Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association 1906 Fawn Pand p.9 1907: p.al next report. Prohibiting motor traffic P.7: 19th Annuel Report 9-08 / 905 Report p.s. Seventeenth Annual Report OF THE Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association OCTOBER 1906 RECORD PRINT SHOP OFFICERS FOR 1906-1907 President: Leonard E. Opdycke. Vice-Presidents: L. B. Deasy, John S. Kennedy, Rt. Rev. Wm. Lawrence. Secretary: H. M. Conners. Treasurer: F. C. Lynam. STANDING COMMITTEES Finance Committee: L. A. Austin, Chairman, Morris K. Jesup, Fred C. Lynam, J. S. Kennedy, Thomas Searls. Village Committee: Mrs. J. Biddle Porter, Chairman, Miss Sarah Lawrence, Mrs. F. E. Sherman, Miss Juliett Nickerson, Mrs. J. Madison Taylor. 4 THE BAR HARBOR STANDING COMMITTEES Continued Grievance Committee: Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale, Chairman, Mrs. C. F. Allen, Mrs. E. S. Clark, Mrs. D. W. Bunker, Miss Ruth Lawrence. Sanitary Committee: Dr. J. Madison Taylor, Chairman, Dr. Robert Abbe, Dr. E. J. Morrison, Dr. H. D. Averill, Dr. Geo. A. Phillips Dr. D. W. Bunker, Dr. John B. Shober, Dr. G. R. Hagerthy, Dr. F. Fremont-Smith, Dr. C. C. Morrison, Dr. Horace S. Stokes, Dr. R. W. Wakefield. Roads and Paths Committee: Waldron Bates, Chairman, Mrs. Robert Amory, John J. Emery, George B. Dorr, Mrs. Edgar Scott. Trees and Planting Committee: George B. Dorr, Chairman Miss Mary B. Coles, Mrs. John S. Kennedy, Mrs. John Harrison, Mrs. J. C. Livingston, Miss Beatrix Jones, Rev. Angus M. MacDonald, Mrs. A. R. E. Pinchot. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 5 STANDING COMMITTEES-Continued Village Green Committee: Mrs. John Harrison Chairman, Rev. S. L. Hanscom, Mrs. L. E. Opdycke, Fred C. Lynam, Mrs. Wm. B. Rice. Glen Mary Park Committee: Dr. Robert Amory, Chairman, George B. Dorr, Mrs. John Harrison. SPECIAL COMMITTEES Preservation of Wild Flowers Committee: Miss Louisa S. Minot, Chairman, Mrs. John I. Kane, Edward E. Suminsby. WATER VIEWS COMMITTEE: Herbert Jaques, Chairman, Waldron Bates, Ansel B. Leland, AUTOMOBILE COMMITTEE: Hon. E. S. Clark, Chairman, Arthur D. Addison, Hon. J. P. Bass, L. Artell Austin, Fred C. Lynam. 6 THE BAR HARBOR SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT Our Association records, with sorrow, the death of one of its incorporators and oldest life mem- bers, Mr. Edward Coles, whose unceasing interest in the welfare of Bar Harbor, and in the preser- vation of its beauty, will be long remembered and sadly missed. The four meetings prescribed by our by-laws were largely attended. At the August meeting, specially devoted to a consideration of the sub- ject of automobiles, about one hundred and fifty persons were presnt, including the presidents of our sister societies at Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor, the Rt. Rev. William Croswell Doane and the Rev. William Adams Brown, who addressed the meeting, as did other friends of village im- provement in Bar Harbor and other places. The sense of the meeting was unmistakably adverse to relaxation of our present town ordinance ex- cluding automobiles from the neighborhood, and a committee was authorized and appointed for the purpose of giving practical effect, as far as poss- ible, to the often expressed wishes of the commu- nity in this regard. The work of the Association is set forth in the reports of its various committees, submitted here- with. Since the Village Green was placed in our charge the Association has spent $3,188.30 in im- VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 7 proving and maintaining it. Of this amount, $2,944.40 was specially contributed for the pur- pose, and the remaining $243.90 paid out of our general funds. During the past fiscal year, our actual receipts (from dues, general donations, and interest) ex- ceeded our actual disbursements for general pur- poses by $101.13; but this credit balance would have disappeared if all bills had been presented for payment before our books were closed. For the year 1904-5, the corresponding balance (in- cluding monies appropriated but not spent) was $126.72. The Association, if furnished with the same in- come that it received during the last fiscal year, can, with economy, carry on its present work during the coming fiscal year. For any exten- sion of our work, however, it will be necessary either to increase our income or to draw upon our slender available surplus, now amounting to $2- 335.71. 8 THE BAR HARBOR The following table shows the appropriations for the past and coming fiscal years respectively: 1906-1907 1905-1906 Village Committee, $500.00 $579.40 Village Green Committee, 300.00 *375.00 Roads and Paths Committee, 450.00 550.00 Trees and Planting Committee, 850.00 General Planting, 100.00 Village Green Planting, 300.00 Encouragement of flower planting, 100.00 Bicycle Path, Schooner Head Road Path and Newport Moun- tain Road, 100.00 Glen Mary Park Committee, 80.00 28.07 Ocean Views Committee, 200.00 **200.00 Sanitary Committee, **100.00 Work along Breakneck, **250.00 Fawn Pond Improvement, *50.00 $2,180.00 $2,932.47 - In addition to funds specially contributed. .** These appropriations were not used. At the annual meeting, held September 11th and attended by about sixty members, several amend- ments to the by-laws were adopted. One of these VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 9 admits local clergymen, practising physicians, and certain town officers, to membership in the Association irrespective of payment of dues, and another provides for a new standing committee to be known as the Grievance Committee. Resolutions were adopted referring to the Sani- tary Committee, with power, the question of urg- ing upon the Selectmen: the appointment of a paid Sanitary Inspector and a paid Milk Inspect- or, and the securing from the Town of an ade- quate appropriation for a public comfort station. A most interesting and important event in the Association's year was the gift by Mr. Charles T. How (one of our charter and life members) of a beautiful tract of about forty acres of woodland, lying near Hulls Cove, between the road from that place to Town Hill and the Breakneck Road. The tract borders for some distance on Lake Wood and includes the whole of the picturesque little sheet of water known as Fawn Pond. As Mr. How is desirous of having generally known, his gift was made at the suggestion of Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, who announced it at the annual meeting in a felicitous address expressing the hope that Mr. How's generous example might be followed by the owners of similar sites on the island. The meeting unanimously adopted an appropriate vote of thanks to Mr. How, to Dr. Mitchell, and to the three gentlemen who at once subscribed $250 for IO THE BAR HARBOR path building and other improvements upon the property. This report would be incomplete if it did not contain a hearty acknowledgement of the great kindness of the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion in according us the free use of its rooms for our meetings and in courteously arranging the rooms for that purpose. L. E. Opdycke, President. H. M. Conners, Secretary. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION II TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 11, 1906 Receipts Donations and members' dues $2,420.40 Interest on deposits 6.75 Refund by Village Com., 1905 54.40 Refund by Glen Mary Park Com., 1905, 18.07 $2,499.62 Balance on hand Sept. 12, 1905, 2,950.75 $5,450.37 Disbursements Interest bearing deposit 1,500.00 Glen Mary Park Com. 19 22 Village Committee, 508.25 Trees and Planting Com 641.52 Roads and Paths Com 550.00 Village Green Com 1,134.94 Printing and Postage, 130.00 Secretary's salary, 2 yrs 100.00 Canvassing 1905, 31.00 4,614.66 Unexpended balance, $835.71 T2 THE BAR HARBOR TREASURER'S REPORT-Continued The Association owns a bond that cost, $1,156.65 and has on deposit bearing interest, 1,500.00 $2,656.65 Fred C. Lynam, Treasurer. Accounts examined and found correct. Sept. 17th, 1906. John I. Kane, Lea McI. Luquer, Auditors. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 13 REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE We report that the usual book canvass has been made with the result that about $800 more than last year has been collected from this source. Doubtless this is in part due to the fact that a year ago an active and separate canvass was made for funds for the Village Green. It is, how- ever, probably true also that larger amounts have been contributed to the general fund this year in consequence of the greater interest that has been awakened by the Association. We have recently sent out circulars to the per- manent residents of Bar Harbor to be followed by personal solicitation of our canvasser, with a view of securing a larger number of annual members, and of thus broadening still further the influence of the Association. Referring to the temporary interest bearing de- posit effected in February last and mentioned in the Treasurer's report, it will doubtless be nec- essary to use at least a part of it to meet the ap- propriations of the different Committees for the ensuing year, and it was for this reason that the investment was not made in a bond or other sim- ilar security. L. A. Austin, Chairman. 14 THE BAR HARBOR REPORT OF SANITARY COMMITTEE Little of gravity has come to the Committee's attention during the past year. The Board of Health, with which we work in harmony, is effi- cient to meet the exegencies that have arisen. The most urgent matter is one that has been con- stantly before the Committee during the incum- bency of the present chairman. This is the ex- treme importance of readjusting the work of the Board of Health. It is agreed by all that no spon- taneous, satisfactory, reliant action by this Board can be secured until there shall be appointed a paid Inspector, a man of independent thought and action. The nuisances that the Board is called on to abate usually concern individual rights, and interference with them often causes complica- tions, personal and commercial. The requisite alertness and initiative cannot be exercised by business men, especially during the busy season when care is most needed. The proposed inspec- tor ought to have no other occupation than his office. Until such an officer is secured, the town is in constant danger through omissions of vigi- lance, of courageous action, and of oneness of purpose. Last March the Town appropriated $1,200 for establishing a public comfort station. At the Se- lectmen's request, we had plans prepared and se- cured estimates thereon, with the result that the VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 15 appropriation was shown to be insufficient for the purpose. It seems clearly desirable that the Town should vote a sum adequate to provide for this much needed improvement. In compliance with a vote of the Association, your Committee have urged upon the railway company the need of more ample station facilities for Bar Harbor, and have reason to hope that a Ladies' Room, of large size and with proper toilet conveniences, will soon be constructed. Investigations made by the Chairman of this Committee reveal a state of affairs in the dairies supplying the town that is, to say the least, aston- ishingly lax. The dairymen are willing to con- form to suitable regulations as to tests of cattle, etc., provided they are able to secure a return for the increased expenditure involved. Unless con- sumers are willing, as they have thus far failed to show themselves, to pay for the greater cost of certified or guaranteed milk, it will not be forth- coming. The Committee are glad to report that the Bar Harbor Water Company's admirable filtration plant is nearly completed, and will by next sea- son make it possible to raise our water supply above even the shadow of suspicion. J. Madison Taylor, Chairman. 16 THE BAR HARBOR REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ROADS AND PATHS The open winter was taken advantage of to have valuable and permanent work done under the supervision of Andrew E. Liscomb. This work included making and setting up signs and pointers, widening and clearing paths, putting large stones through the wet places in the Witch Hole Path, and building new bridges in the low land along the side of the Toll House Path. It will be advisable to have similar work done this autumn on several of the paths,-for example, the Fawn Pond Path should be turned so as to pass through the small marsh at the northern end if Half Moon Pond, in order that this little pond may be seen from the path The following new paths have been made: Cad- illac Cliffs Path, the path over the Peak of Otter, a branch path from the Pot Holes to the Feather Bed, and a new path from the Witch Hole Path to Fawn Pond Path. Two men, Elbridge Walls and Rudolph Grindle, have been employed regularly on the paths dur- ing the summer. The Seal Harbor Village Improvement Asso- ciation has done considerable work on the Seal Harbor group of paths, and has had many signs put up, employing from time to time one of our VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION I7 path men to help in the work. A new edition of the path map of the eastern part of the island was issued this year with an illustrated leaflet "Instructions for Work on the Paths", paid for by private subscription,-copies of which have been placed at Bee's to be given to purchasers of the path map. As explained in the leaflet, the instructions were "formulated particularly for guidance of the path-men; but all users of the paths are request- ed to bear in mind the general import of these in- structions, and to help the committee by report- ing on the condition of the paths." In order to record a description of the method used to mark the paths and to keep them in order, the Commit- tee herewith presents its "General Instructions," and makes them a part of this report. The Committee is happy to report that the fire on the southern slope of Dry Mountain did no serious damage. The total appropriation for 1905-6 was $550. For the coming year we suggest an appropriation of $450,-$150 to $200 to be spent on permanent work this autumn and on signs, and the balance to be used in putting the paths in order in the early spring and in keeping them in order during the summer. Waldron Bates, Chairman. 18 THE BAR HARBOR GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR WORK ON THE PATHS At the beginning of the season, put the paths in good order; mark well with cairns, pointers, and signs; cut off carefully and close to the tree low branches protruding into the path; where necessary to cut down trees or bushes, take pains to cut them close to the ground so that stubs shall not be left sticking up that might trip any one using the paths; put brush out of sight. Usually leave the mowing of the paths until July. Check off on the Path Map each path immedia- tely after it has been gone over, and note the date on the margin of the map, drawing a line from the path to the note in the margin. Always try to improve the paths, particularly by repairing small defects at the time observed; for example, take out a root or loose rock, fix a loose step, put up a new pointer, rebuild a fallen cairn, etc. Note in a book carried for the purpose any new construction work and any signs needed. Do new construction work in the autumn. Build the cairns as shown in the accompanying pictures: two large stones with an opening be- tween in line with the direction of the path, across these one flat stone, and on top of this one long stone in line with the direction of the path. Use large stones and set them firmly in place. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 19 Cut the pointers from hard-wood trees, maple by preference, large, with blunt ends back and front, and with the back part forked, and so place them that no part of a pointer shall be nearer the ground than 6 ft. 6 in., and put them up thus and not thus Make the signs with both ends pointed and with the lettering burned in. When the position of a sign is determined, cut off one end SO that the other end shall point in the desired direction. Before putting up a sign or a pointer, consider the situation from all sides. Where there is a sharp turn in a path, put up two pointers on the same tree or build three cairns. Where paths meet or cross in the woods, put up a pointer or a sign for each diverging path, usually all on the same tree, and another pointer on each path on nearby trees. Where paths meet or cross on ledges, build a large pile of stones at the intersection and place a cairn on each diverging path about ten feet from the pile of stones. Drain wet places or put in stepping-stones, or place cedar-pole bridges on the ground. Where such bridges are required along wood roads, place the bridges at the side of the road, not in the road, and provide them with hand rails where necessary. 20 THE BAR HARBOR Where the Association paths cross or meet wood roads or paths not shown on the Path Map, define the Association paths very clearly and put up extra pointers. Always remove and put out of sight, tin cans, papers and remnants of luncheons. See that the waterproofed and varnished Path Maps mounted on cloth, placed at a few im- portant points on the paths, are renewed from year to year. Place signs, at a few important points on the paths, worded as follows: B. H. V. I. A. The land-owner has a right to close this path. Do not injure trees nor shrubs. EXAMPLE OF STEPS-GIANT SLIDE TRAIL EXAMPLE OF CAIRNS IN THE WOODS CADILLAC CLIFFS PATH VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 21 REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TREES AND PLANTING Very little planting was done in the village this year, except on the Village Green, where the Committee's work was concentrated. Canoe Birches,-which, together with Yellow Birches, are the finest and most distinctive of our native deciduous trees,-were used along the western end of the Green and massed in its northwestern corner. In front of these a small group of yellow birches will be planted next spring. Along the northern line, where trees of rapid growth are needed for a screen, Carolina poplars were used; and, for shade along the Main Street sidewalk, Norway Maples, which grow broad and spreading. In the spring it is intended to plant some of these along the main path, for shade. A few Ashes and Willows, also, were used upon the Green, while around the band-stand some strong growing vines and a belt of Rugosa Roses were planted to screen its base. Only two of our trees have died and will need to be replaced. The amount of tree planting for which there is immediate and good opportunity along the vil- lage streets is not great, and only a small appro- priation will be needed for this. The chairman of the Committee feels that a work which is at the present time of more importance to the village 22 THE BAR HARBOR even than tree planting lies in the encouragement of front yard and other similar gardening, and the use of vines and shrubs. This will not merely add to the pleasantness of the village streets di- rectly, but by a strong influence in arousing inter- est in the things that make the streets attractive. The work can probably be best cared for by a sub-committee of the Trees and Planting Commit- tee. For the destruction of Brown Tail Moth nests during the winter and spring, the Committee spent $393.47, in co-operation with the Town, by which a much larger sum was expended on this work. The campaign against these moths must be carried on steadily, or the work done will be of no avail. The evil is one of serious magnitude. If not checked now, as there is every reason to hope it can be, and at relatively small expense, it will entail large expenditures later on both by the Town and by individual land-owners. At the July meeting, the Association authorized liberal outlay for this purpose in case need arises. Our Committee's expenditure on the Bicycle Path and the Newport Mountain Road has been $65.20, but the bills for the work have not yet been presented to the Treasurer for payment, and will have to be included in the accounts of the coming year. George B. Dorr, Chairman. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 23 REPORT OF THE VILLAGE COMMITTEE The work of caring for the old cemetery, and mowing and removing the grass from the road edges, has been accomplished in the area bound- ed by Cottage Street, Eden Street, Kebo Street, Cromwell Harbor Road and Main Street to the corner of Mt. Desert Street, and on the Main Street from Cromwell Harbor Road to the Mt. Desert Nurseries, on Eagle Lake Road to the old Kebo Club entrance, on Eden Street to "The Moorings", on Highbrook Road to the corner of Cleftstone Road, on Holland Avenue and Bridge Street, and on West Street from the Swimming Club to Eden Street. The loose papers have been removed every day during July and August by a man with a team. Papers and rubbish have been removed every day from the shore path, and Mr. Grant, our foreman, has been over the path once every day, except Sundays, and very frequently twice a day. An extra appropriation of $25 was made to clear the rocks, between the Mt. Desert Reading Room and Mr. Kennedy's place, of all rubbish. $21.40 has been spent to date for this purpose. The funds on hand Sept. 18th, 1905, were $54.40. The appropriation was $500. The extra appro- priation for clearing rocks was $25. The amount spent to date is $508.25. 24 THE BAR HARBOR The work has been in charge of our able fore- man, Mr. James Grant, and has been most satis- factorily attended to as usual. Esther F. Mears, Chairman. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 25 REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GLEN MARY PARK The Park is used by children who live in its neighborhood, and also by adults; rarely can one pass through the Park and not see people sitting on the settees, and children playing in the sand box or wandering among the trees and bushes. The wild grass bears the mark of trampling and the bushes are somewhat bruised; but in my opinion little harm is done. The spring house is in good condition and pro- tects the water from the contamination of dirt and rubbish. We regret that the open overflow catch-basin, outside the spring house, cannot be similarly protected, as it forms a convenient re- ceptacle for miscellaneous objects of an unattrac- tive character. The printed notices that were carefully posted on the trees and called attention to the rules adopted by the Association, have for the most part been torn down and destroyed. So long as the trees are not injured, it is perhaps not wise to attempt a rigid enforcement of these rules. To do SO effectively would require the employment of a custodian and the consequent expenditure of more money than the Association can well af- ford. The bushes have become overgrown, and it 26 THE BAR HARBOR 836 THEIR 1703916 would be well to cut down some of them, as well as to prune and trim many of the trees. The bridges require some repair in order to prevent accidents from missteps, and the paths could be much improved by raising their grade somewhat. We request an appropriation of $80 for the en- suing year. refer 1 Robert Amory. Chairman. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 27 REPORT OF VILLAGE GREEN COMMITTEE As the former Chairman of this Committee has already reported regarding the earlier work done upon the Green, the present report covers the past two months only. $100 was appropriated for the purchase of seats. Of the three different kinds of seats tried, only one has stood the test of use,-being made of wrought iron. The only two procurable of this make have been purchased, and an order has been given for seven more. Beyond the wages of the custodian, the outlay for the improvement and care of the Green has been chiefly for purposes connected with the start- ing of the enterprise, and is not likely to recur. Notices have been put up at each entrance of the Broad Walk requesting the public to aid in preserving the beauty of the Green. Barrels, in- to which it is hoped the public will at least cast the papers, etc. that they bring to the Green, have been placed near the notices. A friend of the Green has donated: the seat around the large tree; the barrels for rubbish; and the label for the school children's shrubbery. We earnestly hope that there will be enough money available to plant in the early spring a sufficient number of trees along each side of the Broad Walk to give, in time, an agreeable shade 28 THE BAR HARBOR not only to passers-by, but also, by placing a bench under each tree, for those who wish to rest. It is impossible to prevent the destruction of the grass around the benches already placed on the Green, and the plan of arranging for shaded seats resting on the walk itself, seems to be the only one that will avoid further defacement of this kind. There is no doubt as to the enjoyment and ben- efit derived by the public from the Green. The seats are usually filled, the Broad Walk is in con- stant use, and the fountain refreshes man, beast, and bird. The Committee asks for an appropriation of $300 for the maintenance of the Green, and one of $300 for further planting of trees and shrub- bery. Emily L. Harrison, Chairman. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 29 REPORT OF PRESERVATION OF WILD FLOWER COMMITTEE We have tried to arouse a sense of the value and charm of our native plants, and also of the great danger of exterminating the rarer and more beautiful varieties, especially the large pink or- chid, the red lily, and some of the ferns. To this end we have distributed very widely the leaflets of the Society for the Preservation of Our Native Plants,-particularly the one put forth by the Seal Harbor V. I. A., and afterwards adopted, with permission, by our society. We have interested the school and kindergarten teachers, and the Superintendent cf Schools has promised . us his ready and valuable help. The children in this village are very generally instructed as to care and restraint in gathering wild flowers, but those in the outlaying districts have yet to be reached. Only a beginning has been made, and it will be impossible to check effectually the widespread destruction of our native plants and flowers, un- less we can win the aid of summer visitors in not gathering many, and in not buying any. Louisa S. Minot, Chairman. 30 THE BAR HARBOR REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CLEARING WATER VIEWS A large quantity of brush and small growth has been cut on the Ocean Drive, thereby opening up the views of the water and various headlands as far as possible without cutting the larger trees. Much favorable comment has been made by pass- ers-by during the progress of the work. The thanks of the Association are due to the members of the Leffingwell family and to Messrs. Tobias and Martin Roberts for their courtesy in allowing the work to be done. The total cost of this cutting, including the burning of the brush (which will be done when the wet weather sets in) is $70. The cutting on the Bay Drive has not been done as yet, owing to the difficulty of reaching one of the owners. It is hoped this difficulty will soon be overcome. No part of the original appropriation has been actually paid out, and we recommend that the full amount ($200) be re-appropriated for use during the next fiscal year. Herbert Jaques, Chairman. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 3I LIFE MEMBERS Auchincloss, Mrs. J. W. Kane, Mr. John Innes Banks, Mr. A. Bleecker Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Barney, Mrs. A. C. Kingsland, Mrs. Wm. M. Bass, Mrs. E. W. Leeds, Mrs. M. E. Bass, Hon. J. P. Livingston, Mrs. John C. Biddle, Miss Christine W. Livingston, Mr. Johnston Blair, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Longstreth, Dr. Morris Bowdoin, Mr. and Mrs. Mc Cormick, Mrs. R. Hall Bowen, Mrs. Joseph T. Maitland, Mr. and Mrs. Brigham, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Matthews, Mrs. Nathan Canfield, Mrs. A. Cass Minturn, Mrs. John W. Carpenter, Mrs. Miles B. Mitchell, Dr. and Mrs. Cassatt, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Clarke, Miss Anna M. Morrell, Mrs. Edward Condon, Mrs. Thomas G. Morrill, the Misses Coxe, Mrs. Alexander B. Newbold, Mr. Clement B. Crafts, Miss Mary E. Ogden, Mr. David B. Crocker, Mrs. Uriel H. Opdycke, Mr. Leonard E. Davis, Mrs. Andrew J. Peabody, Mrs. A. P. Dehon, Miss M. H. Peabody, Mr. F. H. Derby, Dr. Hasket Pendleton, Mr. Edmund Dimock, Mrs. H. F. Place, Mrs. George Dodge, Mrs. William E. Platt, Mrs. A. E. Dorr, Mr. George B. Price, Mrs. J. M. P. Duncan, Mr. W. Butler Pulitzer. Mr. Joseph Emery, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Rice, Mrs. William B. Emmons, Mr. R. W. Robbins, Mrs. George A. French, Miss C. L. W. Schieffelin, Mrs. W. J. Gurnee, Mr. Augustus C. Schiff, Mr. Jacob H. Gurnee, Miss Delia E. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. E. Gurnee, Mr. Walter S. Sears, Miss Helen Harrison, Mr. F. B. Sears, Mrs. J. M. Harrison, Mrs. John Seely, Mrs. W. W. Hart, Mrs. H.C. Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. G. How, Mr. Charles T. Smith, Mr. C. Morton Jackson, Mrs. C. C. Smith, Mrs. Edward A. Jaques, Mr. Herbert Smith, Miss Josephine Jesup, Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Stewart, Mr. Wm. R. Jones, Miss Beatrix Thompson, Miss Anne Jones, Mrs. Cadwalader Trever, John B. Mrs. Vanderbilt, Mr. and Mrs. 32 THE BAR HARBOR MEMBERSHIP DUES AND DONATIONS Acknowledged in 16th Annual Report, $158 Abbe, Dr. and Mrs. Robert 35 Abercrombie, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. 2 Addison, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. 5 Amory, Dr. and Mrs. Robert 5 Anderson, Mrs. Nicholas L 10 Anonymous, 5 Anonymous, 5 Auchincloss, Mr. and Mrs. John W 10 Austin, Mr. L. Artell, 1 Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. 25 Baker, Mrs. Henry M 5 Banks, Mr. and Mrs. A. Bleecker, 25 Barnes, Miss Mildred, 5 Bass, Col. and Mrs. Edgar W 10 Bass, Hon. J. P 25 Bates, Mr. Waldron, 1 Baylies, Mrs. N. E. 1 Beale, Mrs. Harriet Blaine, 5 Biddle, Miss Christine W 11 Blair, Mr. and Mrs. De Witt Clinton, 50 Bliss, Mrs. William H. 5 Bowdoin, Mr. and Mrs. George S. 50 Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. 10 Bridgham, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W 10 Brigham, Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln F 50 Brimmer, Mrs. Martin L. (deceased) 10 Carried forward, $534 VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 33 Brought forward, $534 Brown, Miss Sally E., 10 Bunker, Dr. D. Wellington, 1 Burnham, Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. 10 Bush, Capt. Thomas J 10 Canfield, Mrs. A. Cass 10 Cary, Miss Jane M. 1 Cassatt, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J 50 Clarke, Miss Anna M. 25 Coles, Mr. and Mrs. Edward, 10 Conrad, Mrs. Thomas K 5 Cotton, Mr. D. Page, 1 Coxe, Mrs.Alexander B. 25 Crafts, Miss Mary E 5 Crocker, Mrs. Uriel H. 5 Cushman, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C., 5 Cushman, Miss Violet, 1 Cutting, Mr. and Mrs. R. Fulton, 10 Dabney, Mrs. Walter, 1 Dale, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. 25 Davis, Mrs. Andrew J 25 Davis, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. 2 Deasy, Hon. Luere B. 1 Derby, Dr. and Mrs. Hasket, 5 Dimock. Mrs. Henry F 25 Douglas, Mrs. William P 5 Draper, Mrs. William P 10 Draper, Mr. and Mrs. William P., Jr 2 Drayton, Mrs. Robert Coleman 5 Carried forward, $824 34 THE BAR HARBOR Brought forward, $824 Duncan, Mr. William Butler, 25 Dutilh, Miss Emily 1 Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. Frank, 5 Emery, Mr. and Mrs. John J 50 Eno, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lane, 2 Fabbri, Mr. and Mrs. Ernesto G 10 Fleitmann, Mr. and Mrs. William M 10 Frith, Mr. L. Edward, 5 Furfey, Dr. J. Austin, 1 Godwin, Miss Nora, 1 Green, Mr. Charles S. 1 Gurnee, Mr. Augustus C. 25 Gurnee, Miss Delia E 25 Guthrie, Miss M. H. 10 Guthrie, Mr. Thomas P 1 Guthrie, Mr. and Mrs. William D. 5 Hardy Mr. and Mrs. Alpheus H 5 Harrison, Hon. Francis Burton, 25 Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. John, 25 Hatfield, Mr. and Mrs. Henry R 10 Havemeyer, Mrs. Henry o 10 Higgins, Mr. Blithen S 3 Hoffman, Mrs. William B. 10 Holt, Miss, 1 Homans, Mrs. Charles D. 5 Hooper, Mrs., 1 How, Mr. Charles T. 20 Hubbard, Gen. and Mrs. Thomas H 25 Carried forward, $1,141 VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 35 Brought forward $1,141 Huguenin, Miss Sophie, 1 Ingraham, Hon. George L 10 Inches, Dr. Charles E. 5 Jaques, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, 10 Jesup, Mr. and Mrs. Morris K 50 Jones, Mrs. Cadwalader, and Miss 10 Jordan, Mrs. Albion F 1 Kane, Mr. and Mrs. John Innes 25 Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart, 100 Ketterlinus, Mr. and Mrs. John L 20 Kettle, Mr. and Mrs. L. N. 10 Larkin, The Misses 2 Laugier-Villars, Count and Countess, 10 Lawrence, Mrs. Francis C., Jr 5 Leaming, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 5 Leeds, Mr. and Mrs. Warner M 25 Leffingwell, Mrs. Christopher S. 1 Leland, Mr. Ansel B. 1 Linzee, Miss Elizabeth, 1 Livingston, Mr. and Mrs. John C. 10 Livingston, Mr. Johnston, 25 Livingston, Mr. and Mrs. Philip 2 Luquer, Mr. and Mrs. Lea McIlvaine 25 Lynam, Mr. Fred C. 1 Mc Cagg, Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. 10 Mac Donald, Rev. Angus M 1 Mc Cormick, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hall, 25 Major, Miss Maria T., 1 Carried forward, $1,533 36 THE BAR HARBOR Brought forward, $1,533 Markoe, Mrs. John, 10 May, Mr. Frederic, 1 May, Mrs. J. Frederic, 10 Meserole, Mr. A 5 Minot, The Misses 5 Mitchell, Dr. and Mrs. S. Weir 25 Morgan, Mr. J. Pierpont 100 Morrell, Gen. and Mrs. Edward de V 25 Morrill, The Misses 25 Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hennen, 5 Morrison, Dr. C. C 1 Mortimer, Mrs. Campbell, 1 Newbold, Mr. Clement, B. 50 Norcross, Mr. and Mrs. Otis 5 Norris, The Misses, 2 Opdycke, Mrs. Emerson, 10 Opdycke, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard E 30 Opdycke, Master and Miss 1 Osgood, Miss E. A 1 Ostrander, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F 5 Parsons, Mrs. Herbert 10 Peabody, Mrs. A. P. 10 Phelps, Mrs. Austin, 5 Phillips, Dr. George A. 1 Platt, Mrs. A. E 10 Potter, Mrs. Robert B. 1 Price, Mrs. J. M. P 5 Prime, Miss Cornelia, 1 Carried forward, $1,893 VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 37 Brought forward, $1,893 Reynolds, Mr. B. C 1 Rhinelander, Miss Serena, 10 Rice, Mrs. William B. 10 Robbins, Mrs. George A 10 Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. George S. 5 Robinson, Mrs. Moncure, 5 Sanders, Miss Henrietta W 5 Sayles, Mr. Henry 10 Schieffelin, Mr. and Mrs. William Jay 10 Schiff, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob H 25 Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar, 25 Scribner, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. 10 Searls, Mr. Thomas 1 Seely, Mrs. W. W. 25 Seton, Miss Elizabeth 1 Sheehan, Mr. and Mrs. William F 10 Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. 2 Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, 25 Smith, Mr. and Mrs. C. Morton, 25 Smith, Mr. Jefferson C., 1 Smith, Miss S. R 5 Sprague, Mrs. H. B. 10 Stevens, Miss Julia 5 Stewart, Mr. William Rhinelander, 25 Suminsby, Mr. Edward E 2 Thayer, Mr. and Mrs. Bayard, 5 Thomas, Miss 1 Thompson, Miss Anne, 50 Carried forward, $2,212 38 THE BAR HARBOR Brought forward, $2,212 Thorndike, Dr. and Mrs. Augustus, 5 Thorndike, Mrs. G. Quincy 10 Torrey, Miss A. D. 1 Torrey and Linzee, The Misses, 5 Train, Mrs. Charles R. 5 Trevor, Mrs. John B., 20 Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. Alanson, 25 Van Nest, Mr. G. Willett, 10 Washington, Miss Elizabeth C., 1 Washington, Mrs. Herbert, 2 Waterbury, Mr. and Mrs. John W 5 Weidenfeld, Mrs. Camille, 5 Weld, Mrs. C. Minot, 1 Wellman, Mrs. Arthur, 10 Worden, Mrs. Daniel J 1 Total for general purposes, $2,318.00 Donations for Village Green: Acknowledged in 16th Annual Report, 65.00 Bar Harbor Kindergarten children, 1.20 Bar Harbor School Children, 35.20 Opdycke, Master Leonard, 1.00 Total as per Treasurer's Report, $2,420.40 VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 39 ADDITIONAL RECEIPTS September 11th-October 6th, 1906 Dues and General donations: Abercrombie, Mr. and Mrs $2 Allen, Mrs. C. F 1 Allmand, Mr. John O'G 1 Anonymous, 10 Berry, Miss K. V. R 1 Bunker, Mrs. D. W 1 Chandler, Mr. Fred W 1 Clark, Hon. and Mrs. E. S 2 Clarkson, Mr. and Mrs. Banyer, 5 Cowan, Mr. F. H. 1 Dehon, Miss M. H. 25 Evans, Mr. W. J 1 Hone, Mrs. John, 5 Ladd, Mr. C. C., 1 Leaming, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, 5 Lee, Mr. William H. L 15 Mears, Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. 2 Nason, Mr. Howard L. 1 Nickerson, Miss Juliett, 1 Paine, Mr. Charles F 1 Porter, Mr. J. Biddle, 1 Taylor, Mrs. J. Madison, 1 "White, Mr. and Mrs. John Jay 10 Wilkins, Miss M. S. 5 Blair, Mr. D. C. 100 40 THE BAR HARBOR Edwards, Mr. J. Pierrepont, 50 Kennedy, Mr. John S. 100 For Village Green: Mrs. John Hone, 10 $359 VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 4I CHARTER LAWS OF 1891, CHAPTER 186: An Act To Incorporate The Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repré- sentatives in Legislature Assembled as follows: Section 1. Parke Godwin, Fred C. Lynam, Wil- liam H. Sherman, Morris K. Jesup, Robert Amory, Charles T. How, De Grasse Fox, Luere B. Deasy, Edward Coles, Serenus H. Rodick, Henry Sayles, William B. Rice, David A. Bunker, Elihu T. Ha- mor, Addie B. Higgins, Mary G. Dorr, Augustus Gurnee, A. W. Morrill, Iphigenia Z. Place, Fran- ces E. Wood, George W. Vanderbilt, Gertrude S. Rice, Louisa S. Minot, F. G. Peabody, Abby A.Pot- ter, Francis M. Conners, John E. Clark, George M. Wheeler, Eugene B. Richards, and their asso- ciates and successors, are hereby incorporated under the name of the Bar Harbor Village Im- provement Association, for the purpose of insti- tuting and maintaining public improvements in the village of Bar Harbor, and other parts of Mount Desert Island. 42 THE BAR HARBOR Sect. 2. For the purpose of its incorporation this Association may receive and hold real and personal property not exceeding fifty thousand dollars in amount; make contracts to be binding upon itself but none upon its individual members; and to make by-laws not inconsistent with law for the regulation of its membership and its gov. - ernment. Sect. 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 pub- lished at Bar Harbor. Sect. 4. This act shall take effect when ap- proved. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 43 BY-LAWS Preamble Whereas, it is evident to all who are interested 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 ornamenta- tion of the streets and public grounds of the vil- lage, by planting and cultivating trees and doing such other acts as shall tend to beautify, adorn and increase the attractions of the village; there- fore we have formed ourselves into an Associa- tion and agree to be governed by the following By-laws: No. 1.-Name The Society shall be known as the Bar Harbor Village Improvement Association. No. 2.-Membership Section 1. The members of this Association shall consist of two classes: Annual and Life. Sect. 2. Any person over fourteen years of age by the payment of one dollar annually, and any child under fourteen years of age who shall pay the sum of fifty cents annually, shall be a mem- ber of this Association for the current fiscal year which shall end on the second Tuesday of Sep- tember. 44 THE BAR HARBOR Sect. 3. The payment of five dollars annually for seven years, or ten dollars annually for three years or twenty-five dollars in one sum, shall con- stitute a person a life member of the Association. Sect. 4. Irrespective of payment of dues, the following persons shall be members of the Asso- ciation: the Selectmen, the Town Clerk, the Treasurer, the Road Commissioners, the Super- intendent of Schools, the Board of Health, the Sewer Commissioner and the Inspector of Build- ings, of the Town of Eden; the pastors and rec- tors of all Christian churches in the Village of Bar Harbor, and all physicians licensed to prac- tice in the said Village. No. 3.-Meetings There shall be meetings of the Association held each year on the third Tuesday of June and on the second Tuesday of July, August and Septem- ber, of which the September meeting shall be the annual meeting of the Association. Said metings shall be held at some convenient 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. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 45 No. 4.-Officers of the Association At the Annual meeting the Association shall elect by ballot the following officers: President. Three Vice-Presidents. Treasurer. Secretary. who shall hold office for one year and until their successors are duly elected. At the same time and place the Association shall elect, or shall empower the newly elected President to appoint, the Chairmen and members of the following Standing Committees: Finance, Village, Grievance, Sanitary, Roads and Paths, Trees and Planting, Village Green, and Glen Mary Park. Special Committees may be appointed by a vote of the Association at any time. No. 5.-Duties of Officers Section 1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association, and in his absence one of the Vice-Presidents shall perform the du- ties of his office. Sect. 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 presented by him at the Annual Meet- 46 THE BAR HARBOR ing shall be in writing, accompanied by an ac- count and vouchers for audit. He shall be the sole disbursing officer of the Association, and shall pay out the moneys of the Association only upon written approval either of the Chairman of the Committee from whose appropriation the dis- bursement is made, or of the President or a mem- ber of the Finance Committee. Except for usual office expenses, he shall pay out no money until the same shall have been appropriated by the As- sociation. Sect. 3. The Secretary shall keep a correct and careful record of all the proceedings of the Association in a suitable book, have charge of the books, records, and seal of the Association and give notice of all meetings. 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 membership, procuring subscrip- tions and donations or by any other means. If at any time there shall be found in the hands of the Treasurer a surplus of money beyond esti- mated disbursements, such surplus may be in- vested in marketable and interest paying securi- ties. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 47 Village Committee. It shall be the duty of this Committee to make the streets attractive by trim- ming the borders between the sidewalks and road- ways, cutting grass, weeding, and to care for the village graveyard, etc. Grievance Committee. It shall be the duty of this Committee to invite, to receive, to examine into, and if possible to secure the removal of just ground for, complaints relating to riatters con- nected with the purposes of the Association. In case any complaints received by this Committee shall seem to lie within the province of any other Committee, they shall at once be brought to the attention of such other Committee. Committee on Trees and Planting. It shali be the duty of this Committee, to secure the removal of dead wood and underbrush and to plant trees, shrubs and vines, and to care for the bicycle path and Newport Mountain Road. Sanitary Committee. It shall be the duty of this Committee to keep itself informed as to the condition and care of Eagle Lake, both in winter and summer, into the condition of the water, to examine the stables, the disposal of garbage, sew- ers, drains, tenement houses and localities gen- erally likely to become sources of injury or con- tagion, and to report to the Association. Committee on Roads and Paths. It shall be the duty of this Committee to report as to the condi- 48 THE BAR HARBOR tion 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. Glen Mary Park. It shall be the duty of this Committee to observe the conditions of Miss Mary Shannon's deeds of conveyance of the Park Land, especially that concerned with the care of the pine trees, and the setting out and caring for the settees conveyed to this Association under said deeds, and in other ways to improve the appear- ance and attractions of this Park, and to provide such police regulations as shall prevent injury to trees, land or other property thereon. Each standing Committee shall make a month- ly report to the Association during the summer and the reports prepared for the Annual Meeting shall be in writing. No. 7.-Seal The Corporation shall have a seal bearing its name and date "1891." No. 8.-Deeds and Contracts Deeds and contracts shall be executed by the President, Treasurer and one of the Vice-Presi- dents. No member shall be personally liable for any contract of debt of the Corporation. VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 49 No. 9.-Quorum Eleven members of the Corporation, or a major- ity of the members of any Committee, shall con- stitute a quorum, and a quorum being present, a majority thereof shall control. No. 10.-Amendments These By-laws as a whole, or any part there- of may be repealed or amended by a vote of two- thirds of the members present at any regular or official meeting of the Association, but a notice of any proposed change shall be given in the call for the meeting. No. 11.-Order of Business Reading minutes of the preceding meeting, and action thereon. Report of Treasurer. Report of Standing Committees. Report of Special Com- mittees. New Business.