Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-10-26
CITY POOR CONTRACT
Given to NJ. j. Drummey at Special
City Meeting.

Given to NJ. j. Drummey at Special
City Meeting.
A special meeting OF tine city govern
ment was held at the aldermen's ro, m
Monday evening, for the purpose OF
awarding the contract for care OF the city
poor. Mayor Hsgerthy was in the chair,
and the full board OF aldermen-Tripp.
Moore, Mccarthy, Patten and Austin
was present.
Since Mr.. Jones' death much talk and
guessing had been made ss to who would
| get the contract, and a dozen or more
persons were talked OF, but at the meet.
| ing only three candidates were present
| AT the meeting the mayor asked the
| opinion of the three candidates as to
what they thought of the price. Two OF
| them said they should not want to take it
for less than s. 800, the same as the last
contract with Mr.. Jones. The other one
said he would take 1t for s3 $50.
Very little argument was made by he
| aspirants, and none by the mayor and
aldermen The mayor asked the alder
men IL they were ready to vote on the
contract, and they replied In the sffirmt-
| tive, although 1t was not intended to
dispose OF it at that meeting.
Five votes we're cast on the first ballot,
all for NJ. j. Drummey, who was awarded
| the contracts
| Other business before the meeting was
the settlement OF the Church street teie-
| phone and telegraph wires. THIS matter
| was brought up at the last regular meet
ing of the board, In petition from resi-
dents OF that street asking that the New
| England and Western Union be ordered
to take their poes and wires off the
| street, claiming hat I be trees were grow
ing into the wires. They claimed that 1t
was either case OF removing the wires
or the trees.
| A hearing WAS held at the aldermeD's
room two weeks ago, when the pros and
cons were argued to some length by rep
reseptatives of both companies and the
petitioners, with the result that the may or
adjourned the meeting pending an inves-
| tgation.
| At the bearing two weeks ago, and
again Monday evening, the two COM
| panies agreed to do all within reason to
overcome the fficulty without removing
the poles. They agreed to run a cable,
! side-arm, and straighteu and paint the
poles any color the city might order, but
as for putting in an underground they
could not see their way clear to do 1t.
AS a result Of the hearing Monday
evening they were ordered to run cable
up Church street, side arm enough to clear
the trees and to straighten and paint
their poles.
A recess was here taken to Monday
evening, Oct 81, when the new contract
with the Bar Harbor and Union River
| Power Co. will be talked over.
Principal W. II. Dresser, of the high
school, addressed the board on the matter
of the proposed enlargement OF the high
school building. His suggestion was
that a one story building be erected be-
tween the present high school building
and the building just north OF it, re-
Gently occupied as a dwelling and for
merIy used for county offices.
The three buildings could be connected
and so arranged as to make ample room
| to relieve the present congestion. The
expense. he estimated, would not be over
II 200 The work could be carried On
| without seriously interfering with school
| work.
The board has Mr.. Dresser's suggestions
under consideration, and 1t is quite prob
able that they will be carried out.