Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-22
CITY MEETING.
. GERMAN MADDOCKs TAKES
SEAT AT BOARD.
.,,rs AND APPROPRIATIONS VOTED
-sonB PRUNING OF Salaries
APPROPRIATIONS SLIGHTLY
LARGER.

r.aye were meetings OF the CITY govern
-, Yesterday forenoon and afternoon.
~. t,rst business OF the forenoon was the
..r,.s,ing Of returns from the special
election in ward 4. Alvin y. Msddocks
=. declared elected, was sworn in BY the
80 clerk and took his seat at the board.
r,s ,ull board was present.
The following constables at large we're
,.o.en. nominations being made by the
aldermen Of the several wards; Ward l.,
8. Es,ey; ward 2, D. L. Fields; ward
> none chosen; ward A., j. w. Moore;
rs,d S, John H. Bresnahan.
SALARIES.
The fixing OF salaries was then taken up,
and salaries were voted as follows;
Chief engineer Of fire department, US;
assistants, si5. Same as last year.
Inspector OF buildings, 20. Same as
last year.
inspector of meat and milk, SIS. Last
year, 20.
Chairman overseers Of the poor, sa5.
Last year, $50.
steward Of Ticonic hose company, t35.
Same as last year.
Assessors, $50 day OF eight hours, as
rouired by statute. Same as last year.
Members OF Senator Hale hose company,
40 each Same as last year.
Members OF Ticonic hose company, go
each. Same as last year.
Drivers OF fire teams, s45 month each
Same as last year.
superintendent OF schools, 800. Last
year, 500.
City clerk, 200, with fees. Same as last
year except that last year $50 additional
was allowed for services as auditor.
At this point Aid. Brady made motion
to abolish the Office Of city auditor. The
motion was seconded by Aid. Maddocks,
but was not put by the mayor. The mat
ter OF auditor WAS then laid on the table.
Treasurer, f175. Last year, $3.50.
Before this salary was fixed, Aid. Mad
docks moved that the salary Of the treas
urer BE 1850 Aid. Brady seconded the
notion. The motion was lost, Aid. Mad
docks and Brsdy voting yes, and Aid.
smith, Eldridge and Austin no. A
motion to make the salary e175 was then
carried by the same division.
Street commissioner, t1.75 . day for act
ual service. he to furnish his own convey
snce, and not allowed to employ teams Of
his own on road work. Last year $3.50 q
day, with same conditions.
The fixing Of this salary caused the
principal discussion on the salary ques-
ton. Aid. Eldridge and Austin thought
il was not enough. Aid. Eldridge said it
was not even day wages for an ordinary
aborer, to say nothing of the horse. Aid.
Austin characterized it as an insult as
well as an injury.
The questions being called for on Aid.
Maddocks' motion to make the salary
r.B, Aid. Smith, Maddocks and Brady
voted yes; Aid. Eldridge and Austin, no.
Pay OF tax collector was laid on the
table
Members OF board OF health, go each |;
secretary of board, % additional. Same as
last year.
City marshal and night policeman, ti5 a
month each. Salary OF night policeman is
the same as last year. The city marshal
last year did not serve as day policeman,
and received no pay ~ such.
APPOINTMENTS.
The mayor announced the appointment
oiCity Marshal John A. Stuart as janitor
Oh Hancock hall. His salary as city
marshall includes his services as janitor
and for winding town clock.
The mayor also announced the appoint
nent OF Miss Mary A. Hodgkins as city
horarian, Aid. Brady and Austin as
assistant overseers of the poor, John A.
stuart and William II. Brown, truant
officers.
The appointments were confirmed by
the board.
| STANDING COMMITTEES.
Standing committees for the year were
announced as follows:
accounts and claims-F Full board.
FINANCE smith, Eldridge, Brady.
oty property Full board.
highways, sidewalks and bridges =
"sddocks, Eldridge, Austin.
rne department. Brady, Austin, Smith.
Electric lighting Full board.
MY poor Brady, Austin.
iaorary-Smith, Eidridge, Austin.
Licenses Mayor and full board.
rensions-Mayor and full board.
Arecess was then taken until O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was occupied by
.'ussion OF appropriations. The appro-
..a'ions as finally passed are given be-