Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-03-10

'e"'"hs rtEu WAruWeil, II. b. Moore,
George r. Lowell, Vim Smith, d. L.
Salisbury, II. T.. Austin, A. q. Jellison,
l.. ID. Foster, Charles Coggins, Emery
Strout, G. W. Pierce, Bernard 8. JelIison,
Howard II. Hooper, Martin H. Haynes,
Edward Phillips, Harry s. Jones, John
W. Mccarthy, Owen II. Treworgy, Charles
VI. CARTS, s. Milton Beckwith, Charles A.
Joy.
The election OF city treasurer and street
commissioner was tabled. Mayor Simon
ton also announced that he would defer
his appointments for the present.
The rules and orders governing the last
board were adopted.
1t was voted to hold the regular monthly
meetings Of the board the first Monday OF
each month, at 80 p. m.
A recess was then taken until Monday
evening at 100.
MONDAY EVENINGS MEETING.
The full board was present at Monday
evenings meeting. The following COM
munication was presented:
I.R. NJ. Campbell, hereby agree to pay to
hall 1850 for one year, and l, the said Cam bell
will furnish the fuel for the use of the hall,
and also take care of the police court room
and furnish the ianitor for the hall. will
also agree to let the churches. the Grand Army.
the Village Improvement society, have the use
of the hall as usual. will also guarantee to
give good bond for any damage to the hall
while under my charge. X. NJ. CAMPBELL.
The proposition was tabled by unani-
nous vote Of the board.
A recess was then taken to Tuesday
evening.
TUESDAY EVENINGS MEETING.
The full board was present at Tuesday
evenings meeting. There was large at
tendance Of interested citizens, who for an
hour waited patiently while the board
held an animated caucus at the home OF
Mayor Simonton to straighten out the
complication over the election Of street
commissioner and city treasurer. Then
the board came in and proceeded to BUSH
ness.
The election OF city treasurer was first
taken up. Leonard NJ. Moore received
Ave votes, and was declared elected.
For street commissioner Fred B. Mar
den, oil. Ellsworth Falls, received five votes,
and was declared elected.
The fixing Of salaries was then taken up.
The city clerks salary was increased from
300 to $50, owing to additional duties
imposed ON him by making him city audi
tor. Other salaries were fixed as follows:
City treasurer, $50; same as last year.
Assessors, $50 day Of eight hours as
required by statute.
Chief engineer OF fire department, SIS;
same as last year. Assistants, s25 each; ;
same as last year.
Inspector OF buildings, so; same as last
year.
Inspector Of meat and milk, $50; same as
last year.
Night policeman, $a5 a month; same as
last year.
There was some discussion over the
salary Of street commissioner. 1t was de-
cided this year to make the stipulation
that the street commissioner should not
work any team OF his own on the roads,
and for this reason several OF the alder
men thought the salary should be in
creased. A motion to make the salary y
a day, the same as last year, was seconded,
but after further discussion this was
amended to t2.25 and again to $50, at
which latter figure the board unanimously
voted to fix it. The salary Of street COM
missioner is. therefore, $3.50 day for act
ual service, he to furnish his own convey
ance, and not allowed toiemploy teams OF
his own on road work.
Other salaries were then fixed as follows:
Chairman overseers OF the poor, $50;
an increase OF f15 over last year.
Steward OF Ticonic hoseL company, fS,
same as last year.
Members Of Senator Hale hose company
30 each, and two torch boys, % each;
same as last year.
Members OF Ticonic hose company, so
each.
Drivers of fire teams, si5 month each.
The salaries OF superintendent OF
schools, city marshal, janitor Hancock
hall and members of board Of health were
passed for further consideration.
The mayor also deferred the announce
ment of his appointments. The board
took a recess to meet Monday evening,
when appropriations willibe considered.