Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-11-02
SPECIAL CITY MEETING
Held Monday Evening New Street
Lighting Proposition.

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A speoial meeting OF the city govern
nent was held at the sidernen's room In
hancock hall Monday evening. Mayor
u.ee,tby was In the chair aud Aids.
ryinp. Patten end Austin present.
The business of the meeting was prin-
,,rs,ly the discussion OF a new light con-
tract with the Bar Harbor sud Union
p,ve- Power TO. A few minor affairs
we're also settled.
Twas the longest session OF this board,
taxing about two hours to discuss tie
.dyisability OF changing the present arc
light system to series lamps, so.cslled.
The light committee was instructed to
draw up plan OF the proposed changes
and submit II ia writing to the light
compsny, who In turn would submit II to
the city with the estimate OF cost.
4, was proposed By the board to take
out eight Of the large arc lamps and re-
plsee them with twentyfour OF the So
candle power series lamps. Among
the lamps IT was thought best TO move
were two on Bridge hill, one or two down
on Water street, two on High street, the
one at the corner OF the Baptist church,
and one on Cork hill.
In all the proposed changes much better
light will be obtained, and danger to
teams driving In the night will be greatly
lessened, as 1t 10 clearly dangerous driving
head on to one OF those 1000 candle power
arcs.
A light will probably be pat at the
farther end Of BlAck's hollow; one at the
top OF the bill on the Bucksport road.
one out on Viewers fats; one up by
senator Hsle's; one at the ship yard or
iarth her down, besides four or fye ia he
darkest places on the road to the Falls.
With these changes and several others
that will be made when the committee
has further Investigated the mater,
the city viii be much better lighted at
but little II any additional expense.
supt. Cushman was present at the meet
ing and gave the aldermen an idea of the
labor necessary to make The proposed
changes, and also the effect. He thought
that after the new scheme was once in
sugursted 1t could be run for about the
same figure as the city Is nov paying.
one item In the proposed change which
will be greatly appreciated by inhabitants
In general, Is the better lighting OF all
public buildings, aud more especially
Hancock hall, which Is at present about
halt lighted.
Another matter which called for much
discussion vas the buying OF wood lot
for tine city farm. Several good lots
were proposed, and the mayor appointed
q co L mittee to look The lots over and re-
port at the regular meeting next Monday
evening.
NJ. J. Drummey's resignation as chair
man OF the overseers OF the poor was read
and accepted, and Leslie w. Jordan was
elected to Ill the vacancy.
The Western Union telegraph company
asked for and was allowed until spring
to paint It's poles running up Church
street. The object OF asking for more
time was on account of the iateness OF
the season.
Henry NJ. Hall appeared before the
board and asked the city to excuse the
tax collector from collecting a part OF tho
tax on the Hall farm at Brinmer's bridge
and fisId on the shore road, taxed to
II. NJ. & b. Hall.
The city held tax deeds on these two
pieces OF property to the amount OF s40s.l1,
I he deeds running back eight or ten years.
Mr.. Hall offered the city 800 Tor release
deed, which was accepted.
Adjourned.