Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-01-07
MORE LAW SUITS.
CITY WILL HAVE HANDS FULL
AT JANUARY TERM.
MEssRs. HURLEY, DONOVAN AND FINN
BRING SUITS FOR POLICE SERVICE
THERE MAY BE OTHERS.

The words of THE AMERICAN in its re-
port of the city meeting a month ago
proved prophetic-Mr. Gerry's officers are
clamoring to be paid for police service,
and have instituted suits against the city.
The "hideous nightmare OF police salaries,
damage suits and lawyers fees" which
THE AMERICAN said last month seemed to
stretch out before the city, seems now to
have become a reality.
| Since those reported last month"; six
writs have been served against the city,
| Timothy Donovan, Edward T. Finn and
jeremiah Hurley, "Mayor Gerry's Of
ficers," suing for pay for police service,
Officers Holmes and Silvy bringing writs
for their November salaries, and Israel
Weber suing for 5000 damages for in
juries on highway. This brings the total
Of writs pending against the city up to
eight, as follows:
Thomas j. Holmes, for salary rs city
marshal and day police from April, 1896,
to Oct, 1896, inclusive, PA days at 81 80,
1921; damages asked $500.
John Silvy, for salary as night police
from April, 1896, to Oct, 1896, inclusive,
214 days, at s1.5O, 1921; damages asked,
5000.
Thomas J. Holmes, for salary for Nov,
1896, S45; damages asked, 500
John sivy, for salary for Nov, 1896, S45;
damages asked, $50.
Timothy Donovan, for services as night
police, from April 10, 1896, to Dec. 1,
1896, 234 days at $780, $751;; damages
asked 500.
Edward r. Finn, for services as day police
from July 1, 1896, to Dec. l, 1896, 1913 days
at $780, 1929 90; damages asked, $500.
jeremiah Hurley, for services as day po-
lice from April 8, 1896, to May 1, 1896, y
days at $50, S31 80; damages asked, $50.
Israel Weber, damage suit for alleged
injuries sustained by fail through bridge
on road leading to the steam mill at the
"head of the Falls, which, as set forth
| in the writ, consist of "a general shak-
ing up of his whole body, serious
sprains and other injuries to his arms,
side and back, also severe and serious
injuries to his head, from all of which
SAID in uries he has and is now suffering
| great PAIN, and for which he asks
damages in he sum of q 900.
| This makes the total of damages which
the city is asked to pay, i'll The eight suits,
S4,640. And there may be others. The
months are slipping away, and Ellsworth
still has double force of policemen. Then,
/
| too Mayor Gerry intimated at the alder
mems meeting Monday night that if the
| bill for work on the highway done under
his supervison-w hich has been before
the board at the past two or three meet
| ings, and has become celebrated as ''May-
or Gerry's highway bill''-was not paid,
there would be some more lawsuits
against the citV.
The full board was present at the meet
ing Monday evening.
Following the reading and approval of
the minutes, it was voted that orders on
the city given by Contractor W. D. Smith
be paid from the amount due him for
work on Main street bridge abutments.
Also voted that the reservoir on the
Almon Jellison lot at the Falls be ADAM
doned.
The balance of S492 AZ to the credit of
the sewer survey fund was transferred to
the electric light fund.
The roll of accounts was passed as
follows: