Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-06-06
STEPPING BACKWARD.
-r,,r, MOVEMENT FOR BETTER
ROADS BLOCKED.
.,nrRNEN CARLISLE, MADDoCKs AND
RRADY WITHDRAW THEIR SUP
PORT FROM THE MAYoR-A
LIVELY MEETING.

,rbsre was lively meeting OF the Els
worth city fathers Monday evening,
hon three of the aldermen, Messrs.
c..li.le. Maddocks and Brady, placed
.,or,selycs on record rs opposed to Mayor
Dntton in the movement for better roads,
rhe committee empowered to purcha
ir,,rnyed road making machinery has
tssn discharged, and the agents OF the
cushing machine which Ind been
o-z5rea sent here for trial, have been
notfded not TO send the machine.
The action Of the boiling trio aldermen
ba. blocked the contemplated work Of
roo3 Improvement. The announcement
few weeks ago Of the work proposed
Wa received
WITH GENERAL APPROVAL
by the citizens OF Ellsworth, and the
mess of sister cities in Maine pointed a
ieaIaus finger Mt Ellsworth while extoll-
ipp the wisdom OF he road reform move
nqat. and urging their own cities to
follow the good example set,
Xow all Exchanged and instead Of words
ofapproval from Ellsworth and from all
over the state howl OF disapproyal goes
NJ, rom the city, ana the press OF the
State will point with derision instead of
jealousy n Ellsworth.
The full! baard was present at the meet
ino An hour was occupied in cXamin-
ine h5ll-. The minutes of the la7t meet
ing w,rc read and approved.
Tae application of the postal telegraph
cabla company for permission 10 set line
If fo.e. ON Hater, Washington and High
streets. ana NJ. Desert road. having met
VITA no opposition, viii be granted, on
rayrlent OF expenses OF advertising and
elsr,. fees.
Tie bin, Ter expenditures ON roads
wcrs# presented for examination by Road
Commissioner pu;tnn. There was evi-
dem OF storm brewing when Alder
men Naddocks and Brady "a SEED ohjec
t.ea- to soH4e items in the bills. by which
II appeared one man had been allowed
more for work on the roads than another.
Alderman Brady suddenly asked Mayor
DuJton how many road commissioners
he had under him. The mayor replied
that he had no road commissioners and
u0Heents who were authorized 10 mike
any expenditures on roads, but he had
agents whose business it was to keep
reads IN fierent districts in repair.
Alderman Maddocks asked If the mayor
thought that one man WIS worth more on
roaa- than another. and asked MIN Why
hcallowed one man - and another only
sl5a
Mayor Dutton-I In not here to be cate
chi,ed by you, and don't propose to be, /
don't think thu questions are pat in good
iaah, and refuse to answer them.
AID Madaeck4 The mayor don't like
to discuss this thing in public. 1t seems
to trouhle him.
To this Mayor Dutton made 40 reply,
nut called AID Mad9ock7 10 oF"eF' Ioi
hot rising in addressing the meeting.
Ala. MHddoeRs rose ahu 'oh'Iiu'N Ms
harsngue He declared that honest tax
payers had been Disseminated against,
and mt the mayor had no right to dis
criW}Hste between the services OF one
taA payer and another, He accused the
mayor OF doing TINS Tor Po1Hscal reasons,
Alderman Maddoehs was interrupted
by call to order from Mayor button
Aid Maddoeks-oh what gfonhu7 90
YOU cali me to order!
Mayor-on the grounds OF your A
tempt to bring politics INTO tins matter.
l".tl not alIe" this board to be 'n7uittd'
AIa. Maddoeha On " hat authority do
yea act?
Mayor As mayor Of the city ot Ills