00 Court Street, 225 00 Market Street, 5 00 Cedar Street, 28 00 Morse Bridge, 39 00 Center Street 90 00 McQuesten's Bridge 477 00 Charles Street 34 00 Newbury Street 28 00 Clinton Street, 5 00 Norcross Street 20 00 Carr Street 9 00 Otis Street 12 00 Columbia Street, 34 00 Oak Street 15 00 Central Street and Bridge, . .231 00 Ohio Street, 324 00 Carmel Road 269 00 Odlin Road 97 00 Cram Street, 9 00 Oldtown Road, 118 00 Davis Street 12 00 Parker Street 9 00 Dutton Street, 8 00 Penobscot Street, 10 00 Division Street 21 00 Pushaw Road 22 00 Essex Street 359 00 Patten Street and Culvert, ..105 00 Emerson Street 1100 Pine Street 21 00 East Street, 18 00 Pearl Street 36 00 Exchange Street, 119 00 Prospect Street, 10 00 Elm Street 7 00 Pond Street, 4 00 Everett Stree* 4 00 Pickering Square, 125 00 First Street 15 00 Red Bridge, 335 00 Franklin Street and Bridge, .137 00 Six Miles Falls Road 230 00 Fourth Street 126 00 Culvert 668 00 Fifteenth Street 30 00 State Street 480 00 FrontStreet 108 00 Spring Street, 27 00 Fruit Street 68 00 Summer Street, 44 00 Fore Street, 13 00 Somerset Street, 48 00 Fifth Street 10 00 Seventeenth Street 18 00 Fifteenth Street 24 00 Sixth Street 5 00 French Street 94 00 Sidney Street, 102 00 Fuller Road 57 00 Stillwater Avenue, 248 00 Finson Road, 74 00 Strickland Road 15 00 George Street, 5 00 Smith Road 12 00 Garland Street 25 00 Third Street 49 00 Grove Street 83 00 Third Street Culverts, 285 00 Gurney Lane, 8 00 Thomas Street, 100 00 Highland Street 79 00 Thatcher Street, .* 10 00 Hayward Street, 10 00 Union Street 68 00 Hammond Street 263 00 Valley Avenue 490 00 HathawaHarlow Streey Street t 30152 0000 , WashingtoWater n Street 110(40 00 Hancock Street, 109 00 Willow Street 8 CO High Street 11 00 Warren " 17 CO 1867.] CITT OP BANGOR. 49

Walter Street, 68 00 Patent Walk State Street, ... 41 00 Webster Road, 10 00 Engine House Fence, 8 00 York Street 592 00 l leaning Streets and Ditch-1 9933 00 East Market Square 77 00 es, Raking Rocks, &c. $ West " " 227 00 Breaking Roads, Picking 1 Union Square 102 00 Ice, Shoveling Snow, > 2372 00 Sanding Walks, &c. j City Common, 18 00 Well, E. Market Square, ... 19 00 Center Park 30 00 Clearing Gravel Bank 60 00 Repairing Walks 192 00

SCHEDULE C. A list of Property belonging to the City under my charge. 7 Horses, 2 Manure Folks, 4 Setts Pole Harnesses, 1 Wrench, 4 " Lead 2 Hay Rakes, 2 " Cart 5 " Forks, 1 " Porter 2 Wood Saws, 7 Double Carts, 2 Narrow Axes, 2 Single 5 Stable Pails, 1 Double Wagon, 1 Stone Roller, 1 " Jigger, 3 Lanterns, 1 Single 2 Oil Jugs, 3 Setts Forward Wheels, 2 " Cane, 5 Double Sleds, 1 pair Clipping Shears, 2 Tag Sleds, 2 Shop Axes, 1 Single Sled, 1 Adze, 1 4 Horse Bob Sled, 2 Planes, 5 Heavy Chains, 2 Chisels, 3 Scraper Chains, 1 Shave, 5 Crotch " 5 Augers, 4 Lead 1 Hand Saw, 2 Whiffletree Chains, 1 Sett Bitts and Stock,

CHIEF ENGINEER'S OFFICE, t March 15, 1867. $ To TOE CITY COUNCII, : Gentlemen:—The undersinged Chief Engineer of the Fire Department of this City, submit the following report of the condition of the Fire De­ partment : The Department consists at the present time, of one Steam Fire Engine, two Hand Engines, 4 Hose Carriages, six thousand feet of Hose, one Hook and Ladder Carriage, one pair of horses and Harnesses, one spare Hind E'isjine, four spire Hjse Carriages, one set spare double Harnesses. The Houses need slight repairs. There have been purchased the past year one thousand feet of first quality Hose from Mr. Win. Eckfelt of Philadel­ phia, at a cost of 81,935.50, twenty-five rubber Coats for the Ladder Com­ pany, at a cost of $212.50; also eight feet of rubber Suction for Engine No. 3; also one horse for Steamer in place of one sold for disability. The whole number of Fires anl Alarms during the past year is 46, of which 10 were alarms. The causes as far as ascertained, were as follows : ' Incendiary, 19 ; accidental, 9 ; benzine, 1; false, 5; defect in chimney, 5 ; sparks from chimney, 1; out of town, 2 •, brush pile, 2 ; dropping lamp, 1; sparks on roof. 1; steam, 1; total 47. The Engines are in good condition. Tiie Old No. 3 and Steaner Union No. 1, with 2400 feet of Hose is kept in reserve in case of emergency. I would call the attention of the City Council to the necessity of erecting a suitable building for the Hook and Ladder Company; also of providing a new carriage,suitable for the present strength of the Company, to take the place of the miserable affair they are now using. Much complaint has been made in not having suitable alarms in the day time. Two suitable persons should be appointed whose duty it shall be to ring the bells on the east and west sides of the stream, in case of fire in the day time. Most of the Reservoirs are in good condition ; that on the corner •bf York and Adams streets, also one on French street, also one in front of Hammond St. Church needs repairing, and should be attended to the coming season. There has been built one first class brick and cement Reservoir near the Hatch House, by Messrs. Roundy & Robinson, at a cost of $1,787 50. I would reccommend one first class Reservoir to be built the present season 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 51 on West Hroadway, capable of containing 50,000 gallons, also one on Mechanic street, of the same capacity. The City have built a first class Engine House for the Steamers and for repairing fire apparatus, at a cost of The expenditures of the Department, the past year have been $16,209 30, and the appropriation was $8,250 00, the amount received for old Suction belonging to Union No. 1 was $200; for horse $125; amount overdrawn, $7,634 30. The accompanying documents give a full account of the Fires and Alarms, the Members of the Department, the number of Reservoirs and Wells and where located, and the amount of property belonging to the City and in charge of the Department. In closing I wish to express the deep sense of obligation I feel towards my assistants and members of the Department, for their cheerful co-opera­ tion in the affairs of the Department, for the past year. All of which is respectfully submitted. SAMUEL A. FELLOWS. Chief Engineer. 62 REPORT OP THE CHIEF ENGINEER. [1867.

Fires and Alarms since April 3, 1«66, Date. | Owner or Ocoupaut. L cation. | Loss | lus. | Causes.

April 3, 1). P. Wingate, Mechanic street. $2>0U 8300 Incendiary, " •>• Out of Town, '• 10, Boom House, Pearl street, 1000 Incendiary. ii ii False Alarm. " 12, Burning Brush. " 12, T. A. Taylor, Front street, Trifling Incendiary. " 22, Out nf Town, " 24, Mr. Field, Mechanic street, 600 1000 Accidental. " 26. Engine House, VI. U K. R Incendiary. May, 3, Herriman's Dry House, Front street. -Voth. Sp'ks irnm Chim, " 6, FaUe Alarm. " 7, State street, " " 8, Savage Barn, I.arkin street, 500 160 Incendiary. " 11. W. s. Hellier&Co., Main street. 300 none II • " U, John Wymaii, Bsex street, 100H 60U II " 12. E Tebbets. Exchange street Trifling Ins II " 13, Merrill's Mill &c , Broail street. HJ.HIIll Part, i« " 14, J.This-ell, Centra street, 300 300 Accidental. " 31, I). McUann, Parker street. 500 400 Defect in Chim. June 2, A. Woodard & others, Cor. FT. & Han. Accidental. •' 20, Mrs. R Fellows, " Clark&Court Trifling Ins., sp'ks from Chim. " 21, Franklin House, Harlow street, »» Accidental. " 23. T. N. Egery, Broadway, II it " 2i, False Alarm. '• 29, E. French, (Cenduskeag Av Triflin•» g Accidental. July 4, A. Burnham, Levant lioad, Incendiary. " 11. Pool House, Washington St., Trifling Defect in Chim. " IT, Toll Bridge, Drop Lamp. •• 18, M Grant, Stillwater AT., Accidental. " 22, Tool Shop, M C. R R. Incendiary. 11 1* Washington at.. False Alarm. " 29, Woodshed, \I I!. R R. Incendiary, Aug. 6. Blood & Kowe, Exchange street Trifling Benzine. » 13, P. Duriee, Third street, 201 Id none Incendiary. " 23, Doct G.illoup, Hammond st, Trifling Delect in Chim. Sept. 4, Bradley, Essex street. 3"(P 300 Accidental. M 3n, Quinn, XT II on s'reet. Trifling Iriceinliary. •' SO, M. Swartz, French street. Furnace. Oct. 6, Wood Pile, Hancock street. Trifling Incendiary. " 2><, G. M. Taylor, Hammond St 35 Ins. it Nov. In, Srush Pile, Summer street, Dec. 4, Wood & Bishop, M*in street, it " 6, Wood Pile, Hancock street, Trifling II " 2o, E Hlder, Broad street, Steam. Jan. 7, B Kent, Broad street, I 500 50(1 Defect in Chim. " 9, Wm. Mann. Hammond St., | 400 400 II The whole numbers of Fires and Alarms the past year is forty-five. Number of Fires, 37 Number of Alarms 10 -47 1897.] CITY OF BANGOR. 53 MEMBERS OF EAGLE ENGINE CO. NO. 3. Location, Columbia Street. G. H. Chick, Foreman, Samuel Emery, James Carlton, '2ti. S. E. Mason, Levi \V. Sleeper. 3d, Geo. Lansil, Robert M. Harris, S. O. Bailey, H. Q. Norton, John Lee, H. W. Norwood, Thomas Donohoe, Wm. Todd, Charles II. Reed, C. E. Hanseomb, W. J. Peasley, M. Finnigan, C. H. Webb, Wm. Gilligan, J. G. Clark, J. F. St. Clair, W. T. Frazier, A. B. Farnham, James Flinn, Barney McCafferty, D. A. Haynes, Owen Durgin, M. Lynch, John Lander, D. H. Tuck, M. Branagin, J. H. Duren, C. II. Smith, L. B. Washburn, Samuel T. Case, A. S. Chick,. J. L. Tyler, Joseph Seuiple, C. A. Webb, D. C Hurley, L. Davis, Arthur A Pond, G. W. Sawtelle, Charles Hoyt, L. S. Tracy, W. H Wentworth, Charles Quinn, Clark Means, A. T. Merservy. Wm. Mannigan,

Inventory of Property in No. 3 House. 1 Hand Engine, 3 Torches, 2 Hose Carriages, 1 Stove, 18 feet Rubber Suction, 15 Hose Belts, 10 feet Copper Suction, 15 Hose Hats, 1 Lantern, 2 Suction Hose Spanners, 1 Crowbar, 30 Leading Hose Spanners, 4 Oil and Fluid Cans, 8 Settees, 2 Buckets, 1 Sprinkler, 2 Chairs, 4 Pipes, 2 Axes, 1 Screw Driver, 1 Shovel, 2 Monkey Wrenches, 1 Jack Screw, 1,200 feet Leading Hose, 1 Duster. 2 Od Jugs, Condition of House—In good repair.

MEMBERS OF TIGER ENGINE NO. 6. Location, State Street. G. W. Mancer, Foreman, E. W- Stephens, E. F. Cobb, A. A. Clark, G. G. Rice, H. A. Tebbets, O. L. Larrabee, J. Grant, D. Jordan, G. Miller, Myer, G. Herswell. S. Doyen, P. Yeaton, E. McLaughlin, J. C. Carlton, X. Kinney, L. G. Getckell, 54 REPORT OP THE CHIEF ENGINEER. [1867.

John M. Kite, J. A Gill, F. A. Janus, G T. Lowell, W. Bradley, L. S. Ridley, 11. Brown, G. Robbins, E. Suiall,- J. Redman, J. Call, J. Niekerson, VV. Carr, A. Dresser, J. Lynch, C. M. Bragdon, E. VV. Blake, M. Moriarty, F. Maxtield, A. 11. Leighton, C. F. Thouibs, J. Haley, L. UriH kliol. J. Fahey, G. VV. Getchell, C. C. Cloudman, S. Dunbar, J. S. Maloney, L. Cutter, W. Bruckhol, L. L, Cobb, J. Russell.

Inventory of Property in No. 6 House. 1 Hand Engine, 1 Hose Carriage, 18 feet Rubber Suction, 10 feet Copper Suction, 1200 feet Leading Hose, 2 Suction Spanners, 2 Buckets, 2 Chairs, 9 Settees, 2 Benches, 3 Axes, 3 Stoves, 15 Hose man's Belts, 15 Hose Hats, 30 Hose Spanners, 1 Crowbar, 2 Torches, 1 Jack Screw, 1 Elastic Pipe, 1 Snow Shovel, 3 Stiif pipes. 6 Oil and Fluid Cans, 1 Table, 2 Screw Drivers, 3 Monkey Wrenches, 1 N. F. Oil Can. Condition of House—In good repair.

MEMBERS OF UNION NO 1. A. Morse, Foreman, Fred A. Pottle, G. S. Maxwell, 2d, John McGinty, Elisha M. Smith, 3d, Andrew Fabian, Eward E. Small, Clerk, Geo. Coleman, Otis D. Maddox, Ireasurrer, Fred. H. Gorham, John Mason, Geo. M. Bachelder, Henry Maddox, James L. Mountain, John Angus, Frank Boynton, Fred Coran, A. Douglas, John F. Stevens, Eli Worthing.

UNION NO. 1 AND VICTORY NO. 2. Location State Street—Inventory of Property in Union No. 1 House. 2 Steam Engines, 20 Hose Hats, 1 Hose Carriage, 15 Rubber Coats, 4 Buckets, 1 Turned Hose Arbor, 2 Stiff Pipes, 4 Flat Hose Arbors, 2 Elastic Pipes, 3 Chisels, 2 Axes, 1 Coal stove, 1867.] CITY OP BANGOR. 55

1 Crowbar, 1 Branch Cock, 4 Hose Spanners, 1 Iron Pan, 1 Lantern, Watch Tackle. 4,550 feet of Hose, 1 Jack Screw, 1 Patent Oil Can, 2 (/'old Chisels, 1 N. F. Oil Can, 1 Set Hammer, 1 Sperm Oil Can, 3 Brushes, 3 Oil and Fluid Cans, 2 Baskets, 60 Rubber Suction, 3 Patent Couplings, 2 Stoves, 1 Hit Stock and 4 Bits, 2 Co 1 Mods, 2 Saws, 1 Coal Sifter, 1 Plane, 2 Pokers, 1 Draw Shave, 1 Ash Pan, 3 Heading Tools, 6 Coal Barrels, 1 Drill Stock, 1 Pair Steps, 2 Screw Drivers. 1 Sprinkler, 1 Forge, 1 Anvil and Cutter. 1 Cross Bar, "No. 6," 1 Vise and Bench, 1 Pair Vise Clamps, 5 Pairs of Blacksmiths Tongs, 3 Hammers, 1 Monkey Wrench, 1 Wood Saw, 1 Bench Brush, 1 Force Pump. 50 feet 1 inch Rubber Hose, 1 Hard Water Pump, 20 Hose Belts, 3 Torches, 1 Feather Duster, 1 Table. 8 Chairs, 1 Rivet Set, 1 Screw Plate, 1 Hose Arbor, 2 Hose Punches, 1 Snow Shovel, 1 Pair Nippers, Condition of House needs slight 2 Pails, repairs.

MEMBERS OF BEAR HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY. Location—Columbia Street. H. G. Thompson, Foreman, H. B. Wood, D. F. Brackett, 2d, B. F. Cobb, J. Davis 3d. J. W Thompson, W. Staples, Clerk, C. O. Wood, W. Wescott, Treasurer, E. Winslow, H. B. Parker, Steward, W. L. Chase, C. VV. Campbell, E. J. Averill, E. S. Thompson, J. W. Sleeper, J. N. Jarvis, J. Nash, B. Kelluy, J. tl. Dearborn, A. Loftus, T. Cannon, M. Sweeney. A. F. Dearborn, J. Cox, Inventory of Property in Hook and Ladder House. 1 Hook and Ladder Carriage, 8 Buckets, 12 Ladders from 12 to 40 feet long, 3 Axes, 1 large Hook and 75 feet Rope, 3 Lamps, 2 medium sized Hooks, 2 Stoves, 3 Torches, smill Hooks, 1 Snow Shovel, 1 Table, 25 Rubber Coats, 11 Chairs. Condition of House—Bad. 56 REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER. [1867.

Old Engine No. 3 in good order, 4 Hose Carriages. 2 old Ladders 1 large Fire Hook, 1 Bucket, 1 Jug, 2 old Axeltrees.

City Stable. 1 pair of Horses, 2 sets double Harnesses, 2 pairs Blankets, 1 pair Surcingles. Curry Combs Brush &c.

RESERVOIRS IN THE CITY OF BANGOR. EAST SIDE. Location. Gallons Capacity. One Double Reservoir, East Market Square, wood, 40,000 One on Harlow Street, Abbott Square, brick, 28,000 One at Junction of Center and Exchange Streets, brick, 28,000 One at Oldtown and Milford Depot, wood 28,000 One on Division Street, brick, 28,000 One on Summer Street, wood, 25.000 One on corner of State and Brown Streets, wood, 25,000 One on Pearl and State Street, brick, 28,000 One on corner of York and Adams Street, Brick 30^000 One near First Parish Church, brick 30,000 One on corner of French and Hancock Streets, brick, 28,000 One on French Street, brick 28,000 One in each Nos. 1 and 6 Engine Houses, wood, 10,000 One on Kenduskeag Avenue, brick 28,000 One in Steamers Nos. 1 and 2, brick 40,000 One Large Well on Washington and Hancock Streets, Total—Seventeen Reservoirs and one Well. WEST SIDE. Location. Gallons Capacity. One Double Reservoir, Mercantile Square, brick, 40.000 One corner of Summer and Cedar Streets, brick, 28,000 One on Larkin Street, brick 28.000 One on Union Street, wood, 25,000 One near Hammond Street Church, brick, 30,000 One on Fourtn Street, wood 25,000 One on corner Cedar and Fifth Streets, brick 28,000 One on Ohio Street, wood, 25,000 One on corner of Court and Boynton Streets, brick, 28,000 One on Cross Street, brick 40,000 One back of Theological Seminary, wood, 25,000 One on Third Street, brick 28,000 One on Ohio Street, near Cottage House, brick, 21,000 One Scuttle at Maine Central Depot, One Large Well in .Barkerville, One in Engine House No. 3, 10,000 REPORT OF THE CITY MARSHAL.

CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE, March 15, 1867. To THE CITY COUNCIL: The undersigned. City Marshal of Bangor, respectfully submits the fol­ lowing report of the business within his department during the past muni­ cipal year; The whole number of arrests which have been made by the Police, is 638; 272 of which were for drunkenness. There were 434 persons dis­ charged from arrest and 268 prosecutions. Several prosecutions were commenced but discontinued before completion. The offences for which arrests were made and the disposition of the cases are as follows: For Assault a id Battery 61 Common beggar, 1 Shelter, 91 For last driving 2 Committed to Jail, 23 For indecent bathing in the Ken- House of < 'orrection, 13 duskeag, 15 For Larceny 60 For obtaining money under false% Settled by the parties, 28 pretences 1 For assault on wives, 7 For being common sellers, 24 For common Drunkard, 11 For keeping house of ill fame,... 5 Search and Seizure, 95 < ommitted to States Prison 9 For drunkenness and making For disobedience to parents, 1 disturbance, 12 For trespass and robbing gardens, 15 SenMurdet tor Reform School, 41 For storreceivine breakingg stole,n good~ 23 Sent to Insane Hospital 2 For malicious mischief, 7 Horses and wagons taken, 3 For cheating 1 For robbery of person, 1 For being out late nights, 3 Indecent exposure , 1 For violation of City ordinance,.. 5 Arrest on bail, 1 For violation of Undertaker's or­ For fraud, 1 dinance, 3 Disturbing Schools, 2 Appealed eases, 10 For throwing stones, 5 The amount due for police fees from the County to the City Treasurer is $812 17 Amount of fines paid into the Police Court on actions commenced by the Police, 795 50 Amount paid Jailor on comuitments by the Police, 57 24 Amount of fines paid County Treasurer on actions and indictments commenced by the Police, 1,672 22

$3,337 13 a 58 REPORT OP TT1E CITY MARSHAL. [1867.

Amount of Liquors seized on warrants for search and seizure, 2,260 gal­ lons. The expensed of the Police department during the year have been nearly paid by the fines collected and the seizures made by the officers. Within my experience as chief oR^er of the Police, the order of the City has never been so creditable as during the past year. There has been less drunkenness, less disturbances, fewer fires, and generally fewer offen­ ces, of any description, than during the preceeding year. The number of persons arrested for drunkenness during the year 1855-6 was 381; 109 more than were arrested last year. I am happy to bear testimony generally to the faithfulness of the officers of the"department in the performance of their duties. I regret however that the number is insufficient for all the service required of the depart­ ment. The difficulty of keeping the corners clear of the flocks of loafers which congregate there to the public annoyance, is due to this want, and I would recommend an increase of one or more. All which is respectfully submitted. H. B. FARNHAM. City Marshal. EEPOET

OF THE HARBOR MASTER. >»<

CITY OF BANGOK, Jan. 1, 1867. To THE CITY COUNCIL: The Harbor Master submits the following as his report for the year 1866. The whole number of arrivals at this Port, of vessels over fifty tons new measurement, from the opening of navigation, April 1st, 1866, to the dosing of the same Dec. 13th, 1866, was 2223. Whole number of vessels under fifty tons new measurement, was 329 : of vessels over fifty tons old meas­ urement and under fifty tons new, was 121. Whole number of British vessels arrived, was 75; Portugal 1; American 2,147. Clearances—For ign, 135; Coastwise, 2,088 ; Total 2,223. Different vessels arrived—Steamers, 9 ; Ships, 3 ; Barques, 11; Brigs, 106 ; Schooners, 590 ; Sloops, 1; Total 723. Whole amount of tonage, new measurement, 69,031. Fees collected, $709; uncollected, $11. IMPORTS BY WATER. Molasses 2,807 hhds.fCorn 260,738 bush. Salt, 24,309 bush. Pork, 3,582 bbls. Flour 18,110 bbls. Coal, 9,360 tons. Received by Maine Central Railroad—Flour, 19.254 bbls. Corn 16,135 bush. Oats, 55,800 bush. Plaster, from N. S., 1,260 tons, also of lumber cut in Maine and received by the way of St. Johns afld St. Andrews, 40,- 711,000 Shingles, 834,000 Clapboards. EXPORTS. Potatoes—From the crop of 1865, there were shipped 137,748 bushels at an average price of $1.00 per bushel, amounting to $137,748. From the crop of 1866, 239,307 at an average price of 53 cts. per bushel, amounting to $126,832,21. Total number of bushels, 377,052. Total amount,$264,- 580,21. Amount of Bricks shipped, about 2,668,800. Amount of lumber Surveyed 237,147,606 feet. 60 REPORT oF THE HARBOR MASTER. [1867. The following is a list of vessels built and Launched at this Port in 1866.

~| Name of Vessel | Master. | BY whom built Agent ToNA. CaPT. PENDLETON, ShiP. V. • t-n lleioti, PENDLETON, O & PHILLIPS, 1,.'>UJ -< H. DALE, BarYut Hose* Rich. Pomroy, OAKS & Doane, 650 N C AYer, do Helena, JACKSON, I. T TewkSl ury, 603 V H ParSoNs, do Argentine, ATWOOD, J. T TeWkSbury. 516 Emery & BLake. 271 B-ig, Nimwaukee, BRAMHALL,IBORSTON & i CroSBy, J T. TewkSbury, UK. LITTLEFIELD, 2B1 do AROline Gulliver Gulliver. Julia Bartlett, BARTLETT, THORNTON & CROSBY.Thursto n & Crosby 229 do RabBoni, Toombs, THORNton & CrOSBY, T J. STEWART.14 1 do RACHel COney, Coney. GibbnA Phillips. ' Palmer & Johnson, 25fl do Paul Seavey, Oaks & I inane, Jas LITTLEFIELD 169 Schr., G lliver, 185 DauNtLESS, Coombs, .IT. Tewksbury, L pton & Veazie, do Mary Collins, Gibbs & I hillius, N C. Ayer, 229 do Collins, Total Tonnage, : 5,009 All of which is respectfully submitted. CALVIN KIRK, Harbor Master. REPORT OF THE CITY SOLICITOR.

To THE CITY COUNCIL : The undersigned respectfully submits the Annual Report of the City So­ licitor. At the commencement of this municipal year there were three actions against the City, upon the Supreme Court Docket in this County, viz : 1 George Stetson vs. Bangor. 2 William H. Adams vs. came. 3 William Hallowell et ux vs. same. 1. Stetson vs. Bangor, assisted by A. W. Paine, Esq., who is associa­ ted with the City Solicitor in the National Hank tax cases, I tried at the last April term of said Court; after the evidence was out the action was continued on report. It was argued before the full Court in May last and is now waiting the opinion of the Court. < 2. Adams vs. Bangor, is continued to abide the result of Stetson vs. Bangor. 3. Hallowell et ux vs. Bangor, I tried at the last April term of said Court, and the result was a judgment for the City; thus sustaining the City in its mode of laying flagstone crossings, and deciding that the passage ways, for surface water, between the crossings and the side walks are not defects in the streets. Eight new actions have been commenced against the City during the year viz: In the County of Penobscot two. 1. Lincoln vs. Bangor. 2. Caleb Holyke et al vs. same. In the County of Hancock six. 1. Charles J. Abbott vs. Bangor. 2. Samuel Adams vs. same. 3. S. H. Devereux vs. same. 5. William H. Witherlee et al vs. same. 6. Abigail A. Hawes vs. same. 1. Lincoln vs. Bangor, is lor supplies alleged to have been furn­ ished by the Plaintiff town to Denis Carpenter as a pauper, that town claim­ ing his settlement to be in Bangor. Bangor disclaims his settlement, and alleges it to be in Lincoln. As the case now appears 1 think this action can be successfully defended. 62 REPORT OF THE CITY SOLICITOR. [1867

2. Holyoke et al vs. Bangor is to recover money paid by Plaintiffs to the City for taxes assesed on shares, of National banks located in this City, owned by them. Plaintiffd claim that they live in Brewer, and therefore Bangor has no legal right to assess them upon these shares. The act of Congress establishing National banks makes provision that the shares may be taxed "at the place where such bank is located and not elsewhere". And the Supreme Court of the United States has decided that the shares of National Banks are taxable under that act. And inasmuch as those shares, if assessed at all must be assessed " at tlie place where such bank is locat­ ed," I advised the assessors to assess the shares of residents and non-resi­ dents alike. Had we not assessed the sh ires of non-residents it would have been giving them superior advantages over resident share owners ; and such shares would not only have steered clear of city and town taxes, but also of State and County taxes; thus rendering the burden of taxation unequal. There is a large amount of capital invested by non-residents in the shares of our National Banks, and had we not assessed these shares they would all have avoided taxation, (and if the court sustains our position) we should have lost so much tax. Our construction of the law is so equitable and just we believe we shall be fully sustained by the Court The act of our Legislature passed in 1863 after tlie law of Congress es­ tablishing National Banks, prohibits Cashiers of any bank from paying divi­ dends, after they have been notified in writing, of the tax, until the tax and all cost thereon has been paid. Some of the cashiers of our banks disregard this law, and throw themselves between the collector and the share owners, and nay out the dividends without regard to the law. If the Cashiers of all the National Banks in Bangor would pay these taxes as they have a right to do under said act, and as is done in some other places, and charge the same in offset against such d.vidends, it would save much expense to the city and trouble to the Collector. The two last named actions will be in order for trial at the next April term of our court. Tiie six actions pending in Hancock County each embrace the same facts and principles of law as the case Holyoke et al. vs. Bangor, and they will be in order for trial at the April term of the Court in that County. All other matters in dispute appertaining to the municipal affairs of the city have been adjusted without litigation, and I am satisfied that much has been saved to the city in this way. It is equally as unprofitable to a city or town to be in litigation as it is to an individual, and an effort has been made on my part to have all matters in dispute amicably settled and the records of the court are the evidences of my success. All of which is respectfully submitted. A. L. SIMPSON, City Solicitor. March 16, 1867. REPORT

OF THIS CITY PHYSICIAN.

To THE CITY COUNCIL OF BANGOR : The undersigned, City Physician, respectfully reports : Daring the first few months of the year there were several surgical cases at the Alms House which required much care and daily visits, but since only two visits a week have generally been necessary. Seven of the inmates of the several Institutions at the City Farm have died, all of chronic disease. No epidemic or contagious disease has prevailed there. The addition to the building for the use of the sick males contributes very greatly to their com­ fort and to that of all the male inmates of the building. Hitherto the room has been grossly inadequate to the comfortable care of the sick and of those crippled by age or infirmity ; biiit probably sufficient space is now provided to meet all demands for many years. A similar addition should be made to the wing of the building occupied by the females. The number of cases and amount of medical attendance required among those who receive assistance from the city at their own homes, has been very much as in former years. The schools have been visited and the pupils vaccinated. I think a bet­ ter mode of enforcing general vaccination than the present, would be to re­ quire each pupil on entering any of our public schools, to present a certifi­ cate of successful vaccination from the medical attendant of the family or from the City Physician.. Now more or less pupils every year object to the operation on the asserted authority of their parents, and are thus un­ protected against Small Pox. I cannot learn that either book or certificates as required by Sec. 2 of the City Ordinance defining the, duties of City Physician, have ever existed. It is a pleasure to speak of the kindness and devotion to their duties manifested by the superintendent and matron of the Alms "House, and a still greater pleasure to observe them. Respectfully submitted, RALPH K. JONES, REPORT OF THE

AGExNT FOR THE SALE OF LIQUORS.

To THE CITY COUNCIL : Gentlemen—I herewith- submit an abstract of accounts as City Agent for the year ending March 1867. Amount expended for liquors, rents and all other contingencies $ 10,892 91 Amount of salary for one year, 600,00

$11,492 91 Total amount of cash paid City Treasurer at sundry times, $12,692 91 Amount of stock on hand, March, 1867, $2,653 12 Respectfully submitted. JOSEPH BROWN. March, 1867. REPORT

OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

BANGOR, March 16, 1867. To THE CITY COUNCIL . In view of the possible visitation of the cholera, you deemed it wise, early in the year to choose a "Board of Health," instead of a Health officer as had been customary, for the purpose of a thorough preparation for such an emergency. The undersigned, having been elected for said Board, im­ mediately entered upon their duties. We made a general examination of the city and found in many localities, a large amount of filth and other ma­ terials, in a state to undergo decomposition, and become exceedingly dele­ terious to health, as soon as the warm weather should commence. We accordingly gave notice in the newspapers, and caused to be left, a printed notice at every dwelling and place of business in the thickly settled parts of the city, requesting the inhabitants "to thoroughly cleanse their houses, cellars, stores, shops, or other places of business, yards, privies and drains, and remove from their premises, all decayed animal and vegetable matter and other deleterious substances, prejudicial to health, previous to the twentieth day of April," stating that immediately after that period, we should make a careful inspection and proceed to discharge our duty under the laws of the State. After the time specified had expired, we thoroughly and carefully examined all places where it was suspected there was any nui­ sance or cause of sickness, going in some cases from cellar to garret. It was found that many individuals had responded to the request and made a thorough cleansing of their premises, but as all had not, a notice according to the statute of the State was left, requiring each owner or occu­ pant, who had thus neglected.to remove all "sources of filth or other cause of nuisance" from his premises within twenty-four hours. We employed men and teams for the purpose of removing or otherwise disposing of the filth and other substances prejudicial to health. Large quantities were removed from yards, cellars, drains, privy vaults and hog styes, but it was soon discovered, that in many localities there were putrid substances and stagnant water which could not be removed to advantage without the aid of sewers or drains, and as the power to build these was with the Mayor and Aldermen, they at once came forward to the work, and caused to be constructed several good and substantial sewers and 9 66 REPORT OP THE BOARD OF HEALTH. [1867. drains, which are of great public as well as private utility. The expense of these sewers has been somewhat large, but we think no one who has in­ vestigated the subject, or who has any regard for the health and comfort of the citizens.will doubt that the investment was a good one. Though much labor has been performed during the year for the purpose al­ luded to, and we trust some good accomplished in a sanitary point of view, yet much remains to be done in order to enjoy all the benefits desirable. We would therefore most respectfully make some statements and suggestions for your consideration. SEWERAGE. As has been stated, though a number of sewers were built during last season, both by municipal authority and by private individuals, which great­ ly benefitted the localities in their .vicinity, yet there are many other places where sewers are needed nearly or quite as much to carry off water and filth which is constantly accumulating, for without proper sewerage no city will long remain in a cleanly or healthy state. Our city, owing to its location, has admirable advantages in this respect, and we think measures should be taken to have an accurate survey and location of sewers in every part of the city where they are needed, so that when they shall be built from time to time, they may correspond with others, and answer the end designed, for a sewer improperly located may be a source of evil, by retaining instead of carrying away liquid filth from its vicinity. In those localities where it is impracticable, at present, to construct com­ mon sewers, water from sinks, and slops should be emptied into a reservoir under ground, through a tight drain, by which means most of the poison­ ous vapors may be confined.

PRIVIES. We think arrangements should be made to have all privy vaults oleane d out twice each year, and an ordinance passed prohibiting the draining them into sewers or street gutters. There are probably in the city at least two or three hundred of those vaults drained into street gutters, a practice as offen­ sive to good taste as prejudicial to health; and many others where the liquid portions have saturated the soil to such an extent as to render the atmos­ phere in the vicinity exceedingly offensive. There are many privies too near the streets and dwelling houses for health, comfort or common decency. Some even are in the cellars of dwellings and shops on our principal streets. These evils arise in part from the fact, that many buildings designed for stores or shops, are occupied as dwellings, where there is no convenient opportunity for a privy. From a low estimate there are probably one thousand cords of materials solid and liquid deposited in the vaults of privies in the city during a year, not more than one fourth part of which is ever removed except as tt passes into sewers or street gutters, is absorbed into the soil, or goes into the at­ mosphere in the form of poisonous and pestilential gases. There is now before the City Council an ordinance upon this subject sim­ ilar to that in force in many otber cities. We think if it should be passed 1867.] CITY OF BANGOB. 67 and strictly enforced it would obviate most of the nuisance from this source, and that the expense to individuals for cleaning out their vaults thoroughly would be but little if any more than one half of what it now costs to have it done, often imperfuctly'and unskilfully. But even if vaults are frequently emptied some disinfectant should be often put into them during warm weath­ er. Of these there are many. Plaster, powdered charcoal, dry muck, and even coal ashes answer a very good purpose, and can readily be obtained by all. In this connection it may be stated that public water closets established, in the vicinity of our principal business squares, would not only be a great accomodation to strangers but would obviate a very great nuisance.

HOG STYES AND SWINE. During last August there were within one mile of Kenduskeag bridge more than five hundred swine. Many of them kept under stables and in cellars, and some under the same roof as the rest of the family. Not only is a great nuisance caused by swine thus kept, but pork fattened in such Idealities is not only unfit for food, but is calculated to engender very seri­ ous diseases. The City Solicitor made a lucid and earnest report upon this subject during the season. We think the ordinance before the City Council, prohibiting the keeping of swine within one mile of Kenduskeag bridge without a license, should be passed and rigidly enforced.

CELLARS. Many cellars have no drains, so that all surplus water either re­ mains in the cellar or soaks into the ground leaving it always damp. In some the water from sinks passes directly into them and thence into drains or remains in a very loathsome state upon the bottom. In a very large number are deposits of filth, decaying animal and vege­ table matter, timber, boards, wood and sawdust in a state of decomposi­ tion, and in some, materials of a far more objectionable character. Cellars should be well drained, so as to be always dry. Should be ven­ tilated and often whitewashed. No filth, decaying animal or vegetable mat­ ter of any kind, should ever be permitted to remain in them. Sinks should have a tight drain or spout leading from them. If there is not any opportunity to enter such drain into a common sewer, it should en­ ter a reservoir such as has been referred to.

STREETS. We think additional arrangements should be made by the city to have carts pass through all the principal streets in the business parts-of the city, on certain specified days to remove all filth and nuisances of a certain character which may be left at places designated in suitable vessels. A plan in detail upon this subject was submitted to the City Council by this Board during last season. Should it be carried into effect, it would not only prevent the thowing of large quantities of filth into the streets, but would save much expense to those who wish to keep their premises in a de­ cent and healthful state. 68 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH. [1867.

WELLS. Probably the water in as many as one half of the wells in the thickly settled parts of the city, is so much affected by the liquids from sinks, privy vaults, hog styes and stables, either passing directly into them upon the sur. face of the ground, or soaking into them through the soil as to be entirely unfit for drinking purposes. The change in many cases is so gradual, that the persons using the water may not for a time perceive it, but it is on that account no less nauseous to those who use pure water, and no less prejudi­ cial in its effects. Even if the water is perfectly transparent and free from odor it may still contain the active principles of the liquids referred to in the form of a chemical salt and be equally as injurious as water offensive to the senses. By a little care any one may easily make a very correct general esti­ mate of the time which will be required to destroy the purity and healthful- ness of water from liquid nuisances in its vicinity, by calculating the quan­ tity of such liquids deposited upon the ground, in the course of months or years as the case may be, and the distance from such place of deposit to the well, even if they do not pass directly into the well from the surface of the ground, for when once the soil from such place of deposit? to the well is sat­ urated with these materials, then all the liquids which find their way there, flow directly into the well in their filthy state. Dr. Snow, City Physician and Superintendent of Health of the City of Providence, has recently made an elaborate and very able Report upon this subject. He says "if you dig a drain ten feet deep through a piece of ground it will thoroughly drain the soil for at least ten feet on each .side, and all superfluous water for that distance or more will find its way into the drain. Now if you dig a well fifty feet deep all surplus liquids in the soil for at least fifty feet distance in every direction, will find their way into the well." Each one can know the depth of his well and the distance from it to his vault, sink drain, stable or other source of liquid filth, bearing in mind if his well, under this rule, is safe 'from nuisances on his own premises, that the boundary line between him and his neighbor will not prevent the flow of th^ese liquids underneath the surface of the ground. If there is clay or hard pan near the surface, there will of course be less of depth of soil to be saturated and the liquids mentioned will flow in other directions to a correspondingly great distance. If, as some allege, the ice in Drummond's Mill pond has been rendered unfit for use in consequence of the filth passing into a stream of running water how much stronger the reasons for supposing that water in wells would be injured by permitting liquid filth to soak into the soil in their vi­ cinity. A celebrated physician in London has recently made a report to the authorities, recommending that no water, from wells in that city, be used for domestic purposes on account of the impurities which it receives from sewers, drains, and other similar sources. It is feared by many individuals in the vicinity, that the water in the well in East Market Square, excavated last season, is liable to be seriously in- 1867.] CITY OP BANGOR. 69 jured, if not to become entirely unfit for the uses intended, by filth from drains and the surface of the ground soaking into it. We think it worthy the attention of the Superintending School Commit­ tee, carefully to examine the location and condition of the wells from which the children in our public schools are supplied with water. Unless we much mistake, some of them are in an exceedingly unhealthy state. Too much cannot well be said in favor of an abundant supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes, neither does it need any argu­ ment to prove that pure water in our streets and squares, easily accessible to all classes, especially in warm weather, would to a great extent, lessen the use of beer, ale and even ardent spirits, all of which are in some degree injurious to those in health. Though it may not be considered strictly within our province, in this con­ nection, we wish to express a decided and emphatic opinion, that the use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, especially of those adulterated with vile compounds, is a fruitful cause of disease, not to speak of other more serious and fearful evils connected with it, and that, in a sanitary point of view, some efficient measures should be taken to suppress or at least mate­ rially to lessen it. We think it therefore worthy the consideration of tfie City authorities, whether there are not springs which can be brought into our public squares by means of aqueducts, at a cost much below their ac­ tual value. It is thought by som% who have carefully investigated the sub­ ject, that the water from a spring on Broadway, near the Kail Road cross­ ing, might at a comparatively small cost be brought into East Market square, which would afford an abundant supply for the schools on Abbott square, for all needful purposes for men and beasts in that vicinity, and perhaps for a large fountain or reservoir for other uses. Although there was no cholera in the city during last season, we think the measures taken to prevent it were by no means lost, for whatever tends to produce. cholera likewise tends to produce other diseases of a similar character; and though it cannot be expected that municipal regulations will control all the internal arrangements of the household and obviate all caus­ es of tfisease, we have no doubt that proper ordinances, as to nuisances and causes of disease rigidlv enforced, would diminish the sickness in the city at least one-half and this surely would be a great saving of expense to in­ dividuals, not to speak of what is of far greater importance, the saving of life and suffering: and as the community is made up of individuals, and as the good of individuals comprises the general good, it seems not only ap­ propriate, but the imperative duty of the municipal authorities carefully to consider this subject in all its bearings. If he is a benefactor, who causes two blades of grass to grow where but one grew before, then truly those who devise ways and means not only to increase the crops of the farmer, (for the substances causing nuisances in cities-are precisely what the soil needs in the country,)but to lesson disease and thereby prolong life, are entitled to the highest gratitude of their fel­ low men. If it is an object to live at all, it is surely an object to live well and en- 70 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH [1867. joy all the blessings which a kind and bountiful Providence nas placed within our reach. As has been already stated, though cholera did not visit us during last season it is by no means certain that it will not during the present, for the elements are in the country and the fields for its operations are large and abundant. That it is a most fearful disease under some circumstances we need not state, and yet all experience has shown that it is one of the most preventable of diseases and one most easily to be avoided by proper care. If prevention is ever better than cure it is pre-eminently so as to cholera. Within a lew days the Board of Health of New York, have issued a cir­ cular warning the public of the probable approach of the Cholera during the coming summer, and urging the Legislature to provide suitable quaran­ tine regulations. It may be well to have such regulations, but as we do not consider Cholera a contagious disease, according to the common accep­ tation of the term, we think it much more important to be thoroughly pre­ pared for its approach, so that if a few cases should be transported here, there would be no materials for its operations, and therefore no grounds to fear that it would prevail to any great extent. • The most casual observer will be convinced, that very much of the dis_- ease and suffering : mong the poor in cities, is caused by living in an atmos­ phere loaded with poisonous exhalations from filth and decomposing sub­ stances. No one can deny that the pooij^iave a claim upon our sympathy, and if they cannot live as well as their rich neighbors, they should at least, have the privilege of breathing the pure air of Heaven and drinking water not contaminated with liquid poison. In fine, then, we may say, whatever other causes may conspire to the pro­ pagation and spread of cholera and kindred diseases—whatever may be the theories with regard to them or the difference of opinion as to their treatment, it is now universally admitted, that filth and impurity, especially, when connected with intemperance have a strong tendency to develop them in their worst and most fatal forms., Without going more fully into details upon this subject we would place our argument in favor of a thorough cleaning and purification of $he city upon two grounds. First. Of economy. This is a consideration which such men as usually constitute the City Government can well appreciate. The expense of a few thousand dollars to save the city from only a few cases of cholera or from an epidemic of any similar disease would be a good investment, as any one we think will admit who recollects the panic and almost total suspen­ sion of business here for weeks during the summer of eighteen hundred and forty nine,and who will bear in mind that the City paid out during that year between five and six thousand dollars in taking care of cholera patients. Second. Saving of life and suffering. In a community so thoroughly opposed to intemperance and all its kindred evils, as ours is,—whose ears are ever open to the calls of the poor and sick or those in distress from whatever cause, no special pleading is necessary to bring the people into a 1867.] CITY OP BANGOR. 71 proper frame of mind upon this subject. A simple allusion to the fact must be sufficient. By referring to the details of our Report made to City Council, in Octo­ ber last, it will be perceived that the bills contracted against individuals for cleaning up their premises and the value of the manure hauled to City farm is something more than three hundred dollars beyond the whole amount ex­ pended for labor for said purpose. Respectfuly submitted, THOMAS TRICKEY. SAM'L B. MORISON, HENRY GALE. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES

OF THE CITY OF BANGOR,

For the Municipal Year ending March IS, 1867. Compiled by the JHayor, agreeably to an Order of the City Council, passed March 18, 1867.

SCHOOL FUND.

RECEIPTS. Appropriation, $22,000 00 State School Fund 454 48 $22,454 48 Amount overdrawn, 188 08 $22,642 56

EXPENDITURES.

TEACHERS' SALARIES—HIGH SCHOOL. Ellis Peterson, one year, $1,500 00 Laura M. Farnham, Assistant 1 term, A 108 25 Susan M. Hallowell, Assistant 1 year 360 00 Amanda M. Wilson, Assistant, 1 year, 325 00 Abbie C. Bartlett, Assistant, 2 terms 200 00 $2,493 25 SELECT SCHOOL. Burleigh Pease, 1 year $900 00 Helen M. Seavey, Assistant 27 weeks, 189 00 Mary P. Swett, Assistant 9 weeks 63 00 Joseph E. Littlefield, 1 year 850 00 Helen R. Fox, Assistant, 1 year, 252 00 D. B. Hersey, Principal, 450 00 2,704 00 Carried forward $5,197 25 1867.] CITY OP BANGOR. 73 Brought forward, 5,197 25 GRAMMAR SCHOOL. James H. Stuart, 1 year, $800 00 Mrs. R. D. Bartlett, Assistant, 1 year 306 00 Isabella Gilman, Assistant, 1 year 360 00 Nellie Dickey, " 1 " 2-13 00 Mary E. Costellow,, 1 year 342 00 Welthie A. Burr, 1 year 342 00 Mary E. Cochran, 1 " 342 00 $2,735 00 INTERMEDIATE AND MIXED SCHOOLS. Henrietta T. Hallowell, 34 weeks, $238 - 00 Bernice S. Morse, 34 " 238 00 Maria F.Smith 34 " 238 00 Addie Lander, 12 " 84 00 Sarah E. Cates, 22 " 154 00 Frances A. Baker, 34 " 238 00 Hattie O. Jackson 34 " 238 00 Harriet E. Swett, 34 " 238 00 Mary Lymburner, 35 " 297 50 Mary A. Hodgkins, 1 " 7 00 Amanda S. Hasey, 33 " 231 00 Martha C. Wingate 34 " 238 00 Medora E. Lord, 34 " 240 50 Annie F. Cnmmings 34 " 238 00 SarahE.Cates 12 " 84 00 HelenM. Hasey 22 " 154 00 S. Augusta Costellow 34 " 246 50 Annie H. Taylor, Assistant, 34 " 16150 Augusta A. Glass 34 " 238 00 $3,802 00 PRIMARY SCHOOLS. Betsy A. Adams 34 w^eks, 238 00 Miriam Cates, Assistant, .. 12 " ... 48 00 Mary E. Lawrence ,. 34 " "... 238 00 Rachel McGonagle 224 " 157 50 Abbie A. W. Lawrence, .. Hi" 80 50 Mrs. Ellen S. Robinson, .. 34 " 246 50 Angelia Chase 34 " 238 00 Maria E. Burbank, Assistant, 34 " 144 50 SarahE. Peirce 34 '«' 238 00 Charlotte E. Mitchell, 34 " 238 00 Malvina Trecarten 34 " 238 00 Celestia Cates 34 " 238 00 Azubah F. Blaisdell 34 " 255 00

Carried forward, $2,598 00 $11,734 25 10 74 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1867. Brought forward $2,598 00 $11,734 25 Anna M.Lander 34 " 238 00 Lucy M. Littlefield 34 " 238 00 Susan S. Taylor, 34 . " 238 00 Annie R. Benson 34 " 246 50 Fannie E. Lord 34 " 238 00 MaryH. Downe, 34 " 238 00 Carrie A. Dunbar 34 " 246 50 Mary A. Holden, Assistant, 34 " 153 00 E. M. Hall, Assistant 34 " 246 50 4,680 50 SUBURBAN SCHOOLS. Augusta A. Glass, 3 weeks $15 75 Vesta M. Nash 20 " 105 00 Sarah E. Ellison 8 " 42 00 HelenM. Hasey 10 " 60 00 Abbie A. W. Lawrence, ... 12 " 63 00 Isabel M. Smith 22 '« 112 55 Susan M. Thorns 12 " 42 00 Sarah L. Trecarten, 23 " 117 75 Hattie L. Pearson, 24 " 144 00 Elizabeth C. Neal 24 " 141 00 Lizzie Ewer, 26 " 168 00 Sarah L.Ham, 26 " 123 50 Mary S.Dow, 8 " 36 00 Arietta M. Stone 14 " 98 00 Nancy A. Gilman 14 " 80 50 Abbie H. Low 10 " 55 00 Abbie E. Go wen 9 " 42 75 1,447 00 FUEL. George W. Spratt,121 cords, 4i ft. wood, andsurvey'g $659 87 Webster W. Clark, 88 " " " 575 40 C. H. Patten, 29 " 4J " " 135 43 J.N.Drew, ...13 " 5 " " 75 66 David T. Nowell, 15 " " " 67 50 Danforth Snow, ..10 " 7J " " 69 21 Richard Hennessey, 8 " " " 40 Q0 Luther Drew 5 " 4 " " 30 25 Chas. H. Overlook, 6 " 7 " *' 3144 Alvah Osgood, ... 1 " " "' 7 50 N.L.Merrill, ... 1 " " " 5 00 300 cords, 3|ft. E. Brackett, wood for Avenue Dist 16 00 1,713 26 Carried forward, $19,575 01 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 75 Brought forward, $19,575 01 Daniel Green, sawing 157 cords wood $145 80 Thomas Griffin, "75 "74 ft. wood 68 70 John D. Smith, " 37 "6 " • " 85 07 Wm. Welch, " 15 " 2* " " 14 06 Rich'd Hennessey, " 8 " " " .... 8 00 Luther Drew, " 54 " " " 4 95 $276 08 MATERIALS. Wm. P. Dickey & Co., oil, lead and hardware,.... $124 72 B. F. Bradbury, oil, lead, &c 229 12 O. P. Sawtelle, oil, lead and hardware, 208 05 Blunt & Hinman for lumber 101 61 Stetson & Co., " 69 51 Stevens & Farrar, " 8 10 Thurston & Co., " 15 43 Palmer & Johnson, " 10 64 Mathew Lincoln, " 3 60 N. L. Merrill, " 13 50 Theodore Paine, for cedar posts, 16 30 N. H.Bragg, for iron 62 55 Moses S. Page, for stone feet, 25 90 Stickney & Roberts, for carpeting and cotton, &c, 82 42 971 45 REPAIRS. Peasley & Carlton, for repairs on School Houses,.. $566 58 Joseph Temple, " " " 251 18 D. M. Bickmore, " " " 65 38 Martin Mower, " " " 76 00 Wm. P. Robinson, " " " 33 42 Alvah Osgood, '« " " ± 73 E. B. Jordan, " " " H 35 Merritt D. Philbrook, " " " 6 50 H.F.Tork, " " " H40 D. W. Washburn, " " " 2 33 J. D. Brown, " " " 1 70 Cowen & Emerson, " " " 16 90 Dole Brothers, " " " 75 Sumner Chalmers, " «' " 3 00 Albert Noyes, " " " 68 92 Wood, Bishop & Co., «• " " 42 30 McGreevey & Tracey, " " " 7 83 Daniel Green, " " " 51 77 John Lynes, " " " 9 50 John Osborn, '« •" " 6 75 Carried forward, $1,238 29 $20,822 54 76 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1867. Brought forward $1,238 29 $20,822 54 Albert Titcomb, " " " 2 40 Roundy & Robinson, " " " 29 00 W. S. Pattee, " *• " 95 E. Brackett, " " " 5 00 1,275 64

BOOKS AND STATIONERY. D. Bugbee & Co $37 40 J. W. Bartlett 36 18 Charles Hight 15 47 Dresser & Varney, 37 00 J. Gilman 15 00 141 05

BROOMS, PAILS AND BRUSHES. Emery & Ingalls $19 70 W. L. Alden & Co 19 73 Smith & Norton 6 50 45 93

CLEANING, FIRES AND SWEEPING. Charles P. Roberts $50 26 Hannah Donavan, 76 00 Bridget Mitchell 14 00* Azubah F. Blaisdell 4 50 John Callahan, 4 50 Ellen Delany 7 50 Fanny Brickett, 1 50 Nancy Donavan 3 50 161 76

MISCELLANEOUS. Geo. W. Snow, making 8 diplomas and materials for same $13 00 Seth T. Hok for trees 12 50 Daniel Sculley for aid in replacing pump 12 00 Wheeler & Lynde, advertising and printing, 13 43 S. C. Clark for 4 copies Mitchell's Atlas 32 00 George W. Merrill for chairs, 7 00 Ellis Peterson for sundries 8 00 Thomas Griffin cleaning up cellars, 4 25 John Lynde for cleaning privies, 51 50 Same, services at examination of Schools 9 00 Daniel Green, cleaning privies and sundry other ser­ vices at school houses, 32 96 195 64

$22,642 56 1867.] CITY OF BANGOB. 77 HIGHWAY FUND. Receipts and Expenditures of the Highway Department. RECEIPTS. Amount of Appropriation, '. $20,000 00 " received for one pair Horses, 700 00 " " " use of teams 278 00 " " " Manure 132 00 " " " Grass on City Common, 30 00 Old Bridge Plank 10 00

$21,150 00 EXPENDITURES. C. B. Johnson, for 12 mos. labor, a $50 $600 00 H.B.Wood, " " mos. " 40 480 00 I.D.Pierce, " 114" " 40 460 00 I.B.Young, '" 8 " " 40 320 00 I. Timmins, " 12 " " 35 420 00 2280 00 I. Kelliher, " 115J days labor, 2.25 259 86 Sundry persons, " 412 " " 1.50 618 00 "2113J" " 1.374 2905 85 rt " 19294 " " 1.25 2411*73 6195 44 Hickok & Prosser, " 2 Horses 900 00 Emerson & Porter, « 1 " 450 00 Steamer Katahdin, " Freight 3 Horses, 15 00 C. B. Johnston, " Expenses to Boston 25 00 1390 00 Hooper Chase &son " Bills Corn 641 73 A. P. Atwood &.,Co. " , r . 31110 S. W. & A. H. Thaxter, " 18106 J. C. Towle & Co., Shorts &c 182 08 Emery & Ingalls, , Oats" 2129 C. H. Dunning & Co., •• " 8 40 C.S.Garland, Grinding 27 78 Z. Grover, " 8-00 1381 44 S. Griffin, Hay, 244 73 I. Worster, " 170 05 S. &. J. Adams, " 206 92 Brown, " 39 87 Andrews, " 25 87 Orff, " 15 50 Bickford, " 5 96 Bryant, Straw, 4 26 Carried forward, $713 16 $11,246 88 78 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1867. Brought forward $713 16 $11,246 88 Jones, " 5 24 Miller. " 3 42 Webber, " 2 72 J. E. Kent, Weighing, 2 25 Kent & Bryant, " 60 727 39 C. A. Johnston, Blacksmithing 177 35 Z.L.Bragdon, " 79 92 J.T.Mason "« 14 18 J.A.Howe, " 12 00 Johnston & Smith, •> 13 60 Bragden & Cowan, " 6 50 303 55 Joseph Wharf, Carts, repairing, &c 403 41 Whiten & Yeaten, repairing, 46 00 B. N. Thorns, " 16 25 G. M. Taylor, Shaft on Jigger * 1 50 J. Bachelder, Harnesses & Repairing, 226 85 Chase & Gould, repairing &c, 29 45 Rogers & Ames, Collars, 13 50 736 96 B. F. Bradbury, Bill, Oil &c 65 85 J. Hurley, " " " 6 00 T. Hersey & Co., Bear Skin, 5 00 S. H. Dale & Co., Rigging 22 97 Thurston & Crosby, " ' 2 76 Bradford Hatton & Co. Canvass •• 5 75 108 33 T. Jenness & Son, Shovels, &e 93 92 M.Schwartz, Nails, " 40 11 W.P.Dickey,'" " 2 16 Fogg & Bridges, " " 1151 O. P. Sawtell, " " 50 B. Parker, Filing saws 75 148 95 F. Muzzy & Co., Repairing Plows &c, 112 38 J. Graves, Repairing Shovels " 3 00 J. B. Fiske, Cement 22 50 D. M. Bickmore, Repairing Stable, 5 50 B. Adams, Pick Handles, 19 63 Mutual Store, Pails &c 4 31 167 32 Morse & Co., Lumber 604 36 N. L. Merrill, " 501 86 Stetson &Co., " 148 31 Blunt & Hinman, " 149 98 Carried forward, $1,404 51 $13,439 38 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 79 Brought forward $1,404 51 $13,439 38 Dole & Fogg, " 1168 T. Paine, Posts, 27 13 Thurston & Co., Posts 10 00 S. F. Jones & Son, Stone 725 21 P. Hanley, " 5 00 2,183 53 M. C. Wiley, Blowing rocks 3 00 N. H. Bragg, Iron, 3 46 Peasley & Coltonr Setting glass 4 60 Roundy & Robinson, Labor 4 81 P. P. Holden, repairing pump, 8 38 A. Nbyes, Repairing lanterns, &c, 85 Mrs. Timmens, Blankets, 2 50 Bangor Gass Co., Coal tar 15 00 H. Gilman, Deed of land and recording, 10 50 D. Bugbee & Co., Stationary, 2 00 55 10 J. H. Robinson, use of teams, 65 00 D. P. Wingate, " 140 58 W.L.Stewart, " 238 85 J. & G. G Hathaway, «• 19151 Jos, Durgin, " 99 50 Sumner Chalmers,, " 73 00 Taylor Durgin, " 372 75 L. R. Marsh, Trucking, 1 50 J. Temple, Labor, 13 88 1,196 57 H. B. & E. Odlin, Making Odlin road 150 00 Taylor Durgin, laying wall at Red Bridge 222 80 «« " for Culvert at Sherman Brook 568 00 P. Duffy, " on Patten street, 60 00 G.Martin, " ". Hancock St 6180 B.S.Ham, 24 00 D Farrall, " " Front" 33 00 "Third " 164 75 ,. «< «' Hampden road 120 00 1,404 35 D. H. Fernald, 2 sewers on Water and Broad St... 133 85 « " on Harlow street, 348 58 «« repairing walks, 38 06 J. Savage, labor on bridge 79 00 G. Savage. " " •• 8 75 J. Temple, McQueston bridge 1V£ a

Carried forward, $813 10 $18,278 93 80 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1867-

Brought forward $813 10 $18,278 93 G. K. Jewett, " 12 00 Joseph Carr, " 4 00 v 829 10 8. F. Fuller, breaking roads 93 90 Simon Hill, " 179 01 T. J. Witherly, " 19 75 L. J. Kittridge, " 2125 S. Newcomb, " 5 00 E. P. Fergerson, " 76 00 J. P. Gould, " 2 95 A. Osgood, " 1 17 S. Finson, " 96 33 E. W. Hasey, " 28 83 J.N.Drew, " 20 00 M. C. Ham, " 14 16 E.S.Lawrence, " 2 16 G. W. Richardson. " 5 15 C. H. Morison, " 7 65 S.E.Tracy, " 4 67 H.M.ElHot. " 2 00 F. Merrill, " 15 55 J.S.Ellis, " 4 33 H Osgood, " 62 17 J. Verplast, " 114 31 F. L. Richardson, " 2 61 W.S.Richardson, " .4 ^ 6 82 J. M. Gowdy, " 133 Wm. Boyd, " 34 25 Sundry persons, " 59 81 S. Wiley, " 1183 892 99 J. Tozier, for breaking roads, "..... 12 68 E. S. Heal, " 5 10 W. S. Gilman " 10 00 W. Cannary, " 2 00 Robert Parker, " » . 3 00 H.B. Call, " 75 Reuben Bagley, " 17 31 E. Bracket, «• 8 58 Edwin Drew, " 2 50 N. L. Merrill, " 12 00 C. Farrell, " 130 D. Farrell, '« 40 00 R. B. Hatch, " 2 00

Carried forward, $117 22 $20,001 02 1867.] CITY OP BANGOR. 81 Brought forward $117 22120,00102 0. Stockwell. " .* 10 97 Henry Gilman, " 116 J. B. Bond, " 7 33 W. P. Bean, " 14 50 J.Buckley, " 5 32 B.M.Duffy, " 10 00 J. Durgin, " 73 75 J. H. Pomeroy, " 1 33 Lewis Pomeroy, " 3 67 T. M. Chase. " 83 E.Clements, " 36 94 J. Bicker, " 4 75 O. W. Straw, " 133 G. Waterhouse, " 125 A. C. Tibbetts, " 15 20 T. Grifliii, •« 40 50 346 05 Amount unexpended 802 93 $21,150 00

PAUPER FUND. RECEIPTS. Appropriation, $10,000 00 Received from Superintendent of Alms House for sale of Stock and products of the Farm,.... 1,030 21 " from the Superintendent ol the House of Cor­ rection for support of inmates of said Insti­ tution v 1,052 72 " from towns and individuals for support of persons out of the Alms House 399 17 $12,482 10

.-•-. • EXPENDITURES AT ALMS HOUSE. Samuel Jeweft for 1 years' salary, $600 00 Samuel Jewett for supplies, labor, &c, 1,889 50 J. W. Humphrey for mason work, 36 00 Chas. Hayward & Co., for pork, flour, meal, fish, groceries, &c., 1,235 87 Boardman & Brann for same, 485 54 Harris & Conner for same, 46 05 George W. Manton for same, 53 19

Carried forward $4,346 15 11 82 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1867.

Brought forward $4,346 15 Francis M. Sabine for flour and flannel 203 47 J. C. Towle & Co., for meal, corn, and oats, 408 31 Robert Perkins & Son for fish 41 00 Kidder & Rice for fresh meats 9170 Jones & Trickey for same 14 00 George Vincent for same, 63 21 James Smith for fresh and salt beef, 774 38 George L. Phillips for crackers, 26 76 R. S. Morison for sugar, ....( 58 24 H. G. Prescott for butter and cheese," 33 44 Chick & Prescott for same, 61 25 N. S. Harlow for potash, drugs, &c 163 84 Warren L. Alden for medicine, &c, i 69 13 B. F. Bradbury for lead, oil, &c 14 97 Chas. H. Dunning for grass seed, &c 48 78 F. Muzzy for farming utensils, . 9 50 E. D. Godfrey for oil, crockery and glass ware, ... 94 51 Samuel H. Dale for corn cordage, &c, 147 36 City Agency for liquors 94 98 Fogg & Bridges for hard ware, 57 56 George W. Merrill for furniture, 24 25 Hatch & Williams for dry goods 375 28 Wheelwright & Clark for same 171 37 Joseph C. White for same 90 50 $7,483 94 S. & J. Adams for same, 73 54 J. P. Bass for same 106 33 Thompson & Hichborn for same, 32 21 Morse & Co., for lumber 92 50 Henry Boardman for leather 52 04 Gregory & Darling lor leather and shoes 25 73 J. O. B. Darling for shoes, 15 35 Charles A. Babcock for coal, '. .... 139 87 Wm. L. Stewart for 33 cords manure 132 00 Wood, Bishop & Co^, for repairs, .. 12 06 A. C. Leighton for repairs, 96 40 Whitton & Co., for repairs 20 68 Pritchard & Fairbanks for funnel, tin ware &c 57 22 George H. Chick for repairs, .... + 8 35 Wm. Delano for blacksmithing, 56 78 Merrill Bartlett for same 85 00 E. H. Tibbetts ;for coffins and robes 75 50 Wm. S. Mitchell for burial services, 44 00 1,125 56

Carried forward, , $8;609 50 1867.] CITY OF BANGOB. 83 Brought forward $8,609 50 EXPENDITURES OUTSIDE OF ALMS HOUSE. J. W. Humphrey, for supplies to paupers $324 41 Jonathan Burbank, for " *' 460 63 Porter & Pond, " " " 903 92 G.E.Webber, " " " 665 85 Cobb & Throndike, " " " 580 13 Stewart & Seavey, " " " 189 10 Mutual Store Co., " " " 128 64 George W. Tompson, for " " 5154 Gregory & Darling, " " " 52 43 J. C. White in part payment for board of Mrs. El- dridge, 1 year, 52 00 Town of Sebec for support of G. W. Lawrence, .. 151 80 S. D. Thurston for support of children of Ed. Man­ ning 50 00 3,610 45 Amount unexpended, 262 15 $12,482 10

FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND. RECEIPTS. Appropriation $8,250 00 Sale of Suction Hose Strainers and Spanners, 200 00 Sale of one horse 125 00 8,575 00 Amount overdrawn,, 7,634 30 $16,209 30

EXPENDITURES. ENGINE COMPANY NO. 3. Services of members 1 year, 1,826 66 Wm. Mannagan, services as Steward, 50 00 Bangor Gas Light Co., for gas, 26 79 C. A. Babcock, for wood 7 50 Bacon & Ames, for same 10 10 Geo. H. Chick, for same and preparing, 17 25 W. L. Alden, for oil and sundries, 55 ,15 Thurston & Co., for cotton waste and cordage, 23 09 E. B. Stewart, for wicking * 05 Semple & Pond, for stove funnel and repairing, . 67 13 D. M. Bickmore, repairs on Engine House 38. 62

Carried forward, $2,126 34 84 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1867.

Brought forward $2,126 34 Peasley & Carlton, glass repairs, 4 25 Michael Lynch, locks and keys and repairs, 30 95 Sleeper & Foster, painting and repairs 47 50 D. F. Brackett, for repairs 4 00 F. Muzzy & Co., repairs of Engine and hose carriage, 74 44 Geo. H. Chick, for broom and repairs, 1 70 George T. Allamby, for copper repairs 10 00 J. G. Clark, hauling to fires 55 75 2,354 93 ENGINE CO. NO. 6. Services of members 1 year, 1,826 76 M. Moriarty, services as Steward, 22 16 G. F. Lowell, for same 27 84 Bangor Gas Light Co., for gas 14 57 Bacon & Ames, for wood, ' 13 50 Thurston & Crosby, for cordage, 21 16 Blood & Rowe, for oil and sundries, 20 95 A. Leighton, for oil can and wire 4 27 George A. Chick, for straps and pail 1 30 Morse & Gushing, for repairs of hose carriage and painting 25 00 J. H. Libbey, for same 13 47 F. Muzzy & Co., repairing Engine and hose carriage, 62 24 Goodwin & Tibbetts, repairs on Engine house, 20 49 D. M. Bickmore, for same, 4 36 Peasley & Carlton, for repairs, 80 B. N. Thorns, for repairs, 5 00 Sleeper & Foster, for painting, 3 00 Semple & Pond, for stove funnel and repairs, 41 90 Pritchard & Fairbanks, for conductor, 2 50 Luther Cutter, hauling to fires 34 50 — 2,165 77 STEAMERS UNION AND VICTORY. Services of members 1 year, 1,000 00 Martin Rimbeck, services as fireman 1 year 50 00 Same, for extra service, 5 00 Wm. A. Rich, as fireman 50 00 Same, for services assisting Wm. H. Mansfield 18 25 John Timmons, as teamster, 40 00 Bangor Gas Light Co., for gas 23 50 Same, for 12 tons 1275 lbs. coal, (Cannel,) 252 75 Bacon & Ames, for coal, 15 09 Same, for wood 4 00 Kent & Bryant.weighing coal 60

Carried forward, $1,459 10 $4,520 70 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 85 Brought forward $1,459 10 $4,520 70 Thurston & Crosby, for cotton waste 18 09 W. L. Alden, for oil, alcohol &c 75 10 George H. Chick, for blankets, 20 00 Same, repairing harnesses 14 75 John B. Williams, for leather and repairs 19 25 C. A. Johnson, for shoeing horses 5 50 Joel A. Howe, for same 19 00 M. J. Kiley, for same, 42 50 Joseph Graves, for washer cutter - 3 50 F. Muzzy & Co., for materials and repairs 73 88 Wm. S. Pattee, for repairs on Engine House, 10 82 J. W. Durgin, for same 8 75 H. H. Fogg, for same 6 84 D. H. Fernald, for same 9 05 Morse & Cushing, repairing hose carriage, 14 50 Wm. H. Mansfield, paid for coal, &c, 4 25 W. L. Alden, for oil 22 13 Portland Co., for repairs on Steamer Union, 850 75 Same, for glasses for same, 27 25 Me. Cen. R. R. for transportation of Steamer Union, 17 50 Wm. H. Mansfield, expenses to Portland :. 28 00 Otis Maddox, hauling to fires 7 75 Chas. J. Collamore, same 5 50 Dana Jardine, same, 4 70 2,763 46 HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY. Services of members 1 year, 1,000 00 Geo. H. Frost, services as Steward, 8 50 F. M. Sleeper, same, 12 50 H. B. Parker, same 8 34 George M. Taylor, for ladder, 7 40 C. A. Johnson, for hooks 14 00 D. F. Brackett, repairing carriage, 6 00 Brackett & Maxwell, repairing brake 2 25 W. L. Alden, for lard and oil, 2 50 Emery & Ingalls, for bucket, 75 Sleeper & Foster, lettering and painting 8 55 M. Lynch, repairing locks and keys, 1 50 Hook & Ladder Co., hauling to fires, 26 00 1,098 29 MISCELLANEOUS. Josiah Gates.for 1001i ft.hose and 20 sets of couplings, 1,871 15 Wm. Eckfelt, for 1015 ft. hose and 20 prs. screws,... 1,935 50 Hunneman& Co., for 2 hose carriages and 2 rope reels, 737 50

Carried forward, $4,544 15 $8,382 45 86 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITUKE8. [1867. Brought forward $4,544 15 $8,382 45 Steamer Katahdin, freight of same, 20 00 Roundy & Robinson, for .building Reservoir near Hatch House 1,550 00 Same for inlets and outlets for same, 287 50 Sewall Grover, for 1 horse, 300 00 Thomas Hersey, for 25 rubber coats, 212 50 Same, for leather, • • J.4 79 Abram Woodard, for horse and wagon from March, 1865, :to March, 1866 75 00 City Agency, for alcohol and rum, • • 70 12 John Timmons, for clearing reservoirs for year 1865-66, 30 00 Same, for year 1866-7, •• . 30 00 Same, for extra labor .' 5 00 Sam'l A. Fellows, for paid 20 men at fire on Broad st., 19 00 Same, for blacksmithing, &c., 14 15 J. A. Howe, for same, 11 25 L. Burton, for 1 gong, 15 00 O. P. Sawtelle, for hardware, 13 50 Michael Schwartz, for same, 44 60 Geo. T. Allamby, for copper castings 42 82 Jonathan Burbank, for same, 12 39 F. Muzzy & Co., for materials and repairs and use of lathe, 158 43 Stetson & Co., for lumber 23 08 Wm. S. Pattee, for materials and repairs of reservoirs, 48 88 D. H. Fernald, for same, 1 75 J. H. Libbey, for same 2 57 Wm. A. Rich, labor filling reservoirs and assisting W. H. Mansfield in repairing 37 50 B. N. Thorns, materials .and repairs, 47.00 Wm. S. Frazier, same, 20 00 Blood & Rowe, for alcohol, oil, &c 44 87 Thurston & Crosby, for cotton waste, &c, 18 50 Wm. Mannagan, for lighting reservoir, washing hose, &c., 11 25 Chas. E. Childs, for conductors, &c 11 23 D. P. Wingate, for filling, reservoirs 17 83 Union Hose Co., for same, 60 00 D. M. Bickmore, repairing fences and reservoirs, ... 19 83 Chas Smith, for labor, 3 00 Geo. H. Chick, paid freight on 1 gong, and express bills, 3 00 Wm. Thompson, for paper and printing 11 00 Carried forward $7,800 49 $8,382 45 1867.] CITY OP BANGOH. 87 Brought forward, $7,800 49 $8,382 45 James Smith, for oil, 10 00 Wm. H. Mansfield, for paid trucking, &c 2 50 Semple & Pond, repairing conductor, 75 John H. Gillispie, trucking to fires, • 1 25 Charles Hoyt, for same 1 50 J. L.Randall, for same, 2 00 David Jardine, for same 4 86 B. F. Cobb, for same 2 50 M. H. Ormsby, for same 1 00 7,826 86 $16,209 30 <•••> SALAEY FUND.

RECEIPTS. Appropriation, $14;570 00 Fees accruing from Police Dep't, viz: Received from County Treasurer 596 69 " from City Marshal, 208 71 • " from Judge of Police Court 633 85 $16,009 25 EXPENDITURES. Mayor's Salary, 500 00 City Clerk 600 00 Superintending School Committee, 950 00 Commissioner of Streets, 800.00 City Solicitor, 200 00 Overseers of the Poor 400 00 City Physician 250 00 City Marshal 1,000 00 Wm. H. Mansfield, Engineer, 900 00 Judge of Police Court 600 00 James H. Stewart, Deputy Marshal, 650 00 Levi Emerson. " " 650 00 Samuel D. Sweetzer, " " 650 00 Allen H. C. Rice, " " 650 00 Joseph P. Tyler, " " 650 00 William S. Baker, " " 650 00 Fred'k W. McLaughlin" " 650 00 Wilber F. Lakin, " " 650 00 JohnP. Pratt, " " '. 604 98 Wm. S. Gilman, " " 48 02 5,853 00 Carried forward,. $12,053 00 88 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1867. Brought forward, $12,053 00 Sam'l A. Fellows, Chief Engineer Fire Department, 250 00 George H. Stiles, Ass't " " " 75 00 Wm. S. Townsend same, 75 00 Charles E. Perry, same, 37 50 George M. Taylor, same 37 50 Cemetery Board 25 00 Wm. P. Robinson, City Bell Ringer 100 00 J. B. Mathews, Clerk of Common Council, 17 50 George R. Smith, same, 17 50 John H. Hayes, same, 35 00 Seth Paine, Treasurer and Collector, 2,390 76 15,113 76 Amount unexpended 895 49 $16,009 25 —— INTEREST FUND.

RECEIPTS. Appropriation, $16,517 00 Interest on Moses Savary's note 13 15 Interest on Non Res,' taxes 70 73

$16,600 88

EXPENDITURES. Interest on Permanent City Loan 14,822 00 " Temporary " " 823 24

15,645 34 Amount unexpended, 955 54 $16,600 88

CONTINGENT FUND.

RECEHTS. Appropriation for contingent Expenses, $75,000 00 Same for payment permanent debt due Feb. 1st, 1867, 13,000 00 $88,000 00 Overlaying on taxes, 4,289 52 Supplementary tax list, 771 44

Carried forward, $93,060 96 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 89 Brought forward, $93,060 96 Amount received for Loans during the year, 34,000 00 " on Moses Savafy's Note in pay­ ment for land on Hammond street, 575 00 received of S. B. Morison, Treasurer of Board of Health, 783 37 received of A. L. Simpson, City Solicitor, for costs of suit recovered of Sam'l Veazie,. 336 00 supplies and expenses charged City Agency, 11,492 91 received for licenses for public amusements, 290 00 " " use of City Hall, 133 00 " Heirs of Wm. Babcock for Sew­ er Assessment 50 00 received for dog licences, 68 50 " for billliard license 30 00 " " porter cart license, 3 00 " " compromise of tax 10 00 " " Deeds 37 54 " •' advertising taxes (Non Kes't) 42 16 " " old pump, 7 00 " ofB. O.Foster 37 charged State of Maine for aid to soldier's families during municipal year, 669 65 l->-l, 44,647 42 $186,236 88

EXPENDITURES. George W. Pickering, rent of hall for Company B, $50 00 Exchange Block Co., for rent of hall for Cavalry Co., 1864-5, 29 16 Same for rent of hall for City Guards 100 00 Joseph Clergue, rent of Office, Exchange street, . 18 75 S. H. Dale for rent of Powder house 25 00 $222 91 Bangor Gas Light Company, Gas for City Hall, ... 248 46 Same for streets 2,213 28 Same for Company A and B, 2 82 Same for moving lamp posts, 13 02 2,472 58 J. Harper & Brother, taking care of clocks, 6 mos., 50 00 Wm. N. Harper, same, 2 months, 15 days 20 00 John Osborn, same, 30 00 Albert Titcomb, repairing clock, 1 50 101 50 Carried forward, $2,796 99 12 90 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1867. Brought forward, $2,796 99 George W. Snow, making and preparing ward lists during the year,, .., 55 00 Same, recording births and deaths 60 00 Same, making Common Council records, 30 00 Same taking statements of applicants for State pen­ sions, 5 00 Same, making up records of ward 1 and 6 7 50 Same, paid postage and copies of acts, 5 55 183 05 N. G. Treat on receipts and expenditures prepara­ tory for publication, 50 00 John W. Abbott, on highway fund 15 00 .Town of Hampden for taxes, 51 13 Mrs. A. Bobbins, 300 00 416 13 Hollis Bowman Assessor, 100 days, 300 00 T.W.Baldwin, " 141 " 423 00 William Arnold, " 122 " 366 00 Geo. W. Snow, Clerk, 32 " 96 00 N. G. Treat, 2 days 5 00 C. G. Sawyer, Assistant Assessor, 23 days, 43 00 David E. Costellow, " " 23 " 46 00 HerveyPond, " " 19 " 38 00 EzekielCobb, " " 20 " 40 00 Eber Steward, " " 17 " 34 00 N. D. Newmarch, " " 20 " 40 00 J. M. Dickey, «' " 20 " 40 00 1,474 00 B. S. Deane, engineering, 62 50 Eber Steward, same, 27 50 John S. Patten, " 10 00 G.W.Whitney," 168 40 Fred. H. Coombs, same 115 25 S. P. Bradbury, same 131 25 514 SO D. F. Adams, services as Ward Clerk, 2 years, ... 6 00 Fred. A. Cummings, same, 6 00 C. J. Collamore, same, 6 00 Ruel Smith, same, 3 00 S. F. Humphrey, same 3 00 24 00 Mrs. E. L. Crosby, consideration for new Engine House lot 3.567 75 J. W. Humphrey, paid for labor 3,166 62 Andrew Wiggin, labor and materials, 1,540 43 Daniel H. Fernald, same, 1,521 25

Carried forward, $9,796 05 $5,389 07 1867.] CITY OJ. BANGOB. 91

Brought forward, $9,796 05 $5,889 07 H. M. & J. R. Farrington, for 247 M brick 2,084 00 Stetson & Co., for lumber 712 88 Moses Giddings, for same 428 25 Paul D. Harthorn, for some 122 99 B. O. Foster, for same 209 28 Wm. T. Pearson, for same, 15 20 N. Kittridge, for same, 45 35 Dole & Fogg, for same, and planing same, 123 06 Morse & Co., for lumber, 218 54 Robert Davis, for same, 60 00 Dole Brothers, " " 14 25 Chas. B. Abbot for Slate 330 92 Smith & Perkins for prepared granite, 292 65 James B. Fiske for cement, 263 63 S. H. Dale, cement and oakum &c, 88 56 John S. Kimball for lime, 275 65 Michael Schwartz, nails, glass, hardware, &c, .... 703 40 N. H. Bragg for iron, &c, 83 45 O. P. Sawtelle for hardware 11 00 Farrar, Follett & Co., for iron, 89 €9 Pritchard & Fairbands for iron, other materials & " labor 256 35 F. Muzzy & Co., for materials and labor 246 65 Taylor Durgin, for hauling stone, sand, &c, 233 85 D. P. Wingate, hauling water, 45 12 Wood & Bishop, 1 furnace, stove pipe, &c, 312 15 Jonathan Burbank, for gas pipe and fixtures, 88 68 Sweet & Bickford, for materials and labor, 178 35 B. O. Foster, paid sundry men for labor, 268 45 W. H. Field, for caulking 40 65 Fernald & Adams, for mason work 6 99 Z. L. Bragdon, blacksmithing 69 97 £. L. Washburn, posts and banisters, 21 90 Grorham & Sanborn, setting glass, 31 53 B. S. Deane, engineering 37 50 F. H. Coombs, same 58 15 17,664 59 Daniel H. Fernald, building sewers, . 1,215 45 Adams & Fernald, building sewers on York, Essex and Hammond streets, 9,767 70 Charles Staples & Son, for 2 sewer pipes and truck'g, 82 01 S. F. Jones, for scuttle stone for sewers, and gutter stones 397 70 F. Muzzy & Co., materials and labor for sewers,.... 486 41 Dan'l Farrell, for labor on sewers 49 50

Carried forward, $11,998 77 $23,253 66 92 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1867.

Brought forward, $11,998 77 $23,253 66 J. W. Humphrey, services on culverts 37 00 Isaac N. Gillespie, for trucking 2 00 1 e 12,037 77 Edward Heffron, for labor digging a well, East Mar­ ket Square, 547 44 M. O'Donnell, for labor on same 32 25 Morse & Co., for lumber 7 80 S. F. Jones, for watering trough and platform, 90 50 P. P. Holden, for pump for same 18 80 r ^ 696 79 Ivory Small, bill of labor on Alms House extension, 630 73 W. S. Pattee's bill for same, 376 00 W. S. Hellier. for brick 558 50 R. B. Dunning, for lime, 96 35 James B. Fiske, for cement 49 88 Charles B. Abbot, for slate 117 13 S. F. Jones, prepared granite, 63 50 J. W. Humphrey, for stone, , 48 00 Moses Giddings, for lumber 25 10 Morse & Co., for same, 93 62 Stetson & Co., for same 39 75 Blunt & Hinman, same, 16 50 Dole & Fogg, planing and moulding 51 35 Wood, Bishop & Co.,wood furnace, fixtures and labor, 100 59 Fogg & Bridges, hardware, 71 98 Pritchard&Fairbanks,sheetlead,conductors,stove,&c. 46 26 Albert Noyes, materials and labor 17 67 B. F. Bradbury, for lead, oil, &c, 35 45 Washburn & Halliburton for doors, 40 00 F. Muzzy & Co., for window weights 8 60 John Brown, for painting, 30 26 M. Schwartz, for windows 84 00 2,601 22 O. H. Ingalls, services as agent for pay't of State aid to soldiers' families from Jan., '66, to May, '66, 100 00 Same, from May 1 to July 31, '66, 25 00 Emery & Ingalls, making copies of State aid for 1866, 15 00 140 00 Samuel B. Morison, Treasurer of Board of Health, for paid for labor, materials and expenses dur­ ing the year, 904 18 Same, for services 114i days 286 87 Thomas Trickey, 118i days, 296 25 Henry Gale, 85 days, 212 50 Same, distributing notices 9 days, 18 00 Sam'l Jewett, boarding men, and forage 234 26

Carried forward, $1,952 06 $38,729 44 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 93 Brought forward $1,952 06 $38,729 44 Wm. H. Strickland & Co., for hire of horses and carts, 96 02 Fogg & Bridges, for shovels, hoes, &c, 39 10 J. & G. .G. Hathaway, use of cart, 15 00 D. P. Wingate, for labor of men, and horse and cart, 22 50 2,124 68 Lemuel Overlook, for 31 7-8 cords wood furnished in 1865-6 228 33 Same, 31 cords in 1866-7 220 60 Webster Clark, 3 cords wood 22 80 H. B. Stewart, for wood 13 70 Allen Crowell, for same 8 50 Wm. F,. Abbot, for same 7 05 John Work, for same 7 85 John Foley, for same, 13 25 Thomas Bradlield, sawing, splitting and housing 32 cords, 40 00 Dan'l Green, sawing wood, 1 45 Isaac Coughlin, same, 1 20 564 73 Insane Hospital, support of insane paupers, 2,125 33 State Reform School, support of inmates, 51 00 2,176 33 Geo. W. Pickering, rent of store for City Agency 1 year 200 00 Joseph Brown, 1 year's salary, 600 00 Same, Wm. Edgar Bird for liquors 3,028 26 " M. J. Cole & Co., for same 3,48184 " Eaton Shaw, " " 2,142 67 " D. T. Mills & Co., " " 404 68 " Calvin Dwinel, " " 330 07 " United States, " " 355 00 " Daniel Lawrence & Sons, same, 101 25 " Seth E. Pecker & Co., " 156 25 " M. Wesolouskie & Co., " 186 46 " Foster & Taylor, " 23 65 " B. Holman, for Brandy 34 00 " Henry McLaughlin, for wine, 1125 " N. S. Harlow, for same 6 75 " Samuel Jewett, for same, 5 34 " Wm. J. Smith, for ale ' 20 05 " Revenue tax 75 00 " Freight bills 78 25 " Coal and fuel 17 60 " Jugs, bottles and corks, 66 90

Carried forward, $11,325 27$43,595 18 94 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1867.

Brought forward '. $11,325 27 $43,595 18 Same, Assistant in store, expenses to Boston and inci­ dental expenses 167 64 11,492 91 Taylor Durgin for gravel lot, 900 00 John P. Davis, strip of land 30 00 E. A. Thayer, gratuity 200 00 Mathew McCarty, for discharge of claims for injuries sustained on side walk, 100 00 Jeremiah Crowley for same, 15 00 Simon F. Walker for the detection and conviction of John Sullivan for setting fires, 500 00 Same, in full for claims vs the City for the arrest and conviction of incendiaries 153 00 1,898 00 John E. Godfrey and Wm. P. Wingate services as committee on pensions for year, 1866 400 00 A. G. Wakefield & Palmer, expenses to Augusta on City business, 25 00 A. L. Simpson, time and expenses to Augusta, .... 45 96 Same, tor paid witness fees, damage, &c, 40 60 B. O. Foster, expenses to Augusta, 10 70 S. D. Thurston for same 10 70 F. A. Wilson attorney for Eliza A. Hallowell, as gratuity for injuries sustained on streets, ... 50 00 Jas. S. Rowe, for services in the case of Veazie vs. City of Bangor, 145 00 J. W. Strange, for City's proportion of expense of suit between Strange and Maine Charity School 20 00 747 96 J. H. Robinson, furnishing ice for the summer on Custom House Approach 159 25 Seth T. Holt, for trees • 52 00 Maine Central Rail Road, transportation steam fire engine, 17 50 Steamer Lady Lang, freight of hose and sewer pipe, 24 13 252 88 B. A. Burr for printing Annual City Reports and paper for same, 220 30 Same, for printing and advertising, 49 00 Wheeler & Lynde, for advertising, 262 45 William Thompson, for same '. 88 12 Stevens & Sayward, advertising non resident taxes, 30 00 David Bugbee, blank book and stationery 213 06 Chas. Hight, for same, 6 00

Carried forward, $868 93 $57,986 93 1867.] CITY OP BANGOR. 95 Brought forward $868 93$57,986 93 S. S. Smith, for tax-.advertisements, &c 49 00 Smith & Hill for printing 11 95 929 88 Samuel Jewett, for support of person sick with small pox, *•. 51 02 Same, for support of sundry persons at Alms house, 82 84 John O'Mara nursing 10J days, 21 00 Elizabeth Maid same 6 days, 10 50 165 36 George Waterhouse, burying dogs and cleaning vaults 12 00 A. G. Hunt, removing filth, 5 00 Thomas Allen, repairs on Central Park, 23 07 Wm. B. Webber, posting notices 6 75 A. Noyes, for materials and repairs in police offices, 24 04 F. Muzzy & Co., for same, 18 43 69 29 H. B. Farnham, paid for extra police 158 95 Same, paid for horse hire and expenses for same, .. 42 44 Same, paid expenses taking persons to Insane Hos­ pital, 31 90 Same, same to Reform School 88 50 Same, for washing school houses, 10 50 Same " ringing bells, July 4, 14 00 Same, paid witness fees rr.d trucking liquors and sundry expenses for police, 27 64 373 93 John Lynes, labor for the year at City Hall buildings, day and evening, making fires, sweeping, washing, &c 372 92 Same, paid sundry persons for materials and assis­ tance J. 75 00 Wm. S. Mitchell, building fence at Mt. Hope, and repairs of fence and roads, &c 70 71 Wm. F. Heald, labor and materials making fence to enclose Maple Grove Cemetery 223 50 J. N. Downe, expenses firing salute on the 4th July, 102 25 : 844 38 John Goodell, Jr., recording deeds, 1 50 C. C. Prescott, for chairs, 8 40 Lyon & Lewis, use and damage of goods, 4 10 00 Whitten & Yeaton, repairs of hearse 62 16 Chase & Gould, same 4 15 Thompson & Hitchborn, for oil cloth, 3 75 Emery & Ingalls, for wash tub 1 25

Carried forward, .- $92 21 $60,389 77 96 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1867.

Brought forward $92 21$60,389 77 Daniel Donnelly, travel and attendance at Court, . 1 62 93 83 Joseph Temple, for 4 days labor, 11 50 D. M. Bickmore, repairing fence and pump 3 25 John Webb, for white washing, 4 50 Timothy T. Cates for burners and repairs, 19 86 A. C. Leighton, materials and repairs 10 14 John Brown, same, 17 02 Pritchard & Fairbanks, stove pipe and repairs, .... 9 30 Chas. H. Dunning, for plaster, 60 S. B. Morison, load of muck •. 1 00 P. P. Holden, for pump 18 65 John C. Boung, repairing pump, - 2 25 Dole Brothers, repairing settees and chairs, 2 75 B. C. Frost, repairs of glass, 1 25 M. Lynch, locks and keys and repairs 8 00 John S. Johnson, repairing glass 2 65 F *S — 112 72 Setli Paine, abatement on taxes, 4,343 20 Same, Permanent and Temporary Loans, during Municipal year 78,647 42 O. H. Ingalls, Distributing Agent, for amount fur­ nished soldiers' families 669 65 83,660 27 Total amount Mayor's Orders, $144,256 59

Discount on Taxes for 1866, (for prompt payment) per order of City Council on $196,809 53 at 10 per cent is, 19,680 95

$163,937 54 Amount unexpended of the Contingent Fund, (Prop­ er) after adjusting the Loan account, is, ... 22,299 34

$186,236 88

Summary of Mayor's Orders drawn on the several Funds for the year 1866-67. Highway Fund, $20,347 07 School do 22,642 56 Pauper do .~ 12,219 95 Salary do 15,113 76 Fire, do 16,209 30 Interest do 15,645 34 Contingent Fund including payment of Permanent Loan due Feb. 1867, ($13,000) 144,156 59

$246,434 57 CITY GOVEENMENT.

MAYOR, ALBERT G. WAKEFIELD

ALDERMEN. Ward 1. Joab W. Palmer. Ward 4. Ambrose C. Flint. Ward 2. James F. Rawson. Ward 5. Simon P. Bradbury. Ward 3. Nathan L. Perkins. Ward 6. John E. Godfrey. Ward rt Joseph T. Snow.

GEORGE W. SNOW, CITY CLERK.

COMMON COUNCIL. Ward 1. Edward Conners, Ward 4. William M. Davis, Patrick Gallagher, Daniel Wheeler, Ancel C. Hallett, Geo. W. Whitney. Ward 2. Fred. A. Cummings, Ward 5. Alonzo S. Weed, John McCann, Jeremiah Fenno, Samuel F. Jones. Chas. H. Buswell. Ward 3. James Woodbury, Ward 6. Hiram B. Stewart, Thomas Horsey, Joseph Graves, Vacancy. Hermon Bartlett. Ward 7. Benjamin F. S. Patten, Gardner Bragdon, Clerk,—John II. Hayes.

WARD OFFICERS.

WARDENS. WARD CLERKS. Word 1 Michael O'Connell. Ward 1. Horatio W. Blood. W 2. John Morrill. " 2. William King. 3. David E. Costellow. " 3. John Goodell, Jr. 4. Daniel M. Dunham. " 4. Samuel Nash. 5 Benj. F. Bradbury. " 5. Charles I. Collamore. 6.' Frank S. Trickey. " 6. Henry Q. Norton. 7. Samuel H. Boardman. " 7. Samuel F. Hnmphrey. 98 CITY GOVERNMENT. [1867.

OFFICERS ELECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

City Clerk—George W. Snow. Treasurer and Collector—Seth Paine. Commissioner of Streets—Wm. L. Stewart. City Solicitor—Chas. Hamlin. City Physician—John M. Blaisdell. City Marshal—Henry B. Farnham. Chief Engineer of the Fire Department—Elijah Low. Harbor Master—Calvin Kirk. Assessors—Thos. W. Baldwin, Hollis Bowman, Wm. Arnold. Overseers of the Poor and Work House—Joseph W. Humplirey, Jonathan Burbank. John P. Davis, 2d. Superintending School Committee—Francis M. Sabine, Thomas TJ. Coe, Chas. P. Roberts, Chas. C. Everett, John B. Gould, Albion K. P. Small, Benjamin G. Grant. Constables—Henry B. Farnham, Samuel D. Swtetser, Simon F. Walker,

Truancy Committee Street Engineers—S. P. Bradbury, Geo. W. Whitney, Frederick H. Coombs. Health Officer—Henry Gale. Cemetery Board—John B. Foster, Wm. S. Mitchell, Isaiah Stetson. Pound Keeper—Daniel M. Bickinore. Fence Viewer— Chas. H. Forbes, Field Driver—Geo. Waterhouse. Surveyors of Lumber—Benj. B. Pond, Francis J. Cummings, Abijah Dun­ bar, John W. Robinson, Wm. Carlisle, Jotham A. C. Mason, Geo. Dunham, Jos. E. Kent, John H. Crosby, John T. Tewksbury.

OFFICEUS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR.

Deputy Policemen—Levi Emerson, Sam'l D. Sweetser, Fred. McLaughlin, James H. Stewart, (Capt.) John P. Pratt, A. H. C. Rice, Wilbur F. Lakin, Wm. S. Baker, Joseph P. Tyler. Surveyors of Wood and Bark—John O. Kendrick, Joseph N. Downe, Abijah Dunbar, Hernion Bartlett, II. B. Stewart, Jotham A. C. Ma­ son, Jos. G. Moore. Weighers of Hay, &e.—John C. Dickey, H. F. McLaughlin, Jos. E. Kent. Sealer of Weights and Measures—Jona. Burbank. Weigher and Gauger—Wm. Boyd. Engineer of Steam Fire Engines—Wm. H. Mansfield. Undertakers—Wm. S. Mitchell, James Mitchell. 1867.] CITY OF BANGOR. 99

Superintendent of Schools—Chas. P. Roberts.

ASSISTANT ASSESSORS : Ward 1—Roderick D. McKinnon. 2—Ezekiel Cobb. 3—David E. Costellow. 4—Chas. G. Sawyer. 5—Nath'l D. Newmarch. 6—Henry Gale. 7—Eber Steward.

Assistant Engineers of the Fire Department—James W. Williams, Job Collett, Otis D. Maddocks. Inspector of Petroleum and other Burning Fluids—A. C. Hamlin.

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JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.

ON FINANCE. t Alderman A. C. Flint, Messrs. J. Fenno and H. B. Stewart.

ON ACCOUNTS AND CLAIMS. Alderman Jos. F. Snow, Messrs. Daniel Wheeler and A. S. Weed.

ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Alderman J. E. Godfrey, Messrs. B. F. S. Patten and G. Bragdon.

ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. Alderman Messrs. Geo. W. Whitney, and E. Conners.

ON FIRE DEPARTMENT. Alderman Messrs. Thos. Hersey and T. K. Johnston.

ON BY-LAWS AND POLICE REGULATIONS. Alderman J. F. Rawson, Messrs. II. Bartlett and A. C. Hallett.

ON CITY PROPERTY. Alderman N. L. Perkins, Messrs. Jos. Graves and J. McCann.

ON GAS LIGHTS. Alderman N. L. Perkins, Messrs. S. F. Jones and F. A. Cummings.