Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-08-06
CITY MEETING.
Unpaid Taxes Receive Attention Of
the Board Routine business.

Unpaid Taxes Receive Attention of
the Board-Routine Business.
The August session OF the board Of
aldermen last evening was not long one.
Mayor Greedy was In the chair aud the
full board was present. Beyond
transacting routine business, the only
feature OF the meeting was the evident
determination Of the board to begin early
In bringing the tax collectors to account.
The board was informed that Tax
Collector Whitcomb had turned in $3.50,
| and had gathered In s75 since his formal
report had been submitted.
Mayor Greedy called the attention OF
the board to the fact that the present coll
Iector was required In bis warrant to coll
ieet one half the tax levy by Aug. 1, and
that he had not done SO.
Aid. Brady was OF the opinion that the
city government should push all the COL
lectors, and especially at this season OF
the year when money Is moving more
freely than 1t does after cold weather sets
in.
Considerable desultory talk followed,
which finally took the shape of the fol-
lowing motion, offered by Aid. stuart,
| and seconded by Aid. Patten.
Voted--That John II. Bresnaban, collector OF
| taxes for 1902. be summoned before the board
August 10, 1909. at 80 y. M. to show cause why
he has not collected one-half of the taxes con.
mitted to him for collection. as required In his
warrant.
Street Commissioner Hurley reported
that, acting under instructions received
from the board at its last meeting, he had
notified F. A. Eddy of the condition of
the water course under buildings owned
by him on the south side OF Main street !;
had inspected same in company with Mr..
Eddy, and bad received assurance from
once.
George Wood was allowed 81 for loss OF
a sheep and two lambs.
Chief Engineer Brown inquired what
had been done towards purchasing new
hose carriage. The one now in use was
steadily growing weaker, and the situs-
tion demanded immediate action.
Aid. Leland said the present condition
OF things was shameful, and that the
board ought to do something. He had
received specifications from several
parties, and was ready to submit report
to the special committee at any time.
No action was taken.
ROLLS OF ACCOUNTS.
Rolls OF accounts were passed as fol-
lows:
STREET COMMISSIONERS ROLL.
Highways ........................-.. s5os IS
Rock crusber ..............-......... Go IS
Bridges .......................... 1856
s.............".......... -. 7o4s
ssas 81
ROLL OF ACCOUNTS NO. 8.
FUND. NAME. AMOUNT.
Library, AM Foster. so So
Hancock Co Pub Co, 200
CT WEIGH, 10 50
Adelaide True. s75o
Electric light. Ellsworth Water Co, $50 90
Perp care Gem
lots, CIR Foster. 400
CIR Foster. 10 90
| Fire dept, City Hose Co, 1856 90
Geo Campbell. II so
C J Treworgy. 81
LIE Treadwell. 100
$50
| supt schools, G Stuart. Is So
| School sup. C l. Morang, 2o4
Hancock Co Pub Co. 1870
| schoolhouse, J N Barbour. 60
Cw&FL Macon, % is
| School. Mrs II Holt 500
Cora A Walker, 90
C j Treworgy, 2 50
Contingent CT WEIGH. 40
EE Richardson, 200
HEINZ, 1000
ow&F L Mason, IS 90
| W + Joy. 100
l. Eelatty, e25
CO woods, 25
Geo Wood, 30
Maine Register. 200
| Police, Timothy Donovan, As 90
Hiram Lord. Is 90
ID l. Fi,iis, geo
II Bresnshan. 200
Chas sart ent. 100
a IL Grey, eco
Arthur Mitchell, zoo
| CA Gray, eco
IN E-rbour. 9 90
Hor. ee Bonzey. 200
CO Woods, 200
Jas Bresnahap, 200
Harv, Moore, 2t0
Total. te9i So
The board took recess to Tuesday
evening, Aug. 10, at 30
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