Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-08-21
CITY MEETINGS.
TROUBLE IN SIGHT OVER
SEWERAGE QUESTION.

| OG W EhA0 = QOE611ONs
PROPERTY OWNERS NOW EMPTYING
SEWAGE INTO WATER COURSE Or
DERED TO DISCONTINUE SAKE.
The city government Of Ellsworth has
held two meetings during the past week
Thursday and Monday evenings.
One Of the principal matters Of discus
sion was the condition Of the water course
running from the vicinity OF Oak and
Park streets across private property near
the East side grammar school and Union
shoe factory, crossing Main street near
the Whiting block and then following
course generally parallel with Main street
in the rear Of the business blocks on the
south side Of the street crossing Water
street just below the postoffice, and en-
tering Union river short distance below
the Main street bridge. Many closets
| empty into this brook, and it has become
practically an open sewer.
Verbal and written complaints Of its
condition near Water street have been re-
ceived, and at Monday evenings meeting
the aldermen voted to order all property
owners emptying sewage into the brook to
discontinue doing 80. No other provi-
| sion for sewerage of this section OF the
city is provided by the city, and the or
der is likely to cause much inconvenience
and possibly legal complications.
Another matter of importance before
these meetings was the change Of roads
and bridges which will be made necessary
by the construction of the big dam.
| THURSDAYS MEETING.
| At Thursday evenings meeting, Mayor
Greedy, Aldermen Stuart, Curtis, Mona
CHAN and Alexander were present.
H. NJ. Hall, president Of the Ellsworth
Power Supply Co., addressed the board in
regard to the construction Of q pole line
from the power house Of the Bar Harbor
& Union River Power Co. to the Dedham
line by way OF the old Bangor road to
Newhall's corner, thence by the Bangor
road.
| Chief-Engineer Leonard OF the Bar Har
Dor & Union River Power Co., addressed
i WIG Oouho WIN lC6oAo w ChdhS0o WAASA
would be necessary in the roads and
bridges because Of fiowage from the dam
now building. Maps and plans were SUBJ
mitted to show more clearly the changes
necessary.
1t will be necessary to discontinue
something like half a mile of the shore
road, and build a new road following
| ueperoJly tho line If tho old road huf a
few rods back, on the high land. The
present Doyle bridge will be discontinued,
and the bridge will be moved to the site OF
the present Infant street bridge, which is
in bad condition, or to point about 900
feet below the Infant street bridge where
by the original plans it was proposed to
build new bridge. The power company
will make the necessary bridge changes,
and pay for land damages.
Mr.. Leonard pointed out the fact that
by the construction of short piece of
new road on the west side of the river, a
drive would be provided all the way
around the lake which will be formed by
the construction OF the dam.
recess was taken to Monday evening.
| MONDA1 > MEEIlNG.
At Monday evenings meeting the full
board was present; Mayor Greedy in the
chair.
Request of the Western Union Telegraph
Co., presented through Colin Mckenzie,
for permission to trim or cut down certain
trees on the east side of High street near
the Amos Rocks place, was referred to
the committee on streets and the street
] commissioner.
F. C. Burriil, agent for c. R. Burrill,
presented formal complaint of the condi-
ton Of the brook running under the
Burrill building on Water street, claiming
the brook is polluted by sewerage from
residences and public buildings, and ask
ing that the nuisance be abated.
The following written complaint relat-
ing to the same brook, was received:
ELLSWORTH, Aug. 10, 1907.
To the Honorable Mayor and Board II Alder
men of the city of Ellsworth:
The undersigned, a property-owner OF the
city of Ellsworth, complains that certain
brook or drain or sewer, polluted by sewage
from abutters and others, running under my
| property on the east side of Water street in
said Ellsworth, is out of repair, that the odor
arising therefrom is detrimental to
health and great damage to the
property, that the undersigned claims that it
is the duty of the city to keep same in repair
and to cause the abutters to refrain from
emptying sewage therein. And the under
signed prays that the city take such action as
is necessary in order to abate such nuisance
and repair such drain. THOMAS E. LEE.
On motion, it was ordered that the own
ers or occupants of all property adjoining
the brook running under Oak street. via
the Hale stable property and across Main
street to the Union river, be notified that
complaint has been made that offensive
matter has been thrown into said brook,
creating nuisance, and that they be
ordered to refrain from continuing to