Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-05-06
ALDERMEN MEET.
CITY BUSINESS DISCUSSED AND
DISPOSED OF.
A MILK AND MEAT INSPECTOR AP-
POINTED APPROPRIATION MADE
FOR MEMORIAL DAY AND THE
FOURTH OF JULY CELE-
BRATION,

the IhrEe amount OF routine business
transacted, The only member OF the
board absent WAS Aid Maddocks, from
the fourth ward.
APPROPRIATION FOR KINGS DAUGHTERS
The clerk read letter from DR.. George
A. Phillips, in behalf OF the Kings
Daughter society, asking the city gov
eminent to make an appropriation for
the aid OF the Kings Daughters to assist
the society in carrying on the public
reading room. Last year the city govern
ment gave the Kings Daugh ters 800; the
same amount was asked for this year
Aid Stockbridge moved an appropria
ton OF 800.
Mayor Davis thought the appropriation
should not be made too hastily. He did
not doubt the benefit OF the reading-room
or question the value OF the work being
done by the Kings Daughters, but
thought the city could not afford to be
too liberal in its appropriations.
Aid. Whitney admitted the good work
being done by the Kings Daughters, but
thought the society should find It's sup
port through private su descriptions. Rat her
than see the work Of the society inter
rupted, however, he would favor the city
making some appropriation.
Aid. Lord and Moore agreed with Aid.
Whitney.
Aid. Stock bridge withdrew his motion,
which was not seconded, and moved to
give the Kings Daughters $50. The
motion was carried.
FOR MEMORIAL. DAY.
The clerk read petition from W. II. II.
Rice post GAR, asking appropriation
OF $50 for Memorial Day and the free use
OF Hancock hall for Memorial Sunday,
May 80, and the day following.
The board voted an appropriation of
s25, and the Use of the hail as requested
sTRRY ROAD SIDEWALK.
A petition was received from about
fifteen tex payers Oh the Sarry road, ask
ing for new sidewalk to replace the one
partly torn up by the street commissioner
last year.
Mayor Davis stated that he city would
have some good planks from the Main
street sidewalks, and that there were now
some planks on the Surry road that could
be used. He would favor building walk
two planks wide down the Surry road as
far rs the Head OF the Lane school house
Aid. Stockbridge and Lord thought it a
disgrace TO leave the walk longer in its
present condition.
The matter WAS referred to the street
commissioner and committee on streets.
THE NORTH BEND ROAD.
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Ellsworth that a nuisance had been com
mitted on the road leading from Surry to
the Bucksport road, near the house OF
John Meader, by changing the location
of the road
1t is understood that the trouble arises
from the Yankee habit of "cutting cor
ners' The road in question is known as
the North Bend road. Where it enters
the Bucksport road it runs through a
field, and there are no fences to mark the
road boundary. In driving around the
corner the fields have, the owner alleges,
gradually been encroached upon, until
now the road enters the Bucksport road
with broad graceful curve in either
| direction. The owner OF the abutting
property Wishing, as he says, to save some
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