Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-06-13

by the customs and usages OF the board.
I'm willing to be voted down but not
to be thrown down.
Mayor Dutton-I have ruled that your
objection came too late. You have
right to appeal from my ruling
Aid. Maddocks l appeal.
The mayor then stated the case and
called for vote as to whether the mayor
should be sustained. Aid Eppes and
Whiting voted yes, Aid. Carlisle, Mad
docks and Brady, no.
Mayor Dutton-It appears that the
mayor is not sustained in his ruling. !
rule, and insist upon ruling, that if the
committee is to be appointed by the
board, motion of that kind must first be
offered.
Aid. Maddocks moved that committee
be appointed by the board. The motion
was carried. Aid. Eppes and Whiting
voted against, Aid. Carlisle, Maddocks
and Brady for.
Mayor Dutton- Gentlemen OF the
board by act of the last legislature the
mayor is empowered to exercise veto.
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Every law act ordinance, resolve or order of
the mayor and aldermen, excepting rules and
orders of parliamentary character, shall be
presented to the mayor. If not approved by
him he shall return it, with his objections, at the
next stated session of said mayor and aldermen,
which shall enter the objection at large on It's
journal and proceed to reconsider the same. If,
upon such reconsideration, it shall be passed by
a vote of two thirds of all the members of said
board, it shall have the same force if APP.
proved by the mayor.
The mayor stated that under the pro-
visions of that act he would hold the
motion just passed under consideration
as to the propriety of a veto.
Aid Maddocks-I shall consider this as
premeditated scheme to bring this veto
about. One of the rules to which this
board agreed when organized was that
all committees unless balloted for by the
board, should be appointed by the mayor.
This board has seen fit to appoint from
the floor. Now you wish to go back on
the rules of this board, and | claim, and
/ wish this to be recorded, Mr.. Clerk,
that you cannot do it until the rules are
changed.
Aid Maddocks introduced the follow
ing, which was seconded by Aid. Carlisle
and carried by the votes OF Aid. Carlisle,
Maddocks and Brady, Aid. Eppes and
Whiting voting against
Voted, That committee of three consisting
of Alderman Maddocks, Carlisle and Whiting,
who shall have power to select, buy, erect, man
arp nd "A I4lp tools
machinery necessary to build crushed.rock
roads and sidewalks. All roads and sidewalks
to be built by said committee.
Mayor Dutton-This motion | will hold
under consi Iteration, and Will probably
veto.
Aid. Whiting said he objected to the
resolution because he did not wish to
serve on such a committee, as he knew
nothing about road building.
Aid. Maddocks-I have been asked to
say why did 50 and so. would ask now
why these gentlemen vote against build
ing crushed stone roads.
Aid. Whiting-I do not object to build
ing he roads, but to serving on such a
committee
Aid. Brady understand that it was
intended to have a gentleman from out of
town build these roads. The gentleman
from ward two objects to building roads.
We don't want him to build them, but to
help hire man who knows how.
AID Maddocks then introduced the fol-
lowing motion, which was passed by the
same three to two vote as the previous
one:
Voted, That a committee of three, consisting
of Alderman Maddocks, Carlisle and Whiting
who shall have power to select, buy, erect,
move manage and operate roek-Cru shcr and
all tools and machinery necessary to build
crushed rock roads and sidewalks.
Mayor Dutton also held this motion for
considerat ion and probable veto.
Aid. Maddocks asked what the mayor
meant by "hold to consider" and the
act giving the mayor veto power was read
again for his benefit.
Aid Brady offered the following:
Voted, That no person employed on the high
Way shall have more than SI.7i per day for ten
hours work ON our streets and highways, in
Guiding forcmen
On motion the board took recess to
Monday evening, at o'clock, when
bond Of he newly-appointed tax collec-
tor will be approved; and also the in
vestigation as to the cause of fire at
James Carter's house, West Ellsworth.
A Double Wedding.