Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-05-09
CITY MEETING.
New Business Methods to be Put In
Effect by Present Government.

The present city government will put In
effect some new methods In transaction
OF municipal business. one of these, the
Importance of which may not be generally
understood. Is the issuing OF city orders,
which hereafter will be made payable
only to person In whose favor draws, aud
not to his order.
The object OF this IS TO prevent the
abuse of the privilege Of discounting
orders, to bring the city's creditors within
easy reach OF the tax collector who may
have little counter claim against some
OF them, and better systemstize the work
so that orders after being drawn will
come in promptly.
Another rulo which will be strictly en-
forced will be in regard to presenting OF
bills against the city, which hereaft er
must bs in by noon OF he day OF the reg
ular meeting of the board, or go over
apot her month. This Is not new rule,
by any means, but one which every new
board finds 1t necessary to iniorce In
order to expedite business.
The full board was present at Monday
evenings meeting. After some discus
sion, the board voted to subscribe s75
toward street sprinkiipg.
1t was voted that the names OF the
mem bers OF the various fire organizations
In the city, as presented by the chief en-
gineer, be recorded, and the same recog-
nized as the regular free department OF
Ellsworth.
The report OF the night policeman " no
had been instructed to keep tab on the
street lights, showed that lights had been
out during the month equivalent to one
light for 232 hours. The amount OF SIS
was deducted from bill for street lighting.
The matter OF repairs on the engine
house at the Falls was referred to COM
mittcc on city property.
petition from residents OF Third
street for sidewalk on that street was
referred to committee on streets.
Aid. Stuart suggested the advisa bility
OF moving the rock crusher to position
which would facilitate and economic
work OF laying crushed rock on uppe,
State street.
Aid. Maddocks suggested that have
rock-crusher conveniently located, and
buy field rock from farmers who would
haul II to crusher.
Aid. Brady said that tho cost OF blast.
Ing out rock for crusher had been care
fully figured and found to be about II
cents q ton. He did not think many
farmers would haul field rock to the
crusher for that sum.
Ii was finally voted to have q special
H., H..
Quire into The matter OF new location Tor
rock crusber, aud also ~ to comparative
cost for field rock and Blasting rock from
ledge, the committee to report at an ad-
journed meeting next Monday evening
fne mayor appointed AS the committee
Aids. Stuart, Jviitson aud Brady.
Rolls OF accounts we're passed as fol-
lows:
STREET COMMISSIONERS ROLL.
Highways NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s4aI 9.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -. So
Bridges ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. rs 81
seo7 8!
TEACHERS SALARY ROLL.
High school. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500 s.
CITY schools. Observation-Disclosures. tsI o.
si.os4 S,
ROLL OF ACCOUNTS NO. g.
ruSp. NAME AMOUNT
Textbook. inds 4 Noble. $40
May Bonsey. 25'
CHM 4 Co, q II
American Book Co. II 5.
LEKno;i Apparatus Co. s.
J |. Hammett Co, p g
Holden Pat Book Cover Co. IL 6,
Thomas X sheweIl = Co, So
J A Thompson, So
school. TEHale, 20
Josiah A Phillips, 90
Fred II osgood. II q
III Sargent. lso
Edward Haney, so o.
Campbell Pub Co. "A
Walter Brown, 10c'
Austin II Joy. 81
Stratton 4 wescott, III
Leroy + Sweeney,
High school. Stratton 4 wescott, 50
Campbell Pub Co, 81
Morrison. Joy Co. Z
Ellsworth Water Co, 10
Schoolhouse. Whiting Bros. ia
Hose, Morrison. Joy Co, 400 o.
Supt Of schools, william II Dresser. ASS
Electric lights. Ellsworth Water Co. 1900
Library, -" IS
Adelaide True. 81
Chas WEIGH, II
FIJI Osgood, 81
Fire dept, stratton & wescoi, 30
Z Doyle, 81
Morrison. Joy 4 Co, 80
+ 4 Jellison. .
whitcomb, Haynes Co. s
Contingent, Ellsworth Water Co. as
II Brooks, 90
Foster, 350
Hancock Co. Pub Co. II
RE Morang, 10
Mrs Frazier, Is
Patten, 90
\ " Cushman X Son, 10 Z
J 4 Thompson. :
Campbell Pub Co. ST
siratton Nescou, 10
" Fl True. 20
John a Lord 30
John Brady, ~. 20