Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-03-13
INAUGURATION.
.,r,v cry ADMINISTRATION Be
GINS YEARS WORK.
Ian TAKES HOLD IN A MANNER
THAT PROMISES A BusiSEss-LrKE
ApMsrsrRATroN-MAYeR cum
s1seHAM's SUGGESTIONS.

r,e new city administration entered
IAN TIA years work Monday. The new
took hold o. city affairs with a
s,.sn which promises good. business
=. samiuistration. Mayor Cunningham
"a. "a no formal address, but presented
- suggestions for the consideration OF
49, board suggestions that were ''fuii Of
neat.
,ss beard. republicans were elected to
..r,icaily ell the minor city offices, but
- was one notable exception to this,
,.r,e. A. McGown being elected auditor.
r,s meeting was called to order at 10
.,..,c,, by City Clerk Hale. Alderman
lam p. Eldriage was elected president OF
a.. hoard. II was voted to accept the re-
.o,rs Of The several ward clerks as evil
ssnse OF election. The roll was then
osIsd. the aldermen responding as fol-
lows
Ward &c. w. Grindai.
John p. Eldridge.
Frank l.. Heath,
daniel Richardson.
6-Howard b. Moor.
n, motion. the chairman of the board
.ppoiuted Aid. Heath and Grindal to
ssrort Mayor elect Cunningham to the
chair. The new mayor was introduced by
,be outgoing mayor, Charles II. Leland.
PRAYER was offered by Rev. X. b.
Mathews. The oath OF office was then
administered to the mayor and aldermen
BIZ City Clerk Hale.
MAYORS SUGGESTIONS.
Mayor Cunningham, In taking his seat,
said that contrary to custom, he would
make no inaugural address, bat would
submit recommendations for sction OF the
board. His recommendations, briefly,
xere As follows;
An appropriation for permanent side
walks. G., sidewalks OF other than plank
construction.
small special appropriation for roads,
to put the highway inicts to the city In
tester condition.
Some system OF bookkeeping by which
The city treasurer's accounts shall he a
part OF the records OF the city.
A small appropriation for Hancock hail.
The heating plant is inadequate, and the
hall is in had condition in other ways.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
On motion OF Aid. Eidridge, the tenn
porary organization of the board was
made permanent. The board than pro-
essded to the election OF officers, with the
iolloa ing results:
City clerk:
/. L. Hale....- .......-.....s IS
Frank T. Doyle ...............2
Mr. Hale was sworn Ia by the mayor.
Tax collector:
John II Bresnahan ..........3
Austin NJ. Foster ...........2
Assessor for three years in place of John
+. Royal:
Charles A. Joy ................2
Howard r. whiteomb .......2
John +. Royal ....,...........l
Second ballot:
Howard r. whitcomb ........3
AAhtASe "a
Chief engineer OF fire department:
Royal j. Goodwin.
John +. Doyle ................2
First assistant engineer:
Owen II. Treworgy ..........5
Second assistant engineer:
0rrin NJ. Clement. ...........3
John +. Doyle ...............2
City treasurer:
Charles w. JOY.
Harvard L. Jordan.
Inspector of buildings:
William II. Butler.
Henry l.. Moor ...............2
chairman overseers OF poor:
h. y. Means. ..................3
Francis X. Midtown .........2
Member OF school board three years in
place Of w. II. Titus:
Harry L. Crabtree ..........3
George <. Davis ..............2
Member of board of health for three
years in place OF e. g. Moore:
l. u. Moore. .................3
james A. McGown.
sealer OF weights and measures:
Mansei B. Young .............s
Edward Z. Brady.............2
inspector of meat and milk:
henry A. Eppes ..............3
hiAnk .......................
s'feet commissioner:
FRED Il. Marden.
w. r. Newman ................i