Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-01-18
FROM BAR HARBOR.
Legislative Petition Basket Ball
Late Local News.

Late Local News.
BAR HAIBoR, Jan. IS Especially IA COM
mittee was appointed at special meeting
OF the town OF Eden, held In October, to
consider the matter OF applying to the
8 ate legislature for additional powers re-
tating to the election OF assessors OF taxes
and road commissioners In the town.
These matters, especially that OF assessors,
have been discussed for several years, and
there are many citizens who think there
shou d be special board OF assessors.
AT present the seiectmen act as assess
ors as provided by the general statute.
There are now two road com issioners,
one for the eastern and one for the
western part of the town. The committee
has agreed upon a bill which is to be
presented to the present session of the
legislature.
The following Is a copy of the petition
and bill which Is being circulated
throug hout the town for signatures:
To the Honorable Senate and House of Repre-.
sentattues an Legislature assembled:
The Undersigned, Inhabitants aud taxpsyers,
of the town of Eden. Hancock county, Maine,
respectfully pray Tor the enactment oil n special
law granting certain powers to said town of
Eden, for the purposes aud suUslaniiallj In the
form let forth Ia the draft of the bill annexed
hereto:
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resent tiyes IN legislature assembled rs follow ::
Section |. The town of Eden, In Hancock
COUNTY, may at any annual town meeting elect
| by ballot u board of three assessors of taxes;
one for term of one ear; one for II term of
| two ears; and one for term of three years;
! and thereafter shall elect one each year for a
| three years term. Such board shall serve
| instead of the assessors provided by the
general statute, and haye the same powers and
be subject to the same uuties.
| Section 3. Said town Of Eden at any annual
town meeting may elect board of three road
commissioners, one for a term of one year,
one for a term of two years; and one for term
| of three years. and thereafter all elect one
| ca h year for three years. term. Said board
shall serve instead of the road commissioner.
| or commissioners, provided by general statute
| and have the same powers In relation to the con-
struction and repair Of roads, bridges and side
walks as the road commissioners and municipal
officers have under such general statute. and be
| subject to the same duties In relation thereto.
i Abo compensation VI NuCu COHiihiSsiUucTb
shall not exceed fifty dollars each. per year
They shall employ superintendent or super.
| intendents Of roads, not one of their own m
| Der. Such superintendent shall be under the
| control Of taid board of commissioners and
subject to discharie by them.
Section 8. This act shall not become opera
tive until 1t Is ratified by said town of Eden, at
an annual town meeting called by a warrant
l a, In N ortf.l for ha
town may at such meeting ratify one of the
| above sections, and reject the other, whereupon
the sections ratified shall go ioto operation.
At any annual meeting ratifying either of said
| sections. the board thus provided for may be
i elected.
Section 4. This act shall take effect when ap-
] proved. subject to ratification by the town as
aforesaid.
| The Bar Harbor Y, NJ. c. A. basketba all
team easily defeated the Orono high
school team Thursday evening at the Y.
NJ. q. A. gymnasium, the score being 80
to IL The Bar Harbor boys were cobfi-
dent OF winning, and they rolled up as
big score as possible to offset defeat
which they suffered at the hands OF tt g
Orono team a short time ago when the
| river boys won at Orono by the score
| OF 10 to 8.
The local team outclassed the visitors
In every part OF the game, and there was
no doubt as to the result from the very
start. At the end of the first hal. the
score stood 10 20 In favor OF Bar Harbor.
A good-sized crowd saw the game.
| The lineup: