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1866 The Third Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Lewiston for the Fiscal Year Ending February 28, 1866, Together With Other Annual Reports and Papers Relating to the Affairs of the City Lewiston (Me.)

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THIRD ANNUAL REPORT

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RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES

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FISCAL YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 1866, TOGETHER WITH OTHER ANNUAL REPORTS AND PAPERS RELATING TO THE AFFAIRS OF THE CITY.

LEWIS'TON.: 8E0. A. CALLAHAN, BOOK AND JOB PRINTER. 1866. CITY OF LEWISTON.

IN BOABD OF MATOR AND ALDERMEN, ) March 15th, 1866. j ORDERED, That the Committee on Printing be, and are hereby directed to cause to be printed, seven hundred copies of the Third Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City, together with the reports of the Auditor, Treasurer, Superintending School Committee, Overseers of the Poor, Street Commissioner, Cily Solicitor, Chief Engiaeer of the Fire Bepartment, and such other reports and matters as are usually printed n the annual reports.

IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDEBMEN, March 16th, 1866. Read, passed and sent down for concurrence. E. P. TOBIE, CITY CLERK.

IN COMMON COUNCIL, March 15th, 1866. Read twice, and under the suspension of the rules passed in concurrence. W. H. KILVERT, CLERK. MAYOR'S ADDRESS.

Gentlemen of the City Council: You have now taken the oaths of fidelity to the Constitu-" tion of the United States and of this State, and your record, for the last five years of civil war, is sufficient guaranty that they will, both in spirit and in letter, be truly observed ; you have also, with equal solemnity, pledged yourselves to the faithful performance of every official duty. Permit me, gen­ tlemen, to remind you that this pledge is no farce, played of an evening, and then to be forgotten. It is a promise sol­ emnly and understanding^ given, of time, of devotion to the interests of the city—of fearlessness in the discharge of duty —of impartiality in the administration of affairs—of the exer­ cise of a sound discretion, and a judgment unbiased by pas­ sion, partizanship or prejudice, and before this year, upon which you are just entering, shall have closed, heavier drafts will be drawn upon you in these various directions than Borne of you now imagine. That you will honor them I have no reason to doubt; that you must, to insure success, I know. The matters that will be pressed upon your atten­ tion in a young and growing city like this, whose future is to be governed and controlled largely by its present, will demand of you frequent sessions, while their importance and in many instances their magnitude will render a careful and judicious consideration, and a punctual attendance on the part of each and every member of the Government, an im­ perative necessity. I have known business of the city of the most vital importance to be delayed months simply by the negligence of some of its officers. I have seen the safety, the comfort, the health and the prosperity, present and future, of the citizens hazarded, by a forgetfulness on the part of 4 MAYOR'S ADDRESS. their servants of the oaths they, as you, had voluntarily taken. It is true that the duties incumbent on you are arduous, and their performance gratuitous, but you have assumed all the responsibilities of your own good pleasure, and must remember that all the honor lies in serving your city promptly and faithfully. I believe that these words of caution are entirely unnecessary, and I know that you will forgive their utterance, in the exercise of that charity which sees no evil, no spirit of arrogance or fault-finding in the speaking of words under the impulse of duty. To behold rightly the future, and prepare to meet all its exigencies, it is profitable for us to look into the past and gather wisdom from its teachings. The year which has just closed in so much peace, prosperity and general happiness commenced amidst civil war, with its attendant train of evils, adversities and sorrows. Th& first call made upon the Council was for soldiers to defend the country. Thank God, the response was, as we had every reason to expect, from the experience of the four years then past, cheerful, hearty and prompt. More men were immediately given to the defence of the Republic than were asked. We might have delayed a month or two, refusing to answer, consumed the time in sharply inveighing against those in authority, illus­ trating from day to day by every act and word that love of country was a myth, devotion to the Republic and her insti tutions a fancy of the poets, and thus perhaps withheld our men and saved ten thousand dollars of our gold. Some of our neighboring cities did this thing, and to-day, to some of their citizens, it is a cause for congratulation. So is a suc­ cessful voyage to the smuggling craft. I think that you and every good and loyal citizen will rejoice with me that we have not got our gold, that instead thereof, we have the proud consciousness of having been cheerful givers to our loved country, from the beginning of her sorrow to the end thereof, from the day she put on sackcloth to the day she received her crown of even greater gifts than she asked. The number of men enlisted during the year was fifty-one, MAYOR'S ADDRESS. 5 at an aggregate cost of about $18,000. I am happy to say to you, gentlemen, that we shall know "enlistments" no more forever. There was paid to drafted men in the service, by authority of a previous resolve of the city, $1489.75. One only now remains under pay. By reference to the Report of your able " Committee on Aid to Soldiers' Families," I find that 223 families have re­ ceived aid. The amount paid from January 1, 1865, to Jan- uary 1, 1866, was $7668.13. Now, but fifteen require such assistance, and soon they will rejoice in the return of those upon whom they depend. Your committee further report, that their occupation is gone, and ask that they be discharged. Their report has been accepted. You will give them their final discharge, and say to them, " well done, good and faith­ ful servants." Their duties have been exceedingly delicate as well as laborious, requiring always the exercise of human­ ity, tenderness and gratitude, limited and controlled by the law. Legislative enactments paved for them a pathway, while human affections and sympathies ever whispered them aside, and yet their record is perfect. I say to them, with all my heart, wonderfully done, good and faithful servants. And is this, gentlemen, the end ? By no means. What lessons of loyalty, of courage, of hope, of charity, of faith, of love, have we besn taught during the last five years ! What experiences of the past we have to make bright the hopes of the future ! What sorrows and sufferings, to make tender our hearts ! What mourning, to quicken our sympathies ! I trust that " Lethe, the river of oblivion, may never roll her watery labyrinth" over some of these memories. That dark stream can never wash away the names of Major Knowlton, brave, cool, always at his post; of Capt. Ham, leaving a Btricken home, urged forward by a high sense of duty, so soon to die fighting gallantly at the head of his company ; of Capt. Lemont, forgetful of all his bright hopes, only to offer himself a willing sacrifice ; of Chaplain Knox, yielding up so willingly his glorious manhood to the good of the " Boys in Blue;" of Lieut. Bagnall, so earnest, filled with such love 6 MAYOR'S ADDRESS. for the old flag, that, trusting his wife and little ones to God, he gave it his life; of Lieut. Parker, young and modest, but ever faithful and brave, at home gentle and unassuming, in battle unflinching; of privates Coleman, Davis, the Dennets, Dill, Fields, Litchfield, Taylor, Whittum, Furber, and a glo­ rious company of others, in all one hundred, crowned with immortality. Some of them died on the battle-field, some in the terrible prisons of barbaric south, some in the hospitals, some at their homes, but all for their country. The flowers of the south are to-day blooming over the graves of some, by the banks of broad rivers, on the hillsides and in the valleys, while the snows of the north are just disclosing those of others to loving eyes. But, though sleeping thus, so far asunder, their memories are gathered here, and I trust that you, gentlemen, will consider it your duty, here in this city, ennobled by their blood, to perpetuate with the chisel and the granite their patriot names.

FINANCES. The financial condition of our city may well be to you and to all of our citizens, a matter for congratulation, rather than as some would have us believe, a cause for despondency. Our valuation has been steadily on the increase since 1856, at the rate of several hundred thousands of dollars annually, until last year it reached the sum of $4,322,041.00. This year it will be at least, 4,500,000.00, and you will bear in mind that this is intended to be only a two-thirds value, and in my judgment, the estimate is an under rather than an over estimate. LIABILITIES. Loans due in 1866, $75,216 67 " " " 1*67, 39,095 13 " " " 1868, 10,441 93 " " " 1869, 3,931 93 " " " 1885, 13,100 CO Interest on Loans, 4,157 08 _ $146,942 7* Amount of liabilities carried forward, $146,942 74 MAYOR'S ADDRESS. 7 Amount of liabilities brought forward, $146 942 74

RESOURCES. Due from the State of Maine, $8,162 14 •' For fees of Muuieipal Court, 191 13 " " Taxes uncollected, 2,872 59 " " Liquors in hands of Agent, 774 76 §12,000 62 Balance, $134,042 12 This shows the indebtedness of the city to be about one thousand dollars more than last year, and it includes nearly twenty thousand dollars paid to volunteers and drafted men, payments never to be repeated; also about seven­ teen thousand dollars expended on sewers, ten thousand of which will be refunded to the Treasurer. Also the payment for real estate purchased to the amount of ten thousand dollars, and well worth it. Besides, there was paid last year a State tax $18,000 in excess of the amount requir­ ed of us this year. So, you, gentlemen, by assessing a tax the same as last year, can pay all current and ordinary expenses, the interest on your loans, for your steam fire engine, for your hospital, for your proposed grammar school building, for your projected sewers, and then have a handsome surplus left, and if there should be no extraordi­ nary expenditures like that for the grammar school building, the next year, by increasing your taxation two per cent., you can pay all your indebtedness. Do not, however, under­ stand me as intimating that you or your successors should do so foolish a thing as this. The payment of this debt now, is not necessary, nor would it be judicious. Judging from the past, even if you do not pay one dollar of it for ten years, each year will lighten the burden, and in my judgment it would not be discreet to strive for large reductions in it, for I fear that the attempt would prevent expenditures for the improvement of your city. The future comfort, health, convenience, intelligence and beauty of Lewiston will depend largely upon the wisdom of the expenditures for the coming 8 MAYOR'S ADDRESS. ten years, and a narrow and contracted policy of improve­ ments, howevef induced, is to be depricated by every good citizen. At the same time, I would not permit any increase of this debt at present. One object I have in making these remarks relative to the financial cendition of the city, is to call to the subject, the especial attention of the few consti­ tutional grumblers, found here as everywhere else; men who rail at new ideas, fine school-houses, finely furnished, good side-walks, paved streets, elegant churches, steam fire en­ gines, hospitals and reservoirs, and pin their faith to the good old school room with its sloping aisles, its defaced, unsightly and inconvenient pine wood benches, with the girls on the one side and the boys on the other; upon the old meeting house, sans steeple, sans bell and organ, sans carpet and cushions, sans everything, except its high-backed boxes, its lofty pulpit and its $200 preachers, who have as­ sured us that we were bringing ruin upon the city, that our debts never could be paid, that if nothing else killed us, we Bhould die with sohool-house on the brain. I wish to say to them and to you, gentleman, that you may examine every city and town in this State, in the light of figures, too, which cannot lie, and no one can be found in a fairer financial con­ dition than Lewiston to-day.

SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL HOUSES. Your Superintending School Committee were unavoidably delayed in the completion of their report, and I have not had time to examine it. You and our citizens generally, will of course, give much attention to it as soon as it shall have been published. It will be your duty to consider with care the views advanced and the recommendations offered. They are the result of anxious thought assisted by large experi­ ence, and an earnest desire for the educational advancement of our youth. From personal examination, I am satisfied that there has been m irked improvement in the schools dur­ ing the last year. It is your duty, gentlemen, and it ought to be your pleasure, to make yourselves persona'ly acquainted MATOR'S ADDRESS. 9 with the wants and necessities of this interest. It is an overshadowing one, and the care of it is committed to you. I call your attention also to the able report of the Com­ mittee on " Schools and School Houses." They have caused the erection the past year of three houses, at a cost of 53,254 00. The buildings are tasteful, well furnished and finished, and have commenced a mission, the benefits of which cannot be computed. In the language of the report, "the crowning work of the City Government for the past year, is the projected Grammar School House." I believe that you with me heartily respond—Amen and amen ! The committee have obtained plans and specifications, employed an architect of ability, an eligible lot has been purchased, two hundred feet square, an appropriation already made of $33,000, and it remains for you to complete the work so favorably commenced. Its completion may require a further appropriation of five thousand dollars. Gentlemen, I only ask you to investigate this matter candidly and carefully— determine for yourselves the necessities of the case, exam­ ine for yourselves in the light of all the information you can obtain, the new policy, which this project inaugurates in this city, and I know that you will not hesitate to carry out the plans ot the committee. While investigating, bear in mind always, that the grammar school is the graduating school of four-fifths of our youth; that a miserly policy here is a robbery of those who can illy suffer the loss. Remember, in the language of the committee, that " the material pros­ perity, and industrial energies and activities for which our young city is so justly distinguished, can be best strength­ ened and forwarded by building on the deep and broad foun­ dations of virtue and intelligence."

DRAINS AND SEWERS. There are at this time few subjects more deserving of yonr consideration than that of drains and sewers. I am informed that some of your most densely populated streets are com­ pletely submerged, cellars filled to the floors, wells overflowed, 10 MAYOR'S ADDRESS. receiving all of the surface filth. Now, gentlemen, the chol­ era is no " phantom, rising like the mists," it is a terrible reality. It breathed upon our city once its pestilential breath, and men died almost in the streets. I trust that such a terrible visitation may have no return, but the responsibil­ ity rests in part upon "you, in part upon the people. It is your duty to provide the necessary sewers, theirs to make a proper and immediate use of them, theirs to be cleanly in their premises and persons, and temperate in their habits. A sewer has been completed on Lincoln street, at a cost of a little more than $13,000. The cost of carrying it under the canal alone in labor and materials was nearly $3000. Some of the residents on that street may prefer to risk a return of the cholera, to the payment of the assessments and the cost of entering. Well, if the dread visitor would call upon them alone, the neglect might be permitted, but as it is, you should cause an immediate examination of that and all other similar localities by a competent committee, see what ought to be done, and compel the doing of it. I find that other cities are examining into their condition relative to the matter of cleanliness, and instituting vigorous measures for its promo­ tion. You must do likewise. The estimates for a sewer on Lisbon street are before you, an appropriation has been made to build it, and the condition of the street demands imperatively that you cause the work to be prosecuted a3 soon as the frost is out of the ground. Franklin, Park and Main streets are suffering, but I cannot advise further action in this direction until some general plan of sewerage is adopted, about which I will speak further. We purchased last year, for $7159.68, the main sewer of the Franklin Company, leading from Blake street to the river. This was one-half of the original cost, and not one- third of what it would cost to-day. This sewer is built of brick from the river to Franklin Street; then of rough stone. I advise the removal of the stone, and the completing of the sewer with brick to a point beyond Blake street, for reasons which will be patent to you on examination. It ought to b» MAYOR'S ADDRESS. 11 attended to at once, before any more streets are graded, or any further filling up is done. Now the cost of excavation will be small. The whole amount expended for sewers the past year, including the above, is $16,550.46. The committee reported the following resolve: " Resolve?, That it is expedient, and that the interests of the city demand, that immediate steps be taken to procure a survey of the streets where sewerage is now or prospectively demanded, that bounds and grades of streets be established, and that a definite plan of sew­ erage be determined upon." The necessity of carrying into effect the spirit of this re­ solve has been urged upon the attention of each City Council since the first organization, and why a subject of such para­ mount importance should be consigned to utter neglect I cannot conceive. Look, for instance, at your streets and highways, here narrow, there wide—here straight, there crooked—here angular, there curvelinear. Where are the monuments and bounds ? You may ride miles in this city and not find even a hub to mark the limits of the way. The disposition of man is to encroach upon the public streets with his buildings and fences. Years ago no great inconve­ nience may have resulted from it ; to-day it constantly arises. On half of the streets and roads to-day one runs great risk in locating his buildings and fences, of finding them sooner or later in the highway. The time is coming when the exigen­ cies of the city will demand the full width of every street; then the cost of rectifying these mistakes, however inno­ cently made, will be enormous to somebody. Again: there are but one or two streets in the whole city where any grade has been established. What is the Bafety in erecting your fine house or your costly store ? What assurance have you that your attic may not become your basement, or your parlor be where your attic ought ? Repeatedly last year men came to me, anxiously inquiring for a grade, so that they might have some security in building, and one man, who could not well afford the luxury, has already lowered his house three times, seeking the same thing, 12 MAYOR'S ADDRESS. Again : it is utterly impossible to locate a sewer properly under the present conditiou of things. A moment's reflec­ tion will convince you of this without the help of illustration. And a general plan of sewerage is equally necessary. To illustrate : you are to build a sewer on Lisbon street. What shall be its capacity, and what its depth ? That dependg upon the settlement of the question, how will you drain Main street, and that depends somewhat upon the method of drain­ age of that portion of the city northerly of Main street In a moment you are in a mist. Allow me to Buggest that the alteration of a sewer like that on Lincoln street, for instance, is a task no city government will seek. How, then, can we avoid the troubles, the litigation, and the useless outlay of money looming up in the future ? With you is the remedy. Employ at the earliest practicable moment a skilful civil engineer, have your streets marked with stone monu­ ments, redeem what belongs to you where it can be done without too great injury to innocent persons, make the crooked paths straight, establish legally and perpetuate the grades of all the streets in the city proper, and after all this is accomplished let a plan of sewerage be carefully and scien­ tifically prepared for the whole city where the necessity exists. Do this, gentlemen, and you will have accomplished a great work. I regard it as of no small moment that you can now avail yourselves of the assistance of our venerable fellow citizen, Colonel William Garcelon.

STREETS. SIDEWALKS, &c. Your streets, during the year, have received a commenda­ ble degree of care from the Street Commissioner, to whose admirable report I refer you for details. I have examined it, and have no hesitation in asking you to adopt its recom­ mendations. The amount appropriated to the support and to the mak­ ing of new streets, was $9,000 00 The amount expended, exclusive of receipts, 9,192 00 Overdrawn, $192 15 MAYOR'S ADDRESS. 13 And this could not be avoided, for the reason that the cost of repairs to the old toll bridge was greately in excess of the estimates. Estimates, $1,000 00 Cost, 1,948 89 The extent of the repairs necessary was not, nor could it be ascertained until they were actually commenced. Our gravel gave out a year or two since, and now many of the streets, in wet weather, prove that loam may be ad­ mirable for planting, and wretched for paving. The late council, however, wisely purchased the gravel hills on the old Graffam farm, and in my judgment they alone will be worth more to the city than the price paid for the whole farm. This farm affords an excellent site for the hospital, which your humanity will compel you to build at an early day. For the purpose of its erection an appropriation of $1,500 has been made. I think this should be increased to at least $2,500. I recommend that you purchase oxen for the use of the city, build a barn for their accommodation on this farm, employ a teamster if possible, who can occupy the hospital building, and whose wife can act as nurse. I should also advise the purchase of a pair of horses to be used on the streets and on the steam fire engine, and the erection of a stable in the rear of the engine house for their accommodation. You will be under the necessity of making at least two new streets, of replanking several bridges and building one or two new ones. There should be an examination made of the gully bridge, so called, near the bleachery. It certainly looks dangerous. If it should at any time be decided to fill the gully at the bridge to any extent, it would be well to preserve an outlet for a sewer at that point. I cannot disa­ gree with the commissioner in his recommendation that the appropriation for this department for the current year be at least $10,000. FIRE DEPARTMENT. No city in the State can boast a more efficient fire depart­ ment than ours; the proof is, that in hardly an instance for 14 MAYOR'S ADDRESS. the last ten years, has a single fire consumed more than one building. During the last year there has been a loss of only a few hundred dollars, and only one suspected incendiary fire. The credit belongs to the fire companies and partly to the efficiency of the night police. The Chief Engineer, in his report, says:—"The companies are full>and the members always ready to do the duties devolving upon them." What higher terms of commendation than these ? The last coun­ cil purchased a steam fire engine at a cost of about $4,200; also one thousand feet of double riveted leather hose, cost $1,800; a lot and building for the steamer, $1,500; repairs on same, $800. A company for the engine has been appointed, made up and officered by men reliable and trustworthy. As to reservoirs, I refer you to the Engineer's report, having myself a painful experience of one vibrating for the last four years on Main street. I advise that Chapel street be extended to the river, so that it may always be kept open to the engine platform located there.

POLICE DEPARTMENT. The police department here, as in every other city, is the Bubject of a closer scrutiny, and a severer criticism than any other. Every rogue is its determined enemy; its self- constituted tribunal, and whether the mistakes, errors and injustices of its executive officers work benefit to him or evil, matters not; he publishes them all most industriously to the world, and then good citizens, seeing them, honestly help keep the ball in motion. No other department of your government has the misfortune to meet, from the beginning to the end, a united and determined opposition. There was inaugurated last year a new system of regula­ tions for the police, the most important feature of which, was the payment of adequate salaries to the Marshal and all under him, coupled with the condition that a strict and true account should be rendered to your Treasurer of all fees received by them in their official capacity. The purpose of this was to remove from them the suspicion which attaches MAYOR'S ADDRESS. 15 of instigating trials, of causing unnecessary arrests, of prose­ cuting violations of the "Liquor Law," of compromising with criminals, of settling prosecutions, of extorting money from those who fell into their hands, all for the promotion of their own, rather than the city's good. My judgment is, that this purpose has been accomplished ; at least, I am satisfied, from careful inquiry, that no violations of this regulation have occurred during the past year. On the whole, this depart­ ment has boen well conducted, its officers efficient and the laws have been enforced. That mistakes have been made, I am not prepared to deny, but I do not believe them any more frequent than they would be under the administration of any other men. Some of the complaints made have not been without foundation, but the great burden has arisen from the vigorous enforcement of the laws. The Marshal was not responsible for this; he was acting under instructions, and a refusal to obey, would have been just cause for his removal. His report is a very suggestive one, and I have no hesitation in commending it and its recomendations to your consideration. I advise that you continue in force the present system, as yet an experiment. I understand that the Legislature has given to the Mayors of cities the power to appoint and remove at pleasure these officers. If this is so, I shall accept the responsibility, though unwillingly, and shall appoint to office the men, in my judgment, best qualified to perform the duties; men who will compel obedience to the laws on the part of others, and always yield the same obedience themselves. I shall not tolerate neglect of duty, frequent mistakes, however inno­ cently made, or violations of the laws of the State, or of good morals and good breeding, and I promise at all times to give a candid hearing and patient investigation to all preferred complaints, and so far as lies in my power, to reme­ dy all wrongs suffered at their hands. The public must be content with this, that it will always be in their power to re­ move an officer when they can show good and reasonable cause. I have thus discussed the more important subjects to 16 HATOK'S ADDKE8S. which your attention will be necessarily directed, and in­ tended to have referred to other reports and other matters, of interest to you as officers of the city, but have already exceeded all reasonable bounds, and must leave them to other opportunities. I trust, gentlemen, that in the discharge of all your official duties you will be actuated by a high sense of your respon­ sibility, not only to your constituents, to the present, but to the future. Our prosperity, reputation, and character as a city, when it shall have become the metropolis of Maine, as it may, are dependent upon a judicious administration of affairs, a wise expenditure of the public funds now. While I enjoin upon you economy, believing it to be a virtue,! be­ seech you to avoid parsimony, knowing it to be a vice. Money expended in the education of your youth, in perma­ nent improvements, in beautifying and adorning your streets, your parks,, your public buildings, though the benefits in chief are not for you, is not money wasted. As a city, you to-day are a debtor to your manufacturing corporations, in this, that they, in the exercise of true economy, combining elegance with usefulness, erected the best factory buildings to be found in New England, and surrounded them with trees, flowers and beautiful walks; to the Universalist, Catholic and Free Baptist Societies, not alone for their religious teachings, but also for their elegant and costly church edi­ fices ; to Bates College, not alone for the educational advan­ tages it affords, but also for the architectural beauty of ita " Hathorn Hall," and the adornment of its extensive grounds. Let us make the " Lewiston" of our children debtor to US) handing it down to them not only a good, and useful, but a beautiful thing, which shall be a "joy forever." In the dis­ charge of all our duties may we have the " inspiration of God's wisdom and. the blessing of His goodness," and, when our official year shall have closed, may we be conscious that we have endeavored to act well and faithfully our part.

WM. P. FRYE, MAYOR. LKWISTON, March 19, 1866. CITY AUDITOR'S REPORT,

CITY OP LEWISTON, March 15, 1868. To the Honorable City Council : GENTLEMEX :—In conformity with the requirements of Section 3, Chapter 6 of City Ordinances, I have the honor to submit to the City Council my report for the financial year 1865-'66, ending Feb­ ruary 2Sth, 1866. All of which is respectfully submitted. JOHN W. DANIELSON, AUDITOR OP ACCOUNTS.

STATEMENT OP THB EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY OF LEWISTON, DURING THE FINANCIAL TEAR 1865-66,

COMMENCING WITH THE FIRST DAY OP MARCH, 1865, AND ENDING WITH THE LAST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1866.

ABATEMENTS. Taxes abated for the years 1862, '63, '64 and '66, *M26 00 AID TO SOLDIERS' FAMILIES. Paid to Committee to distribute aid to sol­ diers' families, 6»000 C0 BOOKS AND STATIONERY. Paid E. P. Tobie, blank books and stationery, $76 23 W. F. Stanwood for blank books, 1841

87 ,°1- 5 64 Amount carried forward, * 2 18 AUDITOR'S REPORT. Amount brought forward, $7,215 61

BOUNTIES TO DRAFTED MEN. Paid bounties to fifteen men drafted into the U. S. service in 1863, 1,489 75

BOUNTIES TO SOLDIERS. Paid bounties to forty-six men, $300 each, $13,800 00 Bounties to three men, $400 " 1,200 00 Bounties to two men, $335 " 670 CO Bounty to one man, " 420 00 James E. Caswell, balance of bounty, 1C0 00 16,190 00

CITY PARK. Paid S. R. Bearce & Co. for lumber, $12 42 J. Day for trees, labor and expenses, 398 77 Steam Mill Co. for lumber, 16 71 Barrell & Webber, stone for flag staff, 175 00 I. R. Hall for painting, 6 25 C. S. Gilbert for lubor, 21 00 A. M. Jones for repairing flags, 2 00 G. Webb for smith woTk on flag staff, 21 40 Freeman Burleigh, for flag staff, 115 00 Benj. R. Cotton for fitting flag staff, 8 65 H. Dixon & Co. for labor and supplies, 70 00 W. N. Ames for smith work, 5 05 Franklin Co. for lumber, 2 24 854 49

CONTINGENT. Paid William Garcelon for removing stone wall in District No. 6, 5 CO R. M. Owen for hand-cuffs, powder and supplies, 105 82 East Auburn Band for music July 4th and on other occasions, 225 00

Amounts carried forward, $335 82 $25,749 88 AUDITOR'S REPORT. 10 Amounts brought forward, $335 82 $25,749 88 Paid State Reform School for board of J. Casey, Jr., 52 00 J. K. Blanchard for supplies for lock-up, 9 30 J. G. King for use of hall for ward meetings, 8 00 £. P. Tobie for supplies for city rooms, 87 66 K. P. Tobie for recording deed, 1 00 Potter & Thompson for storing can- no*, 2 00 Lewistoa G«s Light Co. for gas for city rooms and for evening schools, 54 01 Lewistoa Gas Light Co. for gas and supplies, July 4th, 119 82 Lewiston Gas Light Co. for labor and materials putting up lights on bridge, 88 75 Cobb & Scruton for cartridge bags, 5 08 Central Hall Co. for use of hall, April 10th and 19th, 30 00 Sidney Perham for expenses relative to quotas, 47 00 Fessenden & Frye for services as At­ torneys in Municipal Court, 341 00 Wm. P. Frye fbr sundry expenses on account of enlistments, &c, 73 60 E. S. Perkins for removing thistles in streets, 6 00 W*. & F. M. Read on execution, 230 00 0. B. Morse for carpenter work at city rooms, 27 00 1. R. Hall for furnishing and setting glass broken by discharging can­ non, 14 00 Dresser & Varney for supplies for Bchools, 27 27 Amounts carried forward, «1,359 31 825,749 88 20 AtJDtTOfi's REPORT. Amounts brought forward, $1,359 31 $25,749 88 Paid Simeon Carville for rent of watering trough, 6 00 Watson & Howard for picture frame, glass, &c, 7 25 S. A. King for balloon ascension Ju­ ly 4th, 600 00 James Cole for trucking balloon and fire-works, 5 25 D. G. Webber for trucking balloon and fire-works, 7 50 Tyler's Brass Band for music July 4, 180 00 J. W. Perkins & Co. for flannel July 4th, 7 59 S. R. Bearce & Co. for lumber July 4th, 6 06 0. H. Smith for repairs to lock-up, 55 Cyrus Greely for trucking and labor July 4th, 4 10 E. L. Sanderson for fire-works July 4th, 820 03 Androscoggin Railroad Company for freight on fire-works, 46 40 A. 0. Morgan for expenses on account of celebration, July 4th, 49 73 E. H. Hinkley for labor on fire-works July 4th, 4 00 N. Dingley, Jr. & Co. for advertis­ ing, &c, for July 4th, 37 84 A. M. Jones & D. Farrar for enroll­ ing and returning militia, 25 CO Davis Bros, for engraving bonds, &c, 324 82 E. C. Bolles for delivering oration July 4th, 75 CO J. C. Stockbridge & Co. for collation July 4th, 300 00 L. E. I'lummer for material and labor draping Central Hall, 55 14 Amounts carried forward, $3,421 54 $25,749 88 AUDITOR'S REPORT. 21

Amounts brought forward, $3,421 54 $25,749 88. Paid B. F. Clough for kerosene oil, &c, at lock-up, 7 16 T. B. Thompson for services as Super­ intendent of Burials, 11 50 Maine Insane Hospital for board and clothing for Mary Donovan, 35 96 Maine Insane Hospital for board and supplies to Lydia A. Young, 65 44 W. H. Waldron for sundry expenses and supplies to Marshal's office and lock-up, 241 89 David Rowe for team for brass band, 1 50 J. A. Davis for two oaken buckets for lock-up, 3 00 Benj. & L. H. Murray for damages, 125 00 J. J. Bryant for posting notices, 2 00 D. G. Hall for taking care of clock, 25 00 Stevens & Sayward for advertising non-resident taxes, 4 25 Solomon E. Peacock for damages, 100 00 Maine Insane Hospital for board and clothing to Chas. H. Hilton, 38 18 Shubael Baker for services of self and wife nursing in cases of small pox, 30 00 Billings & French for supplies to pest house 17 73 Furbish & Smith for repairs to lockup, 6 05 C. F. Nevens, team hire to City Mar­ shal, 4 50 A. M. Jones for services in distribu­ ting aid to soldiers' families, 100 00 Daniel Wood for supplies to pest house, 3 26 John Goes for supplies to pest house, 15 60 D. Farrar for revenue stamps and exchange, 10 09 4,239 64

Amount carried forward, $30,019 52 22 AUDITOE'S BEPOBT. Amount brought forward, $33,019 52 COUNTY TAX. Paid I. G. Curtis, County Treasurer, 5,600 97 DISCOUNT ON TAXES. D. Farrar discount on taxes commit­ ted to him for collection, 6,145 87 FIRE DEPARTMENT. Paid 0. B. Morse for ladder, 15 CO Potter & Thompson for repairs, 7 00 Potter & Thompson for hose carriage, 500 00 Young & Fenderson for repairs, 12 25 W. W. Ayer for repairing materials, 17 48 W. W. Ayer pump for steam fire en­ gine house, 43 50 Furbish & Smith for labor and ma­ terials in repairing, 15 53 J. P. Longley for repairs, 54 60 J. P. Longley for badges, 14 50 Seth Chandler for building addition to engine house, 481 50 Seth Chandler for repairs. 4 50 Dresser & Varney for supplies, 2 25 Androscoggin Engine Company No. 3. for services, 350 00 Androscoggin Engine Co. No. 3, for supplies, 6 00 Lewiston Engine Company No. 1, for services, 350 00 Lewiston Engine Company No. 1 for supplies, 23 17 Hook and Ladder Co. for services, 105 00 M. Ford for repairs, 5 00 S. R. Bearce & Co. for lumber, 81 47 Robert Fitzpatrick for labor, 2 00 Garcelon & Randall for supplies, 1 13 Amounts carried forward, 82,091 88 $41,766 33 AUDITOR'S REPORT. 23 Amount brought forward, $2,091 88 $41,766 36 Paid Cobb & Scruton for oil and rubber clothing, 130 25 H. B. Bartlett for neat's foot oil, 5 00 Estate of W. R. Frye for house and lot for steam fire engine, 1,503 03 W. X. Ames for repairs, 5 25 American Telegraph Company for dispatches, 2 25 Maine Central R. R. Co. for freight on tfngine, 25 50 Hunneman & Company for repairs to engine, 248 80 Bean & Stetson for repairs, 5 48 J. A. Dillingham for repairs, 10 00 John B. Jones for six settees, 18 00 J. Hatch for labor on engine house, 48 00 Josiah Day for labor on steam engine house and expenses, 95 11 Lewiston Steam Mill Co. for lumber, 132 62 R. M. Owen & Company for building supplies, 43 35 E. H. Day for labor on steam engine house, 75 61 Alexander Erskin for labor on steam engine house, 19 CO George Webb for repairs, 10 20 O. H. Littlefield for repairs, 7 75 C. F. Nevens for use of teamhauliug hose to fire, 1 00 Daniel Wood for supplies, 8 60 John Goss for work on steam engine house, 2 65 4,486 30 HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS. Paid for labor of men and teams in March, April and May 1,214 47

Amounts carr;e(j forward, 81,214 47 $46,252 66 24 AUDITOR'S REPORT. Amounts brought forward, 81,214 47 846,252 66 Paid For labor of men and teams in June, 1,957 98 For labor of men and teams in July, 336 80 For labor of men and teams in August, 835 88 For labor of men and teams in Sep­ tember, 446 41 For labor of men and teams in Oo> tober, 264 32 For labor of men and teams in No­ vember, 146 73 For labor of men and teams in De­ cember, 82 11 For labor of men and teams in Jan­ uary, 137 72 For labor of men and teams in Febru­ ary, 403 47 R. M. Owen & Co. for hardware sup­ plies, 125 74 David Rowe for team hire to Street Commissioner, 136 25 W. W. Ayer for hardware supplies, 161 53 Geo. A. Callahan for printing blanks, 7 50 I. W. Graffam for scraper, 3 00 S. A. Cummings for supplies, 1 00 Barrell & Webber for street stone, 100 00 S. R. Boarce & Co. for lumber, 2,168 14 Lewiston Steam Mill Co. for lumber, 849 93 Samuel N. Read for land damage, 230 00 Sarah "Wakefield for land damage, 100 00 B. F. Clough for supplies, 1 80 A. Wakefield for stone for culvert, 18 75 Lewiston Falls Bank for stone for culvert, 28 50 9,758 03

INTEREST.

Paid sundry persons for interest on loan, 7,805 71 Amount carried forward, $63,816 40 AUDITOR'S REPORT. 25 Amount brought forward, $63,816 40

LOANS. Paid sundry loans maturing during the year, 66,138 00

MUNICIPAL COURT. Paid John Smith for services as Judge, $375 00 John Smith for supplies for court room, 22 39 Dresser & Varney for rent of court room, 12 50 F. D. Wright for rent of court room, 37 50 447 39 NEW SCHOOL HOUSES. Paid O. H. Smith for window sash and blinds, 33 74 O. H. Smith for carpenter work, 75 12 Simeon Libby for stone work, 74 03 Cyrus Greely for labor and expenses, 313 79 Brooks & Chamberlin for selling old school houses, 6 00 R. M. Owen & Co. for hardware sup­ plies, 113 09 B. C. Taylor for stone work and build­ ing fence, 88 25 Nancy M. Dwelley for land for school house 104 00 S. D. Thomas & Co. for bricks, 22 50 W. W. Ayer for hardware supplies 24 97 Jesse Royal for school house lot, 15 03 O. L. Wheeler for trucking, 12 0) C. H. Haskell for trucking, 8 50 James F. Jewell for carpenter work and materials, 339 41 Furbish & Smith for carpenter work, 11 60 Lewiston Machine Co. for window weights, 8 15 Amounts carried forward, $1,250 .0 $130,401 79 26 AUDITOR'S REPORT.

Amounts brought forward, #1,250 20 $130,401 79 0. E. Leland & Oo. for bricks, 7 90 Leonard Jepson for labor, 15 00 Joseph Taylor for labor, 10 50 Arnold Wentworth for mason work, 98 46 Androscoggin R. R. Co. for freight on desks, &c, 11 67 O. H. Littlefield for carpenter work, 10 50 S. R. Bearce & CJ. for lumber, 809 43 I. R. Hall for painting and glazing, 243 00 Jamas Weymouth for labor grading school house lot, 58 26 George Hodgkins for labor of himself and team, 28 00 Joseph L. Ross for school furniture, 416 84 R. Drinkwater for lumber, 40 00 F. C. Houghton for grading lot, 22 00 Michael Holland for carpenter work, 158 00 Bond & Thomas for grading lot, 30 00 A. P. Taylor for labor, self and team, 32 00 David Rowe for team hire to Cyrus Greely, 6 00 Lewiston Steam Mill Oo. for lumber, 37 09 Edwin Fitch for trucking, 2 0) James Thomas for trucking and labor, 2 75 Ellery Bond for labor, 42 25 Orrin Davis for labor, 8 25 Blake & Co. for furniture, 3 90 P. C. Tarbox & Co. for team hire to Cyrus Greely, 19 00 John Goss for stoves, &c, 47 10 A. D. Lockwood for land for gram­ mar school house, 4,500 00 J. S. Garcelon for land for school house, 50 00 H. M. Garcelon for land for school house, 35 40 7,995 50

Amount carried forward, $133,397 29 AUDITOR'S REPOBT. 27 Amount brought forward, 8138,397 29

NIGHT WATCH AND POLICE. Paid J. E. Blanchard for services, $23 00 W. P. Laughton for services as As­ sistant Marshal, 550 00 C. T. Getchell and others for services as special police July 4th, 63 00 E. R. Noble for services, 13 00 B. F. Tarbox for services, 175 50 A. C. Mitchell for services, 44 03 John C. Farr for services, 596 59 Washington Phillips for services, 593 50 W. H. Waldron for cash paid for sundry services and expenses, 128 45 2,186 95 PUBLIC PROPERTY. Paid J. B. Ham for land for hospital and other purposes, 3;5C0 00

PRINTING. Paid G. A. Callahan for printing blanks, list of voters, &c, 107 75 N. Dlngley, Jr., & Co., for printing and advertising, 308 25 416 00

RECRUITING SOLDIERS. Paid J. S. P. Ham & Co. for enlisting six­ teen men, 400 00 Chas. F. Jelerson for enlisting twen­ ty-seven men, 675 00 O. C. Tozier for enlisting eleven men, 275 00 W. F. Conant for enlisting, 25 00 Seth Chandler for enlisting, 25 00 Ward Locke and two others for en­ listing, $35 each, 105 00

Amounts carried forward, &1.5C5 10 $144,5^0 24 28 AUDITOR'S REPORT. Amounts brought forward, $1,505 03 8144 500 24 Paid J. A. Field for enlisting, 825 00 P. Flynn and eight others for enlist­ ing, $35 each, 315 00 Frank E. Frye for recruiting service, 10 00 1,855 00

BENTS. Paid B. E. Bates & Co. for rent of armory, 125 00 Daniel Holland for rent of city rooms, 250 03 875 03

SALAKIES. Paid Wm. P. Frye, Mayor, 300 00 E. P. Tobie, City Clerk, 250 00 D. Farrar, Treasurer, 50 00 D. Farrar, Collector, 963 63 John W. Danielson, Auditor, 50 00 Wm. P. Frye, Solicitor, 75 00 M. C. Wedgwood, Physician, 75 00 J. S. P. Ham, Street Commissioner, 803 00 W. H. Waldron, Marshal, 800 00 William H. Kilvert, Clerk Common Council, 40 00 S. I. Abbott, Chief Engineer, 23 00 I. G:. Curtis, Assistant Engineer, 10 80 C. C. Thing, Assistant Engineer 10 00 E. Sands, Assistant Engineer, 10 00 S. C. Downes, Assistant Engineer, 10 00 N. M. Wood, A. K. P. Knowlton and Thos. D. Thorn, Superintending School Committee, 400 00 A. M. Jones, Geo. H. Pilsbury and D. Farrar. Assessors, 300 00 Josiah Day, D. T. French and M. C. Wedgwood, Overseers of Poor, 225 00 4,385 63

Amount carried forward, 8151,115 87 AUDITOR'S report 29

Amount brongnt forward, $151,ll5 87

SCHOOLS. J. D. Stetson, for teaching, $900 00 S. S. Chapman, " ii 800 03 E. Bartlett, " (i 400 01 M. J. Ham, t< 222 00 A. A. Allen, " 1! 222 00 Martha Rogers, " (1 192 00 E. M. Balkam, " [1 198 00 H. C. Weymouth," II 198 00 R. E. Pierce, 11 84 00 M. E. Mitchell, " II 198 00 Ellen 0. Hadley," II 189 60 B. M. Day, II 126 50 Minnie Garcelon, " II 181 50 Lottie E. Cook, " II 154 CO Lizzie M. Bray, " II 181 50 M. E. Ames, " II 12} 50 C. A. Jones, " 11 115 50 Carrie Trescott, " II 181 50 Eva Burnham, " (I 165 50 0. A. Caverly, " II 126 50 A. F. Dickey, " 11 187 00 S. J. Moore, " II 200 CO Jane H. Libby, " II 181 00 Ann E. Given, " 11 183 50 0. J. Hodsdon, " II 170 00 Almeda L. Gile, " II 181 53 Mary L. Haskell," II 85 CO R. M. Wilson, " II 110 00 Susan Woodard, " II 126 50 Delinda Jackson, " II 186 50 Abby W. Skelton," 11 150 00 M. B. Atkinson, " (I 27 50 Maria J. Weaver, " II 50 00 C. Stevens, l< II 55 00 M. E. Pettingill, " 11 100 00 Amonnts carried forward. 86,956 71 $151,115 87 30 AUDITOR'S REPOHT. Amounts brought forward, «6,956 71 6151,115 87 Paid E. C. Bliss, 85 00 C. Weymouth, " " 116 00 Mary L. Larrabee, " " 16 50 Julia E. Bryant, " " 38 50 F. H. Dickey, " 50 00 S.L.Weymouth," " 55 00 H.M.Dillingham," " 60 00 A. M. Taylor, " " 38 50 A. W. Flagg, " 55 00 Sybil A. Chase, " 50 00 Sylvia M. Brooks, " " 33 00 H. F. Wood, " " 125 00 C. W. Goddard, " " 55 00 A. K P. Knowlton and T. D. Thorn, for teaching in evening school, and for cash paid assistant teach­ ers and other expenses for eve­ ning school, 442 10 J. H. Leavitt, for ice, 3 00 Lewiston Steam Mill Co., for wood, 37 25 Catherine McCarty, cleaning school house, 2 50 R. M. Owen & Co., for supplies for schools, 8 52 Maine Mutual Insurance Co., for in­ surance, 12 49 I. K. Knowlton, for repairs, 93 52 Central Block Co., for settee, 3 00 C. E. Leland & Co., for land rent, 24 00 H. Skillings, for supplies, 4 69 S. A. Cummings, for supplies, 4 00 S. A. Cummings, for wood, 42 00 B. C. Taylor, for wood and supplies, 5 35 0. H. Smith, for labor and materials for repairs, 154 73 J. N. Wood & Co., for wood, 31 50 W. W. Ayer, for supplies for schools, 5 87

Amounts carried forward, 88,607 73 ;«151,115 87 AUDITOR'S REPORT. 31 Amounts brought forward, ,C07 73 1151,115 87 Paid John Cushing, for wood, 3 00 Geo. A. Callahan, for printing blanks, posters, &c, 28 15 E. S Perkins, for fitting wood, 110 82 S. R. Bearce & Co., for wood, 9 38 Hosea Fuller, for wood, 21 35 W. Marr, for wood, 29 85 W. J. Thorn, for care of school room, 3 50 L. W. Ballard, for rent of piano, 30 00 M. Farrell, for washing and cleaning, 2 00 E. McCarty, washing and cleaning, 16 1:2 M. E. Kelley, washing and cleaning, 15 00 Michael Murray, for washing and cleaning, 2 00 M. Kelley, for washing and cleaning, 7 00 James Cole, for trucking wood, 15 40 Watson & Howard for feather duster, 4 50 Sup. School Committee, for cash paid for sundry supplies and expenses, care of school rooms, &c, 387 03 A. E. Jackson, for wood, 32 50 C. J. Pettingill, for repairs, 5 00 L. Q. Arnold, for wood, 12 75 E. Hanson, for wood and supplies, 29 40 Samuel B. Scribner, fitting wood, &c, 6 00 David Vining, for wood, 16 00 I. R. Hall, for repairs, 26 27 E. A. Verrill, for setting out trees, 25 00 Dresser & Varney, for supplies, 2 00 Samuel Haley, for repairs, 2 50 S. J. Moore, for care of school room, 5 00 James Weymouth, for supplies, 1 70 A. Dwelley, for rent of school room, 12 CO M. Ford, for repairs, 23 12 0. G. Douglass, for repairs, 18 79 W. H. Russell, for wood, 16 03 Jordan & FOBS, for supplies, 9 94

Amounts carried forward, 59,552 92 $151,115 87 32 AUDITOR'S REPORT.

Amounts brought forward, $9,552 92 8151,115 87 E. Stetson, for wood and repairs, 26 90 William Wagg, for fitting wood, 2 50 H. Day & Co., for supplies, 4 05 Sprague & Carvill, for supplies, 8 29 A. K. P. Jordan, for supplies, 7 57 J. W. McDuffee, for supplies, 4 03 0. S. Golder, for wood and repairs. 24 25 B. Fogg & Co., for wood, 189 06 T. D. Thorn, for wood, 24 25 S. H. Marrow, for wood, 52 15 Jonathan Teal, for wood, 12 50 Thomas H. Moore, for wood, 36 06 John Goss, for supplies, 12 44 Bean & Stetson, for supplies, 51 93 Furbish & Smith, for repairs, 63 17 Nelson Coburn, for wood, 23 50 Hosca Garcelon, for wood, 12 00 J. C. Stevens, for wood, 4 CO M. D. Golder & Co., for brooms, 2 65 Henry Hideout, for wood, 8 05 C. F. Nevens & Co., for team hire to Superintending School Com., 28 50 T. D. Thorn, for team hire, visiting schools, 21 CO A. G. Bates, for wood, 6 25 D. G. Hall, for clock for gtammar school, 6 50 Wm. Carvill, for wood, 3 00 Phillip Larrabee, for wood. 8 CO J. P. Norton, for repairs, 5 25 A. M. Mitchell, for wood, 7 00 I. Jordan, for fitting wood, 2 50 Thomas W. Ham, for wood, 7 75 I. Carvill, for wood, 8 25 H. Proctor, for amount due School District No. 11, 20 00 Amos Crowley, for wood, 4 25 Amounts carried forward, 810,251 39 $151,115 87 AUDITOR'S REPORT. S3

Amounts brought forward, $10,240 19 $151,115 87 Paid Blake & Co., for supplies and repairs, 6 40 C. W. Dorr, for repairs, 1 50 J. S. Oarcelon, for repairs and care of school room, 6 46 10,251 55 SEWERS. Paid sundry persons for labor in August, 494 45 " " " " " Sept., 1,634 55 •< it ii ii ii Oct., 1,835 74 •• a ,i ii ii N0V) 722 87 Franklin Co., for labor and supplies, 1,236 92 John Goss, for labor and supplies, 16 33 J. N. Wood & Co., for coal, 34 30 J. J. Walmarth & Co., for water pipes, 1,291 52 W. W. Ayer, for hardware supplies, 78 58 S- R. Bearce & Co., for lumber, 196 51 H. Day & Co., for supplies, 69 Lewiston Machine Co;, for iron pipe and grates, 64 68 J. S. P. Ham for thirty casks cement, 78 00 J. K. Blanchard, for cement, 345 90 Lewiston Steam Mill Co., for lumber, 184 07 R. M. Owen & Co., hardware supplies, 44 76 David Rowe, for team hire to Street Commissioner, 23 0D C. E. Leland & Co., for bricks, 843 30 D. H. Leavitt, for stone work, 74 00 Samuel Hicks, for supplies, 5 55 Lewiston Gas Light Co., for labor and supplies, 4 CO John Griffin, for damage, 131 00 Franklin Co., for main sewer, 7,159 68 1G.550 4G STREET LAMPS. Paid Lewiston Gas Light Co., for gas in April and May, £1 40 Amounts carried forward, 31 4 J $177,920 88 3 34 AUDITOR'S REPORT.

Amounts brought forward, «31 46 $177,920 Paid Lewiston Gas Light Co., for gas in June and July, 24 86 Lewiston Gas Light Co., for gas in August, Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec., Jan. and Feb., 182 20 Frank E. Glover, for lighting street lamps, 23 20 G. Webb, for work on lights on bridge, 11 23 272 95 STATE TAX. Paid N. G. Hichborn, State Treasurer, amount State tax for 1865, 36,407 78

SUPPORT OF POOR. Paid John Cushing, for wood, 5 50 William J. Dingley, for services and supplies at city farm, 693 38 J. K. Blanchard, for supplies to poor, 200 75 N. W. Dutton, " " " " 78 13 Sprague & Carville, for supplies to poor, 129 91 W. W. Ayer, for supplies to poor, 8 68 J. M. & D. O. Corbett, for rent, 3 50 M. C. Wedgwood, for medicine and supplies, 46 10 S. R. Bearce & Co., wood and lumber, 74 84 Thompson & Mitchell, for supplies to poor, 39 20 S. A. Baker, for services at pest house, 30 00 Bradley & Co., for supplies to poor, 273 49 Josiah Day, supplies and expenses, 505 97 A. K. Winslow, for supplies, 9 00 D. T. French, supplies and expenses, 428 95 H. Day & Co., for supplies, Z21 64 Day & Nealey, for supplies, 191 75 Abbie Averill, for services at farm, 18 00

Amounts carried forward, 82,958 79 8214,601 61 AUDITOR'S REPORT. 35 Amounts brought forward, 82,958 79 $214,601 61 Paid Thompson & Skelton, for supplies, 322 88 J. E. Tibbets, for supplies, 20 48 J. N. Wood & Co., for wood, 16 50 W. N. Ames, for smith work, 13 05 Ezra Getchell, for supplies, 15 00 Ambrose & Clark, for supplies, 138 74 Billings & French, for supplies, 266 65 Asa Redington, for rent, 18 00 B. Fogg & Co., for wood, 193 70 Jones & Harmon, for supplies, 72 78 Freeman Lander, for supplies, 3 00 E. Clark, for land rent, 3 00 L. H. Murray, for supplies, 7 33 G. W. Garcelon, for medical supplies, 3 18 J. W. Perkins & Co., for supplies. 30 97 Little & Co., for wood, 86 00 J. B. Tracy, for supplies, 25 04 Cobb & Scruton, for supplies, 10 65 Goodwin & Co., for supplies, 102 22 S. S. Mitchell, for supplies, 18 90 David Tracy, balance in settlement, 9 40 David Rowe, services at funerals, 19 25 Blake & Co., for funeral supplies, 77 00 Jeremiah Lowell, services at burials, 17 00 Wm. P. Laughton, for supplies, 3 50 H. Carville & Co., for supplies, 7 68 A. Garcelon, for medical services, 83 00 \ 'I'IS 60 $219,145 30 36 AUDITOR'S REPORT.

STATEMENT

Of THB RECEIPTS OF THE CITY OF LEWISTON,

DURING THE FINANCIAL TEAR 1865-66,

COMMENCING WITH THE FIRST DAY OF MARCH, 1865, AND ENDING WITH THE 28TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1866.

ABATEMENTS. Received for taxes abated for 1864, $13 52 $13 52

CONTINGENT. Received for licenses, 439 50 " fees of City Marshal, 929 65 " citizens for 4th of July cele­ bration, 492 00 1,861 lb

CITY PARK. Received for grass on public park, 51 50 for old flag staff, 8 0J 59 50

HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND SIDEWALKS. Received of Town of Auburn, for repairs on bridge, 353 13 for sand sold, 12 75 of Maine Central Railroad, for bridge, in part, 200 00 565 88 Amount carried forward, $2,500 t'5 AUDITOR'S REPORT. 37 Amoutt brought forward, 82,500 05

INTEREST. Received for interest on taxes, 87 90 of State of Maine for interest on money advanced to soldiers' families, 365 03 452 98

LOANS. Received on city notes, 49,827 72 for twenty year bonds, 13,100 00 62,927 72

MUNICIPAL COURT. Received of John Smith, Judge, for fees of court. 494 95

NEW SCHOOL HOUSES. Received for old school houses and materi­ als sold, 54 00 of School Committee for District No. 2, (year 1862), 59 84 113 84

SUPPORT OF POOR. Received of the town of Bowdoinham, 197 31 " Turner, 67 95 " " Richmond, 60 00 " " Otisfield, 24 51 " " Newcastle, 7 50 " " Lexington, 66 00 for lumber sold from city farm, 277 73 for lambs sold from city farm, 50 00 for hides sold at city farm, 13 00 764 00

Amount carried forward, 867,253 54 38 AUDITOR'S REPORT. Amount brought forward, 867,253 54

STATE OF MAINE. Received of the State of Maine, for aid to soldiers' families from Jan. 1, 1864, to Jan. 1, 1865, 12,169 37

SCHOOLS. Received of the State of Maine, for schools, 491 71

TAXES. Received of D. Farrar, Collector, for taxes collected by him, 134,330 73 $214,245 35

RECAPITULA1 :ION.

Payments. Receipts. Abatements, 81,126 00 $13 52 Aid to soldiers' families, 6,000 00 Books and stationery, 89 64 Bounties to drafted men, 1,489 75 Bounties to soldiers, 16,190 00 City Park, 854 49 59 50 Contingent, 4,269 64 1,861 15 County tax, 5,G00 97 Discount on taxes, 6,145 87 Fire Department, 4,486 30 Highways, bridges and sidewalks, 9,758 03 565 88 Interest, 7,805 71 452 93 Loans, 66,138 00 62,927 72 Municipal Court, 447 39 494 95 New school houses, 6,995 50 113 84 Night watch and police 2,186 95 Public property, 3,5C0 00 Printing, 416 00 Amounts carried forward, $148,500 24 $66,489 51 AUDITOR'S REPORT. 89 Payments. Receipts. Amounts brought forward, $143,500 24 06,489 54 Rents, 375 00 Recruiting soldiers, 1,855 CO Salaries, 4,385 63 Sewers, 16,550 46 Schools, 10,254 55 491 71 State tax, 36,407 78 Street lamps, 272 95 Support of poor, 4,543 69 764 00 State of Maine, 12,169 37 Taxes, 134,330 73 Balance in treasury, Mar. 1st, 1835, 87,772 54 Less amount in the treasury Feb. 23th, 1866 2,872 59 $4,899 95 8219,145 30 $219,145 30

LIABILITIES AND RESOURCES OF THE CITY. LIABILITIES. LOANS. Due in financial year 1866, $76,216 67 " " " " 1§67, 39,095 13 " » « " 1868, 10,441 93 " « " « 1869, 3,931 93 " " " " 1885, 13,100 00 8142,785 66 INTEREST. Interest on loans, 4,157 08 146,912 74 RESOURCES Due from the State of Maine, 8,162 14 For fees of Municipal Court, 191 13 For taxes uncollected, 2,872 59 For Liquors in the hands of J. G. Cook, Agent, 774 76

1J . faJ2 , 0QV U \J0 6\JM2

Balance, $134,942 12 40 AUDITOR'S BEPOKT.

SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY

BELONGING TO THB CITY.

Farm and buildings on the same, valued at &5CO0 00 Stock ou Farm, valued at 9C0 CO Farming Tools, " " 1C0 00 Hay, Grain and Provisions on Farm, val­ ued at 050 03 Household Furniture, &e., on Farm, val­ ued at 300 00 Three Engine Houses, valued at 3.7C0 CO One Hook and Ladder House, valued at 1,200 00 Two Fire Engines, valued at 3,000 CO Hook and Ladder Carriage, valued at 200 00 Hose Carriage, valued at 500 00 1500 feet New Hose, valued at 2,287 80 Gravel Pits, valued at 1,050 CO Ham Farm, 37 acres, valued at 3,500 00 Cemetery Ground, valued at 700 03 Furniture in City Rooms, valued at SCO 00 Standard Weights and Measures, valued at 150 CO City Park, valued at 7,000 00 One acre Land near D. Vinings, valued at 200 00 Tools on Highways, &c, valued at 150 00 Clock on Free Baptist Church, valued at 300 0J High School House and Lot on Main Street, valued at 5,000 CO Intermediate School House and Lot on Main Street, valued at 2,500 CO Grammar School House and Lot on Oak Street, valued at 2,500 00 Intermediate School House and Lot on Oak Street, valued at 2,500 00

Amount carried forward, E4t,977 tO AUDITOR'S REPORT. 41

Amount brought forward, $44,977 80 Intermediate School House and Lot on Bates Street, valued at 3,000 00 latermediate School House and Lot on Lincoln Street, valued at 3,C00 00 Primary School House and Lot on College Street, valued at 2,500 CO Primary School House and Lot on Knox Street, valued at 2,500 00 Primary School House and Lot on Lincoln Street, valued at 2,0:0 oo Primary School House on Lincoln Street, valued at 1,0C0 03 Primary School House on Mill Street, val­ ued at 330 00 Primary School House on Bridge Street, valued at 303 00 School House and Lot at Barker's Mills, valued at 303 00 School House and Lot near Hose Hill, valued at 2,E03 00 School House and Lot on River Road, val­ ued at 600 00 School House and Lot in Ferry District, valued at 1,0C0 CO School House and Lot in Clough District, valued at 1,200 00 School House and Lot in Scribner District, valued at 53 00 School House and Lot in No Name Pond District (new), valued at 1,133 03 School House and Lot in Thorn District, valued at 3C0 03 School House and Lot in Jackson District (new), valued at 1,030 CO School House and Lot in Pine Wood Dis­ trict, valued at 703 00 67,587 80

Amount carried forward, 807,587 80 42 AUDITOR'S REPORT.

Amount brought forward. $07,587 80 School House and Lot in Seminary Road District, valued at 300 00 School House aud Lot in Sabattus Road District, valued at 300 00 School House and Lot at Sabattusville (new), valued at 1,350 CO Grammar School House Lot, corner of Hor- ton and Ash Streets, valued at 4,500 03 One Recruiting Office, 2D0 03 $74,237 3D (E. & O. E.) JOHN W. DANIELSON, AUDITOR OF ACCOUKTS.

TABLE OF TAXES.

Fear. Valuation. Tax on $1.00. No. Polls. 1856, 82,213,086 8 mills. 1857, 2,451,991 9 it 1858, 1,983,593 7i ii 1859, 2,429,529 9 ii 1860, 2,509,104 9J t> 1861, 2,974,414 0 II 1862, 3,333,688 8i II 833, 3,864,616 .0 II 1864, 4,024,202 :o II 1865, 4,322,041 :o II TREASURER'S REPORT,

CITY OF LEWISTON.

CITY TREASURER'S OFFICE, ") March 13th, 18G6. \ To the Honorable City Council: GENTLEMEN :—I have the honor to present herewith my account as City Treasurer, for the financial year ending February 23th, 1866. I am, very Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant, D. FARRAR, TREASURES.

CITY OF LEWISTON, March 13, 1866. The Joint Standing Committee on Accounts have examined the accounts of the Treasurer, as submitted to them. They have com­ pared the several items of expenditure with the entries upon the books of the office, and find them properly authorized and correctly stated. GEO. H. PILSBURY,") Committee A. 0. MORGAN, j on Accounts. 44 TREASURER'S REPORT.

DR. CITY OF LEWISTON IN ACCOUNT

1866— March 1st.—To cash paid upon orders of the Mayor, and charged to the following accounts, viz : Abatements of Taxes, $1,126 00 Aid to Soldiers' Families, 6,000 00 Books and Stationery, 89 64 Bounties:—Volunteers, $16,190 00 Drafted Men, 1,489 75 17,679 75 City Park, 854 49 Contingent Fund, 4,259 61 Discount on Taxes, 6,145 87 Drains and Sewers, 16,560 46 Fire Department, 4,486 30 Highways, Bridges and Sidewalks, 9,758 03 Interest, 7,805 71 Lighting Streets, 272 95 Loans, 66,138 CO Municipal Court, 447 39 New School Houses, 7,995 5J Night Watch and Police, 2,186 93 Printing, 416 00 Public Property, 3,500 00 Recruiting Service, 1,855 00 Rents, 375 00 Salaries, 4,385 63 Schools, 10,254 55 Support of Poor, 4,659 23 Taxes :—State, 36,407 78 County, 5.600 97 42,038 75 c Taxes:—Uncollected, l. 59; 134 85 UQi, 2,737 74 2,872 58 8222,133 49 TREASURER'S REPORT. 45

WITH DAVID FARRAR, TREASURER. CR.

1866— March 1st.—By cash received upon the following accounts, viz : Balance in Treasury, 86,215 90 City Park, 59 50 Contingent Fund, 492 00 Highways, Bridges and Sidewalks, 565 88 Interest, 452 98 Licenses, 439 50 Loans:—Permanent, 632,927 72 Temporary, 30,000 00 62,927 72 Municipal Court, 494 95 Police, 929 65 School Houses, 118 81 Schools, 491 71 State of Maine, 12,169 37 Support of Poor, 764 00 Taxes, 133,016 49 - ?222,133 49 AID TO SOLDIERS' FAMILIES.

CITY OP LEWISTON.

To the City Council of Lewiston : The Committee on Aid to Soldiers' Families, submit the following report: The amount of money received from the Treasurer from March 1st, 1865, to March 1st, 1866, was six thousand dollars, which will not vary but little from the amount paid during that time; but aa we are required to make our yearly accounts to the State from January first, we herewith give the amounts paid to each family for the year ending January 1st, 1866, amounting to §7,668.13. We have furnished aid during the year to two hundred and twenty three families, but are now paying to but twenty-two, fourteen belong­ ing to the Twenty-Ninth Regiment, seven to the Twelfth, and one to the Seventh. Those in the Twelfth, we understand, are on their way home, their time having expired ; this will leave but fifteen to be paid, and it is hoped that these will be discharged in the course of a few months. We think, therefore, that the Committee will not need to be continued, but the Treasurer pay them until they are discharged. We herewith submit the names of the soldiers on whose account aid is being paid, with the amount paid each per week. Respectfully submitted. A. M. JONES, 1 JOSIAH DAY,}Committee AID TO SOLDIERS' FAMILIES. 47

AMOUNTS PAID SOLDIERS' FAMILIES.

Andrews, Joseph, $117 32 Clark, Eli B., 15 00 Annis, John G., 34 28 Carvill, Westley, 36 14 Arris, Robert J., 35 00 Chick, Moses, 5 25 Arnold, Lloyd Q., 3'3 00 Daily, John, 55 00 Abbott Henry P., 61 (0 Driscol, James, 3100 Arris, John S. B., 18 "0' J Dow, John A.. 19 19 Arris, Charles. 42 00 Dennett, Moses S., 9 00 Babb, George G-, >>9 30 Dennett, Charles, 9 00 Brooks, Joseph, 1L0 53 Dresser, Peter J., 30 54 Braley, James R., 41 43 Davis, Nathaniel, 22 50 Bartlett, George E., 66 28 Dresser, Purinton, 35 00 Bray, William, 120 53 Dakin, Levi S., 36 00 Bickford, George W-, 17 25 Doughty, Alvin S., 17 79 Brown, John, 61 00 Downey, Thomas, 18 00 Bessee, Constantine L., 31 30 Dunton, Roscoe, 20 00 Barry, James, 4 50 Dwinel, Charles E., 18 00 Bisbee, Forest E., 21 00 Davis, David S., 16 08 Brackett. Edward I., 18 CO Dennett, Menanda, 8 69 Bangs, Edward T., 34 11 Dillingham, Virgil P., 45 5J Bridges, John C., 16 72 Elder, Fred W., 3 00 Bnbier, George, Jr., 27 68 Edwards, Wm. D., 39 11 Bibber, Charles J., 53 75 England, Robert, 24 86 Bickford, L. H., 32 00 Edgecomb, Thomas B., 4143 Bagnall, William, 20 00 Edwards, Calvin L., 15 00 Emerson, John, Barrett, John, 63 00 16 61 Elder, E. W., Blaisdell, David A., 42 00 51 11 Elder, W. E., Barry, James M., 55 92 34 40 Flood, Joseph, Bnbier, C D., 5 CO 32 14 Fardy, John, 29 96 Bushard, Francis, 38 25 Furber, M. F., Collins, Michael, 42 00 33 11 Frye, Wm. A., 18 00 Chadderton, Joseph, 9 00 Fitzgerald, Daniel S., Conely, John, 46 50 12 00 Field, Robert A., 95 14 Conner, Charles L., 15 00 Groves, Charles II., Chick, John H. L., 19 61 Golder, Nathan D., [38 75 Corliss, Aaron T., 12 00 Goodbehere, Joseph, 24 86 Collins, John, 91 25 Given, Wm. H., 34 47 Connolly, William, 12 00 Goodwin, Charles II., 39 11 Constantine, Daniel, 31 50 Getchell, Woodbury P., 35 00 Conlin, John, 15 CO Gardiner, A. J., 16 61 Clayton, John H., 49 00 Gilbert, Caleb, 39 CO Cross, George C, 42 00 Gould, George II., 23 13 Coburn, Jefferson L., 35 00 32 69 48 AID TO Ssoldiers' famalies

Gurney, Adna, 3 OO. Loring, John, 2174 Goodbehere, Geo. W. 4 19 Larrabee, Abraham, 98 35 Holt, John, 45 18 Lesley, Charles W., 15 75 Hayes, Edward, 85 3(3 McNulty, John, 24 86 Holmes, Hiram G., 30 00 Maloon, George, 120 53 Hogan, John, 96 32 Miller, Fred, 120 63 Harmon, Elijah, 91 25 Miller, Andrew J., 70 CO Haskell, Geo. W., 77 78 McCabe, James, 21 0D Hilton, Smith, 60 00 Murry, Morris, 27 22 Hanson, Charles A., 40 00 Miller James, 21 00 Harris, Samuel R., 15 00 McGee, John, 9 00 Howarth, Allen, 39 11 Morgan, George, 9 03 Holland, John Jr., 28 93 Mitchell, A. M., 35 72 Higgins, Wm. N., 63 05 Murphy, John P., 26 97 Hodges, Thomas B., 18 33 Mathew3, Thomas, 39 11 Howard, Wm. H., 15 00 McDonald, Francis A., 12 00 Hunt, Nahum L., 51 44 Magill, Andrew J., 32 80 Higgins, Edward, 21 00 Morrill, George, 12 00 Hatch, Lewis M., 44 47 Mower, Josiah H., 29 47 Harvey, John, 21 00 Moore, John, 12 75 Hayford, Albion G., 48 00 Nevens, Plummer R., 21 55 Howard George R., 10 00 Nixon, John, 53 67 Jackson, Lemuel, 53 03 Oliver, Cyrus, 18 00 Jackson, Andrew, ISO 53J Phelps, John A., 9 00 Jepson, Leonard, 2 00 Piper, Jonathan E., 32 14 Johnson, D. M., 55 86i Putman, John F., 22 14 Johnson, Isaac, 22 50 Penley, George W., 18 38 Judkins, Leonard C, 65 18 Penney, Henry J., 15 00 Joyce, John, 40 50 Pratt, Reuben E., 36 12 Jepson, William, 46 75 Parsons, Albert L., 27 86 Jordan, Hiram, jr., 27 68 Quimby, William, 80 08 Jordan, Charles A., 53 00 Richardson, J. G., 17 80 Joy, Marquis F., 68 53 Ramsdell, A. K. P., 18 00 Jackson, .David, 24 00 Royal, George A., 7 50 Johnson, George A., 10 00 Robinson, Elisha T., 21 00 Kelley, Thomas, 68 50'Reed, Uriah, 2147 Kincaid, John A., 11 35 Ross, Barton H., 39 11 Keene, William H., 39 11 Sweeney, Michael, 2100 Kelley, James, 30 10 Stevens, William, L2 CO Lyon, Hugh, 68 25'Sanborn, Dudley F., 40 5J Lucas, John B., 6 00 Stevens, William II., 14 76 Lord, Henry M., 25 00 Smith, Elijah R., 20 14 Lufkin, Andrew J., 15 Hl Smith, Henry H., 39 11 Lord, George \V., 21 00 Smith, John, 91 75 We, William, 12 00|Stewart, William, 16 10 Lovell, Samuel W., lb' 61 Sullivan, Jerry A., 39 11 Lahea, Patrick, 45 ls Spates, George N., 25 08 Libby, Prancis A., 13 00 Shehan, John, 60 84 AID TO SOLDIERS' FAMILIES. 49

Sweeney, John, 16 61 Tendall, William, 27 00 Swett, Jesse F., 16 30 Tarbox, Dainel, jr., 30 00 Seabury, George A., 33 75 Trollop, Albert, 32 25 Springer, Henry L., 9 00 Thompson, Frank J., 29 47 Wait, Sewall B., 87 72 Smith, Michael, 68 25 Willard, Levi, Jr., 6 61 Springer, Andrew, 23 00 Witherell, Daniel, 55 00 Stinchfield, George A., 27 50 Whitney, Davik C., 15 44 Sullivan, John, 36 00 Welch, Stephen E., 25 00 Shea, Henry, 84 00 Willard, John A., 15 00 Savage, Mandridge O., 18 00 Warren, Charles O., 24 86 78 75 Sawyer, W. H., 32 25 Witham, Benjamin, Witham, Josiah, 66 50 Starbird, Joseph A., 5 00 Webber, Arza B., 78 46 Smith, Patrick, 27 00 Whittingham, John, 63 32 Tubbs, John L., 9 64 Williams, George M., 39 11 Thompson, Henry H., 3 00 Waterhouse, Thomas Q., 9 00 Thompson, William C, 16 07 Webb, Richard, 29 65 Thorne, Thomas A., 24 CO Walton, Alexander, 1800 Trafton, Waterman, 15 00 Wood, S. B., 40 00 Wyman, George P., 13 30 Turner, Benjamin H., 34 72 Turner, Nathan R., 44 75 87,668 13 Tarr, Laroy, 25 08 Thomas, Elbridge G., 41 43 PERSONS IN THE SERVICE

FOR WHOM STATE AID IS BEING PAID, MARCH 1st, 1866.

TWENTY-NINTH REGIMENT. Rime. Pay per week Name. Pay per week, Brooks, Joseph, $2 25 Keen e, William H., 75 Corless, Aaron T., 75'Miller, Fred, 2 25 Dillingham, Virgil P., 1 75 Magill, Andrew, 75 Gould, George H., 75Sullivan, Jerry A., 75 Given, William H., 75 Smith Henry II., 75 Howarth, Allen, 75 Webber, Arza B., 175 Jackson, Andrew, 2 25 Williams, George M.; 75

TWELFTH REGIMENT. Name. Pay per week.i Name. Pay per week. Elder, W. E., 75'Sawyer, William II., 75 Elder, E. W., 75 Thompson, Frank J., 75 Edwards, William D., 75 Trollop, Albert, 75 Field, Robert A., 2 23 SEVENTH REGIMENT. Collins. John, $1 73 4 REPORT

or THI OVERSEERS OF THE POOR

To the City Council of Lewiston : GENTLEMEN :—The Overseers of the Poor for the year ending March 1st, 1866, submit the following report: The total amount of money expended during the year has been as follows: On account of the poor off the farm, $2,175 08 On account of the poor on the farm, 2,285 61

Making gross expense, $4,460 69 Money received and due from other towns, 422 20 Money received from other Bources, 63 00 Hay, stock and provisions on hand over last year, 288 22 773 42

Making net expense for support of poor, 8,687 27 The lumber remaining at the mill and on the railroads, March 1st, 1865, has been accounted for and paid to the Treasurer, $277.35 There have been seven deaths at the alms house during the year. Of these, six were admitted sick. The health of the resident in­ mates has been generally good. The farm and alms house have been under the charge of William J. Dingley and wife, who have, upon the whole, given good satisfaction, We recommend that the house be painted and that the attics be fin­ ished into sleeping rooms; also that a barn be erected, as the imme­ diate wants of the farm demand it. The expense for improvements upon the out-buildings is included in the farm account OVERSEERS' REPORT. 51 The number of applicants for aid during the year, has been much larger than in former years, probably owing to the present high prices and the discontinuance of State aid to soldiers' families. The children were sent to the public school during the summer, and through the winter they have been under the instruction of Miss Estes, at the alms house, and have made good progress in their studies. The experiment of educating the youth at the farm has already proved a success. We found it necessary to purchase a large amount of grass seed to mature the plan already started by our predecessors, and hope the result will prove successful to the city. The growing of beef and pork being one of the chief sources of profit in farming we recom­ mend an increase in that direction, as we believe the farm, properly managed, capable of furnishing all the meat and produce necessary to supply our poor at the farm. For a particular account of the expense on and off the farm and for the amount of aid rendered the different individuals, we refer you to the following statements ! Paid on account of persons off the farm, as follows: ) Mary Bray $3 50 Dennis Bree, 9 25 Mary Burke, 13 25 Bridges Bubier, 30 92 Bubiers at Rangely, 176 14 Mary Bushard, 9 00 John Barrett, 50 41 Mary E. Baker, (Carthage), 22 02 Frances Blake, (Bethel), 10 00 Margaret Cook, 15 86 Samuel Corson, 11 50 Mrs. C. A. Clark, 12 75 Lydia Chamberlain, 11 50 Salmon A. Chase, 6 50 Michael Deehan, 12 00 Jackson Davis, 7 20 Margaret Daly, 1 88 Mary Donovan, 8 00 Emma Dunn, 52 25 Amount carried forward) (463 93 52 OVERSEERS' REPORT.

Amount brought forward, $463 93 To William Dorsey, 26 99 Michael Driscol, 4 00 Hannah Farraty, 25 39 Hannah Foster, 4 75 Michael Frawley, 11 50 James Farrington, 75 Alma A. Frye, (Canton), 66 50 Robert Fitzpatrick, 58 68 Charles Fairbanks, 7 80 John Galvin, 21 77 Bridget Gafney; 11 50 Mary Heffern, 28 29 Mary Henlin, 33 33 Mary Haney, (Turner); 21 44 Mrs. Hannaford, 2 00 Michael Hitchcock, 22 08 Mary Hunt, 1 75 Betsey Haley, 177 81 Joseph Hustler, 5 00 George Jones, 9 CO Thomas Jordan, 1 00 John Kannagan, 28 £0 Mary A. Keen, (Turner), 10 75 Mrs. Kelley, 1 88 Mary Kannagan, 11 50 Patrick Lawless, 11 18 Patrick Lynch, 8 00 John McNulty, 1 40 Lydia Merrill, 18 42 John McGuire, 4 75 Hannah McGuire, 17 25 Ann Merrill, 7 00 Bessil McDumott, 7 33 David Merrill, ei 97 Thomas Morgan, 65 37 Charles S. Moody, 24 2'Z Michael Murry, 160 03

Amount carried torward. 81447 51 OVERSEERS' REPORT.

Amount brought forward, $1,447 51 To Elias Maloon, 77 31 Mary McMullen, 12 33 James McGee, 19 91 Michael McCarty, 4 00 George Maloon's children, 20 00 Mrs. James McGee, (Portland), 6 66 Marenda Nichols, 47 38 Mrs. O'Brien, 4 22 Mary 0'Conner, 62 11 Mrs. John O'Neal, 23 00 John O'Brien, 4 00 Michael O'Neal, 22 22 Julia 0'Reagan, 4 00 N. O'Lamery, 50 Thomas Piper, 4 62 Mrs. J. E. Piper, (Otisfield), 24 51 Mrs. Poor, 1 40 Ann Bines, 83 90 John Boach, 24 15 Ann Boach, 2 79 Ellen Boach, 5 CO Michael Beagan, 1 91 William Smith, 8 00 Charles Shields, 2 25 Catherine Sullivan, 9 76 Ellen Smith, 6 00 Daniel Sullivan, 18 60 Margaret Stafford, 12 23 Amos Shirlow, 42 69 Margaret Sullivan, 5 50 Mrs. Daniel Svllivan, 17 90 Jeremiah Sullivan, (Portland), 11 29 Dennis Sullivan, 18 06 Michael Sullivan, 4 00 Daniel Shell an, 5 00 E. A. Tomlinson, (Newcastle), 7 50 Mary Towns, 3 10

Amount carried forward, 31 54 OVERSEER'S REPORT. Amount brought forward, (2,024 31 To Ann Wright, 4 00 Orrin H. Wells, 1 00 Mrs. Welch, 5 10 Susannah Weymouth, (Richmond), 60 00 Widow Welch, 4 20 Mary Wilson, 8 60 Mary Williams, 4 00 For nine coffins, 44 00 grave clothes and other funeral expenses,, 19 87 2,175 08 Less received and due from other towns 422 20

Net expenses of poor off the farm, $1,753

Paid on account of City Farm, as follows For salary of Overseer, $300 00

Labor on farm and in alms house :i 143 37 Blacksmith work, 15 05 Boots and shoes, 42 77 Clothing and bedding, 227 10 Three cows, 138 50 Four swine, 40 00 Boot between oxen, 21 00 One male sheep, 10 00 Grass seed, 44 55 Lime and plaster, 11 45 Market sleigh, 45 00 Farming tools, 11 18 Sawing lumber, 41 01 Meal, flour, provisions and groceries, 1,124 35 Seven coffins, 39 00 Funeral expenses, 31 28 2,285 61 Less hay, stock and provisons on hand over last year, 288 22 Received from other sources, C3 00 351 22

Net amount expended on the farm. $1,934 39 OVERSEERS' REPORT. 55 CITY FARM ACCOUNT. March 1st, 1866. Cr. By one yoke oxen, 8300 00 five cows, 300 00 one horse, 150 00 twenty-seven sheep and nineteen lambs, 135 00 four swine, 100 00 twelve hens, 6 00 seven tons of hay, 98 00 five tuns coarse fodder, 25 00 seventy-two bushels barley, 64 80 sixty bushels corn, 60 00 seven bushels beans, 15 75 three hundred bushels potatoes, 150 00 twenty-five bushels beets, turnips, &c, 12 50 200 pounds cabbage, 4 00 150 pounds pork, 72 00 250 pounds beef, 35 00 two barrels soap, 10 00 one cart, 15 00 one farm wagon, 10 37 market sleigh and other utensils, 55 00 harness, 30 00 twelve cords wood, 60 00 ten cords manure, 30 00

March 1st, 1865. Dr. To one pair oxen, 8175 00 four cows, 200 00 one horse, 150 00 twenty sheep, 125 00 five swine, 60 00 thirteen hens, 6 50 seven tons hay, 140 00 twenty-two bushels barley, 33 00 four bushels corn, 8 20 eight bushels beans, 22 00 250 bushels potatoes, 150 00 Amounts carried forward, $1,069 70 $1,733 42 56 OVERSEERS' REPORT.

Amounts brought forward, $1,069 70 81,738 42 To ten bushels turnips, 5 0D 100 pounds corned beef, 10 00 200 pounds pork, 40 00 300 pounds cabbage, 6 00 twenty-five pounds wool rolls, 25 00 twenty-seven cords manure, 129 50 twelve cords wood, 60 00 one cart, 15 00 one farm wagon, 15 00 one market sleigh, &c, 45 00 one harness, 30 00 1,450 20

Balance over last year, 8238 22

Appropriation, 84,030 00 Received and due from other towns, 422 90 Received for lumber, 277 35 Received from other sources, 63 00 4,763 25 Gross expense of poor, 4,460 69

Balance in treasury, 8301 86

Number of persons on the farm March 1st, 1865, 35 Number of persons on the farm March 1st, 1866, 42 Number assisted during the year, 80 Whole number assisted, 182 Number of weeks board, 1,648 Cost per week including clothes, &c, 1.17 4

CITY FARM RECORD. NAMES AND AGES OF PERSONS ON THE FARM MARCH 1ST, 1866. Name. Age. Name. Age. Nelson Thompson, 63 Aseneth Piper, 44 Edward Grover, 50 Henry Piper, 13 Dean Grover, 40 Hannah Piper, 12 Jonas Grover, 35 Synthia Piper, 10 Dorcas Purington, 36 Maria Piper, 8 James Martin, 37 Samuel D. Connor, 49 OVERSEERS' REPORT. 57

Name. Age.| Name. Age. Elizabeth Hewey, 66 Peter Lawrence, 9 Catharine Porter, 29 Philome Lawrence, 6 William Porter, 4jLucy Lawless, 9 Edward Porter, (Infant), 1 John Lawless, 6 Barney Hughes, 10]Fanny Lawless, 4 Patrick McCabe, 12Rebecca Kelly, 17 Ann McCabe, 9 French boy, (name unknown), 14 Bridget McCabe, 7iEliza McNulty, 7 John Collins, 60 Maria McNulty, 5 James McGee, 47 James McCarty, 55 Mary A. Carney, 43 Elizabeth Harding, 9 Mary Hunt, 33 Frank Sawyer, 2 Patrick Lawless, 44 Charles Simons, 2L Catharine Lawless, 11 Rosanna McCabe, 4 Mary Lawrence, 13

For lack of room at the alms house, we have been obliged to assist a much larger number off the farm than we should otherwise have done. The Treasurer's report will show the sum of one hundred and ninety-eight dollars and sixty cents, drawn to pay bills of previous years. This sum we do not include in our account of expenditures for the past year. Respectfully submitted, JOSIAH DAY, ~) Overseers DAVID T. FRENCH, [ of M. C. WEDGWOOD, ) the Poor. REPORT

OF THE STREET COMMISSIONER.

To WM. P. FRYE, Mayor of the City of Lewiston: The Commissioner of Streets would respectfully submit the fol­ lowing report, showing the receipts and expenditures in his depart­ ment from March 1st, 1865, to March 1st, 1866: The amounts appropriated were, For new streets $2,CQ0 00 " Repairs on bridges, highways and sidewalks, 7,000 00 Received of the town of Auburn for repairs on toll bridge, 353 13 " " Maine Central Railroad, 200 00 " " C. H. Dorr, for sand, 12 75 Amount overdrawn, 192 15 Total amount expended on streets, bridges and side­ walks, including the amounts expended for the town of Auburn and Maine Central Railroad, $9,758 03

The high price of lumber and of other materials necessary to carry on this department, and the large expenditure on the toll bridge (much larger than was anticipated before commencing), made it im­ possible for me to keep within the appropriations and to make as many improvements throughout the city as I otherwise should, had there been the requisite amount of funds. The toll bridge was found on examination to be very defective and to need extensive repairs, which have been made, and it is now itt« safe condition, and with proper usage will require but a small outlay for some time to come. I would here suggest that fast driving on this bridge be strictly prohibited. Total amount expended on toll bridge, $1,948 89. STREET COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. 59

The street leading to Riverside Cemetery has been widened and graded to the Maine Central Railroad. The old bridge over the rail­ road has been taken down and a new one erected. This is now one of our moat pleasant, and in summer, one of our most traveled streets. I think the public interest justified the expenditure. Total amount expended for grading, building bridge, and stone culvert, 8749 63. Through the exertions of our Mayor, the sum of $200 was obtained from the Maine Central Railroad, which was expended towards build­ ing the bridge, so that the actual expense of the street to the city was only $549 63. Ash street has been very much improved by cutting down the hills near the Keyes house and J. C. Farr's. New sidewalks have been built, as follows: On Riverside street, from Main street to the railroad bridge : on Bates street, from Birch street to N. W. Farwell's; on Bridge street, from railroad bridge to Summer street; on Lisbon street a sidewalk has been built of old lumber, from the gully bridge to the settlement near East Avenue. Sidewalks have been rebuilt, as follows : On Park street, from Main to Ash; on Bates street, from Main to Pine; and on Main street about one hundred and fifty feet. Three stone crossings have been built on Lisbon street, one at Cen- tral Block, one at the Post Office, and one at Lisbon Block. More would have been built if suitable stone could have been obtained at a reasonable price. Of the new roads and streets laid out by the city, the following have been built, viz : The extension part of Bartlett street, from Pine to Sabattus street, at a cost (including the stone work, which was done by H. Dixon), of $684 23. Also, the road from the Lisbon road to the road leading to the Colonel Garcelon farm, at a cost of $138 45. Owing partly the difficulty of getting suitable material to apply to our streets within the city proper, they are not in so good a condition as I would like, but I think they will compare favorably with the Btreets of other cities of like business and population. It will be necessary the coming year to replank the bridge over the Maine Central Railroad near the depot, and also to erect a new one over cross canal No. 2 on Lincoln street. The bridge near the Gas House will also require extensive repairs. I would suggest that measures be taken to cause the erection of a 60 STREET COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. permanent bridge on Lisbon street, near the Bleachery. The present one is getting old, and will not last much longer and be safe. The amount of labor done in the rural portion of our city has been considerable. In some instances, perhaps the money has not been as judiciously expended as it should have beeo, but on the whole our roads and streets will not suffer in comparison with those in adjoin­ ing towns. I believe the city has not been compelled to pay any damage occasioned by defective highways the past year. The sidewalks being wholly of plank, have required constant repairs. The sidewalks on the north side of Lincoln street will have to be rebuilt, and also a considerable portion of that on Main and Lisbon streets. A new sidewalk should be built on Sabattus street, from Daniel Jones's to Ash street. I would recommend the city to purchase for its use on streets, etc., four oxen and two good horses, with carts, etc., necessary for working the same. Now that our gravel has to be hauled so far, they could be profitably employed the whole year. The sewer on Lincoln street commenced last year has been com­ pleted, and is now in condition to be availed of by tho abutters, Owing to the difficulties occasioned by water, quicksand, and cross­ ing the canal (the labor on which had to be performed nights and Sundays), this work was attended with a large expenditure of money. The whole amount expended this year, including work done by the Franklin Company, $9,390 78. I would recommend the following appropriations for the present year, viz:

For ordinary repairs of highways, bridges and sidewalks, $7,500 00 Repairs on City Park, 500 00 Sewers, 7,500 00 815,500 CO

RECAPITULATION. Amount expended on Streets, ?9,758 03 Amount expended on Sewer, 9,390 78

Total, 819,148 81 STREET COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. 61

DETAILED ACCOUNT OF EXPENDITURES.

Names. Amts. paid Names Amis. paid. Allen, P.. $1 50 Courson, William, 1 50 Arnold, L. Q., 5 25 Courson, Rufus, 1125 Aver, W. W., Tools and Conley, Thomas, 5 87 ' Nails, 239 67 Conley, John, 43 75 Ames, W. N., 9 25 Crowley, Jeremiah, 10 03 Arris, William P., 1 87 Callahan, Geo. A., 7 50' Abbott, H. B., 12 CO Cummings, S. A., 1 00 Bron, Hiram, 6 15 Clough, B. F., 1 80 Briggs, D.f 6 00 Coburn, Freemanj 1 25 Bubier, A., 1 50 Coburn, Jesse, 6 00 Babb, George, 4 50 Clark, James, 6 00 Bearce, S. R. & Co., for Callahan, T. O., 1 60 Lumber, 2,378 25 Cole, Sumner, 14 05 Barker, J., 7 87 Carvill, Milton, 140 Blanchard, J. K., Cement, 345 90| Corliss, Samuel, 28 90 Boyington, D. P., 42 33 Clark, Edward, 2 CO Barrett, John, 24 06 Clark, Charles A., 8 CO Bernell, W G", 87 Conner, Peter, 39 50 Brophy, James, 16 25 Crowley, William, 15 50 Berry, Ira, 21 25 Clough, J. S., 7 50 Bradley, Joseph, 2 00 Crowley, James, 4 53 Bubier, George, 34 00 Crowley, A. D.. 2 25 Bubier, John, 19 20 Clough, B. S., 50 Brace, D. >!., 40 Conners, Morris, 52 98 Bond, G., 2 25 Cushing, John, 24 £0 Bonnallie & Co., Teams. 54 18 Chadbourn, ThomaSj 16 25 Brophy, James, 1 87 Chadbourn, Joseph, 10 50 Belhart, Tuffield, 3 12| Chadbourn, William, 75 Bates, Levi, 189 75 Chadbourn, Edward, 9 50 Brooks, John, 1 25 Carvill, Isaac, 15 75 Bubier. Christopher, 18 25 Carvill, Nathan, 3 CO 2 50 Bond, Ellery, 1 50 Cole, Otis, Chadbourn, Orrington, 2 03 Ble'.hen, Joseph, 21 75 Carvill, Sewall, 953 Bubier, A., 1 50 Chandler, Seth, 17 £0 Elethen, Dexter, 8 7o Clark, James A., 3 50 Briggs, Daniel, 2 2o Corners, Michael, 89 55 Brackett, C. I., 23 50 Catin, John, 23 12 Constantine, Daniel, 154 09 Coughlin, D., 31 21 Cohon, James £6 61 Crockett, James, 12 00 Corners, John, 18 5ti Cook, Michael, 124„54 Callahan, Daniel, 45 31 Dorsey, Michael, 16 12 Callahan, John, 49 90 Daley, John, 2 00 Corners, Timothy, 2 50 Dowd, Michatl, 9 37 Carvill, E. H., 10 65 Dowd, John, 9 37 Carvill. James; 7 20 62 STREET COMMISSIONER'S BBPOBT.

Names. AmlH. paid. Namos. Amu. paid. Daroucher, 0., 14 37 Galvin, John, 186 20 Dennett, Peter, 7 12 Galligan, John, 79 30 Davis, William, 9 50 Grey, John, 9 69 Davis, Amos, 12 60 Green, Isaac, 10 62 Davis, Seth, 4 00 Grey, Samuel, 13 75 Dill, G. W., 4 50 Golder, J. J., 2150 Dyer, B., 8 75 Gould, Increase, 17 70 Dyer, R., 3 75 Goss, John, 2175 Dill, William G., 15 00 Garcelon, A., 44 00 Day, H. & Co., 69 Griffin, John, Land Dam- Durgan, James, 20 26 age, 13100 Dingley, S. I., 3 00 Graffam, D. W., 6 60 Davis, Stephen, 15 75 Goddard, Isaac, 37 20 Dingley, Leonard, 135 Goddard, John, 5 25 Dingley, Levi, 9 00 Goddard, Robert, 4 50 Dixon, H., stone work, 290 25 Garcelon, John, 50 Dickey, H. H., 2 00 Garcelon, Henry, 7 80 Dearing, C. H., 35 65 Garcelon, Hosea, 3 00 Dolloff, F.. 5 25 Garcelon, James, 8 62 Dill, E. M., 5 25 Garcelon, James, 1155 Davis, Henry, 5 50 Given, Samuel, 4 50 Dwelley, H. D , 26 48 Graffam, Daniel W., 1112 Estes, Silas, 3 00 Golder, O. S., 24 61 Erskin, A., 96 37 Golder, John, 23 27 Elder, J., 140 Goff Patrick, 3 50 Field, Henry, 23 25 Huse, John, 89 79 Fogg, George, 4 75 Haley, D., 3 25 Fisher A. J., 43 75 Hallisy, John, 125 Foss, Nathaniel, 18 25 Haskell, C. H., (teams), 603 99 Fuller, Hosea, 7 25 Higgins, John, 31 Frauklin Co., for labor Hasty, John, 187 and materials, 1,938 08 Holland, John, 6 25 Farwell, N. W,, 6 00 Hinds, William, 4162 Furbush, Henry, 100 Hayes, Daniel, 76 68 Ford, Marshall, 198 20 Heath, William B., 45 50 Field, J. A., 4 25 Hayes, John, 22 94 Field, H. C, 3 50 Harrington, Cornelius, 33 44 Foss, V. A., 2 00 Harris, Dennis, 75 Foley, D., 19 00 Hussey, Maurice S., 7 50 Fhaley, Jerry, 63 86 Ham, Charles, 150 Flynn, Patrick, 1 26 Houghton, P. C, 3 00 Fitzgerald, James, 3 12 Ham, Herrick, 3 75 Frawley, Michael, 12 81 Hicks, Samuel, 5 55 Fogg, B., 9 00 Ham, Joseph, 15 03 Flynn, Daniel, 10 93 Hatch, Freeman, 10 50 Fitz, Michael, 114 12 Hodgkins, Jonathan, 12 20 Foley, Michael, 14 49 Hodgkins, George, 42 75 Griffin, Patrick, 8 44 Ham, Nelson, 66 85 STREET COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. 63

Names. Amt. paid. Names. Amt. paid, Hart, Thomas, 6 75 Lewiston Gas Light Co., 9 50 Ham, E., 45 62 Moriarty, Dennis, 42 18 Hodgkins, Charles, 9 75 Moore; P., 3 75 Ham, J. S. P., (cement), 78 00 Mae, Thomas, 50 62 Hatch, J. G., 4 50 Miclon, Michael, 1 25 Haley, Samuel, 2 30 Macaway, Patrick, 6 25 Hurley, James, 1 60 Manning, Thomas, 9 37 Hewey, James, 1 50 McVoy, P., 50 41 Jordan, Benjamin, 6 25 McNully, 7 18 Jordan, James, 14 95 Moore, John, 4 50 Jordan, G. W., 4 35 Mullen, James, 58 87 Jaokson, Joseph, 11 00 McGaran, John, 5 12 Jepson, Leonard, 3 75 McCarty, J., 23 12 Jackson, Samuel, 10 50 Maureon, B., 1 25 Jenkins, Daniel, 1 50 Maurean, F., 14 37 Johnson, J., 12 0U McKenquin, William, 12 00 Jenkins, John, 31 22 Marshall, John, 68 99 Jones, L. M., 11 40 Maney, Patrick, 42 25 Jones, John B., 51 10 McCarty, Patrick, 48 84 Jenkins, William, 6 0U McCarty, Daniel, 13-S 84 Knox, John, 40 68 McLaughlin, Patrick, 151 23 Kelley, P. M., 7 12 Murphy, Edward, 28 43 Kennedy, John, 46 56 McQuade, Peter, 76 56 Kelley, Phillip, 67 48 Murphy, Dennis, 17 18 King, Thomas, 83 10 McQuade, James, 841 16 Killim, J. F., 31 37 Murry, Michael, 14 10 Kennedy, Daniel, 4 50 McLeod, John, 56 62 Leighton, A., 80 68 Murry, Patrick, 8 00 Leslie, George, 4 50 Marrigan, Stephen, 24 69 Litchfield, Noah, 23 65 Mullen, John, 62 Lowell, Mark., 4 00 Magee, James, 13 43 Loring, Nicholas, 15 00 Maurean, Eugene, 3 75 Loring, John, 1 50 Menon, Michael, 18 12 Lane, Hiram, 3 00 McHugh, Edward, 47 50 Lowell, Jonathan, 3 00 McKern, Michael, 16 87 Lowell, Cyrus, 3 00 Mitchell, C R., 3 75 Leary, Cornelius, 62 Mitchell, Jonathan, 10 25 Lowell, Jeremiah, 11 25 Mitohell, J. W., 39 75 Lincoln, Levi, 9 00 Moriarty, Daniel, 1 25 Lewiston Machine Company, Morrill, John, 10 50 for Castings, 64 68 Meader, Tobias, 5 25 Lewiston Falls Bank, for Mitchell, I. N., 39 75 Stone, 28 50 Merrill, G. H., 15 75 Leavitt, D. H., 74 0.J Mahoney, D., 15 00 Lowell, William, 22 00 Merrill, Wm. S., 6 0J Littlefield, O. H., 8 00 Mountford, A., 15 00 LangdonLeland, C, .David E. , 84383 350 Moore, Timothy, 4 25 Marrow, William, 8 25 64 STREET COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

Namei. Amt. paid, Names. Amt. paid, McCott, John, 33 43 Roach, Morris, 8156 McGee, William, 17 56 Ragan, James, 77 67 McCarty, Cornelius 2i5 74 Spaulding, John, 9 62 Nixon, John, 38 12 Seabury, George, 18 CO Nixon, William, 12 00 Stewart, Stacy, 13 54 Nash, Daniel, 6 75 Stewart, Samuel, 2 25 Newbegin, George, 8 00 Stetson, E., 43 80 Nevins, Davis, 1100 Skinner, James, 8 25 Nularill, Joseph, 2 50 Skinner, Samuel, 9 75 Nevens, A., 129 31 Strout & Stinchfield, Black- O'Brien, John, 125 smithing, 60 39 O'Brien, William, 125 Sturtevant, 0., 210 Owen It. M. & Co., Tools Small, John N., 10 40 and Nails. 180 29 Sleeper, E., 33 74 O'Conley, Tim, 5 00 Skelton, William, 8 80 O'Leary, M., 8 09 Skinner, J., 1100 O'Brien, John, 25 00 Stewart, S., 13 50 O'Neal, John, 2 00 Shettell, A., 83 74 O'Brien, William, 3 75 Shehan, Jerry, 53 S3 O'Hern, Thomas, 117 75 Stevens, Amos, 1312 Parker, S., 2 00 Sanborn, Dudley, 14 0) Prentiss, E. P., 15 75 Sullivan, Owen, 2 SO Pettengill, C. J., 28 25 Shea) Michael, 1219 Pray, Benjamin, 20 25 Sullivan, John, 16 21 Paine, G. W., 16 19 Sullivan, James, 15 62 Pratt, E, 2 5b Shehan, Patrick, 67 27 Perham, E. S., •8 50 Savage, James, 2 0) Quinby, Aaron,, 21 50 Scott, Francis, 30 31 Read, Samuel, for Land Slattery, Michael, 40 93 Damage, £30 00 Slattery, John, 4 37 Rollins, J. D., 6 00 Shehan, Michael, 34 63 Richardson, S., 14 00 Sampson, G. T., 14175 Russel, Walter, 5 00 Teel, Jonathan, 10 10 Record, C. B., 3 8o Tibbets, Daniel, 42 75 Rowe, D., 137 45 Taylor, Asa, 10 50 Read, A. C, 17 00 Taylor, Charles, 150 Read, S. N., 3 75 Tracy, Daniel, 43 75 Record, Dana, 1 50 Tracy, Samuel, 3 75 Rand, Jason, 10 75 Tarr, Aaron, 153 Read, Hart, 9 60 Thorn, T. A., 10) Read, C, 4 50 Thomas, S. D., 13 50 Royal, Jesse, 1 5 Taylor, B. C, 8 2) Randall, Foster, 3 00 Thompson, James, ll^l) Roberts, James, 3 12 Thompson, Solomon 65) Rynn, John, 15 55 Tarbox, P. C, 3 00 Ragan, Michael, 4 37 Thomas, James, 4 00 Roach, John, 11 25 Tracy. John, 77 79 Roach, Michael, 2 50 Tenney, Martin, ICO 31 STREET COMMISSIONER's REPORT. 65

Karnes. Amt. paid. Nomas. Amt. paid. Thompson, Samuel, 16 25 Wakefield, A.. 18 75 Turner, Benjamin, 7 50 Wright, G. W., 32 75 Tarr, Isaac, 6 00 Whittum, Daniel, 3 00 Torsey, Joseph, 7 27 Walworth & Co., (iron Varney, Addison, 6 75 . PIPe), 1,291 52 Verrill & Webber, stone, 100 00 Wright, Sumner, 3 75 Vorn, J., 8 75 Wright, W. R., 6 00 Vincin, Joseph, 7 19 Wilson, Henry, 150 Wakefield, John, 370 00 Weir, Robert, 3 00 Wakefield, G. W., 198 77 White, J., 26 00 Ward, John, 3 25 Wentworth, A., 3 00 Whalan, Patrick, 4 37 Webber, S. J., 3 75 Whalley, Michael, 42 62 Webber, W., 4 00 Weymouth, C. C, 6 00 Ware, Lewis, 6 50 Wakefield, Sarah, (land Wilbur Benjamin, 9 00 damage), 100 00 Wright, Phineas, 1186 Wilkins, Manley W., 75 Woodard, William, 39 55 Weymouth, James, 19 47 Webb, George, 27 69 Webster, X., 4 00 Wood, J. N. & Co., 35 30 Webster, William, 3 00 Wood, Jas. & Co., (lum- Webber, Daniel, 56 40 ber),) 1,034 56 Wheeler, 0. H., 43 16

The following is a schedule of tools on hand March 1st, 1866, belonging to this department, viz : One stone roller, one snow plough, three hand snow scrapers, one plow, one scraper, one wheel-barrow, one stone hammer, one top maul, one saw, one square, one axe, three grub hoes, one iron bar, four picks, six shovels, twelve snow shovels, one claw bar, one level, one adz, one ice chisel, one hoe. JOHN S. P. HAM, STREET COMMISSIONER. 5 EEPOET

OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN.

To the City Council of Lewiston : GENTLEMEN :—Herewith I submit for your inspection my report as City Physician for the current year: The total number of deaths at the alms house is seven; of these six were admitted during the year and were sick at the time of their admittance. Their respective names, ages, date of death and diseases of which they died, are as follows: Fred Stewart, aged thirteen years, died of phthisis, March 12th, 1865. Mary Cook, aged fifty-four years, died of pneumonia, June lltb, 1865. Alma S. Frye, aged twenty years, died of phthisis pulmonale July 17th, 1865. Margaret Stafford, aged forty years, died of phthisis pulmonalis, October 4th, 1865. David Merrill, aged seventy-four years, died November 22d, 1865. Silas A. Chase, aged thirty-three years, died of chronic diarrhoea, December 27th, 1865. Ann Lawless, aged one year, died of debility, February 3d, 1865. The total number of cases of small pox, is four; of these, one proved fatal. Gentlemen, it is our duty to be ever vigilant for the welfare of the community, and to bear our part in sustaining its institutions and burdens, and the one of all others which calls more loudly at the pres­ ent time for our most earnest attention, is the public hygiene of our city. It demands immediate action in regard to sanitary regulations, PHYSICIAN'S REPORT. 67 as to the location of hospitals, drainage ventilation and the measures for the prevention of epidemic and contagious diseases. Where cholera has prevailed as an epidemic in the East, statistics show that the crowded and filthy portions havo suffered most severely. Should an epidemic of any kind break out in this city during the present state of affairs, with no hospital, no pest house, and with a great want of proper drainage in many of our most public thorough­ fares, and our crowded houses, so poorly ventilated, a fearful mortality must be expected. I am, gentlemen, yours respectfully, M. C WEDGEWOOD, CITY PHYSICIAN. EEPOET

OF THE CITY MARSHAL,

CITY OF LEWISTON, ) Marshal's Office, March 10th, 1866. J To the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Lewiston: GENTLEMEN :—I herewith submit for your consideration my report of the operations of the Police Department for the year ending March 10th, 1866. The whole number of arrests for the past eleven months, is four hundred and five, for the following causes, to wit: Maroli . July . t o January . October . t o Octobe r Januar y to Jul y t o Apri l Total . Fro m Fro m Fro m Fro m Assault and battery, 15 19 23 9 66 Assaulting an officer, 3 3 Aiding prisoner to escape, 3 3 Assault with intent to kill, 2 3 16 Adultery, 5 5 Attempt to commit rape, 1 1 2 Breaking and entering, 12 5 8 Breaking windows, 1 3 15 BeatiDg animals, 1 1 2 Breaking the Sabbath, 3 9 6 2 'ZO Bathing without proper clothing, 1 1 Bastardy process, 1 2 3

Number carried forward, 28 87 41 18 124 MARSHAL'S REPORT. 69 April - Januar y t o t o October . t o July . Januar y Jul y t o Octobe r Apri l Fro m Fro m Fro m Fro m Total . C O & Number brought forward, 28 £ 124 Carrying deadly weapons, 2 *1 Common drunkard, 3 3 Committing nuisance, 1 1 Drunk and disturbing the peace, 30 9 8 14 61 Disturbing the peace, 1 5 1 7 Defacing a building, 1 1 Disturbing school, 3 1 4 Discharging fire arms, 1 1 Fornication, 1 1 2 Fighting, 6 6 Fast driving, 7 7 2 2 18 Gambling on the Sabbath, 5 5 Horse stealing, 3 3 Interference with an officer, 2 2 Keeping dog without license, 11 1 1 3 Keeping disorderly house, 1 1 Larceny, 15 13 29 13 70 Murderous threats 1 1 3 Maintaining a nuisance, 1 1 Night walking, 1 1 Obtaining money under false pretenses, 1 1 2 Obtaining goods under false pretenses, 1 1 Obstructing sidewalks, 1 1 Riot, 1 6 1 2 10 Rape, 1 1 Search and siezure, 20 11 8 7 46 Search warrant, 2 2 Secreting stolen goods, 1 2 3 Setting dog on boy, 1 1 Single sale of intoxicating liquors, 7 5 5 17 Truancy, 1 1 2 131 108 107 55 405 I herewith submit a statement of the number of arrests for drun­ kenness, which is the corner stone of all the criminal prosecutions which have been instituted in the city the past year, together with the number of arrests last year from the same cause. I have arranged 70 MARSHAL'S REPORT. the statement in form, so that at a glance may be seen and compared the number of arrests from this prolifio source of crime for each month for tho two years past:

.Month. Sept . June . July . Aug . Jan . April . Oct . Total . Nov . Deo . Feb . | Mar . | | May . I I I I 1 I For the year 1864-5. 21 16 13 3 21 16 29 3 10 11 9 9 160 For the year 1865-6. 19 8 6 4 6 4 6 1 2 11 3 68

Of the four hundred and fivearrest s which have been made the past year, two hundred and forty cases are traceable directly to the use of intoxicating liquors, and at least thirty more can be charged to the same account, although not perhaps so directly as in the for- mcr instances. Of these latter cases, the larger portion are juvenile offenders, whose parents, through the use of intoxicating liquors, are instigated to utterly neglect their offspring, and allow them to grow up in idleness and to acquire vicious habits, which crop out in a harvest of crime, which, unless checked by the suppression of the Bale of intoxicating drinks, will increase in magnitude to an extent that will in a few years be beyond control. For this class of offenders a house of reformation would, doubt­ less, be the means of effecting a reformation in many cases, as it would take from under the control of vicious parents, for a time at least, some who are naturally prone to evil, and others who would be improved in morals by a removal from their parents. Our county jail, under the fatherly care of Gen. Littlefield, pre­ sents too many inducements, in the shape of good fare, warm cells, and a freedom from labor and care, to those disposed to commit crime, to deter them from indulging in their evil propensities. A little wholesome restraint and steady employment for such criminals, during the term of their imprisonment, would be attended with very salutary results. The duties of the night watchmen have been faithfully performed by the experienced and tried men who have held those positions for several years past. This .fact is sufficiently established by the free­ dom of the city from any serious outbreak of a riotous character. Our city has been saved from any disastrous fires, which good for­ tune may be measurably attributed to the unceasing vigilance of the night watchmen, whose silent rounds have doubtless stayed the torch of the incendary. There has been but one oase of burglary MARSHAL'S REPORT. 71 the past year, the chief perpetrator of which was promptly arrested in Boston while attempting to dispose of his ill-gotten gains, and is now undergoing punishment in the State prison. In November last Mr. Benjamin F. Tarbox was added to the police force, and is found to be a worthy aid to Messrs. Farr and Phillips, who have so acceptably filled the situations of night watchmen and policemen since the organization of the city government. Another night watchman could be advantageously employed, as more ground could be covered, and the whole service be more systematically performed. It has become a common, and, I doubt not, a very judicious prac­ tice, to require the policemen of cities to appear in uniform while on duty. Policemen are, or should be, among the representative men of the city, and so long as they act in that capacity should be expected to present a neat and becoming appearance in their dress, and I know of no way this desirable end can be accomplished unless the city government takes the matter into their own hands, and indi­ cates, by order, the garb in which their servants shall be arrayed, for so long as the question is left to the individual tastes of the offi­ cers appointed, so long will each man choose such clothing as suits his own fancy. The lock-up, as at present arranged, is inconvenient and unsuita­ ble for the purposes for which it is intended. It cannot be warmed, has no ventilation, and is not a safe place to detain some of the des­ perate characters that find their way within its narrow precincts. Besides,^ it is occasionally flooded by water from the room above, which of course makes it an uncomfortable and almost uninhabi­ table place for the night watchmen, who make their head-quarters in the room adjoining the cells. I have received the sum of $1,330.15 from the following sources:

Licenses for exhibitions, $229 50 Licenses for billiard-rooms and bowling-saloons, 50 00 Dog licenses, 100 00 Fees for services, 801 54 Settlement of liquor prosecution, 43 25 Settlement of other cases, 54 60 Receipts from other sources, 51 27 $1,330 15 72 MARSHAL'S REPORT.

In addition to this amount, about $275.00 fees are due from the County, which will be allowed by the county commissionen at their next session. Respectfully submitted. W. H. WALDRON, city MABSHAL. REPORT OF THE MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK.

To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Leickton : I have the honor to make the following report of wood and bark surveyed by me from November 1st, 18C5, to March 7th, 1866. Whole amount surveyed, 781 cords, 6 3-4 feet. Cords. Feet. Hard wood, 686 4 1-4 Soft wood, 93 1 Bark, 2 1 1-4 The fees amount to ?39.97, of which I have received $22.35, leaving a balance of $17.62 due. Respectfully submitted, J. F. PUTNAM, SUEVEYOB Lewiston, March 7th, 1866. REPORT

SUPERINTENDENT OF BURIALS.

To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Lewiston: Since March 21th, 1865, the date of my last repcrt, there have been eighty-one burials made in Riverside Cemetery—twenty-six males and fifty-five females. AGE, Under five years, 33 From five to ten years, 4 " ten to twenty years, 6 " twenty to thirty years, 8 " thirty to forty years, 4 " forty to fifty years, 5 " fifty to sixty years, 3 " sixty to seventy years, 2 " seventy to eighty years, 1 " eighty to ninety years, 2 Of unknown age, 13 There are now seventeen in the receiving vault, which, added to the above, are ninety-eight. Thirteen of this number have been brought from other grounds, showing that the number of deaths in Lewiston, of those buried at Riverside and now in vault, to be eighty-five. Mr. Bart. Taylor, of Barker's Mills, has reported eight burials made by him, at that place, during the past year. Mr. Taylor is the only one of our sextons who has made report of burials for this year, although they have been particularly requested so to do on or before the first day of this month. Respectfully submitted, T. B. THOMPSON, SUPERINTENDENT OF BUBIALS REPORT OF THE CITY SOLICITOR.

To the City Council in and for the City of Lewiston: Your solicitor for the current year respectfully submits the follow­ ing report:— During the year there have been an unusual number of claims for damages sustained by reason of defective sidewalks. This will be a fruitful source of litigation and loss to the city so long as we indulge in plank walks. From the experience I have had I have come to the conclusion that no more expensive material for your sidewalks can be found than wood. If there is a hole or crack anywhere to be found, some man or woman seems to have been created on purpose to fall into it. At the commencement of this year, there was pend­ ing, a suit in favor of Uriah Reed and wife, against the city, wherein one thousand dollars was claimed for damages resulting in this way. I afterwards settled it for a small and very reasonable sum. A Mrs. Peacock, residing on Lisbon street, received a somewhat serious injury from a defect in the walk. I thoroughly investigated the case, and made a settlement most favorable to you. There is now pending in the supremo court an action, Starbird Jones vs. the city, also, for an injury received, as she says, from a defective sidewalk. I made an investigation of her claim, and advise that it be contested, she being most thoroughly unreasonable. A lady, whose name has now escaped my memory, residing in Franklin County, presents a very large claim for damages sustained in the same way. She has not yet commenced suit, but will soon. I advise that the claim be contested, on the ground that she is unreasonable, if on no other. A Mr3. Mary Bliss, of Auburn, also claims to recover. Cause of 76 SOLICITOR'S REPORT. action the same. I presume the matter will be presented to you immediately, and will then be investigated by your Solicitor. At your last meeting there was referred to me the petition of Mrs. John Cushing and daughter, claiming that you should respond to them in damages. I have not yet had time to investigate the matter, and can of course give no opinion of its merits. There is now pending in the Supreme Court, an action, Samuel L. Gilman against the City. This is a claim for $300 bounty, paid to volunteers on the quota of this city under the last call. Mr. Gilman was mustered into the servioe as Captain, remained at Augusta a few days and was discharged, there being no further need of soldiers. It was not known by the city authorities that he counted on our quota until a long time after. I thought that there was no equity in his claim, and had grave doubts of the law, therefore I contested. It has been referred to Judge Walton, and will be argued before long. Mr. Gilman is and was a resident of Gardiner. Your sidewalks are in better condition than they are in any other city in this State, except perhaps Portland, and yet these claims are constantly arising. You have not yet been obliged to pay much in the aggregate, even, but the liability remains. I would either abolish sidewalks entirely, or else commence at once building of brick. There has been considerable business in your Municipal Court arising from liquor prosecutions. In every case, except perhaps one, conviction has followed prosecution, and otherwise it must be evident to every candid man that the enforcement of the law during this year has been vigorous, and has improved the condition of morals wonderfully. Respectfully, WM. P. FRYE, CITY SOLICITOR. Lewiston, March 15, 1866. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.

CITY OF LEWISTON, March 15, 1866. To the City Council of Lewiston : GKNTMMBN :—The Committee on public property submit the fol­ lowing report: The money placed at our disposal for improvements of the City Park and erection of flag-staff thereon is as follows : First appropriation, ?500 00 Second appropriation, for same purpose, 350 00 For grass sold from the park, 51 50 For old flag-staff,sold , 8 00 $909 50 The following are the amounts of expenditures: For flag-staff, $494 89 " 43 trees set in the spring, 43 00 •• 17 " " " fall, 17 00 " Lumber for protecting trees, 29 33 " Tools, nail*, &c, 7 82 " Advertising and selling two crops grass on park, 8 25 " Labor on trees, grading and weeding walks on park, 200 94 " Repair on lock-up, 7 97 " Other small bills, 4 24 " Team work, hauling stones and gravel for park, 42 50 855 94

Leaving a balance of $43 53 78 PUBLIC PROPERTY COMMITTEE REPOBT.

We have graded and paved the streets on the park to some extent, yet some further improvement will be necessary early in the spring, sloping the highest banks beside the walks, and seeding the same to

In February last we were notified that the city lock-up was ren* dered unfit for use in consequence of the chimiley and stove-funnel being out of repair, and the necessary repairs were made. We omit to report in detail the amount and value of the publio property, as reference may be made to the reports of the Auditor, and other departments of the city government for the same. We have not acted in compliance with the resolve of the City Council ordering the sale of the David Merrill house and lot, as it became necessary to use the same as a hospital. All of which is respectfully submitted, JOSIAH DAY, ) A. M. JONES, COMMITTEE L. L. BLAKE, °N BENJ. R. COTTON, J PUBLIC Property. REPOET

OF TUB COMMITTEE ON DRAINS AND SEWERS.

To the City Council of the City of Lewiston : GENTLEMEN :—The Joint Standing Committee on Drains and Sewers ask leave, and herewith submit the report of Street Commis­ sioner J. S. P. Ham, showing the expenditure made by him in the construction of the common sewer through Lincoln Street, from Cross Canal No. 1 to Cross Canal No. 2, together with the outlet of said sewer over private lands belonging to John Griffin, Franklin Co., and Lewiston Mills, and connecting with the portion of the outlet of said sewer, constructed in the summer of 1864. A plan of the lands on Lincoln Street and abutting on said com­ mon sewer, with the names of the owners thereof, together with lands more remote, situated on Mill and Oxford Streets, so called, and between the Cross Canal Nos. 1 and 2 is also herewith submitted. The Lincoln Street sewer not having been completed until late in the autumn of 1865, no measures have yet been taken to insure the immediate drainage of the abutting lands; and as sanitary considera­ tions Would seem to require that early measures be taken to secure the objects for which that common sewer was constructed, your committee respectfully recommend : That immediate notice be served upon each owner of land abutting upon Said sewer, or the occupants thereof, or on both if necessary, requesting them within a specified time to enter their respective private drains into said common sewer, under the direction of the Street Commissioner, as provided in the City Ordinance relating thereto. Plans and estimates were commenced, but not completed, for the construction of a sewer from Main, through Lisbon Street, to a point where the sewer purchased of the Franklin Company crosses said 80 DRAWS AND SEWERS COMMITTEE REPORT, street, but the season suitable for the work had so far advanced at the time of the completion of the sewer in Lincoln Street, that it was deemed advisable by your Committee to defer that work until the spring of 1866, when your Committee hope the work may be prosecuted. Your Committee also present for the consideration of the Council the accompanying Resolve. Resolved, That it is expedient, and that the interest of the City demands that immediate steps be taken to procure a survey of streets where sewerage is now, or prospectively demanded; that bounds and grades of streets be established, and that a definite plan of sewerage be determined upon. M. FRENCH, ) COMMITTEE DANIEL HOLLAND, [• ON WELLS W. AYER, ) DRAINS AND SBWERS.

CITY OF LEWISTON.

To the City Council of Lewiston : GENTLEMEN :—The Joint Standing Committee on Drains and Sewers, to whom was referred the petition of J. K. Blanchard and six others, praying " that a public sewer be placed up Main Street to Middle Street," have had the same under consideration and report, that it is deemed inexpedient to build said sewer, (no definite system of sewerage having been adopted by the city,) and that the petition­ ers have leave to withdraw. M. FRENCH. ") COMMITTEE DANIEL HOLLAND, [ ON WELLS W. AYER, ) DRAINS AND SIWEBS DRAINS AND SEWERS COMMITTEE REPORT. 81

CITY OF LEWISTON.

To MARSHALL FRENCH, ESQ., Cliairman of Committee on Drains and Seicers: I have the honor to respectfully submit the following report, show­ ing the amount expended by me in the completion of Lincoln Street sewer:— Repairing outlet of sewer, 8438 92 Amount expended from piling at end of sewer put in by J. B. Jones, Street Commissioner, to easterly line of land owned by Lewiston Mills Company, 4,083 52 Expenditures on Lincoln Street, from Cross Canal No. 1 to No. 2, and from Lincoln Street to land of Lewiston Mills Company, $4,737 34 Damages awarded to John Griffin by referees, 131 00 $4,868 34 Total amount expended by me, $9,390 78 J. S. P. HAM, STREET COMMISSIONER. Amount expended by J. B. Jones, Street Commissioner, as per report for 1865, 84,373.31. Lewiston. March 5, 1866. 6 REPORT or mi LIQUOR AGENT.

To the Honorable Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Lewiston: The subscriber respectfully submits the following report of liquors sold from March 11, 1865 to date: Amount of liquors on hand March 11, 1865, $774 76 Amounts of Eaton Shaw, at various times, to date, 2,869 00

$3,643 76 Amount on hand at date, $889 30 Cash sales, 2,976 96 $3,866 26 Freight bills, $ 20 50 Salary, 150 00 Cash on hand, 52 00 $3,866 26 JOHN G. COOK, LIQUOR AGBST. Lewiston, April 5th, 1866. REPORT

OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER.

To the City Council of the City of Lewiston: GENTIEMIN:—In accordance with the requirements of the City Ordinance, I herewith submit the following report, embracing a list of officers and number of men belonging to the department; the condition of engines, hook and ladder truck, hose carriage, and all other property belonging to the department; the location and con­ dition of reservoirs; the number of fires and alarms, owners or occupants of buildings destroyed or injured: The companies are full and the members always ready to do the duties devolving upon them as firemen. There are a number of localities where a necessity exists for a better supply of water. I would recommend the building of at least four good reservoirs. The most important locations being on Main Street, near the residence of J. M. Frye, Esq., and at the junctions of Bates and Pine, Main and Franklin, Ash and Horton Streets. Large amounts of property are exposed in these localities. The department has been called out by fires and alarms eleven times. The department is composed of a Board of Engineers, two Engine Companies, and one Hook and Ladder Company. The City Council have purchased a steam fire engine, and the Engineers have presented, for your approval, a list of officers and members for a steam fire engine company.

BOARD OF ENGINEERS. S. I. ABBOTT, CHIEF ENGINEER. I. J. CURTIS, EDWARD SANDS, C. C. THING. • ASSISTANT ENGINEERS. J. C. DOWNS, 84 ENGINEER'S REPORT.

LEWISTON ENGINE COMPANY No. 1.

HOUSE ON PARK BTEBET. Engine in good order; 28 feet suction hose and 500 feet leading hose in good condition. House out of repair and should receive your attention at an early day. JOHN ROGERS, Foreman, W. W. PARSONS, First Assistant. N. F. CLAPP, Second Assistant. G. W. GOODBEHERE, Clerk. Number of members forty-two.

ANDROSCOGGIN ENGINE COMPANY No. 3.

HOUSE ON CHAPEL STREET. House and Engine in good order; 26 feet suction hose, 509 feet leading hose, in good condition. C. H. SPRAGUE, Foreman. J. S. PARKER, First Assistant. I. B. MERRILL, Second Assistant. ISAIAH MERRILL, Clerk. Number of members fifty-seven.

HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY No. 1.

HOUSE ON FRANKLIN STREET. House, carriage and fixtures in good order. JOHN HAMLIN, Foreman. E. M. STEADMAN, First Assistant. DAVID ROWE, Second Assistant. GEORGE H. WEBB, Clerk. DAVID ROWE, Treasurer. Number of members twenty. ENGINEER'S REPORT. 86

STEAM FIRE ENGINE COMPANY No. 1.

HOUSE ON MAIN STREET. House, carriage and hose in good order. JOHN. F. PUTNAM, Foreman. GEORGE BEARCE, Assistant. A. P. STILES, Engineer. WILLIAM WOOD, Assistant. JOSEPH STEVENS, Fireman and Steward. Number of members seventeen.

RESERVOIRS. 1 Junction Main and Sabattis Streets. 2 Rear of J. B. Jones' building, Main Street. 3 Bates Street, near the Maine Central Depot •4 Park Street, near the Methodist Church. 5 Junction Pierce and Walnut Streets. 6 Seminary Street, near James Wood's. 7 Knox Street, near Primary School House.

PLATFORMS. 1 On Canal, foot of Ash Street. 2 Rear of Webb's Shop, head of Lisbon Street. 3 Head of Chapel Street, on River.

LIST OF FIRES AND ALARMS. FOR THE YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 28TH, 1866. AprU 4. False alarm. April 7. False alarm. April 22. Fire on Bates Street—stable owned by H. D. Lovejoy. Damage, $100. No insurance. Cause incendiary. 86 ENGINEER'S REPORT.

May 3. False alarm. Originated in Auburn. June 3. False alarm. June 6. Fire in dwelling house owned by Benj. Holt. Damage slight. Cause, defective chimney. July 27. Fire in waste-house of Lewiflton Mills. Loss covered by insurance. October 26. False alarm. November 5. Fire on Main Street—building owned by Benjamin Marden. Damage $600. No insurance. For want of water at this fire to supply the engines there would have have been a greater loss of property had not the pumps at Lincoln Mill come to the rescue. November 22. Fire on Lincoln Street, in dwelling house owned or occupied by Mr. Sullivan. Damage $600, covered by insurance. Cause, defect in chimney. At this fire the pumps of Bates Mills. did effective service. January 22. Fire on Lisbon Street—building owned by Judge Redington. Damage slight. Cause, defect in chimney. Respectfully submitted, S. I. ABBOTT, CHAIRMAN. I. G. CURTIS, Secretary. Lewiston, March 1st, 1866. REPORT OF COMMITTEE

OH SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL HOUSES.

To the City Council of Lewiston : The Joint Standing Committee on Schools and School Houses, in lubmitting their final report, beg leave to call attention to some of the more important subjects which have come under their considera­ tion during the past year: In accordance with a suggestion of the Mayor, in his annual address of last year, and an order from the Council referring its con­ sideration to us, your Committee early investigated the question of a change in the number and terms of service of the School Committee. The result was, the report by us, of " an Ordinance relating to School Committee," which provided for the increase of their number from three to seven, for their annual election, and for their establishing such a division and allotment of labor and compensation among them­ selves as they might consider reasonable and expedient. This Ordi­ nance, which we understood to be a substantial compliance with the recommendations of the Mayor, did not, however, commend itself to your approval, and after several proposed amendments and long delays the Ordinance was rejected by both Boards, and the School Committee left in statu quo. The subject is one upon which the most honest and intelligent champions of educational interests may reasonably differ, and can perhaps be only satisfactorily determined by making the experiment recommended. Your Committee, although divided in opinion as to the expediency of any change, were unani­ mous in signing the report, feeling that no serious risk could attend such an experiment. Three new school-houses have been erected by us, under your 88 SCHOOLS ANO SCHOOL HOUSES. instructions, during the year, viz: One in " the Jackson District," one in " No Name Pond District," and one at Sabattisville. A question arose whether the people of Sabattisville and No Name Pond District would not be best provided for by being united. After due notice to the people of those sections, and a full hearing on the subject, we became satisfied that such a union would be injudicious, and reported accordingly. The estimated cost of these new erections was not quite sufficient (by about $200) for their entire completion, owing to a rise in the price of material and labor, not anticipated at the time of the esti­ mates. Annexed will be found in detail the items of expenditure. Statement of expenditures for School Houses erected for No Name Pond, Jackson and Sabattisville Districts : Paid Simeon Libby for underpinning, and setting the same, and for stone, and drilling them for fence, at No Name Pond District, $74 08 F. C. Houghton, for grading and trucking, 22 00 S. It. Bearce & Co., for lumber, plaining and trucking, 809 43 Lewiston Steam Mill Co., for lumber, 37 09 R. Drinkwater, for lumber, 40 OJ 0. H. Smith, for window-frames, doors, sash and blinds, blackboards, and painting the same, 108 86 Furbish & Smith, for window-frames and sash, 11 60 0. H. Littlefield, for circular window-frames, sash and blinds, 10 50 R. M. Owen & Co., for glass, hardware, nails &c, 113 09 W. W. Ayer, fbr nails and hardware, 24 97 C. E. Leland & Co., for bricks, 7 90 S. D. Thomas & Co., for bricks. 22 50 A. Wentworth, for building chimneys and plastering, 98 46 C. H. Haskell, for trucking brick, 8 50 Alexander Dwelley, for lot at Sabattisville, 104 00 Jesse Royal, for lot at Jackson, 15 00 Lewiston Machine Co., for window-weights, 8 15 C. Greeley, for repairing Grammar School House roof, 4 12 B. C. Taylor, for underpinning, and setting the same, and building fence at Jackson, 88 25 0. L. Wheeler, for trucking, 12 00 Amount oarried forward, (1,620 41 SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL HOUSES. 89

Amount brought forward, $1,620 50 Paid George Hodgkins, for self and oxen, grading and trucking brick at Jackson district, 28 00 Joseph L. Ross, for school furniture, 416 84 A. R. R., for freight on furniture, 11 67 David Rowe, for horse hire, 6 00 Leonard Jepson, for labor, grading and putting in wood, 15 CO Joseph Taylor, for labor, grading, 10 50 M. Holland, for carpenter labor at Jackson district, 158 CO A. P. Taylor, for self and oxen, grading, 32 03 Brooks & Chamberlain, for selling old school-house, 6 00 Bond & Thomas, for grading at Sabattisville, 30 00 Edwin Fitch, for trucking, 2 CO James F. Jewell, for carpenter labor at No Name Pond and Sabattisville, 339 41 James Weymouth, for grading and blasting on lot at Sabattisville, 58 26 P. C. Tarbox, for horse hire, 19 00 I. R. Hall, for painting and glazing, 243 00 James Thomas, for labor and hauling lumber, 2 75 L. L. Blake, for chairs, 3 93 Ellery Bond, for building fence at Sabattisville, 42 25 Orrin Davis, for labor, setting up furniture, 8 25 John Goss, for stove-funnel and setting up same, 47 10 C. Greeley, for cash paid, services and trucking, 203 67 53,410 10 Appropriation, ?3:20 0 00 Received from sales of old school-houses, 54 00 $3,254 00

Excess of expenditures, $156 10

Through the liberality of Mr. F. C. Houghton, the lot for the school-house at No Name Pond was donated to the city. The loca­ tion of the house there has been changed from its old site, some thirty-five rods north-westerly, to a more accessible and convenient spot. The lot where the old house stood having been given on con­ dition that it should continue to be used for a school-house lot, reverts to the former proprietor. It seemed important to enlarge the 90 BCHOOLS AND SCHOOL HOUSES. lot in the Jackson neighborhood. We accordingly purchased a small additional strip of land adjoining, which very much improves the school-house accommodations. The lot selected by ua at Sabattis- ville, although, perhaps, not so desirable in point of location as could have been wished, seemed to be the one most generally satisfactory and acceptable to the people of that locality. The repairs upon the Scribner School House, as recommended by us, have not as yet been made. They should be made, we think, as early as practicable. Several minor matters have been before us, as petitions for increase of damages for land in former years for school houses, &c, to which we have given such consideration as we thought was demanded, and reported accordingly. The principal subject which has received our attention, and, we think, the crowning work of the City Government for the past year, is the projected Grammar School House. Unavoidable delays have occurred, as in previous years, in maturing and perfecting the neces­ sary plans and arrangements for this project, but we congratulate the City Government on its successful issue, at last. We feel a pride and satisfaction in the progress which has been made. Without arrogating to ourselves the credit or honor of originating the new plan, we have faithfully and considerately examined the recommenda­ tions of our predecessors, as well as the arguments and opinions of competent and experienced judges, bearing upon this question, and feel no hesitation in expressing the conviction that the best method for the educational interests of our city is the one which has been adopted by you for the proposed Grammar School House. A spacious, central, sightly and desirable lot has been obtained for its location; the plans and specifications in thorough detail, have been elaborately prepared by the accomplished architect. Proposals for doing the work have been handed in, and everything seems in readi­ ness for the erection of the building the coming season. That a plan so comparatively new, so much at variance with the limited views and experience of the past on the subject of Common School Houses, and which calls for so large an expenditure of money &r its accomplishment, should meet with some opposition, is not strange. On the other hand, it is not surprising that you have exhibited such cordial unanimity in its support. The Common School interest is the interest of the people, and SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL HOUSES. 91 whatever tends to promote, enlarge and elevate that interest you would be faithless in duty to hinder or oppose. The material prosperity and industrial energies and activities for which our young city is so justly distinguished, can best bo strength­ ened and preserved by building on the broad and deep foundations of virtue and intelligence. Economy and material success, therefore, no less than experience, reason, philanthropy and 'religion, enjoins it upon us that no retro­ gression be taken in this matter of Common School interests. H. C. GOODENOW, M. FRENCH, JOINT STANDING COMMITTEH J. P. FESSENDEN, ON CYRUS GREELY, [ SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL HOUSES. R. E. PATTERSON. Lewiston, March 13, 1866. REPORT

or THE SUPERINTENDING SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council: The Superintending School Committee respectfully submit the following as their annual report of the condition of our schools the past year: During the year just closed we have had under our charge thirty- one schools, consisting of the High, Grammar, five Intermediate, eleven Primary and thirteen Rural schools. Our school year is divided into three terms, commencing with the spring term. The past year we have been able to provide three terms : one of thirteen and two of twelve weeks each for the High and Grammar Schools, and three terms, of twelve, eleven and ten weeks in all the other schools of the city except the Sabattis, where the city erected a school-house late in the summer season. We are happy to be able to report our schools as being in a very prosperous and healthy condition. Great care and pains has been taken on the part of your Committee to look after their welfare. We have sought to check at once what might, if neglected, result in eerious insubordination and injury to the schools. In this way, the best order has generally been maintained throughout our schools. We hesitate not to say, that our schools will compare favorably with the best schools in our State. We must expect some faults and failures—they are common to schools in all places. We in vain look for perfection in any department in life. One of the first and very important things to be cared for in con­ nection with our schools, is to secure a suitable number of good and convenient school-rooms in the best localities. We congratulate ourselves on being able to state that most decided SCHOOL REPOliT. 93 improvements have been accomplished by our city the past few years in this direction. With few exceptions our school buildings are in good condition, being constructed after the most modern plans. We are now, with few exceptions, provided with comfortable and attractive school-houses, situated sufficiently near each other, as to provide schools for all children and youth in our city. Three houses have been erected the past year—one in the Jackson neighborhood, one at No Name Pond, the other at Sabattisville. When the Grammar School building which we hope is soon to be erected, is completed, and the old house now used by the Grammar School is fitted up for the lower grades of schools, we can truly point with pride to our school-houses. The school property of the city is generally in good repair and condition. Your Committee recommend that the roof of the house on Bates Street, near the Common, be repaired, and the building be painted outside early this spring, and that the roofs of the school baildings on Oak Street, and on Main Street, near the residence of Capt. Holland, be repaired; also, that the Scribner house receive a thorough repairing. The house on Bridge Street, near the railroad bridge, stands in a very unfavorable locality. We recommend the purchase of a lot near the foundry, or in that locality, for this house. It is not economy for the city to pay, as it now does, twenty-four dollars per year for the use of the land on which this house now stands. There has been, and is still to be, large expenditures for the erec­ tion of school-houses, and we hope liberal appropriations made each year for the support of schools in our city. Money judiciously expended for school purposes is wisely invested. Your Committee have labored earnestly, and, we believe, with a good degree of success, that an equivalent for this outlay may be received by our children. It is often impossible to secure for our schools the services of those Upon whom nature has bestowed that peculiar gift or faculty so necessary to fit one for a successful teacher, but as a general thing, your Committee have been fortunate in securing experienced, faith­ ful and competent teachers for our schools. Among so large a num­ ber there have been only three failures during the year. As soon as the Committee learned that the schools were suffering under the care of incompetent or unfaithful teachers, such teachers were relieved and others put in their places. 94 8CH0OL REPORTi

Complaints are sometimes made by parents that scholars are kept at the school-room by teachers after the usual time for the school to close. It is quite important that the rights of parent and teacher be properly understood as relates to this matter. The parent has, no doubt, a right to keep his children at home, but if he sends them to school, they there become subject to the rules of the school. We have no hesitation in saying that it is within the scope of the power of a teacher to detain a scholar after the set time for school to close, for idleness or misdemeanor, and to compel him to attend to his studies while so detained. A teacher is in the lawful exercise of his power when he so detains a pupil, and should be protected in this right by the Committee. There are also those who believe it is their right to require the teacher to dismiss their children from school at any hour of the day, Thus believing, they send requests to have them dismissed before the hour for closing. When the scholar is sent to school the parent waives his right to recall him from it before the close of the session. The power of the parent over the scholar does not extend into the school-room. Did it reach so far, order in the school-room could not be maintained. When scholars are at school they are under the exclusive con­ trol of the committee and teacher. We have briefly alluded to this subject from the fact that during the past year our schools have been disturbed by those who, laboring under misapprehensions, have sent requests for the dismissal of their children, and immediately upon the denial of their request have entered the school-room and demanded their scholars, to the disturbance of the school, and, in some instances, much to their own inconvenience.

HIGH SCHOOL, This, the highest school in our grade, has, during the year, main­ tained its reputation for thoroughness. Very few schools of like grade offer greater advantages to their pupils than our own High School, and such advantages as are equally within the reach of all. We believe the excellencies and true condition of this school i* not generally understood nor properly appreciated by our citizens. That they may the better judge of its merits, we invite them to visit it often during the term, and attend ita examinations. The number of scholars in this school may be considered comparatively small, but it SCHOOL REPORT. 05 ihould be remembered that near it are two institutions of high stand­ ing, where the same branches are taught, each having its friends and patrons. In the spring term the school numbered, in afl, eighty-five pupils, with an average attendance of seventy-three. The fall and winter terms fell on" a little from that number. The attendance has been more or less affected by causes such as lessen the attendance on all schools, and especially those of a high grade. Scholars leave the High School, often preferring to try practical life before they are pre­ pared for it. This is to be attributed more frequently to the misap­ prehension of parents than that of children. The time and labor of school culture are begrudged. The value of thorough mental train­ ing is not known, or not properly estimated by such persons. With too many, the faculty which a child may have to earn money in early life, is thought more important than his faculty of becoming, by edu­ cation, well trained and equal to all the duties of life. The tenden­ cy with many is to put up with a small share of intellectual attain­ ments, when a high course of culture is provided at public expense, and within the reach of all. A elass, consisting of three young ladies and one gentleman, hav­ ing completed the four years' course, graduated from the school at the close of the winter term.

GRAMMAR SCHOOL. We quote largely from our last annual report in regard to this school. It is from the graduates of the Grammar, mostly, that we receive pupils to the High School, and in order that they may receive the greatest benefit in the latter, it is of high importance that they be thoroughly fitted in the former. It is expected that they will complete here the more common branches of arithmetic, grammar, geography and history, which will not be taken up again till the review of the fourth year in the High School. Of the whole number who graduate from the Grammar School, not more than one half continue their studies in the High beyond one year, and this has suggested to us the thought that it may be expedient to extend the course of study in the Grammar Schools, and give another year there to the study of higher arithme­ tic, governmental instructor, English analysis and history, and book­ keeping, if any desire it. But no such idea can be realized till 96 SCHOOL nEPORT. better accommodations are provided for this school. We are Sure such an extension of the course of study would greatly increase the value of the Grammar School to that class of scholars who cannot take a regular and full course in the High, and as most of those entering the latter are quite young, it would not be amiss for them also to receive another year of discipline in the more common branches before taking up higher studies. At the same time, by a judicious system of promotion, those whose abilities would enable them to do it might be allowed to complete the course in three years. During the year the Grammar School has been under the charge of Mr. S. S. Chapman, assisted by Miss M. J. Ham and Miss A. A. Allen. This school has been well governed^ and faithfully and suc­ cessfully instructed during the year. It is in a prosperous and good condition. Thirty have already been examined and admitted from this to the High School. Many more will enter the Grammar School the next term from the Intermediate grade than will leave it for the High, This increase of scholars in the Grammar School will make it necessary to employ another assistant in the school. There has been, for some time, a pressing need of something like an unclassified school or class in what was once Dist. No. 2. Your committee recommend that such a class be formed in connection with the Grammar School, to be under the charge of the principal of the School. There are many scholars, especially in the winter, who cannot, to advantage, be classed in the schools as they now are graded. This plan cannot be carried into effect until the Grammar School has more and better room.

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS. There are five schools of this class in the city, occupying a place in our grade between the Primaries and Grammar Schools. From these the pupils are admitted to the Grammar School once a year, and from the Primary to the intermediate at the same time. This diss of schools occupy a prominent place in our school system, and have received a good share of aitention from your Committee. They are well provided with good and convenient rooms, except the oneon Oak Street. The room formerly used by this School is now used by a class in the Grammar School, and the Intermediate School has occupied the small room in the Grammar School building. The Grammar School has now become so large that it will require the SCHOOL REPOftT. 97 entire building for the first and third classes, thus leaving the Inter­ mediate School without a room. At present this can be remedied only by procuring for ita use a room in some convenient locality, if such a room can be found. These schools are not crowded, but sufficiently full. During the year they have been under the care of experienced and faithful teachers, and have made good progress. The largest number in attendance at any one term was two hun­ dred and ninety-one, with an average attendance of two hundred and twenty-four, making about fifty-eight to each school. Fifty scholars can be well convened in one room and instructed by one teacher, under our present grade and classification.

RURAL SCHOOLS, The schools in the rural districts have shared equally with other schools of the city, in number of terms and weeks of instruction, with the exception of those where the term has been cut short by the erection of school-houses. The teachers have been setected with care, the schools visited fre­ quently during the year by the Committee, and thoroughly examined at the close of each term. Generally, these schools have been under a good state of discipline, and thoroughly instructed. In most, very •narked improvement has been made. Necessarily, out of so large a number, some would fail to meet our expectations. If parents would have good schools, they must visit them often and attend the examin­ ations. This would do much by way of encouragement to both f'ipil and teacher.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS. There are in the city eleven schools of this class. The number o scholars attending them is much larger than that in any other depart­ ment, which shows that many go no higher than the Primary School. Children leave this school for the mill, the store, shop and farm, miny never to return to the school-room. This will at once be seen when we consider that we have eleven Primary Schools, numbering eight hundred and forty-one scholars, and only five Intermediates, with an attendance of two hundred and ninety-four. The higher the grade the less the number of scholars. The number that find their way through the Primary, Interme­ diate and Grammar, to the High School is comparatively small. It 98 BCHOOL EEPOET. may be asked, why the numbers fall off so ? One, and the principal reason is, that people care more for the dollar than they do for edu­ cation—more for wealth than wisdom. The young are hastened into aotive life too soon. Many who have been in the mills, shops and stores during the year, should be in our schools. To remedy this evil the value of early culture must be better appreciated by parents. It is very important that the primary schools be well cared for. The success that attends one as a scholar, or in business, depends largely upon the instructions he receives in early life. In the primary school the first work of school education is begun. Here the founda­ tion is begun to be laid. It is important that this work be faith­ fully done. These schools are in good condition, and have been well attended. They number from fifty to eighty-five scholars each. The attendance would be larger had we more school-room. We hope the building now used by the Grammar School will soon be given up to the primary department. This will materially improve this class of our schools by furnishing a sufficient amount of room for some time to come. EVENING SCHOOfcS. Some two years since your committee recommended the establish­ ment of an evening school for the benefit of children who work in the mill, and who are not able to attend the day session. We feared lest the opening of such a school might become a temptation to many parents to keep their children from the day school, thinking an attendance on the evening school would be sufficient. Our fears have been fully realized. As soon as the evening school commenced its session there was a falling off in attendance on the day session. From the two years' experience we have had with the evening Bchooh we are constrained to believe that their continuance would not be advisable. It is taxing the physical energy of a child too much to allow him to work in the mill from ten to twelve hours during the day, and then compel him to attend a session of school two hours in the evening. Under such treatment very little improvement can be expected. Your committee believe that the law should be strictly enforced relatipg to the employment of children in the mills. The statutes provide that no child under the age of sixteen years shall be employed in the mill more than ten hours per day, and that no child can be employed or suffered to work in a cotton or woolen mill, rf under twelve yeare of age, without having attended a public SCHOOL REPORT. 99 or private school four months of the twelve next preceding such employment in each year. If over twelve and under fifteen years of age, he must attend school three months. There are, and have been a large number of children employed in violation of the statute referred to, and thus deprived of the school advantages which are provided for them. This evil should be remedied at once, and will receive due attention by your committee.

GRADE.—COURSE OF STUDY.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS. Hillard's First, Second and Third Primary Readers; Worcester's Elementary Speller; Greenleaf's New Primary Arithmetic.

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS. Hillard's Fourth and Third Class Reader; Worcester's Pronouncing Speller; Colton and Fitch's Introductory Geography; Greenleaf's New Intellectual Arithmetic; use of slate sufficient to give a thor­ ough knowledge of the four fundamental rules of arithmetic; and Payson, Dunton and Scribner's Writing Book.

GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. First Year.—Hillard's Fifth Reader; Worcester's Pronouncing Speller; Greenleaf's Common School Arithmetic; Payson, Dunton and Scribner's Writing Books; Worcester's and Webster's Dictionary (these books to be used through the whole course); Colton and Fitch's Modern Geography; and Weld and Quackenbos' Grammar, after the first term. Second Tear.—Colton and Fitch's Modern Geography, first two terms; Quackenbos' History of the United States; Weld and Quacken­ bos' Grammar; and Weld and Quackenbos' Parsing Book, third term. Third Tear.—Quackenbos' History of the United States; Green- leaf's Common School Arithmetic, completed; Weld and Quackenbos' Grammar, first two terms; Weld and Quackenbos' Parsing Book; Quackenbos' first Lessons in English Composition, last term; Quack­ enbos' History of the United States; and Book-keeping, if any six Bcholars or more wish to study it, and can do so without interfering with other studies. LEWISTON IIIG.H SCHOOL. o 9 First Term—Algebra. English Analysis. Governmental Instructor. FIRST TEAR. Second Term—Algebra. Natural Philosophy. Latin; Arnold. 1 Third Term—Algebra. Natural Philosophy. Latin; Arnold. COLLEGE CLASS. First Term—Geometry. Natural Philosophy. Latin; Arnold- Greek; Harkness. SECOND YEAR. Second Term— Geometry, Chemistry. Latin; Caesar. Grtek; Harkness. ' Third Term--Geometry. Chemistry. Latin; Csesar. Greek ; Harkness.

Firs? Term—Physiology. French; Fasqnelle. Latin; Caesar. Greek,- Anthon't Reader. OB THIRD YEAR. Second Term—Physiology. French; Fasquelle. Latin; Cicero. Greek; Anthon't Reader. mo Third Term—Celestial Geography. French; Coriune. Latin; Cicero. Greek; Anthon't Reader. o First Term—Rhetoric. Botany. Latin; Virgil* Greek; Anthon't Reader. o FOURTH YEAR. Second Term—Rhetorio and Mental Phil. French; Racine, Latin; Virgik, Greek; Anabasis. » i Third Term—Mental Philosophy. Fren*h; Williams. Latin- Virgin Greek; Anabasis. v o•a The course in Greek will be taken only by the College Class, which will omit the English studies and tie- French. Ancient Geography will be 8tnilied in connection with the Latin. One (extra) lesson, each week, in Arithmetic and English Analysis and Parsing, will be required during the last year. Lessons in l)raning will be given twioe n week during the last year. Compositions and Declamations will be required once in two weeks. TEXT BOORS.—Shurtleft's Governmental Instructor; Weld and Quackenbos' Grammar; Qreenteaf's National Arithmetic; Smyth's. New Elementary Algebra; Quackenbos' Natural Philosophy; Spencer's Arnold's Latin Book; Davies' Geometry; Youman's Chemistry; Hark- ness' Latin Grammar; Hanson's Latin Prose Book; Harkness' First Greek Book; Loomia' Physiology; Anthon's Greek Reader; Hadley'a Greek Grammar; Celestial Geography; Fasquelle's French Course; Corinne; Gi-ay's Botany; Quackenbos' Rhetoric; Champlin's Mental Philosophy; Frieze's Virgil; Mitchell's Ancient Geography; Killiard's Sixth Reader; Worcester's and Webster's Dictionaries; Andrews,* Latin Lexicon; Liddell & Scott's Greek Lexicon. RURAL SCHOOLS.—The books used in Rural Schools are the same as above given, so far as the same brances are studied. *,*The statistics of the Schools are given in the following Table:—. BCHOOL REPOBT. 101 TABLE. weeks . attend ­ i n attendin g

Term. Teachers. Teachers . ter m School . Bohool . pai d School . nnmbe r o f in g Whol e Lengt h o f Amount Averag e numbe r Nam * Spring, J. D. Stetson, $900 00 85 73 13 High Sohool, Miss Eva Bartlett, 400 00 62 60 12 rail, 60 48 12 Winter, S. S. Chapman, BOO 00 204 167 13 Spring, Miss M. J. Ham, 168 140 12 Grammar School, 222 00 Pall, A. A. Allen, 222 00 173 144 12 Winter, M. B. Elliott, Spring, R. E Pearce, 12 00 54 45 11 Nol, ] 54 00 Intermediate, Fall, Ellen Hadley, 43 34 11 Ellen Hadley, 33 00 37 30 10 Main Street, ! Winter, E. M. Balkain, 60 00 46 35 12 No. 2, ; Spring, 72 00 Intermediate, E. M. Balkam, 38 28 11 Fall, E. M. Balkam, 66 00 49 39 10 Main Street, . M. Rogers, 60 00 64 39 12 Oak Street, ; Winter, M. Rogers, 72 00 46 34 11 66 00 Intermediate, . Spring, M. Rogers, 39 34 9 Fall, M. E. Mitchell, 64 00 72 00 63 51 12 Bates Street, I Winter, M. E. Mitchell, 56 43 11 M. E. Mitchell, 66 00 Intermediate, I Spring, 50 44 10 Hattie C. Weymouth, 60 00 84 55 12 Lincoln Street, < Fall, Hattie C. Weymouth, 72 00 43 30 11 Intermediate, ( Winter, Hattie C. Weymouth, 66 00 45 36 10 M. E. Ames, 60 00 Spring, 66 00 87 55 12 M. E. Ames, 89 62 11 Main Street, Fall, Larrabee, 60 50 16 50 3 Primary, Winter, Julia E. Bryant, 73 66 7 Carrie Trescott, 38 50 66 00 61 50 12 College Street, SB!? Carrie Trescott, 64 56 11 Carrie Trescott, 60 50 Primary, Winter, L. M. Bray, 55 00 62 48 10 41 00 80 69 12 Oak Street, Winter, L. M. Bray, 76 62 11 Spring, L. M. Bray, 60 SO Primary, Cornelia A. Jones. 55 00 63 50 10 Fall, Cornelia A. Jones, 60 00 66 47 12 Bridge Street, winter, S. A. Chase, 55 00 51 24 11 Primary. Spring, M H. Garcelon, 50 00 52 29 10 66 00 106 61 12 No. 1, Fall, M. H. Garcelon, Primary, M. H. Garcelon, 60 50 69 65 11 Winter, E. Burnham, 55 00 66 44 10 Bates Street, 50 00 45 33 10 No. 2, E. Burnham, fKl* E. Burnham, 60 50 45 33 11 Bates Street, 55 00 39 29 10 Primary, Winter, 0. A. Caverly, 0. A. Caverly, 66 00 80 64 12 Knox Street, Spring, 60 50 77 68 11 Primary, Fall, 55 00 68 49 10 A. L. Gile, 66 00 Winter, Abby F. Dickey, 73 44 12 Mill Street, 60 50 74 63 11 Primary, Spring, Abby F. Dickey, 50 00 Fanny H. Diokey, 62 23 10 all, 66 00 68 50 12 No. l, Winter, E. 0. Hadley, 30 50 Lincoln Street, Spring, E. 0. Hadley, 30 00 M. L. Haskell, 83 44 11 Primary, Fall, 70 42 10 Winter, M. L. Haskell, 65 00 66 00 71 43 12 No. 2, Spring, B. M. Day, 77 39 11 Lincoln Street, Fall, B. M. Day, 60 50 8. Lizzie Weymouth, 55 00 77 53 Primary, Winter, 27 50 5 No-3, Spring, M. B. Atkinson, Lottie E. Cook, 33 60 73 69 7 Lincoln Street, Fall, 60 50 77 60 11 Primary, Fall, Lottie E. Cook, Lottie E. Cook, 55 00 66 47 10 Winter, 66 00 36 29 Spring, A. E. Given, A. E. Given, 60 50 32 27 11 Barkerville, Fall. 57 00] 1 20 Winter, A. E. Given, 35 U Spring, Spring, Fall, Winter, Spring, •I Fall, • .Winter, 102 SCHOOL EEPOET. TABLE, (Continued.) weeks . atten d i n attending ! Term. Teachers. Teachers . ter m numbe r pai d School . o f Sohool . numbe r o f Sohool . tag Whol e Amoun t Averag e Lengt h Nam e 1 Spring, Miss M. J. Weaver, $30 00 17 14 10 Jackson, ? Fall, " A. M. Taylor, 38 60 18 12 7 Winter, " S. E. M. Brooks, 33 01) 16 12 6 S " 0. J. Hodsdon, 60 00 22 15 12 College Road, > » ' " 0. J. Hodsdon, 56 00 22 14 11 Winter, " 0. J. Hodsdon, 65 00 18 11 10 ) Spring, " A. W. Skelton, 60 00 17 14 12 No Name Pond, > Fall, " A. W. Skelton, 35 00 18 14 7 " A. W. Skelton, 66 00 19 13 10 SpringWinter,, Mrs. 0. R. Stevens, 66 00 37 29 10 Thorne, J Fall, Miss D. A. Jackson, 60 60 33 25 11 Winter, " D. A. Jackson, 60 00 41 30 10 " C.Weymouth, 60 00 19, 12 Sabattisvllle, ] Spring, 26 Winter, " C. Weymouth, 55 00 26 23 10 Spring, " D. A. Jackson, 66 00 17 14J12 Sabattis Road, 1\ Fall, " A. L. Gile, 60 60 21 14 11 Winter, " H. M. Dillingham, 60 00 28 21 10 l Spring, " Mary Pettengill, 60 00 IS 13 12 Scribner, Fall, " Mary Pettengill, 40 00 14 12 8 I " R. M. Wilson, 55 00 11 12 10 1 Winter, " S.J.Moore, 72 00 60 38 12 Rose Hill, " 8. J. Moore, 68 00 67 3&I 11 Winter, Mr. H. F. Wood, 126 00 47 40 10 Spring, Miss J. H. Libby, 66 00 36 28 12 Clough, Fall, " J. H. Libby, 65 00 35 arl io Winter, " J. H. Libby, 60 00 30 24' 10 Spring, " E. Bliss, 60 00 9 6 12 Pine Woods, " E. Bliss, 25 00 9 3 5 Winter, " Vesta W. Flagg, 66 00 15 12 10 66 00 21 18 12 Ferry, "•' s. EE.. WoodardWoodard,, 60 50 22 19 11 Winter, " s. J. Moore, 60 00 22 18 10 Spring, " A. L. Gile, 66 00 30 25 12 River Road, Fall,6 " R. M. Wilson, 63 00 32 28 11 Winter, " Mr. C. W. Goddard, 65 OOl 27 23 10

GREATEST NUMBER IN ATTENDANCE. High Sohool, 83 Grammar Sohool, 204 Intermediates, 294 Rural Schools, 377 Primaries, - - 641

GREATEST AVERAGE ATTENDANCE. High Sohool, 73 Grammar School, 167 Intermediate Schools, 229 Rural Schools, 28T Primaries, . 621 Whole number of Scholars In the City, 2,396 SCHOOL REPORT. 103

OUT estimates for the year to come are as follows:

SALARIES. High and Grammar Schools, $3,110 00 Five Intermediates, 36 weeks, at $6.50, 1,170 00 Thirteen Primaries, 36 weeks, at $5.50 and 6.00, 2,808 00 Thirteen Rural Schools, 36 weeks, at $6.00, 2,808 00 Wood, repairs and supplies, 604 00 $10,500 00

This is an advance on last years' appropriation of only $500. With a less sum the wants of our schools could not be met.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNT.

Appropriations for schools, $10,000 00 State School fund, 491 71 MO 101 71 H 1, 1866. J. II. Leavitt, for ice, $3 00 £. Hanson, for wood and repairs, 29 40 B. G. Taylor, for repairs and preparing wood, 5 35 S. A. Cummings, for six cords wood, 42 00 •t Cole, for trucking wood, &c, 10 74 Mrs. McCarty, cleaning school-rooms, 16 12 Mary E. Kelley, cleaning school-rooms, 15 00 I. K. Knowlton, for repairs, 22 73 Mary Murry, cleaning school-rooms, 2 00 Mary Farrell, " " 2 00 Mary Kelly, " " 2 00 Central Block Co., for settees, 3 00 L. Q. Arnold, for two cords wood, 12 75 L. W. Ballard, for use of piano, 10 00 Teachers, evening School, 1864-5, 230 25

Amounts carried forward, $406 34 $10,491 71 104 SCHOOL REPOET. Amounts brought forward, $403 34 $10,491 71 H. Skillins, for supplies, brooms, pails &c, 4 69 C. E. Leland, for land rent, 24 00 R. M. Owen, for supplies, 3 63 O. H. Smith, for repairs, 87 31 J. N. Wood, for two and one-half cords wood, 22 50 E. A. Verrill, for trees, 25 00 E. S. Perkins, for preparing wood, 1864-5, 35 82 Steam Mills Co., for wood, 15 03 Miss M. A. Atkinson, teaching five weeks, 27 50 J. Thorn, for care of school-room, 3 50 John Gushing, for one-half cord wood, 3 00 Mrs. McCarty, for cleaning, 2 50 Brooks & Chamberlain, insurance, 12 49 S. R. Bearce & Co., for one-half cord wood, 5 63 S. A. Cummings, for brooms, pails, &c, 4 00 W. W. Ayer, for supplies, 97 W. Marr, for four and three-fourths cords wood, 29 85 J. N. Wood, for one cord wood, 9 00 S. Haley, for repairs, Rose Hill House, 2 50 0. H. Smith, for repairs, 41 69 Abbie F. Dickey, teaching, 60 50 Hosea Fuller, for three cords wood, 21 35 D. Vining, for two cords wood, 16 00 S. B. Scribner's bill, cleaning and repairs, 6 00 A. E. Jackson, for five and five-eighths cords wood, 32 50 C. J. Pettengill, cleaning and repairs, 5 00 Dresser & Varney, for crayons, 2 00 Committee for supplies as per bill, 126 59 Boys, for care of school-rooms, 58 10 Teachers, Spring term, 1857 84 W. W. Ayer, for bells, glass, &o., 1 15 1. R. Hall, for setting glass, 11 86 O. H. Smith, for repairs, 5 55 Teachers, Rural Schools, Spring, 566 00 Watson & Howard, for feather dusters, 4 50 Owen & Co., for chalk &c, 4 89 Teachers, 246 00

Amounts carried forward, $3,792 75 $10,491 71 SCHOOL REPORT. 105 Amounts brought forward, 83,792 75 $10,491 71 A. Dwelley, for rent of hall, 12 00 J. Weymouth, for wood, 1 70 M. Ford, for repairs, foundation of Oak St. house, 9 87 M. Ford, for repairs on Main street house, 19 25 I. K. Knowlton, for repairs, 70 79 H. Day & Co., for supplies, 4 95 George A. Callahan, for printing, 4 00 H. Day & Co., for supplies, 4 95 George A. Callahan, for printing, 17 9J 0. H. Smith, for repairs, 19 01 O. G. Douglas, for repairs and supplies, 13 4J Miss E. C. Bliss, teaching, 25 00 Wm. H. Russell, for two cords wood, 16 03 Miss R. £. Pierce, teaching, SO 0 J 0. S. Golder, for three cords wood, 23 CO A. K. P. Jordan, for supplies, 1864. 7 57 Jordan & Foss, for supplies, 1864, 9 94 E. Stetson, for two cords wood, and repairs, 21 00 Steam Mill Co., 4 50 Wm. Wagg, preparing wood for evening school, 2 59 J. W. McDuffee, for call-bell and repairing clock, 4 0 J 0. H. Smith, for repairs, 1 17 Sprague & Carville, for supplies, 8 29 Committee, for sundries, 25 01 Boys, for care of school-rooms, 55 60 O. G. Douglas, for glass and setting, 5 33 B. Fogg, for seven and one-half cords wood, 54 00 Mrs. Kelly, cleaning High School building, 5 00 8. H. Marrow, six cords, 3 and 3-4 feet wood, 52 15 Nelson Coburn, for 2 and 1-2 cords wood, &c, 23 50 Fogg & Co , for 6 cords, 4 and 1-2 feet wood, 56 16 J. Teal, for two cords wood, 12 53 L. W. Ballard, for use of piano, 10 03 T. D. Thorn, three cords wood, 24 25 Teachers, Fall term, 2,311 CO Miss Morrison, teaching evening school, 9 00 H. Garcelon, for wood, 12 00

Amounts carried forward, $6,779 13 $10,491 71 106 SCHOOL REPORT.

Amounts brought forward, $6,779 13 *10,491 71 S. R. Bearce & Co., for one cord wood, 3 75 Miss M. Larrabee, teacher, 16 50 J. H. Pettengill, wages for daughter, as teacher, 40 00 Fogg & Co., for six cords wood, 48 80 Thos. H. Mower, for four cords wood, 36 06 J. Goss, for repairs on stoves, 12 44 Furbish & Smith, 32 64 Bean and Stetson, for stoves and repairs, 51 93 E. S. Perkins, for preparing wood, 50 00 Teachers, evening school, 197 00 Golder & Co., 8 brooms, 2 65 Henry Rideout, for one cord and one-half foot wood, and surveying, 8 05 J. C. Stevens, for one-half cord wood, 4 00 Furbish & Smith, repairs, 10 45 D. Hall, for clock, 6 50 J. Jordan, for preparing wood, 2 50 Fogg & Co., for three and one half cords wood, 30 10 Philip Larrabee, for one cord wood, 8 00 Wm. Carvill, one-half cord wood, 3 00 Steam Mills Co., for wood, 17 75 C. H. Nevins, for horse hire, in visiting schools, 28 50 J. P. Norton, for repairs, 5 25 A. G. Bates, six and one-quarter feet wood, 6 25 J. S. Garcelon, for wood and repairs, 6 46 T. D. Thorn, for horse hire, 21 00 A. M. Mitchell, for seven feet wood, 7 00 Thos. W. Ham, 7 and 34 feet wood, 7 75 Furbish & Smith, repairs, 20 00 Henry Proctor, for Dist. No. 11, 20 00 E. Stetson, for six feet wood and preparing same, 5 90 Blake & Co., supplies, 6 40 O. S. Golder, for repairs, 1 25 J. Carvill, for one and one-quarter cords wood, 8 25 Amos Crowley, for one-half cord wood, 4 25 George A. Callahan, printing, 6 25 C Davis, for repairs, 1 50

Amounts carried forward, 7,517 26 $10,491 71 SCHOOL REPORT. 107 Amounts brought forward, 87,517 26 $10,491 71 I. R. Hall, setting glass, 14 49 J. Cole, for trucking, 4 75 E. S. Perkins, for preparing wood, 25 00 A. K. P. Knowlton, for supplies', &c, 35 73 Teachers, winter term, 2,556 67 A. K. P. Knowlton, for amount paid boys for tor care of school-rooms, 86 00 Lewiston Gas Light Co., 5 85 L, W. Ballard, for use of piano, 10 OJ W. W. Ayer, for supplies, 3 75 Amount expended, $10,259 42 Estimated outstanding bills. 150 00 10,409 42

Balance, $82 29

STATUTE PROVISIONS.

CHAPTER II, SEC. 51.—If any parent, master or guardian, after notice from the teacher of a school that a child under his care is deficient of the necessary school-books, refuses or neglects to furnish such child with the books required, the superintending school com­ mittee, on being notified thereof by the teacher, shall furnish them at the expense of the town; and such expense may be added to the next town tax of the parent, master, or guardian. SEC. 56.—Every teacher of a public school shall keep a school register, containing the names of all the scholars who enter the school, their ages, the date of each scholar's entering and leaving, the number of days each attended, the length of the school, the teacher's wages, a list of text books used, and all other facts required by the blank form furnished under the provisions of law; such register shall at all times be open to the inspection of the school committee, and be returned to them at the close of the school. No teacher shall be entitled to pay for his services until the register of his school, properly filled up, completed and signed, is deposited 108 SCHOOL REPORT.

with the school committee, or with a person designated by them to receive it. SEC. 71.—If any person, whether he is a scholar or not, enter any school-house or any other place of instruction during or out of school hours, while the teacher or any pupil is there, and willully inter­ rupts or disturbs the teacher or pupils by loud speaking, rude or indecent behavior, signs, or gestures ; or wilfully interrupts a school by prowling about the building, making noises, throwing missies at the school-house, or in any way disturbing the school, he shall forfeit not less than two, nor more than tweuty dollars, to be recovered as aforesaid, or by complaint before a justice of the peace. SEC. 72.—If a minor injures or aids in injuring any school-house, out-buildings, utensils or other appurtenances belonging thereto; defaces the walls, benches, seats, or other parte of said buildings, by marks, cuts, or otherwise; or injures pr destroys any property belong­ ing to a school district, such district, by its agent or committee, may recover of his parent or guardian, in an action of debt, double the amount of damages occasioned thereby. CHAPTER 48, SEC. 1G.—No child can be employed or suffered to work in a cotton or woolen manufactory, without having attended a public school, or a private one, taught by a person qualified to be a public teacher; if under twelve years of age, four months; if over twelve and under fifteen years of age, three months of the twelve next preceding such employment, in each year. A certificate under oath of such teacher, filed with the clerk or agent before employ­ ment, is to constitute the proof of such schooling. PEC. 16.—Any owner, agent, or superintendent of such manufac­ tory for each violation of the provisions of the preceding section, forfeits fifty dollars, to be recovered by indictment, 6ue half to the prosecutor and the other to the town where the offense was com­ mitted, to be added to its school money. Superintending School Committees may inquire into such violations, apd report them to a county attorney, who on reception thereof is to prosecute therefor.

GRADUATES OP THE HIGH SCHOOL. Winter term, 1865 and 1866. AMMI EVERETT NASH, HATTIE A. STEERS, SYLVIA M. BROOKS, ANNA W. HAM. SCHOOL REPORT- 109 On closing our report we have only to say, that in expending the Bioney raised for school purposes, we have endeavored to use strict ecotiomy — having the good of our schools in view. Our expendi­ tures have fallen within the appropriation, as will be seen by reference to the financial statement in the report. We congratulate our citizens upon the present prosperous and promising condition of our schools. A. K. P. KNOWLTON,) SUPERINTENDING T. D. THORN, \ SCHOOL N. M. WOOD, ) COMMITTEE, Lewiston, March 15, 1866. List of men, Residents of the City of Lewiston, in the County of Androscoggin, who have died in the service, or in 11 0 consequence of wounds or sickness incurred thereby, since April 12, 1861.

DIED.

Regiment o r NAME. Rank. or

Vessel. Single . Cause. Place. Date. Marrie d Company . Anderson, Josepli, Private, F 13th, M Chronic Diarrhoea, Lewiston, Sept. 8, 1865. Annis, John G. K 29th, M Lewiston, Nov. 20, 1864.

Bickford, Geo. W., K 29th, S Dec. 10, 1864. DECEASE D Bagnel, William, Lieut. 29th, M Baker, Frederick, Private. 1st Cav., S Besse, Lyman E., K 7th, May, 1864. Blodgett, Edwin R., s 1st Cav., In prison, SOLDIERS . Brown, Jacob E., E 30th, Chadderton, Joseph, D 17th, s June 16, 1864. Chick, John II. L-, II Bak. Cav., M Jan. 2, 1865. Connolly, William, F 5th, 8 In prison, Collins, John, H M Coleman, Chas. E., 5th, Dec. 1, 1864. M Chronie Diarrhoea, Cohane, Timothy, Band, 10th, Lewiston, Covel, John P., Private, G 16th, M Dec. 4,1864. Driscol, James, Drafted, M Dennett, Moses S., G 8th, M Killed, May, 1864. May, 1864. Dennett, Charley, F 19th, M F May 11, 1864. Dennett, Norton, 29th, M Davis, Rodney, MS Fever, Augusta, March 5, 1862. Davis, Nathaniel, private, P 29th, M Sept., 1864. Dwelley, Samuel L., tt D 17th, 8 July 9, 1863. Dill, George S., u D. C. Cav., S Killod, it July 1, 1863. Fowler, Levi, 17 th, M a r> July 2, 1864. Flood, Joseph, K 29th, ti TM Sept. 18, 1865. Furber, M. F., B 29th, In hospital, N. Orleans, n 1st Cavalry M In Prison, Ford, John, S u A 23rd, Nov. 29,1863. Field, Barton A., M Goodbehere, Joseph, a K 13ak. Cav., Jan. 12,1865, a 5th, M July 20, 1863. Goss, Edwin, E o •• B 29th, June 18, 1864. w Harris, Samuel R. a it 30th, In Prison, August, 1864. m Holland, John, Jr., G t» Hogan, John, u D 17th, Chronic Diarrhoea, Lewis ton, June 8, 1865. co Hogan, Jabez M., Corporal. 1st, a Hanson, Charles E., Musician a Hogan, Barnard, Private, D 17th, oOQ Lewiston, f Hodges, Walton, a Hodgdon, George A., u D 32nd, Wound and Died, rt Ham, Wm. R., Captain, D 32nd, M Killed, June 30, 1864. mSO Johnson, Isaac, K 13th, Oct. 10, 1864. William Jepson, Private, A 29th, Nov. 25, 1864. Kincaid, John A., F 29th, Dec. 8, 1864. Knowlton, William, Major, 29th, Killed, Knox, George, Rev., Chap., 29th, M Killed, Lord, Henry M., Private, D 32nd, In Prison, Larrabee, Abram A., G 12th, Sept. 18, 1865. Litchfield, Charles, C 13th, New Orleans, Lancaster, Charles, C 10th, August 30, 1865. List of men, UeVsidents of the city of Lewiston, in (he County of Androscoggin, who have died in tie service, or in 112 consequence of wounds or sickness incurred thereby since April 12, 1861. ( Continued.)

DIED.

Regiment o r NAME. Rank. or Vessel.

Single . Cairn Place. Date. Marrie d Company . Lucas, John B., G :-jOih,

Larrabee, Benj. B., 32nd, Jan. 23, 1864. DECEASE D Miller, Andrew J., Private, K 17th, M Apr. 7, 1865, McGee, John, I! 32nd, McDonald Francis A. u I) 17th, M May, 1864. McCone, Henry, K 5th, M Chronic Diarrhoea, Lewiston, SOLDIER S Murphy, Patrick, it K 7th, M Sun Stroke, May, 1862. Marston, Charles, H F 10th, M Aug. 9,1862. Mason, Isaiah G-, D Nth, M Mace, William H., M Killed Petersburg Mine, ' Mitchell, S. D., 32nd, S Nichols, Alvah E., F [Oth, M Nov. 9, 1862. Nash, Jonathan, D. C. Cav., Killed, Phelps, John, Apr. 14, 18fi4. Piper, Jonathan E., I 29th, August 4, 1864. Pratt, Francis A., I 29th, Killed, Pray, Charles, K 10th, Parker, Newton W., Lieut., D 17th, May 6. 1864- Parcher, Loren M., Augusta, Parker, Samuel, Drafted, , Sweeney, Michael, D •J7t.Ii, M Killed, May 5. 1864. Smith, Michael, I 11th, Apr. 2, 1805, Sturtevant, T. D., C 10th, Killed, August 25. 1862. Storah, George, II 15th, August 3, 1862. Tubbs, John L., II 3rd, Killed, May 5, 1864. Thompson, William C. II Sad, Killed, May, 1865. Turner, Benj. II., Bak. Cav., Chronic Diarrhoea, May 20, 1865. Tarr, Elliott, Taylor,Charles E.,

Tarr, David T., DECEASE D Toole, William, D 17th, Tebbitts, Hiram S., U 82nd, May 12,1864. Thompson, H. K., D 32nd,

Thorn, Samuel, 1st Cavalry, April, 1865. SOLDIER S Whitney, David C, F 2nd Cav., Nov. 24, 1864. Witham, Josiah, D 32nd, Lewiston, Jan. 16,1865, Witherell, Daniel, E 16th, Diarrhoea, Lewiston, July, 1865. Wentworth, Chas. H. H 10th, Killed. Webber, Samuel C. F 11th, Oct. 19, 1862. Winter, William C, D 17th, Jan. 25, 1863. Whittam, Walter S., E 5th, Cushing, John, Lemont, Frank L., Captain, Wright, Frank, Private, A 12th V. R. Mar. 9, 1865. Hamilton, George H., E 5th, 1863 Darling, Sewell (r., D 32nd, Killed, May, 1864. Merrill, Joseph P., 1st Cav., Lovejoy, James W. D. C. Cav., Killed, W RECENT ORDINANCES.

CITY OP LEWISTON.

IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE.

AN ORDINANCE relating to School Committee. Be it ordained by the City Council of Lew iston, as/allows: SBCTIOM 1. There shall be added to the School Committee, as now constituted under the provisions of chapter 11, Section 10, of the Revised Statutes, four persons, making the Committee consist of seven, all of whom, hereafter chosen, shall be elected in the month of March of each year, or as soon thereafter as may be. Vacancies occurring in said Committee shall be filled by the City Council. SEC. 2. The members of the present School Committee, whose terms have not already expired, are hereby recognized as, and declared to be members of such Committee during the continuance of their original terms. SEC. 3. Such Committee is hereby empowered to establish such rules and regulations concerning their respective labors, duties, powers and responsibilities, as they may deem just and proper; and, also to determine what compensation for his services each member of the Committee shall receive, out of the funds provided by the City for that purpose. SEC. 4. " An Ordinance relating to Superintending School Com­ mittee," passed March 17, 1864, and all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed. SEC. 5. This Ordinance shall take effect on its approval by the Mayor. RECENT ORDINANCES. 115

IN COMMON COUNCIL, Moroh 29,1866. Passed to be ordained. GEORGE A. CLARK, PRESIDENT.

IR BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN, March 29,1866. Passed to be ordained. WM. P. FRYE, MATOB.

Approved, March 29,1866. WM. P. FRYE, MAYOR. RULES AND REGULATIONS

ESTABLISHED BY THE MAYOE AND ALDEEMEN OP THE CITY OF

LEWISTON IN RELATION TO GUNPOWDER.

SECTION 1. No person shall keep or have in any shop, store, dwelling-house or tenement, in the City of Lewiston, at any one time a larger quantity of gunpowder than one pound, unless he ia licensed by the Mayor and Aldermen to keep and sell gunpowder, or except as hereinafter provided. SfcC. 2. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to sell any gunpowder which may at the time be within said city, in any quan­ tity, by wholesale or retail, without having first obtained from the Mayor and Aldermen a license to sell gunpowder, and every license shall be written or printed, and duly signed by the Mayor, on a paper, upon which shall be written or printed a copy of the rules and regulations established by the city relative to keeping, selling and transporting gunpowder within said city; and every such license shall be in force one year from the date thereof, unless revoked by the Mayor and Aldermen; but such liceuse may, prior to its expira­ tion, be renewed by an endorsement thereon by the Mayor for the further term of one year, and so from year to year, provided, always that it may at any time be rescinded or revoked by the Mayor and Aldermen, for good and sufficient reasons. FEC. 3. Every person who shall receive a license to sell gunpow­ der, as aforesaid, shall pay for the same to the Treasurer of the city the sum of three dollars, and for each renewal of the same the sum of one dollar. And any person or persons so licensed Bhall place, or Constantly keep in a conspicuous place, over, or «t the side of the RULES RELATING TO GUNPOWDER. 117

front door of the building in which said powder is kept for sale, a sign, on which shall be inscribed in plain, legible letters, the words following, vis: " Licensed to keep and sell gunpowder." SK. 4. No person licensed as aforesaid, shall have or keep in any store, shop, dwelling house or other tenement, or in any place what­ ever, within said city, at any one time, any larger quantity of gun­ powder than thirty pounds, except the same be kept in a City Pow­ der Magazine, or in some place which may be specially designated and approved by the Mayor and Aldermen for the storage of gun­ powder. SEC 5. Every person so licensed shall provide himself with a strongly made copper chest or box, with two handles, and a closely fitting cover, well secured with hinges and lock, all of copper, which shall always be kept locked, except when opened to put in or take out powder; and the keg or canister in which said powder may be, shall be kept in said chest or box, which shall at all times be placed within eight feet of the outer front door of the building in which it is kept, and in no other part of said building unless by permission expressed in the license. SKC. 6. No gunpowder shall be conveyed in or through the city in any carriage other than one approved by the Mayor and Alder­ men for that purpose, excepting, however, that a quantity not exceed­ ing four kegs, of twenty-five pounds each, may be transported through or removed in the city if placed in tight casks enclosed in strong leather bags, on which shall be legibly marked the word " Gunpow­ der." And in no case shall powder remain on board any vehicle for a longer time than is necessary for its removal. SEC. 7. The Mayor and Aldermen shall annually, in the month of March, or as soon thereafter as may be, appoint a keeper of the City Gunpowder Magazine, who shall be sworn to the faithful dis­ charge of the duties of his office, and shall give bond in such sum and with such sureties as may be prescribed by them for the faithful performance of his duties. He shall receive and safely keep in said magazine, all powder lawfully brought there for deposit, and deliver the same to the owner thereof, or his order, when requested, for such fees, to be paid to him by said owner, as may be established therefor, but in strict obedience to these rules and regulations. SEC. 8. These rules and regulations shall not apply to any person or persons on military duty in the public service of the United States, or of this State, nor to any person or persons not inhabitants of this 118 RULES RELATING TO GUNPOWDER. city, until personal notice shall have been given of such rales and regulations. SEO. 9. Every person violating any of these rules and regulations will be liable to a fine of not less than twenty nor more than one hun­ dred dollars, as provided in Chapter 28 of the Revised Statutes. In Board of Mayor and Aldermen, Oct. 28th, A. D., 1865, read and adopted. E. P. TOBIE, CITY CIEEK. Approved, Oct. 28, A. D., 1865. WM. P. FRYE, MATOB. GOVERNMENT

OF THE CITY OF LEWISTON, 1866.

MAYOR. WILLIAM P. FRYE.

ALDERMEN.

WARD NO. 1.—DANIEL HOLLAND. " " 2.—SAMUEL W. KILVERT. " " 3.—TIMOTHY E. FOGG. " 4.—HENRY C. GOODENOW. " " 5.—MARSHALL FRENCH. " 6.—BENJAMIN A. BAILEY. " 7.—GEO. H. PILSBURY.

CITY CLERK. EDWARD P. TOBIE. CITY GOVERNMENT.

COMMON COUNCIL.

GEORGE A. CLARK, PRESIDENT.

WARD NO. 1.—LEWIS C. PECK. THOMAS D. THORN. SYLVANUS D. THOMAS. WARD NO. 2.—RANSOM C. PINGREE. JOHN GOSS. JOHN H. RANDALL. WARD NO. 3.—THEOPHILIS B. THOMPSON. GEORGE WEBB. PLUMMER C. TARBOX. WARD NO. 4.—ALBERT 0. MORGAN. EMERY 0. BICKNELL. IRA W. COBURN. WARD NO. 5.—GEORGE A. CLARK. WELLS W. AYER. JOHN W. DANIELSON. WARD NO. 6.—SAMUEL W. PARMENTER. JOHN W. FARWELL. EDWARD M. DEARBON. WARD NO. 7.—NOAH LITCHFIELD. HORACE B. BARTLETT. JOSHUA D. ROLLINS.

CLERK OF COMMON COUNCIL. WILLIAM H. KILVERT. JOINT COMMITTEES. 121 COMMITTEES OF THE CITY COUNCIL,

JOINT STANDING COMMITTEES.

ON FINANCE. The Mayor. Common Council. Aldermen. George A. Clark. Daniel Holland. R. C. Pingree Wells W. Ayer.

ON ACCOUNTS. Aldermen. Common Council. Geo. H. Pilsbury. A. 0. Morgan. J. W. Farwell.

ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. Aldermen. Common Council. T. E. Fogg. J. H. Randall. B. A. Bailey. T. B. Thompson. J. D. Rollins.

HIGHWAYS, &o. The Mayor. Common Council. Aldermen. T. B. Thompson. T. E. Fogg. John Goss. H. B. Bartlett.

DRAINS AND SEWERS. Aldermen. Common Council. M. French. W. W. Ayer. 8. W. Kilvert. S. D. Thomas. Noah Litchfield.

FIRE DEPARTMENT. Aldermen. Common Council. B. A. Bailey. L. C. Peck. Daniel Holland. George Webb. P. C. Tarbox. SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL HOUSES. Aldermen. Common Council. H. C. Goodenow. E. 0. Bicknell. M. French. J. W. Danielson. T. D. Thorn. 122 JOINT COMMITTEES. ENGROSSED BILLS AND ORDINANCES. Aldermen. Common Council. Geo. H. Pilsbury. S. B. Parmenter. B. A. Bailey. I. W. Coburn. E. M. Dearbon.

PRINTING. Aldermen. Common Council. H. C. Goodenow. J. W. Danielson. A. 0. Morgan.

STANDING COMMITTEES

OF THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.

Police.—The Mayor, Geo. H. Pilsbury, Timothy E. Fogg. Elections.—Samuel W. Kilvert, Marshall French, Benj. A. Bailey. Licenses.—Henry C. Goodenow, Samuel W. Kilvert, Marshall French. CITY OFFICERS.

JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT.

JOHN SMITH.

(CHOSHN BY THE CITIZENS MARCH, 1863, TO SERVE FOUR YEARS.)

CITY OFFICERS.

Chosen by the City Council in March, 1866.

City Solicitor.—William P. Frye. City Physician.—M. C. Wedgwood. Auditor of Accounts.—A. P. Winslow. Treasurer and Collector.—David Farrar.

FIRE DEPARTMENT. Chief Engineer.—Stephen I. Abbott. Assistant Engineers.—Isaac G. Curtis, Chester C. Thing, Edward Sands, Isaac C. Downs.

Asseesors.—David Farrar, Isaac N. Parker, Albert 0. Morgan. Overseers.—M. C. Wedgwood, David T. French, Ira W. Coburn. Street Commissioner.—John S. P. Ham. Superintending School Committee.—Josiah G. Coburn, A. K. P. Knowlton, Charles B. Stetson, John B. Cotton, Nelson Ham, Jordan K. Piper. Thomas D. Thorn holds over. 124 CITY OFFICERS.

Constables.—David Farrar, Noah Litchfield, Joseph Blethen, J. K. Blanchard, Jesse Coburn, W. P. Laugh ton, Benj. Collins, 8. I, Abbott, Thomas D. Thorn, E. R. Noble, Geo. B. Smith, John Given, John Davis, John Hamlin, James Weymouth, David Rowe. Surveyors of Lumber.—E. R. Noble, John N. Small, Christopher T. Getchell, Samuel Haley, Cyrus Greely, Geo. B. Bearce, Jesse Webber, Albert E. Frost, B. A. Bailey, F. T. Hodsdon, George F. Dinsmore, Nelson Howard. Culler of Staves.—John A. Davis. Measurers of Wood and Bark.—T. B. Thompson, J. F. Putnam, A. W. Small, B. A. Bailey, E. R. Noble, Samuel W. Libbey, Samuel Haley, Ira W. Coburn, E. M. Dearbon. Fence Viewers.—John Skinner, Joseph Jackson, Noah Litchfield. Pound Keeper.—Oliver P. Lane. Sealer of Leather.—A. P. White. Truancy Committee.—The Superintending School Committee. Tythingmen.—P. N. Dexter, H. M. Leighton, Ai Brooks, J. K. Blanchard, John Hatch, Joseph Blethen. Superintendent of Burial*.—T. B. Thompson. Sextons.—David Rowe, Daniel Garcelon, Joseph Blethen, B. C. Taylor, Phineas Wright, Ezra Carvill, Jeremiah Lowell, Timothy Callahan. CITT OFFICERS. 125

OFFICERS

APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.

City Marshal.—William H. Waldron. Assistant Marshal.—Warren P. Laughton. Night Watchmen and Police.—John C. Farr, Washington Phillips, Benjamin F. Turbos. Police.—J. S. P. Ham, Samuel M. Parcher, John Given, Edward Sands. Sealer of Weights and Measures.—Joseph II. Stetson.

WARD OFFICERS.—1866.

WARDEN. WART) CLERK. Ward 1—John Read. George W. Garcelon. " 2—Nathan W. Dutton. George S. Plummer. " 3—Mark Lowell. Silas C. Dawes. " 4—Wm. H. Kilvert. William K. Hilton. " 5—Pearl Martin. Zebulon R. Wright. " 6—Alson Lothrop. John W Farwell. " 7—Gideon Perkins. Jacob Barker. STATISTICS OF LEWISTON,

POPULATION. 1830—1,549. 1850—4,584. 1860—7,424, 1840—1,801. 1856—5,783. 1863-8,761. POPULATION OF THE SEVERAL WARDS IN 1863. Ward 1—1,243. Ward 4—1,250. Ward 6—1,115. " 2—1,351. " 5—1,200. « 6—1,246. " 3—1,356. VOTE FOR GOVERNOR. 1863: Cony, 973. Bradbury, 361. 1864: Cony, 875. Howard, 242. 1865: Cony, 520. Howard, 120. FOR PRESIDENT. 1864: Lincoln, 934. McClellan, 300. Valuation in 1865, $4,322,041.00. Number of Taxable Polls, 1,524. Rate of taxation on 81, 3 cents.

POPULATION OF THE CITIES OF MAINE, 1860: Augusta, 7,609. Biddeford, 9,350. Hallowel, 2,435, Bangor, 16,409. Calais, 5,621. Portland, 26,341, Bath, 8,078. Gardiner, 4,477. Rockland, 7,317. Belfast, 7,317. POPULATION OF THE STATE OF MAINE AND OF THE UNITED STATES. According to the eight censuses from 1790 to 1860: Maine. United States. Maine. United State* 1790, 97,540—3,296,897 1830, 399,436—12,866,020 1800, 151,719—5,304,541 1840, 501,763—17,060,454 1810, 288,705—7,239,814 1860, 583,169—23,191,074 1820, 298,335—9,628,191 1860, 628,600—31,429,891 GOVERNMENT

OF THE CITY OF LEWISTON 1863.

MAYOR, JACOB B. HAM.

ALDERMEN, STEPHEN I. ABBOTT. DAVID M. AYER. EDWARD CLARK. MARSHAL FRENCH. ABIAL M. JONES. SAMUEL W. KILVERT. THOMAS D. THORN.

CITY CLERK, EDWARD P. TOBIE.

COMMON COUNCIL, JOSIAH G. COBURN, PRESIDENT. Rhodes A. Budlong, Cyrus Greely, George A. Clark, Converse J. Pettingill, Jeremiah Crowley, Jr., George H. Pilsbury, Ezekiel S. Davis, Jordan K. Piper, Hersey Day, John Y. Scruton, Joseph S. Garcelon, William H. Stevens, William F. Garcelon, James Wood.

CLERK OF COMMON COUNCIL. SAMUEL H. GARCELON. GOVERNMENT

of the CITY OF LEWISTON, 1864.

MAYOR, JACOB B. HAM.

ALDEBMEN. Ward No. 1.—ABIAL M. JONES, 2.—SAMUEL W. KILVERT, 3 —ALONZO GARCELON, 4.—LINNEUS CHEETHAM, 5—JOSIAH G. COBURN, 6.—STEPHEN I. ABBOTT, 7.—EDWARD CLARK.

CITT CLERK. EDWARD P. TOBIE.

COMMON COUNCIL, GEORGE H. PILSBURY, PRESIDENT. Ward No. 1. Ward No. 1. Seth Chandler. Timothy E. Fogg, Daniel Holland, John Y. Scruton, Converse J. Pettengill. George Webb. Ward No. 2. Ward No. 4. Josiah Day, George H Chandler, Cyrus Greeley, Samuel E. May, Alpheus C. Locke. A. Byron Reed. CITY OFFICERS. 129

Ward No. S. Ward No. 6. Joseph P. Feasenden, Jordan K. Piper, Henry 0. Goodenow, William S. Rogers, George H. Pilsbury. Chester C. Thing. Ward No. 7. Joseph Blethen, John B. Garcelon, William H. Stevens.

CLERK Of COMMON COUNCIL. WILLIAM J. BURNHAM. GOVERNMENT

CITY OF LEWI8TON 1865.

MAYOR, WILLIAM P. FRYE.

ALDERMEN. Ward No. 1.—ABIAL M. JONES, " 2.—JOSIAH DAY, ' 3—TIMOTHY E. FOGG, " 4—HENRY C. GOODENOW, " 5.—MARSHALL FRENCH, " 6.—LORENZO L. SHAW, ' 7.—GEO. H. PILSBURY.

CITY CLERK. EDWARD P. TOBIE.

COMMON COCMOIl . WILLIAM H. STEVENS, PRESIDINT. Ward No. 1. , Ward No. 3. Daniel Holland, George Webb, Converse J. Pettengill, Theophilus B. Thompson. Lewis C. Peck. Plummer C. Tarbox. Ward No. 2. Ward No. 4. Lothrop L. Blake, George H. Chandler, Cyrus Greeley, Benj. R. Cotton, John N. Wood. Albert O. Morgan. CITY OFFICERS. 131

Ward No. S. Ward No. 6 Joseph P. Fessenden, William S. Rogers, Wells W. Ayer, Benj. A. Bailey, George A. Clark. R. E. Patterson. Ward No. 7. Joseph Blethen, John B. Garcelon. William H. Stevens.

OLEEK OF OOUMON COUNOIL. WILLIAM H. KILVERT. INDEX.

FABI Amounts Paid to Soldiers' Families, 47 Auditor's Report, 17 Chief Engineer, Report of, 63 City Officers Chosen by City Council, 123 City Officers appointed by Mayor and Aldermen, 12S City Physician, Report of, 66 City Marshal, Report of, 68 City Solicitor, Report of, 76 City Treasurer, Report of, 43 Committee on Aid to Soldiers' Families, Report of, 46 Committee of City Council, 121 Committee on Drains and Sewers, Report of, 79 Committee on Public Property, Report of, 77 Committee on Schools and School Houses, Report of, 87 Deceased Soldiers, List of, 110 Government of City of Lewiston, 1863, 127 Government of City of Lewiston, 1864, 128 Government of City of Lewiston, 1865, 130 Government of City of Lewiston, 1866, 119 Gunpowder, Rules relating to, 116 Liquor Agent, Report of, 82 Mayor's Address, 3 Measurers of Wood and Bark, Report of, 73 Ordinance Relating to School Committee, 114 Overseers of Poor, Report of, 60 Statistics of Lewiston, 126 Street Commissioner, Report of, 68 Superintendent of Burials, Report of, 74 Superintending School Committee, Report of. 92