Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-04-30
ALDERMEN MEET.
MAYOR GERRY'S APPOINTMENTS
NOT CONFIRMED.
MEETING OF SOME INTEREST, BUT
LITTLE BUSINESS-MORE APPOINT
MENTS BY THE MAYOR.


marked the previous meeting. Wise
| provision had been made for the crowd
by removing the settees from the space
outside the rail-there was standing room
only. No settees were broken. The
| book case is still intact
MAYORS APPOINTMENT NOT APPROVED.
The meeting was called to order by the
mayor. The full board was present
Immediately after the reading OF the
minutes, the mayor rose and laid before
the board the appointment OF jeremiah
Hurley as city marshal. He said II
have appointed Mr.. Hurley,, and have
| notified Mr.. Holmes that his services
were no longer required. Now ! wish to
have you approve the appointment"
Aid Campbell suggested hat the matter
| be deferred. He reviewed briefly the sit
uation. At the first meeting OF the new
| board, The matter of appointments was
| discussed. He did not think it was in the
minds OF the aldermen to take away he
rights OF any one when transacting he
business for the year. The subordinate
offices We're filled in accordance with the
proytsio OF the city charter. Mayor Dut-
! tons appointment OF Mr.. Holmes rs city
marshal WAS confirmed by the board. ''At
the last meeting, Aid. Campbell ,contin-
ued, nothing was said about the city
marshalship, but on the following morn
ing there were two marshas on the street
movement hns been set on foot to de-
termine which is right, and should sug-
geSt deferring any further action in the
matter until the question has been de-
eided definitely.n
Aid. Higgins and Norris expressed
themselves as agreeing with Aid. Camp
bell
The mayor read an extract from the re-
vi-cd statutes. giving the mayor power to
remove officers. This law was quoted in
THE AMERICAN of April Is.
Mayor Gerry contend that the city
dldnft have mayor when those appoint
ments We're made. l claim | have the
right to remove any subordinate officer at
any time. don't think there is any
need to delay. You can either approve or
disapproee my appointment.
Aid. Campbell Very we'll then; | move
that the mayors nomination be not APP
proved
The motion VAS seconded by Aid. Hig-
gins and carried on an aye and nay vote,
Aid. Norris, Campbell, Higgins and
Brown voting yes Aid Maddock4, no.
The bond ofstreet Commissioner Eppes,
$500 Was received, approved and filed
At the last meeting OF the board Henry
/. Moor was appointed inspector of
buildings. without the tormality OF
ballot. A formal ballot was taken and
Mr.. Moor was declared unanimously
elected
MORE APPOINTMENTS BY MAYOR GERRY.
Mayor Gerry announced the appoint
ment OF his son, George L. Gerry,as janitor
OF Hancock halt At the meeting in
March Mayor buttons appointment Of
Charles |, Welch was confrmedl.
Aid. Brown suggested that this would
be similar case to the city mars halship.
Hancock hall did not need two janitors.
He thought the matter should be
deferred, when one case is settled all viii
be.
Mayor Gerry The wards up there
elected me, and they're little out OF hui
NOR because they have no offices
The mayor then announced he appoint
ment OF Miss Adelaide True as librarian.
Miss True had previously been appointed
by Mayor Dutton and confirmed Nei-
Their OF the appointments made by Mayor
Gerry was confirmed 10y the aldermen.
AGAIN THE POOR CONTRACT.
Mayor Gerry again brought up the poor
farm contract by reading written pro-
posal r. IN A. +. Burrill to take the con-
tract for 5000 per year. The mayor also
stated that he had three her yer bal bids
for the same amount. He claimed that
Mr.. Dutton, hold-over mayor, had
no right to appoint a committee TO make
a contract.
The membe OF the board refused to be
drawn into a controversy. The contract
had been made and approved by he pres
ent board. All talk was idle The men
who made the bids submitted by the
mayor knew they were perfectly safe now
to bid As low as they pleased, to give color
to the story that the city's interests had
not been considered. One of the very
men no now offered to take the contract
for 5000, on the day the contract was
closed bid 3, 800.
Aid. Campbell said he had no doubt
that man could take the contract for
less, but il would come out OF the poor
Some people have an idea that all the
poor Mr.. Jones has to care for are those
at the farm. They don't know of the
families which are cared for at home.
AID. Higgins though, that he contract
pleased a majority OF the tax payers, to
which Mayor Gerry replied emphatically
that it did not
OTHER BUSINESS.
The attention of the board had been
called by ilarbor Master Frank 5. Lord to
the practice Of throw ing rubbish in the