Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-06-05

excess OF your original appropriation IL
Is accessible from the contingent and unap-
propriated money funds. but that special APP
preparations should not be disturbed.
The veto was sustained, Aid. Eldridge,
Heath and Richardson voting to sustain;
Aid. Grindal and Moor against.
Aid. Moor then moved to transfer 81 900
from the Hancock hall fund to the per-
manent sidewalk fund. The motion was
lost ON the same division as on the'veto.
Aid. Heath then moved to transfer q 900
from the unappropriated money fund to
the permanent sidewalk fund. The mo-
tion was lost, Aid. Eldridge and Heath
voting yes, Aid. Grindal, Richardson and
Moor no.
Aid. Moor then moved to take the pre-
mium the city will receive from the sale
Of new issue Of city bonds, with enough
from the unappropriated money fund
to make u 100, and take up city note for
that amount on or before August /. Aid.
Eldridge claimed the motion was out Of
order. The motion was carried.
TAX COLLECTORS CONTRACT.
The contract OF John H. Bresnahan for
the collection Of 1912 tax, with bond and
sureties, also statutory bond, were ac-
cepted, the contract executed on behalf Of
the city, and the contract and bonds or
dered recorded. The terms OF the con-
tract are substantially the same as for sew
eral years past. Seventy-five per cent. Of
the tax Is to be paid in before the annual
settlement day next year, and the balance
on or before settlement day 1914.
STATE ROAD.
Plans and specifications for State road
work received from the State highway de-
partment were gone over. 1t was the
opinion Of Street Commissioner Marden
that the 800 feet laid out could not be
built at the State departments estimate.
He thought 100 feet could be built with
the money available. The clerk was in
structed to write to the State highway
department to that effect.
The committee to which was referred
location OF telephone pole on Oak street,
near Main street, was given further time.
FLOATING WHARF.
Roy c. Haines, for the Merchants as
ISOLATION, requested aid OF the city toward
providing a float on the river front
Tor the convenience OF motor boat
parties coming up the river during the
summer. The Merchants association
committee had investigated the mat
ter, and thought suitable float could be
built for t75. Aid. GrindaI, Eldridge and
Heath were elected by the board as COM
mittee to act with the Merchants associa-
ton committee for further investigation.
The bill Of Mrs. Clara o. Hopkins, su-
perintendent OF schools, for 80 for extra
compensation for taking the school CEN
sus, was taken from the table. Motion to
allow same was lost by q vote of three to
two.
The committee on streets to which was
referred petition for acceptance OF Oak
lane as city street, reported against
granting the petition. The report was &C.
cepted.
The matter Of drain which overfiows
sidewalk on Water street near the brick
yard was referred to the street commits
sioner for Investigation.
STREET LIGHT CHANGES.
The alderman from each ward was made
committee of one, with the mayor, to To-
cate the series lights in his own ward,
which are to be substituted for arc lights
three series lamps for each arc.
There are now twenty-nine arc lights
and twenty nine series lights in the city.
1t Is proposed to change seventeen OF the
arc lights to series lights. The arc lights
on Main and Union streets, also the arc
light at State and Fourth streets and the
one at the Falls will remain. The new
lights, OF the Tungsten type, are better
than the old series lamps, and the wider
distribution OF these smaller lights It is
believed will give much more satisfactory
service than the arc lights.
Adjourned.