Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-01-31


R,ue Hin, April ., 17ss.-The town voted
,,rh.t a Porch be built in front of the
-,ostipg house and that the building the
ne he left with the meeting house COM
r,;t,ee and Master workman.
ay,ted. That Plan No. / OF the Gal
,.-ies and part of Plan No. 3 as repre-
.ontsd by said Plans be observed in fin
isbiug the meeting house. Plan on file.
.yoted. That the Gallery Pews be sold
after the meeting house is finished.
uyoted. That the Pew seats be hung
with hinges) at the Towns expense.
"voted. That the Pulpit pillars, posts
and front Of the Gallery be painted.
.yoted. That the Pulpit and Deseon's
soats be finished as the meeting house
committee and Master workman shall
think best.
..yoted. That such parts of the meet
inc house be finished first as the Master
work man and Committee shall agree.
"Voted, That the forfeited Pews, II
any. shall be sold by the Committee for
finishing the meeting house the second
Tuesday in June next.
uVoted, That those Persons who do not
make up and pay into the Towns Treas
urer half the price of the Pews this day,
shall pay five Dollars down and make the
said half at or before the I'd day OF June
next. or forfeit their Pew, the ten per
cent. advanced at the time OF the sale and
the 1--we Dollars paid this day"
At the adjournment OF the above meet
ing held Tuesday, April 3, 17eS, ''Voted,
That any Person who has bid off Pew in
Blue Hin meeting house and shall neglect
to make up and pay in the sum which said
Pew sold TOR when the said Pews are FIN
cent upon the value OF same and the re-
msinder OF the sum which had been ad-
vanced shall be returned within fourteen
DAYS after said forfeiture"
Voted, That the meeting house CON-
mittee advise with the Master workman
on the meeting house respecting the build
ing Bridge ovsr the Fore Falls and re-
port his opinion.
Blue Hill, September 3, 17s9.-At a reg
ularly callet town meeting held this day
it was "Voted, That Type or Sounding
board I've made and hung over the Pulpit
"Noted, That the Porch be built with a
compass roof.
"Eoted, That there be three doors made
to the Porch.
"Noted, That the altering of the Pull
pit window be at the Towns expense.
"Voted, That the Gallery Pews be sold
the first Monday in October next, at one
o'clock in the afternoon on the following
conditions, viz: Five Dollars to be paid
down for each Pew Two-thirds Of the
price Of each Pew to be made up and paid
in within eight months after the day of
sale, or the purchaser to forfeit his Pew
and ten per cent. upon the value OF the
same and the remainder to be paid in
within one year from the day OF sale or
the Pew to be forfeited and twelve per
cent. upon the price thereof"
Voted, That the meeting house Com
mittee advertise and sell the Gallery Pews
on the above conditions.
Voted, That the meeting house Com
mittee sell at public vendue the articles
which may be left after finishing the
meeting house.
voted, That the Steps into the meet
ing house be made OF plank"
Blue Hin, November 8, 17sS.-At town
meeting held this day "voted, That the
vote passed the Sd Of September respect
ing building tn Porch in front OF the
meeting house with compass roof be re-
considered.
At the annual meeting OF the town held
April l, 1873, "voted, That the roof OF
the meeting house be laid over with a
composition of tar, charcoal, sand, etc,
after the principal leaks have been criti-
'dl'y searched and stopped and the leaks
on the sides and corners be prevented by
ne" boards and painting as it may appear
.c require for the preservation of the
House.
voted, That the ground round the
meeting house be leveled and drained and
mat the necessary labor therefor be appor-
TONED to each Highway district.
voted, That Reuben Dodge, Capt. Jo-
seph Wood, Jr., and Ebenezer Floyd be a
committee to Superintend the work OF the
meeting house.
voted, That the above Committee su-
F'intend the leveling and draining the
grounds round the meeting house."
AT an adjournment OF the foregoing
Town meeting it was ''Voted, That the
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