Ellsworth American., 1914-12-09

| ThEAsNNhhs hEfohI.
Balance on hand at last report...... s6,o57 "a
| Received from taxes.......-.......... s.so9 81
Reed from other sources s............ ell 50
sIs.27s s5
| Paid out since last report............ s.o4i 80
Cash on hand. ...........-.... s7,2s7 50
| ]. A. McGows, Auditor.
Dated Dec. !. 1914,
The suditor, in making his report,
sounded q note OF warning that Of the
apparent balance OF about yf5, 900 remain
ing to the credit OF the city, most OF it
would be needed for fixed expenses, and
very little would be available for new
bills.
| FIRE ESCAPES.
| Mayor Hagerthy, to whom was referred
the matter of fire escapes for public build
| ings, reported that he had requested Aus
| tin NJ. Foster to make a report op build
ings on which fire escapes should be
placed. Mr.. Foster submitted the fol-
lowing list:
| Hancock hail; Grange hall, Bayside:
Grange hall, West Ellsworth; Agricui-
tursl hall. North Ellsworth; Grange hall,
North Ellsworth; Hancock house, Frank
lin house, Society and Grand Army halls,
Manning block, Shoe factory, High
school, First National bank building.
! The report was accepted. Mayor
Hsgerthy suggested that the city should
ask for estimates as to the cost of placing
fire escapes on city buildings, and that
owners OF the other buildings mentioned
| should be notified.
| The city clerk was instructed to notify
the owners of the buildings to have the
| fire escapes built at once, in accordance
| with the law.
The matter OF fire escape on the high
school building is being looked after by
the school board.
BUILDING ON CITY LAND.
| Aid. Treworgy, to whom was referred
the complaint that small building used
as a stable by 81. B. Estey, near his laun-
part of the library lot, reported that he
had seen Mr. Estey, who admitted that
the building wss ON city land, though be
did not discover that fact until after IL
was built. As the sidewalk in front of
his laundry building was on his land, ne
thought ii was an offset. 1t is understood
that all the city will ask of Mr.. Estey is to
pay nominal rental for the land, in order
that the city will not lose title.
OTHER BUSINESS.
! Claim of Walter II. Brown, SIS for
eighteen pullets and hens killed by dogs,
| uoS raferrad m Aldernan st,a,t
/ Petition for q street light on Dean street
was referred to the committee on electric
lights.
The city clerk was instructed to notify
Lejok lodge, /. o. o. F., that it should pay
the required license for the moving
| picture show in its hall.
Mayor Hsgertby called attention to a
bill the city had against the town OF Ded-
ham OF between $500 and $500, incurred in
scarlet fever cases, and warned against al :
lowing the time to slip by until the claim
was outiawed. Aid. Maddocks was ap-
pointed a committee OF one to look after
| the matter.
JOINT sUPERINTENDENCE OF SCHOOLS.
| Aid. Maddocks brought before the
board the question of uniting with a
neighboring town-he suggested Surry or
Franklin-for the purpose of forming a
| joint school district and employing q
| trained superintendent. He spoke of
some of the advantages of the system,
foremost being expert superintendence at
less cost because of State aid, and urged
prompt action in order that the matter
might be taken up with the towns in time
to have the necessary article inserted in
the warrant for the next annual meeting.
The mayor and all the aldermen ex-
pressed themselves as in favor OF the plan,
city clerk and the school committee and
superintendent of schools, were made a
committee to take the matter up.
/ Mayor Hagerthy reported that he had
been notified by the State board OF agri-
culture to have brown-tail moths de-
stroyed, and the necessary action will be
taken.
A bill for services of a substitute driver
for the fire teams while one ofthe regular
drivers took avacation, was laid before the
board, and promptly turned down, as the
city ordinances provide explicitly that
drivers taking vacation must employ q
substitute at their own expense.
On motion OF Aid. Maddocks, the board
took q recess for one-half hour. Ths
three democratic members OF the board
retired, presumably for conference as tc
the next step to be taken by them in the
poor contract matter. At the end of hall
an hour the board was again called ts
order, and q recess was taken until Friday
evening at 7.30.