Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-05-09
CITY MEETING.
MUCH BUSINESS OF MINOR M
PORTANCE TRANSACTED.
AN INSPECTOR OF MILK APPOINTED
PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND
MPLAINTS-ROLL OF
ACCOUNTS.

regular meeting Of the board of
aldermen was held Monday evening
| Full board present, Mayor Dutton pre-
siding.
Dr. w. l.. West was appointed inspector
OF milk, without compensation.
\ communication was received from
Josiah II. Higgins, who is still acting as
| tax collector, asking the city to designate
some one to attend the tax sale May 30
for the purpose of buying in some of the
property.
c. II. Drummey stated that it had been
| the custom of previous boards to appoint
some one to act for the city in buying in
portion Of the property, the balance
being bought in by the tax collector.
On motion Mayor Dutton was
appointed 10 act as such agent.
| Mayor Dutton reported that the city
had been asked to accept the deed Of the
| triangular piece OF land formed by the
| intersection OF Birch avenue, State and
School streets, from the present owners,
| II. w. Cushman and Arthur Shute. An
informal vote showed the board in favor
OF accepting the property when VIC
proper deed was drawn.
The property was owned jointly by
Messrs. Cushman and Shute. 1t contains
about one-thrd of an acre. The Village
| Improvement society desired to grade
and beautify it, making sort of small
park, and the owners kindly agreed to
deed it to the city for that purpose
Mayor Dutton reported that the resi-
dents OF state street wished the streets
sprinkled, and were prepared to raise
money for the purpose by subscription.
1t was considered impractleable to haul
water up the hill from the tank nov
located on lower State street, and 1t
would probably be necessary to move 1t
up he hill. or to establish another tank
or pipe near he top Of the HILL
Aldermen Maddoc}7 and Brady We're
appointed a committee to Investigate the
expedicney Of changing the location oil
the present tank or of establishing
another
Md. EppeS stated that John f. knoWl-
ton requested the board to endorse the
action OF last years board granting him
t he privilege Of cutting down the NIL ON
Church street, near Oak The board
decided to visit the street i'll body.
Nd. Madglocks said that last year the
paopIe Of North Ellsworth requested
certain changes in proposed location of
telephone poles, and that the company
had agreed to certain conditions asked
bv a committee from he board of alder
men. All these conditions had been
complied with except as to the painting
of poles in front of Mr.. Newhalls. The
clerk was instructed to notify the tele-
phone company of the fact.
Informal complaint mad been maze OF
the condition of he sidewalk on the Surry
road The walk was built by private par
ties, but had been accepted by the city
Aid Brady said he had examined the
walk, and found it in bad condition. He
stated also that the soil of the road was
one OF the most favorable for building
gravel walk. In a few places, over water
courses, planks would be necessary, but
for the most part gravel could be used,
and though the first cost would be more,
gravel walk would be cheaper in the
end.
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on sidewalks, with instructions to es-
innate probable cost OF gravel walk, the
planks now in the walk tit for use to be
used as far as they would go.
Aid. Maddocks thought it would be
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