Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-06-10

HIGHWAYS, SIDEWALKS ND BRIDGES.
The highway, bridge and sidewalk rolls
We're passed and committed to Tax Col
leetor Woodward for payment, with the
understanding TINT hnck taxes III tn"
haHds OF * FAX Collector Higgins should
first he paid The rolls wereas follows:
Highway roll from February, ;37 93;
highway, May, S9il31; sidewalk, May,
s11776.32; bridge, May, go 10.
The board voted to pav =. J. Nelligsr,
contractor for the concrete sidewalks,
so account.
a petition for a sidewalk on High street
from Kittens corner to Beckvith's hill,
Was presented 1t was stated that the
petitioners would huild the walk if the
city would furnish plank. The sense OF
the board seemed opposed TO extending
the present system OF sidewalks in the
city. The petition was laid on the table.
Attention OF the city having been
Called to the fact hat the sidewalk being
built i'll front OF The AMERICAN office
WAS on private property, the street line
being some thirty feet out from the
building, the aldermen passed a resolu-
ton acknowledging private ownership
to the property on which walk was built
AID. Stoc.bridge, of the committee on
streets to which was referred the COM
plant regarding the North Bend road at
its junction with the Bucksport road, re-
ported that the nuisance complained OF
WAS the setting OF granite posts at the
sides OF the road to keep drivers from en-
croachng on abutting property. He
found that the posts were IN the nigh
way, and had had them cut off to within
few inches OF the ground. He thought
the turn into the road was " ide enough.
He recommended leaving the road as it
now i. The report was accepted,
AID. stock bridge also reported for / he
committee to which vas referred petition
presented at special meeting, asking for
the removal OF the hay scales on the north
side Of Main street and extension of con-
crete walk to the corner Of Schoo! street
The committee thought the present city
government had already made improve
ment- enough ON Main street sidewalks,
and recommended the petition { laid on
the table.
Request of Mrs. Amanda Brown, of
ward +, for abatement of tax, was re-
ferred To AID. MRdduck- for inye.tigat ION
ELECTRIC LIGHTING DISCUSSED.
The matter OF electric light contract
WIS brought up for discussion. The
board at its last regular meeting discussed
the matter " it'll Percy y. Smith, manager
of the electric light company, and the
aldermen left the meeting under the inn
preston that a contract had been agreed
upon, and it only remained to have it put
in writing, and signed. 1t now appears
that Mr.. Smith did not agree to the
terms OF contract, though all the alder
men present understood that the matter
was settled-that the city was to pay $50
per year for arc lights, and have the
privilege Of disseminating two or three
arc lamps and substituting six series
lamps OF twenty-five candle power for
each arc light discontinued.
AT the meeting Monday evening Mr..
Smith said he had made no agreement,
and that the company could not afford to
substitute six series lamps for one arc
lamp. Then followed talk of amperes,
watts and volts, unintelligible except to
an electrical expert, but with which
Mayor Davis and the aldermen struggled
bravely. Mr.. Smith seemed disinclined
to make any proposition to the city, but
finally said the company might put in
four series lamps for each arc light.
Now since the arc lights cost $75 per
Tho Very 1 atest White Sinners and