Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-03-23
CITY MEETING.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR COMING
YEAR DISCUSSED.


APPOINTMENTS MADE AND
CONFIRMED.
A recessed meeting Of the new city gov
eminent was held hast Friday evening,
Mayor Hagerthy in the chair, and Aid.
Moore, Hagan, Patten and Small present.
Aid. Parcher was still confined to his
home BY illness.
APPOINTMENTS.
The mayor announced the following
appointments which were confirmed by
the board:
City marshal and night police
l. Drummey.
Deputy city marshal John h. Bresna-
han.
Assistant oversssrs of the poor = Aid.
Small and Moore.
Truant officers = J. H. Bresnahan and
William II. Brown.
Librarian = Miss Mary A. Hodgkins.
Janitor OF library = E. E. Springer.
Janitor OF Hancock hau-R. n. Camp
bell.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Standing committees for the year were
announced a. follows:
Accounts and claims-Full board.
Finance-Ald. Hagan, Small and Pat.en.
City property-Fuli board.
Highways, sidewalks and bridges-Ald.
Patten, Moore and PArcher.
Fire department-Aid.S Small, Hagan and
Moore.
Electric Nightingale. Moore, Small and
Patten.
City poor-Ald Moore and Small.
Lbrary-Ald. Parcher, Hagan and Small.
Pensions same.
The last two are new committees.
It was voted that interest on taxes be
one half Of one per cent after Aug. 1, same
to be added to and become . part Of the
tax.
At this session the appropriations were
discussed, and most OF them were agreed
upon, but the matter a. whole was laid
over until Tuesdays meeting.
The following communication from the
superintendent Of schools was read:
ELLSWORTH, NE. March Is. 1910.
To the honorable Mayor and Board Of Alder
r,en Of the City Of EIisscorth:
GENTLEMEN: As . prior engagement viii
prevent me from being present at the meet
ing Of your board tonight, will you kindly
permit me to make few suggestions with
reference to the appropriations for the
schools Of our city. In the annual report to
the school board recommended that certain
sums be appro priated for the funds that are
spent in the school department and as fol-
lows:
would respectfully suggest that your APP
preparation for the common school fund be
not less than $4,000. According to circular
letter that was sent out by the State superin-
intendent, we may expect from the State
little more than $1,000 The distribution Of
these State funds, however, is based in part
upon the valuation and in part on the num-
Der Of scholars that are in town on the frst Of
April. have every reason to believe that the
census that will be taken this year will show
falling on from last year, and this fact will
have tendency TO reduce the amount stated
in the circular letter above referred to. The
anexpended balance from last year was small.
The amount expended totalled about $500.
For these reasons believe that $4,000 viii be
needed.
would recommend that the textbook and
supply fund be retained as such. The sup
plies that were formerly included in the COM
mon school fund ought, properly. to be pro-
vided for out Of this fund. There ought 10 be
an appropriation Of 500 to meet the needs Of
this fund.
The other two funds, high school and
schoolhouse, will need the same appropria-
lions as those Of last year. viz: 1880 and $500
respectively. As my report is available, will
you allow me to refer you to that part Of it
which refers to the funds, where l have dis
cussed this matter more fully than you would
care to have me do In o communication Of
this sort?
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
Very truly yours,
P. A. A. KILLAx,
Superintendent Of Schools.
WANT MORE PAY.
Chief Engineer Goodwin addressed the
board in behalf Of the firemen who, he
said, thought they ought to have more
pay; they are now paid 20 each per year,
and they think they ought to have 10 each
per year. The matter was referred to the
full board as . committee, report to be
made at next session.
w. e. Whiting, for the city treasurer,
stated to the board that there was q short
age OF city funds, and recommended
temporary loan OF y 500, saying that this
amount, with what the tax collector could
turn in, would probably take care Of the
unpaid orders now outstanding and also
OF next months roll.
The finance committee was authorized
to make . temporary loan Of 1850.
A recess was taken to Tuesday, March
p, at 40 p. m.
At the recessed meeting last evening,
Aid. Parcher and Patten being absent. it
was deemed advisable to postpone fur