Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-03-22
CITY MEETING.
MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
ELECTED.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING DISCUSSED MINOR
MATTERS DISPOSED OLA SHORT
BUSINESS like SESSION.

The mayor and aldermen met Monday
evening. The meeting WIS a continue
ton of the first regular meeting of the
board. 1t was short business-like ses-
sion. Aldermen Morsng Bellatty and
ODER were present when the meeting was
called to order by Mayor Greedy.
The first business taken up was the
election of a member of the school COM
mittee. 2. II. Stratton received three
votes, and was declared elected. He was
immediately sworn in by City Clerk Hale,
and went across the hall to the office of
superintendent of schools, where the
school committee organized [See report
elsew here.
It was voted to reconsider the vote ap
propriating 81 500 for discount on taxes,
and the amount was raised to Il 800.
Ii was voted to allow the collector OF
taxes no commission on discounts and
ATTACHMENTS. This clause was omitted from
the vote last week fixing compensation Of
the collector.
At this point in the proceedings, Aid.
Brady and Finn entered.
1t was voted that all taxes of 1899 re-
naming unpaid Sept. /, 1899, be declared
delinquent. The purpose of this is to aid
the collector in collecting tax from per-
sons out of town.
A communication was received from
George j. Whitaker, of Ellsworth Falls,
in relation to damages sustained by him
| by being run into by coasters on Church
street. He estimated his damages at $500.
He said it was not law he wanted, but
| justice. The matter was laid on he table
until the next regular meeting.
Application of NJ. II. Clement for
license for an employment agency was
granted.
| The committee in relation to new high
school building asked for further time,
and was allowed until March 30.
Mayor Greedy, at the suggestion OF the
city clerk, called attention to plan which
would simplify matters in regard to
teachers payroll. BY the plan proposed
| the superintendent of schools each month
would submit teachers payroll, but in
stead OF the roll being passed upon by
the aldermen and orders drawn in favor
of each teacher, the mayor would draw an
| order for he whole amount in favor OF
the superintendent OF schools. The su-
perntendent would then be able to cash
the order, deposit the money and pay
the teachers by check.
This would simplify matters by making
it unnecessary for the clerk and mayor to
make out SO many orders each month,
and it would also be more satisfactory for
| teachers, as it would obviate the neces-
sity Of their going first to the city clerk
for their orders, then to the city treas
urer for their check, and finally to the
| banks for cash. Instead of this, they
would go directly to the superintendent
| OF schools for their pay, and sign the
payroll. Such method was in practice
two years ago.
The board passed a motion putting he
plan into effect, and requiring the super
intendent OF schools to give bond of
1000.
The bond OF City Treasurer E. F. Rob-
inson was received and accepted. The
bondsmen are c. c. Burrill, F. A. Coon BIS
and Omar w. Tapley.
The board reconsidered its vote to hold
regular meetings on the first Monday Of
each month, and voted to hold them on
the first Wednesday evening of each
month, except in February and March,
when they will be held the first Monday.
ELECTRIC STREET LIGHTS.
P. A. Smith, superintendent OF the
Ellsworth Electric Illuminating Co., ap-
peared before the board in relation to
contract for street lighting. He said the
company wanted to make improvements
in its arc lighting system, but in order to
do SO would like to be guaranteed the
city business for term OF three years at
least.
Aid. Brady, who was on the electric
light committee last year, produced a let
ter from 5. M. Hamili, president OF the
company, which embodied proposition
to establish new and improved system
of lights for Ss5 lamp per year, on an all!
night schedule. The city is now paying
S75 lamp on moonlight schedule.
Supt. Smith, being better acquainted
with local conditions than MIR. Hami!l,
thought he could make a proposition that
would be just as satisfactory to the com
pany, and more acceptable to the city.
He agreed to submit his proposition in
writing before March 30.
The board then took recess to Thurs
day, March 80, at 3 p. IN.