Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-02-12
1--we OF MAIN STREET.
.,ueut Apparently Encroaches on
"o' street Many Feet.

street Many Feet.
-. ,s,, while improvements were be-
- go ON the postofiice building and
,ns controversy arose between the gov
r,snt engineers and the city govern
cru a. to the location of the line OF
n oaa government inspector ordered the
w. ot a pole erected by the Bar Har-
s Union River Power Co., under di-
W. '.;on Of the city government, within
r. ,;,o ~ the temporary fence erected by
=. government just east Of the Main
..,at bridge. The city government
,.,u,sd the pole, and also the fence, were
Iii within the street limits.
~ settle the controversy, Mayor Gun
-,.rbsm had Ira b. Hagan, IT,, run the
~ If Main street and draw plan.
ME Ta;s work has been completed, and copy
a,.he plan and letter from the mayor
AVE been forwarded to the government
| .S,,ougb the local custodian OF the federal
s.ildipg. and also filed in the city clerks
Office.
The survey by Mr.. Hagan indicates that
-, onlv the fence and pole referred to are
!, the street limits, but also that portion
r,,ha nostofiice building itself IL in the
street.
The angle in Main street where 1t makes
The slight turn before crossing the river
!. mt at the corner OF postofiice square,
~, several feet west OF the square, or
.1or, opposite the rear line OF the Peters
block.
The angle in the southern line of Main
.,,aet is almost coincident with the angle
,o,u,ed in the northern line of the post
ofies building by the projection built in
1901. and touches the building at this
roint From this point the line OF Main
street runs in a direct, line to the river.
The north end of the projection on the
rear o, the postoffice building Is within
the street limits by from two to four feet.
The street line clears the northeast corner
Of the postofiice building by about three
feet.
The fence erected by the government, as
we'll as the Bar Harbor & Union River
Power Co.'S pole, and the electric light
pele erected by the government, are
within the street limits from twelve to
fourteen feet.
Mayor Cunningham's letters sent to the
government with the surveyors plan, is
Is follows:
ELLSWORTH, Feb, 10, 1913.
@. nj E-rd. nasf
ing, Riiseorth, Maine:
pEaE siR-I am sending you under sepa-
rate eoYer n map showing the lines between
Main street and TIE property of the federal
government In Ellsworth, Maine. rs located
By Ira B. Hagan. ir., civil engineer.
While We do not wish to anragonixe or In
tertere with the United States government in
any way, at the same time feel as an official
Of the city of Ellsworth that IL is my duty to
establish the rights of the city II possible.
As you will see by the plan. these lines
were established in the year 1917 and recorded
in the records OF the county OF Hancock.
II the federal government has title to any
part Of the property located within the lines
Of the street as shown by the plan, the re-
cords Of the city or the county do not show it,
II there has ever been q release granted by
the city TO the government covering the
property in question, we should like very
much to have copy Of the same. and this
should forever settle any dispute which
might arise. VIII you kindly forward this
letter or copy Of same 10 the proper depart
ment Of the federal government?
Respectfully yours.
JOHN A. CussIsGHAa,
Mayor,