Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-03-14

| Inc ceremony of Inauguration was
brief, and with but few changes to be
made in the officers to be elected, the
meeting was remarkable for the alacritv
| with which the business in hand was con-
| Quoted.
Mayor Hagerthy made no inaugural adj
dress, simply thanking the people for the
compliment paid the administration by
| returning the board to office.
! The meeting was called to order at 1890
! O'Clock by City Clerk T. E. Hale Alder
man Mccarthy was elected chairman of
the board. 1t was voted to accept the
/ returns of the several ward clerks as evil
dence of election. The roll was then
called, all the aldermen responding as
| follows:
| Ward 1-Orrin w. Trip.
Ward 2 Frank R. Moore.
Ward 3-John w. Mccarthy.
| Ward ALVIN Staples.
Ward 5-Arthur w. Austin.
Aldermen Austin and Moore were
| appointed committee to wait upon the
| mayor elect and inform him that the
| board was in session.
After Mayor Hagerthy had taken his
seat, prayer was offered by Rev. p. A. A.
Killam, of the Baptist church.
The oath of office was then administered
to the mayor and aldermen by City Clerk
Hale. With a few words of thanks the
mayor called the attention of the board to
the business in hand-the election Of
officers.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The balloting resulted as follows:
For city clerk:
Thomas E. Hale. ..............4
Charles w. Mason............1
For city treasurer:
L. F. Mahoney. ...............4
j. A. Cunningham.
For chief engineer of the fire department:
Charles W. Eaton.
Charles j. Brown .............1
For first assistant engineer:
j. A. Austin .................4
Charles A. Joy ..............-.l
For second assistant engineer:
Samuel C. Chapman ..........4
For chairman of board of overseers of
poor:
A. w. AUSTIN ,................3
Francis X. McGown ..........1
For street commissioner:
G. Frank Newman.
Joseph Morrison.
For inspector of buildings:
Franz y Moore
Austin NJ Foster.
For inspector of meats and milk:
George K. Caldwell ...........4
For auctioneers: Edward K. Hopkins
and Josiah II. Higgins.
For constables at large: d. L. Fields, j.
II. Bresnahan and John II. Silvy.
For first assessor:
George W. Patten............3
John F. Royal.
James A. McGown..
For second assessor:
John. f Royal ................4
Charles Joy. ..................1
For third assessor:
Lorenzo d. Foster ............3
Levi w. Bennett.....
Alvin hduuOCho.
The following officers were reelected:
City weighers-S. j. Morrison, Henry j.
Joy, Frank s. Lord, John E. Doyle, w. w.
Morrison, w. M. Foster, Harvard H. Lord.
Surveyors of lumber, wood and bark
John r. Whitcomb, j. F. Royal, G. w.
Gerry, s. P. Stockbridge, John O.
Whitney, c. w. Mason, C. j. Treworgy,
Roscoe Holmes, c. F. Rollins, j. A.
austin, George E. Davis, F. S. Call. F. A.
Stock bridge, A. w. Austin, Fred l..
Frazier, r. B. Carter, Charles E. Higgins,
Oscar Staples, j. A. Lord, F. S. Lord,
George F. Newman, Ferd Wardwell,
Fl. B. Moore, j. E. Bartlett, j. FL. Higgins,
George r. Lowell, s. l.. Lord, Vim Smith,
ID. l.. Salisbury, II. E. Austin, A. G.
Jellison, l.. ID. Foster, Charles Goggins,
Emery Strout, &. W. Pierce, Bernard s.
Jellison, Howard II. Hooper, Martin Ell.
Haynes, Edward Phillips, Harry S. Jones,
John w. Mccarthy.
Pound keepers and fence-viewers-B. F.
Gray, ward /; NJ. c. Smith, ward 2; James
Lymburner, ward 3; Hoyt E. Austin,
ward A; Walter A. Bonsey, ward o.
Harbor master-Walter j. Clark.
The board then took recess until p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The full board was present at the after
noon session. The election of officers
proceeded as follows;
Member of school board for three years
in place of E. E. Riehardson-John F..
Royal.
x-collector-JohnH II. Bresnahan.
The compensation of the tax collector
and the conditions of collection will be
the same as under past years contract.
Member of board of health for three
years in place of DIR. N. c. King-Dr. j. l..
Mcdonald.
Sealer of weights and measures-Charles
M. Brooks.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS