Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-02-04
THE LOVE FEAST.

the mayor casually remarked that mo-
tion to adjourn was in order. Nobody
made 1t, but instead Aid. Brady, of ward
5, arose and addressed the chair, saying,
In substance:
"Mr. Mayor: Previous to being elected
to TINS board, five years ago, in travelling
about the city, / noticed many things
that might, 1t seemed to me, be improved,
ana L said That IL we're ever a Die, I'd do
what | could to mend matters. The con-
dition OF the streets at that time was par
tlcuiarly bad.
"After five years, note the improvement
good roads, good culverts, good side
walks, aud there are some improvements
that are not noticeable to the casual
observer. l think l am safe In saying that
our streets are now In as good condition
as those OF any city OF the same size in
Maine.
81 remember that at my first meeting
with this board, the first thing that
confronted us was an unpaid road-roli
of about $1,000. Other embarrassments
confronted US, among them was the
necessity of borrowing early ia the year,
in anticipation of taxes, large sums OF
money-as high as 81, 900 think.
"During the past year we haven't hired
one dollar-not one. All this is not the
result OF momentary spasm, but by
hard, long, up hill pull. To accomplish
TINS, measures that may have seemed harsh
nave been resorted to, but they have been
productive of good.
"We have on hand something like 50 800
to y4,000-more than enough to pay cur
rent expenses. Every bill that mas been
contracted and approved will be paid in
full before this ministration ceases.
snow II any one man deserves credit for
all this 1t Is the mayor VINO has so faith
fully presided at this board for the past
TOUR years. In the bible we read that
wnen a coin was handed to Christ, He in-
CURED whose superscription was on 1t I;
when told 1t was CAESARS, he said: Rem
der unto Caesar the things that are
Caesars, and unto God the things hat are
Gods So in all reverence. | say regard
ing our mayor: Render unto him the
things that are his move that a vote OF
thanks be extended to his honor, Mayor
Greedy"
THE MAYOR RESPONDS.
at has been my good fortune since
holding the position l have for the past
four years to have associated with me in
the different boards, gentlemen who have
acted tremendously will me in what they
nave thought was for the best interests Of
the city, but none more so than the pres
ent board.
"The gentleman from ward has been
a mem Der of each board over whom it has
IL due, in no little measure, whatever sue
cess may have been achieved.
more good can be obtained throug b
harmony than through discord, and let
us hope that the deliberations OF our
successors, however politically divided,
aud whoever they may be, will be
sctusted with the same spirit of harmony
That has been ours, and that their
achievements may be no worse, but
better than ours.
"To the press, representatives OF which
have been with us at every meeting for
the past four years, we extend our thanks
for their general courtesy and forbearance
they have shown in their criticisms OF
whatever shortcomings we may have
been guilty"
Then followed Aid. Stuart of ward 2
who said:
81 won't attempt to elaborate upon the
remarks OF the alderman from ward B.,
but as president OF the board | should
like to entertain the motion offered by
him."
The motion was carried unanimously
by rising vote.
Aid. Leland followed with some very
pleasant remarks. His ward had been
more than pleased with the work of this
hu IL hio Juus"Chp WIG
schoolhouses and the roads were never in
better condition than now.
Aid. McCarty of ward 3 briefly ex-
pressed his sentiments. Aid. Patten OF
ward made no speech, but his counte-
nance beamed assent.
A SECOND ROUND.
All this was so delightful that after the
cigars and moxie, generously furnished
for the occasion by City Treasurer Gun
ningham, had been passed around, the
board got its second wind, and started in
on another round of congratulations.
Aid Brady began it, admitting that
there was lots of satisfaction, in spite OF
the many annoyances incident to city
business, in bringing order out of chaos.
He pointed with especial pride to the con-
dition OF the tax deeds that had been
rescued, sorted, catalogued and are now
easily accessible.
He was of the opinion that if the same
watchtuIness had characterized the past
twenty Eve years that had been observed
during the past five years, temporary
loan would never have been necessary.
Aid. Stuart, in his second speech, took
wider range than the others, and in
cluded in his congratulatory remarks,
not only tue mayor and the board but
also the leaders and sub-leaders Of the
republican party, and the press as to a
certain extent deserving of credit for the
great work that he said had been accom-
plished.
He hoped that the era OF prosperity
that seemed about to dawn on Ellsworth
would materialize. He hoped the gentle
men who will have the honor of sitting
around the board with him during the
coming year would, by reason OF this in
dustrial era, have an opportunity to be-
come more liberal than this board felt
justified In being.
It would be next to impossible for any
board to do much better than this one has
tried to do. He had no doubt that the
political complexion of the next board
would be the same as this (democrstic).
1t was after II O'Clock when the last