Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-04-04
ALDERMEN MEET.
NEW BOARD GETTING INTO
ROUTINE WORK.
CITY FATHERS TO HAVE MORE BE-
COMING QUARTERS - ROLLS OF
ACCOUNTS.

COMlNd QuAHTEhS - hOIALS OF
ACCOUNTS.
The new board OF aldermen on Saturday
night finally wound up the business Of
the first meeting, aud on Monday night,
at the first regular monthly meeting,
dove into the routine business OF the city.
At Saturday nights meeting Mayor
Greedy and Aid. Stuart, Jeiiison and Hig-
gins were present. The only business was
the addition to the budget Of appropria-
lions of ss, ss required by the ordinance
passed last year for the perpetual care Of
cemetery lots. The sum, IS, Is equal to
interest at 4 per cent. on the goo deposited
to this fund by z. JeIlison, OF Brooklyn,
N. Y, former resident.
MONDAYS MEETING.
Monday evening the full board was
present.
B. F. Gray appeared before the board to
ask for an increased appropriation for
street sprinkiing. The city has been
furnishing water for the sprinkler, and
paying 80 toward sprin king, the balance
being paid by private subscription. Mr..
Gray said he had bargsined for a new
sprinkler, that would do the work more
satisfactorily than he old one. The board
took the matter under consideration, and
later voted to lay 1t on the table until the
next meeting.
The board passed the following order;
Ordered. That during the present municipal
year person against whom the city has any
| claim for taxes shall draw any money from the
city treasury on account Of any claims he may
have against the city, and the collectors of taxes
are hereby authorized to receive the amounts
placed on the roll of accounts for all sums due
persons mentioned aforesaid. the collectors
| receipting for the same.
1t was voted that school teachers should
draw their pay monthly, from the super
intendent, the superintendent rendering
q pay roll monthly, and receiving the
mayors warrant for the full amount.
The uperintendent is required to furnish
Il 600 bond.
ID. l.. Fields was elected constable at
large.
Rolls of accounts were approved as fol-
lows:
STREET CoMMIssIoNER's ROLL.
NJ. G. Smith:
Highways OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1851
Sidewalks. %
| Jeremiah Hurley:
Highways OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80 so
Sidewalks. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -. ass
so SO
TEACHERS SALARY ROLL.
High school,. .......................... sl46 i6
City schools. Observation-Disclosures. l42 80
sass IS
ROLL OF ACCOUNTS NO. ..
FUND. NAME. AMOUNT.
| Police. Timothy Donovan, 4500
Hiram Lord. 1890
| Contingent, Michael Abram, 200
Charles L Higgins, 200
Hiram W Mason. 200
William X McGown, 200
George Garland, 200
| n T. Richardson, lis
| T. ) Means, 270.
Henry J Hennessey, 100
Charles + Fuller, ECO
Frank Gray, 200
Thomas X Spencer, 200
l. ID Patten, 500
Edgar Il Phillips, 200
A Cushman, 5000
A X Cushman, ECO
John Doyle, 240O
Z 4 Staples, 80
w II dresser, 200
FIJI Young, 200
Insane poor, Maine Insane hospital, 81 03
Josiah Williams, 45 30
Fire dept, Ticonic Hose Co, l20 co
John Hurley, S06
Charles Smith. 1880
Library, Charles Lauriat, lGS
A + Becher, $500
Charles WEIGH. ii 90
Ellsworth Water Co, 500
School, Henry IL Sargent $50
Edward Haney. 81 so
HIgh school, Charles WEIGH, IL 90
Electric light, Ellsworth Water Co. lt5 So
Text book l. Knott Apparatus Co. II %
Supt of schools, William Dresser, 45S3
Total. 1872 -
OTHER BUSINESS.
Irving Osgood appeared before the
board on behalf OF VIM. H. II. Rice post,