Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-08-12
CITY MEETING.
.roRM CENTERs ABOUT JOHN
H. BRESNAHAN.
.nvctAL COLLECTOR, JANrToR AND
CITY MARSHAL, HE OCCUPIED
srAeE MOST OF THE EVENING.

o;tv government was devoted largely
tnhn n. Bresnahan. Mr.. Bresnahan
ssstbe distinction OF serving the city at
s~ossnt In three capacities--as special COL
,actor. as city marshal and as janitor.
Tho greater part of the evening was
riven up to him, and much OF the discus
Sion was political and personal and not
,artinept to the question.
The five aldermen were present, Alder
IAN Msddocks presiding in the absence
of the mayor.
Mr.. BREsNAHAN, COLLECTOR.
Tho first matter taken up was that of
securing possession of the old tax books
IN the hands OF Mr.. Bresnahan. Daniel
g Hurley, representing Mr.. Bresnahan in
the matter, again submitted to the board
Tho advice he had given Mr.. Bresnahan as
N his rights in the case He advised that
tho sowle taxes, which had never been
committed to Mr.. Bresnahan, and the tax
loads would be returned by his client
Tuesday.
The other tax books, which had been
committed to Mr.. Bresnahan, he had adj
vised him the city could not take from
him. but the books could be examined by
the Apsnee committee. Furthermore, Mr..
Bresnahan was prepared to go ahead and
sue on these back taxes il the city would
agree to stand the expense IL the courts
decided against him. Such o suit would
bring up a point, Mr.. Hurley said, on
which the courts OF Maine or Of Msssa-
chusetts had never ruled - whether the
statute OF limitation applied to taxes.
Aid. Maddocks said he had been ad-
yised by other lawyers that the city could
take possession OF the books He refused
to divulge to the board the names OF
lawyers he had consulted when asked the
question by Alderman Moor.
On motion OF Aid. Stuart 1t was
Voted, That Aldermen Jones and Maddocks
be authorized to bring suit against Special
Tax Collector John II. Bresnahan to make n
settlement with him and TO get possession of
all books committed to him as special col
lector, and further to bring suit against his
bondsmen II necessary.
Mr.. BREsNAHAN, JANrToR.
Mr.. Bresnahan was next submitted to
fire as janitor OF Hancock hall. The
familiar discussion about the booking Of
Hancock hall was gone over, and then the
discussion was narrowed down to the con-
Fiction OF dates between the republican
and democratic county committees.
AID. Stuart said the hall had been
booked by Harvard Z. Jordan for the
democrats for September IL, through
Gel Ina hA fArn ian fSr
that MIR. Higgins had turned over list Of
his bookings to Mr.. Jameson, who was
acting as janitor for Mr.. Bresnahan. This
booking did not appear on Mr.. Bresna-
hans book, but on the contrary il APP
peared that r. E. Mason, OF the republic
can county committee, had booked the
hall for the republicans for September II.
Aid. Stuart moved that the board accept
the bookings OF Mr.. Higgins as turned
over to MIR. Jameson.
Aid. Moor inquired il these bookings
had ever been turned over to Mr.. Bresna.
han. "Where is Mr.. Higgins book, or
the list he turned over to MIR. Jameson?"
you haven't gotf II the hall was spoken
for, you should have it; il not, this motion
Is OF no effect. Where are the books?"
Aid. Stuart's motion was seconded by
Aid. Jones. Aid. Moor and Treworgy
voted against it. Aid. Maddocks, as pre-
siding officer, cast the deciding vote in
favor of the motion.
Mr.. BREsNAHAN, CITY MARSHAL.
Mr.. Bresnahan was next introduced as
city marshal, and motion by Aid. Stuart
instructing the mayor to cause Mr.. Bres-
nahan to appear before the board to show
cause why he should not be removed for
characterization was passed. No time for
such appearance was named.
The insubordinstion complained of was
IN not putting in full time from 7.3o q. m.
to 8 p. M; in not wearing a police uni
form as ordered by the board some weeks
ago, and in absenting himself from the
street without putting someone in his
place.
Aid. Moor suggested that as Mr.. Bresna-
nan was also hired as janitor Of Hancock
nall he certainly could not be expected to
put IN all his tims on the street. "If he
taio someone elsa to do the ianitor's work
Tor him, why shouldn't he be entitled to
that time himseltR" he asked.
SOME OTHER BUSINESS.
AID. Moor moved that a committee OF
three be appointed to draw upa new con-
tract with NJ. j. prummey for care of the
poor. The motion was seconded by Aid.
ireworgy, and defeated by the same divi-
sion as before, Alderman Maddocks, as
s psss,ding officer casting the deciding vote
The discussion on this matter was short
out sharp. AID. Moor thought that as
.ne present oJItract expires in the fall,
'ne man who 8 going to have the contract
o0shs to ky low it. Aid. Maddocks
.-00shS the fcity should see how cheaply
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