Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-05-06

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BILL FOR LEGAL SERVICES.
Bill of ID. +. Hurley, $50, for legal ser
vices, was presented and referred to
the finance committee for investigation.
This bin was FOR appearing for Mayor
Gerry in mandamus proceedings brought
against him, and appearing for the city
in actions brought by Officers Holmes
| and Silvy to recover salary.
BILL. FOR DAMAGES.
{. \. Drawn presented bill for dam
ages to horse received by stepping i'll a
hole ON the old l.amoine road some time
in February. Referred to committee on
streets.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Aid. Lord, for the committee on streets,
to " hich was referred claim of w lillian J.
| Connick, Slo for repairing drain and 80
! for damages to cellar, reported that the
| committee had Investigated the claim,
and believed the city to be liable for some
| damages. The committee recommended
allowing Mr.. Connick SIS. The report of
| the committee was accepted and Sl5 was
voted Mr.. Gonnick.
| Aid. Stock bridge, for committee on
streets, to which was referred claim OF
Miles +. Moore, 5000 for damages to
| horse on defective highway, reported
that the case had been vestigated. The
| horse had suffered no permanent injury.
The committee recommended that Mr.
| Moores claim be disallowed. The report
was accepted.
MILK INSPECTOR.
Aid. Lord, of he special committee APP
! pointed on the matter OF milk and meat
| inspector, reported that the laws of the
State required cities the size OF Ellsworth
| to appoint such an officer, and the com
mittee recommended that an inspector Of
meat and milk be appointed.
DR.. w. l.. West, who had presentt
petition for appointment, said that in
nsideration of other business it might
bring him, he would serve for so year.
| The necessary parap hernalia which the
| city would have to buy would cost about
20 more.
The board proceeded 10 the elect ion OF
Il meat and milk inspector, and DR.. West
was unanimously elected. The salary
WAS fixed at -25.
FOURTH OF July CELEBRATIONS.
C. II. Drummey, OF the finance commit
tee Of the Fourth of July celebration,
appeared before the board to ask app
| preparation. 1t seemed the opinion OF
he board that an appropriation for this
brought more money into the city and
kept good many dollars at home. An
appropr lation OF $50 was voted.
"OLD HUNNEMAN'' WILL STAY.
| The matter of the sale of Zimmerman
| engine, laid OH the table at the last regu-
| lar meeting, was taken from the able on
motion OF Aid. Lord, " no moved that the
committee on fire department be author
lied to sell the engine if reasonable price
| could be obtained. He had seen no one
who objected to the sale Of the engine.
| The engine had been Il continual expense,
and was OF no practical use.
| Aid. Stockbridge raised the objection
| that the city could not sell what it did
| not own. The engine had been bought
| by citizens of the town, and delivered to
| the city for safe keeping.
| Aid. Lord thought that if there were
| any owners, they would make themselves
| known il the aldermen voted to sell the
| machine. The owners of the engine, he
thought, should bear the expense OF keep
ing is. He thought 400 would be reas-
| enable price for the engine.
Vote was taken on Aid. Lords motion
| to sell the engine. Aid. Moore and Lord
voted yes. Aid. Stockbridge and Whit
| ney, no. Mayor Davis cast the deciding
| vote for the negative.
| The board then went into an executive
session for the consideration of the new
bond issue, and of the electric light con-
tract.
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