Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-11-04
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J. A. McGows, Auditor.
Dated Nov. 2, 1914.
Inere was some discussion as to balance
due from Collector John II. Bresnahan
u ms 1918 contract. 1t appears that Mr..
besnahan paid in to make good on his old
contracts personal tax assessed apainst
Y. 7. burriil, amounting for three years to
sfso, which the courts afterward declared
was not legally assessed. Mr.. Bresnahan
claims the amount is due him from the
city, and should be credited on his 1919
contract. Aid. Maddocks took the ground
that, the money having been turned in on
MIR. Bresnahan's contract, the CITY was
not obliged to return it. Aid. Moor
thought the city was in honor bound to
reimburse Mr.. Bresnahan to the amount
PAID out. There was considerable dis
cussion, but no action resulted.
SUPERINTENDENT OF POOR.
Aid. Moor spoke briefly in favor Of re-
tanning M. j. Drummey as superintendent
OF poor. He believed Mr.. Drummev,s
knowledge OF the pauper laws was worth
more than the few hundred dollars be-
tween him and the lowest bidders, and
referred to the petition in Mr.. Drummey's
favor signed by some $50 taxpayers and
citizens. He moved to accept Mr.. Drum
mey's bid of 1900 under proposition
No. 2.
The vote on the motion was doubted.
and the roll was called, Aid. Jones, stuart
and Maddocks voting no, Aid. Treworgy
and Moor yes.
Aid. Jones' motion that the board accept
bid under proposition No. 2 was carried.
Aid. Maddocks moved that bid OF Frank
Il. Midtown be accepted. This vote also
was doubted, and was carried by the same
division as above.
Mayor Hagerthy advised the board that
he would take the vote under considera-
ton, implying that he might exercise his
veto power on it.
OTHER BUSINESS.
William e. Richardson appeared before
the board In regard to his bill of $115 for
work on the wooden mill road. Mr.. Rich
ardson's authority for doing the work was
questioned, and the bill was held up at the
last regular meeting.
1t seems that Henry w. Cushman, OF
Bangor, who has fitted up the old Joy
place as summer home, had asked that
needed repairs be made on the road. MIR.
Richardson says that Mr.. Cushman saw
Mayor hsgerthy, and that he also saw the
mayor, who told him to go ahead with
the work. Mayor Hagerthy says that
there was q Misunderstanding about it.
Mr.. Cushman spoke to him about few
bad places in the road, and he told him he
would call the matter to the attention of
the board, and he did SO. He did not re-
call talking with Mr.. Richardson about il
at all. Street Commissioner Marden, who
found Mr.. Richardson at work on the
road, told him he would not approve the
bill.
commissioner understood no money was
to be laid out on the road; the mayor says
he did not authorized the work; he him
self told Mr.. Richardson the city would
not pay him for the work. The ques-
ton, he thought, was whether the board
should allow any road surveyor to lay out
500 or more on road without authority,
and then bring the bill in and the board
approve it. He said he would like to
hear from Mr.. Cushman.
1t was suggested that a committee be
appointed to see Mr.. Cushman in regard
to the matter, but no action was taken,
and the discussion ended.
Bill OF John II. Bresnahan as city mar
shall was read by the city clerk, and
turned down by the board by the sa me
division Of the vote as above.
HANCOCK HALL AGAIN.
Another confiiction of dates in the
booking of Hancock hall came up. Sena-
tor Hale hose company claimed to have
booked the hall for Thanksgiving eve,
through the former janitor, Schuyler
Higgins, and also through the acting
janitor for part OF this year, g. B. Jame-
son. c. Z. NJ onaghan had later booked the
hall through Mr.. Bresnahan. Mr.. Higgins
and MIR. Jameson ndorsed the claim OF the
firemen, as presented by Chief Orrin M.
Clement, and Mr.. Monaghan relinquished
his claim to the hall.
The matter brought up the discussion OF
care and booking OF Hancock hall, and
Aid. Stuart reviewed the action OF the
board during the year. He suggested that
all bookings should be made by the city
clerk. Aid. Moor endorsed the suggestion,
but no action was taken.
Aid. Maddocks brought up the matter OF
fire escapes ON the high school building
and all other public buildings and fac
tories in the city, and his motion that the
mayor report to the board at its next
meeting all buildings which should be
provided with fire escapes, was adopted.
A recess was then taken to next Monday
evening.