Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-03-12
INAUGURATION.
,u,NIcIPAL GOVERNMENT Or
GANrzED FOR THE YEAR.
rew CHANGES IN MINOR oFFIcEs-Ex-
FICTITIOUS WORK AT Opening -
APPROPRIATIONS VOTED.


APPROPRIATIONS VOTED.
Tho municipal government Of Ellsworth
.-ranized Monday for the ensuing year.
u,;,b Mayor Cunningham again at the
so.d NJ the table, three of last years al
sarr,en again elected, and the political
1o,,nlexion OF the board unchanged, the
.sairs of the city slipped smoothly from
o,s administration to another, without a
jar.
Two new faces about the aidermen's
t.ble and two or three changes in minor
osices were the only indications of the
rass,ng OF the old and the incoming of q
new municipal government.
The meeting was called to order at 10
o'clock by City Clerk Hale. Alderman
howard B. Moor was elected president of
,ha hoard. 1t was voted to accept the re-
,nrns of the several ward clerks as evil
asrce Of election. The roll was then
called, the aldermen responding as fol-
lows:
Ward 1-walter J. Clark, jr.
2-Frank r. Moore.
3-Frank l.. Heath.
4-Daniel Richardson.
5-Howard b. Moor.
Mayor Cunningham was called to the
chair without formslity. Prayer was
offered by Rev. p. A. A. Killam. The oath
Of office was then administered to the
. MAYOR and aldermen by City Clerk Hale.
Al the suggestion OF Mayor Cunning
ham, out OF respect for ex-Mayor A. c.
Hseerthy, in the death of his son, Alex
ander r., recess was taken until 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon the board proceeded at
once to the election of officers. The cleo
lion OF au1itor and OF inspector OF build
ings we're tabled until evening, five bal
lots being necessary before a choice was
made for the latter Office. For convenience
OF readers. however, these offices are in
serted below in their usual order.
Thomas f. Hale received five ballots for
city clerk, and was Immediately sworn in
By the mayor. Others ballots were as
follows:
Street commissioner:
Fred b arden...............f
Frank NJ. Moore.
TaA collector:
John II. Bresnahan. ..........3
Austin NJ Foster.
Assessors for three years in place OF Sid
ney p Stockbridge:
Charles A Joy ................2
John F Royal. ...............2
P Stockbridge. .............l
Second and third ballots resulted the
same.
Fourth Ballot.
John F. Royal ..-.............4
Charles A. JOY. ........l
Chief engineer of fire department:
Royal j. Goodwin. ............3
Charles j. Brown .............2
First assistant engineer:
Judson A. Austin.
Owen II. Treworgy ...........2
Second assistant engineer:
Orrin NJ. Clement. ............3
John E. Doyle ................2
City treasurer:
Charles w. Joy................3
Harvard Q. Jordan............2
Inspector OF buildings
Henry l.. Moor. "a
William J. Moore .............1
William II. Butler
Joseph P. Southland. ..........1
Second ballot same. The election was
then tabled, the remaining three ballots
being taken at the evening session, at
which only four aldermen were present.
Third Ballot.
William j. Moore.
Henry l.. Moor.
William II. Butler............1
Fourth ballot same.
Fifth Ballot.
William j. Moore .............2
Henry l.. Moor. .............1
Blank. .......l
Chairman overseers OF poor:
Walter j. Clark. ,.............3
Francis r. McGown ..........2
Member of school board three years in
place OF E. X. Hopkins:
L. h. Hopkins ................3
George Z. Davis.
Member OF board OF health for three
years in place OF ID. l.. Fields:
ID. l.. Fields.
DIR. Lewis Hodgkins ..........2
sealer OF weights and measures:
Mansel B. Young .............3
Harry E. io..................2
Inspector of meat and milk:
L. A. Lemond. ................4
Bank ........-........ ....'...l
Auditor: