REPORT OF THE FORTY-FIFTH YEAR OF THE BAR HARBOR Village Improvement Association CAS Ending September 1, 1936 REPORT OF THE FORTY-FIFTH YEAR OF THE BAR HARBOR Village Improvement Association Ending September 1, 1936 OFFICERS FOR 1936 - 37 PRESIDENT Major Gist Blair VICE-PRESIDENTS Rev. William E. Patterson Mr. Fred C. Lynam Mrs. A. Murray Young SECRETARY Dr. Herbert N. Shenton TREASURER Mr. R. E. McKown Standing Committees FINANCE COMMITTEE Mr. John Hampton Barnes, Chairman Mr. R. E. McKown Mr. Thomas Searls VILLAGE COMMITTEE Mr. John H. Stalford, Chairman Miss Frances Coleman Mrs. W. E. Patterson Miss Fanny Norris Mrs. A. Murray Young SANITARY COMMITTEE Dr. James D. Heard, Chairman Mr. Frank O. Alley Miss Bell Gurnee Dr. S. A. Coffin Mr. R. C. Masterman Mr. H. C. Copp Dr. Herbert N. Shenton Dr. R. W. Wakefield COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WELFARE Mr. Harry C. Copp, Chairman Rev. W. E. Patterson Mr. Almon B. Hodgkins Rev. Guy Wilson Mr. Carroll Brown Rev. Neal Bousfield Mr. Amory Thorndike Dr. C. C. Little Mr. Roland Darling Rev. J. Homer Nelson Mr. Leslie Brewer Mr. George H. Beard COMMITTEE ON PATHS Mr. A. Fitz Roy Anderson, Chairman COMMITTEE ON ROADS Mrs. Harold Peabody, Chairman Mrs. Fred C. Lynam COMMITTEE ON PARKS Mr. Charles E. Sampson, Chairman Mrs. Shepard Fabbri Dr. Augustus Thorndike Miss Bell Gurnee Mrs. A. Murray Young COMMITTEE ON PUBLICITY Mr. Roland R. Darling, Chairman Mr. Guy Torrey Mr. John Hampton Barnes 4 Secretary's Report This Association, established in 1889, is a medium of contact between the summer and permanent residents of Bar Harbor and has worked continuously for the best interests of the Village. The life member- ships numbering one hundred thirty-nine and the contributing members about one hundred twenty-five, are from both per- manent and summer residents. The various activities of the Village Im- provement Association are generally COV- ered in the reports of the various commit- tees, and the secretary is limiting his re- port to those actions which took place in the regular meetings held July 9, August 13, and September 3, which have not been presented in committee reports. Although the fiscal year of the Association closed prior to the last meeting of the summer, this report has been extended to include the September meeting of the Association. The chairmen of the various committees met with the Chairman of the Finance Committees to set up a budget for the coming year and to ascertain the amount needed from contributions. The follow- ing amounts were estimated as necessary for the carrying on of the work of the As- sociation; in addition to the special funds 5 already at the disposal of the committee: Paths $220 Village $500 Parks $365 Miscellaneous $425 In addition to the amounts budgeted by the Village Committee a special appropri- ation of $50 was made as a contribution toward the campaign for the eradication of ragweed. In an endeavor to keep up the interest and work of the Association, a special membership committee was authorized and Mr. Minturn Post Collins was asked to serve as chairman. It was decided that a special effort should be made to elicit cooperation in the care of estates not occupied by the owners or rented. The President was asked to ap- point a committee to contact, if possible, these owners and ask their cooperation. With the authorization of the Association President Blair appointed the following to serve on this special committee: Mr. John H. Stalford, Chairman Miss Frances Coleman, Miss Fanny Norris, Mrs. W. E. Patterson, Mrs. A. Murray Young. The President asked the Secretary and the Treasurer to act as a committee to con- 6 fer with the representatives of other or- ganizations in regard to meeting dates to avoid conflicts. The Secretary was authorized to pre- pare and distribute this booklet which was to include copies of reports of the committees that were formally presented and filed. HERBERT N. SHENTON, Secretary. 7 Village Committee Your committee beg to report they have got their work taken care of to date. Mrs. W. E. Patterson, who superintends the cemetery, has it looking at its best. The shore path is getting regular care and what repairs were necessary on the bridge have been attended to. I got the town to repair the sea wall where neces- sary. I removed the fence in front of the Shore Club. Mr. A. S. Rodick, who has charge of the Maine Central property, gave me permission, this being unsightly. Two of the barrels have been destroyed and will have to be replaced. The chairman of the Board of Select- men will send to our treasurer the two hundred dollars ($200) raised by the town to be spent in the eradication of rag-weed. I have the poison on hand and it will be necessary for the V. I. A. to vote a sum of money for this purpose. If we cover the town the same as last year it will cost three hundred sixty-four dollars ($364) in addition to the two hundred ($200) the town raised, if we get relief labor, which was furnished last year by the town, at a cost of five hundred forty-nine dollars and fifty cents ($549.50), cash two hun- dred dollars, ($200), and labor paid for, 8 two hundred sixty-two dollars and thirty cents, ($262.30), , making a total cost for 1935 of one thousand eleven dollars and eighty cents, ($1,011.80). In submitting our report we are pleased with the general condition of the Town as to neatness. Respectfully submitted, JOHN H. STALFORD, Chairman Village Committee. 9 Report of the Committee on Sanitation During the past month your commit- tee has investigated the following: Bar Harbor water supply, milk supply, contag- ious diseases, isolation hospital, and camp- ing grounds. The information which the Committee is able to furnish at this time has been supplied in part by Frank O. Al- ley, Health Officer, and in part by personal inspection of the isolation hospital and of the public camping grounds. Water: There is a possibility of con- tagion at the source by the use of Eagle Lake by swimmers and by gulls on the water and shore during certain seasons of the year. In order to prevent bathing in the lake, signs have been posted from time to time but these have been torn down. The Committee requested the local Health Offi- cer to ask the water company to have these signs replaced and have other signs on paths leading to the lake. It is obvious that such an attempt at protection will fail unless the regions are policed. The Com- mittee recommends, therefore, that an em- ployee of the Water Company be sworn in as constable with power to act. The Health Officer will also notify the authorities of the C. C. C. Camp that the boys must be warned that disobedience of the rule pre- 10 venting swimming in Eagle Lake will be followed by punishment. The Committee learned from Mr. Alley that the results of the monthly bacteria count of water as de- livered to Bar Harbor are satisfactory and meet the requirements established by the United States Public Health Service for municipal drinking water. The water as delivered to the residents has been chlor- inated. This procedure adds to the safety of the local water supply and although the chlorination gives a somewhat unpleas- ant taste to the water, this disadvantage is a minor one. Fertunately, those objecting to the taste can procure drinking water at the Sieur de Monte Spring which is said to be of exceptional purity. Milk: Adequate measures are being carried out in all of the various herds which are the source of milk for local con- sumption. Details of the methods employed for the detection of Bovine tuberculosis and Bangs disease need not be given here as they will be the subject of a communica- tion by Mr. F. O. Alley, which appeared in the Bar Harbor Times of August 14, 1936. The Committee requested Mr. Alley to in- clude in this report a list of all the dairy- men who have followed out the program as recommended by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. This list was supplied not only for the information of the public at 11 that time but also further lists will be pub- lished from year to year. Infectious Diseases: One case of typhoid fever has developed recently on the island. The source of infection is said to be off the island. The patient was re- moved to the Bar Harbor Isolation Hospi- tal where he died. All the State rules and regulations in regard to quarantine and disinfection have been carried out. Persons who had come in contact with the patient at his home are being given typhoid innocu- lations. A search for typhoid carriers is being conducted. Only one case of poli- omyelitis has appeared in Bar Harbor dur- ing the past year. A supply of poliomye- litis convalescent serum is available for use on demand. The usual contagious diseases of children have not been unusually preva- lent. Vaccinations against smallpox and preventive innoculations against diphtheria are available to all children whose parents will consent to the procedures named. We have been informed that a high percentage of children have been immunized against diphtheria and smallpox. Isolation Hospital: This is a small frame building surrounded by grounds which are unkempt. The building 12 itself is well planned to meet the exigen- cies of the ordinary use but minor repairs are needed as the plaster on some of the inner walls should be patched. The build- ing is not equipped with an autoclave but this equipment is not essential at this time. The Committee was informed that ade- quate nurses are provided in accordance with requirements of state laws. The pa- tients are attended by their family physi- cian. The plant is under the general su- pervision of the Health Officer of Bar Har- bor. Expert advisors are supplied by the state when required. There is no fixed sum appropriated for maintenance which is provided by the Warrant Committee on re- quest by the Director of Public Health. The present personnel of the Warrant Com- mittee of the town does not include a phy- sician. Public Camping Ground: The chairman made a further investigation of the public camping ground where he conferred with the local supervisor and was shown the system by which some record was obtain- ed from the visiting campers in regard to name and place of residence. The toilet arrangements were examined and found to be satisfactory. There is said to be a septic tank in use but this was not exam- ined at the time. The following information was obtain- 13 ed from the supervisor: 1. Supervision is under the charge of but one person, hence it is obvious that day and night inspection is inadequate. 2. Informaton in regard to campers is not checked. 3. 273 persons have taken advantage of the camping ground in a single day. Under such conditions the area is over crowded. Conclusion: The general sanitary condition of the community may be re- garded as fairly satisfactory. In addition to the recommendations which appear in the body of this report, the Committee em- phasizes the importance of having a medi- cal man appointed to the Town Warrant Committee. Conclusion: There are several unfav- orable features connected with the local public camping ground such as inade- quate policing, and overcrowding. It is quite within the range of possibilty that the public camping ground might be a menace to the health of the residents of the island. I take pleasure in acknowledging the cheerful co-operation which I have receiv- ed from the local health officer, F. O. Alley. Respectfully submitted, JAMES D. HEARD, Chairman of Sanitary Committee. 14 Path Committee For the benefit of those who were not present at the last V. I. A. meeting, our Committee for the Paths wishes to remind our members that last year the V. I. A. was responsible for the upkeep of the en- tire system of paths, or about sixty miles, while this year we have only thirty miles of paths to look after. Of these, eight miles are endowed. The upkeep of the paths costs $10 a mile, which seems very reasonable. Our men have been working very hard and faithfully this season, and with the help of the younger members of our Com- mittee, as chairman, I am happy to be able to report that all the paths under our control have been put in safe and proper order. Also many signs have been re- stored. Besides doing this work we have been in close touch with the Park authori- ties, reporting to them any complaints we may have heard about the Park paths, and only last week we were told there are now three crews of C. C. C. men working on the Park trails. So this year for the first time since Mr. Peabody's resignation, all the paths are receiving adequate work and attention. Respectfully submitted, MRS. H. H. THORNDIKE, Chairman. 15 Report of Committee on Parks Your committee is happy to report that all of the Parks have been kept in good order and that their appearance is very satisfactory. Under the faithful care of Mr. Shand the Howe Memorial Park has been kept in perfect order and the grounds particularly well cared for. In Glen Mary Park we have benefited by the generosity of Mr. John D. Rocke- feller, Jr., and also by the careful replant- ing and excellent forestry work done by Mr. Stalford. There have been many re- placements of maples and conifers and there is a gratifying new growth, particu- larly in the old hollow which was formerly flooded. The triangle and the hillside are now lovely. In spite of the malicious damage done by many boys to the new growth, the Park is charming and much used by the neighborhood. In the autumn Mr. Stalford made a very careful and interesting plan for the preservation and future improvement of Woodbury Park with which your commit- tee was much pleased and we hope that it will be possible gradually to carry out the suggestions which Mr. Stalford 16 made. We have made a very good begin- ning. As Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., in- tends to discontinue his nursery, Mr. Stal- ford wrote to him for the Committee ask- ing if he would contribute trees both to the Woodbury and Glen Mary Parks, and Mr. Rockefeller has very kindly given twelve pine trees, and eight spruce trees which have been planted in Woodbury Park and some very nice spruces for Glen Mary Park. The twelve pine trees have been plant- ed along the row of pines, making an ad- ditional screen for the McIntosh green- houses, and the spruce trees in the grove of old trees. The Horticultural Society of Bar Har- bor has very generously given ten oak trees together with the labor of planting, the loam and material, actually making a gift of $175. These trees have been plant- ed along the Highbrook Road and will ulti- mately develop into fine trees. Your Committee wrote letters of thanks for their generous and helpful gifts to both Mr. Rockefeller and to the Presi- dent of the Bar Harbor Horticultural So- ciety. The general pruning and cleaning up of the Park have been well done and all of the paths have been cleared, but it is very 17 desirable to have some crushed rock about one inch deep for the preservation of the paths in Woodbury Park and we hope that it will be possible to make that necessary improvement. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES E. SAMPSON, Chairman of the committee on Parks. 18 TREASURER'S REPORT Statement of Assets and Liabilities Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association July 31, 1936 ASSETS Cash on hand $ 601.09 Investment: General Fund 5603.25 Investment: Trust Funds 13654.08 Investment: Mary F. Higgins Trust Fund 409.00 Savings Deposits Nolan Pamphlet or Gate- way 300.00 Sanitary Committee Fund 793.07 Trust Fund Income Un- expended 728.90 $22,089.39 LIABILITIES Bates Bequest $5000.00 A. C. Gurnee Bequest 5000.00 A. C. Gurnee Investment 280.98 Gurnee Path Fund 1000.00 Gurnee Path Fund Invest- ment 63.49 Canyon Brook Path Fund 612.50 Canyon Brook Path Fund In- vestment 75.12 Mrs. A. Murray Young Path Fund 1000.00 Mrs. A. Murray Young Path Fund Investment 107.25 19 Mrs. C. Morton Smith Path Fund 467.58 Mrs. C. Morton Smith Path Fund Investment 26.87 Green Mt. Gorge Path Fund 574.00 Green Mt. Gorge Path Fund Investment 60.67 Mary F. Higgins Trust Fund 409.00 Mary F. Higgins Trust Fund Investment 114.52 Nolan Pamphlet or Gate- way 300.00 Sanitary Committee Funds 793.07 Profit and Loss 6204.34 $22,089.39 Statement of Receipts and Disbursements Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association August 1, 1935 - July 31, 1936 RECEIPTS Donation, General Fund $ 851.00 Donation, For Paths 35.00 Donation, For Parks 100.00 Donation, Town of Bar Harbor - Ragweed 200.00 Donation, For Ragweed 20.00 Interest: General Fund 602.36 Interest: Mary F. Higgins Trust Fund 10.28 Interest: Mrs. C. Morton Smith Path Fund 22.50 20 Interest: Mrs. A. Murray Young Path Fund 50.00 Interest: A. C. Gurnee Be- quest 121.25 Interest: Gurnee Path Fund 55.00 Interest: Canyon Brook Path Fund 50.00 Interest: Green Mt. Gorge Path Fund 42.00 Sale of Bonds 2067.10 $4,226.49 Cash on hand August 1, 1935 126.81 $4,353.30 DISBURSEMENTS Village Committee Expense $ 577.00 Woodbury Park 387.00 Ragweed Expense 528.87 A. C. Gurnee Bequest Ex- pense 183.25 Glen Mary Park Expense 200.00 Paths 244.75 Mrs. A. Murray Young Path Fund Expense 40.00 Canyon Brook Path Fund Expense 53.00 Green Mt. Gorge Path Fund Expense 67.50 Mrs. C. Morton Smith Path Fund Expense 49.00 Gurnee Path Fund Expense 27.76 Mary F. Higgins Trust Fund Expense 10.30 Interest Accrued on Bonds Purchased 1.36 Miscellaneous Expense 315.32 21 Bonds Purchased 995.00 Transferred to Savings De- posit 72.10 $3,752.21 Cash on hand July 31, 1936 601.09 $4,353.30 Statement of Income and Expense Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association August 1, 1935 - July 31, 1936 INCOME Donations: General Fund $ 851.00 Donations: For Paths 35.00 Donations: For Parks 100.00 Donations: Town of Bar Harbor - Ragweed 200.00 Donations: For Ragweed 20.00 Interest: General Fund 601.00 Interest: Mary F. Higgins Trust Fund 10.28 Interest: Mrs. C. Morton Smith Path Fund 22.50 Interest: Mrs. A. Murray Young Path Fund 50.00 Interest: A. C. Gurnee Be- quest 121.25 Interest: Gurnee Path Fund 55.00 Interest: Canyon Brook Path Fund 50.00 22 Interest: Green Mt. Gorge Path Fund 42.00 $2,158.03 Village Committee Expense $ 577.00 pense 183.25 Glen Mary Park Expense 200.00 Path 244.75 Mrs. A. Murray Young Path Expense 40.00 Canyon Brook Path Ex- pense 53.00 Green Mt. Gorge Path Expense 67.50 Mrs. C. Morton Smith Path Expense 49.00 Gurnee Path Expense 27.76 Mary F. Higgins Trust Fund Expense 10.30 Miscellaneous Expense 315.32 $2,683.75 Expense exceeds income $ 525.72 *Outstanding Contracts to September 1, 1936 Howe Memorial Park $160.00 Woodbury Park 100.00 Glen Mary Park 65.00 $ 325.00 23 General Income and Expense INCOME Donations: General Fund $ 851.00 Donations: Paths 35.00 Donations: Park 100.00 Donations: Ragweed 20.00 Donations: Ragweed - Town of Bar Harbor 200.00 Interest: General Fund 601.00 $1,807.00 EXPENSE Village Committee $ 577.00 Woodbury Park 387.00 Ragweed 528.87 Glen Mary Park 200.00 Paths 244.75 Miscellaneous 315.32 $2252.94 Less amount charged to Gurnee Bequest In- vestment for Wood- bury Park 200.00 $2,052.94 General Expense exceeds Income $ 245.94 24 Auditor's Report Bar Harbor, Maine August 7, 1936 I hereby certify that I have audited the ac- counts of the Treasurer of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association and find them correct and the cash on deposit in the Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company to agree with balance on hand. I have also verified the Investments and find the amount invested agrees with the amount as stated in the Treasurer's report. FRED L. HADLEY, Auditor. 25 Members Ex-Officio Board of Selectmen for 1936 Officers of the Town The Treasurer. The Town Clerk. The Superintendent of Roads. The Health Officer. The Inspector of Buildings. The Clergymen of Bar Harbor. The Physicians of Bar Harbor. 26 Life Members Anson, Mrs. Alfred Archbold, Mrs. Anne Auchincloss, Mr. John W. Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Barney, Mrs. Barret, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Biddle, Miss Christine W. Blair, Major and Mrs. Gist Bowdoin, Miss Edith G. Bowen, Mrs. Joseph T. Bowler, Mrs. Robert B. Bradley, Mrs. J. D. C. Brooks, Mrs. H. Mortimer Burnham, Miss Nina Burrill, Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Carnegie, Mrs. Andrew Carpenter, Miss Agnes Miles Carpenter, Mr. Charles L. Cassatt, Mrs. A. J. Clark, Mrs. Anna M. Clark, Miss Zelina Keyser Chew, Mrs. Benjamin Coats, Mrs. Alfred M. Cochran, Miss Mary N. Coles, Miss Mary R. Coxe, Mrs. Alexander B. Crafts, Mr. E. C. Crocker, Mrs. Uriel H. Dane, Dr. and Mrs. John Denby, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Derby, Mrs. Hasket Dimock, Mrs. Henry F. Dorr, Mr. George B. Draper, Mr. and Mrs. William P. DuPont, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred I. Fabbri, Mrs. Shepard 27 Fenno, Mr. and Mrs. J. Brooks Farrand, Mrs. Max Gould, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Griswold, Mrs. F. Gray Hale, Mrs. Chandler Hale, Mrs. Richard W. Harrison, Mr. M. F. B. Hatfield, Mr. Henry R. Hawkes, Mrs. Morris Hoffman, Miss Mary U. Howard, Mr. Edgar B. Hunt, Mrs. Platt Johnson, Mrs. F. H. Jones, Mrs. Cadwalader Kahn, Mrs. Otto H. Kingsland, Mrs. William M. Kierman, Miss Isabel Kutz, Miss Lucy A. Ladd, Mrs. Walter G. LaMontagne, Mrs. Edward LaMontagne, Mrs. Maurice Langhorne, Mr. Marshall Lawrence, Rt. Rev. William Linzee, Miss Elizabeth Livingston, Mrs. John C. Livingston, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Luquer, Mrs. Lea McIlvane MacLeod, Mrs. Norman Markoe, Mrs. John McCagg, Mrs. Louis B. McMichael, Mrs. Charles B. McCormick, Miss Mildred McCormick, Mrs. Robert H. McNair, Mr. William Miller, Miss Edith Macculloch Miller, Mrs. Henry Irving Minot, Miss Montgomery, Mrs. Thomas L. Moore, Mr. Barrington 28 Moore, Mr. William S. Morgan, Miss C. L. Morgenthau, Hon. and Mrs. Henry Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hennen Norris, Miss Fanny Ogilvie, Mrs. Clinton Opdycke, Mrs. L. E. Palmer, Mr. Courtlandt Peabody, Mr. F. H. Peabody, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pearson, Mrs. Frederick Pike, Mrs. Charles B. Place, Mrs. George Polk, Mrs. William Pratt, Mr. John T. Procter, Mr. and Mrs. William Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Rosen, Mr. Walter T. Rowell, Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Ryle, Mr. Arthur Sampson, Miss Gertrude Sampson, Mr. Charles E. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Scott, Mrs. Edgar Satterlee, Col. and Mrs. Herbert L. Schelling, Mrs. Ernest Schieffelin, Mr. and Mrs. William Jay Sears, Mrs. J. Montgomery Slattery, Mrs. Charles L. Smith, Mrs. C. Morton Smith, Mrs. Edward A. Smith, Miss Josephine C. Speyer, Mr. James Stotesbury, Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Sweeney, Mr. Thomas B. Thompson, Mrs. George L. Thorndike, Dr. and Mrs. Augustus Townsend, Mrs. R. H. Trevor, Miss Emily 29 Vanderbilt, Mrs. George W. Weekes, Mr. Frederic Delano Winthrop, Miss Marie Wright, Mrs. C. K. Young, Mrs. A. Murray Contributing Members 1934 - 1936 Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Abell Miss Susan Amory Mrs. Walter Ayer Miss Ruth S. Baker Mr. and Mrs John Hampton Barnes Mrs. Samuel Bell Miss Christine W. Biddle Mr. Gist Blair Mr. Gerald Borden Miss Edith G. Bowdoin Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen Mrs. John A. Brown Mrs. Edward Browning Miss Ellen Bullard Mr. J. Tucker Burr Mrs. James Byrne Miss Miles Carpenter Mr. Harold F. Carter Mrs. Cummings Catherwood Miss Zelina Keyser Clark Mrs. D. Crawford Clark Clark Coal Company Miss K. Frances Coleman Miss Mary Roberts Coles Rev. and Mrs. F. S. Cookman Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting Viscountess d'Alte Mrs. Walter Damrosch Madame Florence deHedry Mr. Edwin H. Denby Mrs. Hasket Derby 30 Mr. Frederic J. DeVeau Mrs. John Dorrance Mrs. Shepard Fabbri Mrs. Beatrix Farrand Mrs. J. Brooks Fenno Mrs. William W. Fitler Dr. J. Austin Furfey Mrs. Jame Bowler Gilman Mrs. Richard Rathbone Graham Miss Ada Bates Groff Mrs. William Pierson Hamilton Mrs. J. W. Hartshorne Mr. Henry Reed Hatfield Dr. James D. Heard Miss Marie T. Hinkle Mr. A. B. Hodgkins Mr. J. R. Hodgkins Mrs. Lulu Platt Hunt Mrs. Samuel Jacobs Mrs. Susan Jay Mrs. Cadwalader Jones Mr. E. Lee Jones Miss Helen S. Jones Mrs. Mabel V. R. Johnson Dr. Ludwig Kast Mrs. Isabel Foster Kennedy Miss Lucy A. Kutz Mrs. Walter Graeme Ladd Mrs. Maurice LaMontagne Dr. W. A. Lawrence Rt. Rev. William Lawrence Mr. Douglas Leffingwell Miss M. M. Leffingwell Mrs. Louis Lehr Miss Elizabeth Linzee Mr. Fred C. Lynam Mrs. John Markoe Dr. and Mrs. E. K. Marshall Mrs. Edward Porter May Major Charles L. McCawley 31 Mr. F. H. McCormick-Goodhart Miss Mildred McCormick Mrs. R. H. McCormick Mr. R. E. McKown Mrs. J. F. Mitchell Mrs. W. S. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Morgenthau Mrs. Dave H. Morris Dr. Charles C. Morrison, Jr. Mrs. G. S. Munson Miss Fanny Norris Miss Linda H. Pancoast Mrs. Edith M. Patterson Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Patterson Mrs. Harold Peabody Mrs. H. Roberts Mr. Arden Robbins Mrs. George S. Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Rowell Mr. Samuel Sachsman Mr. Charles E. Sampson Miss Gertrude Sampson Mr. Thomas Searls Mrs. Charles R. Scott Mrs. G. S. Selfridge Dr. and Mrs. Herbert N. Shenton F. E. Sherman Company Mrs. Henry Slack Mrs. C. Morton Smith Mr. Robert Stevenson Mrs. W. K. Sturges Mrs. J. Madison Taylor Mr. M. Testa Dr. Augustus Thorndike Mrs. H. H. Thorndike Mrs. Arthur Train Mr. Martin VanBuren Miss Alice Van Rensselaer Dr. R. W. Wakefield Mr. Chester A. Wescott Mrs. Reed Wurtz Mrs. C. K. Wright Mrs. A. Murray Young 32 CHARTER LAWS OF 1891. CHAPTER 186 An Act to Incorporate the Bar Harbor Village Im- provement Association. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives in Legislature Assembled as follows: SECTION 1. Parke Godwin, Fred C. Lynam, William H. Sherman, Morris K. Jesup, Robert Amory, Charles T. How, De Grasse Fox, Luere B. Deasy, Edward Coles, Serenus B. Rodick, Henry Sayles, William B. Rice, David A. Bunker, Elihu T. Hamor, Addie B. Higgins, Mary G. Dorr, Augustus Gurnee, A. W. Morrell, Ephi- genia Z. Place, Francis E. Wood, George W. Vanderbilt, Gertrude S. Rice, Louisa S. Minot, F. G. Peabody, Abby A. Potter, Francis M. Conners, John E. Clark, George M. Wheeler, Eugene B. Richards and their associates and successors are hereby in- corporated under the name of the Bar Har- bor Village Improvement Association, for the purpose of instituting and maintaining public improvements in the village of Bar Harbor and other parts of Mount Desert Island. SECTION 2. For the purpose of its in- corporation this Association may receive and hold real and personal property not exceeding fifty thousand dollars in amount; make contracts to be binding up- 33 on itself but not upon its individual mem- bers; and make by-laws not inconsistent with the law for the regulation of its membership and its government. SECTION 3. The first meeting of this corporation may be called by any of the above associates, by a notice published two weeks successively before the time of said meeting in any newspaper published in Bar Harbor. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect when approved. BY-LAWS Preamble Whereas it is evident to all who are in- terested in the Village of Bar Harbor that some method of united action is needed in order to preserve the natural beauties of the place by the ornamentation of the streets and public grounds of the village, by planting and cultivating trees, and do- ing such other acts as shall tend to beau- tify, adorn and increase the attractions of the village and to promote the public wel- fare; therefore we have formed ourselves into an Association and agree to be gov- erned by the following by-laws: 34 No. 1-Name This Society shall be known as the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. No. 2-Membership SECTION 1. The members of this As- sociation shall consist of two classes: An- nual and Life. SECTION 2. Any person over fourteen years of age, by the payment of one dol- lar annually, and any child under fourteen years of age who shall pay the sum of fifty cents annually, shall be a member of this Association for the current fiscal year, which shall end on the first Thursday of September. SECTION 3. The payment of two hun- dred and fifty dollars in one sum shall constitute a person a life member of this Association. SECTION 4. Irrespective of payment of dues, the following persons shall be members of the Association: The Select- men, the Town Clerk, The Treasurer, The Road Commissioner, the Superintendent of Schools, the Board of Health, the Sewer Commissioner, and the Inspector of Build- ings of the Town of Bar Harbor; the pas- tors and rectors of all Christian Churches in the village of Bar Harbor, and all physi- cians licensed to practice in said village. 35 No. 3-Meetings The meetings of the Association shall be held in each year as follows:-on the third Tuesday of June, the second Thursday of July and of August, and on the first Thurs- day of September, of which the meeting in August shall be the annual meeting of the Association. Said meetings shall be held at some con- venient place in the village of Bar Harbor, of which due notice shall be given by the Secretary. Other meetings of the Association may be called by the president and shall be called on written request of five members of the Association. No. 4-Officers of the Association At the annual meeting, the Association shall elect by ballot the following officers: PRESIDENT A First, Second and Third Vice-President. TREASURER SECRETARY who shall hold office for one year and un- til their successors are duly elected. At the same time and place, the Associa- tion shall elect, or shall empower the newly elected President to appoint, the Chairman 36 of the following Standing Committees to serve for one year; Finance, Village, Sani- tary, Roads, Paths, Parks, Publicity, and Welfare. The Chairman of each Committee shall be empowered to appoint the members of the same, subject to the approval of the President. Special Committees may be appointed at any time by a vote of the Association. No. 5-Duties of Officers SECTION 1. The President shall pre- side at all meetings of the Association and in his absence one of the Vice Presidents shall perform the duties of his office. SECTION 2. The Treasurer shall have charge of all money and other property of the Association, and shall report at each of its regular meetings. The report pre- sented by him at the annual meeting shall be in writing accompanied by an account and vouchers for audit. He shall be the sole disbursing officer of the Association and shall pay out the moneys of the Asso- ciation only upon written approval either of the chairman of the committee from whose appropriation the disbursement is made, or of the President, or a member of the Finance Committee. Except for usual office expenses, he shall pay out no money 37 until the same shall have been appro- priated by the Association. SECTION 3. The Secretary shall keep a complete and careful record of all the proceedings of the Association, in a suit- able book, shall have charge of the books, records, and seal of the Association, shall give notice of all meetings, shall send copies of the minutes of each meeting to the Chairman of each Committee, and shall take charge of the issuing of the cat- alogue, with any other details pertaining to this office. No. 6-Duties of Committees Finance Committee. It shall be the duty of the Finance Committee to devise ways and means to procure funds for the use of the Association, by extending the member- ship, procuring subscriptions and dona- tions or by other means. If at any time there shall be found in the hands of the Treasurer a surplus of money beyond es- timated disbursements, such surplus may be invested in marketable and interest paying securities. Village Committee. It shall be the duty of this committee to add to the general attractiveness of the town by suggesting, advocating, and, in co-operation with the town authorities, assisting in such improve- ments as are deemed expedient. 38 Sanitary Committee. It shall be the duty of this Committee to keep itself informed regarding all matters concerning public health protection of the Town, to co-oper- ate with the Health Department and other public welfare agencies, and to report to the Association. Committee On Paths. It shall be the duty of this Committee to report as to the condition of the roads and to lay out, keep in repair and mark with signs, cairns and pointers paths and trails over the mountains, and through the woods on the eastern part of the island. Committee On Roads. It shall be the duty of this Committee to report as to the condition of the roads and to improve the appearance of roadsides by such means as lie within its power. Committee On Parks. It shall be the duty of this Committee to provide for the care and up-keep of Glen Mary and of Woodbury Park and further to observe the conditions in the deed of trust of park lands. It shall also be the duty of this committee to give such attention as may be necessary to the island called Bald Rock, as having been conveyed by deed of gift to the Village Improvement Association. 39 Welfare Committee. It shall be the duty of this Committee to add to the social welfare of the town by suggesting, advo- cating, and, in co-operation with public and private agencies, assisting in activities of relief and rehabilitation, health and recreation, and in other activities in the interest of the development of the social and cultural life of the community. Committee On Publicity. It shall be the duty of this Committee to provide lectures, send out leaflets, publish news articles, and otherwise stimulate interest in the en- deavor to create a sentiment in favor of rendering the town more attractive, co- operating toward this end with duly re- cognized Town authorities and organiza- tions as fully as possible. Each Standing Committee shall make a report in writing at each regular meeting of the Association. No. 7- Fiscal Year The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on the first day of September and shall extend through the thirty-first day of the following August. No. 8-Seal The corporation shall have a seal bear- ing its name and date "1891." 40 No. 9-Deeds And Contracts Deeds and contracts shall be executed by the President, Treasurer, and one of the Vice-Presidents. No members shall be personally liable to any contract of debt of the Corporation. No. 10-Quorum Eleven members of the Corporation or a majority of the members of any committee shall constitute a quorum; and a quorum being present, a majority thereof shall control. No. 11-Amendments These By-Laws as a whole, or any part thereof, may be repealed or amended by a vote of two-thirds of the members pre- sent at any regular or official meeting of the Association; but a notice of any pro- posed change shall be given in the call of the meeting. No. 12-Order Of Business Reading of the minutes of the preceding meeting and action thereupon. Report of the Secretary. Report of the Treasurer. Report of the Standing Committees. Report of Special Committees. New Business. 41 Bar Harbor Historical Society "From Hed C. Lynam a Cd.