Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-03-13

drawn upon the treasury therefor. IL this
explanation is the correct one, then the collect.
| or has not given himself credit for the coec-
ticn Of these several amounts, which can not
be. as we find in the contingent fund account
this item commissions on collections for 1888.
esa6.l6," which would indicate that much
larger sum than the total amount of expend-
iturcs, viz. s31 SSH hadctually been collect
ed. II seems, therefore, 10 me that II becomes
one Of your first duties to make thorough ex-
animation OF all matters relating 10 the finance,
that YOU NAV be correctly informed as TO our
true ST anding.
Since writing the above | have been invited
by the collector TO examine his books. which |
fectly kept. also find that his collections for the
past year amounted to cal ,2o3.s3. which con-
firms the statement that the published report
was hurricdly and incorrectly made up.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
by sn act ofthe Legislature in the year 1875
the time Of holding the Municipal election
was changed from the last to the first Monday
In March. By this act more than one hundred
laboring men and citizens were deprived Of
every fair minded man no matter Whist his
political beliefs may be should interest him
self In correcting. The man who earn, his
bread by the sweat OF his brow. who swing.
the AK, or drives the OK or horse team and
sleeps In the logging camp may have as much
interest and pride in the welfare Of his city or
town, a. the gentleman whose income enables
he "a M. f,asb .f
the open CRATE. in hi. well furnished apart
ments
The men now In the woods in the lumber
camps would like an opportunity % voting q;
the Municipal election. The last Monday IN
March, the date first appointed In the charter
Of the city would accommodate them. and iu-
convenience no one. II would he better for
many reasons. The account. for the wear
could be made up % later date, the schools
for the year would have closed and the yearly
expenditures more accurately known. rec
ommend that YOU take such action IN thi.
matter ss may be necessary 10 hrin. Il before
the next legislature.
TAXES .Np APPROPRIATIONS.
The question - taxes and taxation is Al the
present time agitaiing the public mind. When
spilled to municipalities a. poor As our own.
bv lev, on the real anil personal estates. Il
becomes important that such munIcipalitie,
should abstain from opening I'll new .,rnuc,
% expense. The reasonable, msn when he las
III" means whercwith to pay. doe. not find
fault with Just and equal tax, when he re-
members the advantages he enjoys II is the
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