Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-05-06

bono not 10 oyerdraw this augmentation
when everybody knows that it will take
1900 at least, with the roads we have Ia
keep in repairn
He questioned the policy of reducing the
appropriations for roads and sidewalks
something like 1900 from recent years
for the purpose of applying it, so be an
derstood, to the city debt, saving thereby
something like $50 in interest. when the
skimping on roads this year would cost
the city $1,000 more another year to nut
them back where they are now. He said
the city needed more for permanent side
walks, to get rid of the old plank walks
as fast as possible. He suggested crushed
rock walks on Water street from the post
Office to the garage, and on State street to
the hardwood factory.
Aid. Stuart said he did not know ON
what sut hority Aid. Moor said the board
intended to take $1,000 from the contin-
gent fund to reduce the city debt.
Aid. Moor then introduced motion TO
transfer from the contingent fund ~ 900
to the highway fund, $500 to the rock
crushing fund and 500 to the permanent
sidewalk fund. Aid. Maddocks called for
the ayes and nays. The vote was as fol-
lows; Aid. Stuart, Jones and Maddocks.
no; Aid. Treworgy and Moor, yes. SO the
motion was lost
Petition OF property owners and tax
payers for removal OF stable in rear OF the
Fred A. Eddy store on Main street, which
they declared was menace to health by
blocking sewer, and menace from fire
because OF its dilapidated condition.
Alderman Stuart reported that he had
visited the building, and found it as de-
scribed by the petitioners. The floor
timbers have fallen in and damned up
the sewer or drain running under the
building, causing it to back up into the
cellars of adjoining stores. The city clerk
was instructed to notify Mr.. Eddy.
Petition for sprinkling the streets at
Ellsworth Falls with oil referred to the
committee on streets.
Petition for street lights near the Five
saw dam bridge and on Infant street; re-
ferred to committee on lights.
Petition of the New England Telephone
Il Telegraph Co. for right to erect poles
and wires on old Bangor road from Grants
corner to the Treworgy mill road; referred
to the committee on streets.
Verbal request for extension OF sidewalk
on the Shore road was made by Fred Il.
Round. He was advised to present a Pc
tition for formal action by the board.
OTHER BUSINESS.
Albert Lullam made inquiry as to title to
the schoolhouse lot on the Shore road. He
was referred to the school board.
A communication from the State high
way commission was read, advising the
city that the road designated by the board
OF aldermen as No. 8 for State aid work,
had been selected by the commission, and
that STAT had been appropriated for the
work. The road selected is the Eastern
road.
Reverting to the petition for repairs on
the Lamoine road, Mayor Hagerthy said
he thought the work should be done. He
thought 900 would put the road in good
shape.
STATE HIGHWAY PETITION.
On motion OF Aid. Maddocks the fol-
lowing letter was adopted aud recorded,
and the clerk was instructed to forward
it to the State highway commission:
To the Honorable Board of State Highway
Commissioners:
We the undersigned, mayor and aldermen
OF the city of Ellsworth, respectfully ask you
to build part OF the automobile trunk line
road between Ellsworth and Bangor this
year, beginning at Ellsworth Falls and build
ing toward Bangor.
A. c. HAoERrHy, Mayor
HARRY S. JONES,
JOHN A. STUART,
OwEs II. TREwoRaY,
H. FREMONT MAppocKs,
HOWARD r. moor,
Aldermen.
MR.. MARDEN's BOND ACCEPTED.
Aid. Stuart moved that the bond OF
Street Commissioner Marden be &C.
cepted. 1t will be remembered that the
acceptance OF this bond was held up by
Aid. Maddocks when first presented, he
believing the commissioner should give
bond not to exceed his appropriation.
The bond presented Monday night was
in its original form.
Aid. Maddocks called for the ayes and
nays on the motion to accept the bond.
Aid. Jones, Stuart, Treworgy and Moor
voted yes; Aid. Maddocks no, and the
bond was accepted.
Melvin L. Davis was added to the list of
city surveyors.
The finance committee was authorized
to negotiate temporary loan OF =, 200.
A recess was taken to May IS.
COMMITTEE MEETING.
After the regular meeting, there was
meeting of the board as a committee of
the whole TO consider the laying out of
work on the State road. The road selected
by the highway commission is the Eastern