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MAYOR'S ADDRESS;
ALSO, THE ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS.
AND THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
FOR THE MUNICIPAL YEAR 1880-81.
BANGOR: B. A. Burr, Whig and Courier Job Office. 1881.
CITY OF BAISTGOE.
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MAYOR'S ADDRESS;
ALSO, THE ANNUAL EEPOETS
OF THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS,
AND THE
EECEIPTS AND EXPENDITUEES
FOE THE MUNICIPAL YEAR, 1880-81.
BANGOR: B. A. Burr, Whig and Courier Job Office. 1881.
MAYOR'S ADDRESS.
Gentlemen of the City Council; The voters of our city caU us together this morning for the purpose of clothing us with authority to enter upon our offi cial duties as their municipal officers. As your Mayor, it is required of me to be vigilant and ac tive in causing the laws and regulations of the city to be executed and enforced, to exercise a general supervision over the conduct of all subordinate officers, and cause any viola tion of law, or neglect of duty to be punished, and to be a co-worker with you, in our several duties as members of the city council. The responsibilities incumbent upon us therefore, are diffi cult and laborious, and to perform them well and wisely needs our careful and candid consideration. During the past year, our city, through the favor of a Divine Providence, has been unusually free from epidemics, and the general health of the people good. I suggest three methods for the promotion of temperance: First—Principles of temperance should be taught at home and in our schools. Second—The influence of moral suasion. Third—The removal of the temptation. Home and school impressions upon the minds of youth are usually lasting, aud often adhered to through life. Moral suasion is doing its work faithfully, and I trust will be continued until its mission is fulfilled. Our law makers for the present have done their part in helping to remove the temptation. 4 MAYOB'S ADDBESS. [1881. Our taxes are a burden to our people. It becomes us to make every reasonable effort to lighten this burden as much as a wise administration will allow. The improvements we demand in our schools, streets, sew ers, water, fire and police are unlimited, and that none of these are perfectly completed is evidenced each year in peti tions for extending and enlarging them. I earnestly recommend to your consideration some plan of permanent improvement on our streets, such as your good judgment may dictate, after a thorough investigation. Full reports of our several departments will be placed before you. I invite your attention to portions of each, and quote largely from the report of our treasurer, which must be grat ifying to every voter who expects to keep our financial depart ment sound, and our standard of credit maintained. From the report of City Treasurer, the following abstract has been made:
Abstract of City Treasurer's Account, rendered March 9, 1881. 1880. March 9, Balance of cash on hand, , . $14 490 30 1881. March 9. Amount of Treasurer's notes discounted, 80,000 00 Collection of taxes for 1873 to 1880, (inclusive) covering abatements and discounts, 275,910 88 Credits to various funds exclusive of appropriations, 54!867 11 Note of G. A. Hill paid, 115 00 Amt. repaid by Bangor & Piscataquis R. B. on account of coupons paid, 37 000 00 State of Maine for pensions advanced, i'o50 00 Amt. rec'd for redemption of real estate sold for unpaid taxes, 2,239 01 Total, $465,672 30 1881.] CITY OF BANGOfc. 5 CREDITS. 1881. March 9. Amount of Mayor's orders for year 1880-81, $314,395 33 State tax, 1880, 50,215 32 County, " 17,687 02 Coupons on city loan to B. & P. R. R. Co., 58,595 00 State pensions paid to residents of Bangor, 1,050 00 Refunded to purchasers, amount rec'd for redemp tion of real estate, < 2,239 01
$444,181 68 Balance on hand: Deposit at Merchant's National Bank, Boston $2,108 59 Deposit at Second Nat'l Bank, Bangor, 18,500 00 Cashin Treasury, 882 03
21,490 62 $465,672 30 Abstract of Collector's Account for the year ending March 9,1881. 1880. March 9. Balance uncollected for years 1873-9, as per account rendered this day, $47,915 97 Oct. 5. Commitment of tax for 1880, 275,181 03 March 9,1881, Supplementary collections 125 04
$323,222 04 CREDITS. 1881. March 9. Amount paid in to Treasury, including discounts and abatements $275,910 88 Balance of uncollected taxes this date, 47,311 16
$323,222 04 The amount of uncollected taxes shown above, is less than for many years, which is a gratifying evidence of the ability and disposition of our tax payers, to respond to their municipal obligations. Statement of Dues to the City of Bangor, March 9,1881. Cash balance of Treasurer's account $21,490 62 Uncollected taxes, 47,311 16 Sewer assessments, 1,045 05
Balance due from Bangor & Piscataquis R. R. on advances for coupons on city loan, $214,210 95 881 6 MAYOR'S ADDRESS. [I -
The assessed valuation of the city for 1880, is as 1tollow.: ^ $g ^^
Real estate, 2 yjj ^6g Personal estate, ] Total, «9,084,528 Municipal real estate, including Water Works 7,740 00 $9,858,528. Statement of Beceipts and Expenditures, in the Several Departments. „ , „ t„ Amounts ADDtonriations Unexpended Overdrawn Departments,, fended. and credits. Balances.. Balances. Highway $16,288 04 $17,454 85 $1,166 81 School 30,564 73 30,568 83 4 10 paUper, 16,664 64 19,907 55 3,242 91 Salary,' 4.622 75 4,700 00 77 25 Incidental, 10,835 01 11,593 82 758 81 Interest, 20,881 73 21,818 71 936 98 Sewer, 4,467 25 5,281 81 814 56 Wateri 37,288 79 40,134 50 2,845 71 City Agency, 8,444 15 9,377 25 933 10 Gas, 4,351 09 4,500 00 148 91 Overlayings, 7,654 67 9,578 69 1,924 02 Fire, 15,201 08 14.744 10 456 98 Police, 8,009 81 7.985 69 24 12 Discount on taxes, 23,121 59 22,500 00 621 59 $208,395 33 $220,145 80 $12,853 16 $1,102 69 Abstract of above. Amount of appropriations and credits, $220,145 80 Amount expended, 208,395 33 Amount unexpended balance, $11,750 47 It will be noticed that the amount expended in the Pauper Department the past year is $16,664.64, which is $4,760 less than the average expen diture for the last nine years. Expenditures in Pauper Department. 1872 $21,795 05 1873 18.566 48 1874 22,831 32 1875 20,970 80 1876 25,012 12 1877 26,185 55 1878 21,094 03 1879 19i690 74 !880 16,664 64 $192,810 73 Average for 9 years .$21,423 00 1881.] CITY 01" BANGOR. 7 Liabilities of the City, March 9,1881. Municipal bonds due in 1881 $ 15,000 00 1882 21,000 00 1885 50,000 00 1892 50,000 00 1894 100,000 00 Water bonds due in 1905 500,000 00
$736,000 00 It will be noticed that $15,000.00 of the above matures the present year, and must be included in the expenditures of 1881.
The City Holds Trust Funds, as follows: For Bangor Fuel Society $ 1,000 00 Home for Aged Women 25,000 00 Children's Home 40,000 00 Bangor Mechanic Association 12,000 00 Wakefield fund for indigent women 10,000 00
$88,000 00 showing aggregate direct liability for the City on Municipal Bonds and trust Funds to be $824,000.00.
Railroad Loans. To the European & North American Railway Company due January 1, 1894 $1,000,000 00 The interest on these bonds is invariably provided for by the company, and no anxiety is entertained that the city will sustain any loss or inconvenience from this con tingent liability. To the Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad Co., due April 1, 1899, at 6 per cent $600,000 00 at 7 per cent 325,000 00
$925,000 00 As for several years past, the coupons for interest on these loans is paid directly from the City Treasury, which has caused a draft for the last year of $58,595.00. This has been reduced by the amount of $37,- 000 00 received from the net earnings of the road, making the net ad vance by city, $21,595.00. This receipt from the road is $11,000 in excess of that of the previous year, and an increase on the amount paid to the city for any year since the road defaulted on the interest. 8 MAYOR'S ADDRESS. [1881.
SCHOOLS. It gives me great pleasure to call your attention to the marked improvement made during the past year in our school grounds and buildings. Such improvements are for the mutual advantage of teach ers and scholars, as well as a pride to our citizens.
STREETS. A large amount of permanent work has been done upon our streets the past year ; the Dudley bridge completed; and several wooden culverts replaced with stone. When ever such work is called for hereafter, I trust it will be done in a permanent manner.
SEWERS. Our system of sewers, now nearly completed, has been very expensive, but in a sanitary point of view has been an absolute necessity, and a wise expenditure.
WATER. In supplying our city with water, the city has incurred a heavy debt, but the value of an abundant supply of pure water in a city like ours, for domestic, fire and street pur poses, can scarcely be estimated. The Water Works are believed to be in such condition as to need no great outlay this year. A large amount of labor and material have been used to make a suitable sluice for the passage of rafts and other lumber through the dam, and I hope the change made in the sluice, the past winter will satisfy all interested, but if not, those who suffer cannot be blamed, if they seek a legal remedy for their loss. By the report of this department it appears that 110 ser vice pipes have been introduced during 1880, making the to tal number 1,458, and adding to the annual rates $1,642.00, 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 9 an increase of about 12 per cent, during the year. The fol lowing is an abstract of the financial report:
CHARGES. Amount of interest paid on water loan $29,535 00 Ordinary expenses for maintenance, covering salaries, labor and material for new services and repairs on mains, &c 4,707 59 Repairs on flshway, wrecking, and alterations on sluice, &c. 1,957 86 Flowage damages 1,088 34
$37,288 79 CREDITS. Amount paid City Treasurer $15,300 00 Amount charged other departments for use of water- • •> 7,833 00
$23,133 00 Showing a draft on the Treasury of $14,155 79 There remains uncollected, and in the hands of the Water Clerk, March 9,1880, say $1,830.00, nearly all of which will be available. The amount of water pumped during the year is 370,651,782 gallons, or more than one million gallons per day.
FIRE AND POLICE. The departments are equalled by few neighboring cities, and excelled by none. I see no way of diminishing the force of either, or reducing the pay of their members. Fire alarms with loss, 15 Fire alarms without loss, 11 Value of property burned, $12,500 Amount of insurance, 10,700
POLICE. The City Marshal's report shows twenty-five arrests on search and seizure warrants, one hundred and twenty-six tramps, two hundred and sixty-two for drunkenness and dis turbance. It is believed that in this number arrested for drunkenness and disturbance, one hundred persons would, cover the list, as many were arrested three or four times each. 2 !0 MAYOR'S ADDRESS. [1881. I have a statement carefully prepared, and by authority, I think reliable, that in this city the number of places in which intoxicating drinks are supposed to be offered for sale, in vio lation of law, including all hotels and all druggists, is less than eighty. The City Agency is believed to be conducted according to law, in the qualities of its goods and in supplying demands there made. CITY PHYSICIAN. Reports of visits at alms house, 81 " outside " 163 " at office, 135 " obstetrical cases, 6 " deaths, 16 I have omitted to quote from the reports of the Health officer, School agent, Overseers of the poor, or City Solicitor, but with confidence invite you to a careful examination of each, for their important information and suggestions will be found to aid us in the management of each of these depart ments.
RAILROADS. The Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad will be a subject for your consideration. Bangor should be congratulated that the management of this road is in the hands of so faithful and intelligent a board of directors. 1 trust some reasonable plan will be adopted to extend the road to Moose Head Lake, during this year, hav ing full faith, that when completed, it will be able to pay its indebtedness. I would urge every person who makes Bangor his home, to aid aud encourage the building and operating of cotton and woolen factories within our city. Such industries would give us greater prosperity, and an increase of population. 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 11
CONCLUSION. It will require our constant care and best judgment to in sure us a record as good as our predecessors have made, iu their administration of municipal duties. The undisputed return of business prosperity to our coun try brings new hope and greater encouragement to all. No idler should be found in our city looking for something to fall into waiting hands, but go out and demand of the uncultivated land about us, the returns such acres willingly yield to cheerful and faithful toil. LYSANDER STRICKLAND. VALEDICTORY ADDRESS
— OF — MAYOR WM. H. BROWN.
GENTLEMEN OF THE CITY COUNCIL : In taking a retrospective glance over the administration of the city's affairs for the last two years, I am more and more con vinced of the wisdom that has characterized the way in which the enforcement of the prohibitory liquor law has been managed. I am well aware that the propriety of my own action in the matter has been doubted by some persons, while the facts have been fal sified, and my motives maligned by others. I am satisfied that my action has been right. No man appreciates and deplores the evils of intemperance more than I do. But men differ about the instrumentalities to be employed in correcting the evils. One great block in the way of temperance reformation is, that the reformers often need to be themselves reformed. To promote temperance, they are them selves intemperate. Their false zeal too often degenerates into fanaticism and malevolence. When a man or woman 9tands in public places, and asserts that a person cannot walk the streets of Bangor in an evening, without being insulted by drunken men and women, it is safe to conclude that such a person's soul is pret ty well affreighted with hate and gall. 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 13 I think our citizens will generally attest that our streets have never been more peaceable and undisturbed than during the last two years, and that the law generally has never been better ob served. Statistics show beyond a question that the number of ar rests for or growing out of intemperance have been unusually small; that our pauper bills have sensibly decreased; and that good order has been easily and generally maintained. And at what a lessened cost to the city and county from the expenditures of preceding years ! It is generally known that, under the official administrations of Sheriff Jerrard, when an attempt was made to execute the law against liquor-selling as never here or elsewhere before, the county expenses, (of which the city pays a half) were as much as $20,000 per annum more than they have been since. And I think I can truthfully affirm that rum-selling was not ap preciably less then than now. It was driven into more hidden places, and perhaps into lower hands. It multiplied the business of express companies on individual account; and it created the curse of private club-rooms, the worst possible nurseries of vice for our young men. Our citizens, I think, regard the efforts of Sheriff Jerrard, however well intended, as a costly failure. The moment his official term ceased, as much of the business was ap parently carried on as upon the day when his experiment com menced. I am well satisfied that at this day, and in a place of the size of Bangor, liquor-selling cannot be wholly or generally suppressed. We cheat ourselves as well as others, to say that it can. It can only be modified and regulated, and lessened to some extent. It is a difficult problem, and a practical question that needs to be managed with care and caution and common sense. Being un der no obligation of law to make a business of prosecutions, that duty falling upon county and not upon city officials, I have en deavored to meet all proper calls upon me reasonably and well. I should omit a duty in this connection, if I forgot to add, that 14 VALEDICTORY ADDRESS. [1881. in my judgment moral causes have operated to assuage the intem perance evil to a considerable extent. The influence exerted by the reform clubs and associations in their labors of love, have been for a few years past most sensibly felt. Many brands have been snatched from the burning by persistent, sympatiiizing and brave hands. Their work has been noble, and should be en couraged in all ways that it can. How different such action from that of those who desire conflicts and law suits and punishments, at any hazards or cost. How different from those who go about striking blind blows to enforce the law, more for the fuss than for reform ; who are willing to see the tree cut down at any cost, if it only gives them a chance to pick up chips.
The Greeks characterized human attempts at impossible refor mations as "He ploughs the air ;'' "He is making clothes for fish es;" "He catches the wind with a net;'' "He is teaching iron to swim ;" "He is teaching a pig to play on a flute." When the wind can be caught with a net, or iron taught to swim, then can all moral reformations be accomplished by the ap plication of law alone. In reality, the law is no stronger than public sentiment that is behind it. The machinery is practically no more powerful than the steam in the boiler. What the tem perance cause needs is not so much law as public sentiment. Our record in this, and all other respects, is one that we can point to with just pride. The reports of the different departments which will soon be made public, will show in detail how we have expended the funds entrusted to our care. Every department is now in most perfect condition. Our treasury contains $20,000 to meet the bonded indebtedness of $15,000 falling due the coming year. The reduction of our city debt is now practically com menced, and we can reasonably look forward to increasing pros perity and lessened taxes.
And now, gentlemen, the hour has arrived when we are to re- 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 15 sign our places to our respected successors, and say "Good bye" to each other as municipal officers. Most of us have been asso ciated together for the past two, and many of us for the past three years. Years of labor in the interest of the city, and we have mutually, cheerfully endeavored to redeem the pledge—"that we would care for the interests or the city as for our own." How faithfully we have succeeded is for the public to judge. Allow me to thank you for the uniform kindness and indulgence with which our intercourse has been maintained. The entire freedom from all partisan allusions in our discussions, and the evident desire to cultivate pleasant relations between members has rendered our meetings scenes of pleasure, while effective work has been accomplished. For myself, personally, I thank you most sincerely for your indulgence of my defects as a presiding officer, and for your constant assistance in promoting all my plans for ad vancing the public good. And now, as we separate to meet no more in our official capacities, a feeling of sadness mingles with the sense of relief that our labors are ended. Gentlemen, you will carry with you, each one and all, my most sincere wishes for future prosperity and happiness, and as I give you my hand in saying "good night," may God's blessing follow vou. W. H. BROWN.
TREASURERS REPORT. TREASURER'S REPORT. »»« Dr. JOHN L. CROSBY, Treasurer, 1880. March 9. For balance of cash on band, as per account rendered this date $14,490 30 1881. March 9. Receipts for municipal year 1880-81, viz: From Treasurer's notes discounted: »",uuu uu From J. L. Crosby, Collector of taxes, including abatements and discounts, as per his aooount submitted herewith, viz: From comramitment of 1873 $201 82 1874 398 36 1875 676 54 1876 884 90 1877 1,538 48 1878 3,158 06 1879 33.789 72 1880 235.263 00 §275,910 88 From credits to following Funds additional to appropriations, viz: Highway $ 3,454 85 Schools 8,568 83 Pauper 3,907 55 Incidental 1,593 82 Fire 744 10 Police 1,985 69 Sewers 1,281 81 Interest 818 71 Bangor Water Works 23.134 50 City Agency 9,377 25 $54,867 11 G. A. Hill's note paid 115 00 Bangor & Piscataquis Eailroad Co., on account of advances by city for payment of coupons on city loan to said company 37,000 00 State of Maine, repayment of advances to State pensions 1(050 00 Amount received for redemption of real estate sold for unpaid taxes 2 239 01 rr n, n: r. •, $465,672 30 To the City Council. ' Respectfully submitted. Bangor, March 9,1881. J°HN L" CR0SBY' Trea8urer' 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 19 In account with the CITY OF BANGOR. CB. 1881. March. By amount disbursed to varions departments, for municipal year 1680-81, per Mayor's orders, as follows: Highway $16,288 04 Schools 30,564 73 Pauper, 16,664 64 Incidental 10,835 01 Salaries 4,622 75 Fire 15.201 08 Police . 8.009 81 Sewers 4,467 25 Water . 37,288 79 City Agency 8,444 15 Gas 4,351 09 Interest 20,881 73 Temporary loans » 80,000 00 Flowage damage to Veazie Mills 26.000 00 Overlaying for abatements 1873-80.. 7,654 67 Discount for taxes for 1880 23,121 59 $314,395 33 Paid tax to State of Maine for 1880 $50,215 32 Paid tax to County of Penobscot 1880 17,687 02 $67,902 34 Paid coupons on city loan to Bangor & Piscata quis Railroad Company 58,595 00 Paid State pensions, advanced to residents of Bangor 1,050 00 Refunded to purchasers at tax sales amount re ceived for redemption of real estate 2,239 01 $444,181 68 By balance on hand as follows: Deposit at Merchants' National Bank, Boston $2,108 59 Deposit Second National Bank, Bangor 18.500 00 Cash in hand 882 03 $21,490 62
$465,672 30
Having examined the foregoing account of the City Treasurer for the municipal year 1880-81, I find the same fully vouched and correctly S. R. YEATON, Auditor. COLLECTOR'S REPORT. —«»« Dr. JOHN L. CROSBY, Collector, 1880. March 9. For uncollected balances of taxes as per ac count rendered this day: For 1873 » 253 54 1874 586 11 1875 1,027 91 1876 1,597 99 1877 2,725 31 1878 4,765 73 1879 36,959 38 $47,915 97 Oct. 5. Commitment of tax for 1880, viz: Appropriation to Highway $14,000 00 Schools 22.000 00 Pauper 16,000 00 Incidental 10,000 00 Fire 14,000 00 Salary 4,700 00 Police 6,000 00 Sewers 4,000 00 Interest 21,000 00 Water Works 17,000 00 Loans 16,000 00 Gas 4,500 00 Discount 1880 22,500 00 Flowage at Veazie Mills 26,000 00 Overlayings 9,578 69
County tax 1880 17.687 02 State tax 1880 50,215 32
1881 $275,181 03 March 9. Supplementary Collection 1S74 $25 00 1879 900 1880 9104 $125 04
To the City Council. $323,222 04 Respectfully submitted,
Bangor, March 9, 1881. J0HN L' CR°SBY' C°llect°r' 1881.] CITY OF BANGOK. 21 In account with the CITY OP BANGOR. Cr. 1881, March. By amounts paid John L. Crosby, Treasurer, from March 9, 1880, to date, viz: Collection from tax of 1873 $ 26 90 Abatements allowed by Assessor 174 92 . $20l 82 Collections from tax of 1874 $ 99 29 Abatements 299 07 398 36 Collections from tax of 1875 (..i $179 81 Abatements ...$499 03 Less repaid tax payers 2 30 496 73 676 54 Collections from tax of 1876 $207 03 Abatements $693 07 Less repaid 15 20 677 87 884 90 Collections from tax of 1877 $ 433 07 Abatements 1,114 71 Less repaid.. 9 30 1,105 41 1,538 48 Collections from tax of 1878 $1,729 82 Abatements 1,430 24 Lessrepaid 2 00 1,428 24 • 3,158 06 Collections from tax of 1879 $32,205 74 Abatements 1,606 48 Less repaid 22 50 1,583 98 QQ 7gQ no Collections from tax of 1880 $210,358 92 Abatements 1,837 15 Lessrepaid 54 66 1,782 49 Discount for prompt payment 23,121 59 235,263 00 $275,910 88 Balance of taxes uncollected this day: For year 1873 $51 72 1874 212 75 1875 351 37 1876 713 09 1877 1,186 83 1878 1,607 67 1879 3,178 66 1880 40,009 07 $323,2247,3121 0164 22 TREASURER'S REPORT. [1881. Statement of Standing of Funds, 1880,1881. Departments. Amounts Appropriations Unexpended Overdrawn Departments. expended. and credits. Balances. Balances. Highway, $16.288 04 $17,454 85 $1,166 81 School 30,564 73 30,568 83 4 10 paUper 16,664 64 19,907 55 3,242 91 Salary,' 4,622 75 4,700 00 77 25 Incidental, 10,835 01 11,593 82 758 81 Fire 15,201 08 14,744 10 $456 98 Police, 8,009 81 7,985 69 24 12 Interest, 20,881 73 21,818 71 936 98 Sewer, 4,467 25 5,281 81 814 56 Water, 37.288 79 40,134 50 2,845 71 City Agency, 8,444 15 9,377 25 933 10 Gas, 4,351 09 4,500 00 148 91 Overlayings. 7,654 67 9,578 69 1,924 02 Discount on tax, 1880, 23,12159 22,500 00 62159
$208,395 33 $220,145 80 812,853 16 $1,102 69 Total unexpended balances $12,853 16 Total overdrawn balances 1,102 69
Net unexpended balance $11,750 47
Valuation of the City of Bangor, 1880. Real estate of residents $5 868 087 of non-residents 504 981 $6,373 068 Personal estate of residents $2 660 860 of non-residents 50 600 2,711 460 Total valuation for 1880 9 084 528 Municipal real estate, including Water Works.. 774 000
$9,858 528 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 23 Statement of Dues to the City of Bangor, March, 1881.
Cash on hand, including bank balances in Bangor and Boston, $21,490 62 Uncollected taxes of 1873 to 1880, inclusive, 47,311 16 Assessments for sewerage, viz: On sewers constructed in 1880, $580 55 prior to 1880, 464 50
$1,045 05 Amount due from Bangor & Piscataquis Bailr'd Co., for advances made for interest on City loan to said Co., viz: Note of consolidated European & North Amer ican Bailway Co., given April 1,1873, for B. & P. loan coupons, paid by City prior to that date, $65,218 10 Coupons paid by City in 1876-7, $25,315 00 less repaid by Company 2,500 00
22,815 00 Coupons paid in 1877-8 $58,005 00 less repaid 10,500 00
47,505 00 Coupons paid in 1878-9 $59,070 00 less repaid 34,057 15
25,012 85 Coupons paid 1879-80 $58,065 00 less repaid 26,000 00
32,065 00 Coupons paid in 1880-81 $58,595 00 less repaid 37,000 00
21,595 00
Total balance of advances, $214,210 95
The City also owns 4000 shares of the Capital stock of the Bangor & Piscataquis Eailroad Oompany, the par value of which is two hundred thousand dollars. STATEMENT OF LIABILITIES OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, to MARCH, 18 8 1, BOHTDED nVDEBTEDIfESS.
Loans. When Issued. When Due. Numbers of Bonds. Denomination. Amounts.
i-3 E, July 27, 1861, July 27, 1881, 1—4, 17, 18, §500 00 83,000 00 U u tt tt it U U 5—16, 1,000 00 12,000 00 > GO a H, Juue 14, 1862, June 14,1882, 1—10, 1,000 00 10,000 00 w s, Aug. 12, 1862, Aug. 12, 1882, 1-11, 1,000 00 11,000 00 v, May 1,1865, May 1, 1885, 1—50, 1,000 00 50,000 00 A, Sept. 1, 1872, Sept. 1, 1892, 1—50, 1,000 00 50,000 00 w Jan, 1,1874, Jan. 1, 1894, 1—100, 1,000 00 O x, 100,000 00 W Water Loan L, July 1, 1875, July 1,1905, 1—325, 376—545, 1,000 00 455,000 00 It tt tt a tt 326—375, 456-^95, 500 00 45,000 00
$736,000 00 K. B. All the above loans bear interest at six per cent., except loan A., due 1892, which was issued at seven per cent. The r^2 coupons are payable semi-annually, and are provided for at the Merchants' National Bank, Boston, and at the City Treasurer's g° office, in Bangor, at the holder's option. i—' 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 25 Trust Funds.
For the Bangor Fuel Society $1,000 00 Home for Aged Women 25,000 00 Children's Home 40,000 00 Bangor Mechanic's Association 12,000 00 Wakefield Fund for Indigent Women. 10,000 00
$88,000 00
Statement of Interest on Bonds due 1880-1881.
May 1, 1880 §1,500 00 Nov. 1,1881 $1,500 00 June 14 U 300 00 Jan. 1,1882 18,000 00 July 1, cc 18,000 00 " 14, " 300 00 ki 27, u 450 00 Feb. 12, " 330 00 Aug. 12, u 330 00 March 1, " 1,750 00 Sept. 1, u 1,750 00 $21,880 00 $22,330 00 Brought over, 22,330 00
$44,210 00
ON TRUST FUNDS.
April 1, 1881 $750 00 Oct. 1, 1881. $750 00 July 1, " 1,530 00 Jan. 1, 1882. 1,530 00 Sept. 1, " 360 00 Mar. 1, •' . 360 00
$2,640 00 $2,640 00 Brought over, $2,640 00
$5,280 00 Total interest on Bonds and Trust Funds, $49,490 00 4 26 TREASURER'S REPORT. [1881. Statement of Loans in aid of Railroad Corporation. To European and North American Eailway Co.: Six per cent, bonds No's 1 to 1.000, $1,000 each, due January 1,1894, ••• Interest payable semi-annually, Jan. 1, and July J. The coupons on this loan, are paid by the Company, and are provided for at the Merchants National Bank, Bangor, and the Merchants National Bank, Boston. To Bangor and Piscataquis Bailroad Co. : Six per cent, bonds, No's 1 to 500, $1000 each $500,000 00 501 to 700, 500 each 100,000 00 Seven per cent, bonds, No's 1 to 325, $1,000 each 325,000 00 $925,000 00 All due April 1, 1809. Interest payable semi-annually April 1, and October 1. The coupons on this loan are paid by the City Treasurer, either at his office in Bangor, or at the Merchants National Bank, Boston, at holder's option. The amount advanced from the City Treasury for the Bangor & Piscata quis loan coupons, during the fiscal year 1880-1881, is $58,595 00 Of which has been repaid by the Railroad Company, 37,000 00
Showing net deficit for the year, $21,595 00 The amount thus received by the City from the Co., is eleven thou sand dollars in excess of the receipts of the previous year, and larger than for any year since the Road has been in default to the City. The condition of the road bed and furniture, is understood to be excellent, and the business prospects of the Road are more promising than ever before. JOHN L. CROSBY, City Treasurer. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, For the Munioipal Year ending March 9th, 1881. Complied nnder the Direction or the Mayor, agreeably to an Order of the City Council, passed March, 1881.
HIGHWAY.
RECEIPTS. Amount of appropriation $14,000 00 For hire of teams, sale of Wood, etc 674 70 Assessments on concrete sidewalks 208 15 Sale of horses 550 00 Sale of stone crusher, engine and smoke stack 720 00 Sale of manure to Pauper dep't 100 00 Charged to Incidental Fund, for labor on parks and Abbott Square 227 00 Charged to sewer dep't for labor and teams 575 00 $3,054 85
$17,054 85 EXPENDITURES. Wm. P. Wingate, salary as street commissioner $700 00 I. M. Currier, salary as street engineer 100 00 Job Collett, same 50 00 850 00 Sundry persons, 16 months labor at $40 00 $640 00 8 mouths labor at $38 00 ^ 304 00 40 months labor at $33 00 1320 00 29 months labor at $30 00 870 00 48 months labor at $28 00 130 67
Amounts carried forward, $3,264 67 $850 00 28 EEOEIPTS AKD EXPENDITURES. [1881.
Amounts brought forward, $3,264 67 (850 00 38 months labor at $26 00 988 00 31 days labor at $1 25 38 75 1187 days labor at $1 10 1305 70 3237i days labor at $1 00 3237 25 8,834 37 Kent & Fisher, hay and straw, $ 13 18 B. Ham, same 290 01 Chas. Grant, same 22 64 M. C. Ham, same 5 16 G. A. Hill, same 58 57 F. N. Annis, same 1 "6 A. McLaughlin, same 4 46 J. F. Dorr, same 9 29 F. H. Eddy, same 7 17 W. P. Wingate, same 6 61 J. C. Barrett, same 29 83 Chas. Pierce, same 29 56 W. Lord, same 57 62 C. B. Bragdon, same 20 30 A.W.Dudley, same 20 00 John Cates, same 4 02 Pauper department, same Ill 22 W. P. Hubbard & Co., grain 1073 69 J. C. Towle & Co., same 6 05 R. B. Dunning, same 3 85 1,774 89 Bartlett & Fish, blacksmith work $202 75 Cowan & Fogg, same 151 75 Z .L. Bragdon, same 6 60 John Mason, same 70 70 F. P. Andrews, same 6 75 438 55 N". H. Bragg & Sons, hardware $63 29 Kice & Skinner, same 39 76 T. Jenness & Son, same 128 93 231 98 Bangor Foundry & Mach. Co., repairs and castings $34 58 Jos. Wharff, repairs to carts, etc 137 28 Blethen & Fifleld, same 5 50 Bean & Nason, repairs 5 3Q 182 66 C. S. Lombard, harnesses and repairs ~$200~40 D. C. Gould, same go SA E. Jordan, same 14 10 283 34 Amount carried forward, $12,595 79 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 29 Amount brought forward, f 12,595 79 Morse & Co.,lumber 8625 70 Cutler&Eddy, " 65 39 T.Paine, " 17 75 708 84 Jos. Carr, gravel $7 35 J. P. Bass, gravel and sand 142 50 John Holyoke, 154 loads of sand 38 50 M. Willey, gravel 10 00 198 35 S. F. Jones & Son, stone work $151 84 Sawyer & Ryan, " '• 2 25 A. C. Leighton, building two culverts 40 00 B. S. Ham, building one culvert 20 00 S. Tyler, stone 2 50 H. B. Jordan, work on roads 5 50 E. W. Hussey, same 7 35 J. W. Flanders, same 1 31 J. F. Triggs, same 4 00 Geo. W. Newcomb, same 2 25 J. N. Drew, same 9 00 A. Osgood, same 28 20 John Johnson, same 8 50 Chas. Drew, same 3 50 A. W. Dudley, same 23 38 J. Fitzgerald, same 2 00 311 58 C. A. Morrison, breaking roads 16 10 S.D. Ames, same 23 00 E. Colburn, same 8 90 G. H. Witherbee, same 5 60 John Johnson, same 17 49 A. C. Leighton, same 25 40 H. Luce, same 18 00 T. Griffin, same 8 25 G. F. Davis, same 7 35 A. F. Jordan, same 3 00 O. W. Straw, same 6 20 W. A. Roach, same 3 00 S. Newcomb, same 12 50 J. If. Drew, same 7 25 J. C. Barrett, same 11 00 D. R. Lumbert, snowing bridge and repairs on same • 9 50 181 54 Amount carried forward, $13,996 10 30 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1881.
Amount brought forward, $13,996 10 Geo. W. Savage, work on pier of Kehduskeag bridge 89 89 S. H. Richardson, work on Dudley bridge $30 00 James Hathorn. same 14 00 S. C. Goodwin, same 10 5<> JohnT. Hubbard, same ]6 25 W.D. Littlefield, same 14 37 G. A. Orcutt, same 6 00 E. W. McLure, same >» 15 00 John Grady, same > 15 00 Geo. W. Nevvcomb, hauling stone for same • 26 18 H. C. Roberts, logs for same 52 27 E. A. Richards, boarding men and horses at work on bridge 49 50 249 07 Jacob Weiler, 1 sorrel mare #200 00 C. A. Woodbury, 1 pair horses • 400 00 Wm. Newman, pasturing horse 5 00 Dr. Wild, veterinary services . 10 00 Fire department, use of horses 200 00 T. W. Baldwin, cash paid for horse hire 18 50 N. S. Harlow, drugs, etc 3 10 W. E. Mann, oil, drugs, etc 36 67 Thompson & Kellogg, oil, etc 4 85 P. P. Holden, repairs 3 88 Buck & Thurston, horse blankets 11 00 Ellen Charlton, repairs to same. 3 00 A. Noyes & Co., tin ware 1 25 J. S. Ricker & Co., lanterns... 2 10 S. A. Maxfleld, sheep skins 3 00 Getchell, Leighton & Co., plumbing 22 80 Bangor Water Works, water 32 50 Bangor Gas Co., 247 bbls. coal tar 432 25 G. W. & W. J. Richardson, wood. 78 98 W. D. & W. E. Lord, wood 43 40 W. P. Wingate, cash paid for sundries 5 70 Chas. Fraser, damages 20 00 James Kelleher, same 15 00 1,552 98
. , $15,888 04 Amount unexpended j 166 gl
$17,054 85 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 31 SCHOOL.
RECEIPTS. Amount of approriation $22,000 00 Received from State of Maine, viz: High School fund, 1880 $250 00 School fund, 1880 2,270 61 Mill tax, 1880 5,708 01 Received from B. Porter, Agent, viz: For tuition of non-resident scholars 305 38 Glass broken 7 03 Error in order No. 1323, passed in account of previous year 27 80 $8,568 83
$30,568 83 EXPENDITURES. SALARIES. School Committee $250 00 W. F. Reed, Truant Officer 50 00 Byron Porter. Agent 700 00 $1,000 00 SALARIES OF TEACHERS. HIGH SCHOOL. Charles M. Jordan, Principal $1,420 60 Jennie A. Philbrook 510 94 Margaret F. Webber 459 92 Lizzie J. Clark 408 82 Mary H. Merrill 150 00 IdaJ. Brown 258 82 $3,209 10 GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Burleigh Pease, Principal, 1 term $281 25 Helen R. Fox 357 73 Maria F. Smith 343 42 Lou A. Spencer 327 06 Lillian B. Cole 327 06 Alice Patten 327 06 Flora E. Wharff. 327 06 Mary H. Burr 327 06
Amounts carried forward, $2,617 70 $4,209 10 32 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1881. Amounts brought forward, $2,617 70 $4,209 10 Lizzie J. Shaw 327 06 Emma A. Blaisdell 327 06 Ella H. Boyce 354 12 Nellie S. Littlefleld 357 73 MaryE. Costellow 327 06 MaryE. Cochran 218 06 Sarah H.Shaw 327 06 A. A. Bakeman 90 00 Nancy A. Gilman 327 06 Mary E. Glass 327 06 Annie L. Martin 120 00 FannieE. Wright 207 06 $5,927 03
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS. Therese M. Dillingham #289 00 EffieMayBrown 68 00 Annette M. Hincks 289 00 Charlotte L. Holden 289 00 Nancy W. Silsby 289 00 Mary E. Garity 289 00 Hattie L. Gray 289 00 Azubah F. Blaisdell 289 00 Helen M. Cates 289 00 Nellie L. Humphrey 102 00 Fannie E. Wright 102 00 Eliza B. Eddy 289 00 Georgie Marston 289 00 Elisabeth M. Burr 82 00 Mary S. Snow 187 00 Emma F. Lewis 187 00 Mary E. Shaw 187 00 3,805 00 WRITING. C. P. Fessenden 568 24
PRIMARY SCHOOLS. Annie M. Lander $289 00 Alma F. Silsby 289 00 Mary R. Shaw 102 00 Miriam S. Cates 289 00
Amounts carried forward, $969 00 $14,509 37 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 33 Amounts brought forward $969 00 $14,509 37 Fannie E. Titcomb $102 00 Gertrude Simpson 102 00 Carrie A. Dunbar 289 00 Vesta M. Nash 289 00 Annie M. Pease 102 00 Evelyn E. Getchell 289 00 Bertha Coombs 102 00 Alma L. Davis 289 00 Angie L. Jones 289 00 Mary A. Holden 102 00 Alice M. Lawrence 289 00 Laura J. Sargent 289 00 Ella S. Stewart 289 00 Angelia Chase 289 00 Mary E. Eaton 289 00 Lizzie L. Morrill 289 00 EttaM.Bussey 187 00 Mabel Thissell 187 00 Hattie T. Vose 187 00 Sara M. Prescott 187 00 Elisabeth M. Burr 187 00 $5,593 00 Addie M. Spencer $194 00 Hattie T. Vose 66 00 Nellie Coombs 170 00 Clara B. Wood 176 00 Louise H. Savage 204 00 EvieT. Hartford 204 00 Sara M. Prescott 60 00 Gertrude Simpson 110 00 Ida Stewart 120 00 Mary A. Holden 110 00 Lizzie A. Hatch 110 00 Annie E. Hurley 110 00 Emma F. Lewis 66 00 $1,700 00 SUBURBAN SCHOOLS. Kate E. Newhall, 30 weeks *180 00 AddieP. Cobb, 30 weeks 180 00 Mabel Thissell, 10 weeks 60 00 M. Isabel Ames, 30 weeks 180 00 Carrie M. Spratt, 10 weeks 60 00
Amounts carried forward, #660 00 $21,802 37 5 34 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1881. Amounts brought forward, $660 00 $21,802 37 Grace M. Richardson, 20 weeks $120 00 Mary J. Conroy, 30 weeks 180 00 Etta M. Bussey, 10 weeks 60 00 Carrie M. Richardson, 30 weeks 180 00 E.L.Davenport, 30 weeks 180 00 Joanna S. Eveleth, 20 weeks 120 00 Lizzie Gibson. 30 weeks.. 180 00 Emma L.Ames. 30 weeks..... 180 <*> Heman W. Griffin, 10 weeks 90 00 John C. Hall, 10 weeks 80 00 Jeremiah W. Gilman 10 00 Hattie Mosher, 20 weeks 120 00 Adelia A. Walsh, 20 weeks 120 00 Annie L. Mitchell, 20 weeks 120 00 2,400 00 (N. B.—Total amount paid Teachers, S23,202 37)
MATERIAL, IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS.
Thomas Jenness & Son, material $51 28 Rice & Skinner, same 2 50 F.J. Cluff, same 5 38 W. P. Dickey, same 6 72 Marston & Gorham, material and painting 236 15 E. F. Shaw, same 249 36 E. M. Williams, same 184 47 Charles Banks, same 6 03 John Brown, same 94 45 J. H. Eldridge, same 200 45 C. E. Fitield, carpentry and painting 14 15 T. R. Thompson, same 8 50 Benjamin Jones, same 8 12 Mr. Smith, same 3 13 B. F. Godfrey, same 16 63 J. N. Drew, same 7 59 S. D. Ames, same 20 00 A. Mann, same 28 03 B. A. Sawyer, same 19 70 Lowell & Tibbetts, carpeutry aud material 65 19 S. W. Porter, same 97 30 CD. Wyer, same 33 24
Amounts carried forward, $1,358 37 $24i202 37 3881.J crnr OF BANGOR. 35 Amounts brought forward. $1,353 37 $24,202 37 Z. T. Dillingham, same $115 S. Ne wcomb. same 1 00 W. & L. Cutter, same 22 02 W. E. Mansur, same 196 66 C. P. & F. E. Webber, material 4 00 Dole & Fogg, same 7 60 Morse & Co., same 68 82 A. Grover, stone work 1 50 .T. M. Maxfield, mason work 10 25 Robinson & Sturtevant, same 85 77 J. P. Gould, stove work, etc 74 17 A. Noyes & Co., same 6 75 W. L. Tracy, same 1 50 Wm. Hill, same 1 25 M. Lynch, repairing locks, etc 5 15 O. D. Stockwell, carting boards 2 00 Daniel Dority, labor 5 00 Thomas Mason, same 1 25 Wm. Burk, same 2 05 Getchell, Leighton & Co., plumbing 31 90 Leighton, Davenport & Co., same 230 65 Carting 2 31 Paid for Sundry items • • 3 94 E. Low ••>•- 9 00 2.134 06 JANITORS. E.S. Blake $485 00 C. H. Morrison 274 83 James Derry 64 40 Mr. Lucy 27 60 Henry Wilcomb 9 60 John Spencer 7 20 Byron Porter, paid sundry persons, as per bill of ifpms ... ..« 385 30 ,temS' 1,233 93 FUEL. A. F. Merrill, wood 6 37 M. Moriarty, shavings 1 10 James Connor, wood 29 88 Wm. P. Wingate, " •••» 253 85 H.B.Stewart, •' 2 *6 Pauper Department, wood 1 50
Amounts carried forward, #295 36 $27,590 36 36 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1881. Amounts brought forward, ^95 36 $27,590 36 John McCarty, wood *29J ™ C. W. Wilson, same G. W. Staples, same M. Downs,same G. A. Davis, same * ™ F. K. Thompson, same dU »4 John L. Crosby, same 363 96 Benjamin Ham. same 44 91 A. H. Babcock, 99,565 lbs. coal, $5.50 per ton.. • • 273 87 1,317 06 DESKS. Dole Brothers $301 70 G. YV. Merrill & Co , 102 00 403 70 BOOKS. D.Bugbee& Co 148 13 CharlesHight 98 51 246 64 SUPPLIES. Thurston, Bragg & Co., pails $4 20 Snow & Averill. brushes 5 15 C. C. Prescott, chairs 4 00 Dole Brothers, furniture and inkwells 17 87 Wm. E. Mann, brushes 4 20 A. H. Roberts & Son, curtain and fixtures 18 91 T. Jenness & Sou, school bells 3 12 A. Noyes & Co., tin ware, etc 5 87 Ginn & Heath, maps 91 43 Express on maps 65 Thompson & Kellogg, mat and pails 3 55 Four School registers and express 1 45 C. B. Brown, brooms 12 75 Paper, Registers and Postage, for High School .. 4 75 Sundry items 5 49 $183 39 MISCELLANEOUS. N. S. Harlow, vaccine virus f J3 f 5 A. L. Simpson, horse hire 1880 1 50 J. G. Dummer, horse hire for City Physician vac cinating scholars s QQ Express Bills „ •.«
Amounts carried forward, <$35 75 ^m 15 1881.] CITY OF BANGOE. 37 Amounts brought forward, $25 75 $29,741 15 E. C. Danforth, trucking $3 15 I. W. Coombs, ribbon and silk for diplomas 5 32 Wood, Bishop & Co., stove and pipe 12 24 Bangor Foundry & Machine Co 11 4G Victor Brett, filling diplomas 21 00 J. S. Patten, use of piano 6 00 " tuning pianos 1 50 C. E. Bagley, janitor at City Hall, II. S. exercises 2 00 G. W. Merrill & Co., use of chairs H. S. exercises 50 N. E. School Furnishing Co., erasers, &c 12 00 A. Noyes & Co., stove and pipe 15 37 D. Bugbee & Co., binding school registers 1 98 W. E. Eaton, lithogram 1 50 Horse hire, use of S. S. Committee 60 00 Pauper Dep't, drain pipe 8 46 W. H. Edmunds, repairing clocks and bells 7 25 Hight & Pf aff, same 2 50 Charles Graves, distributing High School reports 2 25 John Nelligan, same 4 50 C. H. Morrison, repairing chairs 2 00 Stationery and paper, stamps 6 15 G. Waterhouse, cleaning privy vaults 22 50 Cleaning yards, privies and cellars, 40 20 Washing BChool rooms 102 00 Water Board, water service at school houses 176 00 Sawing and housing wood 156 42 Labor, grading, &c 89 69 Gas Company, 1 25 Paid sundry persons 22 64 J 823 58 $30,564 73 Unexpended balance 4 1° $30,568 83 PAUPER.
RECEIPTS. Amount of appropriation $16,000 00 Eeceived from support of paupers belonging to other towns $862 65 for support of insane persons 93 60 board of sundry persons at Alms House. 211 00 i _^ Amounts carried forward $1,167 25 $16,000 00 38 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1881, . u Mt^narA ...... $ 1,16* 25 $16>000 00 Amounts brought forward, * ' Received for sale of B. Hayes' estate -«296 00 of wood-lot in Hampden ...... suu uu of wood 872° of live stock 771 68 of other farm products 606 99 of sundries 40 01 for labor of men and teams 96 5s from various sources. 41 84 —*-— $3,907 55
$19,907 55 EXPENDITURES. O.H.Ingalls, salary $228 00 D.W. Potter, same * 225 00 C. B. Brown, same 225 00 A. S. Sands, same Sup. at Alms House. 525 00 $1,200 00
EXPENSES AT ALMS HOUSE. Chas. Hayward & Co., groceries $388 71 Thurston. Patterson & Bragg, same 117 85 Thurston, Bragg & Co., same 457 08 A. M. Campbell & Co., same 104 33 H. S. Sands & Co., same 21 25 J. A. Boardman <$; Co., same 175 72 T. K. Savage & Co., same 280 17 T. White, same • • • • 70 08 E. G. Moore & Co., same 46 06 Files & Jones, crackers 5 88 Albert Bean, meat 617 19 L. A. Davis, same 278 95 Kidder & Rice, same 142 13 B. W. Gubtil, grain 199 07 J. C. Towle & Co., same 177 17, Morrill & Palmer, same 137 07 E. C. Chick & Co., same 144 53 R. B. Dunning, feed and seeds 46 17 Conners Brothers, boots, shoes, &c 149 00 Osgood & Lyford, same 45 20 Geo. Joss, same jg yg Buck & Thurston, same 31 25 T. S. Ray, repairs on boots 14 50
Amounts carried forward, $3,668 73 $1,200 00 18810 CITY OF BANGOR. 39 Amounts brought forward, $3.G68 73 $1,200 00 Maddocks & Worthing, repairs on boots 8 10 Wheelwright, Clark & Co., clothing 95 74 S. D. Jones & Sons, same 76 70 R. P. Stone, dry goods.. Ig7 28 J. F. Snow, same 41 5(5 C. E. Lyon & Co., same 137 05 J. C. White, same 169 34 Williams & Getchell, same 67 78 E. H. Hall,'same 37 35 O. M. Brown, same 10 00 J. S. Ricker & Co., crockery 22 00 P. H. Vose. same 7 54 Rice & Skinner, hardware 27 61 W. P. Dickey & Co., same 19 00 James C. Buzzell. same 9 50 >T. H. Bragg & Sons, same 68 97 H. & E. Iron Co., iroii 15 58 Wood, Bishop & Co., stoves, tinware, etc 53 88 A. Noyes & Co., same 24 63 W. H. Pritchard, same 16 75 Bangor Edge Tool Co., repairs 10 20 Getchell, Leighton & Co.. plumbing 5 69 Leighton, Davenport & Co., same 134 23 C. B. Rrown & Co., brooms •• 10 00 E. Low, repairs 45 00 Jos. Wharff. repairs to carts 96 75 A. Kelley, same 8 60 E. W. Stevens, same 16 72 Hodgkins, Hall & Foster, lumber 159 86 Morse & Co., same 40 47 C. G. Sterns &Co., same 30 31 Dole & Fogg, same 3109 Dole Brothers, furniture 102 80 Stoddard & Hellier, soap, etc 68 00 D. C. Gould, repairs to harness 3 40 A. S. Chick; same 24 75 Highway Department, manure 100 00 M. Condon, same 13_ °° T. F. Filandan, same !0/ 50 T. R. Thompson, stone < 56 2o A. C. Leighton, same 59 00 D. M. AmountBickmores carrie, samde forward, $5,9145 0706 81,200 00 40 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1881,
Amounts brought forward «5,915 76 $1,200 00 Sawyer & Ryan, mason work $75 44 James B. Atkinson, work at Alms House 321 00 Nellie Canney, same j|2 °° E. M. Stanchfield, same 34 °" Mrs. Sands, same 50 00 E. T. Stevens, same 78 °° E. M. Baker, same 32 00 C. V. Baker, same 212 35 R. E. Hathorn, same 162 °° Wm. Smith, care of boiler 32 00 A. S. Sands, cash paid for sundries 952 34 H. M. Farrington, 1 creamer 35 00 D. A. Garland, apple trees 25 00 N. D. Beacroft 5 95 Warren & Robinson, medicine 45 42 C. Sweet & Bro., same 9 08 N. S. Hallow, same 103 75 E. Jordan, City Agent, liquor 46 75 W. E. Mann, drugs 69 42 Bangor Water Works, water service 139 50 Bacon, Robinson & Co., housing ice 7 55 $8,444 31 EXPENDITURES OUTSIDE ALMS HOUSE. Jona. Burbank, Overseer; cash advanced for sundries 91 26 O. H. Iugalls, same 1393 30 1,484 56 J. C. Norton & Co., groceries 676 28 J. C. Thorndike, same 300 00 Hartford Pond, same 610 11 E. Cobb & Son, same 149 53 Thompson & Kellogg, same 266 20 Snow & Averill, same 220 69 R. Hickson, same 324 00 2,546 81 Maine Insane Hospital, support of insane paupers 1940 00 Children's Home, support of pauper children 270 84 City of Portland, support of sundry paupers, 20 §2 City of Augusta, same 42 67 City of Lewiston, same 93 59 Town of Turner, support of Win. Delanay 45 35 Town of Etna, support of sundry paupers 15 00 Town of Orono, same 35 40
Amounts carried forward $2,463 67 13,675~68 1881.] CITY OP BANGOK. 41 Amounts brought forward, $2,463 67 $ 13,675 68 Town of Oldtown, support of pauper $21 30 N. P. Marston, same 19 50 O. A. Marston, same 19 50 J. D. Sparrow, same 26 25 Mark Shibbles, same 77 50 A. Hunt, coffins, etc 33 00 J. W. Tibbetts, same 20 50 W. A. Libby, same 27 50 P. Quine, burial of paupers 3 50 T. J. Cole, same 38 00 Taxes and mortgage on B. Hayes' estate conveyed to city, and subsequently repaid 117 14 Wm. C. Mason, horse hire 31 50 Walter Smith, hauling wood 15 60 J. C. Temple, same 24 50 D. W. Potter, horse hire 60 00 2,988 96 #16,664 64 Amount unexpended 3,242 91 $19,907 55
INCIDENTAL.
RECEIPTS. Amount of appropriation $10,000 00 Rent of City Hall $85 50 building on Court street 100 00 Licenses for exhibitions 89 00 billiards 40 00 dogs 28 00 Advertisement of non-resident tax 16 50 Abatement of nuisance 20 00 Sale of school house lot, Main street 560 .00 house, Fourth street 85 00 lot, Pine Grove Cemetery 10 00 grass 10° State of Maine, rent of armory (18 months to July 1,1880) 15000 State of Maine R. R. and telegraph tax 407 32 50 Expense on insane person repaid 1 j gg3 g2
$11,593 S2 6 42 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [ISB. EXPENDITURES. S. C. Hatch, Assessor, 158days In oo T. S. Moore, same. 157 days *'* S. R. Yeaton, same, 199 days 5»7 UU iau w V.Brett, copying tax book, 50 days 1)692 00 S. C. Hatch, expenses to Augusta with reference to State valuation *]& 50 10 00 K. S. Prescott, same 25 50 Patrick Tracv, Assistant Assessor, Ward 1,22 day3 $44 00 E. P. Lansil, same, " 2,24 days 48 00 W. T. C. Wescott. same, '• 3, 26 days 52 00 H. R. Legro, same, " 4, 24 days 48 00 A. O. Stewart, same, " 5, 23 days. 46 00 C. P. Hodgkins, same, " 6,21 days 42 00 W. E. Lord, same, " 7, 23 days 46 00 326 00 James Dean, Ward Clerk $6 00 John T. Bowler, same 3 00 C. A. Lyon, same 12 00 C. P. Hodgkins, same 12 00 W. E. P. Howard, same 3 00 Otto F. Youngs, same 6 00 John H. Williams, same in 1875 and 1876 12 00 54 00 5. E. Yeaton, Auditor, 4 days $12 00 6. A. Crosby, preparing accounts of receipts and expenditures 60 00 72 00 Victor Brett, preparing poll list $70 00 as clerk of Board of Aldermen, when revising voting lists 44 00 for preparing pension applications 71 40 for recording births and deaths 37 44 for administering oaths 5 20 as clerk of committee on accounts and claims. 50 00 as clerk of committee of B. & P. R. R 9 00 - 287 04 Same, cash paid for stamps, etc 7 84 James Greenacre, rent of armory to Jameson Guards 200 00 J. L. Crosby, Treasurer, monthly expense account: Paid Mrs. Shaughnessy, cleaning cells, police station and City Hall, etc 188 75 Amounts carried forward, $188~75 $2,664 38 18?1-J CITY OF BANGOR. 43 Amounts brought forward, $188 75 2,664 38 Paid postage stamps, envelopes, etc., for various departments $43 gq soap,brooms,etc 35 9g matches 2 25 charcoal, wood, and sawing same 42 15 recording deeds, express, telegrams, etc 16 63 329 64 Bangor post office, for stamped envelopes 114 00 T. E. Savage & Co., supplies 6 99 J. L. Triggs, ice 15 00 C. E. Bagley, janitor at City Hall 420 00 441 99 Bangor Gas Co., gas at City Hall, 508 00 A. H. Babcock, 25,410 lbs. coal, at City Hall and Police Court 69 87 Bacon, Robinson & Co., 4,000 lbs. same 14 30 84 17 Geo. E. Staples, wood at City Hall 32. 62 E. O. Jackson, same 4 50 Dexter Aunis, same 7 22 Jos. Prescott, same 28 11 Wm. P. Wingate, same 13 12 Highway department, same 99 70 185 27 Mrs. McPhee, damages from alleged defect in highway 30 00 W. E. G. Chaplin, damages in service as fireman 25 00 Town of Wiseasset, costs in suit 28 76 Barker, Vose and Barker, cash advanced in suits 44 58 Thos. W. Vose, same 38 07 W. Pulsifer, stenographic report of case Smyth vs. Bangor 27 00 C. L. Marston, photograph of street, in same case 5 00 N. B. Smart, services in same 1 00 199 41 National Bell Telephone Co., for connections with Alms House, Fire Dep't, Water Works and Police Station 135 00 T. W. Baldwin, City Engineer and Supt. of sewers, for services at 3.50 per day 509 21 for paid assistant at 2.00 193 50 for labor setting street monuments 27 96 for horse hire 63 73 for sundries 3 75 790 15
Amount carried forward, $5,452 01 44 RECEIPTS AVIV EXPENDITURES, [1881. A mo an t brought forward, $5,452 01 Burr & Robinson, printing City Reports and Tax receipts $354 73 Boutelle & Burr, advertising 135 66 J. P. Bass & Co., same Ill 16 Thos. W. Burr, printing 140 00 John H. Bacon, same 105 25 S. S. Smith &Son, same 99 83 O, F. Knowles&Co., same •<• 41 00 987 63 Hoyt, Fogg & Donham, for Maine Registers.. -.. 5 00 Loring, Short & Harmon, for Bolster's tax reports, 6 00 Knight, Adams & Co., stationery • 6 30 Maverick & Wissinger, same 7 50 J. H. Babb & Co., same 33 48 D. Bugbee & Co., blank books, stationery and binding 226 14 284 42 Ohas. P. Stetson, for professional services in July, relation to sale of B. & P. R. Road 50 00 Bangor Water Works, watering troughs, foun tains, and water at City Hall, and allow ance to Wingate f or sprinkling streets $769 00 Grand Army of the Republic for Decoration Day 100 00 Wm. F. Reed, cash paid for ringing bells July 4th 12 50 881 50 Cemetery Board, labor and improvements $96 07 Staples & Ring, repairs to hearse 27 75 D. C. Gould, harnesses for hearse horses 40 00 T. J. Cole, for burying child found in stream 5 00 168 82 Town of Brewer, tax on land $8 10 Town of Hampden, same 36 00 44 10 M. Patterson, public water trough , $3 00 L.Tyler, same , .... a 00 James Woodbury, in part for construction of stone culvert 80 00 Sawyer & Ryan, mason work 10 36 Robinson &• Sturtevant, same 4 50 100 86 Lowell & Tebbetts, repairs at City Hall $123 44 A. S. Field, same 1 60 Getchell, Leighton & Co., plumbing at City Hall. 26 12
Amounts carried forward, $151 16 $7,969 34 1^81.] CITY OF BANGOR. 45 Amounts brought forward, ,. $151 jg #7,969 34 Leighton, Davenport & Co., same #61 71 W. E. Mansur, bill boxes 3 50 M. Harrigan, repairs 5 00 E. F. Shaw, painting at City Hall 23 59 Same, painting Aldermen's room 36 16 J. H. Eldridge, painting at City Hall 1 41 282 53 S. D. Thurston et als, for repairs on nammond street church bell 75 88 Win. P. Wingate, cash paid for trimming trees... $252 00 H. E. Whittier, trees 9 00 261 00 C. L. Marston, cash expended at Broadway Park. #74 99 Wm. P. Wingate, same. • 125 00 199 99 Jonathan Burbank, gas fitting #8 10 Wm. M. Peakes, same 4 65 J. S. Bicker & Co., gas lamp 6 00 M. Lynch, repairs to locks, etc 10 75 A. B. Marston, 2 signs 2 50 A. Noyes & Co., stoves and repairs 69 57 Wood, Bishop & Co., same 4 92 A. H. Roberts & Co., window curtains 10 57 Same, carpetings, etc., for Aldermen's room 215 84 332 90 William C. Mason, M. D., extra professional services #16 00 H. L. Jewell, M. D., same 3 00 A. W. Plummer, M. D., same 3 00 Seavey & Plummer, M. D., same 12 00 C. Seavey, M. D., same 35 00 Daniel Hennessey, M. D., same 3 00 H. F. Hanson, M. D., same 10 00 S. D. Jones, for cash advanced in insane case 24 00 74 00 Maine Industrial School, for care of Lizzie Lis- comb ®15 75 State Reform School, for care of Lewis Nichols, Wm. Quimby and Wm. Mansell 102 72 118 47 Chas. S. Pearl, advertising and sale at auction, of lot on Main street 16 50 Byron Porter, for fence on Union and Fourth streets, at Grammar school house 285 44 Amounts carried forward, #301 94 #9.314 11 46 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1881. Amounts brought forward, $301 94 $9,314 11 Barker and Pat ten, on account line fence $57 57 W. P. Wingate, commissioner for grading school house lot, Abbott Square 102 00 Elijah Low, moving school house from Spring St. to Abbott Square 660 00 1,121 51 Abigail L. Pollard, abatement of tax $10 00 Fred F. French, same 17 81 Fred M. Laughton, attorney, same 19 58 47 39 Samuel B. Morrison, for gravel lot $300 00 W. E. Johnson, lot on Odlin road for passage— 12 00 A. E. Hardy, record of transfers, etc 28 00 S. Thaxter & Son, for repairs on transit instrument 12 00 352 00
$10,835 01 Unexpended balance 758 81
$11,593 82
CITY AGENCY.
RECEIPTS. Cash on account of sales, by W. Z. Clayton, Agent $227 25 Same, Edward Jordan, Agent. 8150 00 $9377 25 EXPENDITURES. F. B. Bigelow, State Commissioner for liquors, &c.. $687 58 W. Z. Clayton, same 6876 29 Same for expenses of City Agency 51 45 Edward Jordan, same inclnding rent, and other incidentals 323 83 Same, salary as City Agent 488 50 W. Z. Clayton, salary to date of resignation 11 50 Bangor Water Works, for water service 5 00 Unexpended balance 933 JQ $9377 25 0 CITY OF BANGOR. 47 SALARY.
RECEIPTS. Amount of appropriation $4700 00 EXPENDITURES. William H. Brown, Mayor $500 00 Victor Brett. City Clerk 500 00 O. F. Youngs, Clerk of Common Council 100 00 Thos. W. Vose, City Solicitor 600 00 Chas. V. Lansil, Harbor Master 200 00 Henry Gale, Health Officer 300 00 William C. Mason, City Physician 250 00 Wm. H. Edmunds. Supt. of Clocks 60 00 Geo. McFarland, City Bell-Ringer 8 75 T. A. Heiskell, same 71 25 John L. Crosby, Collector of Taxes 1532 75 Same, Treasurer 500 00 Unexpended balance 77 25 #4700 00
FIRE.
RECEIPTS. Amount of appropriation $14,000 00 Sale of old hose, pump, etc 519 10 Sale of manure 25 00 Charge highway department, use of horses 200 00 Balance overdrawn 456 98 15,201 08 EXPENDITURES. SALARIES. Otis D. Maddocks, Chief Engineer $250 00 John Mason, Assistant Engineer 50 00 Samuel A. Fellows, same 50 00 James F. Maloney, same 50 00 Joseph E. Merritt, Engineer of Steamers 400 00 r Qnn (\f\ Amount carried forward, $800 00 48 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1881.
Amount brought forward, $800 °0 STEAMERS "LIBERTY," "UNION," AND ""VICTORY." Ambrose Merrill, driver and steward $525 00 Same, washing and repairing bedding 25 00 Benjamin F. Jordan, driver of hose cart 143 00 Martin Rimbach, fireman, Oct. 1879 to Jan. 1, 1881 84 00 Morrison & Hunting, for one pair horses 500 00 Bangor Gaslight Co., for gas consumed 137 50 Bacon & Huckins, for coal 33 00 Bacon, Robinson & Co., same 34 00 T. G. Stickney & Son, same 61 00 J. H. Robinson & Co., charcoal and wood 10 00 M. Moriarty, shavings 1,10 Kent & Fisher, hay and straw 225 43 George L. Moor, straw 20 00 Benj. W. Gubtil, grain 205 53 Morse & Co., same 99 69 Chas. S. Lombard & Co., harness work, etc 16 32 J. Patterson & Co., same 3 00 Chas. E. McLaughlin, same 22 12 George H. Chick, same 18 00 C. A. Blethen, same 1 00 J. P. Haskell, use of horse 10 00 Getchell, Leighton & Co., plumbers 10 46 Leighton, Davenport & Co., same 8 68 W. & L. Cutter, lumber and labor 149 29 Dole & Fogg, same 3 37 A. A. Roberts & Son, for window shades 3 30 Williams Amounts carried forward, $2,512 20 $800 00 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 49 Amounts brought forward $2,512 20 $800 00 B. N. & H. B. Thorns, repairs on hose cart 17 75 W. H. Pritchard, repairs on stoves, etc 7 05 2,537 00 UNION HOSE COMPANY. 25 members one year, at $40.00 $1,000.00 Less paid one man in 1879-80 3.34 $996 66 Matthew Moriarty, Steward one year 50 00 Caines Bros., New York, for fire hats 122 53 Bangor Gaslight Co., for gas consumed 36 75 Company, for cash paid hauling hose cart 14 00 T. G. Stickney & Son, for coal 10 00 Hincks & Co., same 33 00 W. H. Pritchard, repairs on stoves, etc 15 45 Getchell, Leighton & Co., plumbers 22 24 Thos. Jenness & Son, glass 40 Thos. Canning, setting glass, etc 90 Staples & Ring, repairs 50 W. & L. Cutter, repairs on house 3 24 1,305 67 EUREKA HOSE COMPANY.—(Volunteers.) Gratuity to Company $180 00 Thomas A. Finson, rent of land for hose house- - • 10 00 W. H. Knowles, for wood 5 00 J. C. Bowen, same 2 60 197 60 HOLLY HOSE CO., NO. 7. Fourteen members, one year, at $40 00 $560 00 (One member still unpaid.) William Daniels, steward one year 50 00 Company paid for horse hauling hose cart 13 00 John C. Mooney, same ' ^ Dean & Pierce, kerosene oil, &c 9 lo J. F. Hatch, painting hose carriage 12 00 J. F. Parkhurst, rent of hose house 1 year 120 00 A. H. Babcock,coal 12 2j Getchell, Leighton & Co., plumbers 8 Oo Thos. Jenness & Son, glass, &c 1 81 Thos. Canning, setting glass »° Samuel A. Fellows, repairs 2 ™ Wm. H. Pritchard, repairs on stove, &c ™ 790 75 Amount carried forward, «5'631 °2 7 50 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1881. Amount brought forward ^i631 02 ELIJAH LOW HOSE CO., XO. 8. Fifteen members, one year, at $40 00 $600 00 Company for paid for horse hire, hauling hose cart 17 55 Cornelius Griffin, steward one year 50 00 Baugor Gaslight Co., for gas consumed 43 50 A. H. Babcock, for coal 22 63 J. II. Robinson & Co.. wood 1 62 Getchell, Leighton & Co.. plumbers 14 28 Thomas Jenness & Son, glass, &c 73 Thos. Canning, setting glass 20 Staples & Ring, repairs hose cart 10 50 Samuel A. Fellows, same 1 00 M. Lynch, for locks, keys, &c 8 90 770 93 CHAMPION HOOK AND LADDER CO. Fifteen members, one year at $40 00 600 00 Chas. S. Clark, driver one year 420 00 Bangor Gaslight Co., for gas consumed 16 50 T. G. Stiekney, coal 4 50 Hincks & Co., same 27 50 Benj. W. Gubtil. grain 31 00 Kent & Fisher, hay 64 88 Geo. L. Moor, straw 5 18 Getchell, Leighton & Co., plumbers 24 62 W. E. Mann, medicine, &c 4 10 T. Jenness & Son, glass and hardware 3 70 T. Canning, setting glass 45 John Mason, repairs on apparatus 15 45 Staples & Ring, same 85 M. Lynch, locks, keys, &c 3 50 Cowan & Fogg, horse shoeing 16 24 A. S. Sweet, paint. &c., 4 43 M. Dyer, whitening walls 2 75 W. & L. Cutter, repairs on house. &c 10 34 Frank D. Pullen. 10 rubber coats 50 00 Chas. E. McLaughlin, repairs on harness 5 53 Geo. H. Chick, same 4 52 Chas. S. Lombard & Co., same 4 08 W. H. Pritehard, repairs on stoves &c 1 57 1,321 69 Amount carried forward, 87,723 64 18810 CITY OF BANGOR. 51 Amount brought forward, $7^23 64 MISCELLANEOUS. Bangor Water Works, for service at 153 hydrants and 5 Engine houses $6,311 00 American Fire Hose Co., for 1000 ft. leading hose 940 00 Matthew Moriarty, care of hose for dep't, 200 00 Hinckley & Egery Iron Co., testing hose 2 80 Patrick Keefe, for soft soap 9 99 Geo. G. Estabrooks, oil dressing 2 00 Geo. W. Spratt. horse hire to chief 4 00 C. E. Lyon & Co., flannel 1 35 C. B. Brown & Co.. brooms 3 50 Staples & Ring, repairs 75 Samuel A. Fellows, same 50 G. A. Stetson, cleaning snow from reservoirs 1 50 7,477 44 $15,201 08 POLICE. RECEIPTS. Amount of appropriation Fees received from City Marshal $214 30 County Treasurer 903 82 Police Judge 867 57 Overdrawn 24 12 $8,009 81 EXPENDITURES. H. C. Goodenow, Judge Police Court $450 00 Ezra C. Brett, same, one quarter 150 00 William F. Reed, City Marshal 800 00 Sylvester Gordon, Policeman 600 00 William Weymouth, same 600 00 Same, extra service, Policeman 37 50 James Nickerson, Policeman 600 00 Daniel J. Colson, same 600 00 Charles G. McCoy, same 600 00 Patrick J. Doherty, same 600 °/> Same, extra service 37 o0 Thomas F. Allen, Policeman 600 00 Allen H. C. Rice, same 600 00 Amount carried forward, $6,275 00 52 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1881. Amount brought forward, $6,275 00 Benj. E. Walker, same 600 00 Michael J. Desmond, same 330 22 NathanB. Smart, same 139 12 James T. Mayville, same 375 00 Chas. F. Gallagher, same 4 11 fm, F. Reed, for paid expenses, arresting pris oners, conveying to Reform School, etc 149 54 Sawyer & Ryan, repairs at Station 3 65 Thompson & Kellogg, provisions for prisoners, etc. 98 49 Henry A. Appleton, same 2 88 James Campbell, board for prisoners 2 00 Wm. C. Mason, M. D., attendance on same 10 00 Thos. Jenness & Son, oil, lanterns, etc 19 80 ' 8,009 81 GAS. RECEIPTS. Amount of appropriation $4,500 00 EXPENDITURES. Bills paid to Bangor Gaslight Co., viz: 24 lamps, 12 months, $37 00 888 00 1 11 33 92 71 12 27 00 1917 00 $2,838 92 Bills paid to Globe Gaslight Co., Boston, viz: 81 lamps, 12 months, $15 00 1215 00 2 4 21-30 H 75 4 411-30 2183 4 111-30 6 84 3 2-3 2 50 8 12 (all night) 18 00 144 00 6 street lanterns, $5 50 33 00 4 iron frames, 1 25 5 QQ Cases and cartage 1 g5 1,441 77 Paid Chandler Robshaw, care of lanterns and oil on bridges 13 QQ Wood, Bishop & Co., lantern 1 00 J. C. Buzzell, lantern and glass 22 30 W. G. Duren, repairs on lanterns 34 10 70 40 Unexpended balance 148 91 $4,500 00 •] CITY OF BANGOR. 53 SEWERS. RECEIPTS. Amount of appropriation , ^m 0(f Collection of assessments by City Treasurer, on sewers constructed prior to 1879 $635 12 in 1879 332 62 1&80 314 07 — 1,281 81 EXPENDITURES. ^'281 M Thos. W. Baldwin, Sup't of sewers, for labor, cleaning and repairing sewers and cesspools, $882 56 Same, for paid Holden, repairing pump 50 Same, for paid Buck & Thurston tor rubber boots, 5 50 Buck & Thurston for rubber boots 5 50 Hurd, Sawyer & Ryan for construction of sewers by contract, viz: On Fourth Street 389 31 Center street 219 35 Fifth and Warren streets 547 61 Sawyer & Ryan, for construction of sewer by con tract on Fifth street 697 69 Same, for labor and material 1 75 Stoddard & Hellier, for brick 21 00 Holyoke Brothers, same •. • • 36 00 William Burke, same 13 12 Morse & Co., for hemlock plank and dimension.. 49 41 Charles B. Brown, lumber and labor 9 83 James B. Flske, 24 casks cement 32 40 R. S.Page, sand 7 16 D. P. Wingate, blue clay - 5 50 Street department for use of team cleaning cess pools 375 00 Same, for earth work 200 00 Water department, water for flushing sewers 400 00 R. W. Kimball, 300 feet hose and couplings 207 00 Geo. T. Allamby, hose pipe 2 50 Henry McLaughlin, blasting powder, etc 7 25 Jas. C. Buzzell, same.... * 70 Wood, Bishop & Co., funnel irons 2 40 Amount carried forward, $4,120 04 54 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1881. Amount brought forward, $4,120 04 Haynes, Pillsbury & Co., iron and nails 3 39 Hinckley & Egery Iron Co., sewer tops and grates, 80 12 S. T. Jones & Son, stone work 4 44 Bangor Edge Tool Co., sharpening drills, etc 4 05 John Mason, sharpening drills and picks 15 20 N. H. Bragg & Sons, 1 hoisting block 5 25 Hincks & Nealley, cordage, etc. 2 48 Leighton Bros., repairing rubber boots 1 25 Thompson & Kellogg, pails, oil, etc 4 13 Leighton, Davenport & Co., materials and labor.. 20 15 Joseph Wharf, cart for cesspools 206 75 4,467 25 Unexpended balance 814 56 $5,281 81 BANGOR WATER WORKS. RECEIPTS. Amount of appropriation 817,000 00 Charged other departments. 7,833 00 Water rates rec'd of G. W. Snow, Clerk 15,300 00 Cash for sundries 1 50 40,134 50 EXPENDITURES. LAND DAMAGES. County of Penobscot, costs in suits 398 55 John L. Crosby, paid same 88 72 Roxana A. Howard, damages 66 07 John F. Towle, same .' 75 00 John Mutty. same 50 00 Wyatt Weed, same 100 00 Thos. B. Spratt, and als, damages 310 00 1,088 34 CONSTRUCTION AT DAM. B. F. Kelley, blacksmith work, 1879 $4 55 REPAIRS ON SLUICE. Cutler & Eddy, lumber 206 19 Sundry persons for labor 180 00 Amounts carried forward $386 19 $1,092 89 18810 CITY OF BANGOR. 55 Amounts brought forward, $386 19 $1,092 89 McGee & Parsons, for stone 63 25 John McGee, same 9 00 H. McLaughlin, for wheelbarrow 5 00 463 44 REPAIRS ON FISIIWAY. Sundry persons for labor 357 05 Rice & Skinner, for augers 1 50 Morse & Co., for lumber 327 73 Hinckley & Egery Iron Co., iron work 89 89 Haynes & Pillsbury, spikes, &c 3 10 B. Kelley, blacksmith work 22 10 S. H. Richardson, services as Superintendent 119 32 T. Jenness & Son, hardware, spikes and nails 9 00 Cutler & Eddy, for lumber 45 12 974 81 SERVICE ACCOUNT. Paid for labor $969 64 Thos. Cunningham & Sons, pipe and cocks.. 173 41 Sumner & Goodwin, same 36 28 Hinckley & Egerj' Iron Co., iron work 201 00 Walworth Manufacturing Co., cocks 57 95 Holly Manufacturing Co., hydrant cases and packing 40 00 HincKs & Nealley, cordage 7 03 Stoddard & Hellier, bricks 4 20 J. B. Fiske, cement 3 00 Bangor Foundry and Machine Co., ironwork. 9 62 J. E. Merritt, repairing tools 6 25 A. Noyes & Co., tin ware 1 00 Thos. Jenness & Son, pliers 65 B. Parker, filing saws 50 A. H. Roberts & Son, carpet for Supt's office, 7 37 Rice & Skinner, pails ! 50 H. C. Cram, sawdust ?5 Boston Machine Co., rubbers 6 40 Leighton, Davenport & Co., plumbing 45 29 Eli Downing, charcoal 6 20 Bacon & Huckins, coal 6 B0 Freight »; For trucking Forwood ' Amounts carried forward, $1,609 62 $2,531 14 56 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1881. Amounts brought forward, $1,609 62 02,531 14 Paidfor oil 4 94 for mason work 4 37 for repairing tools 1 00 for blacksmithing 14 42 for carpenter work and lumber 25 59 1,659 94 RUNNING EXPENSES AT WORKS. Salary of W. W. Fellows, Engineer and Assistant, from Feb. to March 22,1880 $100 00 Same, 11 months, from March 22,1880, to Feb. 22, 1881 1,191 66 Paid for wood and hauling 96 63 Hinckley & Egery Iron Co., iron work 35 03 T. Jenness & Son, nails, etc 26 58 Bacon & Hnckins, coal 12 00 Leighton, Davenport & Co., plumbing 5 80 Bangor Foundry & Machine Co., iron work.. 27 87 J. S. Ricker & Co., chimneys, burners, etc.. 5 15 Wm. W. Fellows, for paid sundry bills, labor, etc 54 08 Paid W. S. Nickerson, paints and brushes 9 39 Dole Brothers, repairing chairs 1 75 J. C. Norton & Co., doormat 1 10 C. E. Ingalls, repairing clock 1 00 Sawyer & Ryan, mason work 7 80 Buckley & Maloney, stove pipe, etc 8 30 J. E. Merritt, repairing valves, etc 4 50 C. Howard & Co., lubricating oil 45 59 W. S. Nickerson, same 12 80 W. S. Bolton, labor 3 70 Wm. Hale, same 1 50 1,652 23 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES. Freight on derrick $5 00 Barker, Vose & Barker, professional services.... 3 76 Care of hydrants, 1879 50 00 W. W. Fellows, paid sundry bills 2 19 Bangor Bridge Co., for tools 12 79 Jos. Oakes, caulking scows 22 02 John Rose, old account of 1876 1 50 E. Quinn, picking up scow 15 00 Sundry persons, labor on boom 104 30 Amounts carried forward, $216 56 $5,843 31 1881.] CITY OP BANGOB. 57 Amounts brought forward, $216 56 $5,843 31 J. E. Green, care of fishway 98 50 Wm. Hale, wrecking below the dam 200 00 515 06 HORSE ACCOUNT. PaidE. H. Cass, oats and feed $71 28 D. C. Gould, harness work 11 25 F. E. Elden, repairing wagon 6 50 S. A. Fellows, iron work on wagon 16 73 W. F. Delano, shoeing 2 55 Millet & Delano, blacksmith work 11 15 H. B. Lambert, hay 20 58 S. Buzzell, same 10 14 Moses Kimball, same 8 30 C. G. Roberts, same 6 33 Lemuel Nichols, use of horse 7 00 F. O. Beale, same 3 75 B. N. Thorns, repairing pung 4 00 179 56 OFFICE ACCOUNT. Paid for postal cards and stamps 11 48 "Work on office safe 4 38 15 86 SALARIES. Salary of F. E. Sparks, Supt 700 00 Same of Geo. W. Snow, Clerk and Collector.... 500 00 1,200 00 $7,753 79 Interest on water loan 29'535 00 $37,288 79 INTEKEST. RECEIPTS. . .. $21,000 00 Amount of appropriation » 20 U Received on non-resident taxes ^ ^ on deposits 31 27 of sundry persons $21,818 71 8 58 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. [1881. EXPENDITURES. Coupons on municipal loans $14,040 00 Interest on temporary loans .• 1,561 73 Interest on trust funds 5'280 00 Unexpended balance 936 98 21.818 71 N. B. The coupons on water loan, are charged in the Water Fund. TEMPOEART LOANS. RECEIPTS. Amount of appropriation $16,000 00 Provided from other sources 64,000 00 $30,000 00 EXPENDITURES. Paid City Treasurer's notes as fallows: Dated March 18, 1880, 8 months $5,000 00 March 24, 1S80, 7 months 5,000 00 March 24, 1880, 7 months 10,000 00 April 9, 1880, 7 months 5.000 00 April 9, 1880, 7 months 7,000 00 April 9, 1880, 7 months 5,000 00 April 9, 1880, 7 months 5,000 00 April 9, 1880, 7 months 3,000 00 June 1, 1880, 5 months 25,000 00 Sept. 25, 1880, on demand 10,000 00 80,000 00 DISCOUNT ON TAXES, 1880. RECEIPTS. Amount of appropriation $22,500 00 Overdrawn 621 59 $23,121 59 EXPENDITURES. 10 per cent, discount 011 $230,565 22 $23,056 52 5 per cent, discount on $1,390 97 69 55 Less fractional gains $23,126 07 $23,121 59 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 59 OYERLAYINGS. RECEIPTS. Amount of appropriation $9,578 69 EXPENDITURES. Amount of abatements on taxes, allowed by As sessors as per certificate. For 1873 $174 92 1874 299 07 1875 499 03 1876 693 07 1877 1,114 71 1878 1,430 24 1879 1,606 48 1880 1,837 15 $7,654 67 Unexpended balance li924 02 $9,578 69 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEE. To THE CITY COUNCIL : Respectfully referring you to the comprehensive report of the School Agent for the usual statistics and details of ex penditures in this department for the past year, we would confine ourselves to the presentation of our work in its other and more general features. SCHOOL YEAR. Upon taking a survey of the field of our labors we found the schools all in successful operation, under the instruction of experienced and competent teachers, so far as we knew, and with two members of the previous efficient committee re elected, it was comparatively easy for us to adjust ourselves to our work. The first thing that seemed to demand our attention was the lengthening of the school year from thirty-two to thirty- four weeks. This was readily accomplished, your honorable body making the necessary appropriation therefor, so that we now have a winter term of ten, and a fall and summer term of twelve weeks each, which is cause for gratulation. This action has increased the salaries of those teaching by the week, which has been a help to them, their long vaca- 18810 CITY OF BANGOR. 61 tions having largely eaten up the pittance of their weeks of service. But the High and Grammar school teachers have made some complaint because, while two weeks more work was demanded of them, their pay was not increased. We would respectfully call your attention to this point, though the additional service was cheerfully rendered. CHANGES. At the expiration of the last school year, Mr. Pease, who had been the successful principal of the Grammar School for a quarter of a century, declined a re-election, and Mr. C. M. Jordan, of the High School, was elected to fill the vacancy, he thus undertaking to discharge the duties of Principal of both schools. This, it was believed, would constitute a step in advance, by placing our whole system of higher education under the immediate supervision and control of one mind. So far, the expectations of the committee have been real ized, and the admirable system evoked with the earnest co operation of the teachers under him, warrant the assurance, that the work of unification begun will speedily give us a thoroughness and proficiency in these schools not before at tained. This has been accomplished, too, with a saving of $450, Mr. Jordan now receiving $1,500, whereas the two before re ceived $1,950. In connection with, and partly to facilitate this change, by bringing our Grammar classes nearer together for conve nience and control, the Spring street school house has been moved within the year to Abbott Square, at an expense which we believe the sale of the old lot will fully meet, and thereby all objections before existing as to locality have been silenced, and a fruitful source of complaint, because of what were termed unjust and invidious discriminations, effectually removed. Owing to the crowded condition of some of our Interme diate and Primary schools, and the lack of seating capacity in 62 REPOKT OP THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE. [1881. the school rooms, the question of the residence of the schol ars attending them early demanded the notice of the commit tee, who instructed the agent to make all transfers necessary to secure the desired relief. Upon his doing this, serious complaints arose. Many cases were cited in which pupils were evidently out of their places, in some instances going by one and two schools of the same grade to reach the school of their choice; and it became clear that something more than temporizing expedients in individual cases was necessa ry to arrest the growing evil, and relieve the committee from a needless labor, and the odium of a just criticism, if some were permitted to enjoy privileges necessarily denied to oth ers. Therefore the aid of the City Surveyor was invoked, and the territorial limits of the several schools determined, upon which all scholars wherever found were transferred to their own schools, excepting those of the first class in the In termediates, who were permitted to remain and graduate where they had studied so long. These transfers occasioned other and some grievous com plaints, but the action was so manifestly proper that in most instances they soon ceased, and the committee have reason to believe that an intelligent public now approves their course, as our action in this matter was guided solely by a desire to do impartial justice to all. Changes have been made in text books within the year, by the introduction of Appleton's Readers in the place of the- American Educational Series, which have been so long in use as to become nearly worthless. "Our World" as a read ing book has been thrown out entirely, Swinton's Primary Geography taking its place as a study in the Intermediate schools, and Warren's Brief Course in the Grammar schools. A uniform system of studies is being introduced into all our city schools, from the second class in the Primary to the first class in the Grammar, the ground to be gone over in each term being specified, so that all schools of the same grade shall be pursuing the same studies at the same time. This 18810 CITY OF BANGOR. 63 will prevent much of the confusion heretofore caused by changing schools, and facilitate comparisons of work by the visiting committee. It is believed, also, that the working to a given line in a given, short time, will secure the best results with most teachers, both as to progress and real thorough ness. A Teacher's meeting, to be held monthly, and presided over by the committee, has been one of the aids to reform and progress attempted, and its success in the three meetings al ready held has been such as to increase our hopes of its future usefulness. The teachers have entered heartily into the undertaking, giving a full attendance, with much thought and character to its practical discussions, and contributing largely, even in a short time, to secure that uniformity in work and quality in results that are most eminently desirable. The ripest ex perience of our oldest and best teachers is being brought to reinforce the sincere yet halting efforts of those last appointed, and that which can be acquired by suggestions from others, and an interchange of thought, is rapidly becoming the cap ital of all. Another change, and one which we think was greatly desirable, has been in the time of holding the graduating exercises of the High School. Heretofore they have been held at night. This year the time was "10 o'clock A. M., and though many of the class might have preferred a night display had it been left to them beforehand, we are satisfied that at the close, the verdict of all would have been in favor of the change. It has been considered advisable to discontinue the prac tice of giving certificates to graduates of this school who may omit some of the studies. The prize of a diploma, which belongs only to those who comply with the full course, will, we trust, be eagerly sought for by all. As individual changes, Miss Mary H. Merrill closed her connection with the High School in June last, and Miss Ida 64 KEPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE. [1881. J. Brown was chosen as her successor, who entered upon her work at the beginning of the school year. Miss Annie L. Martin resigned her position in the Gram mar School at the end of the year to accept a life engagement, and the vacancy was filled by the promotion of Miss Fannie E. Wright. Miss Nellie S. Littlefield, also of the Grammar school, who had been laid aside by sickness most of the previous year, so far recovered as to return to duty, but her health again fail ing, Miss Bessie Pond has been assigned to temporary work in her place. The changes in the Intermediate schools within the year have been comparatively few. Mrs. Nancy W. Silsby was transferred from West Bangor to Pond street, to fill the va cancy caused by the death of Miss Effie May Brown; Miss Helen M. Cates was assigned to West Bangor, from Larkin street, where Miss Mary S. Snow is again installed, after an absence of two terms, and is prosecuting her work with her old time vigor and success. Upon Miss Bolton's removal to Massachusetts, Miss Eliza B. Eddy was promoted to the Grove street school; Miss Mary R. Shaw, of Thomas Hill Primary, was assigned to Union street, in the place of Miss Wright promoted; and Miss Emma F. Lewis, assistant, was promoted to a vacancy in the Thomas Hill Intermediate, caused by Miss Nellie L. Humphrey's marriage. In the Primaries we notice the absence of Miss Fannie E. Titcomb, of State street, after many years of successful work, who left to accept a position in Lawrence, Mass. Miss Hattie T. Vose was promoted to the vacancy. The three schools on York street, have been consolidated into two, the third teacher now serving as an assistant. Miss Pease, of Pearl street, had leave of absence two terms, on account of deaths in her family, but now returns to her charge. In her ab sence, Miss Prescott, her competent assistant, with the aid of Miss Hurley, has successfully conducted the school. Miss 1881-] CITY OF BANGOR. 65 Bertha Coombs, of City Farm school, resigned to change her name, and Miss Etta M. Bussey, of Fuller suburban, was pro moted accordingly. Miss Evelyn E. Getchell has been trans ferred from West Bangor to Pond street, Miss Mabel Thissell from the central suburban taking her place, and Miss Angelia Chase, for many years at Abbott Square, has been given a new location at Thomas Hill, and Miss Lizzie M. Burr as signed to Abbott Square. With the details of the suburban changes we will not trouble you, only to say that we have found it necessary to employ male teachers in two of the schools for the winter term. Mr. Heman W. Griffin taught in the Central, and Mr. John C. Hall in the Sherburne. There remains this to be said with regard to work done, that Mr. Fessenden has added the West Bangor Interme diate to the schools which he instructs in penmanship, and there is now no one of our city schools, which does not en joy all the advantages of any other school of the same grade, and the year upon the whole has been one of successful work, for which great credit is due to our faithful and energetic teachers, of whom we have a large number. UNGRADED SCHOOLS. We have but one recommendation to make with a view to increase our educational facilities by your honorable body, beyond what we have already indicated in a pro rata increase of salary for our Grammar and High school teachers, and that is for an appropriation to enable us to establish an un graded school. This was forcibly presented in the report of last year, and appears to be a measure imperatively demanded. As it is, that large class of boys of a working age, who are unable to attend school the whole year, are, for the most part, unable to attend at all, and the number of such is very large. With the help of a school which would take them where they were, as they came from the farms and shops and mills of our county and advance them until they could enter 9 66 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE. [1881. the proper classes with confidence, their little time could all be improved, and very desirable results achieved, and this is a class that more than any other needs the judicious and liberal care of a fostering public. Such a school, too, could be made a press upon the unstudious, by remanding to it for failures elsewhere, and promptly promoting from it for suc cess, and we trust it will receive your favorable consider ation. An appropriation equal to the salary of a Grammar school teacher, with such an amount as the room used might require, would be sufficient for this purpose. TESTS AND SCHOLARSHIP. In conclusion, the committee have given general notice that a standard of at least sixty per cent, will be most rig idly insisted upon in promotions, and are taking the necessa ry steps to supervise the examinations at the close of the present school year. Not the fact of having passed a year in any grade, but the fact of having attained to the requisite scholarship, will entitle pupils to advance. In closing this report, we have to acknowledge the valua ble assistance rendered us by the School Agent, Mr. Byron Porter, who was always present at our meetings, and ever ready to impart whatever information was needed regarding his department, the arduous duties of which have been per formed with marked zeal and ability. W. H. SIMMONS, R. KELLEHER, R. L. HOWARD, PAYSON T. HUCKINS, L. L. PAINE. REPORT OP THE 8CHOOL_AGENT. To THE CITY COUNCIL. I herewith respectfully submit the following report show ing the receipts and expenditures of the School Department for the past municipal year. RECEIPTS. Credit from last year f 27 80 City appropriation for schools 22.000 00 State fund and mill tax 7,978 62 Free high school fund 250 00 Tuition from non-resident scholars 305 38 Glass broken, &c 7 03 #30,568 83 EXPENDITURES. Salaries of teachers 23,202 37 Salaries of S. S. Committee 250 00 Salary of Truant Officer 50 00 Salary of School Agent 700 00 Salaries of Janitors 1,253 93 Wood and coal 1,317 06 Repairs and improvements 2,134 06 Books 246 69 Water Board 176 00 Bangor Gas Company 1 25 Desks 403 70 Ordinary school supplies 183 39 Preparing wood, washing, cleaning privies 321 12 Miscellaneous supplies, &c 247 72 Labor, grading, &c 77 44 Unexpended balance 4^ $30,568 83 OS T ^ B LE, CO Showing the Expenses of the School Department, the Number of Scholars in City, the Number Registered, &c, from 1868 to 1881. Length of year ending Fuel. Repairs. Paid Total Number of Number March 1. Books. Teachers. Expenditures. Legal Scholars. Registered. School year in weeks. O 1868 $1,672 89 $139 31 $1,728 39 $20,144 34 $25,284 44 5,449 3,572 35 « 1809 2.0GG 36 194 99 1,405 53 21,020 91 26,777 91 5,382 3,570 37 1870 1,990 76 384 33 4.296 83 24,420 91 34,117 56 5,314 3.424 37 O 1871 2,214 16 180 78 2,217 29 24,163 86 31,270 93 5,293 3,323 37 1872 1.817 83 237 48 7,437 86 24,944 50 38,007 57 5,284 3,267 37 1873 2.012 57- 205 80 2,057 29 26,510 40 34,273 31 5,362 3,182 37 a 1874 1.838 05 350 09 5,041 32 27,341 50 36,363 GO 5,254 3,326 37 a 1875 2.1)24 77 411 65 12,004 73 27,504 00 48,558 89 5,123 3,327 37 on 1876 2.928 52 530 00 3,084 04 29,518 43 40,051 92 5,412 3,367 37 a 1877 2.774 24 691 16 2,232 02 31,537 57 41,511 65 5,586 3,503 37 w o 1878 1,001 82 527 78 2,757 50 28,472 35 36,951 50 5,362 3,495 37 o 1879 *1,985 75 t471 34 J2,198 45 21,978 23 §29,630 42 5,390 3,163 32 t-1 188Q 1,238 79 249 23 1,713 26 22,024 61 28.522 60 5.479 3,180 32 • 1881 1,317 06 246 69 2,134 06 23,202 37 30.568 83 3,120 34 Q H !z5 *Of this amount $605.37 was contracted in 1878. i-3 fOf this amount 105.70 was contracted in 1878. {Of this amount 106.53 was contracted in 1878. §Ofrthis amount 1,219.74 was contracted in 1878. CO oo I88*'] CITY OF BANGOB. 69 Whole number of legal scholars in city, April 1, 1880, as returned by assessors 5 479 HIGH SCHOOL. Number registered in Summer term I98 Fall term !83 Winter term Igg Average attendance in Summer term 190 Fall term 177 Winter term Igg Percentage of attendance in Summer term 96 Fall term 97 Winter term 95 GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Number registered in Summer term 726 Fall term 806 Winter term 753 Average attendance in Summer term 630 Fall term 733 Winter term 686 Percentage of attendance in Summer term 87 Fall term 91 Winter term 91 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS. Number registered in Summer term 508 Fall term 524 Winter term 520 Average attendance in Summer term 436 Fall term 463 Winter term 468 Percentage of attendance in Summer term 86 Fall term 89 Winter term 90 PRIMARY SCHOOLS. Number registered in Summer term 1)19_8 Fall term i'0'2 Winter term V004 Average attendance in Summer term 1)002 Fall term aiJ Winter term 858 Percentage of attendance in Summer term 84 Fallterm yb Winter term... ••'• 84 70 REPORT OP THE SCHOOL AGENT. [1881. SUBURBAN SCHOOLS. Number registered in Summer term 291 Fall term • 308 Winter term 300 Average attendance in Summer term 224 Fall term 251 Winter term 236 Percentage of attendance in Summer term 77 Fall term 82 Winter term 79 Nnmber of schools in city—1 High, 1 Grammar, 13 Interme diate, 19 Primary, and 13 Suburban 47 Number of different scholars registered 3,120 Number registered under 6 years of age 172 over 16 years of age 205 Number of different scholars registered in each school: High 200 Grammar 826 Intermediate 544 Primary 1,238 Suburban 312 Percentage registered of whole number in city 58} Percentage of attendance of those registered 84J Teachers required in each school. High, 1 *principal, 4 assistants 5 Grammar, 1 17 17 Intermediate, 13 1 assistantf 14 Primary, 19 8 27 Suburban, 13 13 Writing, 1 1 Total, 77 Number of different teachers employed during the year, males 4, females 87 91 Number of icholars to each teacher. HIGH SCHOOL. Whole number. Average number. Summer term, 40 3g Fall term, 37 36 Winter term, 33 oj *In High and Grammar. tServes both in Intermediate and Primary. 1881,J CITY OP BANGOE. 71 GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Summer term, 43 37 Fall term, 47 43 Winter term, 44 40 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS. Summer term, 39 34 Fall term, 40 36 Winter term, 40 36 PRIMARY SCHOOLS. Summer term, 44 37 Fall term, 40 34 Winter term, 37 32 SUBURBAN SCHOOLS. Summer term, 22 17 Fall term, 24 19 Winter term, 23 18 Tuition including fuel, etc. Per week. Per Year. High school 60 cts $20-45 Grammar 30 cts 10 25 Intermediate 29 cts 9 88 Primary 23 cts 7 85 Suburban 31 cts 9 40 72 RBPOET OF THE SCHOOL AGENT. [1881. GKADTJATING EXEEOISES. The graduating exercises of the class of 1880, of the High School, were held at City Hall, Saturday morning, June 19, 1880. They were very interesting and satisfactory, reflect ing much credit on teachers, pupils and work, and were as fol lows: Prayer. Piano Duett—"La Chasse Infernale"—Misses Goldthwaite and Garland. Salutatory in Latin—Lewis E. 0. Hinckley. Essay_The Holy Grail—Belle J. Reed. Declamation—Lexington—William B. Hassard. Song—The Blue Alsatian Mountains—Maud H. Buzzell. Essay—The Past and the Present—Etta M. Eddy. French Recitation—Adieu de Marie Stuart—Lillie B. Ames. *Essay—Our Race and Our Work—Nellie C. Sheehan. Essay—The World is his who has Patience—Alice B. Brown. Piano Duet—Raquet Galop—Misses Plummer and Trickey. Class Poem—Mertie M. Moore. Class History—Lucy F. Jones. Class Prophecy—Effie M. Noyes. Duet—See the Pale Moon—Misses Walsh and Hurley. Essay—Vincere non Vinci, with Valedictory—Laura B. Coombs. Awarding of Diplomas. Class Song—Maggie E. Walsh. CLASS SONG. 0 fain would we linger our farewell in speaking, As mem'ry recalls the bright days that are past, When friendship fast bound us with ties which ne'er broken, Will grow firmer still during life to the last. Inspired by the bright hopes of youth we have journeyed Together on wisdom's broad, far-reaching road, Still hoping the future might render, redoubled, The harvest by willing and patient hands sowed. Although our lives henceforth be widely divergent, And differently checquered by sunshine and shade. Yet the bond which unites us will ever be cherished, And held as a memory never to fade. As the rill gathering strength makes the brook, then the river, And then to the sea rushes on in its might, Surmounting all trials, may virtue and honor Impel us to rise, cleaving still to the right. •Excused. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 73 Before us is life, with its pleasures and sorrows, Within us are hearts filled with courage and hope; Above us, our Father with loving eye watches, And gives us new strength with all evils to cope. Still striving to conquer and ne'er to be conquered, May we to the end of our life's school excel, And then, true and tried, may our class be united As now, when we utter our last sad farewell. Benediction. To the following graduates diplomas were given: Alice B. Brown, Mary A. Crook, Laura B. Coombs, James Crosby, Donald C. Clark, Annie L. Goldthwaite, Annie E. Hurley, John C. Hall, William E. Hassard, John H. Hinckley, Lewis E. C. Hinckley, Lucy F. Jones, Mertie M. Moore, Lizzie F. Maxfield, Effie M. Noyes, John C. Nelligan, Belle J. Reed, Nellie C. Sheehan, Dennis F. Sexton, Maggie E. Walsh. Certificates were given to the following: Lillie B. Ames, Katie R. Blunt, Maud H. Buzzell, Fred B. Cutler, Jennie A. Dickey, Inez G. Emery, Mabel Garland, Julia A. Hartnett, Mary F. Mason, Mary L. Plummer, Nellie R. Wheelan, Etta M. Eddy. CHANGES. In the report of last year your attention was called to the lack of safe and convenient room for the High School. After consultation with the S. S. Committee it was thought advisa ble to change the Primary School from the lower building to the unoccupied room of High School, to change one of the Grammar Schools to room vacated by the Primary, and to fit up the vacated Grammar School room to accommodate the fourth class of the High School. The partition which sepa rated it from the Principal's office was removed, mating a large and convenient room. A part of the hall was parti tioned off and fitted up for an office for the Principal. The arrangements have proved very satisfactory to teachers and scholars. The attic is used now only as a recitation room. Other improvements were made in this building. New floors were laid in rooms of High School, and the main room fur- 10 74 BEPOET OF THE SCHOOL AGENT. [1881. nished with new desks. The best of those removed were repaired and used in the room below. The room in basement received a new floor and new desks, and was painted and kalsomined. SPBING ST. SCHOOL HOUSE. According to an order from your Honorable Body the Spring St. School house was moved to Abbott Square and placed upon a good stone foundation, at a cost to the city of six hundred and sixty dollars. This amount I think may be fully replaced by sale of vacated lot. The results which have followed plainly show that the change was a wise one, as it has obviated a great source of annoyance to parents and scholars, and will doubtless be a great benefit to the schools. NEW GEAMMAE SCHOOL BUILDING. The privy connected with this building, owing to a defect in the foundation, was found to be in such an unsafe condi tion as to make it necessary to rebuild or remove. After advising with your Committee on schools and others, it was decided to remove it and put water closets and urinals in the basement of the main building. This was done in a thorough and satisfactory manner, and with especial respect to its san itary condition. The old house and stable were sold and removed from the yard, which was graded and enclosed with a fence. The metal work on the roof was thoroughly painted. BEPAIRS. The repairs made during the year were of the ordinary kind, and at about the same expense of last year, not, however, in cluding the water closets at the new Grammar school build ing, which were not included in the estimated cost of repairs, as I hoped the change would not be necessary so soon. I shall attempt to give only a brief outline of the'repairs made, including incidental on all, but more particularly on the fol lowing school houses: Abbott Square lower building. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOE. 75 The room vacated by Primary school received new floors and desks. Salem Court, Grove street, Center street, Pearl street and Third street were painted outside, desks grained and var nished, and fences painted. Thomas Hill, Main street, Larkiri street and York street, painted outside, desks grained and varnished. Pond street and West Bangor painted outside, desks stained and varnished, and fences painted. Bower street painted outside and inside. High school building painted outside. Union street desks grained and varnished. SUBURBAN SCHOOL BUILDING. Odlin and Tyler districts, painted outside and inside, re- plastered and foundations repaired. Six Mile Falls, one side of roof reshingled, painted outside and inside, yard enclosed on three sides by a new board fence. Bagley district, foundation repaired, a part newly clap- boarded, painted outside and inside. Stillwater Avenue, a part of sills and flooring timbers were removed and new ones put in ; new floor in part, clapboard- ing repaired, painting outside and inside. Thus putting the school buildings of the city in a very fair condition. BYRON PORTER. March 19, 1881. TABULAR VIEW, Showing the dififerent Schools and their Teachers; also, the Number of Scholars Begistered, Average and Percentage of Attendance, Wages of Teachers, etc., 1880—81. HIGH SCHOOL. I OJ > o Where Located. Teacher. . s •u 03 d 13T3 S'SsI sill1 l i[3g153 II Summer Term—12 Weeks. Abbot Square,. Chas. M. Jordan, Principal,. 198 190 96 1,200 00 Jennie A. Philbrook, 500 00 450 00 Margaret F. Webber, 400 00 Lizzie L. Clark, 400 00 Mary H. Merrill, Pall Term—12 Weeks. Abbot Square,.. Chas. M. Jordan, *Principal, 183 177 971 1,500 00 Jennie A. Philbrook, 500 00 450 00 Margaret F. Webber, 400 00 Lizzie L. Clark, 400 00 Ida J. Brown, Winter Term. Abbot Square,. Chas. M. Jordan, *Principal, 165 158 95 1,800 00 Jennie A. Philbrook, 500 00 450 00 Margaret F. Webber, 400 00 Lizzie L. Clark, 400 00 Ida J. Brown, •Principal of Hiarh and Grammar Schools. 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 77 TABULAR VIEW-Continued. GBAMMAR SCHOOL. Where Located. Teacher. iMa c ii 11!PH< 5 VI p, Summer Term—12 Weeks, Abbot Square, • • Burleigh Pease, Principal. $750 00 Helen K. Fox, 90 350 00 81 336 00 Maria F. Smith, 93 320 00 Lou A. Spencer, 85 320 00 Prospect Street,. Lillian B. Cole, 88 320 00 Alice Patten, 87 320 00 Abbot Square, • • 84 320 00 Lizzie J. Shaw, 94 320 00 Emma A. Blaisdell, 90 320 00 Union Square, • • • Mary H. Burr, 92 350 00 82 336 00 Flora E. Wharff, 85 320 00 Ella H. Boyee, 92 320 00 Nellie S. Littlefleld, 82 320 00 95 320 00 Mary E. Costellow, • 79 320 00 Annie L. Martin, 83 320 00 Sarah H. Shaw, APal. Al. Term—1Bakeman2 Weeks. Nancy A. Gilman Abbot Square,.. Helen B. Fox, 55 93 350 00 Mary E. Glass 38 95 336 00 Maria F. Smith, 36 97 320 Oo Lou A. Spencer, 48 91 320 00 Lillian B. Cole, 45 93 320 00 Prospect Street,. 41 75 320 00 Alice Patten, 38 88 320 00 Abbot Square, • • Lizzie J. Shaw, 38 86 320 oO Emma A. Blaisdell,. 43 96 320 00 Mary H. Burr, 44 92 350 00 Union Square,. • • 33 94 336 00 Flora E. Wharff,.... 46 94 320 00 Ella H. Boyce, 46 94 320 00 Nellie S. Littlefleld,. 46 94 320 00 Mary E. Costellow,. • 43 81 320 00 Mary E. Cochran 46 94 320 00 Sarah H. Shaw, 47 96 320 00 Nancy A. Gilman,... MaryE. Glass Fannie E. Wright,... 78 EEPOET OF THE SCHOOL AGENT. [1881. TABULAR VIEW-Continued. GBAMMAR SCHOOL—Continued. Where Located. Teacher. ti Winter Term—10 Weeks. Abbot Square,. Helen E. Fox $350 00 Maria F. Smith, 336 00 320 00 Lou A. Spencer 320 00 Prospect Street. Lillian B. Cole, 320 00 Alice Patten, 320 00 Abbot Square,.. 320 00 Lizzie J. Shaw, 320 00 Emma A. Blaisdell,- • 320 00 Union Square, • • • Mary H. Burr 350 00 Flora E. Wharff, 336 00 320 00 Ella H. Boyce, 320 00 Nellie S. Littlefield,. 320 00 Mary E. Costellow,.. 320 00 Mary E. Cochran,... 320 00 Sarah H. Shaw, 45 | 92 320 00 Nancy A. Gilman INTERMEDIATMary E. Glass E SCHOOLS Fannie E. Wright,... Summer Term—12 Weeks State Street, TherseM. Dillingham,. Centre Street,.. 50 45 90 $8 50 Annette M. Hincks, ... 39 35 90 Division Street,. Charlotte L. Holden,.. 8 50 West Bangor,.. 41 36" 88 8 50 Salem Court,... Nancy W. Silsby, 25 21 84 8 50 Pearl Street,... Mary E. Garity, 31 28 90 8 50 Larkin Street,.. Azubah F. Blaisdell,... 34 28 82 8 50 Thomas Hill,... 51 41 80 8 50 Hancock Street, Helen M. Cates, 39 34 87 8 50 Union Street,... Nellie L. Humphre}',.. 34 26 77 8 50 Grove Street,... Hattie L. Gray 58 48 83 8 50 Third Street,... Fannie E. Wright, 29 24 83 8 50 Pond Street,.... 28 24 86 8 50 Eliza B. Eddy, 49 46 94 8 50 Georgie Marston, Elisabeth M. Burr, 1881.J CITY OF BANGOR. 79 TABULAR VIEW-Contimied. INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS-Continued. Where Located. Teacher. bDn3 • B £W « *< n PaU Term—12 "Weeks. Union Street Mary R. Shaw, 82 $8 50 Pond Street,. •• Nancy W. Silsby 93 8 50 96 8 50 State Street Therese M. Dillingham, 90 8 50 Thomas Hill,.-. Emma F. Lewis, 92 8 50 Centre Street, . • Annette M. Hincks, 85 8 50 Larkin Street, •• 81 8 50 Hancock Street. Mary S. Snow, 93 8 50 Division Street,. Hattie L. Gray, 92 8 50 Third Street Charlotte L. Holden, 90 8 50 West Bangor,.- Georgie Marston, 83 8 50 Pearl Street,.-. 87 8 50 Salem Court,... Helen M. Cates, 86 8 50 Grove Street,.. - Azubah F. Blaisdell, Mary E. Garity, ElizaB.Eddy, S 50 State Street Winter Term—10 Weeks 91 8 50 Thomas Hill Therese M. Dillingham, 94 8 50 Pond Street, Emma F. Lewis, 91 8 50 Pearl Street, Nancy W. Silsby, 83 8 50 89 8 50 West Bangor, - - - Azubah F. Blaisdell, 93 8 50 Union Street Helen M. Cates, 82 8 50 Division Street, •. Mary R. Shaw, 89 8 50 Third Street 95 8 50 Charlotte L. Holden, 84 8 50 Centre Street— Georgie Marston, 92 8 50 Salem Court, Annette M. Hincks, 91 8 50 Hancock Street,. Mary E. Garity, Grove Street Hattie L. Gray, Larkin Street, • • • ElizaB.Eddy Mary S. Snow, 80 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL AGENT. [1881. TABULAE, VIEW—Continued. PRIMARY SCHOOLS. u Where Located. Teacher. 33 a tog i'Sbl 2 S 00 I! li Summer Term—12 Weeks. Center Street,.. Annie M. Lander,.. 66 56 $8 50 Third Street,... Alma F. Silsby, 60 49 8 50 Thomas Hill, • • • Mary E. Shaw, 56 49 8 50 Grove Street 70 Miriam S. Cates,... 65 8 50 State Street, 73 65 8 50 Pond Street, — Fannie E. Titcomb,. 83 64 8 50 Union Street, ... Gertrude Simpson,. 110 85 8 50 Division Street, . Carrie A. Dunbar,.. 63 54 8 50 Pearl Street Vesta M. Nash, 72 58 8 50 West Bangor,... Annie M. Pease, 34 29 8 50 Evelyn E. Getchell,. 28 23 8 50 City Farm, 38 Bertha Coombs, 29 8 50 Forest Avenue,.. 40 39 8 50 York Street Alma L. Davis 29 24 8 50 York Street, Angie L. Jones, 50 41 8 50 York Street Mary A. Holden,... 49 39 8 60 Bower Street,... Alice M. Lawrence,. 81 69 8.50 Main Street, Laura J. Sargent,... 54 42 8 50 62 Abbot Square,. -. EllaS, Stewart,.... 49 8 50 80 73 8 50 Larkin Street Angelia Chase, 6 00 Salem Court, Mary E.Eaton 5 00 Lizzie L. Morrill, Pond Street, — 5 00 State Street, *Addie M. Spencer,.. 6 00 Third Street,.... tlda M. Stewart, 5 00 Larkin Street tNellieE. Coombs,... 5 00 Pearl Street, •Evelyn T. Hartford,. 5 00 tSara M. Prescott.... Main Street, 6 00 tEmma F. Lewis,... 5 00 Grove Street, tClara E. Wood Union SUeet, tLouiseHFall Term—1. Savage,..2 Weeks. . CenteSalemr CourStreet,t . tHattie T. VoseT Third Street... Annie M. Lander, 61 8 50 Thomas Hill, Alma F. Silsby, 59 8 50 Grove Street, Angelia Chase, 50 8 50 State Street, MiriamS. Cates, 79 8 50 Salem Court, HattieT. Vose 45 8 50 Lizzie L. Morrill, 74 8 50 Abbot Square, 58 8 50 York Street, No. 1 Elisabeth M. Burr, 61 8 50 York Street, No. 2, Alice M. Lawrence, 43 8 50 West Bangor, Angie L. Jones, 28 8 50 Pond Street,. Mabel Thissell 68 8 50 Larkin Street, 54 8 50 •Assistants in IntermediatEvelye nan Ed .Primary Getchel. l Mary A. Eaton. in Primary. 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 81 TABULAE, VIEW—Continued. PRIMARY SCHOOLS—Continued. «§ Where Located. Teacher. K P*-< A Fall Term—Continued. Union Street,... Carrie A. Dunbar,... 110 $8 50 Division Street,. Vesta M. Nash, 51 8 50 City Farm, Etta M. Bussey, 28 8 50 61 8 50 Main Street, Ella S. Stewart, 8 50 Forest Avenue,. 29 Alma L. Davis, 48 8 50 Bower Street, • • Laura J. Sargent, 8 50 Pearl Street, ... 65 Larkin Street... Sara M. Prescott, 00 •Evelyn T. Hartford,. 00 Main Street 00 Third Street,... tLizzie A. Hatch, tNellie S. Coombs,... 00 Pond Street tAddie M. Spencer,... 00 Union Street,... tLouise H. Savage,.. • 00 Grove Street,... 00 Pearl Street, ... tClara R. Wood, 00 State Street, tAnnie E. Hurley 00 Salem Court,... tlda M. Stewart 00 York Street, No. 1, tGertrude Simpson, . • Winte•j-MaryAr .Term— Holden1, 0 Weeks. Salem Court,. Lizzie L. Morrill, 8 50 State Street,., Hattie T. Vose, 8 50 Center Street 8 50 Annette M. Lander,. 8 50 Pond Street, . Evelyn E. Getchell,. Third Street,. 8 50 Grove Street,. Alma F. Silsby, 8 50 Miriam S. Cates, 8 50 City Farm 8 50 York Street, No. 1,| Etta M. Bussey, Alice M. Lawrence,. 8 50 York Street, No. 2 8 50 Bower Street, Angie L. Jones 8 50 Main Street, Laura J. Sargent, ... 8 50 Division Street, .. Ella S. Stewart 8 50 Union Street, Vesta M. Nash 8 50 Forest Avenue,... Carrie A. Dunbar,... 8 50 Thomas Hill Alma L. Davis, 8 50 8 50 West Bangor, Angelia Chase, 8 50 Larkin Street, Mabel Thissell, 8 50 Pearl Street Mary A. Eaton 6 00 Abbot Square, Sara M. Prescott 5 00 Larkin Street Elisabeth M. Burr... 5 00 Main Street, •Evelvn T. Hartford,. 5 00 Third Street, fLizzie A. Hatch, 6 00 j-Nellie S. Coombs,-.. Pond Street, 6 00 tAddie M. Spencer,... 5 00 Union Street, tLouise M. Savage,... 5 00 Grove Street, tClara K. Wood, 5 00 Pearl Street, tAnnie E. Hurley,..-. Sale•Assistanm Courtt in ,Intermediat — tGertrude ande PrimarySimpson,... tAssistant. s in Primary. York Street, No. 11 1 •j-Mary A. Holden, 82 REPORT OP THE SCHOOL AGENT. [1881. SUBURBAN SCHOOLS. •a u '- : a* ?5» Where Located. Stunmer Term—10 Weeks. o a o a iff! IS -t- « Finson, Kate E. Newhall, 81 86 00 Avenue, AddieP. Cobb 73 6 00 6 00 Central, Mabel Thissell 71 82 6 00 Bagley M. Isabel Ames, 84 6 00 Mt. Hope, Carrie M. Spratt 71 6 00 Sherburne, Grace M. Richardson,.. 83 6 00 Odlin, Mary J. Conroy, 75 6 00 Fuller EttaM. Bussey, 86 6 00 Carrie M. Richardson,. 80 6 00 Six Mile Falls,.... 6 00 Etta L. Davenport, 74 Hill Side 70 6 00 North Bangor, Joanna S. Eveleth, 79 6 00 Stillwater Avenue, Lizzie Gibson, Tyler, EmmFall aTerm—1 L. Ames0, Weeks. Six Mile Falls,— Carrie M. Richardson,. 90 6 00 Central, Hattie L. Mosher, 79 6 00 Finson KateE. Newhall 73 6 00 North Bangor, Joanna S. Eveleth, 80 6 00 Avenue, 53 6 00 AddieP. Cobb 81 6 00 Tyler Emma L. Ames, 82 6 00 Odlin Mary J. Conroy, 83 6 00 Mt. Hope Adelia A. Walsh, 76 6 00 Stillwater Avenue Lizzie Gibson, 79 6 00 Bagley M. Isabel Ames 90 6 00 HillSide, 96 6 00 Etta L. Davenport 95 6 00 Sherburne Grace M. Richardson,.. Annie L. Mitchell, Fuller, Winter Term—10 Weeks. Central Heman W. Griffin 78 Sherburne 9 00 JohnC. Hall 81 8 00 Six Mile Falls,... Carrie M. Richardson,. 73 6 00 HillSide Etta L. Davenport 75 6 00 Stillwater Avenue. Lizzie Gibson 72 6 00 Mt. Hope 74 6 00 Adelia A. Walsh, 78 6 00 North Bangor, Hattie L. Mosher, Bagley, 77 6 00 M. Isabel Ames 81 6 00 Finson KateE. Newhall, 82 6 00 Avenue AddieP. Cobb 93 6 00 Fuller, Annie Mitchell, 84 6 00 78 Tyler EmmaL. Ames, 6 00 Odlin, Mary J. Conroy, COUESE OF STUDY OP THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE CITY OF BANGOR. PRIMARY SCHOOLS. Beading and Spelling.—Appleton's First and Second Readers. Hooker's Child's Book of Common Things. Swinton's Primary Spelling Book. Then as in course of study to the end, when add. In Second Class.—Finish Second Reader. Commence Hooker in the Second term, and read thirteen chapters. Complete six months' work in the Speller. Through Subtraction in the Arithmetic. First Class.—Finish first year's work in Spelling within the year. FIRST TERM. Hooker to 26th Chapter, inclusive. Arithmetic, Multiplication. Pro ducts not to exceed seven figures. SECOND TERM. Hooker to 34th Chapter, inclusive. Arithmetic, Division. THIRD TERM. Complete Hooker and review Arithmetic. INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS. Beading and Spelling.—Appleton's Third Reader. Swinton's Primary Spelling Book. Writing.—Revised Duntonian. Drawing.—Exercises in simple geometric forms, from copies placed upon the blackboard by the teacher. Vocal Music—National Music Charts. The use of Music Reader is permitted. Object Lessons.—An exercise four times a week. Sheldon's Lessons on Objects, and Sheldon's Elementary Instruction are recommended as guids to teachers. Arithmetic.—White's Intermediate. Geography.—Swinton!s Primary. 84 COURSE OF STUDY. [1881. In Second Class.—Third Eeader unlimited. Six month's work of sec ond year in the Speller. Arithmetic. First Term.—Notation and Numeration, with review of Addition and Subtraction. Second Term.—Multiplication and review. Third Term.—Long Division to two figures in division and review. Geography. First Term.—Fifteen pages. Second. Term.—Sixteenth page, to thirty-third, inclusive. Third Term.—Thirty-fourth to forty-first, inclusive. In First Class.—Finish Eeader and Speller, and finish Long Division and review. Geography. First Term.—Finish United States and Territories. Second Term.—South America, Europe and Asia. Third Term.— Finish book and review. 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 85 Course of Study—Bangor High School. Classical and Bnglish. English Department. Algebra. Algebra. First Natural Philosophy. Term Maine Scholar's Manual. Natural Philosophy. Fall. (English Composition—Read'g. Maine Scholar's Manual. Latin (Grammar and Reader.) English Composition—Read'g. Algebra. AlgebraPhysical. Geography. Second Natural Philosophy. Term Maine Scholar's Manual- Natural Pbilosphy. Winter. English Composition—Read'g. Maine Scholar's Manual. Latin (Grammar and Header.) English Composition^-Read'g. I Algebra. PhysicaAlgebral. Geography. Third Natural Philosophy. Natural Philosphy. Term Richardson's Tem'ce Lessons Richardson's Tem'ce Lessons. Summer. English Composition. English Composition. ILatin (Grammar and Reader.) Physical Geography. First f Geometry. Geometry. Term J Latin (Csesar.) Natural History. Fall. Greek.* General History. K I General History. English Composition. I English Composition. Second [Geometry. Geometry. n Term I Latin (Ctesai'.) Natural History. SB I General History. O Winter. LEnglish Composition. Greek.* General History. u Third f Botany. BotanyEnglish. Composition. Term Natural History. j Latin (Csesar.) Greek. General History. Summer. 1 General History. English Compositon. [English Composition. r Geology. First Geology. French. French. Term •) Latin (Virgil.) Fall. [ Rhetoric Greek. American Literature. Rhetoric. Second f Science of Government. Science of Government. Term J French. French. Winter. 1 Latin (Virgil.) American Literature. [ Rhetoric SciencRhetorice o. f Government. Third f Science of Government. French. Term I French. Greek American Literature. Summer. 1 Latin (Virgil.) Rhetoric. [ Rhetoric. First f EngliBh Literature. English Literature. Term j Rhetoric, Rhetoric. M Fall. i French. French. GENERAL EXERCISES BT ALL THE SCHOOL. 1. Exercises in Reading and Elocution once a week throughout each course. 2. Exercises in Composition every two weeks. TEXT-BOOKS AUTHORIZED. Latin.—Allen & Greenough's Latin Grammar. Leighton'g Latin Lee- sons. Allen & Greenough's and Harkness' Latin Prose Composition. Harkness' Hand-Book of Latin Poetry. Chase & Stuart's Caesar, Virgil, Cicero and Horace. Allen & Greenough's Ovid. Greek.—Kendrick's, Goodwin's, and Crosby's Anabasis. White's Greek Lessons. Boise's Homer's Iliad. Jones' Greek Prose Composi tion. Science.—Steele's Physics. Wood's Object Lessons in Botany. Hooker's Natural History. Steele's Geology. Steele's Astronomy. Hopkin's Mental Philosophy. Guyot's Physical Geography. Mathematics.—Bradbury's Elementary Algebra. Wentworth's Ge ometry. English Language.—Collier's English Literature. Hart's Rhetoric. Parker's Exercises in Composition. Underwood's American Literature. Hudson's Literary Reader. Young's Government Class Book. History and Geography.—Swinton's General History. Mitchell's An cient Geegraphy and Atlas. Baird's Ancient Geography and Mythology. French.—Otto's French Grammar. Williams' English into French. Les Princes de l'Art. La Petite Fadette. Picciola. Un Philosophe sous les Toits. Notes sur L'Angleterre. EXTEACTS FROM THE REGULATIONS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE CITY OF BANGOR. DUTIES OF THE TEACHERS. School Sours.—The teachers are required to observe the school hours punctually, and to discharge to the best of their ability the daily duties of instruction and discipline. Moral Influence.—They should exercise a diligent guard ianship over the deportment and character of those entrusted to their care, and endeavor to inculcate principles of kind ness, truthfulness, purity, industry, frugality and temper ance. Responsibility outside of the School-room.—They shall have in charge the conduct of their scholars during recess, and while within the school grounds. Ventilation.—They shall see that the school-rooms are properly ventilated, the windows being thrown open during recess and the time allotted to physical exercises, and that the temperature is maintained at a proper standard. Care of Buildings and Grounds.—They shall exercise a general supervision over the rooms, entries, grounds, and out-buildings of their several schools, reporting to the Agent any damage or defacement which they may sustain. Discipline.—IN THE DISCIPLINK OF THEIR SCHOOLS, THEY SHOULD ENDEAVOR TO AVOID ALL IRRITATING LANGUAGE, AND ALL HARSH AND IMPROPER PUNISHMENTS. 83 SCHOOL BEGTJLATIONS. [1881. Record of Cases of Punishment.—-They shall keep a record of all the cases of corporeal punishment occurring in their several schools, stating in full the date of the occurrence of each case, together with the name of the pupil, the offence, and the nature of the punishment inflicted; and they shall make a return of the record to the Committee with each school-register; and the Agent shall furnish the necessary blanks for the records required. Suspension of Pupils.—In case of the suspension or dis missal of any scholar for breach of discipline, or the with drawal of any scholar from school while under censure for misconduct, the teacher shall give immediate notice to the parent or guardian of the scholar, and to the Agent. Time of Opening the Booms.—All the school-rooms should be open and the teachers present, fifteen minutes before the time prescribed for the commencement of each session. Deficiency of Books.—Whenever a scholar is not furnished with suitable books, proper notice should be given by the teacher, first to the parent or guardian of such scholar, and afterward to the Agent. Register.—All the teachers are required to keep a school- register, containing the names of all scholars and such other facts as may be required. The register shall be open at all times to the inspection of the Committee, and a return of the same shall be made to the Committee when required. Notice of Intended Resignation.—Should any teacher wish to resign, one month's notice of the intended resignation should be given to the Agent. REGULATIONS OF THE SCHOOLS. Classification.—The annual schools shall be classified as Primary, Intermediate, Grammar and High schools. Suburban ScAoofc.-Unolassified Suburban schools shall be maintained during summer and winter. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 89 Special Schools.—The Committee may, at any time, estab lish other schools, aside from the above grades, if the interest of education seems to demand it. General Exercises.—In all schools the exercises shall com mence every morning with reading from the Scriptures by the teacher or the pupils, or both, which may be followed by prayer or singing, at the discretion of the teacher. Incidental instruction in regard to manners and morals should be afforded in all the schools. Exercises in vocal music and physical exercises should be introduced every session into the schools. Omission of Studies.—No pupil of any school shall be ex cused from any study or exercise of the regular course until special permission has been granted by the Committee of the school. Number of Classes.—In each grade above the Primary there shall be as many classes as there are years allotted to the grade in the prescribed course, and no irregular classes shall be formed; and all scholars, who, from inconstant at tendance, want of application to their studies, or other cause, shall fail to maintain a fair standing in their class or grade, shall be placed in the class or grade next below. Tardiness and Absence.—For tardiness or absence, the teacher shall require a written excuse from the parent or guardian, and in default of it, may inflict such penalty as may be approved by the Committee of the school. Absence Three Half-Days.—If a scholar is absent three half days in any one month, the teacher may require the excuse to be signed by the Committee of the school. Absence Five Half-Days.—A. scholar who is absent from school five successive half-days, without a good excuse, or fails to appear at the examination without a good excuse, or withdraws from the school while under censure, shall be con sidered as no longer a member of the school, and cannot be admitted to his class until he has obtained a written permis sion from the Committee of the school or from the Agent, 12 90 SCHOOL REGULATIONS. [1881. and made up the lost lessons to the satisfaction of the teacher. This rule does not apply to the Primary and Intermediate schools. Admission after Suspension.—& scholar temporarily dis missed by the teacher for insubordination, may be forbidden to return to the school without the written consent of the Agent or the Committee of the school. For any act of marked disobedience or contempt, the teacher may require such consent to be signed by a majority of the Committee. Advertising.—No subscription of money, or advertising of books, public lectures or shows, shall be allowed in any school, unless permission is granted by the Committee. Examination. The annual examinations of all the schools shall take place as near the close of the school year as may be convenient; and the examinations may be conducted by means of written questions and answers, in any grade in which a majority oi the Committee deem such a method ex pedient. Diplomas.—Diplomas shall be awarded by the Committee at the annual examination, to such members of the graduating class of the High School as have honorably completed the prescribed course of study, and passed a satisfactory examin ation. Rule for Promotion.—An average of scholarship of sixty in a scale of one hundred, in all the studies pursued, is re quired to entitle a scholar to promotion to an upper class. Names of scholars not attaining such rank will be sent to the Committee for their consideration, and whatever action they may deem advisable in each case. A scholar may be transferred to a different sehool of the same grade by written permission of the Agent. No scholar can be transferred from one school to another while under censure. 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 91 Admission to Sigh School.—There shall be a special exam ination, by means of written questions and answers, of all candidates for admission to the High School, at the begin ning of the year, and only such as pass this examination sat isfactorily shall be admitted. Admission at Irregular Times.—Applicants for admission to the annual schools after the commencement of the year, shall be examined and admitted to such schools as they may be found qualified to enter. Suitable Age—Vaccination.—No child who is under the age of five years, or who has not been vaccinated, is entitled to attend any public school. Sessions.—There will be one session of the High School each day of the term, continuing from half-past eight A. M., till one o'clock P. M. There shall be two sessions of all the schools below the High School each day of the term, continuing from nine till twelve A. M., and from two till five P. M., from February to October inclusive; and from nine till twelve A. M., and from two till half-past four P. M., from November to Janu ary inclusive. Recesses.—One recess, not exceeding twenty minutes in length, shall be given each session. In the High School such additional short recesses shall be given as the Committee may deem expedient. In the Primary schools, instead of one recess, there may be two recesses of ten minutes each. Terms.—For all the annual schools there shall be three terms each year, as follows, unless otherwise ordered: The first term shall commence on Monday nearest the first day of September, and close on the Saturday preceding Thanksgiving Day. The second term shall commence on the Monday next after Thanksgiving Day, and continue thirteen weeks. 92 SCHOOL REGULATIONS. [1881. The third term shall commence two weeks after the close of the second term, and continue thirteen weeks. In case Thanksgiving Day should not occur during the last week of November, the time of closing the first and commencing the second term shall be decided by the Com mittee. Hblidatf8.^-The sessions of the schools shall be suspended Wednesday and Saturday afternoons; also during two weeks, including Christmas Day and New Year's Day ; also on Washington's Birthday, Fast Day, Memorial Day, and June Day. With the above exceptions, the regular sessions of each school shall be held every week-day of the term, unless sus pended by special permission of the Committee. No other text books than those authorized by the Com mittee, can be introduced into the schools. REPORT OF THE CHIEF EldEIK OF 1HE IE DEPARTMENT. CHIEF ENGINEER'S OFFICE, ) BANGOR, March, 1881. ] To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: GENTLEMEN :—As required by the Ordinance, I have the honor to submit my fourth annual report for the year ending March, 1881, containing the condition and cost of the same, with a list of all fires, and alarms, losses, and insurance, and causes of the fire as near as could be ascertained. The force consists of a Board of Engineers, composed of the Chief and three assistants, and seventy-five (75) men. Also one Volunteer Hose Company, located in Cottageville, consisting of fifteen (15) men ; making a total of ninety-four (94) men belonging to the department. The companies are composed of good, reliable and experienced men, and take a great interest in the reputation of the department, as all cit izens well know, by their promptness and efficiency. There were forty-five calls upon the department for the year. Number of fires with loss • • • — 15 Number of fires without loss 11 Alarms ' ' 16 Stills •• 3 45 94 REPOBT OP THE CHIEF ENGINEER. [1881. Total loss by Are ..$12,500 Insurance on the same ....10,?00 Uninsured .... 1,800 Appropriation, (including water) 14,000 00 Sale of hose, etc 519 10 Use of horses on streets 200 00 Sale of manure • 25 00 $14,744 10 We have, been obliged to purchase during the year 1000 feet of new cotton hose. Also on account of the loss of one of our horses we were obliged to purchase one pair. This is the cause of the overdraw of the appropriation of $456.98. .APPARATUS Consists of three (3) steamers, and one Chemical engine (in reserve ;) one horse Ladder Truck with 230 feet of ladders ; one two-horse hose carnage with 1000 feet of hose ; four hand hose carriages with 500 feet each ; two four-wheel hand hose carriages in reserve. There are 5,000 feet of fabric hose that is serviceable ; also about 2,000 feet of old leather hose, mak ing a total of 7,000 feet. We have six horses; five in ser vice, one for sale. Also one Bab cock Fire Engine in good order, for sale. I would recommend the purchase of 500 or 1,000 feet of cotton hose, and would dispose of the old hose, in part payment of the same. BUILDINGS. The houses are in very good condition. Only some slight repairs, such as painting, etc., will be required during the year. CONCLUSION. In conclusion, I desire to say, that in common with the cit izens of our city, we have reason to be thankful that our city has been so free from fires the past few years. It is certainly somewhat remarkable, but we know not the day or the hour when the Kire Fiend may commence his terrible work. We have many localities where, should a fire break out on a 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 95 cold, windy night, nothing but the prompt action of our prompt firemen would save us from a conflagration such as we have never seen here, and which it would take our prop erty owners and business men years to recover from. In closing, I wish to express my sincere thanks to officers and members of the department for the zeal they have shown to make the companies prompt and efficient, and for the very faithful manner they have performed all the duties assigned them. I may well feel proud of the Bangor Fire Department. To the Committee on Fire Department for support, and all matters relating to the department, to the City Marshal and members of the Police force for valuable assistance in time of need ; to my Assistant Engineers for the council and co-operation, and the untiring efforts to make the department successful, my thanks are hereby acknowledged. To his Honor the Mayor, and the members of the City Council for their liberal support, my thanks are most especially due. Respectfully submitted. OTIS D. MADDOCKS, Chief Engineer. SCHEDULE OF FIRES AND ALARMS, 1880-81. 1880. March loth. Fire—96 Cumberland street, stable occupied by Geo. Parker. Loss $200; insured. April 3d. Alarm—Caused burning brush. April 6th. Alarm—Harlow street, cooper shop. No damage. April 6th. Alarm—Fire in Hampden. April 7th. Fire—On Hazel Lane, house owned by Thomas Moran and Son. Damage $500; insured. April 10th. Fire—On Union street, house owned by Dr. Brown, and Owen McCann. Loss $1,300; covered by insurance. April 11th. Fire—On East Summer street, tank owned by E. & N. A. R. R. Damage slight. April 22th. Fire—On Pine street, house owned by Thomas Moran. Cause, defect in chimney; loss $100; insured. April 25. Fire—On Centre street, house owned by Oscar Howard. Damage slight; cause incendiary. May 2d. Alarm—Bangor House. Cause smoke from furnace. May 3d. Alarm—Morse Mill, burning brush. May 5th. Fire—On East Summer street, tank owned by E. & N. A. R. R. Damage slight. May 14th. False alarm. May 18th. Fire—Centre street, house owned by James Duren. Cause unknown; loss $300; no insurance. May 20th. Alarm—Lime street, burning brush. June 2nd. Alarm—Fire in Brewer. June 3d. Fire—On Water street, house of Michael Daley. Caused by defect in chimney; damage slight. June 12th. False alarm. June 24th. Fire—East Summer street, tank owned by E. & N. A. R. No damage. June 28th. Fire—On Hampden road, blacksmith shop. Loss $200; no insurance. nUft? 6th: Flre-°n Pearl street, old house unoccupied. "Worth $50.00OE ; no insurance. Aug. 3d. False alarm. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 97 Aug. 29th. Alarm—Hancock street; caused by drying clothes. No damage. Sept. 10th. Alarm—East Market Sq. Patten's drug store. Mixing drugs that exploded; damage slight. Sept 22nd. Fire—Ohio street, stable owned by Geo. Dickey. Loss $200; insured. Sept. 22nd. Fire—House owned L. G. Tracy, Thomas Lane. Loss $500; no insurance. Sept. 26th. Fire—On Clinton street, load of hay, owned by S. C. Fellows; damage slight. Oct. 16th. Alarm—Fire in Brewer village. Nov. 4th. Alarm—East Market Sq., Republican head quarters, torch exploded. Nov. 11th. Alarm—Hancock street; cause rags on a stove. Nov. 22nd. Fire—On Thatcher street, house owned by Joel Seavey. Cause defect in chimney; loss $1000.00; insured $800.00. Dec. 4th. Alarm—Harlow street, James Newman. Cause, fat boil ing over on a stove. Dec. 23d. Fire—Postal Car at M. C. E. Depot. Cause, over-heated stove. Loss $500,00; insured. 1881. Jan. 28th. Fire—Pond street, school house. Cause, defect in stove; damage slight. Jan. 29th. Alarm—Hammond street, burning brush. Jan. 29th. Fire—On Main street, stores occupied by Doe & Mullen, Mrs. Kittredge, J. H. Clergue, Drs. Hamlin and Gardner; loss on building $2000.00; insured. J. H. Clergue, loss $2,700; insured. Mrs. Kittredge, loss $700; insured $500. Doe & Mullen, loss $2,500; covered by insurance. Dr. Hamlin, loss $500; insured. Dr. Gardner, loss small, no insurane. Feb. 12th. Fire—On 14th street, house owned by J. N. Farnham. Cause defect in chimney; loss $1,500; insured $900.00. Feb. 16th. Alarm—On Exchange street, E. M. Hersey's OfBce. Cause, throwing cigar in box charcoal; no damage. Feb. 26th. Alarm—Ohio street, house of Moses Hexter. Caused by clothing taking fire; no damage. March 8th. Alarm—Front street, Cassidy's blacksmith shop on roof; damage slight. March 8th. False—Alarm Fourth street. 13 FIRE DEPARTMENT OF BANGOR OTIS D. MADDOCKS, Chief Engineer. JOHN MASON, ) ^ ^ . JAMES F. MALONEY, \ Assistant Engineers. SAMUEL A. FELLOWS.) HOLLY WATER WORKS, Consisting of 23i miles street mains, 156 post hydrants. COMPANIES COMPOSING THE DEPARTMENT. Union Hose, No. 1 25 men. Holly Hose, No. 7 15 men. Elijah Low Hose, No. 8 15 men. Eureka (Volunteer) Hose, Cottageville 15 men. Champion Hook and Ladder, No. 2 16 men. Total 86 men. AT STEAMERS' HOUSE—HARLOW STREET. Joseph Merritt Engineer of Steamers. Martin Rimhach Fireman. Ambrose Merrill Steward and Driver. B. F. Jordan Driver of Hose Truck. This house is connected with the Water Works by Telegraph. Also over the city by telephone. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 99 PROPERTY IN STEAMERS' HOUSE—HARLOW STREET. Steamer Union No. 1, 1 desk, Steamer Victory No. 2, 2 sinks, Steamer Liberty No. 4, 1 hemp carpet, Babcock chemical engine, Grey 5 engineer's caps, belts and trump hound No. 5, ets, 4 horses, 5 hose arbors, 3 sets double harnesses, 3 chisels, 1 two-horse sled with hose sled, 2 oil cans, 4 buckets, 1 crow-bar, 4 axes, 1 cross-bar, 1 machine lathe and chuck, 1 anvil, 2 sets whiffletrees, 1 spare suction, 1 heave line, 5 hammers, 5 pair blacksmith tongs, 2 claws. 1 forge, 1 force-pump and hose, 1 rivet set. 2 screw plates, 1 set hammer, 2 nippers, 3 saws, 2 hose punches, 3 wrenches, 3 coal hods, 112-inch splitting machine, 1 duster and brush, 1 pair tin shears, 1 coal shovel, 3 oil cans, 3 rubber coats, 1 thirty gallon can, 15 round drills, 1 heating apparatus, (steamers) 1 drill-chuck, 1 swedge block, 1 30-inch double Backus water 1 spare pole for steamer, motor, 1 mandrel cone, 1 line shafting, 13 feet long, 1 stock, 1 flue set, 6 bits, 3 hangers in running order, 1 inch expansion bit, 1 marline spike, 2 planes. 1 hydrant, 1 draw-shave. 2 wrenches, 3 heading tools, 9 square drills, 1 telegraph box. 12 inches long, 1 drill. 20 cups, 2 screw drivers, 20 cast steel turning tools for lathe, 3 stoves, 2 tables, 3 hose coupling tops, 2 glasses, 2 pipe tops, 13 chairs, 1 compass saw, 1 filing clamps. 2 bedsteadsSCHEDUL, anE dO Fclothes PROPERT. Y IN UNION HOSE COMPANY'S HOUSE. 1 bed lounge, 1 power grindstone. 1 hand lantern, 235 woole rubbenr carpetscoats, 3, 7 hose hats, 1 steam gauge on motor. 26 belts, 26 set spanners, 1 set blocks and falls, 1 four-wheel hoae carriage, 2 carriage jacks, 1 two-wheel hose carriage, 2 shovels, 3 stoves, 1 pump, 2 pails, 3 oil drips, 6 oil can,s, 1 hammer, 1 screw-driver, 2 axes, 2 sponges, 2 hose reels, 2 carriage wrenches, 1 flag and halyards, 1 sprinkler, 2 brooms, 4 hose brushes, 2 dust pans, ltub, 2 dusters, 1 oil can, 15 chairs, 1 door gate. 1 monkev wrench. 100 BEPOET OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER. [1881. PROPERTY IN ELIJAH LOW HOSE CO.'B, NO. 8-STATE STREET. 1 four-wheel hose carriage, 3 stoves, 1 coal hod, 1 two-Wheel hose carriage, 1 shovel, 3 hose pipes, 1 broom, 1 wrench, 2 oil cans, 1 jack, 15 chairs, 15 rubber coats, 1 table, 15 fire hats, 1 lantern. 15 belts, 15 pairs spanners, PROPERTY IN HOLLY HOSE COMPANY'S HOUSE-HAMMOND STREET. 1 table, 12 chairs, 15 hats, 1 coffee tank, 15 rubber coats, 15 dippers, 15 belts, 25 feet rubber hose, 15 spanners, 1 duster, 1 hydrant wrench, 1 wrench, 3 ladder straps, 1 oil can, 2 hose pipes, lflag, 2 lanterns, 1 shovel, 3 lamps, 1 reel for hose, 1 sink, 1 wheel jack, 1 wash-bowl, 1 dust brush, 1 sprinkler, 1 broom, 1 screw driver, 1 stove, 1 old drag rope. PROPERTY IN CHAMPION Hook AND LADDER'S HOUSE—STATE STREET. 3 extension ladders, 1 harness, 2 28 feet ladders, 1 ladder truck, 1 26 feet ladder, 1 set sleds, 1 24 feet ladder, 1 blanket, 1 20 feet ladder, 1 halter, 2 16 feet ladders, 117 feet ladder, 1 flag and halyards, 2 12 feet ladders, 1 sprinkler, 1 26 feet ladder, (old) 2 stoves, 112 feet ladder, (old) 1 rake, 2 large hooks, 1 fork, 11 small hooks, 2 brooms, 6 axes, 2 oil cans, 1 crowbar, 1 duster, 2 wrenches, 1 sink, 5 lanterns, 1 oil lamp, 20 fire hats, 2 pails, 16 rubber coats, 2 torches, 1 horse, 1 carriage jack. PROPERTY IN VOLUNTEER COMPANY'S HOUSE—COTTAGEVILLE. 1 two-wheel hose carriage, 30 spanners, 15 rubber coats, 2 hose pipes, 15 fire hats, 15 belts, 1 hydrant wrench. REPORT OF THE CITY UNDERTAKER. To THE CITY COUNCIL : The undersigned would respectfully submit the following report for the year ending March 1st, 1881 : PROTESTANT. CATHOLICS. Died in March, 1880 13 Died in March, 1880 7 April, 28 April, 11 May, 21 May, 17 June, 17 20 June, 7 July, 16 July, 20 August, 13 Aug., 17 Sept., 14 Sept., 5 Oct., 15 Oct., 7 Nov., 11 Nov., 14 Dec, 17 21 Dec, 15 Jan., 1881. Jan., 1881 10 Feb., 206 Feb., 139 AGES. PROTESTANT. CATHOLIC Under one year . 35 Under one year 24 From 1 to 5 years. 18 From 1 to 5 years 16 5 to 10 6 5tol0 7 10 to 20 9 10to20 11 19 20 to 30 18 20 to 30 10 30to40 19 30 to 40 10 40 to 50 14 40to50 4 50 to 60 23 50to60 15 60 to 70 20 60to70 10 70 to 80 26 70 to 80 11 80 to 90 14 80 to 90 Over 90 years 4 Over 90 years 1329 206 102 EEPOET OF THE CITY UNDERTAKES. [1881. CAUSES OF DEATHS. PROTESTANT. CATHOLIC. Consumption 38 Consumption 27 Fever 16 Fever 11 OldAge 17 Old Age 19 Heart Disease 12 Heart disease 6 Congestion 4 Tumor 3 Dropsy 7 Cancer 1 Pneumonia 14 Diphtheria 11 Paralysis 8 All other causes 11 Tumor 2 Croup 10 Still born 14 139 Apoplexy 6 Cancer 4 Diphtheria 9 All other causes 55 206 I Remains brought to the city for interment 34 Remains carried from the city for interment 26 Interments at Mt. Hope Cemetery 163 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery 139 Pine Grove Cemetery 4 Oak Grove Cemetery 6 Maple Grove 7 Catholics brought to the city for interment 25 Respectfully submitted. T. J. COLE, „.„ „ ,, . ,„„, City Undertaker. BANGOR, March, 1881. REPORT OF THE HARBOR MASTER. BANGOR, February 21st, 1881. To THE HON. MATOE, BOAED OP ALDERMEN, AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OP BANGOR : Gentlemen—I respectfulty submit the following as my re port for the year 1880 : The river was open to navigation, and the business of the port began on April 6th. The harbor remained open until Nov. 26, a period of 235 days. During this period, 2,068 vessels of all descriptions, (not including fishing and other craft under 25 tons,) arrived, classified as follows: Barks 6 Sloop and schooner yachts, (1 Barkentines 7 steam yacht.) 7 Brigs 30 Four-masted schooners, (sch. Wey- bossett.) 3 Three-masted schooners 109 Steamers, (17 different steam Fore-and-aft schooners 1,655 ers,; 250 2,068 vessels, with a tonnage of 393,795 tons. DOMESTIC EECEIPTS. Molasses, hhds 3.396 Pig iron, tons 510 Salt, bush 4,160 Codfish, cwt 6.018 Flour, bbls 12,165 Nails, kegs 2,315 Corn, bush 432.601 Cement, bbls 2,500 Pork, bbls 3.350 Moulding sand, tons 655 Coal, tons 26,044 Marble worker's sand, tons 100 Lime, bbls 15.000 Pottery clay, tons 150 Apples, bbls 1,626 Limerock, tons 1,200 Lumber, M 133 Hides (dry) bales 250 Oats, bush 15,000 Guano, tons 132 104 REPORT OF THE HARBOR MASTER. [1881. DOMESTIC EXPORTS. Lumber, feet 123,450,537 Bricks, M 8,000,000 Ice, tons 115,945 Slate, squares 20,000 Iron, tons 2,315 Fish barrels 100,000 Snooks, feet 145,000 Staves, bundles 108,552 Potatoes, bush 50,000 Lime, bbls 500 Hay, tons 3,000 Drain tile, feet 12,000 FOREIGN IMPORTS. Salt, bush 67,450 Spruce knees 1,165 Plaster rock, tons 455 Grindstones, tons 90 FOREIGN EXPORTS. Shooks, feet 445,740 Ice, tons. .890 Lumber, feet 1,907,720 Bricks 621,000 Potatoes, bush 500 Oars, feet 4,458 Spars 266 Lime, bbls 600 Foreign vessels arrived, British, 8; Italian, 2; total, 10. The year 1880, was one of the busiest ever experienced by the port of Bangor, and the prospect for the coming year is bright. Our ice business is in its infancy, and the time is not far distant when in this industry we shall rival the Kennebec. Respectfully submitted. CHAS. V. LANSIL, Harbor Master. REPORT OF THE BANGOR WATER BOARD. 14 RE PORT OF THE WATEE BOABD. To THE CITY COUNCIL : The Bangor Water Board respectfully submit their fourth annual report, accompanied by the reports of W. W. Fellows, Engineer at the Water Works, Frank E. Sparks, Inspector, and George W. Snow, Collector, each of which presents a de tailed statement of the operations in the department during the year, and of its present condition. No accidents have happened to either the dam, machinery or pipes during the year, and water has been the motive pow er, excepting two days, during which steam was used. The number of gallons of water pumped is 370,651,782, averaging 1,015,484 per day ; 3,000,000 gallons per day being the fair average capacity of the pumps. One hundred and ten service pipes have been added, mak ing a total of 1,458, increasing the yearly rates $1,642. The total earnings of the department for the year, as ap pears from the collector's report, is $25,855 87 made up as follows : Charged to other departments of the city $7,833 Charged to water takers, &c, 18,022 87 $25,855 87 The works and dam are now in good repair, and from ordi- 108 EEPOET OF THE WATER BOAED. [1881. nary use will require but a small appropriation for the ensu ing year. In the early part of the present month the Board received a notice from the municipal officers of Eddington of an al leged damage to the main river road in that town, at the "Bend" so called, by reason of flowage. An examination, in company with the Street Commissioner, was made while the water was at its height. The road, for about ten rods, was overflowed in some places to the depth of from three to four feet, and blocked with ice, rendering it impassable. It was caused by the loose ice, as it came down, jamming below the "Bend," where the main ice was solid. It is not likely to occur every year, and is of short duration when it does happen ; but, as it renders the road impassable for the few days it does continue, some provision must be made for the convenience of the public. The Board have informed the municipal officers of that town, that, as soon as they are empowered by a vote of the town to release the City of Bangor from future liabilities on account of such flowage, an attempt at a settlement will be made. By the direction of the Fish Commissioners, and under their direction, two piers, on the east side of the river, below the dam, have been built, between which is a channel lead ing from the mouth of the fish way in a direct line, diagonally towards the centre of the river, instead of producing a whirl of water, as before, the tendency of which was to undermine the east end of the dam and the fish way. The result has been entirely satisfactory to the Board, and has demonstrated the skill of the Fish Commissioners, whose object was to direct the fish to the mouth of the fish way by the direct current of water as it passes from the mouth of the fish way between the new piers. Subsequent examinations of the fish way proved that the plan was not an experiment, but the result of scientific de duction. 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 109 In connection with the construction of the piers, an abut ment, on the east shore, next below the fish way, has been erected, to prevent the washing away of the earth. The cost of the two piers and abutment was nine hundred and seventy four dollars and eighty one cents, ($974.81.) In the experience of engineers, the successful operation of sluices, through dams across large streams and rivers, has been more a matter of experiment than of science, engineers of equal skill and experience arriving at different conclusion. This has been the fact with regard to our sluices. At the time of their construction, the opinions of engineers and of practical lumbermen, familiar with Penobscot waters, were sought, and a great diversity of views obtained. The dam is across tide water, and is eight feet above mean high tide. The water runs with great velocity through the sluices, and strikes dead water below. When built, the floor of the raft sluice was straight, and the tendency of the rafts, as they passed out of the sluice into the dead water, was to dive,—sometimes striking the bottom of the river,—or to be forced under the water, the forward end doubling under or spreading, causing more or less injury to the lumber, and to some extent breaking up the rafts. From time to time, as experiments developed the necessity, changes have been made, the Board always soliciting an ex pression of the views of those persons most interested in the use of the sluices, and always adopting that plan, (if any) having the most intelligent support. During the past winter, acting upon suggestions which seemed to the Board practical, a material change has been made in the raft sluice, under the supervision of Hiram F. Fogg and John L. Cutler and William Conners, three mem bers of the Boai'd. The lower end of the sluice has been raised by cobbed work fitted with stone, four feet, and continued on a nearly level line,—slightly descending—up the sluice, one hundred 110 REPORT OF THE WATER BOARD. [1881. feet, till it meets and joins the old floor, and covered with hard wood plank. The cost of this change was eleven hundred and thirty dol lars and five cents. It is believed that this change in the contour of the floor of the sluice will prevent the diving and breaking of the rafts, as they pass off the lower end, the place where heretofore the damage has happened. The Board is desirous to have every obstacle to the suc cessful running of rafts and logs through the sluices removed, and every disadvantage overcome, and to that end will co operate with those interested until such a result can be ob tained. A petition of one hundred and nineteen citizens of Brewer for a supply of water from our works, is before the Board. By estimates made by Mr. Inspector Sparks, to grant the prayer of the petitioners would require 253,747 lbs. of cast iron pipe, at a cost of $3,842 Other expenses, including services, 3,430 Total, $7,272 For which the subscribers agree to pay yearly, in the first instance, §631.50 We have water and power sufficient to give our neighbors the needed supply. It is only a question of expediency— whether the probable receipts will justify the outlay. Early action will be taken by the Board, and if favorable to the petitioners, our report, with recommendations, will be presented to the City Council for their action thereon. W. H. BROWN, President, ex officio. THOMAS W. VOSE. WILLIAM CONNERS. JOHN L. CUTLER. SILAS D. JONES. H.B.WILLIAMS. Bangor, March, 1881. H" H* F°GG' REPO ET OP THE COLLECTOR OF THE WATER BOARD. DR. For cash on hand March 1, 1880 $335 13 Uncollected rates of 1877 58 81 Same, of 1878 68 01 Same, from Jan. to April, 1879 13 32 Same, from April, 1879, to April 1880.... 1,422 20 Additional rates from Jan. to April, 1880 32 30 Amouut due from D. P. Wingate, for water for streets, 1879 100 00 Amount due from E. C. Danforth, for water for streets. 1879 50 00 Amount charged for water service from April, 1880, to April, 1881, including filling cis terns, slacking lime, &c, and $7,833 00 charged the several departments of the city for water 23,315 07 Eec'd for turning on water 2 00 on old account of M. Finnegan, shut off 4 00 for hydrant broken 9 80 hydrant sold 35 00 iron pipe sold 77 16 grass cut at works, 15 00 collections for water, in advance of April 318 07 $25,855 87 REPORT OF THE WATER BOARD. [1881. CREDITS. By amount, uncollected on water books of 1877, $51 22 same, of 1878 68 01 same, of 1879 66 77 same, from Jan., to April, 1880, 6 75 same, from April, 1880, to April, 1881 1,304 57 amount due from D. P. Wingate, sprinkling streets, 1880 100 00 amount credited for collected in advance of April, 1880, in last years report 160 06 abatements for year 1877 4 67 same, for year, 1879 26 15 same, from Jan. to April, 1880 18 25 same, from April, 1880, to April, 1881 131 same, on D. P. Wingate's rates for sprinkling 1879 50 00 same, on E. C. Danforth's rates for sprinkling 1879 33 33 amount refunded for errors in collections 2 00 amount credited to Water Department by the city for water service to the several De partments for 1880, viz: Fire Department 86,311 00 Sewer Department 400 00 Incidental Fund 769 00 Schools 176 00 Highway 32 50 Pauper 139 50 City Agency 5 00 7,833 00 Cash paid City Treasurer *15,700 00 Cash on hand March 9,1881 429 78 25,855 87 GEO. W. SNOW, Collector. The discrepancy in the amount stated as paid to the City Treasurer, in this ac- count and the Treasurer's annual account, is explained by the fact, that $400 was credited by him to the Water Department, in his account rendered March 9,1880, while the report of the Collector of the Water Board was closed March 1,1880 1881.] CITY OF BANGOK. 113 Statement of Expenditures of Bangor "Water Board, from March 1st, 1880, to March 9th, 1881. For interest on water loan $29,535 00 Damages for flowage including costs in suits, 1,088 34 Service account for labor, materials, supplies and repairs 1,659 94 Running expenses at works, including pay of Engineer and assistants 1,652 23 Miscellaneous expenses, including repairs of fishway, "wrecking," care of fishway and labor on boom 1,489 87 Expense of horse keeping and repairs of car riages 179 56 Office expenses 15 86 Labor and materials repairing dam and sluice, 467 99 Salaries of Superintendent and Clerk and Col lector 1,200 00 $37,288 79 GEO. W. SNOW, Clerk. REPORT OF THE ENGINEER OF THE WATER WORKS. BANGOR, March 16th, 1881. To THE BANGOR WATER BOARD : Gentlemen—Since my last report no accident nor serious difficulty has occurred at the works. The pumps have been driven by water, except a part of Nov. 21st and 22nd, when the anchor ice filled the flume and rendered the wheels useless, during which time steam was used in the engines. The machinery is in as good condition as last year. Notwithstanding the drought of last season, there has always been water enough to provide power to carry the machinery. During the dryest part of the season, the mill owners above us on the river, (after shutting down Saturday nights,) built horse dams and closed their gates to confine the water in their own ponds ; and as we have two sluices allowing the water to escape from the pond at the works, the water dur ing three Sundays, would not flow into the filter in sufficient quantities to supply the city. On September 5th, water was taken for three hours from below the dam, and proved to be brackish. This could not be helped at the time, as the water in the 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 115 pond was fifteen inches below the crest of the dam. Vessels in the harbor had to come up to the dam for their supply of fresh water. By order of the Board the water was stopped in one of the sluices, raising the water in the pond, giving us water enough. There has been delivered to the city during the year end ing March 1st, 370,651,782 gallons, or over one million gal lons per day, being one-third more than last year. During the severe weather in the first part of the winter, on some days, over a million and one-half of gallons were used and wasted ; but after the publication in the papers caution ing users, the quantity diminished one-third. Respectfully submitted. W. W. FELLOWS. The following is the number of Gallons of Water pumped the last fiscal year. 1880. March 26,230,300 April 23,775,400 May 23,388,200 June 35,877,772 July 34,373,420 August 36,429,430 September 29,030,100 October 35,293,500 November 34,975,500 December 35,721,300 1881. January 34,611,300 February 20,945,560 370,651,782 REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF THE WATER WORKS. BANGOR, March 10, 1881. To THE BANGOR WATER BOARD : Gentlemen—I herewith present a report of the work entrusted to my care for the past year. Also a schedule of stock, tools, &c, belonging to this department. MAIN PIPES. We report with pleasure the continued good condition of the water mains. No breaks have occurred the past year, and ten leaks only have been discovered, the result of defective joints. During the extreme cold weather, two mains were found to be frozen up so as to stop the water ; these were thawed out at slight expense, as we were fortunate to find the locality at the first trenching. No extensions of importance have been made. Three hundred and seventy-five feet of one-inch pipe has been laid on Patten street, in order to supply the Pottery. No repairs have been required on the main valves, and all re main in good order. SERVICES. One hundred and ten service pipes have been added the past year, making the total number of services now in, 1,458. The 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 117 increased yearly revenue from these, together with all other addi tions attached this year, is $1,642.00. A favorable contract has been made with the Maine Central Railroad Company, to supply water for their locomotives for a term of five years, from April 1st, 1880. They are now using the water according to the contract. Three water engines have been added, two for elevators and one to run a printing press. These engines we believe to be an improvement over the water motors formerly used here, in regard to power as well as the economical use of water. We now have five of them in use. Nine services have been shut off for non-payment of tax; two of them have been turned on again; the other seven remain closed. Thirty are shut off on account of being vacant, and fifteen in order to prevent freezing. In addition to the above there are forty-eight vacant tenements which are shut ofF, upon which the tax is abated until re-occupied. Four leaks have been repaired in service pipes; two were caused by workmen trenching for drains, the others were caused by settling of trench. HYDRANTS. More than usual trouble has been experienced with hydrants the past winter, owing to the long continued cold weather. Eigh teen have been frozen up, and many others have required almost daily care to keep them in order. All have been examined twice a week, and many of the worst ones nearly every day. Fifteen have been taken up and new valves put in. Two have been brok en off by teams running against them, one at the corner of Ex change and Washington streets, the other at the corner of Frank lin and Hammond streets. The hydrant formerly located at the corner of Main and Railroad streets has been taken up and placed opposite Wood & Bishop's foundry. Owing to the liabil ity of breaking by teams, it would be advisable to protect many of them by placing iron posts near them to serve as a guard ; this can be done at a small expense, by using pieces of cast iron pipes. The number of hydrants now in use is 155. I would call the at tention of the Board to the necessity of replacing the drinking 118 EEPOET OF THE WATEB BOAED. [1881. fountain at the Custom House with one more suitable. The pres ent one can be placed at the common on Forest Avenue, where one is much needed. As will be seen by the engineer's report, there has been a large increase of water pumped, much more than is required for legiti mate use, which we attribute to the practice of many who let their faucets run continually. This practice is a source of evil, which, if persisted in, will at no distant day call for additional pumps and machinery, and for which the only remedy would be the general introduction of meters or the adoption of self-closing faucets. Respectfully submitted. F. E. SPARKS, Inspector. Ill ID LOCATION OF IE HUM. No. At the Works 1 State street, corner of Howard street 2 State street, corner of Pearl street 3 State street, corner of Birch street 4 State street, corner of Maple street 5 State street, corner of Lime street 6 State street, between Lime and Grove streets 7 State street, between Essex and Pine streets 8 State street, corner of Broadway 9 State street, corner of French street 10 State street, corner East Market Place 11 Pearl street, south of State street 12 Pearl street, between State and Garland streets 13 Birch street, between State and Garland streets 14 Fern street, corner of Garland street 15 Fern street, between State and Garland streets 16 East Summer street, corner of Hancock street 17 Maple street, between State and Garland streets 18 Garland street, at end of Maple street 19 Newbury street, at head of York street 20 Gridley street, off of Newbury street 21 Hancock street, corner of Ne wbury street 22 Hancock street, corner of Boyd street 23 Hancock street, corner of Carr street 24 Hancock street, corner of Essex street 25 Hancock street, corner of Oak street 26 Hancock street, corner of Exchange street 27 Exchange street, between Hancock and Washington streets 28 Washington street, corner of Exchange street 29 Washington street, corner of Oak street 30 Washington street, at railroad crossing 31 [1881. 120 REPORT OF THE WATER BOARD. York street, corner of Boyd street 32 York street, corner of Adams street 33 York street, corner of Essex street 34 York street, corner of Broadway • 35 York street, corner of French street 36 York street, corner of Exchange street 37 Lime street, corner of Somerset street 38 Lime street, at City Common 39 Lime street, north of Garland street 40 Somerset street, between Elm and Grove streets 41 Elm street, corner of Garland street 42 Grove street, between State and Somerset streets 43 Grove street, between Somerset and Garland streets 44 Essex street, head of Penobscot street 45 Essex street, corner of Somerset street 46 Essex street, head of Cumberland street 47 Essex steeet, corner of Garland street 48 Essex street, 400 feet north of Garland street 49 Essex street, 800 feet north of Garland street 50 Essex street, corner of Stillwater avenue 51 Broadway, corner of Penodscot street 52 Broadway, corner of Somerset street 53 Broadway, corner of Cumberland street 54 Broadway, corner of Garland street 55 Broadway, near Brown's new houses • 56 French street, corner of Penobscot street 57 French street, corner of Somerset street 58 French street, corner of Cumberland street 59 French street, corner of Garland street 60 East Market Square, opposite engine house 61 Park street, near Darling's factory 62 Center street, corner of Somerset street 63 Center street, corner of Cumberland street 64 Center street, corner of Garland street ,. 65 Center street, corner of Jefferson street 66 Center street, corner of Madison street 67 Center street, corner of Congress street 68 Jefferson street, corner of Norfolk street 69 Madison street, corner of Norfolk street 70 Harlow street, corner of Center street ' 71 Harlow street corner of Cumberland street ...... '. 72 Harlow street, corner of Kenduskeag Avenue 73 Kenduskeag Avenue, corner of Division street 74 Kenduskeag Avenue, corner of Jefferson street "" 75 Kenduskeag Avenue, corner of Madison street 76 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 121 Kenduskeag Avenue, corner of Congress street 77 Kenduskeag Avenue, near G. P. Godfrey's house 78 Valley Avenue, at Morse & Co.'s mills 79 Thaxter's lane 80 Central street, east side of bridge 81 Cumberland street, corner of Market street 82 Spring street, between Harlow and Center streets 83 Prospect street, between Harlow and Center streets 84 Pranklin street, near the bridge 85 Kenduskeag bridge, near Bowler & Merrill's 86 Kenduskeag bridge, near Osgood & Lyf ord's 87 Central street, west side of bridge, 88 West Market Place, at Circular Block 89 West Market Place, at Mercantile Block 90 Pickering Square, eorner of Water street 91 Broad street, corner of Independent street 92 Broad street, corner of Union street 93 Front street, foot of May street 94 Railroad street, at Dole & Fogg's mill 95 Railroad street, at depot grounds 96 Summer street, corner of Cedar street 97 Summer street, oorner of Union street 98 Main street, at A. H. Roberts' store 99 Main street, eorner of Middle street 100 Main street, corner of Union street 101 Main street, near Davenport Square 102 Main street, near Parkhurst's factory 103 Main street, head of Railroad street 104 Main street, corner of Patten street 105 Main street, corner of Sidney street • 106 Main street, corner of Lincoln street 107 Main street, oorner of Buck street • • • 108 Main street, near the City Alms House 109 In the yard at City Alms House 110 Davis street, corner of First street Ill Columbia street, corner of Cross street 112 Franklin street, corner of Hammond street -. 113 At City Stables, and County Buildings 114 Court street, corner of Hammond street 115 Court street, near C. A. Neally's 116 Court street, corner of Boynton street 117 Court street, near E. S. Coe's house 118 Everett street, corner of Bower street 119 Thomas street, corner of Charles street 120 Ohio street, corner of Hammond street 121 16 122 REPORT OF THE WATER BOARD. [1881. Ohio street, in front of Mrs. Pitman's house 122 Ohio street, corner of Hudson street 123 Ohio street, head of Everett street 12* Ohio street, corner of Bower street 125 Ohio street, opposite Highland street 126 Ohio street, corner of Fremont street 127 Ohio street, corner of Mill lane 128 Ohio street, corner of Fourteenth street « 129 High street, near Patten Court 130 Union street corner of High street » 131 Union street, corner of Clinton street - 132 Union street, corner of Hudson street 133 Union street, corner of George street 134 West Broadway, corner of Union street 135 West Broadway, corner of Cedar street 136 Pond street, corner of Hayward street 137 Sixth street, near the foot •> 138 Hammond street corner of Union street 139 Hammond street, opposite Fifth street 140 Hammond street, corner of Cedar street 141 Hammond street, east of West Broadway 142 Hammond street, corner of Webster road 143 Cedar street, corner of First street 144 Cedar street, corner of Second street 145 Cedar street, corner of Third street , 146 Cedar street, corner of Fourth street 147 Fifth street, between Cedar and Warren streets 148 Fourth street, between Cedar and Warren streets 149 Third street, corner of Warren street, 150 Parker street, near Stoddard & Hellier's 151 Owned by E. & X. A. R'y Co., located near their engine house. .152 153 Washington street, near Toll Bridge 154 Hammond street, extension..,, 155 WATER RATES. DWELLING HOUSES. For each dwelling house containing a family of not more than five persons, with one faucet for use within the tenement, $5.00 per annum. For each additional person in family, 50 cents per annum. For the first two wash hand basins set, $1.00 each per annum. For each additional hand basin, 50 cents per annum. For one bathing tub, $3.00 per annum. For each additional bathing tub, $1.00 per annum. For one water closet, $3.00 per annum. For each additional water closet, $1.00 per annum. For a dwelling occupied by two or more families, each family to pay three-fourths of the above rates per annum. HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES. Hotels and boarding houses, from $10.00 to $40.00 per annum. For each room within the same for boarders or lodgers, an additional $1.50 per annum. For each water closet or urinal, $5.00 per annum. BUILDINGS. For buildings used for offices or occupied by different tenants for business purposes, not for sale of merchandise. For each office in which there is a faucet, $3.00 per annum. For each water closet in the same, $2.00 per annum. When a faucet is so located as to be used by occupants of another office, an additional $2.00 per annum. And for a water closet used by occupants of another office, an additionul $2,00 per annum. 124 EBPOET OP THE WATER BOARD. [1881. STOEES. For each tenement used as a store or warehouse, in which there is one faucet, $5.00 per annum. For each additional faucet, $2.00 per annum. For each water closet or urinal, $5.00 per annum. For each additional water closet or urinal, $3.00 per annum. BUTCHERS' STALLS AND PISH MARKETS. For each store or stall used for vending meats or fish, for one faucet, $10.00 to $15.00 per annum. For each additional faucet, $5.00 to 10.00 per annum. SALOONS AND EATING HOUSES. For each saloon or eating house, wherein the food consumed is cooked; for one faucet, $8.00 to $12.00 per annum. For each faucet additional, $5.00 per annum. For each wash hand basin set, $2.00 per annum. For each tub or wash trough, $2.00 per annum. For each pan water closet, $3.00 per annum. For each hopper water closet, $6.00 per annum. MECHANICS' SHOPS. No water used for power—For one faucet, $5.00 per annum. For each additional faucet, 2.00 per annum. PRIVATE STABLES. For private stables, including water for washing carriages for one horse, 5.00 per annum. For each additional horse, 1.50 per annum. For one cow, 2.00 per annum. For each additional cow, 1.00 per annum. Truckmen's stables shall be charged for one horse, 3.00 per annum. For each additional horse, 1.00 per annum. LIVERY STABLES. For livery stables, for one horse, including washing carriages, from 6.00 to 10.00 per annum. For each additional horse, 1.50 per annum. 1881.] CITY OP BANGOE. 125 HOSE. Free for extinguishing fires. For washing windows and sprinkling streets, 3.00 to 6.00 per annum. For sprinkling lawns and gardens, 2.00 to 10.00 per annum. PRINTING HOUSES. For ordinary purposes, including washing types, for each press 10.00 to 25.00 per annum. When motors are used, a special charge will be made for them. STEAM ENGINES. Stationary steam engines, working not over ten hours per day, per H. P., 4.00 per annum. BUILDING PURPOSES. For each cask of lime slacked, 4c. For each cask of cement slacked, 3c. BAKERY. For each bakery using not more than two barrels of flour per diem, 6.00 per annum. For each additional barrel used per day, 3.00 per annum. MOTORS. When the quantity used does not exceed 1,000 gallons per diem, 15c per 1,000 gallons. Where the quantity used exceeds 1,000 gallons per day, 10c per 1,000 gallons. METER RATES. Domestic use, for quantity not exceeding 1,000 gallons per day, 30c per 1,000 gallons. From 1,000 to 3,000 gallons, 25c per 1,000 gallons. Over 3,000 gallons, 20c per 1,000 gallons. CITY ORDINANCE RELATING TO BANGOR WATER WORKS, SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the water board of said city to cause all the hydrants connected with the water works, to be examined as often as necessary, to see if they are in good order; to keep them, during the winter, free from snow and ice, and to have them at all times in good condition for use. SEC. 2. No person unless authorized by said board, shall open any fire hydrant, nor remove any cap thereof, nor fasten any horse or team to or in front thereof, or in any way ob struct free access to and use thereof, nor deposit any dirt or other material in any public or private stop, gate-box, or stop, nor in any manner commit any act tending to obstruct the use of any hydrant, gate or valve. Provided, however, in cases of fire, the hydrants shall be for the time being, under the entire control of the chief engineer of the fire de partment, who, after each fire, shall cause each hydrant used to be left in good condition for immediate use. Said engin eer may also, after having given notice to said board of his intention so to do, use said hydrants to fill the resejvoirs of said city. SEC. 3. Any person desiring a supply of water, shall make aplication in writing to said board, stating for what 1881.] CITY OF BANGOB. 127 use it is wanted, the location in which it is desired, and as near as may be the extent of its use. If application is made by tenants, it must contain the assent of the owner or agent of the premises, and he, or they, shall be responsible for the rate for the use thereof. SEC. 4. All pipes, valves, and fixtures, must be oapable of sustaining a pressure of at least two hundred pounds to the square inch; and the plumber's work must be examined and tested by the inspector of said board, before the water is finally turned on. SEC. S. Said board will furnish and lay a service pipe from the street main to the outer edge of the side-walk, and furnish and place at said edge of the side-walk a stop valve and box, on condition that the applicant shall thereafter maintain and keep it in order at his own cost, and that the same shall at all times be completely subject to the control of said board. No pipe shall be connected with the city service pipe, nor shall water be turned on at any time until a permit is issued therefor. All connections with main pipes shall be made by a person appointed for that service by said board. SEC. 6. Said board are authorized to appoint an inspector of said works, and define his duties. Said inspector shall at all times, when on duty, wear, in a conspicuous place on his clothing, a badge furnished by the water board. He shall at all proper and reasonable times have access to, and be per mitted to inspect pipes, fixtures, and apparatus supplied with water, and may control the location and use of the stop and waste cock in the cellar of the building, or in whatever lo cation it may be placed, as the interest of the city may re quire. SEC. 7. Water will in no instance be turned on until the plumbing has been examined and approved by the inspector of said board, or reported safely and well completed in all its parts, to sustain a pressure of two hundred pounds to the square inch, by a plumber licensed by the board, and ap proved by the inspector; and every plumber who shall set 128 REPORT OF THE WATER BOARD. [1881. up any pipes, fixtures or apparatus for the use of water, or shall make repairs upon or additions to those already set up, shall report to said board within two days of the completion thereof, the nature of the repairs or additions which have been made to the work heretofore existing. SEC. 8. All persons supplied with water shall keep the cock, pipes, and fixtures in good repair, and protected from frost. No continuous flow to guard against freezing or for other causes, will be allowed but by special permit of said board, and by paying extra rates therefor; and no leak shall be suffered to exist in any pipe, fixture, or attachment. SEC. 9. An unnecessary use or waste of water, or allow ing it to be used by parties, or for purposes not specified in the application, will subject the offender to an immediate stoppage of the water, and the payment of not less than double the rates for the quantities thus used, or wasted, as estimated by the inspector. And when water has been turned off from any premises for any reason above stated, or for any defect in the plumbing, the sum of one dollar will be charged for turning on. SEC. 10. Any person considering his water rates excess ive, may apply to said board for a meter to be set at his ex pense, and the amount of his rate may be determined there by ; and said board may cause a meter to be attached to any premises where they have reason to believe that an unneces sary or fraudulent use of water is being made, and may as sess rates upon such premises thereby. SEC. 11. Water supplies for hydraulic power, or in large quantities for special use, will be subject to such restrictions as said board may impose; and no meter shall be put in use without the consent of said board. SEC. 12, Each builder or superintendent of building using city water, shall, on the first day of each month, re turn to said board at their office, a full and true account of all water used by him during the month previous, and he shall at that time pay for the water so used. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 129 SEC. 13. All the water rates, except for building pur poses, meter rates, lawn and street sprinklers, shall be due and payable at the office of said board, quarterly in advance, on the first day each of January, April, July and October. Meter rates will be due and payable at the same place on the first day of the succeeding quarter ; and rates for garden, lawn and street sprinklers will be due and payable in advance at said office, on the first day of April and July of each year. The amount of each rate remaining unpaid twenty days after it is due, will be increased ten per cent.; and one per cent, per month interest on the original amount due, will be charged in addition therefor, until paid, together with costs of collection. SEC. 14. Not more than twenty-five per cent, discount will be made from regular rates when supplies of water are taken by special permit from yard fixtures, or from sources without the premises ; and in no case shall such supplies be taken from fire hydrants. SEC. 15. Said board reserve the right to shut off water after giving notice of their intention to do so, for the purposes of making extensions, alterations or necessary repairs. And they will shut off water without notice from premises, when the user shall disregard the rules for its supply, neglect to pay the rates therefor promptly, or shall sell or permit an unauthorized use of the water. Any person receiving water through a stop in common with another person, will be liable to have his supply shut off in consequence of the violation of the rules by the other person or party. SEC. 16. The regular rates for fountains and jets will be based upon their use for six hours per day for one hundred days in the year, or equivalent to that time ; and shall not exceed in size, in locations not over one hundred feet above the pumping house floor, three-sixteenths of an inch in diam eter. And for localities not over one hundred and fifty feet above said floor, one-fourth of an inch in diameter; and in no case over three-eighths of an inch in diameter. 17 130 REPORT OF THE WATER BOARD. [1881. SEC. 17. The regular rates for street and garden sprink lers, and for yard and lawn hydrants, will be based upon their use for one hour per day for ninety days in a year; and are not to be used to the inconvenience or injury of persons passing in the streets, and only at such hours as said board may direct. Yard and garden hydrants must not be con verted into jets; and neither the sprinklers nor hydrants are to be used for wetting other premises than the ones defined in the application, without permission of said board, and payment of said additional use. The size of the stream per mitted shall in all cases be fixed by the board, and the in creasing of the size by the user, shall be sufficient cause for the turning off of the water. The board may designate the hours during which the sprinklers or hydrants may be used. Their use while a fire is raging, is positively forbidden, ex cept in case of danger of the premises from fire. SEC. 18. All valves for water closets and urinals must be self-closing, and are to be submitted to and approved by the inspector of the board. Tanks receiving water direct from the mains, are to be fitted with approved self-acting float valves. SEC. 19. Any person who shall violate any of the pro visions of this ordinance, shall forfeit and pay the sum of not less than one nor more than thirty dollars, to be recovered by action of debt in the name of the city treasurer, for the use of the city, or by complaint for the use of the city, before the police court, or any other court that may hereafter have jurisdiction of the same. REPORT OF THE CHI ENGINEER 11 SUFI OF SEWERS, BANGOR, March 17, 1881. To THE CITY COUNCIL : The City Engineer and Superintendent of Sewers here with begs leave to submit his annual report of work done in his departments during the year 1880-81. The principal and most important work devolving upon the City Engineer during the year was the resetting of such of the street monuments as needed it. In my last annual re port I called attention to the fact that a large number of the street monuments were more or less out of position, some be ing entirely out of the .ground. An order was passed June 1,1880, directing jthe City Engineer to reset whatever mon uments needed it. In accordance with this order two hun dred and eight monuments have been reset, one hundred and seventeen of these being on the streets of the city, and the remainder on the roads leading out of the city. On some of the roads it was found that every monument needed atten tion, and in some cases monuments were found lying by the side of the road that had been out of the ground for fifteen or twenty years. There are still a great many monuments about the city, some of them in very bad shape, and this work should be continued until all are in proper position. 132 KEPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER. [1881. There are also a number of monuments, which have been forced out of position by the arrangement of the fences in their neighborhood. These cannot be reset without first re moving the fence, and I would recommend some action being taken for the removal of these fences and the resetting the monuments. T would here call the attention to the fact that the law re quires the city lines to be perambulated once in ten years. The lines of this city have not been perambulated since 1862. An attempt was made during the latter part of the year 1876 to do so, but snow coming on early, the work had to be aban doned without much being accomplished. My attention has been called during the last year to the condition of the line monuments. Some of them are down, while others are com mencing to tip out of place. I would recommend during the coming year that these lines be perambulated, and that the line stones he properly placed. During this year the extension of the Pushaw road to the Finson road was laid out and established, and afterwards built. A survey was made for this road in 1876, and at this time a bridge was built across the stream, and in the follow ing summer the road was built from the Finson road to it; nothing was done on the easterly end at that time, and the road was not established at that time. This last year the road was established, and the remainder of it was built. A part of the easterly approach to the bridge having washed away since the building of it, a new span was added to it this year, in place of the embankment which had washed out. At the time of the former survey temporary monuments were placed, only one of which could be found this year. This was re moved, and a stone monument put in its place. This road will need to be resurveyed the coming season, and permanent monuments put down to mark its bounds. A survey was made for an extension of Garland street from its present terminus to State street, near the junction of the Hogan road; also for a road to connect this new road with 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 133 State street at Hichborn Hill, so called. Plans were also made of both of these roads, but no action was taken towards the establishment of them. Street lines were run on North and South Park streets, both of which streets were built; the former from French street to Broadway, and the latter from French to Pine streets. The line of Lincoln street was run from Third street to the Webster road, and the road was completed between these points. Street lines were also run on Railroad, Fruit, Carr, Garland, Cumberland, and Central streets; also on Stillwater Avenue, Forest Avenue, and the Church road. Surveys were made and lines run for concrete sidewalks on Forest Avenue, Somerset and Park streets, and sidewalks were built on Forest Avenue, from Somerset to Garland streets ; on Somerset street, from Elm street to Forest Ave nue ; and on Park street from East Market Square to Cen tre street. Plans and profiles were made for sewers on Fifth, Warren and Centre streets ; and for an extension of the Fourth street sewer to the water course between Parker and Carroll streets. A profile was also run for a grade on French street, near Broadway Park. For the School Department surveys were made for the school lots on Railroad, Spring and Fourth streets ; also of the lot at Six Mile Falls. A plan of the thickly settled portion of the city was also made, showing the situation of the school lots; also a division of the city into school districts. In the Sewer department there have been built 2,153 feet of new sewer, with three cesspools and two chimneys, as fol lows: Fifth and Warren streets, from Eaton's lane to Warren street, and thence to Fourth street, 1,496 feet. Size 16x24 inches. 2 chimneys and 3 cesspools $1,286 84 Extension of Fourth street sewer to the water course be tween Parker and Carroll streets, 362 feet. Size 18x27 inches 389 31 134 REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER. |"1881. Centre street, from Garland street southerly 295 feet. Size 12x18 Inches 219 3a Total cost of new sewer $1,895 50 On these sewers the following amounts have been assessed on the abutting owners, towards defraying the expense of their construction: Fifth and Warren streets $754 56 Centre street 163 45 Total assessments $918 01 The following amounts have been expended on repairs of sewers and other work of the department: Taylor's Corner, West Market Square, 1 cesspool built in the place of a chimney $80 36 Forest Avenue sewer, 1 new cesspool built 57 60 Repairs on Franklin street sewer 64 34 Repairs on plank outlet of Union street sewer 50 30 Ohio street sewer, 1 new cesspool built 48 04 Grove street sewer, 1 chimney replaced by a cesspool 45 78 Hancock street gutter planked over for a distance of 220 feet, and 80 feet of plank sewer built ]38 55 About 1,500 feet of ditch dug on Meadow Brook 80 25 About 1,500 feet of ditch dug on extension of Sanford street sewer ; 58 87 About 350 feet of ditch dug on water course between Parker and Carroll streets 22 48 Digging up and closing old sewer near Washington street.. 22 25 Sundry repairs 14 g8 Total cost of repairs , 0533 70 The receipts and expenditures of the Sewer department the past year have been as follows: RECEIPTS. Amount of appropriation a400 QQ From collection of assessments 1 osi 01 Total amount of receipts $5,281 81 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 135 EXPENSES. For 2,153 feet of new sewer with 3 cesspools and 2 chimneys, $1)895 50 For expense of repairs 683 70 For expense of cleaning cesspools 746 71 For 300 feet of hose and couplings 207 00 Paid Bangor Water Board for water 400 00 Paid Highway department for labor 200 00 For sundry expenses of department 286 49 For trucking 47 85 Balance unexpended 814 56 Total $5,281 81 The outlet of the sewer discharging into the stream at the east end of Franklin bridge fell in during the summer, and it became necessary to take up and rebuild about fifty feet of it. The plank outlet of the Union street sewer also became clogged, and burst near low water mark, and this had to be removed and renewed. Complaints being made late in the season of flowage from an old wooden sewer running from Hancock to Washington streets, between French and Exchange streets, it was dug up to ascertain its condition. It was found to be entirely clogged up at its lower end, and in such a decayed condition, that it was useless to make any attempts to repair it, and it was therefore deemed best to close it to further use. It was ac cordingly opened at two places where it had not begun to fill up, and packed full of blue clay. I would recommend that a sewer be built the coming season from Exchange street, up Washington to French street, to take the drainage, which formerly depended on this sewer, and to afford drainage to a section of the city which stands very much in need of it. For want of proper drainage the street remains in a muddy condition for a long time after a rainj and pools of water stand in the gutters until they become filthy and stagnant. Attention was called in my last annual report to the filthy 136 REPORT OF THE CITY ENGINEER. [1881. condition of the gutter of Hancock street, between Merri- mac and Newbury streets, as it was really an open sewer, which received the drainage of a large section of the city. This evil has been partially remedied by cleaning out the gutter and planking it over. The sewerage from this gutter after leaving the street runs across private land, and under the railroad to the river. A plank sewer has been built across this land closing in the sewer, so that this sewer may go for some time without needing further attention. In three places of this city where water courses are pol luted by receiving the discharge of sewers, they have been straightened and cleared out, so that the sewerage may be more rapidly carried off. These ditches will need a little attention each year, to keep them in good condition until the city feels able to replace them by properly constructed sewers. The three ditches here referred to are: one, on Meadow Brook from Centre street to Essex street; one, from the out let of the Sanford street sewer, at Cedar street, to the culvert near the gas house; and one from the end of the extension of the Fourth street sewer to Third street. On the first two of these places the work of building sewers should be com menced at an early day, and carried on little by little each year until they are completed. As they at present are, the health of large sections 'of the city is threatened by their condition, and the air in their neighborhood is rendered very unpleasant and unwholesome by the odors arising from them, and their condition is growing worse each year. It seems to me that it would be wiser to build a small portion each year, than to neglect them until they get in such a condition that the city will be obliged to build a large piece of them, per haps at a time when it cannot do so advantageously. I would here call your attention to the need of extensive re pairs in this department. On all the older lines of sewers, chimneys having a direct connection with the sewer were built instead of trapped cesspools, as is now the custom. These chim- 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 137 neys are mostly in poor condition, and a great many of them are dropping to pieces and barely hold together. These should be replaced at an early day by cesspools. Besides being in a poor condition, much complaint is made of the odor arising from them, and being near the sidewalk, they are very offen sive to passers by, and mauy demands are made for their re moval. These now act as ventilators to the sewer, and if they are replaced by trapped cesspools some means should be adopted to give ventilation to the sewer in some other way. To this matter but little attention has heretofore been paid, but with the increased and constantly increasing use of the sewers this becomes a matter of more importance. In the present state of the city, perhaps all that can now be done is to call the attention of the citizens to the matter whenever an opportunity offers, and procure as far as possible the ven tilation of private drains, and at the same time gradually in troduce some system of ventilation for the public sewers. During the past winter I have made inquiries, by circulars, of the Mayors of the principal New England cities, in regard to the management and regulations of their Sewer depart ment; i. e., in regard to their mode of making assessments, their method of ventilation, and their regulations fer the con nection of private drains with the public sewers. I have as certained from them that with one or two exceptions all the New England cities regulate the connection of private drains with the public sewers by law, and no one is allowed to en ter a public sewer, except the Superintendent of Sewers or some one appointed by him or under his inspection. There is much need of similar rules and regulations being adopted here, as under the present arrangements, any one is allowed to enter the seWer, and the work is often done in a careless manner, and cases have been brought to my notice where damage has been done the sewer by the work being improp erly done and by incompetent persons. I would recommend the passage of similar rules here, one of which should be that no one should be allowed to break open any public sewer 18 138 REPORT OF THE CITT ENGINEER. [1881. for any purpose whatever, except the Superintendent of Sewers, or some one appointed by him. Some complaint has been sometimes made that our system of assessment is not a fair one. No system, I suppose, would be free from objections ; and although the system of assess ing by areas and not by frontage may seem in some respects to be a more fair one, yet I think the advantage to be gained by changing to that system would not be enough to warrant any change from our present mode, unless at some time a very universal desire should be expressed for such a change. I would here call attention to the need of better accommo dations for the tools and other property of the Sewer depart ment. All other departments of the city government need ing it are adequately provided with accommodations ; but this department has heretofore been obliged to store away all its property in some small room, not needed by some other de partment, and which was much too small for its use, besides being to some extent difficult of access. Some accommoda tion should be provided it, where it might have sole control, and not be at the mercy of other departments. In closing my report I desire to express my thanks to those city officials with whom I have been brought in contact, for their uniform courtesy and kindness in giving me assist ance, whenever in the discharge of my official duties I have needed it. All of which is respectfully submitted. THOS. W. BALDWIN, City Engineer and Sup't of Sewers. REPORT OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER, To THE CITY COUNCIL : The following report of the Highway department for the past municipal year is hereby submitted : RECEIPTS. Appropriations $14,000 00 From all other sources as follows: Hire of teams and wood 674 70 Assessments on concrete 208 15 Sale of horses 550 00 Stone crusher, engine and smoke stack 720 00 Manure to pauper department 100 00 Beceived from incidental fund for labor on park, &c 227 00 Received from Sewer department for labor 575 00 3,054 85 $17,054 85 EXPENDITURES. Salary of Commissioner 700 00 Salary of street Engineers 150 00 Building and gravelling Lincoln street :. 500 00 Building Dudley bridge 850 00 Lumber, posts and nails for bridges, culverts and ^ sidewalks 900 00 Concreting sidewalks 1,300 00 Stone for curbing and flagging 311 58 One pair of horses 400 00 Labor and materials on streets, sidewalks, bridges, culverts, &c, and breaking roads, snow- plowing, sanding sidewalks, &c 10,776 46 $15,888 04 Balance unexpended $1,166 81 140 KBPOKT OF THE STEBBT COMMISSIONER. [1881. In addition to the repairs upon the streets and sidewalks, bridges and culverts, we have laid 2,000 yards of new con crete sidewalks and re-covered about 2,500 yards of the old. We have also piled up 1,000 loads of gravel, hauled by the city teams when not otherwise necessarily employed, and now available for immediate use in repairing the streets when re quired. In many instances when wooden culverts needed rebuild ing, they were replaced with stone in a substantial manner, and I consider it wise in the future, as fast as required, to sub stitute stone for wood, in the interest of safety and economy, whenever it can be done. The streets and roads were left in very good condition last fall, and I am not aware of any new work, calling for large ex penditures for the ensuing year, unless ordered by the City Government. There are four bridges that will require to be newly planked. With the same appropriation for the coming year as for the one now closing, I think the streets and roads, bridges, &c, may be maintained in good and safe condition, and also 2,000 dollars worth of paving done in some of the princi pal streets, by way of experiment, and I would recommend that the same amount be appropriated and 2,000 of the same be set aside to be expended in paving. The amount of City property remaining in the hands of the Commissioner is about the same as at the begining of the year. We have sold three horses and bought two, which with one received from the Fire department, leaves the number the same. The other property has been kept in good order and condition. We have on hand 123* cords of wood, hauled by the teams during the winter when not otherwise engaged. Respectfully, W. P. WINGATE, Bangor, March 17th, 1881. StrMt Commissioner- 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: KECEIPTS. From Mayor's orders $16,664 64 From other towns, support of paupers 862 65 For support of persons at Insane Hospital 93 60 For sale of wood lot, &c 800 00 For sale of the Hayes house, Fourth street 296 00 For wood sold 87 22 $2,139 47 For board of persons at alms house $211 00 Stock for beef 325 00 Service of stock 46 30 Hogs for pork 335 93 Pigs sold 63 00 Calves sold 47 75 Cream sold 96 28 Hay sold 329 41 Barley sold 84 95 Beans sold 33 55 Empty bbls. sold 11 85 Bones sold 7 90 Old iron sold 11 63 Soap grease 8 63 Labor of teams and men 96 58 Vegetables sold 16 50 Sundries 41 84 1,768 10 Gross receipts $20,572 21 Total expenditures $16,664 64 Deduct credits 3,907 57 12,757 07 142 REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. |"1881. DISBURSEMENTS. Paid supplies for the alms house $3>242 J2 Burial 228 00 Blacksmith stock 31 5S Children's home, support of children 270 84 Clothing for alms house 962 72 Dressing for the farm 271 30 Feed lor stock 302 u Fuel for alms house 187 25 Furniture, same 281 13 Hardware, same 69 13 Insane hospital 1,940 00 Incidental 168 09 Medicine 2^7 32 Medical assistance 40 00 Lumber for repairs 31 85 Labor farm and alms house 1,282 40 Other towns , 548 83 Outside supplies 3,314 71 Permanent improvements 372 68 Postage and stationery 18 40 Removal of paupers 134 Go Salary of Overseers 675 00 Salary of Superintendent 525 00 Seeds for the farm 103 56 Stock purchased 254 50 Repairs on buildings, &c 377 48 Tools 160 64 Taxes and mortgage on B. Hayes house 120 14 Wood and distributing 352 77 Water service 139 50 Total expenses $16,664 64 RECAPITULATION. Appropriation $16,000 00 Received from other sources 3 907 57 Resources of the department 19 907 57 Deduct expenses 16,664 64 Unexpended balance 3 242 93 Net expenses for the year ending March 1st, 1880, 16,506 79 Same, ending March 1st, 1881 12 757 07 Reduction past year g'»m „2 And a reduction in past five years $9 698 50 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 143 It affords us much pleasure to be able to make so favorable a showing, and to leave so large a balance to the credit of the department. There is still clue from other towns more than owing, about four hundred dollars, which is in the way of collection. The department has received through Mr. Sands, the Su perintendent, from various sources, seventeen hundred sixty- eight dollars ten cents as per items annexed, and although on account of the severe drouth the crops suffered badly, yet the estimated value of the products of the farm, and alms house, as per schedule marked (C), will we trust be found quite satisfactory. By the purchase of a "creamer" Mrs. Sands has been able to increase the amount of butter made for the use of the house, besides selling some one hundred gallons of cream, and then use the milk for the inmates, instead of its becoming sour, and go to feed the swine. Preparations have been made for the building of a shed for storing farm implements, and about one hundred and fifty perch of stone have been bought and delivered for building a wall under a part of the barn, and to finish stoning the brook that runs in front of the house. The balance of the standing wood, about two hundred and forty cords, has been cut and yarded out, and the land sold for eight hundred doliars, and there will be needed the com ing winter some two hundred cords more for outside distri bution. Measures have been taken by the special Committee ap pointed for that purpose, to purchase another wood lot on the line of the B. & P. R. R., of sufficient capacity to furnish fuel for all the departments of the city, if desired, the re sult of which you will learn from their report. A large part of the actual cost of supporting the poor of our city, in and out of the alms house, comes from a want of suitable employment for men, women and children, able to work, and we earnestly recommend that measures be 144 REPORT OF OVERSEERS OP THE POOR. [1881. adopted that will secure the manufacture of such articles as would find ready sale in the community and furnish work that would be remunerative, and go far to lessen pauper expenses in our city. We have been largely indebted to City Solicitor Vose, for wise council and ready aid that has increased our receipts, and to our committee on the pauper department, for their prompt and gentlemanly examination and approval of the bills passing through our hands, and the harmony of our board, for much of the success of the past year in reducing the expenses of the department. Mr. and Mrs. Sands continue to manage the farm and alms house in a successful and satisfactory manner. The annexed schedule will furnish, we trust, all needed informa tion. Respectfully submitted. D. W. POTTER, C. B. BROWN, 0. H. INGALLS, r. -*, , ..„„.. Overseers of the Poor. Bangor, March, 1881. 1381. J CITY OF BANGOR. 145 SCHEDULE A. A list of the names of persons who have received support at the Alms House, from March 1st, 1880, to March 1st, 1881, with their age, nation, number of days' residence, health, deportment, &c. NAMES. Age. NATION. Days. HEALTH. Uepurt't REMARKS. Catharine Lynch, 80 Irish, 365 Poor, Good, Resident. Michael O'Leary, 50 do 365 Lame, do do Daniel Crowley, 42 do 365 Good, do do Margaret Evans, 97 Welch, 365 Poor, do do Ellen M. Mason, 43 American, 365 do do do Lucy Doyle. 31 do 365 do do do Bavid B. Ward, 52 do 365 Lame, do do James Walker, 38 Irish, 249 do do Discharged. Julia Thompson, 42 American, 365 Poor, do Resident. Thomas Barry, 57 Irish, 365 do do do John T. Morton, 92 English, 365 Good, do do Julia Demeritt, 64 American, 365 Poor, do do Anne Martin, 73 Provincial, 365 do do do John Hennessey, 18 Irish, 253 Good, do do Frederick Crocker, 29 American, 365 Blind, do do Phebe Baston, 48 do 365 rnsane. do do Mary J. Thorns, 51 do 365 do do do Emily C. Palmer, 50 do 365 do do do Catharine Kelley, 40 Irish, 365 do do do Albert D. Thorns, 41 American, 29 do do Died. Daniel C. Stone, 52 do 365 do do Resident. Courtney Anderson, 72 French, 365 do do do Ellen McFarland, 91 Irish, 365 do do do Michael Egan, 72 do 365 Good, do do Catharine Donovan, 47 do 365 Insane, do do Ellen Doherty, 82 do 100 Poor, do Discharged. Margaret Dowd, 77 do 365 Insane, do Resident. John Downey, 57 do 118 Poor, do Died. Maria D. Carlton, 38 do 151 Good, do Discharged. Mary E. Carlton, 12 do 151 do do do Edward Carlton, 6 do 151 do do do Michael Kelley, 67 do 365 Lame, do Resident. Margaret Kelley, 77 do 195 Poor. do Died, Lovina Houston, 25 American, 59 Good, do Discharged, Lizzie Houston, 6 do 59 do do do Stephen Welch, 67 Irish, 365 Lame, do Resident. Mary A. Walch, 57 do 365 Good, do do William McCarty, 44 do 365 Poor, do do Patrick Fitzsimmons, 81 do 365 Feeble, do do John Bachelder. 59 American, 365 Blind, do do Matthew Morrow, 75 do 365 Poor, do do Michael Dunbar, 87 Irish, 365 do do do John McGurn, 32 do 365 Lame, do do John Hayes, 75 English, 313 Poor, do Died, Samuel F. Cates, 52 American, 365 do do Resident, Owen Monagan, 58 Irish, 305 Lame, do do Charles Moore, 25 Provincial, 365 Good, do do Thomas Cooley, 60 Irish, 365 Lame, do do John Linskey, 78 do 365 Good, do do Thomas Murphy, 81 do 18 Feeble, do Died. Michael Hennessey, 57 do 365 Lame, do Resident, Hugh F. Carlton, 38 do 91 Poor, do Discharged, Patrick Kennedy, 57 do 105 do do do Owen Feeny, 54 do 365 Lame, do Resident, William Smith, 71 American, 355 Good, do do Owen Dugan, 48 Irish, 99 do do Discharged, 19 146 BEPOBT OF OVKESEERS OF THE POOE. [1881. SCHEDULE A.—Continued. HEALTH. Depoi*t, REMARKS. NAMES. lAge. NATION. Days Hannah Barrett, 73 Irish, 275 Poor, Good, Died. Susan McGiath, 62 do 365 do do Resident, Alice McCafferty, 20 do 365 do do do Annie M. Carlton, 1 do 151 Good, do Discharged. John J. Linskey, 8 do 116 do do do WilliumH. Linskey, 10 do 73 do do do Patrick Early, B6 do 365 do do Resident. Hannah Hogan, 37 do 44 do do Discharged. John T. Hogan, 5 do 44 Poor, do do Frank Hogan, 2 do 44 Good, do do Mary Higgins, 44 do 365 do do Resident, Lizzy Higgins, 8 do 365 do do do Margaret Fortier, 52 French, 365 Lame, do Hugh Kennedy, do Ofi Irish, 365 Poor, uo do Henry M<;Lellan, 61 do 365 Insane, do Mary P. Brown, Good, do do Mary Early, 23 American, 44 Discharged. Juuies N. Perkins, 50 Irirh, 304 Poor, do Died. Frank Dugan, 30 American, 365 Good, do Resident. James Dugan, 11 Irish, 65 do do Discharged. Martha Scotl, 7 do 365 do do Resident. Paris M. Brown, 75 do 365 Lame, do do Mary Mulhcrrin, 1 American, 44 Good, do Discharged. Daniel E. Packard, 19 Irish, 71 Poor, do do Eliza Oak, 49 American, 365 do do Resident. 42 do 365 Lame, do Charles Lebelle, do Daniel Sullivan, 70 French, 365 Feeble, do Michael Noonan, 62 Irish, 365 Good, do do Banholomy Hanly, 6S do 365 do do do Michel Welch, 64 do 365 do do do John Curren, 74 do 365 Lame, do do George F. Blanehard, 61 1 do 365 Good, do do Greenough Colson, 44 American, 142 do do do John Billings, 70 Irish, 97 Poor, do Betsey C'olman, Discharged. 3 American, 300 Good, do Resident- Etta Porter, 63 Irish, 365 Blind, do Ellen Niland, Discharged. 22 American, 151 Poor, do Resident. Margaret McAloone, 60 Irish, 365 Insane, do Martin Linskey, Discharged. 30 do 365 Good, do Resident. Wm. A. Dennico, 34 do 173 Timothv Linuen, do do do 17 American, 77 do Melville A. Nichols, do do 60 Irish, 105 do do James Maliouy, do Noah J. Foster, 41 do 2 do do 66 do 50 Poor, do Absconded. Catharine Crowell, Discharged. Alfred Ross, 30 Colored, 103 do do 65 Irish, 365 Insane, do do James MuGurvey, Died. Waynian Bollier, 25 Scotch, 365 Lame, do Annie Scanned, 73 Irish, 365 do do Resident. Adoniram D. Smith, 19 French, H Good, do Discharged. Mary Lavery, 30 Irish, lh do Resident. do Discharged. Jennie Sl-wart, 31 American, 1 do do Mary MeClusky, 70 Irish, 361 do Insane, do Absconded. John H. MeClusky, 23 do 89 Poor, do Thomas Quiuu, 21 French, 112 Resident. Good, do Discharged. Michael J. Tobin, 3 II do 112 do do Fred I. Grant, .SO Irish, 26 do do Lucy Roundy, 32 do 49 Poor, Charlotte Keeley, do 21 American, 16 do do t Catharine Martin, 91 do 194 Ellen Laney, do do do 25 Irish, 91 Insane, do Died. 80 do 322 Good, do Discharged. 83 do 322 do 1 d0 Difd. Sent In. Ho. Resident. do 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 147 SCHEDULE A—Continued. NAMES. Age. NATION. Days. HEALTH. Depor't. REMARKS. james Grace, 60 Irish; 24 Good, Good, Discharged. James Grace, Jr., 13 do 24 do do do Hannah Grace. 41 do 44 do do do Ellen Long, 23 do 357 do do Resident. John Stewart, ltn do 24 do do Discharged. Eliza Tobin, 70 do 283 do do Resident. Peter Burke, 77 do l(i Poor, do Discharged. Michael Kelley, 45 do 249 Insane, do Resident. Dennis Murry, 40 do 262 Blind, do do AlbertR Hopkins, 21 American, 7 Good, do Discharged. Peter Kelley, 84 Irish, '69 Poor, do Died. Winnie Kelley, 84 do 236 do do Resident. Charles Cassidy, 21 do 34 do do Discharged. Effle Adams, 4 American, 11 Good, do do Georgie Leathers, 16 do 39 do do do Bridget Boylen, 80 Irish, 28 do do do Hattie Lane, 23 American, 19 do do do Thomas Sullivan, 43 Irish, 17 Lame, do do James W. Brown, 11 American, 8 Good, do do Pat White, 30 Irish, fl do do do Michael Sbehan, 60 do 178 do do Resident. James Hit chell, 53 do 163 do do do James Thurston, 72 American, 8 Poor, do Discharged. James Malone, °2 1'rovincial, 49 do do do Charles Hill, 32 German, 13 do do do Dennis Mahaney, 41 Irish, 2 Lame, do do Maria Murphy, 40 do 136 Good, do Resident, John Dugan, 15 do 132 do do do Ed Williams, 30 Colored, 131 Poor, do Died. Dan'l Watson, 71 American, 58 do do Discharged. William Grant, IS do 5 Good, do do Katie Burton, 15 do 68 do do Resident. Jennie Mitchell, 20 Colored, 100 do do do Thomas Sullivan, 43 Iris'", 2 do do Discharged. Edward R. Walls, 44 American, 16 do do do Mary Swett, 52 do 94 do do Resident. Mary Howard, 50 Irish, 2 do do Discharged. Joseph Sanborn, 19 American, 4 Insane, do Sent to In. Ho. Mary Duffy, 40 Irish, 69 Good, do Resident. Agnes Duffy, 10 do 69 do do do John Gillen, 47 do 68 Poor, do do Mary Gillen, 38 do 68 Good, do do John H. Dunn, 32 do 46 Poor, do Discharged. Laura M. Wilder, 32 American, 53 Good, do Resident. James Kelley, 32 Irish, 51 Lame, do do Catharine Connelly, 20 do 33 Good, do do Lizzie Lynch, 32 do 23 Poor, do do Lillle M. Lynch, 3d do 3 do do Died. Harriet C. Bracket, 19 American, 10 do do Resident. Eugene T. Bracket, 6d do 5 Good, do do Portague No. 1, 15 Portague, 24 do do do RECAPITULATION. Whole number 168 Males Females 1G8 Resident, March 1, 1880 Admitted duiing the year IfiS 148 REPORT OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. [1881. Discharged 67 Died 13 Absconded 2 Sent to Insane Asylum 2 Resident 94 168 American 44 Irish •••• 106 English 2 Scotch 1 French 6 Welch 1 Provincial 3 Portague 1 German 1 Colored 3 168 The whole number of days support in Alms House is thir ty-three thousand four hundred and seventy-seven (33,477,) or about ninety-one and two-thirds (91f) per day during the year. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 149 SCHEDULE C. STOCK ON THE FARM. 4 oxen. 1 one year old heifer. 12 cows. 3 horses. lbull. 19 hogs. 1 two year old heifer. 5 pigs. PRODUCE, &C. 35 tons of bay. 1 bbl. kerosene. 50 bushels of beans. 1 bbl. beef. 350 bushels of potatoes. 1 bbl. flour. 30 bushels of beets. 4 bbl. mackerel. 9 bushels of pears. 300 lbs. cod fish. 175 lbs. candles. 40 gallons vinegar. 50 lbs. coffee. 35 gallons molasses. 140 lbs. sugar. 100 cords manufactured wood 2 boxes tea. 85 cords manure. 1 bbl. pork. BEDS, BEDDING, &C. 91 bed ticks. 18 yards orange flannel. 68 bedsteads. 125 yards print. 14 bedspreads. 31 yards gingham. 20 mattresses. 30 yards plaid drilling. 134 blankets. 15 yards cotton flannel. 157 pillows. 22 yards ticking. 94 comfortables. 14 box knitting cotton. 4 chamber setts. 3 men's hats. 1 parlor sett. 70 pairs men's socks. 12 office chairs. 8 flannel shirts. 1 lounge. 4 pairs flannel draws. 1 rocker. 47 drilling shirts. 1 office table. 12 white shirts. 1 new sewing machine. 15 pairs overalls. 1 old sewing machine. 24 drilling frocks. 6 dining chairs. 2 woolen frocks. 76 roller towels. 4 vests. 28 hand towels. 34 pairs pants. 95 dish towels. 8 print aprons. 24 toilet towels. 24 night dresses. 284 sheets. 24 chimeses. 261 pairs pillow cases. 24 pairs draws. 12 napkins. 2 shirts. 3 table cloths. 21 pairs women's hose. 112 yards sheeting. 2 suits for infants. Clothing for 95 inmates. PRODUCTS OF THE CITT FARM FOR 1880. 100 tons of hay, estimated value, 815 f1,500 00 12 tons of straw, same, $5 • 60 00 775 bushels of potatoes, same, 40 cts 310 00 150 bushels of apples, same, 40 cts 60 00 91 bushels of wheat, same, $1.50 136 50 150 EEPOET OF OVEESEEES OF THE POOR. fl881. SCHEDULE C—Continued. 53 bushels oe beans, same, $1.80 #95 40 200 bushels of turnips, same, 40 cts 80 00 638 bushels of beets, same, 40 cts 255 20 67 bushels of barley, same, 60 cts 40 20 30 bushels of carrots, same, 20 cts 6 00 20 bushels of peas, same, |2 40 00 800 heads of cabbage, same, 7 cts 56 00 1,000 lbs. squash, same, 2 cts 20 00 150 dozen of eggs, same, 18 cts 27 00 39 shoats and pigs, same, $15 585 00 12 calves, same, $5 60 00 125 gallons of cream, same, $1 125 00 7,500 gallons of milk, same, 8 cts 600 00 1,183 lbs. of butter, same, 25 cts 295 75 240 cords of wood, cut and yarded, same, $1.50 360 00 250 cords of wood hauled to the city, same, 70 cts 175 00 Cash for labor of men and teams on ice 97 58 Clothing manufactured by inmates 300 00 Farming utensils made and repaired 103 00 Blacksmith work 60 00 Sundries 100 00 $5,547 63 Respectfully submitted, A. S. SANDS, Supt. Alms House. REPORT OF THE CITY MARSHAL, CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE, BANGOR, March 1st, 1881. To THE CITY COUNCIL OP BANGOR : Gentlemen—I herewith submit my report of the business of the police department for the past municipal year. Whole number of arrests—Males, 477 ; Females, 43 ; mak ing a total of 520. The nuinber of arrests for each month, and for what offence, can be seen in the following T ^L B L E. fn Assault and battery Adultery .., Arrested on mittimus Bigimy Breaking and entering Breaking glass 1 Cruelty to animals 11 11 3041 36 10 Committing nuisance ,.', 3 !) Drunkenness i< 3! 2 Drunk and disturbance ..I 2 f Disturbance Disturbing schools Disturbing meeting Disorderly conduct Escape from Reform school- 152 EEPOET OP THE CITY MARSHAL. [1881. & Evading railroad fare m False pretences Fast Driving Horse stealing Indecent exposure Insane Incendiary Keeping house of ill fame Keeping open shop on Sabbath Loafing on the corners Larceny Malicious mischief Night walking Overseers' warrant Obtaining money on false pretence • Receiving stolen goods Kobbery from the person Sent to industrial school Safe keeping Search and seizure Sent to reform school TOTALS. AssaulTruanct yan d battery. Adultery 51 Arrested on mittimus. 2 Bigamy Breaking and entering * Breaking glass Cruelty to animals 2 Committing nuisance 12 Drunkenness "' 1 Drunk and disturbance " 242 Disturbance 20 Disturbing school 18 Disturbing meeting 3 Disorderly conduct s Escape from Reform Schools..! 3 Evading railroad fare. 1 False pretences _' 1 Fast driving '_' 3 Horse stealing ''" 2 Indecent exposure. 1 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 153 Insane 5 Incendiary 1 Keeping house of ill fame \ Keeping open shop on Sabbath 9 Loafing on corners 1 Larceny 29 Malicious mischief 2 Night walking 2 Overseers' warrant 6 Obtaining money on false pretences 1 Receiving stolen goods 1 Robbery from the person 1 Sent to Industrial School 1 Safe keeping 44 Search and seizure 25 Sent to Reform School 1 Truancy 12 Total 520 NUMBEK OF TRAMPS LODGED. March 15 April 23 May 11 L.'une 9 July 9 August - 5 September... 1 October 12 November 17 December 6 January 17 February 11 Making a total of 136 Three persons have been sent to the Insane Asylum. Six persons have been arrested on an Overseers' warrant, and delivered to the keeper of the Alms House. FINANCIAL. CR. Appropriation $6,000 00 Amount of cash paid City Treasurer, by Police Court •• 1 867 57 Same, by County Treasurer 903 82 Same, by City Marshal 214 30 Overdrawn 24 12 „„„ „, $8,009 81 DR. Expenditures $8,009 81 20 154 REPORT OF THE CITY MARSHAL. [1881. The number of places of business found by the night Po lice unlocked and exposed, and taken in charge by Police, ninety-one. On the East side 4a On the West side 51 Total 9I Twenty-five persons have been arrested on search and seizure warrants. They were each fined one hundred dollars and costs, and in default thereof, three months in the county jail. In each case they appealed and gave bonds. The amount of liquor taken on search and seizure warrants and destroyed, is one hundred and seventy-five gallons. The past year has been an unusually busy one, it being presidential year. The work of the department has been performed by a City Marshal, nine regular Policemen and three specials, located as follows: One on the Hampden road, one on State street (during the summer months,) one on the wood-stand and vicinity by night. The regular force is divided into three day and six night Police. The day Police come on duty at 7 A. JV1., and go off at 6 P. M. Four of the night Police come on duty at 6 P. M., and go off at 4 A. M. The remaining two come on at 9 P. M., and go off at 7 A. M. To his honor, Mayor Brown, I am indebted for the inter est he has shown in my behalf. To his honor Judge Brett, to City Solicitor Vose, to the committee on Police and to the other members of the City Government, I extend thanks for the kindness received at their hands. Respectfully submitted. WM. F. REED, City Marshal. REPORT OF THE TRUANT OFFICER. To THE CITY COUNCIL : Gentlemen—I herewith submit my third annual report of the truant department for the year ending March 1, 1881. The attendance in most of the schools for the past year has been excellent. The following shows the business performed by me, in this department, and the instances in which strict discipline was necessary: Whole number of notices served on parents of truant children, 99 Arrested and discharged on promise to amend, 19 Disturbing schools, 3 Found loitering on the streets and returned to school, 9 Sent to Reform School for truancy, 1 For general attendance and condition of your schools, I re fer you to the School Agent, Mr. Byron Porter, to whom I extend thanks for many favors shown to me. Respectfully submitted. WM. F. REED, Truant Officer. REPOKT OF THE CITY SOLICITOR To THE CITY COUNCIL : As required by an ordinance of the city, I respectfully sub mit the following report of the legal proceedings in which the city has been interested since March 22, 1880: The following cases were pending at the date of my last report, March, 1880, and as their history may be found in that and preceding reports, it is only necessary for me to state what has been done with regard to them during the past year. George and Isaiah Stetson, appellants, vs. City of Bangor. Pending, to be disposed of at the April term, next. William Smyth et ux vs. City of Bangor. This case was tried at the April term, 1880, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs, $3,800. I filed exceptions to the rulings of the court, and a motion for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was against the law, the evidence and the weight of evidence. The case was argued at the Law term in June, but no decision has been announced. City of Bangor vs. Inhabitants of Wiscasset. This case was argued at the Law term in June last, and subsequently the court announced its decision, as follows : that the defen dant town is liable for the support of the insane person, un der the statement of facts submitted. City of Bangor vs. Inhabitants of Bowdoin. After the case was fully prepared for trial the defendants conceded their liability, were defaulted, and paid debt and costs. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 157 City of Bangor vs. Inhabitants of Litchfield. After the settlement of the preceding case this action was entered "Neither Party." Samuel B. Gilman & als., appellants, vs. City of Bangor. Before a jury was summoned to try the case upon the peti tions for increase and diminution of damages, a compromise was effected, and $26,000 accepted by the petitioners, with out costs, for the payment of which the City Council this year made a special appropriation. NEW ACTIONS. City of Bangor vs. Inhabitants of Madawaska. An action for pauper supplies. The case was made law on a statement of facts, and argued at the last Law term. No opinion an nounced. City of Bangor vs. Inhabitants of Brewer. Same vs. City of Belfast. Both actions are for pauper supplies. The pauper's settlement is in one of defendant towns, and the contest is really between Brewer and Belfast. The cases will be tried in the next April term. Michael and Ann McPhee vs. City of Bangor. The female plaintiff claims that she slipped down on the ice, on the side walk in front of the jail, March 17, 1880, and broke her wrist. A few days afterwards, at her solicitation the Solici tor called upon her, and after careful examination of all the facts connected with the injury, concluded that the injury was attributable in part, at least, to her own carelessness, but to avoid litigation, he paid her thirty dollars and took from her a discharge from all further claim on account of such ac cident. Subsequently, to wit: June 12, 1880, the plaintiff sued the city, alleging damages at one thousand dollars. The action was entered in the following October term of Court, and will be for trial at the next term. I am of the opinion that the plaintiffs cannot maintain this action. City of Bangor vs. Noah L. Freese. This action is for tuition of defendant's daughter in the city schools. Defen dant resides in Salem, Mass. By vote of the City Council 158 BBPOBT OF THE CITY SOLICITOR. |"1881. "the Superintending School Committee are directed to charge, demand and collect a pro rata tuition for all scholars who attend the city schools, whose parents, masters and guardians do not reside in this city." City of Bangor vs. Rising Virtue Lodge, No. 10, Bangor. This action is for taxes assessed the present year on the "Masonic Block," so called, and is a friendly suit to deter mine whether the property taxed is exempted by virtue of item second of section 6 of chapter 6, Revised statutes, viz: "real and personal property of all benevolent, charitable and scientific institutions, incorporated by this State," shall be exempted from taxation. Paul Pooler vs. William F. Reed ; same vs. William Wey mouth. These are actions of trespass against the Marshal and one of the policemen for alleged illegal acts towards the plaintiff, under the following circumstances: Upon com plaint of E. C. D. Lunt, late conductor on the B. & P. Rail road, the plaintiff was, on the 16th day of June last, arrested for fraudulently evading payment of the regular and estab lished fare over said road. Upon hearing, he was bound over to await the action of the Grand Jury in the August following, and for want of sureties was committed to jail, where he remained until June 19, 1880, when he was taken before one of the justices of the Supreme Judicial Court on habeas corpus, and discharged on the ground that the offense was within the jurisdiction of the Police Court to impose a fine, instead of binding him over to the next crimi nal term of the court. No abuse of authority is alleged against the defendants, and if guilty at all the damages must be nominal only. The actions were entered at the February term, in Piscataquis county, in which the plaintiff resides. Several actions have been commenced for taxes and water rates during the year, but have been settled either before or after judgment. THOMAS W VOSE, Bangor, March 21, 1881. City Solicitor. REPORT OF THE HEALTH OFFICER To THE CITY COUNCIL : The continued healthfulness of our city is a subject of con gratulation and gratitude. We have passed through two years with almost perfect exemption from epidemic diseases, while other communities have been afflicted with frequent vis itations from these destroying agents. When we study "cause and effect," we find that with an adequate supply of wholesome food and a correct understanding of the true prin ciples of ventilation and drainage, the ordinary sources of some diseases may be done away with, while the noxious powers of others are greatly limited. All appliances for ven tilation will be futile, if the air admitted or supplied is tainted by gases from decaying animal or vegetable matter. His tory teaches that the Plague, Cholera, Scarlet Fever, Typhoid Fever and Diphtheria find in filthy places their favorite resort, while observation will show that the last two are often asso ciated with fermentations in cellars, improper drainage, or the use of drinking water containing sewerage matter. The fact that cleanliness promotes health is confirmed by the expe rience of the Dutch navigators, who are noted for their clean ships, and who carry the system of purification to a greater extent than any other nation of Europe. Pestilence is neither bred, nor can it continue long on board their vessels. 160 REPORT OF THE HEALTH OFFICER. [1881. Public health can only be maintained by ceaseless vigi lance, accompanied or supplemented by proper authority to enforce those regulations that science and observation deem indispensable to the preservation of the public health. We must not wait for an epidemic to give sanction to our acts, for too many of us know by experience that a long period of exemption from disease may be quickly followed by destruct ive epidemics, if carelessness, indifference or false economy suspend that constant watchfulness, that is the price of the healthfulness of our people. The rights and happiness of the people demand protection against the mercenary pur poses of those who create or continue nuisances dangerous and detrimental to public health. Hygienic influence acts upon all classes alike. The air that floats to-day among heaps of filth, to-morrow may be wafted, laden with its seeds of death, to a neighboring locality, or the sewerage from one house may carry the germs of disease and death to several families in other houses. Prof. Smith, of New York, in his able address upon this subject, delivered before the American Public Health Association, says : "However we may educate the people in the art of healthy living; however carefully the medical profession may protect the family and individu als from the approach of disease ; and however intelligently architecture, engineering and other departments of labor may plan and execute sanitary work, there is still required a central authority which must enforce those needful regula tions which require private interest to yield to the demands of the public welfare." One of the means for promoting the health of our citizens was the introduction of the "Holly" water. Over one hun dred applications for new entrances have been made the past year. It is not only in slacking our thirst that w*ter con cerns us. The earth, even under natural conditions, is loaded with vegetable debris ; and to these in settled districts is added the soakage of animal refuse and garbage of various kinds. Two things are needed for the decomposition of or- 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 161 ganic matter, viz : heat and moisture ; the first is afforded by the sun, the last (if we permit it) by subsoil water; hence arises the importance of proper drainage. Owing to the small appropriation made last year for sewers, only two were built, a short one on Centre street, from Garland to Cumber land, and one on Fifth street to Warren, through Warren to Fourth, connecting it with the Fourth street sewer, and car rying the contents of both to the ravine running back of the soap-factory; thus making a great improvement in that lo cality. With the small amount of money remaining and the urgent necessity for a sewer on Meadow Brook, from Centre street to Grove street, also for the extension of the Sanford street sewer to the gas-works, the committee (consisting of Mayor Brown, Alderman Trask, and myself) to whom the matter was referred by the last council, thought it best to ditch said places; accordingly three thousand feet of ditch ing was dug, thus confining the drainage of the sewers en tering these places to a narrow limit, and causing the water that is constantly being drained into them, to flow rapidly enough to prevent stagnation. I called your attention last year to the Merrimac street sewer, through which seven other sewers poured their con tents upon the surface in the gutter on Hancock street. This gutter has been ditched four hundred and fifty feet, bridged over and covered with earth to prevent asrial pol lution, until the finances of the city will admit the building of a sewer to low-water mark. Two hundred and seven feet of stone culvert have been built back of Sixth street, taking a large portion of the sur face drainage from Hammond street and the houses in that locality. This culvert was built by individual enterprise, the city paying only a small part of the cost of its construc tion. It is only a question of time when this will have to be built to connect the sewer on Fifth street, and become a public sewer. There have been over twelve thousand feet of vitrified pipe used by our citizens for drains connected with 21 162 REPORT OF THE HEALTH OFFICER. [1881. private property, and twenty-five private cesspools abolished, drainage into the public sewers taking their place. The public cesspools connected with the sewers have been cleaned out as often as needed, and the sewers have been flushed ont (whenever we could obtain the water to do it with) under the supervision of the Superintendent of Sewers, who is "the right man in the right place." A large number of local nuisances have been abated, nu merous privies cleaned out, and a quantity of debris removed from cellars, back yards, &c, to say nothing of the numer ous dead animals scattered promiscuously throughout the city, that had to be removed, buried, &c. The wharves and the cellars adjoining„as well as the cellars throughout the business part of the city have been kept clean, and the occupants seem to vie with each other in their ef forts to promote cleanliness. The wool houses and the slaughter houses have been kept in a good condition, and the owners have been ready to adopt any improvement suggested by me. Under the watchful eye of Wm. P. Wingate, Esq., the streets and gutters have been kept clean, and he has been ready whenever there has been any omission to attend to it at once. Your efficient school agent, Byron Porter, Esq., deserves credit for having kept the cellars, yards and out-buildings of the public school houses in such a good sanitary condition. The private school buildings and grounds adjoining, under the management of the Roman Catholic societies, are kept in excellent condition. The Holly water has been introduced into the one on State street and between two and three hun dred feet of drain pipe laid, connecting its drains, with the sewer. The committee having these schools in charge evi dently understand the importance of sanitary laws. The city has reason to be proud that it has secured the services of Mr. and Mrs. Sands as master and matron of the 1881.] CITY OF BANGOE. 163 city Alms House. They give the utmost care and attention, not only to the ordinary wants of the inmates, but every thing is done to make the sanitary arrangements as good as possible, and the inmates appear cheerful and happy. Un der the present circumstances, I do not see how their con dition can be made better, but the old part of the house needs to be remodeled, so as to give better convenience and ventilation. It may be thought that I am a little out of my province, if I speak of the county jail, but it certainly deserves more than a passing notice. The system of ventilation and drainage is almost perfect, and the inside is kept in a good condition un der the judicious management of Mr. Estes. I wish I could say as much of the court room, and I have wondered if the Pe nobscot bar, with all its wisdom and its respect for law and justice, could not devise some means to awaken the County Commissioners to the importance of ventilation, and thus avoid the effect of breathing the vitiated air that is too often found in that room. This same criticism will apply to our Police Court room. As Judge Brett and Recorder Perkins have recently been installed in their places, I hope they will soon find some means to remedy the defect. I have several times called the attention of the City Gov ernment to the importance of constructing a sewer on Divi sion street. It has now become a matter of stern necessity that one be built there at once, also that a short one be built from Hammond street on Columbia street by the City Hall, to the drainage from the west side of Columbia street; one should also be built from Exchange street up Washington street to French street, up French to the vicinity of Hancock street, as there is no drainage in that,locality; the ground is saturated with sewerage matter in said places, and the noxious gasses mingling with the atmosphere, renders it a medium of engendering and spreading disease. Measures should also be taken to construct sewers, on Meadow Brook and Sanford street extension. The city has 164 REPORT OF THE HEALTH OFFICER. [1881. secured the past year a deed of the right of way for the ex tension of the Sanford street sewer through the property owned by the Davenport heirs, with the right to grade the same up to the grade of Sanford street; this is now used as "dumping ground" for substances not detrimental to health that need to be removed from other localities. I would sug gest, as a matter of economy that two hundred feet of this sewer, and also two hundred feet more or less on Meadow Brook between the culvert on Centre street and the culvert on French street be built this year, and the remainder be built in small portions each year, until they are completed. We can not tell how soon a pestilence may be started in our midst by allowing these places to be neglected. Neither war nor any other calamity is to be feared so much by the people of this country as a sweeping epidemic that will not only in terrupt business, but will deprive us of those "nearest and dearest." Then gentlemen, let us see to it, that every means is used to promote the highest degree of health to our citizens, re membering that "nothing is so economical as health, and nothing so wasteful as disease." It is estimated that the cost of the yellow fever epidemic of 1878, to the city of New Orleans was nearly twenty millions of dollars. But who can estimate the value of human life ? Respectfully submitted. HENRY GALE. Bangor, March, 1881. REPORT OP THE CITY AGENT. To THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OP THE CITY OF BANQOB : I hereby submit my report as Agent of the City of Bangor, for the sale of Spirituous Liquors, from April 6, 1880, to March 11,1881. 1880. April 6. Eec'd stock and fixtures of W. Z. Clayton $1,661 88 Bought of State Agent, (as per invoices) 6,973 82 Water tax, paid by City Treasurer 5 00 Incidental expenses 323 83 Salary to March 22, 1881 488 50 Kent due to March 11, 1881 39 45 Profit on sales for 11 months 879 35 $10,371 83 CONTRA,—CR. March 11. By cash paid J. L. Crosby, City Treasurer • $9,150 00 By stock and fixtures on hand 1,068 55 By cash on hand 153 28 $10,371 83 Respectfully submitted. EDWARD JORDAN, Agent. Bangor, March 11,1881. REPORT OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN To THE CITY COUNCIL : GENTLEMEN :—At the end of the present municipal year, I am unable to lay before you more than a brief account of the condition of the Pauper department, as regarded from the Medical standpoint; and this is for two reasons: first, the diminution in the amount of medical aid sought; and second, the fact that much which might be brought to your notice now, is to be found in the report which I offered you one year ago. Since March 1,1880, I have performed the following offi cial service: Number of visits to Alms House, 81; number of visits to out-patients, 163 ; number of visits at office, 135 ; number of prescriptions given at Alms House, 772; number of prescriptions given to out-patients, 207 ; number of pre scriptions at office, 109. There have been five births, to which I have been called, among the paupers; three at the Alms House, one on the East side of the stream, and one at my office. There have been sixteen deaths; thirteen at the Alms House, and three among out-patients. Eleven of these were 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 167 males ; five females. Eight of these individuals were more than seventy-five years old ; one an infant of four days. Sev eral of the deceased at the Alms House died suddenly, and were persons for whom I had never prescribed. The follow ing are the causes of death: Chronic catarrhal pneumonia, 6; chronic cerebral meningi tis, 2; chronic cerebral softening, 1; acute peritonitis, 1; valvular disease of heart, 1; injury from fall, 1; convulsions (in infant, cause of them unknown,) 1; unknown, (death Budden,) 3. In the early part of last year, by the direction of the Su perintending School Committee, I vaccinated 504 children attending the public schools, and to 667 others, whom I ex amined, gave certificates of previous successful vaccinations. Since one of the city ordinances prescribes that it is the duty of the City Physician to vaccinate.the scholars of the public schools, without extra remuneration, it seems only fair that this same ordinance should be enforced every year, in order that no one man should have to perform (as in my case) the work which had been neglected for the seven preceding years. In reviewing the events of the year with reference to im provements, changes or additions made at the Alms House, but little can be said. The only change of material benefit to the inmates, and convenience to those caring for them, has been the introduction of a few iron bedsteads in place of a like number of unreliable wooden ones. Many more are needed, and, as in my last report, I would strongly urge that the wooden be replaced by the iron, throughout the house. In this second annual report of mine, I will make no sug gestions touching the various needs, which should be sup plied at the Alms House, except in regard to a single point, and that is this—the rooms in which the sick are confined should be provided with some means of warming them at night, when the steam pipes are allowed to cool. It is not 168 REPORT OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN. [1881. proper that sick persons should remain many continuous hours in rooms which are only indifferently heated by the stoves of certain adjoining apartments. In my report for the municipal year 1879-80,1 pointed out certain deficiencies, which required your attention, but as nothing has resulted from their mention, except in a single instance, it would seem of little use to re-state them. WILLIAM C. MASON, City Physician. BANGOR, March, 1881. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CITY PROPERTY. To THE CITY COUNCIL : The Joint Standing Committee on City Property respect fully submit the following, as a full schedule of all the prop erty belonging to the City of Bangor, viz : Lot on corner of Columbia and Hammond streets. Lot between Court street and Kenduskeag stream, with the buildings thereon. City Hall, lot and buildings. City Common, on Lime street. Broadway Park. City Farm and buildings, Alms House, new barn and powder house. Whitney Square, on Cedar street. Union Square, between Union and May streets. School house lot on Essex street, adjoining the "Hill Farm." One gravel lot on Pine street. do near Merrill's Mills. do on Essex street. do on Court street, near City stables. do between old Levant road and Valley avenue, near Kossuth street. 22 170 EEPOKT OP COMMITTEE ON CITY PROPERTY. [1881. One undivided half of house lot, on Lincoln street, 6,400 square feet of land. One lot on Spring street. Centre Park, near Universalist church. 2 school houses and lot on Abbot Square. 1 new Grammar scl 1 school house and 1 do do Cedar street. 1 do do Centre street. 1 do do City Farm. 1 do do Division street. 1 do do Grove street. L do do Hancock street. L do do Larkin street. L do do Lime street. L do do Main street. L do do Pearl street. do do Prospect street. do do Salem Court. ' do do State street. do do Third street. do do Thomas' Hill. do do Union street. do do York street. do do West Bangor. do do Avenue District. do do Bagley district.' do do Central district. do do Finson district. do do Fuller district. do do Hillside district. do do Mt. Hope district. do do North Bangor district. do do Odlin district. do do Sherburne district. do do Six Mile Falls district. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 171 1 school house and lot in Stillwater Avenne district. 1 do do Tyler district. 1 school house lot on Pine street, (E. Trask.) Furniture in City Hall-. Law library and theodolite, transit and steel tape. Fire and burglar proof safe in Treasurer's office. Steel safe in School Agent's room. Salamander safe in Overseers of the Poor's office. Receiving tomb at Mt. Hope. Cemetery lot at Mt. Hope. do do on Finson road, Oak Grove, do do on Glenburn road, Maple Grove, do do on Carmel road, Pine Grove. Three hearses and harnesses complete, with wheels and runners. Property belonging to Fire Department. Two engine houses and lots on State street. One hose house on State street. One engine house and lot on Harlow street, containing three steam fire engines. One building on Columbia street, used for Police Court and offices. For schedule of property pertaining to the Fire Department, see report of Chief Engineer. For schedule of property belonging to city at Alms House (City Farm,) see report of Overseers of the Poor. For schedule of property belonging to the city in use of Street Department, see report of Street Commissioner. Dam and Water Works at Treat's Falls. For schedule of property belonging to the City in use by the Water Board, see their report. S. JENNINGS, ISAIAH TOZIER, DENNIS O'LEARY, Committee on City Property. CITY COUNCILS From the Incorporation of the City in 1834, to 1881. 1834-5. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, ALLEN GILMAN. ALDERMEN. Asa Davis, John Fiske, Moses Patten, John Brown, Samuel Call, Frederick Wingate. John Wilkins, CHARLES EICE, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. SOLOMON PARSONS, President. JOHN S. SAYWARD, Clerk. Wardl. Ward 4. Abner Taylor, John Legro, Jr., Anthony Woodward, Thomas Finson, Solomon Parsons. Joseph Abbott. Ward 2. Ward 5. Wiggins Hill, George Wellington, Timothy Call, Nathan B. Wiggin, Jonathan C. Taylor. Edward Kent. Ward 3. Ward 6. George W. Pickering, Paul K. Barker, Samuel Lowder, Bradford Harlow, Elisha H. Allen. Messenger Fisher. Ward 7. Eben French, 2d, Chas. G. Bryant, P. D. Parsons. 23 fl881. 174 CITY COUNCILS. 1835-6. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, ALLEN GILMAN. ALDERMEN. Henry Call, John Fiske. Moses Patten, John Brown, William Abbott, Samuel Veazie. John Wilkins, JOHN S. SAYWARD, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. EDWARD KENT, President. CHARLES G. BRYANT, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Charles Hayes, John Godfrey, Jesse Wentworth, John Sargent, Rufus K. Gushing. John K. Greenough. Ward 2. Ward 5. John Barker, Nathan B. Wiggin, Jonathan C. Taylor, Edward Kent, Timothy Crosby. Abner E. Hallowell. Ward 3. Ward 6. Henry A. Head, Franklin Muzzy, Edmund Dole, Bradford Harlow, Samuel Garnsey. Horatio Beale. Ward 7. Sam'l Sylvester, C. H. Forbes, Marcena Johnson. 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 175 1836-7. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, EDWARD KENT. ALDERMEN. Henry Call, Nathan B. Wiggin, Cyrus Goss, Samuel J. Foster, William Abbott, Preserved B. Mills. Ezra Patten, JOHN S. SAYWARD, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. CHARLES HAYES, President. CHARLES G. BRYANT, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Charles Ramsdell, Samuel Wiley, Hollis Bowman, Newell Bean, Charles Hayes. Stevens Davis. Ward 2. j Ward 5. Willis Patten, Hayward Peirce, John Meservey, Abner E. Hallowell, Abner Taylor. John Brown. Ward 3. Ward 6. Moses L. Appleton, Bradford Harlow, James Perkins, Nathan Perry, Camillus Kidder. Ebenezer French. Ward 7. Simon Nowell, Charles H. Shepard, William Lowder. [1881. 176 CITY COUNCILS. 1837-8. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, EDWARD KENT. ALDERMEN. Charles Hayes, Nathaniel French, Cyrus Goss, Bradford Harlow, George W. Pickering, Samuel L. Valentine. John Wilkins, JOHN S. SATWARD, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. HOLLIS BOWMAN, President. WILLIAM E. P. ROGERS, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Isaac S. Whitman, John Godfrey, Hollis Bowman, John R. Greenough, Charles Cooper. Thomas Finson. Ward 2. Ward 5. Joseph Kendrick, Andrew W. Hasey, Camillus Kidder, Henry Little, Benjamin Tainter. Robert Boyd. Ward 3. Ward 6. John A. Poor, Nathan Perry, Richard Condon, Ebenezer French, Gamaliel Marchant. Caleb B. Holmes. Ward 7. John Short, Samuel Thatcher, Jr., Nathaniel Lord. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 177 1838-9. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, RUFUS DWINEL. ALDERMEN. Charles Hayes, Nathaniel French, Camillas Kidder, Bradford Harlow, Warren Preston, Frederick Hobbs. John R. Greenough, JOHN S. SAY-WARD, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. WILLIAM PAINE, President. WILLIAM E. P. ROGERS, Clerk. Wardl. Ward 4. Charles Cooper, Nathaniel Hatch, Cyrus Arnold, Richard Condon, Theophilus B. Thompson. Benjamin Young. Ward 2. Ward 5. Joseph Kendrick, Henry Little, Augustus J. Brown, Timothy H. Morse, George Savage. William Paine. Ward 3. Ward 6. Charles Brown, Ebenezer French, William Bartlett, Jr., Caleb B. Holmes, William H. Foster. Nathan Perry. Ward 7. Nahum Warren, William P. Wingate, Benjamin S. Dean. [1881. 178 CITY COUNCILS. 1839-40. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, J. WINGATE CARR. ALDERMEN. James Crosby, Paul R. Barker, Cyrus Goss, Bradford Harlow, Peleg Chandler, Samuel L. Valentine. John Wilkins, JOHN S. SAYWARD, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. ISAAC S. WHITMAN, President. WILLIAM E. P. ROGERS, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Samuel Veazie, Samuel H. Dale, Isaac S. Whitman, Samuel Morison, Preserved B. Mills. Theodore S. Brown. Ward 2. Ward 5. Jefferson Cushing, Nathan B. Wiggin, Walter Brown, John McLaughlin, Albert Holton. Eleazer C. Buker. Ward 3. Ward 6. William H. Foster, Nathan Perry, George Pitts, Henry Lovejoy, David Hill. Daniel Stone. Ward 7. William P. Wingate, Matthew S. Randall, Prescott P. Holden. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 179 1840-1. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, J. WINGATE CAEE. ALDERMEN. James Crosby, Joshua W. Hathaway, William Emerson, Bradford Harlow, David Perham, George Wheelwright. John Wilkins, JOHN S. SAYWARD, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. ISAAC S. WHITMAN, President. JOHN W. SNOW, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Isaac S. Whitman, Samuel H. Dale, Cyrus Arnold, JohnE. Godfrey, Preserved B. Mills. Andrew Eveleth. Ward 2. Ward 5. Henry Call, Eleazer C. Buker, Theodore B. Mclntyre, Timothy H. Morse, Joseph Stewart. Benjamin C. Campbell. Ward 3. Ward 6. Henry B. Farnham, Nathan Perry, Albert Dole, Messenger Fisher, David Hill. Josiah Towle. Ward 7. Norman Smith, Samuel P. Dresser, William P. Wingate. [1881. 180 CITY COUNCILS. 1841-2. CITY COUNCIL. MATOE, BEADFOBD HARLOW. ALDERMEN. James Crosby, Jonas Cutting, Isaac Farrar, Nathan Perry, David Perham, George Wheelwright. John Wilkins. JOHN S. SAT WARD, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. WILLIAM PAINE, President. GEO. W. SNOW, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Isaac S. Whitman, Andrew Eveleth, William Paine, Allen Haines, John Sargent, Jr. Alvin Haynes. Ward 2. Ward 5. Theodore B. Mclntyre, Japheth Gilman, John Hodgdon, Asa Walker, Jefferson Cushing. Amos M. Roberts. Ward 3. Ward 6. Albert Dole, Josiah Towle, Henry B. Farnham, Messenger Fisher, Samuel F. Fuller. William Hammatt. Ward 7. George A. Thatcher, Charles A. Thaxter, Nahum Warren. 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 181 1842-3. CITY COUNCIL. MATOK, BRADFORD HARLOW. ALDERMEN. James Crosby, Amos M. Roberts, John Hodgdon, Nathan Perry, David Perham, Benjamin S. Deane. Alvin Haynes. JOHN S. SAVWARD, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. ALLEN HAINES, President. GEORGE W. SNOW, Clerk. Wurd 1. Ward 4. John McLaughlin, Allen Haines, James Jenkins, John W. Garnsey, John Sargent, Jr. Jonas Ames. Ward 2. Ward 5. Joseph Steward, Asa Walker, Ivory Small, Japheth Gilman, John Meservey. Sylvanus Rich, Jr. Ward 3. Ward 6. Charles Hayward, William Hammatt, Jabez True, Joseph Bryant, John O. Kendrick. Josiah Towle. Ward 7. William P. Wingate, George K. Jewett, Matthew S. Randall. 24 [1881- 182 CITY COUNCILS. 1843-4. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, BRADFORD HARLOW ALDERMEN. James Jenkins, Amos M. Roberts, Otis Small, Nathan Perry, Jacob Drummond, John S. Chadwick. Gorham L. Boynton. RICHARD F. WEBSTER, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. CHAELES STETSON, President. GEORGE W. SNOW, Clerk. Ward I. Ward 4. Nathaniel Lord, Alvah Osgood. Robert R. Haskins, Alvin Haynes, Preserved B. Mills. Samuel Wiley, Ward 2. Ward 5. John Meservey, Sylvunus Rich, Jr., George W. Cummings, Samuel P. Strickland, George W. Ingersoll. Charles Stetson. Ward 3. Ward 6. Charles Hayward, William Hammatt, John True, Ebenezer T. Fox, Benjamin Swett. Ansel Leighton. Ward 7. William P. Wingate, George K. Jewett, Mark Trafton. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 18-3 1844-5. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, JACOB DRUMMOND. ALDERMEN. George W. Ingersoll, Sylvanus W. Robinson, William Emerson, Joseph Bryant, Charles Hayward, Benjamin S. Deane. Solomon Parsons, RICHARD F. WEBSTER, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. JOHN S. SATWAKD, President. GEORGE W. SNOW, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Nathaniel Lord, Jonas Ames, William S. Mitchell, Hastings Strickland, Robert R. Haskins. Alvin Haynes. Ward 2. Ward o. Albert Holton, Sylvanus Rich, Jr., George Savage, Ezra Jewell, William A. Blake. John M. Lander. Ward 3. Ward G. Joseph W. Boynton. John S. Say ward. Henry V. Poor, Thomas Drew, John Decrow. James R. Macomber. Ward 7. Matthew S. Randall, Prescott P. Holden, Asa Walker. [1881. 184 CITY COUNCILS. 1845-6. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, JOSEPH BRYANT, ALDERMEN. Samuel Veazie, Alexander Drummond, William A. Blake, Ebenezer T. Fox, George Fitts, Benjamin S. Deane. Francis M. Sabine, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. JOHN S. SAYWARD, President. GEORGE PERRY, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. William Paine, James Smith, William S. Mitchell, John Legro, Samuel Hyde. Arthur M. Higgins. Ward 2. Ward 5. Jonathan S. Cushing, Thomas H. Sanford, George W. Savage. Hiram Jones, Silas C. Hatch. Robert R. Ilaskins, Ward 3. Ward 6. Joseph W. Boynton, James R. Macomber, William H. Mills, Elijah Low, Jr., Henry V. Poor. John S. Sayward. Ward 7. Nahum Warren, Asa Walker, Frederick H. Dillingham. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 185 1846-7- CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, JOSEPH BRYANT. ALDERMEN. James Crosby, Alexander Drummond, William A. Blake, Ebenezer T. Fox, Albert Dole, Nahum Warren. Alviu Hayues GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. SAMUEL P. STRICKLAND, President. GEORGE PERRY, Clerk. Wardl. Ward 4. William S. Mitchell, Amos Jones, John Short, Arthur M. Higgina, John M. Foster. Allen Haines. Ward 2. Ward 5. Silas C. Hatch, Sylvanus Rich, Jr., George W. Savage, Thomas H. Sanford, Lemuel Bradford. Lewis Hancock. Ward 3. Ward 6. Joseph W. Boynton, James R. Macomber, John McDonald, Waldo T. Pierce, William H. Mills. Ichabod E. Leighton. Ward 7. Marcus Kicker, John Hooper. Erastus S. Deane. [1881. 186 CITY COUNCILS. 1847-8. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, CHARLES HAYWARD. ALDERMEN. James Crosby, John S. Sayward, William A. Blake, James R. Macomber, John McDonald, Nahum Warren. George Wellington, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. SAMUEL P. STRICKLAND, President. GEORGE PERRY, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. William S. Mitchell, Robert Boynton, John E. Godfrey, Amos Jones, William P. Wingate. John R. Greenough, Ward 2. Ward 5. Oliver Frost, Lewis Hancock, Ebenezer W. Elder, Philip H. Coombs, Silas C. Hatch, Samuel P. Strickland. Ward 3. Ward 6. Jewett N. Boynton, Rufus Prince, Ivory Small, Ansel Leighton, Samuel F. Fuller. Sidney Thaxter. Ward 7. Ephraim Moore. Reuben Hathorn, Sewall Chapman. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 187 1848-9. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR. WILLIAM ABBOT. ALDERMEN. William P. Wingate, Amos M Roberts, Hollis Bowman, Edward Kent, William H. Mills, Amos Clement. Abraham Sanborn, GEORGE W. SNOW. City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. SOLOMON PARSONS, President. GEORGE PERRY, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. John E. Godfrey, Albert Noyes, Benjamin S. Deane, Edward E. Upham, Prescott P. Holden. Thomas Jenness. Ward 2. Ward 5. Albert Emerson. Lewis Hancock, Solomon Parsons, Henry E. Prentiss, William H. Taylor. George W. Ladd. Ward 3. Ward 6. Richard Potter, Rufus Prince, Jason Cummings, Nathaniel H. Dillingham, Albion P. Bradbury. George W. Gorham. Ward 7. Marcus Ricker, Samuel L. Valentine, Robert Parker. [1881. 188 CITY COUNCILS. 1849-50. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, WILLIAM ABBOT -WILLIAM H. MILLS. ALDERMEN. William P. Wingate, J- Wingate Carr, Hollis Bowman, Preserved B. Mills, William H. Mills—S. Paine, James M. Thompson. Abraham Sanborn, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. LEWIS HANCOCK, President. GEORGE PERRY, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Benjamin S. Deane, Henry Hill, Prescott H. Holden, Jonas Ames, Frederick H. Dillingham. George Wellington. Ward 2. Ward 5. Albert Emerson, Lewis Hancock, Jonathan C. Taylor, Ebenezer Trask, Paul Varney. Joel D. Thompson. Ward 3. Ward 6. Richard Potter, William Bf>yd, Albion P. Bradbury, George Reynolds, Jason Cummings. Cyrus Brown—C. Arnold. Ward 7. Andrew Webster, Ira Linnell, Paul Ham. * Mr. Abbot died Aug. 27, and Wm. H. Mills elected to fill vacancy. 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 189 1850-1. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, WILLIAM H. MILLS. ALDERMEN. Samuel Veazie, Frederick Hobbs, Albert Emerson, John Low, Seth Paine, William Lowder. Henry Hill, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. EBENEZER TRASK, President. GEORGE PERRY, Clerk. Wardl. Ward 4. Frederick H. Dillingham, Harrison G. O. Morison, Edmund Pearson, Jonas Ames, John S. Bicker. Ralph C. Eveleth. Ward 2. Ward 5. Silas C. Hatch, Ebenezer Trask, Ichabod D. Bartlett, Joel T>. Thompson, George Savage, Jr. Charles Sawtelle. Ward 3. Ward 6. George A. Fairfield, George W. Gorham, William Arnold, James Littlefield, Benjamin G. Shaw. George W. Merrill. Ward 7. Sewall Chapman, Matthew S. Randall, Andrew Webster. 25 [1881. 190 CITY COUNCILS. 1851-2. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, ELIJAH L. HAMLIN. ALDERMEN. Samuel Veazie, Ebenezer Trask, Albert Emerson, John Low, Seth Paine, Nahum Warren. Henry Hill, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. SILAS C. HATCH, President. HENRY CALL, CLERK. Ward 1. Ward 4. John S. Eicker, Harrison G. O. Morison, Edmund Pearson, Albert Noyes, William S. Dennett. Joseph H. Hallett. Ward 2. Ward 5. Silas C. Hatch, George K. Jewett, Ichabod D. Bartlett, Simon P. Bradbury, George Savage, Jr. Charles Sawtelle. Ward 3. Ward 6. George A. Fairfield, George W. Merrill, Reuben S. Frescott, James Littlefield, Henry A. Wood. Cyrus Arnold. Ward 7. Matthew S. Randall, John Pratt, Robert Parker. 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 191 1852-3. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, ELIJAH L. HAMLIN. ALDERMEN. Josiah Towle, George K. Jewett, Silas C. Hatch, Aaron A. Wing, George A. Fairfield, Matthew S. Randall. John Williams, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. PRESERVED B. MILLS, President. HENRY CALL, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. John T. K. Hay ward, Joseph H. Hallett, Israel B. Norcross, Albert Noyes, Samuel P. Brown. Samuel B. Morison. Ward 2. Ward 5. Isaac W. Patten, Joseph S. Wheelwright, Lemuel Bradford, John M. Lord, George W. Savage. Simon P. Bradbury. Ward 3. Ward 6." Samuel F. Fuller. Samuel P. Strickland, William C. Crosby, Preserved B. Mills, George R. Smith. Joseph W. Humphrey. Ward 7. Henry H. Norcross, John Pratt, Samuel P. Dresser. [1881. 192 CITY COUNCILS. 1853-4. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, GEORGE W. PICKERING. ALDERMEN. Israel B. Norcross, George K. Jewett, Silas C. Hatch, Lewis Hancock, George A. Fairfield, Nahum "Warren. Samuel Farrar, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. WILLIAM C. CROSBY, President. HENRY CALL, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Charles S. Crosby, Paul Varney, Elisha Ayer, Benjamin F. Wiley, John J. Wingate. Joseph H. Hallett, Ward 2. Ward 5. Isaac W. Patten, Joseph S. Wheelwright, George W. Savage, John M. Lord, Lemuel Bradford. John S. Ayer. Ward 3. Ward 6. William C. Crosby, Ebenezer T. Fox, William Cutter, Joseph W. Humphrey, William Crowell. Samuel P. Strickland. Ward 7. Pliny D. Parsons, Hiram Ford, Thomas O. Additon. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 193 1854-5. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOK, GEORGE W. PICKERING. ALDERMEN. Israel B. Norcross, Ebenezer Trask, Isaac W. Patten, Joseph W. Humphrey, Albert Dole, John M. Lord. Silas C. Hatch, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. JOHN E. GODFREY, President. SAMUEL P. HUMPHREY, Clerk. Wardl. Ward 4. Albert Titcomb, Samuel B. Morison, John J. Wingate, Benjamin F. Wiley, John Wyman. Paul Varney. Ward 2. Ward 5. Francis J. Cummings, Martin Mower, William H. Brown, John S. Say ward, Ichabod D. Bartlett. Joseph R. Lumbert. Ward 3. Ward 6. William Crowell, JohnE. Godfrey, Reuben S. Prescott, Ansel Leighton, Ivory Small. Hiram B. Stewart. Ward 7. Albert G. Wakefield, Michael Schwartz, Samuel H. Boardman,t Jewett N. Boynton. fEesigned in April, and J. N. Boynton elected. [1881. 194 CITY COUNCILS. 1855-6. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, JOHN T. K. HAYWARD. ALDERMEN. John S. Ricker, Walter Brown, Isaac W. Patten, Alexander Drummond, Ivory Small, John M. Lord. Thomas W. Baldwin, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. GEORGE R. SMITH, President. SAMUEL F. HUMPHREY Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. John J. Wingate, Jonathan R. Finson, Frederick F. French, Matthias E. Rice, William H. Bishop. John C. Flint. Ward 2. Ward 5. Ichahod D. Bartlett, John S. Sayward, Francis J. Cummings, Reuben Bagley, Lemuel Bradford. Arad Thompson. Ward 3. Ward 6. Sweden S. Patten, Samuel P. Strickland, William Crowell, Hiram B. Stewart, George R. Smith. Ansel Leighton. Ward 7. Richard G. Hinman, David Gurney, John S. Ricker. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 195 1856-7- CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, HOLLIS BOWMAN. ALDERMEN. John S. Eicker, George K. Jewett, Isaac W. Patten, Joseph W. Humphrey, Franklin Muzzy, John M. Lord. Silas C. Hatch, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. PRESERVED B. MILLS, President. SAMUEL F. HUMPHREY, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Daniel M. Howard, John S. Chad wick, Phineas Batchelder, Samuel B. Morison, Samuel B. Field. Walter R. Blaisdell. Ward 2. Ward 4. Lemuel Bradford. Charles Sawtelle, George W. Savage, Davis R. Stockwell, George Palmer. Elijah W. Hasey. Ward 3. Ward 6. Jabez True, Preserved B. Mills, Cyrus Emery, Llewellyn J. Morse, Franklin Rogers. Thomas Cowan. Ward 7. Michael Schwartz, Isaac R. Clark, Richard G. Hinman. [1881. 196 CITY COUNCILS. 1857-8. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, HOLLIS BOWMAN. ALDERMEN. Daniel M. Howard, Isaiah Stetson, Lemuel Bradford, Joseph W. Humphrey, Oliver H. Ingalls, Isaac K. Clark. John S. Chadwick, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. SAMUEL B. MORISON, President. SAMUEL F. HUMPHREY, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Phineas Batchelder, Samuel B. Morison, Prescott P. Holden, Edward M. Field, Charles Durham. Jonas Ames, Jr., Ward 2. Ward 5. Charles Davis, Charles Sawtelle, Joseph Bartlett, Mark L. Mills, Thomas C. Farris. John B. Foster. Ward 3. Ward 6. Thomas A. Taylor, Preserved B. Mills, Joseph W. Low, Thomas Cowan, Amherst Alden. Llewellyn J. Morse. Ward 7. Michael Schwartz, Jewett N. Boynton, Samuel H. Boardmar. 1S81.J CITY OF BANGOB. 197 1858-9. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, HOLLIS BOWMAN. ALDERMEN. Daniel M. Howard, Isaiah Stetson, William A. Blake, Ansel Leighton, Jabez True, Albeit G. Wakefield. Henry Hill, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk COMMON COUNCIL. JONATHAN BURBANK, President. SAMUEL F. HUMPHREY, Clerk. Wardl. Ward 4. Prescott P. Holden, Benjamin B. Farnsworth, Nehemiah H. Colton, Henry A. Butler, Israel B. Xorcross. John M. Lander, resig'd. Isaac M. Bragg. Ward 2. Ward 5. Zaccheus P. Estes, Jonathan Burbank, John T. Tewksbury, John B. Carr, Isaac W. Patten. Leonard B. Green. Ward 3. Ward 6. Jacob A. Smith, Augustus D. Manson, Joseph F. Hall, George Reynolds, Eleazer Crowell. Elijah Clements. Ward 7. William S. Baker, William A. Dresser, Joseph M. Hodgkins, 26 [1881. 198 CITY COUNCILS. 1859-60. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, ISAIAH STETSON. ALDERMEN. Marcellus Emery, John B. Foster, Ichabod D. Bartlett, Ansel Leighton, Jabez True, Albert G. Wakefield. Elijah L. Hamlin, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk COMMON COUNCIL. JONATHAN BURBANK, President. SAMUEL F. HUMPHREY, Clerk Ward 1. Ward 4. Prescott P. Holden, Isaac M. Bragg, Towns Roach, Henry A. Butler, Timothy Wall. Aaron Hill. Ward 2. Ward 5. George W. Savage, John B. Carr, Isaac W. Patten, Jonathan Burbank, Aaron L. Simpson. Mark L. Mills. Ward 3. Ward 6. Eleazer Crowell, Frederic E. Shaw, Isaac Smith, James Littlefield, William S. Pattee. Joseph Graves. Ward 7. William A. Dresser, John L. Hodsdon, William S. Baker. 1881. J CITY OF BANGOR. 199 1860-1. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, ISAIAH STETSON. ALDERMEN. Israel B. Noreross, John B. Foster Ichabod D. Bartlett, Ansel Leighton, William S. Pattee, John L. Hodsdon. John S. Chadwick, GGORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. FKEDERICK E. SHAW, President. GEORGE H. YEATON, Clerk. Wardl. Ward 4. Prescott P. Holden, John Williams, Owen Moran, F. W. Pitcher.—S. C. Hatch, Patrick Wall, Aaron Hill. Ward 2. Ward 5. George W. Cumnrings, Ebenezer T. Fox, Thomas Gallagher, Henry Rollins, William T. Pearson. Henry Hunt. Ward 3. Ward 6. Isaac Small, Frederic E. Shaw, Edwin B. Jordan, James Lifctlefield, Joseph H. Perkins. Joseph Graves. Ward 7. James H. Bowler, Eber Steward, Daniel Webster. [1881. 200 CITY COLTNCILS. 1861-2. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, ISAIAH STETSON. ALDERMEN. Abram Woodard, Joseph W. Low,t George W. Cummings, Charles Sawtelle, William S. Pattee, Jamas Littlefleld, A. W. Paine, (resigned.) Eber Steward. GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. EBENEZER T. FOX, President. GEORGE H. YEATON, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Prescott P. Holden, Thomas J. Witherly, Eatrick Wall, Benjamin H. Boardman, Edward Conners. Mark Hall. Ward 2. Ward 5. Benjamin H. Mace, Henry Kollins, George Palmer, Ebenezer T. Fox, John McCann. William H. Gould. Ward 3. Ward 6. Joseph S. Patten, Silas S. Low, Amhesest Alden, Lewis Goodwin, Oliver H. Ingalls. Joseph L. Palmer. Ward 7. Burleigh Pease, Joseph F. Snow, Jonathan C. Lane. tEleoted in place of A. W. Paine, resigned. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 201 1862-3. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR—ISAIAH STETSON. ALDERMEN. Abram Woodard. Arad Thompson, Hollis Bowman. James Littlefield. Francis M. Sabine. Eber Steward. Albert Noyes. GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. SILAS C. HATCH, President. GEORGE H. YEATON, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Supply Dean, Thos. J. Witherly, Edward Conners, Chas. Hight, James Hurley. Jonathan Chase. Ward 2. Ward 5. George Palmer, John L. Crosby, Silas C. Hatch, Alonzo S. Weed, Aaron L. Simpson. Alfred O. Stewart. Ward 3. Ward 6. Samuel D. Thurston, Silas S. Low, John Work, Gideon Marston, Charles P. Roberts. Levi Murch. Ward 7. Joseph F. Snow, Edwin Clark, Jonathan C. Lane. [1881. 202 CITY COUNCILS. 1863-4. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, SAMUEL H. DALE. ALDERMEN. James O'Donohue, Arad Thompson, Silas C. Hatch, Samuel P. Strickland, Francis M. Sabine, James H. Bowler. Isaac M. Bragg, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. AARON L. SIMPSON, President. GEORGE H. YEATON, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Nehemiah H. Colton, Isaac M. Currier, Edward Conners, Thos. J. Witherly, Samuel K. Yeaton. Pickering P. Pearson. Ward 2. Ward 5. Aaron L. Simpson, John L. Crosby, Hiram B. Williams, Alonzo S. Weed, Lemuel Bradford. Benjamin E. Bicknell. Ward 3. Ward 6. Samuel D. Thurston, Gideon Marston, John Work, Thomas Trickey, James Dunning. Benjamin N. Thorns. Ward 7. Eber Steward, Edwin Clark, Sewall Chapman. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 203 1864-5. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR SAMUEL H. DALE. AiDERMEN. John Wyman, Charles Sawtelle, Silas C. Hatch, Samuel P. Strickland, Francis M. Sabine, James H. Bowler. Isaac M. Bragg, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. LEMUEL BRADFORD, President. J. B. MATTHEWS, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Joseph Taney, Thomas J. Witherly, Sumner Laughton, Isaac M. Currier, Josiah S. Bicker. Pickering P. Pearson. Ward 2. Ward 5. Lemuel Bradford, Simon P. Bradbury, Hiram B. Williams, Edwin F. Dillingham, George Palmer. William P. Heald. Ward 3. Ward 6. Samuel D. Thurston, Joseph L. Palmer, James Dunning, Erastus Wellington, James Woodbury. Benjamin N. Thorns. Ward 7. Eber Steward, Edwin Clark, John S. Patten. [1881. 204 CITY COUNCILS. 1865-6. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOB, SAMUEL H. DALE, ALDEEMEN. Joseph Taney, Simon P. Bradbury, Silas C. Hatch, Gideon Marston, Samuel D. Thurston, William P. Wingate. Isaac M. Currier, GEOEGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. NATHAN L. PEEKINS, President. J. B. MATTHEWS, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Sumner Laughton, George W. Whitney, Thomas S. Moor, Daniel Wheeler, William A. Bartlett. William M. Davis. Ward 2. Ward 5. Hiram B. Williams, Edwin P. Dillingham, John C. Thorndike, Edward H. Rollins, Samuel F. Jones. Charles Clark. Ward 3. Ward 6. James Woodbury, Thomas Trickey, Nathan L. Perkins, Moody T. Stickney, Joseph C. White. Charles F. Smith. Ward 7. John Andrews, John S. Patten, Daniel H. Kimball. 1881.] CITY OP BANGOE. 205 1866-7. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, ALBERT G. WAKEFIELD. ALDERMEN. Joab W. Palmer, Simon P. Bradbury, Hiram B. Williams, John E. Godfrey, Samuel D. Thurston, William P. Wingate. Ambrose C. Flint. GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. NATHAN L. PERKINS, President. JAMES B. MATTHEWS, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Edward Conners, George W. Whitney, Timothy Sullivan, Daniel Wheeler, Patrick Gallagher. William M. Davis. Ward 2. Ward 5. John C. Thorndike, Benjamin O. Foster, Samuel F. Jones, John L. Crosby, Thomas J. Stewart. William P. Heald. Ward 3. Ward 6. Nathan L. Perkins, Moody T. Stickney, Joseph C. White, Charles F. Smith, James Woodbury. Hiram B. Stewart. Ward 7. John S. Patten, John M. Lord, Burleigh Pease. 27 [1881. 206 CITY COUNCILS. 1867-8. CITY COUNCIL. MAYIIH. AT/KKliT ti. WAKEF1KU>. ALDEliJIEN. Joah W. Palmer, Simon P. Bradbury, James F. Kawson, JohnE. Godfrey, Nathan L. Perkins, Joseph F. Snow. Ambrose C. Elint, GEORGE W. SNOW. City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. JAMES WOODBIUY,President. JOHN H. HAYES. Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Edward Couriers. William M. Davis, Patrick Gallagher, Daniel L. Wheeler. Anecl C. Hallett. George W. Whitney, Ward 2. Ward 5. Frederick A. Cunimings, Alonzo S. Weed, John McCann, Jeremiah Fenno, Samuel F. Jones. Charles H. Buswell. Ward 3. Ward 6. James Woodbury, Hiram B. Stewart, Thomas Ilersey, Joseph Graves, •Charles Hamlin. Hermon Bartlett, Ward 7. Benjamin F. S. Patten, Thomas K. Johnston, Gardner Bragdon. •Declined. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. OQ1 1868-9. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, AUGUSTIS D. MAXSOX. ALDERMEN. Edward Couriers, Alonzo S. Weed, James F. Eawson, John E. Godfrey, James Woodbury, Joseph F. Snow. George W. Whitney, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL, JEREMIAH FENNO, President. JOHN H. HAYES, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward i. Patrick Gallagher, William M. Davis, Frederick M. Laiighton. Charles E. Dole. John McGinty. Benjamin F. Wiley. Ward 2. Ward 5. Samuel F. Jones, ses Giddin John McCann, Jeremiah Fenno, Fred A. Cummings. Thomas P. Bunker, Ward 3. Ward 0. Thomas Hersey, Hermon Bartlett. Thomas J. Witherly, Daniel White. William Flowers. Manuel S. Drummond. Ward 7. Gardner Bragdon, Thomas K. Johnston, Benjamin F. S. Patten. [1881. 208 CITY COUNCILS. 1869-70. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, SAMUEL D. THURSTON. ALDERMEN. John S. Ricker, Alonzo S. Weed, James F. Rawson, John E. Godfrey. James Woodbury, Samuel F. Humphrey. George W. Whitney, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. MOSES GIDDINGS, President. JOHN H. HAYES, Clerk. Wardl. Ward 4. Frederick M. Laughton, Lysander Strickland, John McGinty, Charles E. Dole, Elisha F. Stetson. William M. Davis, Ward 2. Ward 5. John Varney, Moses Giddings, John Cassidy, Jesse M. Arnold, Edwin B. Patten. Reuben Bagley. Ward 3. Ward 6. William Flowers, Manuel S. Drummond, Thomas Hersey, Silas S. Low, Joseph C. White. Hermon Bartlett, Ward 7. Gardner Bragdon, Marcellus E. Hodgkins, Charles W. Roberts. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 209 1870-1. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, HENRY E. PRENTISS. ALDERMEN. John S. Ricker, Moses Giddings, James F. Rawson, Llewellyn J. Morse, William C. Crosby, Charles W. Roberts. Charles E. Dole, GEORGE W. SNOW, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. NEWELL BLAKE, President. JOHN H. HAYES, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. John McGinty, Lysander Strickland, James Tobin, Newell Blake, Patrick Gallagher. Alanson Grant. Ward 2. Ward 5. John Varney, Jesse M. Arnold, John Cassidy, Chapin Humphrey, Edwin B. Patten. Thomas P. Bunker. Ward 3. Ward 6. Sprague Adams, Silas S. Low, John Goodell, Jr., Benjamin N. Thorns, William B. Dole. Eugene F. Sanger. Ward 7. Marcellus E. Hodgkins, Judson H. Robinson, Jonathan N. Drew. [1881. 210 CITY COUNCILS. 1871-2. CITY COUNCIL. •MAYOK, SAML'EL H. DALE. ALDERMEN. John S. Kicker, Moses Giddiugs, Charles Hayward, Ansel Leighton, William C. Crosby, Isaac K. Clark. Lysander Strickland, JOHN H. HAYES, City Clerk, COMMON COUNCIL. NEWELL BLAKE, President. PERCY A. BKIDGHAM, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. John McGinty, Newell Blake, James Tobin, Russell S. Morison, Joseph W. Taney. James Smith, Jr. Ward 2. Ward 5. Ezekiel Cobb, Chapin Humphrey, Bowen Holman, Nathan C. Ayer, Isaac Strickland. Joseph H. Gould. Ward 3. Ward 6. William B. Dole, Benjamin N. Thorns, Sprague Adams, Eugene F. Sanger, John Goodell, Jr. Smith P. Hutchinson. Ward 7. Jonathan N. Dow, Charles B. Morse, David W. Gould. •Died Dec. 24,1871, and J. S. Wheelwright elected to fill vacancy. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 211 1872-3. CITY COUNCIL. MAVOII. JOSEPH S. WIIEKT.WJilUJIT. ALDERMEN. John McGinty. Chapin Humphrey, Charles Hayward, Ansel Leighton, William C. Crosby, Isaac R. Clark. Lysander Strickland, JOHN H. HAYES, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. NEWELL BLAKE, President. WILLIAM B. DOLE, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Hugh McHugh, Newell Blake, Nehemiah H. Colton, Russell S. Morison, Gustavus G. Cushman. James Smith, Jr. Ward 2. Ward 5. Ezekiel Cobb, Nathan C. Ayer, John H. Crosby, George R. Lancaster, Jesse E. Harriman. Albion W. Dudley. Ward 3. Ward 6. Thomas S. Moor, Smith P. Hutchinson, Henry Lord. George P. Godfrey, Joseph P. Bass. Gustavus S. Bean. Ward 7. Charles B. Morse. David W. Gould, Scott Dunbar. 212 CITY COUNCILS. [1881. 1873-74. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, JOSEPH P. BASS. ALDERMEN. James Tobin, Chapin Humphrey, Isaac Strickland, Llewellyn J. Morse, Daniel White, Amos Pickard. Newell Blake, JOHN H. HAYES, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. HENRY LORD, President. JOHN L. CROSBY, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Hugh McHugh, Sylvester D. Fogg, Nehemiah H. Colton, Isaac M. Bragg, John M. Blaisdell. George A. Davenport. Ward 2. Ward 5. Orin M. Shaw, Joseph H. Gould, John McCann, Elton W. Ware, Benjamin S. Crosby. Charles V. Lord. Ward 3. Ward 6. Thomas S. Moor, Benjamin A. Burr, Henry Lord, Manly G. Trask, Samuel A. Stoddard. Gustavus S. Bean. Ward 7. William Conners, John Cates, Thomas Williams. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOR. 213 1874-5. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, NEWELL BLAICE. ALDERMEN. James Tobin, Nathan C. Ayer, Isaac Strickland, Llewellyn J. Morse, William C. Crosby, Charles D. Bryant. Isaac M. Bragg, JOHN H. HAYES, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. HENRY LORD, President. JOHN L. CROSBY, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Hugh McHugh, Sylvester D. Fogg, Nehemiah H. Colton, Charles A. Babcock, John Burke. George A. Davenport. Ward 2. Ward 5. Orin M. Shaw, John F. Jordan, John McCann, Elton W. Ware, Benjamin S. Crosby. Charles V. Lord. Ward 3. Ward 6. Thomas S. Moor, Benjamin A. Burr, Henry Lord, Manly G. Trask, Franklin Eogers. Gustavus S. Bean. Ward 7. Charles B. Wyman, Daniel Webster, Jonathan N. Drew. 28 [1881. 214 CITY COUNCILS. 1875-6. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, FEEDERICK M. LAUGHTON: ALDERMEN. James Tobin, Thomas N. Egery, Isaac Strickland, Silas S. Low, Thomas S. Moor, William Conners. Joseph C. White, JOHN H. HAYES, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. MANLY G. TRASK, President. FRED V. WOOSTER, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. John S. Ricker, Alfred M. Cowan. Nehemiah H. Colton, Charles A. Babcoek, John Burke. Charles Sinnott. Ward 2. Ward 5. Orin M. Shaw, Charles E. Getchell, John McCann, George W. Merrill, Benjamin S. Crosby. Charles W. Wilson. Ward 3. Ward 6. James Adams, Frank H. Dmromond, Frank Hight, Manly G. Trask. George I. Brown. Hartford Pond. Ward 7. Aaron D. Watson, Elliott W. Corson. William Phillips. 1881.] CITY OP BANGOE. 215 1876-7. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, WILLIAM B. HAYFOKD. ALDERMEN. John S. Kicker, Albert G. Wakefield, John C. Thorndike, Silas S. Low, James Woodbury, Charles B. Wyman. Joseph C. White. VICTOR BRETT, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. FRANK H. DRDMMOND, President. CHARLES E. FIELD, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Frederick W. Hill, Alfred M. Cowan, ' Daniel F. Kelleher, Charles Sinnott, Daniel Sullivan. William C. Holt. Ward 2. Ward 5. Albert F. Snow, Charles E. Getchell, James E. Dougherty, George W. Merrill, George Savage. John F. Jordan. Ward 3. Ward 6. James Adams, Hartford Pond, Frank Hight, Frank H. Drummond, Alonzo Morton. Lester Dwinel. Ward 7. Aaron D. Watson, Elliott W. Corson, Thomas White. 216 CITY COUNCILS. [1881. 1877-8. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, AUGUSTUS C. HAMLIN. ALDERMEN. John Smith, Simon P. Bradbury, John C. Thorndike, Hartford Pond, James Woodbury, Benjamin B. Thatcher. Russell S. Morison, VICTOR BRETT, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. FRANK H. DRUMMOND, President. CHARLES E. FIELD, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. JOHN SMITH, William C Holt, John Smith, Frank Currier, John Smith. Jeremiah M. Gilman. Ward 2. Ward 5. Henry D. Williams, David Fuller, Michael J. Desmond, John C. Cutler, William L. Stewart. Charles Clark. Ward 3. Ward G. Alonzo Morton, Frank H. Drummond, Joseph W. Thompson, Charles I. Collamore, Warren A. Bragg. Thomas W. Burr. Ward 7. Kendall P. Forbes, Heman N. Bartlett, Marshall Dyer. 1881.] CITY OF BANGOK. 217 1878-9. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, AUGUSTUS C. HAMLIN. ALDERMEN. Nehemiah H. Colton, Charles P. Stetson, Jesse E. Harriman, Silas D. Jones, Charles P. Brown, Amos Piekard. William H. Brown, VICTOR BRETT, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. HENRY D. WILLIAMS, President. CHARLES E. FIELD, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Owen Moran, Jeremiah M. Gilman, Daniel O'Connell, Prank Currier, William H. Darling. Charles B. Brown. Ward 2. Ward 5. Henry D. Williams, Isaac H. Grover, Michael J. Desmond, Charles E. Lyon, Wilbur J. Webb. Daniel M. Howard. Ward 3. Ward 6. Joseph W. Thompson, Albert F. Merrill, Warren A. Bragg, Augustus E. Pote, Zebulon Grover. Job Collett. Ward 7. George W. Spratt. David A. Garland, Thomas Gillespie. 218 CITY COUNCILS. [1881. 1879-80. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, WILLIAM H. BKOWN. ALDERMEN. Daniel F. Kellehej, Silas D. Jones, Stephen Jennings, Manly G. Trask, Warren A. Bragg, Amos Pickard. Isaac M. Currier, VICTOR BRETT, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. CHARLES I. COLLAMORE, President. CHARLES E. FIELD, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Daniel O'Connell, Charles B. Brown, Dennis O'Leary, Moses G. Rice, Charles E. Hill. Isaiah Tozier. Ward 2. Ward 5. Owen McCann, Job Collett, James Mooney, Charles Clark, Charles L. Snow. Reuben Bagley, 2d. Ward 3. Ward 6. Zebulon Grover, Charles I. Collamore, Henry N. Fairbanks, Thomas W. Burr, Thomas J. Witherly. Hiram P. Oliver. Ward 7. Thomas Gillespie, George W. Spratt, Edward Oonners. 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 219 1880-1. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, WILLIAM H. BROWN. ALDERMEN. Daniel F. Kelleher, Silas D. Jones, Stephen Jennings, Manly G. Trask, Warren A. Bragg, Edward Conners. Isaac M. Currier, VICTOR BRETT, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. CHARLES I. COLLAMORE, President. OTTO F. YOUNGS, Clerk. Ward 1. Ward 4. Daniel O'Connell, Moaes G. Rice, Dennis O'Leary, Isaiah Tozier, Bertram L. Smith. John Dole. Ward 2. Ward 5. Owen McCann, Job Collett, James Mooney, Charles L. Marston, Charles L. Snow. Daniel W. Maxfleld. Ward 3. Ward 6. Henry N. Fairbanks, Charles I. Collamore, Alonzo K. Rollins, Hartford Pond, Albert P. Baker. Hiram P. Oliver. Ward 7. George W. Fletcher, Mellen T. Cates, Charles E. Field. 220 CITY COUNCILS. [1881. 1881-2. CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR, LYSANDEK STRICKLAND. ALDERMEN. Daniel F. Kelleher, Charles L. Marston, Frederick A. Cummiugs, Llewellyn J. Morse, James Adams, Edward Conners. Moses G. Bice, VICTOR BRETT, City Clerk. COMMON COUNCIL. HENRY N. FAIRBANKS, President. OTTO F. YODNGS, Clerk. Ward 1. "Ward 4. Whitman M. Thayer, Sumner J. Finson, Dennis O'Leary, Albert Bean, Dominic Cox, William H. Edmunds. Ward 2. Ward 5. Terence F. Cassidy, Harvey L. Jewell, Aaron L. Simpson, Francis Garland, James E. Rogers, Byron Roberts. Ward 3. Ward 6. Alonzo K. Rollins, William H. Harlow, Albert P. Baker, Horace W. Chase, Henry N. Fairbanks. Jeremiah S. Bartlett. Ward 7. Jonathan R. Holt, James H. Haynes, George M. Fletcher. MAYORS OF BANGOR, From the Incorporation, of the City in 1834, to 188S. * » • > * ALLEN GILMAN, 1834. ALLEN GILMAN 1835. EDWARD KENT, 1836. EDWARD KENT, 1837. RUFUS DWINEL 1838. J. WINGATE CARR 1839. J, WINGATE CARR, 1840. BRADFORD HARLOW, 1841. BRADFORD HARLOW, 1842. BRADFORD HARLOW, 1843. JACOB DRUMMOND, 1844. JOSEPH BRYANT, 1845. JOSEPH BRYANT, 1846. CHARLES HAYWARD, 1847. WILLIAM ABBOTT 1848. WILLIAM ABBOTT, > ,„.„ WILLIAM H. MILLS, / la4b- WILLIAM H. MILLS 1850. ELIJAH L. HAMLIN 1851. ELIJAH L. HAMLIN, 1852. GEORGE W. PICKERING, 1853. GEORGE W. PICKERING, 1854. JOHN T. K. HAYWARD 1855. HOLLIS BOWMAN, 1856. HOLLIS BOWMAN, 1857. HOLLIS BOWMAN, 1858. ISAIAH STETSON, 1859. ISAIAH STETSON, I860. ISAIAH STETSON, 1861. ISAIAH STETSON 1862. SAMUEL H. DALE, 1863. SAMUEL H. DALE, 1864. 29 222 MAYOKS OF BANGOR. [1881. SAMUEL H. DALE 1865- ALBERT G. WAKEFIELD, 1866. ALBERT G. WAKEFIFLD, 1867. AUGUSTUS D. MANSON 1868. SAMUEL D. THURSTON 1869. HENRY E. PRENTISS, 1870. •SAMUEL H. DALE 1871. JOSEPH S. WHEELWRIGHT, 1872. JOSEPH P. BASS, 1873. NEWELL BLAKE 1874. FKEDERICK M. LAUGHTON, 1875. WILLIAM B. HAYFORD, 1876. AUGUSTUS C. HAMLIN, 1877. AUGUSTUS C. HAMLIN, 1878. WILLIAM H. BROWN, 1879. WILLIAM H. BROWN 1880. LYSANDER STRICKLAND, 1881. •Died Dec. 24,1871, and J. 8. Wheelwright elected to fill vacancy. CITY OFFICERS, 1881-2. WARD OFFICERS. "WARDENS. Ward 1 John Ghagan. Ward 2 William King. Ward 3 John F. Foster. Ward 4 John T. Bowler. Ward 5 Charles A. Lyon. Ward 6 Erastus O. Pendleton. Ward 7 William Conners. WARD CLERKS. Ward 1 Patrick E. McAloon. Ward 2 Richard P. Moore. Ward 3 ' George W. Sullivan. Ward 4 Frank C. Noyes. Ward 5 George A. Crosby. Ward 6 Charles P. Hodgkins. Ward 7 Charles E. Williams. 224 CITY OFFICERS. [1881. OFFICERS ELECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. City Clerk—Victor Brett. Treasurer and Collector—John L. Crosby, Street Commissioner—William P. Wingate. Chief Engineer of Fire Department—Otis D. Maddocks. City Physician—A. W. Plummer. City Solicitor—Thomas W. Vose. City Engineer—Thomas W. Baldwin. City Marshal—William F. Reed. Harbor Master—John J. Flynn. Health Officer—Henry Gale. Superintendent of Sewers—Thomas W. Baldwin. School Agent—S. P. Bradbury. Truant Officer—William F. Reed. Pound Keeper—Lawrence Timmons. Assessors—Charles Ames, for three years; Silas C. Hatch, for two years ; Thomas S. Moor, for one year. Overseers of Poor—David W. Potter, Oliver H. Ingalls, Zebulon'Grover. Cemetery Board—Joseph S. Wheelwright, Albert W. Paine, Isaac M. Bragg. Constables—William F. Reed, Leonard M. Walker, James Mayhew, Horatio N. Hatch, Thomas F. Allen. School Committee—Richard Kelleher, for three years; Pay- son T. Huckins, for two years; Richard L. Howard, for two years; W. H. Simmons, for one year; Levi L. Paine, for one year. Street Engineers—Charles L. Marston, Alonzo K. Rollins, T. W. Baldwin. Surveyors of Lumber—F. J. Cummings, Geo. W. Vickery, W. L. Morse, C. B. Wyman, James D. Shaw, Joseph E. Kent, J. H. Crosby, Patrick Cox, H. G. Thompson, Wm. E. Lord, E. S. Thompson, Daniel L. Hoyt, ^rank C. York, Chas. E. Perry. Fence Viewers—Alvah Osgood, S. F. Fuller, M. L. Mills, J. N. Drew, A. S. Sands. 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 225 Field Drivers—Elijah Page, George W. Stevens, Geo. Water- house, Asa Woodruff, H. C. Rackliff, A. S. Sands, Philip Richardson, Perry Barnes, H. R. Legro, D. W. Dickey, Dudley Bean. BANGOR WATER BOARD. Lysander Strickland, Mayor, President ex officio. Hiram B. Williams Term expires, March, 1884. Hiram H. Fogg Term expires, March, 1884. Thomas W. Vose Term expires, March, 1883. William Conners Term expires, March, 1883. John L. Cutler Term expires, March, 1882. Silas D. Jones Term expires, March, 1882. OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN. Policemen—Sylvester Gordon, Wm. Weymouth, James Nick- erson, Daniel J. Colson, Charles E. McCoy, Patrick J. Doherty, Thomas F. Allen, Allen H. C. Rice, B. E. Walker. Special Policemen—Nathan B. Smart, Alvin Reed, J. L. Howe. Suveyors of Wood and Bark—James D. Shaw, Levi B. Patten, J. H. Robinson, Joseph Page, D. A. Garland, H. P. Oliver, J. N. Drew, Joseph N. Downe, John A. Bacon, H. B. Stewart, Isaac M. Currier, J. A. C. Mason, H. T. Clark, E. H. Cass, Wm. E. Lord, Orison Rogers, Harris Bailey, Isaac Grover, Henry F. York. Weighers of Hay, Coal, etc.—Joseph E. Kent, Frank Hight, Charles H. Huckins, John F. Woodman, C. E. Field, A. H. Babcock, Gilman Cram, John A. Bacon, Harris Bailey, Ansel Lennan, Patrick Gillispie, W. H. Brad ford, L. Smythe, Timothy Murphy, Jerry Conners, J. McManus, E. S. Bowler, Elbridge C. Hincks, Charles 226 CITT OFFICERS. [1881. L. Snow, H. H. Hunting, Edward Fisher, Jere Angley, H. W. Chase, F. W. Durgin. Weighers and Gaugers—O. H. Ingalls, E. H. Cass, J. C. Mitchell, L. Smythe, Timothy Murphy, W. H. Bradford, John G. Riley, Wm. King, C. A. Page, Hermon Bart- lett, Wm. S. Pearson, James Gibbons, J. Frank Leavitt, Frank L. Goodwin, Ambrose S. Church, Edgar S. Bow ler, H. H. Hunting, Gilman Cram, Jas. E. McCann, Gilbert N. Jones, C. B. Thatcher, Fred T. Palmer. City Agent—Edward Jordan. Sealer of Weights and Measures—Jonathan Burbank. Undertakers—For Mount Hope, T. J. Cole; for Mount Pleasant, Patrick Quinn; for Oak Grove, Wm. H. Fogg; for Maple Grove, John F. Jordan; for Pine Grove, Samuel B. Knowles. Assistant Engineers—(Appointed by Chief, and approved by Mayor and Aldermen,)—John Mason, S. A. Fellows, J. F. Maloney. Engineer of Steamers—(Appointed by Chief and approved by Mayor and Aldermen,) Joseph E. Merritt. Assistant Assessors—(Appointed by Assessors, and approved by Mayor and Aldermen,)—Ward 1, A. Kirkpatrick; Ward 2, James Mayhew; Ward 3, D. E. Costellow; Ward 4, Hosea R. Legro; Ward 5, A. O. Stewart; Ward 6, Charles P. Hodgkins; Ward 7, Otto F. Youngs. Special Policemen without Pay—(Appointed by the Mayor,) Colin L. Downs, N. B. Williams, Amos L. Colson, Wm. Patterson, George Dunton, Noah Dearborn, Thomas Nye, Jr., A. S. Sands, Heman N. Bartlett, E. H. Cass, John Dunroe. Bell-Ringer—(Appointed by Mayor,)—T. A. Heiskell. Superintendent of Clocks—(Appointed by Mayor,) Henry R. Cowan. 1881.J CITY OP BANGOE. 227 JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES. ON FINANCE. Alderman Adams, Councilmen Baker and Holt. ON ACCOUNTS AND CLAIMS. Alderman Kelleher, Gouncilmen Fletcher and Edmunds. ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. Alderman Marston, Councilmen Rollins and O'Leary. ON SCHOOLS. Alderman Adams, Councilmen Harlow and Haynes. ON FIRE DEPARTMENT. Alderman Morse, Councilmen Bean and Cassidy. ON PAUPEB DEPABTMENT. Alderman Rice, Councilmen Jewell and Thayer. ON WATEE. Alderman Conners, Councilmen Garland and Bartlett. ON GAS LIGHTS. Alderman Cummings, Councilmen Chase and Cox. ON CITY PEOPEETY. Alderman Cummings, Councilmen Roberts and Finson. ON BY-LAWS AND POLICE REGULATIONS. Alderman Morse, Councilmen Finson and Simpson. 228 CITY OFFICERS. [1881. STANDING COMMITTEES IN BOARD OF AL DERMEN. ON ENGROSSED ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. Aldermen Marston and Conners. ON CITY AGENCY. Aldermen Adams and Morse. ON SEWERS. Aldermen Rice and Marston. ON ELECTIONS AND RETURNS. Aldermen Morse and Kelleher. STANDING COMMITTEES IN BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL. ON ELECTIONS. Messrs. Simpson, Fletcher and Finson. ON CONTINGENT EXPENSES. Messrs. Bartlett, Rogers and Rollins. ON ENGROSSED ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. Messrs. Jewell, Cox and Baker. SALARIES OF SUBORDINATE OFFICERS. 1881. Mayor §500 00 City Clerk 600 00 Clerk of Common Council 100 00 City Marshal, including horse hire for department 900 00 Policemen, each 600 00 Street Commissioner 700 00 City Solicitor 450 00 Chief Engineer of Fire Department 300 00 Assistant Engineers, each 50 00 Harbor Master 150 00 Truancy Committee 50 00 Health Officer 300 00 City Treasurer 500 00 Collector of Taxes, on amount of money actually collceted for taxes, and paid into the Treasury I of 1 per cent. Overseers of the Poor, each 225 00 Same, horse hire for the board 50 00 School Agent, including horse hire 750 00 Street Engineer, including horse hire. Chairman 100 00 Same, Assistant 50 00 School Committee, each 50 00 Same, horse hire for the board 60 00 Engineer of Steamers 400 00 City Physician, including horse hire 250 00 City Agent 500 00 Superintendent of Sewers, per day 3 50 City Engineer, per day 3 50 Assessors, per day, each 3 00 Assistant Assessors, per day, each 2 00 City Auditor, per day 3 00 Clerk of Water Board 600 00 Inspector 800 00 Engineer of Water Works, including Assistant 1,350 00 30 INDEX Appropriations 22 Assistant Assessors City Agency Fund 46 City Debt 24 City Government 220 City Officers elected by City Council 224 City Officers appointed bv Mayor and Aldermen 225 Collector's Statement 20 Course of Study of Public Schools 83 Detailed Statement of the Standing of the Several Funds 22 Discount on Taxes 58 Fire Fund 47 Gas Fund 52 Highway Fund 27 Incidental Fund 41 Interest Fund 57 Interest Payable 1881-'82 25 Liabilities of the City of Bangor 24 Loans 58 Mayor's Address 3 Ordinance relating to Water Works 126 Overlayings 59 Pauper Fund 37 Police Fund 51 Railroad Bonds 26 Receipts and Expenditures 27 Regulations for the Public Schools 87 Report of City Agent igg City Engineer ,_, 131 City Marshal 151 City Physician Igg City Solicitor jgg City Treasurer 18 City Undertaker JQJ 1881.] CITY OP BANGOR. 231 INDEX. Report of Chief Engineer of Fire Department 93 Collector of Taxes 20 Collector of Water Board Ill Committee on City Property 169 Engineer of the Water Works 114 Harbor Master 103 Health Officer 159 Inspector of Water Works 116 Overseers of the Poor 141 School Agent 67 Street Commissioner 139 Superintending School Committee 60 Superintendent of Sewers 131 Truant Officer.., 155 Water Board 106 Salary Fund 47 Salaries of Subordinate City Oflicers 229 School Fund 31 Sewer Fund 53 Standing Committees 227 Statement of Dues to the City of Bangor 23 Tabular View of Schools 76 Trust Funds 25 Valuation of City 22 Ward Officers 223 Water Works Fund 54 Water Rates 123