Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-05-20
CITY MEETING.
PARTY LINES ABANDONED FOR
WARD LINES.
NEW CITY ORDINANCE ADOPTED
MOVE TO CHANGE LOCATION OF
STATE ROAD WORK.

Ing lui ooaru was present at the meet
ing OF the city government last Friday
evening, Mayor Simonton presiding. The
meeting was marked by show OF feeling
on the part Of the aldermen from wards
and as to the division OF road money be-
tween the wards. mild remonstrance
from the mayor was necessary to prevent
the discussion becoming too animated.
A few minor matters Of business were
disposed of at the opening of the meeting
City Marshal Brann was appointed tru-
ant officer, and the appointment was con-
firmed by the board.
Mayor Simonton announced as the spec
ial committee on Fourth of July celebra-
ton, the following: B. It. sowIe, chair
man, L. NJ. Moore, Frank s. Lord, Charles
FL. Leland and John o. Whitney.
Bond OF John Fl. Bresnahan as special
collector was received, approved and filed.
POWER LINE PETITION.
The hearing on the petition OF the Els
worth Power Supply Co. for right to con-
struct its pole line down the mill road to
State street, across postoffice square and
down Water street to the old Hall steam
mill, beyond which point the right has
already been granted, was next in order.
The company proposes to string the wires
on tall steel towers.
Henry NJ. Hall appeared for the COM
pany, and briefly outlined the plans.
Notice for hearing on the petition was
proved aud SO recorded.
E. E. Brady asked that il the petition
was granted, the following be made one
of the conditions.
1t is especially agreed on the part of the
Ellsworth Power Supply Co. and its success
sors or assigns that fiat any time the present
board of municipal officers or any future
boa I'd believes it is for the best interest of the
city of Ellsworth that this power line should
be discontinued and removed from said Water
street and State street that said Ellsworth
Power Supply Co., its successors or assigns
shall remove or cause to be removed all lines,
poles and other fittings within thirty days
after being served by proper legal notice in
writing, signed by majority of the board of
aldermen, and shall also waive any claims for
damage against said city by virtue of said
removal.
Mr.. Brady said he simply asked that he
be accorded the same protection he now
enjoyed. II his property was lessened in
value by the construction of the power
line in front Of it, or il insurance rates
were advanced because Of it, he wanted
some means OF redress. Mr.. Hall asked il
Mr.. Brady was willing to agree to pay to
the power company any increase in value
Of his property that might result from the
erection OF the power line, but this Mr..
Brady would not agree to.
The board voted to impose the condi-
tions asked for by Mr.. Brady if the petit
ton was granted.
The vote on the granting OF the petit
ton was on motion deferred for one week
for reasons not stated by the board.
ROAD MATTERS.
Capt. John o. Kief appeared before the
board to ask that crushed rock be laid on
Hancock street to its junction with Dean
street, a distance of $50 feet. This is
bad hill OF clay, practically impossible in
the spring 1t was roughly estimated
that the work would cost $50. Capt. Kief
agreed to contribute S25 toward the work.
Aid. Hagan opposed the proposition on
the ground that the crushed rock appro
priation was nearly exhausted, and be-
cause the street work was in ward /, which
he said was getting all the 'plums" this
year. Nearly all the crushed rock appro-
priation was being expended in ward l, he
said.
Aid. Stock BRIDGES motion to accept
Capt. Kief's offer and instruct the street
commissioner to lay crushed rock on the
lower end of Hancock street to Dean
street, was lost.
STATE ROAD.
Aid. hagan moved that the location of
State road work for this year be changed
from the point first agreed upon by the
aldermen, and begin at a point near the
John Cook house on State street and run
northerly toward the Bangor bridge.
The State road in Ellsworth is the road
leading through the city from north to
south in the most direct line, i. e., the
Bangor road, State street, Oak street and
High street, from the Dedham line to the
Trenton line. This is the through road
from Bangor to Bar Har Dor, and is a
much travelled way.
The State road money must be expended
somewhere on this stretch of road. It is
not necessary to begin each year where
last years work ended, but the work for
each year must be on one continuous
stretch of road. The place where the
work shall be done each year is designated
by the municipal officers.
The point first agreed upon by the al
dermen was to continue the State road
work out High street, from the point
where the work has so far been done. The
appropriation, it was thought, would be
sufficient to continue the work for about
1900 feet. This proposed location for this
years work has already been reported to
the State commissioner of highways, but
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