Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-04-11

SATELLITES WITHOUT INCREASED
| PAY-oTHER CITY BUSINESS.
The board of aldermen held special
meeting Saturday afternoon. The meet
ing was called primarily to appoint an
inspector of buildings as provided by
the new law, and to fix the limits OF the
districts to be under his jurisdiction.
But more important, perhaps, though not
entirely unexpected, was the resignation
OF Josiah II. Higgins as tax collector.
The meeting was called to order at 2
o'clock. Present, Mayor Dutton, Alder
men Eppes, Whiting, Carlisle and Mad
docks, Clerk Wyman.
After the reading and approval OF
minutes, the matter OF inspector OF
buildings was at once taken up. The law
creating this new Office was printed in
THE AMERICAN last week.
The first matter to be decided Was the
limits OF the district to come under the
jurisdiction OF the inspector OF buildings.
After discussion the limits, which were to
include all thickly settled portions OF the
city, were fixed as follows:
Beginning at the post Office, thence
following Water street to Cards brook,
along the line OF the brook to High street,
to Beale avenue, to Main street, up Main
street to a private way near T. o. Tracy's
place, thence following the private way
to Union street, to Bay View street, to
Birch avenue, to Oak street, to State
Wolt hor
road to Ivory Brown place, thence due
west to river, thence following the river
to Bangor bridge, thence north to old
Bangor road, thence following old Ban
gor road to Bucksport road, thence to
Cross street, to Main street or Surry road,
thence to Laurel street, to South street,
to Main street, to point o. beginning at
the post-office, including in the limits all
buildings on each side OF he streets named
or within the boundary OF the same; and
in addition thereto the inspector OF
buildings be authorized to inspect all
buildings that are within 200 feet Of
another building or buildings belonging
to another person or persons within the
city limits.
The last clause was added as an amend
ment on motion OF Aid. Maddocks, the
intent ion OF which was to provide for the
protection OF farm property.
The salary of the inspector, after some
discussion, was fixed at $50 per annum.
The board then proceeded to the election
OF an inspector OF buildings. On the
first ballot Jeremiah Hurley received two
votes, Capt. Samuel l.. Lord one, and
William Brown one. The mayor cast the
} deciding vote for Mr.. Hurley.
Chief Engineer John +. Doyle appeared
before the board to ask advice as to what
he should do to organize = new hook and
ladder company. He said he did not be-
lieve he could organize a company II the
members were to receive only IS salary,
while the members OF the hose companies
received f20. 1t was not the amount OF
money, but the fact that the hose COM
pany was receiving 50 much more, that
caused the complaints. The hook and
ladder company did not call 1t meanness
on the part OF the city officers, but called
it injustice The chief engineer said the
hook and ladder boys were required to do
Just as much work as the hose boys, and
there was no reason why there should be
distinction in the matter OF salaries.
Chief Doyle said further that there was
a Misunderstanding in the matter. The
reason the hook and ladder members did
not receive more last year was because
the company was organized in the middle
Of the year, and served only one-half a
year. 1t WAS understood at that time
Q II h. al v,fy
year.
The arguments advanced by the alder
men, why the members of the hook and
ladder company should not receive as
much as the hose members, were that,
from he nature Of their duties, they were
not liable to ruin their clothes, that a
majority of the members were younger
men, and that 1--WE got along without
hook and ladder company before, and
we can do it again. The truck is there
for the citizens to haul out If necessary"
No action was taken on the matter.
In relation to Road Contractor Holmes
and city arbitration, the clerk re-
ported that Mr.. Somes, the member of
the committee appointed by Justice
Peters, had been notified, and had COM
municated with the board to that effect
Aid. Eppes suggested that before going
further in the matter, a committee should
be appointed to consult Mr.. Holmes in
relation to settlement of his account,
and made a motion to that effect, the
mayor to be one of that committee.
The committee appointed is as follows:
Mayor Dutton, Aid. Eppes and Carlisle.
The board will meet next Thursday to
hear the report OF the committee
Tax Collector Josiah II. Higgins pre-
scented the following communication:
To the Hon. Board of the Mayor and Al