Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-04-06
ALDERMEN MEET.
FIRST REGULAR BUSINESS MEET
ING OF THE NEW BOARD.
EVIDENT DESIRE ON PART OF MAJOR
ITY OF ALDERMEN TO PAY
THE GERRY POLICEMEN.

THE GERRY POLICEMEN.
The first regular business meeting of
the new board of aldermen was held
Monday evening The only vacant chair
was that OF Aid. Whitney. The new al
derman from ward 4, James A. Staples,
was present.
A large amount of business came be-
fore the board and it was nearly mid
night before the meeting adjourned.
The feature of the evening was the
showing of hands in the Gerry police
matter, which is expected to be one of the
issues on which the new administration
will be divided. 1t was plainly evident
that the controlling element in the board
was in favor of paying the Gerry police
men, but it was also apparent that they
did not know just how to accomplish
that object.
THE MEETING.
The meeting was called for 49, but it
was $50 before it was called to order,
the first hour being occupied in examin-
ing bills and informally hearing petitions
and other matters OF business submitted
for the boards consideration
representative of the Underwater
fire extinguisher exhibited one OF the ex-
tinguishers to the board, with the object
OF having them introduced into the fire
department.
Rev. ID. l.. Yale presented a petition for
an electric arc light at the corner Of
State and Church streets, and submitted
various reasons why it was desirable to
have one there.
{. III. Drummey, of Hale 4 Hamlin,
asked for instructions as to further pro-
ceedings in the suit brought against the
city in the supreme court OF Penobscot
county by j. NJ. Ssnborn, of Newport, to
recover on one of the orders given by
Mayor Gerry to f.. I. Finn, one Of the
Gerry policemen, so-called.
George b. Stuart, OF the board of asses
sors, presented request for the appoint
ment of a clerk to assist the assessors in
the large amount OF extra work which
devolved upon the board by the orders
issued by the State assessors recurring
complete statistics of the poultry business
in the city.
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS
The meeting WAS called to order at $50,
and the next fifteen minutes were occu-
pied in reading he minutes of the meet
ing and organization of the board
Mayor Higgins announced the appoint
meHt OF Aid. Brady as chairman of the
standing committee ON fire department.
in, of
BONDS APPROVED.
The board received and approved the
following bonds:
Michael Brady, treasurer Sureties. C..
{. Burrill, l.. b. Wyman, f, II. Greedy,
John b. Redman, Carlton X. McGown,
Frank II. Could.
d. L. Fields, constable. Sureties, NJ j.
Drummey, w. IL. Dresser
A; X. Woodward, collector. Sureties,
c. c. Burritl, A. c. Hagerthy, J. NJ. Hig-
gins, j. T. Giles.
Alvin f. Maddocks, street commits
soner, Suretes, A. c. Hagerthy, John
B. Redman, Carlton r. McGown.
CHANGE LINE OF STATE STREET.
Clerk Wyman read a petition to county
commiss toner's for change in easterly line
OF State street at junction with Main
street, and the county commissioners or
der for hearing thereon Monday, May2
The proposed change is to afford better
facilities for building the brick bank
block at the corner Of Main and State
streets.
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
John c. Gordon, proprietor OF the Els
worth creamery, presented claim for dam
age from alleged defect in highway.
wagon owned by Mr.. Gordon was over
turned on the Happytown road. About
81 worth OF cream was spilled, and the
wagon was damaged: Mr.. Gordon claimed
the accident was due to defect in the
road, and claimed S2S damage.
Alderman Brady said that men wi no had
driven over the road the day OF the acct
dent reported to him that the accident
WAS due to the fact that the driver of Mr..
Gordons wagon was out of the travelled
part of the road
The claim was tabled
PETITION FOR STREET LIGHT
al the corner OF State and Church streets,
presented by Rev. d. l.. Yale, was referred
10 the committee on streets.
FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
1t was voted to allow VIM. II. X. Rice