Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-11-08
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5. D. Wiggin appeared before the board
and asked to have the pole of he electric
light company at he corner of Main and
Water streets moved. The pole was di-
recty in front of his store entrance. He
asked to have the pole moved distance
of fifteen feet down Water street, or he
would give permission to have the wires
strung on his building.
The matter vas referred to the COM
mittee on streets.
Charles II. Drummey presented the fol-
lowing petition, accompanied by dia-
gram of the streets referred to and the
proposed extensions:
TO the Honorable Mayor and Board of
1idernten:
We the undersigned, citizens and tax
payers living i'll the vicinity of Bay View
street, being unable to get from our homes
to the post office without either going
beneath or across the Maine Central rail-
road track and being put TO great incon-
venience thereby, hereby petition your
honorable board to view the premises
with reference to an extension of said
Bay View street TO Union street, and ask
that SAID street may be so continued or
extended to said Union street.
a. w. CURTIS, {. $. SLOWER, JOHN Ma
LoNEY, THOMAS FORD, JOHN II. FORD,
AUSTIN ii. JOY, CAMPBELL d TRUE,
Nj. j. DRUMMEY, r. NJ. GAYNoR,
ARTHUR SHuTE, +. +. BRADY, JOHN H.
BROWN, 5. j. MORRISON, II. j. JOY,
WHITING BROS, MARTIN LAMsoN, WM.
CoUGHLIN, a. NJ. HOPKINS, II. 5. JONES,
j. ii. BREsNAHAN, {. l.. MoRANG, {. X.
FOSTER, JOHN NJ. HALE, JR., +. r..
DOYLE, JERRY HURLEY, {. +. DAVIS.
~, Al
mey stated that the proposed street eX-
tension was already private way. 1t
was twenty-five feet wide, and this, the
abutting property holders considered
sufficient. The distance was only about
sixteen rods and it was now practically
graded, SO that the cost OF laying it out
would be very small. The damages would
be nominal
The petition WAS referred to the COM
mittee on streets.
The following petition was also pre-
sented.
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen of
ELLSWORTH;
We the undersigned respectfully petit
ton your honorable board for permission
to reduce the grade of hat part of Church
street in said Ellsworth which begins at
the junction of Church and Oak streets
and extends westerly for distance of
about thirteen rods to Il telephone pole
between the residences of b. r. Thomas
and David Friend. said grading would
improve the property ON said street and
remove the crown OF the hill.
A. II. NORRIS, IRVING OsGOOD, LEWIS
FRIEND, b. f. THOMAS, S. X. WHITING,
ID. FRIEND, l. l.. HALMAN, II. j. JOY, Z.
+. ROBINSON, JOHN +. kNowLToN.
On motion the mayor appointed Alder
men Maddocks, Eldridge, and Means
committee to investigate the matter,
with power to act.
Alderman Means presented the follow
ing petition, which was referred to the
committee on streets:
To the Honorable Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the City of ELLSWORTH:
The undersigned, citizens of Ellsworth,
and taxpayers, residing on Straw street
(so-called), do represent that bridge
between Water street and h. B. Carriers
house is in need of repairs, to make it
passable and safe. We therefore petition
make it safe, for which we shall ever pray.
r. B. CARTER, S. p. JORDAN, F. f.
TLDEN, q. r. JAMESON.
The "Straw" street referred to is short
private way running back from Water
street about opposite the marine railway.
Alderman Eldridge presented the
following resolutions:
Resolred, That in the opin on of the
board OF aldermen of the. city of Els